Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"Then why did you come back so late today? And where did you hang out with that adult?"

"No way, my lady, you are wrongly accusing me. I just sued Zhou Zhang today. Who would talk to me now? This is just to make things difficult for Zhou Zhang."

No matter how insignificant Zhou Zhang was, he was still a member of the royal family. He had sued him today, but it had attracted a lot of attention. Everyone was wondering in their hearts that no one wanted to look for him at this time.

And I was kept here by the emperor, so even if... there is no time, we will go our separate ways in the end.

"Then why do you look so sad? What happened?..."

Hearing Kelanlan's question, Liao Quan paused, a little hesitant and hesitant.

"This……"

"If you have something to say, just say it. What else can't you say?"

"Hey, this matter... forget it, daughter, you should also listen to it. This matter is related to you."

After saying this, he winked and asked the maids around to retreat. Keqing woke up from her "cultivation" when she heard her father say that it was related to her.

As the number of small white spots increased, the jade seal on his body became more and more lustrous, like the bright moon in the sky, extremely transparent.

Keqing also discovered that those absorbed small light spots also seeped into her body along with the jade seal hanging around her waist. As her true Qi circulated and she practiced her skills, the true Qi and white light spots mixed with some golden light spots gradually merged together to form a colorless true Qi.

At the same time, Keqing also discovered that as she circulated her true energy, her body seemed to have undergone some changes.

In general, I feel more energetic, have more strength, and my ears and eyes are sharper, so I can see farther and hear more clearly.

However, the sensitivity of her five senses was not very good. Too many noises and interferences came intermittently, making Keqing feel very irritated and unable to calm down.

Just like the buzzing of a mosquito, some sounds that you don't want to hear will get into your ears along with the sounds you need to hear, buzzing in your brain, which is extremely annoying.

Keqing didn't know what to do in this situation. At first, she was happy that she had become stronger, but later on, she felt a little troubled.

But she couldn't plug her ears, stop people from talking, stop insects and birds from chirping, or stop the wind from blowing. This was obviously impossible.

Chapter 527 Goddess Cult

For this reason, Keqing can only adapt to this sudden increase in power, so she has been "practicing" meditation recently.

While practicing Qigong, she faced her sudden sensitivity with a calm mind. As her mind calmed down, those noisy figures seemed to fade away like the strong wind and the cold wind of winter, disappearing little by little, and were replaced by more beauty of the world after the wind stopped and the rain fell.

Keqing discovered that something special, which could be called magic, suddenly appeared in her mind, and it seemed that she could use it as long as she had enough power.

Of course, the most important thing right now is Daddy's side. Daddy seems a little worried.

"Is it related to my daughter? Did His Majesty ask my daughter to do something again?"

Keqing wondered. After all, her talents had begun to manifest themselves over the years. The emperor had been keeping an eye on her for a long time and had even raised some problems for her to solve in the past few years.

Most of them were about the improvement of equipment and the like. Although Keqing was not very interested in them, she still gave a perfect answer according to the emperor's requirements; of course, there was more than that. Occasionally, the emperor would ask for her opinions on the Great Zhou and on officials. Keqing answered briefly without going into details, but just roughly stated her thoughts.

His Majesty merely nodded to express his praise, and didn't say anything else afterwards.

He just sighed and said it was a pity that he was not a member of the royal family. What a pity.

Generally speaking, these requests were sometimes conveyed through her father Liao Quan, and sometimes she was called to go, so when Keqing saw Liao Quan like this, she thought that the emperor had made some difficult requests again.

"Yes, Your Majesty is really a fool. No matter how outstanding your daughter is, she needs to rest. Why is she always acting like a commander? He doesn't give her a promotion or wealth, but only rewards her with a title, some fiefdoms, and some gold, silver, and jewelry that she doesn't need."

Speaking of this, Kelanlan grumbled and complained that if it weren't for the emperor's requests, her daughter would have more time to spend with her.

"It's not these... His Majesty did not ask his daughter to do anything."

Liao Quan sighed worriedly.

“Although I didn’t ask for anything, it’s going to be more difficult this time.”

Liao Quan felt upset when he thought of the meaning of the emperor's words.

"What's more difficult?"

"Are you asking our daughter to make some more weapons to resist the Goddess Cult in the south? Or are you using your influence to make those people obedient?"

There was actually a reason why Kelanlan said this, it was because of what happened with the Goddess Cult a month ago.

At some point, a great disaster struck the south, and the people were displaced. In this chaotic time, the Goddess Cult suddenly appeared, committing evil deeds and causing death and wreaking havoc on the world.

However, he instigated the refugees to riot, beheaded the imperial envoy and the local county magistrate, and occupied one side for several years.

If Keqing had not discovered the clues and reported it to the court, the court would have remained in the dark, unaware that the disaster-stricken areas in the south had already been controlled by the Goddess Cult.

Talking about the Goddess Cult, that's a long story. No one knows what's going on in this world. There's either a severe drought every few years, or torrential rain, flash floods, or earth dragons turning over.

The situation near the capital was not too bad, perhaps because there was a true dragon emperor in charge, so there was not much impact. However, the impact of the natural disaster was extremely profound in places far away from the capital.

The north has been suffering from drought for years, the fields have no harvest, and the people are unable to feed themselves and have to sell their children. These people have become refugees and the increasing number of them has put untold pressure on the counties.

The situation in the south was no worse. The earth was shaking, many houses collapsed, and many people were displaced. At the same time, a cult of the goddess took advantage of the situation and gathered a large group of ignorant people. The court had to send people to suppress them from time to time to prevent riots that would affect other counties.

The imperial court was also extremely troubled by these things.

Fortunately, the national treasury is well-off. Thanks to Keqing's previous achievements, the national treasury has gone from being in deficit to having a small surplus in recent years. Even in the face of natural disasters, it can still raise relief grain.

The emperor also tried various ways, including holding court meetings to discuss and letting great scholars speak out to appease the people. He also issued new policies to establish merit monuments and call on merchants to donate money and grain.

However, things do not seem to be that simple. Whenever a natural disaster occurred in a certain place, the imperial court would immediately discuss the matter upon learning about it and then send an imperial envoy and a hundred soldiers to escort grain to the disaster-stricken area to deliver relief grain.

The first few times were fine, the food was distributed and the refugees were settled. However, it didn't take long for the refugees to cause chaos in the county and conflicts broke out again. There was no choice but to draw some tax silver from the national treasury to buy food and ship it over. This time, the situation was indeed much calmer, and we thought that was enough, but unexpectedly, other disaster-stricken areas started to riot.

It turned out that after a severe drought, the earth dragon turned over and the people were displaced.

After much difficulty, every refugee was settled, but in the end it was in vain. The houses were damaged by the earthquake, and because of the earthquake, the refugees rioted. The court had no choice but to approve some more relief grain to be sent to the disaster-stricken areas.

It's okay if it's a natural disaster, and it's inevitable that human power is insufficient. However, food is being transported there in batches, so why are the refugees so restless?

The emperor was furious and sent letters to question the county magistrates, but the officials below said that there were too many refugees, not enough food, and the people were ignorant, so the disputes arose. They all submitted petitions requesting the court to send more food.

After hearing what the officials below said, the court discussed it and decided to send another batch of grain to the disaster-stricken areas.

Who could have thought that not long after this appeasement, officials below reported to the emperor that a flood was coming.

This series of events left the imperial court somewhat bewildered. Could it be that the Great Zhou was hated by Heaven, which led to constant natural disasters? God wanted the Zhou to perish?

There were three consecutive natural disasters. Even if the national treasury was full and officials and merchants donated grain, gold and silver, it was still not enough to fill the treasury.

But what could the court do? It could only hold its nose and provide disaster relief.

But at this time Keqing found something wrong, or rather, it was the little silver dragon who felt something was wrong.

The divine dragon is favored by heaven and earth and has great fortune. If it reaches adulthood, it can even call the wind and rain. Although the little silver dragon has not yet reached adulthood, its perception of this world is still extraordinary.

She could sense that the south was indeed hot, but she did not feel the moisture that a rainstorm would bring, nor the feedback from the earth dragon turning over.

Therefore, when she heard Keqing talking about the three natural disasters in the south, she strangely said that she didn't feel anything. It was because of this that Keqing noticed something.

Finally, it was discovered that there was indeed a natural disaster in the south, but it was just a drought and not that serious.

The so-called refugee riots and natural disasters are simply lies.

Keqing revealed this matter to the emperor, who was furious and sent people to investigate thoroughly. Only then did he discover that the Goddess Cult had emerged during the drought and had occupied several cities in the south of the Yangtze River without the court knowing, controlling officials from all sides for several years.

Chapter 528 Entering the Palace (4000)

This merit stele called on merchants to donate their wealth to help with disaster relief. Keqing accidentally revealed this to the Grand Tutor Li Chengxu, who then told the emperor.

Later, it was discovered that the southern region was controlled by the Goddess Cult, which deceived the court and stole food by using real knowledge. It was Keqing who revealed the information about the Goddess Cult to the Grand Tutor Li Chengxu.

Keqing naturally cannot meet the emperor directly, so she can only convey the message to the emperor through Li Chengxu from another perspective.

As a result, the emperor realized that the daughter of Minister Liao, Princess Ke, who was personally canonized by him, was not only a skilled craftsman but also an outstanding political talent. Coupled with the fame accumulated by Keqing, she caught the emperor's eye even more.

If a person is talented, has a photographic memory, and even has strong literary attainments, it only shows that he is powerful. But if he can also make money and create various things that benefit the country and the people, then he is not just a simple talent, but a lucky star and a national treasure.

But if such a person also has good political skills, then he is somewhat unusual.

A beautiful vase is still a vase no matter how beautiful it is. Even if this vase can gather treasures, it is just a treasure bowl. But if this treasure bowl has its own consciousness and can even be abducted by others,

Then people have to think about it carefully.

His own daughter was in this situation. Liao Quan thought about it and thought that this might be the reason why His Majesty wanted to bring his daughter into the royal family, so that he could have the treasure pot in his hands...

"So, you mean that His Majesty has set his sights on our daughter!"

When Kelanlan heard what Liao Quan said, her eyes were full of surprise.

"No, my daughter can't enter the palace! That's a place where people are killed. My daughter is going to do great things, how can she be trapped in a place where people are jealous of each other over a boiled chicken!"

"Ahem! Madam! What's the matter with boiled chicken or not boiled chicken? Don't let outsiders hear it!"

Liao Quan originally wanted to comfort Ke Lanlan and tell her not to worry, but when he heard what she said, he looked embarrassed.

"Humph, you want an old cow to eat young grass! Even His Majesty can't do that!"

Kelanlan said angrily.

"Isn't it boiled chicken? He has married so many concubines, but he hasn't had any children in ten years! If it's not boiled chicken, then what is it? I overestimated him!"

"Shh! Stop talking nonsense!"

Hearing his wife saying "keep the door", Liao Quan felt guilty and looked around quickly.

"What are you worried about! That person can't hear me, and he doesn't allow me to talk about it at home."

"Your Majesty only suffered an injury in his childhood. Didn't the imperial physician say that he just needs to be well healed?"

Kelanlan glanced at him with a drooping smile.

"Imperial physician? Do you trust the imperial physician? Do those people in the imperial hospital dare to tell the truth?"

An inexplicable look flashed across Kelanlan's eyes.

"If what the imperial physician said is true, who would have kept those princes in the palace? Who doesn't know what he was planning..."

Having said this, Ke Lanlan paused.

"You said... His Majesty has taken a liking to our daughter's blessing?"

"not sure……"

Liao Quan glanced at his wife and sighed. His daughter was so outstanding, both talented and beautiful. How could the emperor not be "moved" by such an outstanding person? If he had such an outstanding person by his side, maybe she could give birth to an excellent successor. Besides, Master Zhiquan had said before that his daughter was blessed by heaven.

Perhaps His Majesty was thinking of this, wanting to use his own daughter to give birth to a prince. This way he could tie the Liao family to the royal family and solve their worries without having to worry about being taken advantage of by those aristocratic families.

“So this matter is a bit troublesome…”

Liao Quan sighed.

Keqing, who had been silent the entire time, blinked and said, "So, Your Majesty wants to marry me?"

"Don't worry, my daughter. I will never let you enter the royal family..."

Seeing Keqing’s post, Liao Quan’s expression became firm, but Keqing shook her head.

"Don't worry, Dad. In fact, I already have a plan."

"Any plans?"

Liao Quan looked at Keqing in surprise.

"You've known for a long time that the emperor has his eye on you. Could it be that he was interested in you a few years ago..."

When Liao Quan said this, his eyes widened!

"You were just a little kid at that time! How could His Majesty do such a thing! How could he do such a thing..." Shameless!

"Shameless! It's really shameful to call him boiled chicken. My son is so young, and he has already set his sights on it!"

Kelanlan on the side was also surprised, and then started to curse. Even Liao Quan on the side nodded in response! Quite in agreement!

If he really had been planning to rape his own daughter a few years ago, he is definitely a pedophile!

Seeing the two people's big reactions, Keqing knew that they were thinking wrongly.

"Dad, what are you thinking? Even the emperor can't be interested in a little kid!"

Keqing shook her head helplessly

"What's going on then...you mean you have a plan?"

Facing her father's question, Keqing then looked at him calmly and sighed.

"Dad, although I know you have no future and I have no hope for you, I also hope that you can use your brain and not be so...stupid."

Keqing felt helpless.

"Your Majesty just revealed a piece of news, but you are so restless. No wonder you have always been Minister Liao. Even if your daughter has made such great contributions, she cannot take you with her."

When Liao Quan heard his daughter say this to him, his neck turned red.