webnovelfull Chapter 478 Resurrection from the Dead
Chapter 478 Resurrection from the Dead
Jiang Zhoulin also felt that what Lu Fangqin said made sense, but for some reason he felt very uneasy.
"I always feel my eyelids twitching, and I feel like something unexpected is going to happen."
"Master, you are scaring yourself." After saying this, Lu Fangqin stood up and walked behind Jiang Zhoulin, massaging Jiang Zhoulin's head acupuncture points with her fingers. "It just so happens that two months ago, I used my connections to order a Buddhist lamp from Princess Jin that was blessed by Master Lingxiu. I can still smell a reassuring fragrance when I put it on the bedside."
"It is said that the silk used to make the Buddha lamp has been bathed in incense and chanting for 49 days. Placing it at the bedside can not only help one to calm down and concentrate, but also ward off bad luck and evil spirits."
Jiang Zhoulin was surprised when he heard what Lu Fangqin said: "Princess Jin's Buddha lamp? I heard that it is hard to find a lamp and it is priceless! Even the Queen Mother has to wait for the deadline!"
"Madam, you are so amazing. You were able to get such a precious and precious treasure."
The Queen Mother and the Emperor have relied on and loved Princess Jin over the years.
"When I was in court, I heard those court officials say that Princess Jin had a fondness for you. I thought they were joking, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"My wife is really good at dealing with people, beautiful and intelligent!"
When Lu Fangqin heard Jiang Zhoulin's praise, she embarrassedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief to hide the smile on her face: "Grandpa is not as fast as you say, I just chat with Princess Jin more congenially."
"This Buddha lamp that Master Lingxiu had consecrated only cost me 8,888 taels of silver. She also gave me an additional amulet and Buddhist beads that Master Lingxiu had drawn. If someone else were to buy it, it would cost at least 20,000 taels of silver, not to mention whether they could get it."
Jiang Zhoulin felt that the Buddha lamp was a bit expensive, but the Empress Dowager herself spent tens of thousands of taels on a Buddha lamp, and they bought it for more than eight thousand taels, and also received Buddhist beads and amulets as extra gifts, so it was quite a good deal.
Jiang Zhoulin nodded and squeezed Lu Fangqin's hand: "Yes, there is no harm in building a good relationship with the Princess of Jin. She is now more favored by the Emperor and the Queen Mother than the Prince of Jin."
When the second son heard what Lu Fangqin said, he said to her coquettishly, "Mom, you are so familiar with Princess Jin, can you ask Princess Jin to help me ask Master Lingxiu for a marriage next time?"
In the past three years, she had heard about Xue Wei's rapid rise to prominence, and the second sister felt so upset. She should have listened to what her best friend said, even if it was just to pretend to send something to Xue Wei!
However, His Majesty seems to have a lot of dissatisfaction with Xue Wei now. Jiang Wanyue only felt a little comforted today.
The second son had high standards, but he couldn't find any suitable family in the capital. As he was about to turn 19 this year, he began to get anxious.
Lu Fangqin comforted her and said, "Okay, mother will talk to Princess Jin and ask for a good marriage for you."
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After the emperor's decree to posthumously confer the title of Marquis of Zhaoping and to welcome back the widow was announced to the world, the outraged people were satisfied after receiving an explanation and they all hoped that the widow of Marquis of Zhaoping could return to Beijing safely.
The ceremonial guard to welcome back the widow of Marquis Zhaoping soon set out from the capital with great fanfare, announcing to the world how much the emperor valued the widow of Marquis Zhaoping.
In order to prevent any further mishaps, the minister who led the guard of honor to welcome back the widow of Marquis Zhaoping was Xia Su, the commander of the military forces and the emperor's absolute confidant.
The ceremonial guard, which was in line with the status of a king of a different surname, was composed of various ceremonial items such as flags, weapons, musical instruments, etc. In addition to the band and the motorcade, there were also soldiers surrounding them. The number of people in the ceremonial guard was as high as 500.
The dangerous Qinglin Mountains are a stumbling block on the road to Lingnan. Ever since Li Sicong, the eldest son of the Linzhou prefect, worked together with the Miao tribe to build a highway, more and more people have passed through the Qinglin Mountains by land, and traveling to Lingnan has become more convenient and faster. Now even people from the imperial court take this private highway and pay the tolls honestly.
Li Xiaoguan is worthy of being Li Xiaoguan. He can live a life of luxury by relying on this private road.
The journey through the Qinglin Mountains is no longer so hard and difficult. There are even several inns along the way. If you can't afford to stay in an inn, you can rent a tent. There are all kinds of vendors selling insect repellents along the way. If you are hungry, there are also vendors selling bamboo shoots, fried insects and fried skewers...
Li Xiaoguan even teamed up with the Miao tribe to set up a training experience class for raising Gu worms, which was specifically aimed at those rich people who were curious about Gu worms and Gu techniques. The experience content was of course not real Gu techniques, but teaching people how to raise insects. One month of experience meant raising insects in the Miao tribe for a month. Of course, those who were truly talented were another matter.
A ceremonial guard team of 500 people crossed Qinglin Mountain. As a ceremonial team sent by the emperor, everyone had to stay in the inn, eat, drink, defecate and urinate, which increased sales and revenue for Li Xiaoguan.
After nearly a month, a team of 500 people arrived at the southern coast of Haizhou Island in a mighty manner.
Even the boat they used to land on the island belonged to the He family, so they had to pay the He family.
However, Xia Su and Emperor Qingning, who were in the capital with the honor guard, did not know that the honor guard had been giving money to Jiang Lili's accomplices along the way. They just wanted to bring the widow of Marquis Zhaoping back as soon as possible and make the people shut up.
During this month, Jiang Lili and Xin Che also returned to Haizhou Island, and Wen Qiao also led the navy to secretly move to the eastern coast of Dasheng. The 100,000 navy was too conspicuous, so Wen Qiao only brought the elite 3,000 elite soldiers and hid them on the He family's merchant ship. They arrived at the eastern coast of Dasheng in batches, while the remaining 90,000 people took a detour and headed for the distant sea far away from the supervision of the Dasheng navy.
On a sunny morning, Xia Su finally led the guard of honor to the Cangsha Ferry on the south bank of Haizhou.
Due to unfamiliarity with the climate and water, Xia Su and his group felt very uncomfortable on the boat. When they arrived at Cangsha Ferry, they almost floated off the boat and many of them couldn't help vomiting.
Before they boarded the ship, the boatman tried to sell them seasickness medicine and charged them fifty taels of silver for a packet. This was simply robbery. Xia Su and others relied on their status as military generals and their good physical strength to hold on, so they did not buy seasickness medicine. As a result, their true colors were exposed on the sea, and they were so docile from seasickness that they bought seasickness medicine on the ship for one hundred taels of silver for a packet, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Xia Su had the ability to buy a packet of seasickness medicine worth 100 taels, but it was different for the other members of the honor guard. They could only hold on. This time they finally reached the shore, but they were half dead.
I don't know if it was just bad luck, but the originally four-day sailing trip was extended to nine days due to various storms and rough seas, and the boatman's boat was as slow as a turtle.
Although Xia Su had taken seasickness medicine, he had been confined on the boat for nine days. The food and accommodation were very different from those on land, and he had become thin and haggard due to the torture.