frightfiction Chapter 44 True and False
Chapter 44 True and False
Xiao Yun and his companions mounted their horses, turned their horses around and headed towards the city gate.
The queen finally put away her pretentious smile, her eyes were full of mist, and Emperor Mingde gently put his arm around her shoulders, "Yun'er brought 50,000 Lin family soldiers, and my brother-in-law also brought nearly 600 secret guards. Jiang Mingzhu will also teach you all the techniques of disguise. This trip will surely go smoothly."
【Will it go smoothly? 】
Xiao Qianqian asked the system somewhat nervously.
The system was silent for a while before saying, "Little Princess, I don't have any bad premonitions so far, so don't worry, this trip will be difficult but everyone will return safely."
[Yes,] Xiao Qianqian nodded heavily, [I believe that my brother and the others will definitely return safely.]
As soon as Xiao Qianqian finished speaking, a few snowflakes fell quietly from the sky. She raised her little head with a red tiger hat on and looked up at the sky.
[Tongzi, it's going to snow. ]
[Little princess, this year's snow will be especially heavy, and the winter will be especially long. ]
【What? 】
Xiao Qianqian was somewhat shocked. The Queen did not care to be sad and looked at Emperor Mingde and continued to listen carefully. [You mean there will be a snowstorm this winter? ]
[Yes,] the system gave a positive answer, [This winter is really hard, so we must prepare early.]
【Ahhhh, but I can’t speak. 】
The little Xiao Qianqian started to get anxious again.
Emperor Mingde felt sorry for his daughter and immediately said, "It's especially cold today. Someone, go to the Imperial Observatory and invite the director. I need the Imperial Observatory to check the celestial phenomena carefully."
[My father is wise,] Xiao Qianqian's frown relaxed, [Tongzi, do we need the people from the Imperial Observatory?]
[Well, little princess, would you like us to go to the Imperial Observatory to eat some melons? ]
【Oh, that's a good idea. 】
Emperor Mingde looked at the empress, took the daughter from the empress's arms, gave her a reassuring look, and rubbed her cheek with a smile, "Our Qianqian has not been to the Imperial Observatory, right? It's quite unique there. Father will take you there to have a look?"
Xiao Qianqian...
[Tongzi, does my father have the ability to read minds? How does he know what I am thinking? ]
Emperor Mingde...
The arm holding his daughter suddenly trembled. He looked at the queen guiltily. The queen rolled her eyes at him and took Qian Qian back into her arms.
"Your Majesty, Qianqian is still young and it's too cold today. Let's go to the Imperial Observatory another day," she said as she carried Xiao Qianqian to the sedan chair. "If Qianqian wants to play, let's go to the zoo to see the iron-eating beasts together, okay? Those iron-eating beasts are now round and plump, and they are very adorable."
"Uh-huh, no, no,"
[Mother, mother, I don't want to go to the zoo. I want to go to the Imperial Observatory with my father. I have some important business to attend to. I want to eat some melons.]
Xiao Qianqian has grown a lot now. She is not honest in the Queen's arms. The Queen really can't hold her. Seeing her stretching her little hand towards Emperor Mingde, she can only smile bitterly, "Okay, okay," she handed her to Emperor Mingde, "Go with your father. Your Majesty, take good care of Qianqian and don't let her catch a cold."
Emperor Mingde took the little girl with a flattering look on his face, "Qianyue, don't worry, leave everything to me. The weather is getting cold, so you should hurry back to Fengqi Palace."
Xiao Qianqian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She stretched out her little hand and patted her father's shoulder, "Let's go, father. Speed up. Eating the melon is more important."
At noon, Emperor Mingde finally brought Xiao Qianqian to the Imperial Observatory, and Xiao Qianqian immediately opened his eyes wide.
[Tongzi, isn't this Imperial Observatory a bit too sloppy? ]
The Imperial Observatory is located on the top of Lingshan Mountain, the highest mountain in the capital. It is just an extremely ordinary three-courtyard building, and the houses in the courtyard are not much better than those of ordinary houses in the capital.
The only difference was a very tall circular observatory in the center of the courtyard. Xiao Qianqian looked up at the observatory with his eyes blinking. [How high is this observatory? ]
The system immediately replied, [It seems to be more than nine meters. ]
Xiao Qianqian nodded, withdrew his gaze, and was welcomed into the main hall by a group of officials led by the director of the Imperial Observatory.
[Tongzi,] Xiao Qianqian hurriedly asked, [Quickly take a look, are there any melons?]
[Yes,] the system voice was a little cold, [A lot, did the little princess see the supervisor? ]
Xiao Qianqian looked up at the supervisor who was about forty years old and as fat as a ball. [Hmm, I see. Aren’t those real hermit Taoist priests in the short videos all well-proportioned? This guy doesn’t look like a Taoist priest, but more like a monk who loves wine and meat.]
[Hahaha,] the system laughed helplessly, [You're right, this guy has indeed been a drunkard for a few years, he's a big liar.]
【Big liar? 】
Emperor Mingde immediately stared at the chubby supervisor with an unfriendly look. He didn't say anything and listened carefully to what the little girl was thinking.
[Yes, the director of the Imperial Observatory was originally the master of the Taoist priest Zhang Tianzhen. This fat man plotted to kill Zhang Tianzhen's fellow apprentice and also killed Zhang Tianzhen's master.]
The system sighed, [In the end, they used the truth about Zhang Tianzhen's master's death to set up a trap, disfigured Zhang Tianzhen and threw him into a ruined temple outside the city. ]
[Ah? This small Imperial Observatory has so many conspiracies and intrigues? ]
[Alas,] the system was also helpless, [this fat guy, he is very scheming and ruthless. After he dealt with Zhang Tianzhen and his two disciples, he gradually took control of the Imperial Observatory. Now the Imperial Observatory is full of good-for-nothings brought by him. He is the real Zhang Tianzhen.]
[This guy, using Zhang Tianzhen's official identity, has amassed a lot of wealth.]
[Heh,] Xiao Qianqian was speechless. She looked at her father with disdain, [Is there no one to care?]
The system was also helpless. [This is not your father's fault. Daxia now advocates Buddhism and does not pay much attention to the management of the Imperial Observatory and Taoist priests. Doesn't this create opportunities for these scammers? ]
[Taoism is the treasure of China,] Xiao Qianqian asked anxiously, [What about the real Zhang Tianzhen? Is he dead too?]
[No, but it will be soon.] The system was a little anxious. [Zhang Tianzhen had half of his appearance destroyed by this fake fat man and was thrown into a dilapidated temple. Because he did have some skills, he told fortunes for the beggar leader there and barely recovered from his injuries and survived until now.]
[However, this fake fat guy knows that Zhang Tianzhen is still alive, and has sent people to assassinate him. Hmm,] the system paused, [At this time, the assassin has sneaked into the beggars' den in the ruined temple in the west of the city and is already searching for Zhang Tianzhen.]
Emperor Mingde...
He said nothing and glanced at Lin Si quietly. Lin Si immediately nodded and quietly left the main hall.
Emperor Mingde was too lazy to listen to the fake Zhang Tianzhen's chatter and ordered the people around him, "We have traveled a long way, and it is time for the little princess to drink milk. Let's serve the meal."
"Yes."
The fake Zhang Tianzhen's eyes flashed as he looked at the little princess in Emperor Mingde's arms. He had always sought wealth and fame through risk in his life. He knelt upright in front of Emperor Mingde with a serious face.
"Your Majesty, I observed the celestial phenomena last night and found that the little princess is carrying an evil spirit and is likely to bring bad luck to her relatives."
He paused, then cupped his hands and smiled like a weird white steamed bun, "But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have refined 9981 elixirs. As long as Your Majesty takes them according to the rules and fosters the little princess in Wuji Temple, Your Majesty will be able to live forever, and the little princess can also help the prosperity of Daxia."