Chapter 0884 Familiar Warmth

The emperor's princes and grandsons began to receive the blessing and infiltration of talismans before they were born. They generally have a longer lifespan, and can live to 150 to 200 years. They also age relatively slowly, but the years will not stop on them, but will move leisurely. He moved forward at a leisurely pace, leaving two or three footprints in corners that were difficult for outsiders to notice.

Queen Xun's appearance has not changed much. Although she is no longer a girl, she is still young and beautiful. Her smile is still as charming as before, even more charming. She has become more mature and mysterious. She seems to have understood the world. If it were a little longer, It will turn into world-weariness.

Zeng Fu sighed as soon as he entered the room, and while walking around and tidying up the already clean room, he said: "It's okay for Taoist priests to live forever. You are always so young without the inner elixir. It really makes a mortal like me... Feeling jealous."

Except for Zeng Fu, no one dared to speak so casually to Queen Xun. They were not friends, but Queen Xun had always respected Zeng Fu's orthodox origin. Zeng Fu would always talk like this to anyone. Zuo Liuying adopted her and raised her She, however, never taught her the difference between superiority and inferiority and the complicated rules. There were many precepts in Pangshan, which were only valid for real Taoist priests, and Zeng Fu did not need to abide by them.

It was precisely because she couldn't stand too many rules that Zeng Fu left the palace very early. At Queen Xun's request, she would stay in the palace for a night on the first day of every month, chat with the queen, and clean up the room. There was no fixed content in their conversation. Zeng Fu said more and Queen Xun said less. They started to look like sisters, and then gradually started to look like a nagging mother and a pampered daughter.

Empress Xun was a careful person. Every time Zeng Fu entered the palace, she would reject the maids around her in advance. In this way, Zeng Fu's various unruly behaviors would not attract too much attention.

"It seems to be very hot this summer." Queen Xun said. She and Zeng Fu often talked to each other without answering each other.

"You have so many knick-knacks here that you can't finish them every time you come here. No wonder you need so many maids. Those little princes and princesses didn't come over? Well, they are either too noisy or too honest. Don’t worry. You are still wearing last month’s old clothes. You are a queen, so you don’t need to be so frugal..."

Queen Xun just smiled, occasionally nodding, shaking her head, or saying something she didn't know what it meant. This was one of the reasons why she asked Zeng Fu to come once a month: to temporarily put aside her status as queen and relax a little.

"You should learn boxing." Zeng Fu put down his work and said very seriously.

"Boxing technique?"

"Well, you still look very young, but your whole body... how should I put it, soft and weak. If you continue like this, you will look normal on the outside, but you will collapse on the inside. Before your body gets old, your heart will be broken first."

Queen Xun smiled and said nothing.

"Taoist priests all have to train their bodies. There is a saying that a strong physique can hold a strong inner elixir. They think about it for hours, or even for days or months. Without a good body, they can't hold on to it. Not coming down.”

Empress Xun was lying on the soft couch, looking like it was difficult to even support her own weight. "I have no inner elixir and no ambition. What can I do with a good physique?"

Zeng Fu shook his head repeatedly, "Thankfully, you are still someone who has been on the battlefield. I heard that some women really want children when they reach a certain age, and they will become sentimental without children. Are you such a person?"

This is also something that no one else dares to ask. Queen Xun straightened up and sat cross-legged on the couch. She was wearing a flimsy old skirt. Her hair was pulled up casually and three hairpins were inserted. There was no other decoration. She asked. He said: "What about you, have you ever thought about getting married to a man and having several children?"

At this time, Queen Xun regained a bit of vitality, her eyes were shining, showing a hint of mischief.

Zeng Fu thought for a while, "When I was about ten years old, my sister and I both wanted to marry Zuo Liuying, and we made a bet about it. As a result, I lost, but my sister didn't know whether she forgot the bet or was afraid. I was sad and never mentioned my marriage to Zuo Liuying, and I didn’t mention it either. Slowly, I discovered that Zuo Liuying was more like our father, not very responsible, slightly indulgent to his daughter, and at the same time very strict. 's father.

A smile appeared on Zeng Fu's face, "Taoist priests are Taoist priests, neither men nor women. They form relationships for the purpose of cutting off the relationship. In the final analysis, it is for cultivation, so... to be honest, I don't even know what a real man is.

Queen Xun laughed loudly, enough to make ordinary palace ladies think it was a gaffe, "You have been away from Pangshan for...more than twenty years, and you have met a lot of men."

"That's because I really don't want to. Speaking of men..." Zeng Fu walked up to Queen Xun and took out a flattened straw hat from his arms, "he's here."

"Who?" Queen Xun still had a smile on her face, but there was confusion in her eyes.

"Who else could it be? Mu Xingqiu." Zeng Fu put the straw hat on the small table on the couch. "He wanted to see you, but he didn't bring any good gifts, only this old straw hat."

"He wants to see me?" The smile on Queen Xun's face disappeared, and she became more confused and a little nervous. "I heard that he appeared in Yelin Town... Why did he want to see me?"

"I don't know, I'm only responsible for passing on the message." When necessary, Zeng Fu also knows the principle of keeping his words to himself. The conflict between the Talisman Master and the monk is very involved, and it is not something she should be involved in. "If you are willing to see him, I will Just keep the straw hat. If you don't want to, I will take the straw hat out and return it to him early tomorrow morning, or you can throw it away. This is not a good thing in the first place."

Empress Xun did not make a decision immediately. After a while, she said, "Is he still the same as before?"

"A Taoist priest is still a Taoist priest even if he has left the Taoist tradition. He just doesn't dress well. He is not as good as the old gentleman who came with him."

"Old gentleman?"

"I don't know who he is. Mu Xingqiu didn't introduce him. He looks quite serious."

Zeng Fu smiled and started to get busy again. In her eyes, there was always endless work to do. It was already dark outside. Zeng Fu lived a very regular life and had no intention of talking all night. She yawned, picked up the small lamp on the table, and said, "Go to bed. How to meet Mu Xingqiu, think of a way and tell me tomorrow morning."

Zeng Fu never helped the queen change clothes. She took the small lamp to the outer room, blew it out, and rested by herself.

Empress Xun had already finished washing and brushing her teeth. She did not call the maid in again. The room was very dark. Slowly, she noticed the existence of a faint light. It was the night of the first month of the month. The moon was just a thin ray. The sky must be full of stars, providing this little light, and it came in through the cracks in the door and window.

The flat straw hat was placed on the small table beside her. Its outline gradually became clear, but it was always covered with a hazy veil, which could not be removed by the bright light of the stars and the moon.

"You know, I have been trying to keep my past memories." Queen Xun said softly, talking to herself. Zeng Fu outside was already asleep, but she was not even a little sleepy. "For mortals, this is too difficult. The talisman can only help a little. I try not to get involved in new things. I summoned my old acquaintances over and over again just to prevent my memory from being disturbed, but it is still too difficult. A Taoist spell, mortals have to work hard day after day to achieve it."

She has many memories, one of which is the clearest. To this day, every cloudy day when it rains, she can still feel the refreshing coolness. It brings tension and confusion, and behind it is a reckless indulgence, which is an emotion that the princess of Xijie Kingdom and the queen of the Shengfu Dynasty should never have.

Because of this, this memory is different, like the only red flower among the green grass, like the only lonely figure in the bustling downtown. It is the mainstay of Queen Xun's old memories. Other memories, whether related or not, can be attached to it to avoid being swept away by the flood.

Because of this, she still remembers that her name is Xin Youxun and can still keep her original intention.

But no matter how hard she tries, she always remembers the things that happened later. Maybe she was too flustered at the time and couldn't form a deep impression. She only vaguely remembers that broad and warm chest, and the pain he suffered when he suffered from love.

She stretched out her fingers and gently touched the broken straw hat, hoping to get a similar warmth from it.

There was really a hint of warmth from the straw hat.

Queen Xun was slightly startled. Although she didn't have an inner elixir, she often touched talismans and knew that this warmth was definitely unusual.

She did not move her fingers away, letting the warmth slowly ascend along her arm and gradually reach the top of her head. Then she heard a familiar yet strange voice in her mind, like the rising sun, illuminating many memories of the past.

"Please forgive my uninvited visit. It is difficult to keep any plan secret now. The situation in the imperial capital is very complicated. There is a reason for the conflict between the talisman master and the monk." Mu Xingqiu used illusion to send his soul from the dim tavern all the way to the straw hat in the palace, but he did not think about how to explain the demon invasion.

"I know, I instigated it secretly." Queen Xun was not used to talking in her mind, so she spoke directly.

"You?" Mu Xingqiu was slightly startled. He respected Queen Xun and did not explore any of her memories.

"Well, to deal with the demon species."

Mu Xingqiu was even more surprised, but not particularly surprised. He always felt that Queen Xun's disheartened expression was wrong. Now there is finally an explanation, but this explanation is beyond his expectations.

"Yang Qingyin told me that the demons were not killed, they escaped. Others did not believe her and thought that the battle of Wangshan completely solved the threat of the demons, but I believed it. When some talisman masters and monks became more and more greedy, I guessed that it was the work of the demons. I couldn't compete with them, and I couldn't even find them, so I deliberately fanned the flames and provoked everyone to compete for credit. This is not a good method. It was effective at the beginning, but in recent years, the effect has become less and less, and the fighting has become more and more intense. I can't control it anymore."

Mu Xingqiu finally understood why a small number of talismans resisted the invasion of demons, because their emotions were distracted. Although Queen Xun's trick of fighting poison with poison could not last to the end, it greatly slowed down the speed of the demon invasion.

"Thank you for everything you have done. This is very important to me."

Queen Xun has always been unsure whether her approach is correct. The stone pressing on her heart has now been removed by Mu Xingqiu, "Fortunately you came in time."

"I am here, and I want to apologize to you again."

"Why?"

"Because the battle is about to begin, I can't give you time to prepare, so I put you in danger."

Queen Xun waved her left hand, "I have been preparing all the time."