Chapter 552: Overcoming the Tribulation

"Amitabha, don't worry, Your Majesty. This is a catastrophe that Miss Jiang must go through. If she survives it safely, her future will be smoother."

"So what if she can't make it?"

Xiao Jingzhao's voice was trembling when he spoke. He swallowed nervously and leaned over to ask.

"Everything has its own destiny, and it is useless for the emperor to be anxious."

Master Huiyuan ignored Xiao Jingzhao's anxious eyes, raised his hand, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea and handed it over.

"Your Majesty, sit down and have a drink to relieve your fatigue. The dragon's body is important. If you don't sleep, the dragon's body cannot withstand such a torment."

Hearing Master Huiyuan's ambiguous words, Xiao Jingzhao was so anxious that the corners of his mouth almost blistered.

He sat down, took the tea cup, tilted his neck, and drank it all in one gulp.

I don't know if there was something wrong with Master Huiyuan's tea, or it was a psychological effect. After drinking the tea in my hand, my meridians became smoother, and the fatigue all over my body was relieved a lot.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, he asked bluntly: "Master, don't say Zen. I just want to know if she is safe? Where is she now? I want to see her right away."

Master Huiyuan raised his eyes and saw Xiao Jingzhao's forehead shining with beads of sweat.

He shook his head and said calmly: "The secret must not be revealed. If the emperor wants to find her as soon as possible, he should look for her in a place with yin energy."

"What's the yin energy?" Xiao Jingzhao asked without thinking.

"Amitabha, the poor monk has said enough. I can only say this today. The rest of the emperor will realize it himself."

In fact, after Xiao Jingzhao asked, he knew in his mind that there were no more places with a negative energy than two places, one was in the cemetery on the mountain and the other was in Yizhuang.

"I understand, thank you Master for your guidance."

Master Huiyuan showed a gentle smile in his eyes, picked up the teapot and poured another cup of tea for Xiao Jingzhao.

"The poor monk didn't say anything. Your Majesty is very enlightened. I think you will see Miss Jiang soon. This tea will relieve your fatigue. Your Majesty will have another cup."

Xiao Jingzhao picked it up and drank it down in one gulp, and said politely: "Master's tea is indeed extraordinary. Can I ask the master for two cups for my entourage?"

"Amitabha, Your Majesty is merciful, and the poor monk will definitely do the best for you."

After receiving Master Huiyuan's words, Xiao Jingzhao called Xiang Song in and asked him to pick up the teacup and pour two cups to drink.

After Xiang Song finished drinking, he bowed respectfully to Master Huiyuan and said, "Thank you, Master, for the tea."

"Sorry to bother you, Master. I'm going down the mountain right now."

Xiao Jingzhao ignored Master Huiyuan's plea to stay and took Xiang Song down the mountain immediately.

After drinking tea, the two of them recovered a lot of energy and arrived at the foot of the mountain in just a few moments.

The horse gnawed weeds in the woods for a while and rested for a while.

Xiang Song listened clearly to what the emperor and Master Huiyuan said outside the door.

Looking at the crescent moon flying through the clouds and falling to the west, Xiang Song asked: "Your Majesty, should we check the cemetery or the righteous village first?"

Xiao Jingzhao got on his horse and looked up at the sky, "Let's go back to the capital immediately. I'll go to the morning court, and you can deliver the news and start searching the Yizhuang and cemeteries outside the capital."

After finishing speaking, he added, "Including mass graves everywhere."

In Wanling, almost every county has a yizhuang, where unclaimed coffins are parked.

Among them, there are many deceased people who died in foreign lands. Their families had not had time to transport them back to their hometown and were temporarily stored in Yizhuang.

There are also some whose families are too poor and have no means of burial, so they have no choice but to store the coffins in the righteous village, and then take the coffins out of the righteous village for burial when their families are able to bury them.

The two of them, wearing stars and moon, finally rushed back to the capital before dawn.

The soldiers of the Jin Yiwei couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the two men at the city gate.

As far as they knew, the emperor went hundreds of miles away yesterday and had traveled all night.

Xiao Jingzhao threw the tired horse, which was panting with its mouth open, to the soldiers and returned to the palace alone.

Xiang Song didn't dare to stay for a moment and immediately went to deliver the news.

Xiao Jingzhao returned to the palace and went straight to the side hall of Yangxin Hall.

The maid keeping watch in the palace was taking a nap beside the bed. When she felt someone coming in, the maid quickly stood up and saluted.

Xiao Jingzhao waved his hand and made a silence gesture, and the palace maid stepped back with great discernment.

Looking at Sui Sui who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and thinking of Yueniang's whereabouts were unknown, Xiao Jingzhao felt sad in his heart.

I don't know what Suisui dreamed about in his sleep. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a soft and cute smile.

Xiao Jingzhao's eyes instantly turned red and his nose felt sore.

The son must have dreamed of swinging in the garden with his mother.

Since the swing frame was installed in the garden of Jiangfu, every time Xiao Jingzhao took his son back to the house, he would always shout that he wanted to play on the swing with his mother.

The job of pushing people under the swing frame naturally fell on him.

Every time he saw his mother and daughter happy, he felt sweet in his heart.

Xiao Jingzhao raised his head and glanced at the hourglass on the table. In about two quarters of an hour, his son would get up to practice.

He knelt down, leaned over and kissed the back of his son's chubby hand, then took his little hand and gently put it into bed.

After tucking in the quilt, he quietly left the bedroom.

When he walked outside and saw the maid on night duty still standing outside, Xiao Jingzhao asked: "Did he make trouble to see me before going to bed last night?"

The maid hurriedly bowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, the young master played in Changle Palace last night until the end of Xu Shi before returning to the palace. He was originally going to find the emperor. Fugui said that the emperor was very busy and tired. The young master was very sensible. He said that he would wait for the emperor to rest. Okay, I’ll see you later.”

"Yes, I understand. When he gets up later, tell him that I will have breakfast with him."

After the morning court today, Xiao Jingzhao was going to tell the ministers about the two-day break.

He didn't know when he would be able to get back after leaving the palace today.

Tomorrow was the day to take Sui Sui back to the Jiang Mansion. During breakfast, he also comforted his son so that he wouldn't be worried about not being able to find him and his mother.

Xiao Jingzhao left the side hall and went straight back to the bedroom to change clothes.

Eunuch Ma saw the emperor's tired face, and he was anxious in his heart.

The emperor's expression had already made everything clear, and the person had not been found.

The palace maids and eunuchs serving in the imperial study had issued a gag order. If the emperor didn't take the initiative to talk, Eunuch Ma would naturally keep silent.

Xiao Jingzhao quickly washed and changed his clothes and went to the morning court.

He had no intention of talking about any political affairs in the morning court today. The dragon chair he sat on was a little distance away from the ministers, and no one saw the anxiety in his eyes.

He raised his hand slightly, "My dear ministers, if you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

Since the emperor ascended the throne, the morning court has never been so sloppy, "This..."

The ministers looked at each other, and then everyone shook their heads, "I have nothing to say."

"That's good. My dear ministers have worked hard for the people of Wanling. I will allow you to skip the morning court for two days."

Before everyone came to their senses, Xiao Jingzhao got up and left.

Lin Xiangzhi frowned slightly.

...

Ugh! It stinks.

As soon as Jiang Shuyue woke up, she was irritated by the stench and wanted to vomit.