My enemies became my companions

Chapter 319: Yin Weiying doesn't exist? (Three chapters in one)

Several days passed, and Chen Yi had no idea what was happening inside and outside the palace. Anyway, his life in this courtyard was relatively leisurely.

The days are so leisurely that it doesn't seem like I'm preparing to leave the capital.

Min Ming moved into this small courtyard. This prostitute accepted her fate faster than anyone else. She was tough except when defending Min Ning. She had always been soft at heart, which was worthy of her soft and plump white flesh.

She became a maid in the mansion, and she really worked hard as a maid.

In order to prepare breakfast, Chen Yi got up early. However, as soon as he stood up and stepped out of the hall, he saw Min Ming fetching water and pouring it into the water tank bucket by bucket. Her sleeves were rolled up, revealing her white and plump arms. When she saw Chen Yi, she shrank back. Chen Yi nodded at her, and she continued to fetch water.

With Min Ming around, Chen Yi doesn't need to do many things at home.

Min Ming took the initiative to take charge of three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and his cooking skills were pretty good. As a result, cooking was no longer Chen Yi's responsibility, but became a hobby in his spare time. Every day, the floor was always clean and dust-free. In addition, when it was time to wash, Min Ming would boil hot water and help Chen Yi and Yin Tingxue take a bath.

She even asked if she wanted to rub Chen Yi's feet.

Chen Yi tried it once. Min Ming's ten fingers were soft and boneless, like little white slugs swimming across his toes and splashing into the clear water, with strands of dead skin falling off.

She was very skilled, and except for the blush on her face when she touched the man's feet, her expression was so serious that nothing could be faulted.

It is said that for a long time, when Min Ning was on vacation at home, she rubbed her sister's feet like this.

Looking at the foot washing water poured under the tree roots and Min Ming's beautiful appearance while willing to be beaten, Chen Yi was a little uncomfortable with this kind of life. So this is how those dignitaries in history books lived?
And it must be better.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi couldn't help laughing. He realized that he was wondering whether the emperor was using a golden hoe to farm.

Having said that, during these few days, there were people from the palace who came to look for him, but they were all sent away by Chen Yi, so his family lived a stable life, and he always liked this kind of stability.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted Dayin to be more obedient.

The day of holiday is gradually approaching, and before you know it, tomorrow will be another holiday.

Before going to bed today, Yin Tingxue thought of something and poked Chen Yi's hand.

"I'm dreaming again," she whispered.

Chen Yi held her in his arms and said "Oh" in confusion.

"I dreamed of many things. I dreamed of the underworld and the late emperor..."

Yin Tingxue paused and recounted exactly what she had seen in her dream.

Chen Yi heard it and didn't care at first, but then his eyes gradually narrowed.

According to the memories of the previous life, or... according to the experience of the so-called "Tianwai Tian" game, this was the last major event in the capital city of that year - the return of the former emperor.

The late emperor, who had been practicing Taoism for many years and tried to become an immortal by using a secret method to kill the three corpses, wanted to come back from the underworld and return to the human world to ascend to immortality again.

In his previous life, Chen Yi went straight into the underworld and smashed the soul of the former emperor with one punch.

Resurrection? Your soul was annihilated by you.

As for this time, Chen Yi's thoughts were still similar, but with some minor changes.

He wanted to take advantage of this trip to the underworld to cross out his name from the Book of Life and Death, sever his ties with the Spring and Autumn Register, and leave the capital in one fell swoop.

If not, as soon as Chen Yi stepped out of the capital area, the nameless old lady would follow the location in the Spring and Autumn List and kill him with a palm.

Knowing the existence of this incident, Chen Yi lived a leisurely life and had no intention of leaving the capital.

This is not only to paralyze the palace, but also to conserve energy for the journey ahead.

As he was recalling his thoughts, Chen Yi heard Yin Tingxue say:
"And...I also dreamed about Sister Weiying's father?"

Chen Yi looked down at her in confusion and asked:

"King Jing?"

Yin Tingxue nodded obediently, and she told Chen Yi about the scenes in her dream a few days ago.

Chen Yi lowered his brows and pondered. It was really difficult to interpret anything based on just these few words.

The only thing he knew was that in his previous life, he had never met King Jing on his way to the underworld.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Yi still couldn't come up with an answer.

It was already late at night, so he decided to leave it for tomorrow. He looked at Yin Tingxue and said:
"You dream a lot more."

Yin Tingxue was stunned for a moment. After Chen Yi said this, she realized belatedly that she had been dreaming a lot more frequently in recent days.

"Is it because... I have established my foundation?"

Yin Tingxue asked speculatively:

"I heard from Master Zhou that I have the ability of clairaudience, and as my cultivation level increases, my clairaudience will also change."

Chen Yi nodded. Apart from this, there was no other explanation.

Come to think of it, if the clairaudience can only hear what other people are thinking, then what kind of clairaudience is it?
As for what the changes in Yin Tingxue's ears would bring...

Chen Yi took a deep breath. He should make some preparations for this.

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Cui Fu's Luo Shi spoke confidently in front of Lin Wanheng, but in fact, the invitation was not sent to Chen Yi's house until the holiday.

It was Mrs. He, the second wife of the Cui family, who came in person.

Outside the courtyard gate, Chen Yi casually glanced at the invitation. He neither said he would go nor said he would not go. He just took it in his hand.

He from the Cui Mansion had been given many instructions by Luo beforehand, so naturally she wanted Chen Yi to give her a nod. The stewards and servants on both sides of her were carrying gifts, which naturally contained ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, copybooks and the like, and they were waiting there respectfully. As long as Chen Yi gave a nod, they would all be moved into the yard.

Holding the invitation, Chen Yi seemed to be thinking for a while, and seeing this, He from Cui Mansion thought that he was interested, so she struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Captain Chen has been promoted now. He is a great man and is now very popular in the capital. My master invited you to take advantage of your fame. However, officials should always keep a low profile. I dare to say that my master took advantage of you. In the future, you may also take advantage of the Cui Mansion. If you want to be successful in your career, it is a great principle to help each other."

He was afraid that Chen Yi would refuse, so she raised her hand slightly and asked two servants to put the gift on the doorstep, as if to say, "Now that things have come to this, if you refuse again you will offend the Cui family."

Needless to say, the purpose of inviting him to the poetry gathering at Cui Mansion was nothing more than to rely on Lin Wanheng to build more connections for Cui Mansion. In the past few days, they went to find Lin Wanheng, thinking of ways to arrange a meeting between the two. However, after the last incident, this young widow never left the house again. Even if they were a good cook, they could not do anything without the rice.

Chen Yi casually twisted the invitation sent by He.

Seeing that Chen Yi still did not respond, He gradually frowned, with a flash of displeasure across her face.

Although the Lin Party collapsed and the Cui family declined, they drew a line in the sand early and promptly took refuge with the An family, the imperial relatives in the court. The head of the family, Cui Bu, was firmly in the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel. The Cui family might not be without the possibility of making a comeback, so this time when they invited all the high officials to their poetry gathering, they all received them warmly.

Only Chen Yi not only stopped them at the door, but also was not very interested in this poetry meeting.

It's great that your Chen Mansion saved the emperor, but can you rely on this to take root in the capital? In the past, the Min Mansion was so powerful that Min He became the commander and was summoned by the late emperor almost every few days. Then what happened? If the foundation is not stable, won't it still fall?
Seeing that Chen Yi hadn't agreed yet, He couldn't hold back her anger and said:
"Allow me to think about Qian Hu for a moment. In this capital, it is inevitable to have interpersonal relationships..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi raised his eyes slightly and gave him a look with a smile.

He had a puzzled look on her face when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.

I saw an old man with white hair riding a horse slowly coming towards me. When he arrived in front of the mansion, he passed by several people from Cui Mansion and came to Chen Yi.

The steward was about to stop him, but He suddenly raised her hand to stop him and winked:

"That's someone from Prince Jing's Mansion."

Almost all the officials in the capital knew each other, and even their wives had met each other once. He recognized that he was someone from Prince Jing's mansion.

"Captain Chen, here is an invitation to a poetry gathering. King Jing sincerely invites you. I wonder if you will come or not?"

The old man asked in a loud voice,
"And that day is set for the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is the prince's birthday. Are you willing to accompany me?"

Chen Yi thought of someone, so he took the invitation and nodded to the old man.
"It's the prince's birthday, so even if I don't go, I will send someone to celebrate his birthday."

The old man didn't waste any time. After saying "Prince Jing's mansion awaits you," he mounted his horse and left.

Then Chen Yi looked at the people in Cui Mansion and said calmly:
"Everyone, please go back. I will make plans for your Cui Mansion's poetry gathering later."

He and the steward were stunned for a moment, but under Chen Yi's sudden sharp gaze, they still took a few steps back. The three of them were all in disbelief. Didn't the Jingwang Mansion and this Captain Chen always fight to the death and use swords? Even if the situation eased somewhat due to the collapse of the Lin Party, they should never have any contact with each other.

But it happened that people from Prince Jing's mansion really came and handed over an invitation to the poetry reading.

If they had known that Prince Jing’s Mansion would come, then why did the Cui Mansion come?
He's face turned pale and blue, and she was so embarrassed that she could only say:
"Well...if Captain Chen is interested, our Cui Mansion is always waiting for you. My little sister has also been thinking about meeting you."

She was a woman, and when she saw someone coming to Prince Jing's mansion, she couldn't help but speculate in her mind, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, so she got on the carriage and left the alley.

Seeing everyone leaving, Chen Yi held the two invitations and slowly walked back to the yard.

Before I even entered the door, the little fox's head popped out from the door.

Chen Yi walked over quickly, touched her head and said:
"Did you hear everything?"

Yin Tingxue let him touch her head and asked in a low voice:
"Are you going to a poetry reading?"

Chen Yi caught her meaning and asked with a smile:
"You want to go again?"

As for whether she wanted to go or not, Yin Tingxue actually wanted to go a little. Although she could stay at home all the time without being bored, it would be nice to go outside to see the scenery and watch the excitement.

So, she nodded to Chen Yi and said:
"go Go."

"Let me think about it first."

As he spoke, he looked at the two invitations in his hand. Ever since they had been to Yintai Temple and became boyfriend and girlfriend, Yin Tingxue had become more well-behaved and considerate. Putting aside the chores of making tea and serving people, at least she would always chat with him for a while before going to bed at night.

This was rarely seen before.

And these two invitations to the poetry reading...

Without thinking twice, Chen Yi threw the invitation from Cui Mansion into the trash can.

Even if Chen Yi didn't want to go to the poetry gathering at Prince Jing's Mansion because he was worried that Yin Tingxue would be recognized, he would not want to go to the poetry gathering at Cui's Mansion either.

For a powerful and influential official like me to go to Cui's house, wouldn't it be a bit too petty and too much of an honor to the Cui family?
As for the presence of the widowed Lin Wanheng in the Cui Mansion poetry gathering... Chen Yi has not considered this yet.

Holding the invitation, Chen Yi thought for a while and thought of Yin Weiying.

Or... I should really go and meet her parents.

Although there is such a thing as a poetry gathering, Chen Yi gets a headache just thinking about it because he can't write poetry.

Go and meet him, even if it’s just for Dayin’s sake.

Making up his mind, Chen Yi nodded towards the little fox.

Yin Tingxue was happy for a moment and wanted to read to him, but Chen Yi thought about the unexpected changes that might happen next, shook his head, and said that he wanted to go to the study.

Entering the study, Chen Yi casually sat down at the desk with the book "Dao Ce" placed next to the desk. Seeing that he wanted to read or think, Yin Tingxue did not disturb him, but said that she would order him some tea later, and then she would go to read.

The little fox is reading "The Peony Pavilion" recently.

Chen Yi sat down at the desk, but did not read "Dao Ce". Instead, he spread out a piece of rice paper, ground the ink, picked up the pen and wrote down each word on it.

In order to prepare for what's next, he needs to sort out his current thoughts.

Ever since Zhou Yitang revealed his clairvoyance to him, many doubts have arisen.

Zhou Yitang can answer some doubts, but she cannot answer some others, because she will either only have a half-understanding or reveal the secret and suffer a heavenly calamity.

Therefore, Chen Yi had to face these doubts head-on and write down all the things that could not be explained clearly as if he was reviewing a past event.

Because if this is not a game, then many past views will be overturned.

The first question is, what is the connection between the two archives?
According to Zhou Yitang, it was as if time had gone back and everything was back to normal.

Not long after he sacrificed himself to repair the sky in his previous life, the way of heaven was repaired and time went back to its original starting point.

At this time, the immortals and Buddhas had not yet ascended and were still planning.

"Is the time going back because I didn't completely repair the sky, so it triggered some kind of reset, or is it..."

Chen Yi paused and thought of a whimsical answer:
"Have I mended the way of heaven too well?"

Repaired so well that almost everything is back to normal
Both answers are possible, but people have to have confidence in themselves, so I decided to choose the latter one very confidently.

Anyway, even if you make the wrong choice, it won’t have much impact, after all, it’s all in the past.

After writing down the corresponding ideas on the rice paper, Chen Yi thought of the next question.

What exactly are those so-called "strategies"?
According to my original memory, I was playing a game called "Tianwai Tian". After I cleared it by using my body to repair the sky for the first time, I started using the "strategy" when I entered the game for the second time.

But...if, as Zen Master Zhihui said, the so-called "strategies" are just fabricated by the clairvoyant to make it easier for himself to accept, then what is the true nature of the matter?
Chen Yi was very curious about this.

Zhou Yitang said that the colorful stones he saw in the heart lake at that time were some of his memories and "strategies".

"Strategy" and memory are confused and are almost identical.

Why are they confused together? Could it be that the "strategy" and the memories of the previous life are essentially the same?
His thoughts were stuck here, and Chen Yi paused holding the brush, letting drops of ink fall onto the rice paper.

He subconsciously bit the tip of the pen, and the indentation became deeper and deeper, but he still couldn't think of any relevant ideas.

As a last resort, he put down his brush, paced around the study, and tried to sort out his thoughts from another direction.

It is very difficult for people to come up with ideas, because people are always trapped in the original ideas. They want to take a new path, but halfway through, they find themselves back on the old path.

Is the strategy some kind of arrangement?
Not likely, because I often don’t follow the guide, and many situations in this life don’t match the guide.

If the strategy is some kind of arrangement, then the existence of this arrangement is too bad...

I can’t think of the answer… No matter how I review it, I can’t think of the answer…

After suppressing the idea, Chen Yi did not feel happy, but frowned even deeper.

My train of thought suddenly stopped and I felt a little blank.

Chen Yi smiled bitterly, as if no matter how he reviewed it, he could not find the answer...

Wait...replay.

Suddenly, Chen Yi caught something and his inspiration burst out, just like chiseling open a stone wall, and the clear spring inside gushed out.

What am I doing now?
Review!

I am reviewing it now, but didn’t I know how to review it in my past life?
The same needs to be reviewed!

Chen Yi's eyes slowly widened as he recalled the detail: those "strategies" and memories were mixed together and became colorful pebbles, indistinguishable from each other.

So does this actually mean that...

The so-called "strategy" is actually the optimal solution obtained by looking back on the past life? !
I write guides for myself!

Chen Yi suddenly felt enlightened and said with emotion:
"I'm so fierce."

My feelings right now are like when I look back at my college entrance examination, and realize that I was in such a peak state and could even solve that kind of question.

Since it was the optimal solution obtained through review, Chen Yi thought about it and decided to reversely disassemble these so-called "strategies".

Just as the pen and ink were about to fall, Yin Tingxue approached cautiously, holding a cup of tea.

"Sister Weiying is here."

She put the tea on the desk and reminded softly.

Today is a day off, so it is normal for Yin Weiying to come. This nun never dares not to come.

Chen Yi casually picked up the tea and was about to ask the little fox to tell her to wait, but suddenly he realized something.

…In “Strategy”,
Yin Weiying does not exist!
(End of this chapter)