After picking up the White Cut Black Prince

Song Yusheng withdrew his gaze and looked around the surroundings. A house like this one would be much better for even the lowest-ranking servants in the Song Mansion.

Even so, I still feel sorry for him.

Song Yusheng thought of the Song family. Perhaps the people in the family didn’t know that he had met with an accident, and they just thought that he was still out looking for the princess.

In the 24th year of Emperor Linghui's reign, Prince Li's palace coup d'etat, the rebels broke through the palace gates, and even though the rebellion was finally put down, there were still countless casualties. Among them, Princess Huaihe's biological mother, Concubine De, was beheaded by the rebels, and her body is still there, but Princess Huaihe's whereabouts are unknown, and Emperor Linghui could not find any trace of her. It is rumored that she was cooked and eaten by Prince Li.

Six years passed like this. A few days ago, Emperor Linghui got wind of a rumor that there was a village in Shanxi Province near Kyoto, and there seemed to be traces of Princess Huaihe. Emperor Linghui was not confident in handing the matter over to others, so he asked Song Yusheng to lead people to search for her. But someone took advantage of the rumor and launched a sneak attack.

Those who came were determined to kill him, and they were all assassins. Song Yusheng's men fought with them endlessly, and in the end all his men were killed, and he and the remaining assassins fought again, and in the end he had to kill them all before he could escape.

Fortunately, in addition to studying, Song Yusheng also learned martial arts. He is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion and must know everything. Even if he wants to enter the official career and become a civil servant in the future, he still has to learn martial arts.

This incident was really strange. Apart from the people of the Song family, who else could know that he was looking for the princess and want to kill him by such unscrupulous means?

Song Yusheng now has no idea who sent the killer.

*
Wen Chu had already found Zhao Qing at Doctor Zhao's house. She asked Zhao Qing for her birth date and then told her fortune.

The two of them sat in the yard. Zhao Qing and her daughter sat aside and watched Wen Chu tell fortunes. Her daughter found it so interesting that she could hardly move her eyes.

After about a cup of tea, Wen Chu heaved a sigh of relief after interpreting the hexagram. "Auntie is a blessed person. If you work hard, you may get what you want this year."

If Zhao Qing couldn't get pregnant, Wen Chu would definitely be scolded. Since the divination was good, Zhao Qing wouldn't have to make trouble anymore.

Zhao Qing was also a little surprised when she heard this, "Is it true? Are you kidding me? If it is possible, why couldn't you get pregnant in the past few years?"

After listening to Zhao Qing's series of questions, Wen Chu said while packing up his things: "Some things are destined to happen, and if they are not destined to happen, don't force it. Maybe it's not the right time for Auntie to have the right fate. Do more good deeds, and blessings will naturally come to you."

Zhao Qing believed Wen Chu's words even more. She finally smiled. When she smiled, all the fat on her face was piled up. She said, "If you can really get pregnant, I will come to thank you someday."

Wen Chu knew that Zhao Qing was just being polite, so he stopped talking about leaving.

After leaving Doctor Zhao's house, she crossed several paths and went to Chunhuitang, which Doctor Zhao opened. She waited at the door and went in to find Doctor Zhao when Zhao Cheng was not around. Doctor Zhao handed her the medicine he had prescribed earlier and also gave her a bag of red dates and wolfberries.

He said, "I don't know where you, a girl, saved someone from. You can barely afford to eat, and you picked up a man to take home. If this gets out, how will you get married in the future? Well, I don't have anything good to give him. Take the red dates and wolfberries back to replenish his blood and qi, and prolong his life."

Wen Chu took the things and did not answer Doctor Zhao. He lowered his head and said, "Grandpa, your family is going to have a baby."

Doctor Zhao was delighted when he heard this and asked, "Is your aunt pregnant?"

Wen Chu shook his head.

Doctor Zhao's joy faded, and his face became a little solemn. He said affirmatively: "You are telling a fortune."

Wen Chu said: "I'm thinking of setting up a stall in town tomorrow to read people's faces and tell their fortunes."

When Doctor Zhao heard Wen Chu say this, he cursed her for the first time: "Have you forgotten what your grandfather said before he died? Didn't he forbid you to tell fortunes for others? Fate is hard to know, how dare you try to spy on it? And setting up a stall is even more troublesome! You are a girl, they think you are easy to bully. If the fortune you tell is not to their liking, aren't you afraid that they will beat you and smash your stall!"

Old Man Wen and Doctor Zhao had a very good relationship. In the past, when Old Man Wen had nothing to do, he liked to come to Chunhui Hall to see Doctor Zhao. Over time, Doctor Zhao learned a little bit about Old Man Wen's past.

Seeing that Wen Ming didn't say anything, Doctor Zhao continued to persuade her, "Everyone has their own destiny. What's going to happen is what's going to happen, and what's not going to happen can't be predicted by your fortune teller. Why bother to calculate this for her today? Your grandfather suffered in this regard, so he doesn't want you to follow in his footsteps. How can he rest in peace in the underworld if you do this?"

Wen Chu also knew this, but still argued: "But if she doesn't have it, I'll tell her earlier so she can suffer less. If she does, it will make Auntie happier."

Doctor Zhao frowned at her subconscious rebuttal. He seemed angry. "How do you know she is suffering? Even if she cannot get pregnant in her lifetime, she still has hope. If you tell her that she will not get pregnant in the future, she will be discouraged by this, and then she will definitely not have the child. But if she tries again, how do you know that she will not have the child?"

He said, "Aren't you just changing someone else's fate with a will?"

Wen Ming knew these principles, and because of this, she would not easily tell fortunes for others. But there was no other way. She only knew how to tell fortunes, and she could only make money from this. If she made money by selling talismans, Song Yusheng would die before she starved to death.

She finally left without saying anything. However, even after being persuaded by Doctor Zhao, Wen Chu's thoughts never changed. She planned that when Song Yu recovered from his injury, he would be able to repay her, so that she would not have to worry about her livelihood anymore.

Nowadays, fortune-telling is done out of helplessness, so just stop doing it in the future.

*
When Wen Chu returned home, it was almost dark. She moved the small bed she used to sleep on from another side room where miscellaneous items were stored and placed it in the house. When Old Man Wen was still alive, he slept on the big bed, and Wen Chu slept on this small wooden bed. After Old Man Wen passed away, she moved the small bed away.

Wen Chu took a lot of effort to move the bed out by himself. Fortunately, the bed was not too big, otherwise one person would not be able to move it out.

During this time, Song Yusheng kept tilting his head to watch Wen Chu busy.

The woman was very thin. Today she was not wearing a Taoist robe, but a plain linen dress. Song Yusheng thought that he might have to wear these coarse clothes soon. Wen Chu had a good appearance. Even though Song Yusheng had seen many noble ladies in Kyoto, he still felt that she was like this. Unlike ordinary country women, her face was very fair. At this time, her cheeks were flushed because of her busy life. Her red lips and nose were like peach blossoms. Even though she looked thin, she was still very bright and lively at such a poor time.

If I hadn't seen her telling fortunes yesterday, I would have found it hard to believe that this person actually studied Taoism.

Song Yusheng had seen Princess Huaihe a few times, but that was a long time ago.

He had a good memory, and even after six years, Huaihe's appearance was still in his mind. But Emperor Linghui was worried, so he asked Song Yusheng to see her portrait before leaving.

Emperor Linghui doted on Huaihe's mother, Consort De, and was even more partial to Huaihe herself. Since Huaihe was born, Emperor Linghui personally painted a portrait of her every year, from birth to when she was ten years old, a total of ten portraits.

The ten-year-old girl hasn't grown up much yet, and one can only see that she bears some resemblance to the late Concubine De in her eyes and eyebrows. Perhaps because the person who painted the picture had endless love for her, the little girl in the portrait is even more vivid, as if she were standing right in front of him, smiling carefreely.

Song Yusheng discovered that Wen Chu's eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of Huai He when he was young.

He watched Wen Chu moving the bed alone and guessed that she might be an orphan.

Maybe the person in front of you is the one you are looking for.

But if he remembered correctly, this place was not the place that Emperor Linghui mentioned. This was Baishan Town, which was far away from the place that Emperor Linghui mentioned. How could Huaihe be here?

Besides, even if the person in front of her was Huai He, if she wanted to, she could naturally go to Kyoto to find Emperor Linghui, so why would she end up in such a situation?

Song Yusheng's injuries were too severe, and he could hardly bear just lying in bed and thinking for a while.

Forget it, let’s talk about these things later. After all, he can’t leave here for a while.

Wen Chu had almost put the bed in place. She noticed Song Yusheng's gaze and turned to ask, "Are you hungry? I'll make the bed and then go out to make porridge for you."

Wen Chu was sweating a lot, his hair was stuck to his forehead, and his eyes were blurred by sweat. He vaguely saw Song Yusheng nod.

She found that Song Yusheng was not talkative and most of the time when she talked to him he just nodded.

After the bed was set up, the already small room became even more crowded. After Wen Chu finished her work here, she went to cook porridge. She also put a few pitted red dates in the porridge. Now there is no tonic that can support Song Yusheng, so this is the only way for now.

I'll eat something good when I make money later.

After the porridge was cooked, she took the cooled porridge and sat on the small stool beside the bed to feed Song Yusheng. Song Yusheng glanced at the red dates in the porridge and thought that Wen Chu had gone out in the afternoon and might have brought them back at that time.

Song Yusheng knew that Wen Chu lived in poverty. After finishing the porridge, he said, "My medicine and meals cost a lot of money every day. Now I have nothing but a jade ring on my hand. Why don't you pawn it?"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand with difficulty, trying to take the jade ring off his thumb.

He was told not to call him Taoist priest, so he really stopped calling him Taoist priest and instead called him girl.

With the help of the light, Wen Chu could clearly see the jade ring on Song Yusheng's hand. Song Yusheng's fingers were thin and slender, with distinct joints, which made the jade ring on his hand look even more beautiful.

With just one glance, she could tell that it was top-quality jade. If she sold it, Wen Chu would no longer have to worry about money. It was reasonable to use his jade ring to save his life, but Wen Chu didn't think so. She had her own plans. If she sold Song Yusheng's things, her gratitude to him would be reduced. When Song Yusheng wanted to repay her in the future, he would remember her jade ring that had been sold.

No, absolutely not.

Wen Chu hardened her heart and stopped Song Yusheng's actions. She said righteously: "I have hands and feet. There is no need for me to pawn my things to you. Just keep them well."

After that, she turned around and left without looking back. To others, Wen Chu was not moved by money. However, only Wen Chu herself knew that if she stayed for another second, she would regret it. This jade ring was really coveted.

Song Yusheng looked at Wen Chu's departing back, with a little more confusion in his eyes. Perhaps he didn't expect Wen Chu to refuse. It was normal for her to pawn his jade ring to save his life. Why would she refuse?

Wen Chu originally said that she picked him up because he was good-looking, but after a day, it was clear that Song Yusheng did not see any joy in her eyes about her appearance, and she never acted like a little girl in front of him.

It seems that he was really deceived in the beginning.

Wen Chu was a kind-hearted person, but not too kind. He could have turned around and left without hesitation after the hexagram showed that it was a disaster. However, he was so poor that he refused to accept the jade ring given to him in exchange for money.

If you don't want the jade ring, it means he has more plans.

Is she so greedy?

Song Yusheng was curious as to how far Wen Chu wanted to go in order to gain repayment for his kindness.

(End of this chapter)