Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 17 Find Someone
The word "Ah Heng" made Qiu Heng dazed for a moment.

She and Brother Bai are more than just childhood acquaintances.

She was a country girl who could read and write, and it was Brother Bai who taught her. She also fell in love with reading, and those books were also lent to her by Brother Bai.

From the first meeting in the mountains at the age of eleven to the reunion in the capital now, four years may seem short, but it is a crucial period in her life.

This life also includes her rich and heavy ten years of experience in the future summer.

Brother Bai is one of the people who is very important to her after she lost her adoptive parents. Another important person is Fangzhou.

As for the people in the Qiu family, whether they treated her better or worse, it didn't leave much of a mark in her heart for the time being.

But now Brother Bai is no longer the Brother Bai who taught her to read and write in the Taoist temple in the mountains, but Lingyun, the prince of Kang County. And she is neither the carefree country girl Ah Heng, nor the Miss Qiu Liu in the eyes of the people in Beijing.

She is a knife and an arrow, and she will do her best to eliminate the evil spirits that harm Daxia. She is loyal to the people who entrusted her with the task, and she does it willingly.

She already knew what the outcome would be if Da Xia did these things. She used to worry about getting in trouble with her adoptive parents or making them sad, but now she no longer has these concerns.

"Prince Ling." Qiu Heng bent her knees.

Ling Yun's eyes darkened: "Ah Heng, do you blame me for hiding my identity?"

"No, Ling Shizi is a descendant of the royal family, so it's only right for him not to reveal his identity when he goes out." Qiu Heng still felt close to Ling Yun, so she asked directly, "With such a good family background, why did Ling Shizi go to a place so far away from Beijing to recuperate?"

Ling Yun smiled helplessly, "I have not been in good health since I was born. As I grew older, I gradually got better. But when I was fifteen, I suffered from a headache. Maybe it was because of the climate. I thought that if I stayed in the south for a while, my headache would be relieved. Finally, I chose Suiyun County, where I felt comfortable, to recuperate."

"Prince Ling is back in Beijing. Has your headache healed?"

"Well, this disease came without any signs, and the recovery was also sudden."

"That's good. Congratulations, Master Ling." Qiu Heng was truly happy for Ling Yun.

Ling Yun wanted to say that he was still used to hearing the girl call him "Brother Bai", but he knew that it was not realistic with his current status. He was silent for a moment and said, "Ah Heng...has changed a lot."

"When a family encounters misfortune, people will change."

Ling Yun's eyes were filled with self-blame: "Sorry, if I return to Beijing later--"

Qiu Heng shook her head: "Even if Ling Shizi was here at the time, the accident would still have happened. I am very happy to see Ling Shizi again, but Ling Shizi, please don't call me Ah Heng from now on. Call me Qiu Liu instead."

Ling Yun was silent for a longer time, and said: "When there are outsiders around, I will remember."

"Then I'll go to the county lady." Qiu Heng bent his knees and walked forward.

Ling Yun called her and said earnestly: "Ah Heng, if you encounter difficulties and need help in the future, please tell me."

After hearing this, Qiu Heng suddenly thought of someone.

Not long ago, she heard the same words from the imperial envoy Xue Han.

After a moment of hesitation, Qiu Heng said, "There is something I would like to ask Master Ling for help with."

Ling Yun's eyes showed a smile: "You say."

"If it's convenient for you, Lord Ling, could you help me find out if there is a Taoist priest named Changqing in the capital?"

When she met Mr. Li, he had been the Imperial Master for a long time, and he should have made a name for himself by then. Prince Ling lived in a Taoist temple in Suiyun County and was also a believer in Taoism, so he might have heard of Mr. Li's name.

"I wonder how old this Taoist priest is and what he looks like?"

Qiu Heng thought about it and was not sure: "Maybe he is seventy years old, of medium height, and very thin."

She fell into a deep pool and emerged from the Magpie Lake, nearly being killed by the imperial guards. It was the master who saw through her origins and brought her to see the king, and she has lived in the palace ever since.

She asked the gentleman his age, and he said he was a hundred years old, so he should be around seventy now.

This is also the reason why she speculated that Mr. Wang would not be unknown at this time. It is said that one should become famous as early as possible. Mr. Wang, who is in his seventies, would not be unknown.

In fact, it is not too early for a seventy-year-old gentleman to become a national teacher.

"At this age, and knowing the Taoist name, it shouldn't be difficult to find it." "The Taoist name may be something else."

The gentleman experienced the fall of the city and fled south, and most of the country fell, so it is possible that he changed his Taoist name.

"That's fine. There aren't many Taoist priests over the age of seventy. Just ask them by age first and then confirm."

"Thank you, Prince Ling."

"When did Ah Heng get to know this Taoist priest?" Ling Yun hesitated for a while before asking this question.

He was not a curious person, but he always felt that Ah Heng was distant from him, and he couldn't help but use this question to judge whether his feeling was right.

Qiu Heng curved her lips and said, "I knew him before I met Master Ling. At that time, the Taoist priest traveled to Suiyun County and taught me how to make the incense pendant."

"Is that the butterfly that Ah Heng is wearing?" Ling Yun's eyes fell happily on the ornament hanging from the girl's waist.

This joy was because he discovered that Ah Heng was still close to him.

"Yes, this is the perfume pendant." Qiu Heng took off the butterfly perfume pendant and handed it to Ling Yun.

"It is simple yet sophisticated, and is appreciated by both the elite and the masses. The incense pendant will soon become popular in the capital."

Ah Heng's reputation will also spread.

Ling Yun watched Qiu Heng go away, and his mood became complicated.

The maid led Qiu Heng back to the banquet place and quietly looked at the girl with a calm face.

Just now, the prince was talking to Miss Qiu Liu, and she stepped aside, but she heard the prince's "Ah Heng" clearly at the beginning.

I didn't expect that the Prince and Miss Qiu Liu were old acquaintances.

Of course, she would not gossip in front of the princess. A servant who talks too much may gain some benefits for a while, but usually ends up in a bad way.

"Miss Qiu Liu is back."

Someone shouted in the lively atmosphere, and Qiu Heng was quickly surrounded.

On the way back from the banquet, seeing Qiu Heng's calm expression, Qiu Fu said sarcastically, "Sixth sister, you are so glorious today. If you don't know better, you would think you are the birthday girl."

Qiu Xuan's mouth twitched.

When she is not at the Prince's Mansion, she always calls her "my sixth sister".

Qiu Heng didn't care about Qiu Fu's sour words and took out a piece of red bean cake from her purse and started eating.

She didn't eat much at the birthday banquet and was still hungry.

"Is Sixth Sister eating red bean cake?" Qiu Ying swallowed subconsciously when she thought of the Hu pancake and asked the question even though she knew the answer.

Qiu Heng nodded: "Yes, Fangzhou did it."

"It's made by Fangzhou... Hehe, it must be delicious..."

Qiu Heng nodded again: "It is indeed delicious."

There were only two pieces in my pocket, not enough to share, so I had to eat it myself.

Qiu Ying didn't wait for Qiu Heng's polite words and looked away with difficulty.

The sweet smell of red bean cake goes straight into people's noses.

Qiu Fu's face turned slightly darker: That damn girl must be taking revenge!
In the following days, invitations flew into the Yongqing Earl's Mansion like snowflakes, all of them inviting Qiu Heng to be a guest.

And Qiu Heng found a different one among them.

(End of this chapter)