PNB Chapter 155 The Legend of the Imperial Advisor
Chapter 155 The Legend of the Imperial Advisor
The Empress Dowager took the bracelet but suddenly felt a little reluctant to let Gu Linglong wear it.
Yesterday, the Emperor came to see her and asked her to personally put the bracelet on Gu Linglong's wrist. The Empress Dowager found it strange. She thought it was fine to give the child a gift, but why did she have to put it on her herself?
The witch doctor following behind the emperor also felt something was off. As the previous champion of palace intrigue, what dirty things hadn't he seen?
Although I don't know what this bracelet is for, I have a feeling it's not a good thing.
The Empress Dowager stared at the bracelet in a daze, while Gu Linglong looked at her with a smile. To outsiders, they looked like an ordinary grandmother and granddaughter.
If you give me this bracelet, I can forgive you if you do nothing else. You might not know what's going on and you're just being used. But if you put it on me directly, hehe, then don't blame me. As the wisest woman in the harem, I can't be unaware that the person who made you put it on me has ill intentions.
What do you mean? There's something wrong with this bracelet.
Su Xiuran's face turned pale: "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager..."
"Hey……"
The Empress Dowager interrupted her, saying, "I suddenly feel that the pattern on this bracelet is too intricate."
She then looked at the old woman in front of her: "I remember there's a gold lock in my storeroom. Bring it over and give it to the Fourth Miss."
"Yes"
The Empress Dowager placed the bracelet into the wooden box: "You, as her mother, should keep this. It's quite expensive, so don't wear it lightly. The child is small and might easily lose it."
Su Xiuran understood the Empress Dowager's implication and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Gu Linglong gave the Empress Dowager another kiss on the cheek.
I forgive you...
The Empress Dowager laughed heartily, wondering what the Emperor intended to do to such an adorable child.
[The Empress Dowager is quite clever. She didn't put the bracelet on my wrist herself, which also hinted to my mother not to put it on me. But she still sent the bracelet away. This way, she could both fulfill her duty and have an excuse for not putting it on me. She truly is a champion of palace intrigue.]
The Empress Dowager handed Linglong to the nanny, saying, "Old people get tired easily, so I won't keep you for dinner."
"This humble woman takes her leave."
"Students take their leave"
Su Xiuran took the child, her heart still pounding like a drum.
What if the Empress Dowager had put it on directly? It would be better to burn this bracelet.
Gu Linglong said that person must be His Majesty. Otherwise, who would dare to make the Empress Dowager listen to him? When His Majesty asks, just say that a thief broke into the house.
I really want to go to the Imperial Garden! I've never been there before. I've heard it's huge, and the flowers are incredibly beautiful, many of them are varieties that aren't found elsewhere.
"What a curious little one," Gu Yu'an said with a smile. "We can admire the flowers in the Imperial Garden later on."
Wow, you're so kind, bro!
"How can you wander around inside the palace?"
[Mom, I want to see, I want to see!]
“Mother, this isn’t wandering around. We were supposed to pass through the Imperial Garden after leaving Shou Kang Palace.”
Su Xiuran paused for a moment and then said, "I have to leave after watching for a while."
"it is good"
Gu Linglong clapped her hands: "Wow, my mommy is so good! I love my mommy the most!"
Su Xiuran smiled and led her to the Imperial Garden.
Upon entering the Imperial Garden, Gu Linglong felt that her eyes couldn't take it all in.
Wow, this flower is beautiful, and this one is beautiful too. Even the grass in the Imperial Garden looks better than outside!
"..."
[Hey, isn't that Gu Minghai? Why is he dressed as a eunuch and carrying flowers?]
Gu Linglong put her small hand to her lips. "Oh, I know, he went to have an affair with Lin Xiaoxiao."
"..."
How could such a young child have heard the word "adultery" from such a young age?
Su Xiuran pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling that this child would be difficult to educate in the future.
On the way back to the manor, intermittent discussions could be heard outside the carriage.
"I heard the Imperial Advisor has returned."
"The Imperial Advisor hasn't returned for a long time."
"Who is the Imperial Advisor?"
"You don't even know who the Imperial Advisor is? The Imperial Advisor is the most mysterious person in Daqing!"
Who is the Imperial Advisor? I've never heard of him before.
Gu Yu'an smiled and explained to him, "Mother, I heard the Imperial Advisor is coming back."
"Yes, I haven't heard from the Imperial Advisor for many years."
"There's a lot of gossip about him among the public; he's arguably the most controversial person in Daqing."
What news? What controversy? Tell me, bro!
Gu Yu'an patted Gu Linglong's head and slowly said, "The Imperial Preceptor seems to have appeared out of nowhere. Like the Sixth Prince, he is a cultivator."
[A cultivator becoming a national advisor?]
"The Imperial Advisor only appeared once, about seven or eight years ago. At that time, His Majesty and the court were helpless against the invasion from the north, various lords were also restless, bandits were rampant, and the court was discussing whether to cede cities when the Imperial Advisor appeared."
"He went to the border alone to negotiate. I don't know how it went, but Daqing didn't cede a single city. Anyway, the border has only recently become restless, and it has been peaceful for many years."
"This negotiation made the Grand Preceptor famous. He only went to one feudal lord's territory, and the other feudal lords all became docile. The bandits saw him as if they had seen a ghost. It is said that he can move mountains and suppress seas with a mere flick of his finger."
"Such a great reputation quickly attracted the curiosity of cultivators who came to pay their respects, but those who came all left—some with fear, some with respect, and some with disdain."
Why? The Imperial Advisor is a good person!
"I heard that the Imperial Preceptor is very famous in the cultivation world, only half a step away from ascension. But I don't know why, right after his ascension, he didn't go to his cave to report, but instead hunted down mortals and sent them to the animal realm."
【Huh? What grudge could this be? Giving up being a god?】
"He has just ascended to immortality but hasn't reported to his cave yet. Logically, he can only be considered a cultivator with the strength of an immortal. He hunted mortals without any regard for safety, thus angering the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao unleashed more than ten bolts of heavenly lightning, and it is said that not a blade of grass grew within a hundred miles."
"We haven't seen the Imperial Preceptor for so many years. I don't know if it's because of his injury or something else, but anyway, once the rumors started, court officials and common people both respected and feared him."
Gu Linglong thought for a moment, "[He really is a legendary figure, but he has already ascended to immortality, so he must not have fallen into demonic possession. It is a great taboo for immortals to kill mortals, what kind of deep-seated hatred must there be?]"
Gu Yu'an patted Gu Linglong's head: "But since the Imperial Advisor came to Daqing, he hasn't done anything outrageous. The only shortcoming might be that he's not a qualified Imperial Advisor."
"Which country's national advisor has been absent for years?"
Gu Linglong thought for a moment, "[He must have had his reasons, just like when he killed mortals back then. Achieving enlightenment is the dream of every cultivator, and the Imperial Preceptor must have felt the same way, otherwise he wouldn't have killed people after ascending to immortality.]"
After his ascension, his killings were probably driven by two main reasons: first, to fulfill his own dream; and second, perhaps as a warning—meaning, "If you offend me, even if I were a god, I would still kill you."
Gu Linglong thought about it more and more and felt that her guess was correct. [Sigh, what kind of grudge could make such a good person as the Imperial Advisor go on a killing spree?]