Cai Guogong's mansion, which was thriving and in full swing because of being appointed as an auxiliary minister, fell overnight. The old lady died of injustice; the eldest lady and Cai Xiaogong were sent to heaven; Cai Guogong became an official in his prime; He was less implicated and lost his official position; even a few of his married daughters were abandoned by their husband's family, and they couldn't raise their heads since then.
On the contrary, Lin Dan and Xuan Qingguan, who were pushed to the cusp by Cai Guogong, became famous because of this.
Lin Dan and Prince Jin parted ways at the foot of the mountain. After returning to the center, he instructed Yao Bishui, "Close the door. Visitors are declined today."
Yao Bishui didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly closed the door. She gradually discovered that no matter what Lin Dan does, she has her own reasons, even if you can't understand it for a while, it doesn't matter, one day you will understand that everything she does is right.
Yao Bishui unknowingly deified Lin Dan's image, but she was the one who knew Lin Dan's true face best. In contrast, those outsiders who didn't know what to do inside would only be more in awe of this immortal master who knew how to do it. So that afternoon, countless nobles and commoners touched the mountain and wanted to visit Xuanqing Temple, but they were all turned away. One carriage after another came and went, and such a grand event had only happened at Hanguang Temple before.
Yao Bishui, who peeked out through the crack of the door, truly convinced Lin Dan, thinking that when they came to Xuanqingguan to sleep, the place was overgrown with weeds and the house was dilapidated, and no one cared about it at all, but it was only a short time away. In a few months, the situation changed completely. She could almost imagine how prosperous the Xuanqing Temple would be in the future, and she might even be able to compete with Hanguang Temple.
Back in the hall, Yao Bishui let out a long sigh, and then cautiously probed: "Sister Lin, you are now the number one person in the capital. Have you ever thought about how to deal with Xu Zuguang?"
Lin Dan, who was in meditation, didn't even open his eyes, and said calmly: "Why should I deal with him? When I stand at a certain height, he is nothing to me. Even if I don't shoot him, there are too many. People are willing to work for me."
Yao Bishui felt that this sentence was very reasonable, but she did not understand who Lin Dan said was willing to serve her. Haven't seen her tell anyone about her tragic past on weekdays? Forget it, don't ask, Sister Lin has her reasons for everything she does. Since she said she doesn't need to take action against Xu Zuguang, then let him go.
Thinking of this, Yao Bishui walked towards the kitchen, but was called back by Lin Dan again, and taught her a cookbook, which recorded the recipes of hundreds of pastries, many of which were never sold on the market.
"From now on, there will be more and more pilgrims in our Xuanqing Temple. I see that you are quite talented in cooking, so I will give you this book. I hope you will read it in a lifetime. When you leave the teacher, we will You can entertain pilgrims with these pastries and give them away as gifts.”
Yao Bishui, who had always felt that she was useless, took over the recipe with tears in her eyes, and reassured that she would learn it well.
Lin Dan gave Xu Miaomiao another incense book and said, "Your sense of smell is very sensitive, so I gave this book to you as a teacher. You can also play with it after studying medicine, just take it easy. "
Xu Miaomiao nodded vigorously, her eyes full of admiration for her master.
After explaining the two, Lin Dan hung a huge embroidered work in the hall, and offered three sticks of incense and some sacrifices. Yao Bishui and Xu Miaomiao looked up, dumbfounded and dumbfounded. I saw that this embroidered thorn is the statue of the ancestors of the Sanqing Dao. The three gods are sitting side by side in the Sanqing Temple, surrounded by auspicious clouds and fairy spirits; the eyes are full of light, with a hint of Zen; the mountain wind blows over it. There is a fluttering of clothes and a flash of light, which is like a dream, but it is real.
What's even more amazing is that when the sun shines obliquely, Sanqing Daozu also emits colorful precious light, and every stripe and every beard on his face seems to come alive.
Yao Bishui stared at the embroidery for a long time, then suddenly returned to her senses, pressing Xu Miaomiao's head to make her kowtow. The Taoist ancestor has been looking at me! They, there is light in their eyes, they are alive, really! Sister Lin, look!"
Seeing that Lin Dan was still chanting the scriptures, Yao Bishui couldn't help being anxious, and hurriedly pulled her sleeve. Regardless of whether Sister Lin has real skills or not, just hanging this embroidered painting here can calm all the pilgrims. She has never seen such a vivid work. Seeing it, everyone's imagination of the Sanqing Daozu will become a reality, but she will not be disappointed. It is by no means human, but from heaven!
Lin Dan took back his sleeves and said helplessly, "That's just your illusion. I added extremely finely chopped silver threads to the embroidery thread, and blended them into a large, flat-spoke, light-sensing net, and densely embroidered a layer of film. When the light is on, the human eye cannot feel the existence of the membrane at all, but when the sun shines, it will change into different colors at different angles and time periods. This is just an embroidery technique, not as magical as you said. ."
"Sister Lin, do you mean that this painting of the Taoist ancestor of the Three Qing Dynasty looks like you embroidered it yourself?" Yao Bishui asked in disbelief.
"I embroidered it. If you want to learn, I can also teach you. In the future, you will embroider some small statues of Taoist ancestors and put them in the Taoist temple for sale."
"Sister Lin, where did you come from? The photosensitive film, the flat-radiating net, and the changing light and shadow I have never heard of or seen! Sister Lin, don't lie to me, you are actually a god from the sky. Right? Xu Zuguang is your love calamity, right? Otherwise, how could an extraordinary person like you look at his rotten bastard!" Yao Bishui was already incoherent.
Lin Dan waved Fochen and said helplessly, "If you want to learn, just be quiet and don't disturb me."
Yao Bishui immediately covered her mouth and used her frantically blinking eyes to show her desire to study. Xu Miaomiao also said softly, "Master, my disciple also wants to learn!"
"Okay, as long as I know it and you want to learn it, Master will teach you." Lin Dan stretched out his hand and patted the little disciple's head.
Hearing these words, Yao Bishui suddenly regretted it. Why didn't she think about taking Sister Lin as her teacher? !
The three were talking when there was a sudden knock on the door outside the hall, and it was very urgent. Yao Bishui immediately ran out to check, and came back with another note after a while, with a very anxious expression: "Sister Lin, something is bad, your two children are in danger!"
"Bring it to me and see." Lin Dan still sat on the futon without showing any panic.
Yao Bishui hurriedly handed the note to her, only to see a line of scribbled words written on it - Mother, Wan Xiu'er will send my sister and me away from the Xicheng Gate today, and ask the driver to kill us after leaving the city, please save me Save us! The unfilial child kneels and begs!
Lin Dan's lips curled slightly, half a smile, and finally threw the note into the incense burner and burned it.
When Yao Bishui saw that she was sitting safely, she couldn't help but wonder, "Sister Lin, aren't you going to save them? Dan won't leave them alone, how can the family relationship between mother and son be cut off so easily.
Lin Dan shook his head and said calmly, "Who sent the note? What did that person say?"
"The note was sent by a little girl, thirteen or fourteen years old, said to be a new servant of the Xu family. Because of what happened to the poor eldest young master and the eldest young lady, he stole the silver taels given by the eldest young master, and then went up the mountain to deliver the letter. She was probably a little scared, and she ran away after only two words." Yao Bishui pondered: "That girl is very good-looking, I have never seen it in Xu's house, why do you ask so clearly? Is there any among them? Fraud? Yes, yes, you are now a living god who is famous all over the capital. Even the emperor and the prince treat you with courtesy. How dare Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiuer dare to do anything to you. However, they can find a way to deceive you. Go to the wilderness and ask the robbers to deal with you!"
The more Yao Bishui thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, but he was afraid that he would kill the two children by guessing wrong, so he hesitated: "Sister, is this handwriting really from the eldest young master?"
"The handwriting is in Xu Weibai." Lin Dan said calmly, "However, I won't go. If I go, Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiuer will be very easy to deal with the two of you, just use The same trick will deceive you, and if you create some accidents, everything will be fine. Today, the case of Cai Guogong’s mansion has confirmed my previous comments, and my reputation has spread. There's no chance, so they're in a hurry now, and we can't act rashly."
"Sister Lin, do you mean that this note is a trap?" Yao Bishui's hair stood on end.
"Well, the Xu family is all from Wan Xiu'er, and they are held like an iron bucket. Tell me, how did this maid find the opportunity to contact Xu Weibai, and ran to the mountain to send me a letter?"
In the previous life, after the original owner regained the position of the main wife, it took more than half a year to clean up Wan Xiu'er's confidants who were placed in the Xu family. In this life, Wan Xiu'er's control over the Xu family will only be tighter. Lin Dan saw through this scheme at a glance, and naturally he would not be fooled. However, what she didn't tell Yao Bishui was that even if it was just a trap to lure her away, the bait she placed must be real. Being able to get rid of all the major worries at one time, why not Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiuer
In other words, Xu Weibai and Xu Yuling were indeed worried about their lives. But what does this have to do with her? Not to mention that the original owner's wish was to send these two people to hell, just to say that they sent the original owner to death indifferently in their previous life is enough for Lin Dan to ignore everything that happened to them.
Thinking of this, Lin Dan closed his eyes and continued chanting the scriptures. Yao Bishui thought that Xu Weibai and Xu Yuling would not be in danger, so he went to cook in peace.
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A simple carriage was driving on a winding path. The driver had a simple and honest appearance, but he had a dagger on his waist, and there was a murderous look in his eyes. Two thirteen- or fourteen-year-old children were lying in the car, their hands and feet were tied, and the mouths were stuffed with cloth balls.
It took a long time for the older boy to push the ball of cloth away with his tongue, then leaned in and bit off the ball of cloth from his sister's mouth, then turned his back and whispered, "Quick, turn your back to me, let's push each other. Untie the rope!"
The girl hurriedly did as she did, with many tears already on her face, and asked intermittently, "Brother, you said, did you say my mother would come to save us? That Xiaoqing, did she send the note out? Why did Daddy let the housekeeper tie us up?"
These days, Xu Yuling had too many doubts in her heart, and every doubt was like a knife, making her heart live for a long time.
Xu Weibai smiled bitterly and said: "Father and Wan Xiu'er want to deal with mother, they will definitely ask that Xiaoqing to send the note. But whether mother will come, I can't say for sure. Do you remember when mother died in your previous life? , what have we done?"
Xu Yuling gritted her teeth to prevent herself from screaming. Yes, in my last life, my mother was seriously ill. They never waited a day in front of her bed, and they didn't even visit her on weekdays. Knowing that she was dying, they hurried to her room to show off their power and poured out her life-saving medicine.
At that time, Xu Miaomiao took their hands and begged them to save her mother. They even stretched their legs and kicked her away. Although the mother was seriously ill, her mind was clear. Whether others treat her well or badly, she has been deceived all her life, but in the end she can see it clearly. Therefore, after being reborn, she would not hesitate to abandon a pair of children and the Xu family, and take Xu Miaomiao and Yao Bishui away.
If the positions of the two sides were reversed, Xu Weibai and Xu Yuling would not be able to guarantee that they would rush to save the two ungrateful beasts when they knew there was danger.
Despair was like a wave, slamming into the hearts of Xu Weibai and Xu Yuling. When they were bound and carried to the carriage, they had already realized that Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiuer would never let them leave alive. It turns out that this is the family who have been in love with them for a lifetime, only pity that they laughed at their mother for being stupid in their previous life, but it turns out that they are the most stupid!
"If I don't die today, I will drag Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiu'er to hell tomorrow!" Xu Yuling swallowed the blood that was about to come to her throat, and said as if she were swearing.
Xu Weibai didn't say anything, but his expression was even more ruthless than his sister's.
As soon as the two untied the ropes, the carriage slowed down, and a group of bandits rushed out of the forest and slashed with knives. Fortunately, Xu Weibai has been in the officialdom for many years, and has some courage. As soon as he untied the rope, he quietly sneaked behind the driver, pushed him off, and tightened the reins to make the carriage gallop.
A quarter of an hour later, the two disappeared into the dim mountain forest, and the news came back to Xu's house, which naturally made Xu Zuguang and Wan Xiu'er angry enough.
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Lin Dan never paid attention to what happened in the Xu family. She didn't even have to think about it to guess how dirty and sad things would happen when those people were put together again, but stood on opposite ends of their interests. They are like a group of Gu worms, they are born with poison, and they will continue to devour the same kind to strengthen themselves.
Lin Dan doesn't have to do anything, they can also go into a place of doom.
It has been more than a month since the tragedy of Cai Guogong's mansion, and Xuanqingguan has gradually become a prosperous incense. Lin Dan's medicinal pills and magic talismans, Yao Bishui's Taoist statue and cakes, and Xu Miaomiao's fragrant pills have all become treasures that believers are scrambling to snatch. However, when they walked into the main hall and saw the statue of the Taoist Ancestor of the Three Purities hanging on the wall, there was no more distracting thoughts in their hearts, only the piety of kneeling down and praying.
When they were pacing in the hall, Sanqing's eyes would also follow them, and there was a precious light shining through the cloth, soaking their hearts and bodies like rain, the kind of mysterious and mysterious. No one can tell clearly what they felt, the only thing they were sure about was that when they walked out of the Sanqing Palace, the pain on their bodies suddenly eased, and their minds became extremely clear.
If only one or two people said this, it could be attributed to delusion, but if everyone thinks so, the nature is completely different. Those who came to worship with half-belief and doubt, after returning, all became the most devout believers in Xuanqingguan, Lin Dan's prestige was repeatedly raised, and finally became a living god in everyone's mind.
There was an endless stream of people who came to see her, some just wanted to discuss with her, and some just to solve problems.
They all say that "it's really hard to be famous". To be honest, Yao Bishui is very worried about what if Lin Dan encounters a disease that she can't cure, or a problem that she can't solve. Will she fall into the prestige of Xuanqingguan, and then be accused and suspected by the world, will she become a liar who everyone admires.
The better the reputation, the more demanding the world will be. They can't make the slightest mistake and must live like a saint. What Yao Bishui worries most about is that Lin Dan's reputation is too high, and she ends up trapped in this cage made by herself.
Facts soon proved that Yao Bishui's fears were right, and many believers came to Taoist temples one after another with all kinds of strange and evil people for help. Even the little emperor, who was struggling to find incurable diseases, did not expect that there were so many strange people and things hidden under the roots of his imperial city. Because of this, he almost every day inquired about who Lin Xianchang had exorcised today, and how effective it was.
Prince Jin is also a very curious person. He visits Xuanqing Temple every day. First, he sits in front of the statue of Sanqing Daozu and recites scriptures. Then he has a meal with Lin Xianchang, and then he appreciates her magical medical skills. Yes, even if he is as cautious as he is, he is willing to use the four slightly exaggerated words "magic" to describe Lin Dan's medical skills.
Ten days ago, a couple came to the Taoist temple. The woman was strong, but her face was a little sad. The husband was as thin as a skeleton. In the early autumn, the weather was not very hot, but he was sweating profusely. I soaked my clothes, took off my jacket and twisted it, and a puddle of water flowed out, as if it had just been fished out of a river.
The woman's words were even more bizarre. She said that her husband was possessed by a water ghost, and the more winter came, the more he liked to sweat. In the twelfth lunar month, the sweat on her body could wet the two thick beddings. He could only sleep for an hour or two at most every day, and when he woke up, the bed was full of his sweat, as if he had been soaked in water. If there is a slight abnormal noise outside, he will feel flustered, palpitations, sweating like pulp, accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, and numbness of hands and feet.
"Xianchang, do you think he was possessed by a water ghost?" The woman said with certainty.
The pilgrims who were in the audience echoed in horror: "Mother! There is such a strange thing in the world! It must be possessed by a water ghost, I can't go wrong, otherwise, why would you sweat wherever you go?"
Being surrounded by so many pilgrims, the husband panicked, sweating more and more urgently, and in just a moment, a large tile of the floor was wet.
Everyone fled away, but Lin Dan stepped forward and ordered, "Give me your hands, and I'll feel if there is anything abnormal in your body."
The husband immediately stretched out his hands and asked Lin Dan to hold them. Lin Dan seemed to be using the Taoist method to probe his soul, but he actually probed his pulse. After that, he prepared two bottles of pills and ordered him to swallow them every day. He also told him that the pills were water-preventing pills, which were as hot as fire. , Continued use can force the water ghost out of the body.
The man believed it to be true, and happily took the medicine back. He returned for a follow-up visit seven days later. Lin Dan gave him two more bottles of medicine to make him stick with it.
The believers who watched the whole incident knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Dan and Sanqing Daozu, and they praised them. When they returned to the apse, Lin Dan said to Xu Miaomiao and Prince Jin: "This is a disease of profuse sweating, which starts in the liver. Kidney yin deficiency and liver yang hyperactivity can be cured by nourishing water and cultivating wood and calming the liver and submerging yang. Therefore, I gave him two bottles of Antelope Liuwei Pills, and he will be fine after taking it for a few months.”
Xu Miaomiao nodded and took it to heart, but Prince Jin took out a pen and paper and wrote down Lin Dan's words and actions in detail.
Lin Dan flipped through two pages and found his manuscript very interesting, so he let him go. From that day on, Prince Jin became her secretary, following her to see different patients, treat different strange diseases, and send the manuscripts to the little emperor in the imperial city to read.
After Cai Guogong entered office, under the pressure exerted by Prince Jin, the other three auxiliary ministers also handed over the power in their hands one after another. The little emperor is now able to take charge of the government, and he faces many problems every day. He is exhausted at night, but because of these manuscripts recording strange symptoms, he is full of vitality again.
He pointed to the text on the manuscript, and said to the waiter with great interest: "You know, there is a disease called dreams. Intercourse. People with this disease will dream every night that a man or a woman is having sex with him in a dream. 徾, listen. Isn't it very scary to go up, like being entangled by a ghost? In fact, it is very easy to cure it, just soothe the liver stagnation, nourish the yin and reduce the fire or invigorate the yang and reduce the fire. After taking Lin Xianchang's medicine, You'll be fine in five days!"
The servants were stunned when they heard it.
The little emperor turned a few pages back, his eyes shining brighter: "There is also a disease called violent blindness, which is blindness for no apparent reason, but there is absolutely no reason for it. Therefore, those who do not know the truth think that the patient is a ghost. Cover your eyes, you have to exorcise evil spirits."
The eyes of the servants were bigger than copper bells, because they had heard of ghosts covering their eyes, but it turned out that they were not evil, were they sick
The little emperor laughed loudly and explained: "This kind of disease can also be cured by Lin Xianchang, as long as you clear away heat and dampness, and clear the qi. The patient has now regained his sight. How is it? ?"
The servants nodded frantically, but the little emperor was completely attracted by the content of the manuscript and did not want to talk to them. Recently, Lin Dan has cured too many strange and difficult diseases, such as Tianxing red eyes, madness for no reason, two souls in one body, Fuhan strange disease, etc. There are even mortals who are sent to her, but they are sent to her again. She was saved by a few gold needles. Her prestige has risen day by day, and now she is a living fairy that no one knows about in the entire Daqi. The monk of Hanguang Temple used to show off his power and try to snatch the top of Xuanqing Temple, but now he doesn't even dare to put a fart in front of her.
To be honest, even if the little emperor was the honorable man of Ninety-five, he would not dare to be disrespectful to Lin Dan. One, he had to beg her to cure his uncle's illness; two, he might get sick in the future, how could he offend the most brilliant doctor in the world? Isn't this asking for his own death
Thinking of this, the little emperor murmured: "It's time to ask Xianchang Lin to treat his uncle. Recently, the uncle has been by Xianchang's side every day, and he should have no doubts about her medical skills. Right? Look at that sentence again, I want to see if he can say it or not."
When Lin Dan had a good time in Beijing, Xu Zuguang was immersed in dire straits. The shops he bought were losing a lot of money every day, and in the end he had to use Wan Xiuer's dowry. Wan Xiuer found out that there was something missing in the warehouse. First, she had a big fight with him, and then for some reason, she was persuaded by him and was willing to lend him money to make money.
"Let's talk about it first, without my money, your shops would have been closed long ago, so you must transfer the title deed to my name." Wan Xiu'er made a strong request.
Xu Zuguang had no choice but to agree. These shops are all chickens that will lay golden eggs in the future. Even if he loses his life, he can't sell them, and he can't reduce the salaries of the masters. You know, whether these shops can turn over, but they all point to their steady stream of new formulas.
However, Wan Xiu'er's dowry could not withstand the consumption of 100 taels of silver a day, so soon, the Xu family fell into a situation where they could not make ends meet and were in debt. The valuables and servants of the family were sold one after another. Unable to support the growing deficit.
Just when Xu Zuguang was about to be driven mad by the huge loan sharks, he received a gift box from a colleague. In the box were a few cakes, a few embroidered images and a few incense pills, and the words "Xuanqingguan" were printed on the lid of the box. , clearly indicating their provenance.
Xu Zuguang was startled by these familiar items, he picked up a piece of pastry with trembling hands, tasted it, twisted a fragrant pill and sniffed it, and then spit out a mouthful of blood. But it turned out that all the ways of making money that he held tightly in his hands came from Lin Dan! The pastries, embroidery, rouge gouache and spices that she sold in her previous life were all made by herself, not the masterpieces of some goddamn master!
Xu Zuguang thought that he had lied to Lin Dan all his life, but in the end he found out that she had lied to him all his life, and it was such a deadly deception! Thinking of the huge debts he owes outside, thinking that the Xu family will never have inexhaustible money and inexhaustible wealth in this life, thinking that his official position will never be able to advance an inch because of poverty, Xu Zuguang grabbed his hair and collapsed. Kneeling on the ground.