Wuliu Town is not far from the imperial city, for a cultivator, it is only half a quarter of an hour away.
However, Wen Qiao and the others are now riding in a carriage used by ordinary people, and they have traveled for more than half the morning before arriving at Wuliu Town.
Around the imperial city, there are many towns where mortals live. Near these towns are spiritual fields one after another, which are managed and planted by mortals. They mainly plant spiritual grains and some spiritual grasses. When harvesting, special people will come to collect them.
This also makes these towns very lively and prosperous.
Wuliu Town is a well-known big town nearby. The size of the town is not small, and the residents are mainly mortals. Although there are practitioners, they are only those who have entered the Yuan Realm and the Yuan Feather Realm.
The carriage drove into Wuliu Town in a low-key manner.
The guard driving the car asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to go directly to Mrs. Li's house?"
Lianyue is an orphan, who was sold to the imperial city when she was fleeing famine, and by chance, she became Wen Qiao's servant girl. She didn't know her surname, because her husband's surname was Li, so people in the prince's residence called her Mrs. Li.
"Go ahead."
Hearing the words from the carriage, the guards drove to a house near the water in the south of Wuliu Town.
Wen Qiao and Ning Yuzhou got off the carriage and looked at the house near the water.
The surrounding houses are built by the river flowing through the town, and the house and the river are cleverly combined to form a very poetic water town home. Although the house is not too big, the price is not cheap just for the location.
Wen Qiao is satisfied in her heart, she is not happy that Lian Yue is living in poverty, even if she has money, she still has to endure hardships with her husband's family.
The guard knocked on the door.
After a while, a crisp voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"
Although I haven't seen her for many years, Wen Qiao still recognizes that it's Lian Yue's voice. The sharp and pungent voice once belonged to girls has added a bit of gentleness accumulated over time.
The door opened from the inside, and a woman dressed as a woman opened the door.
She first glanced at the guard who knocked on the door, and then moved her gaze outward. When she saw Wen Qiao standing not far away, her expression was shocked, her body trembled, and she stumbled out.
"Miss!"
Lian Yue hissed loudly, rushed over to hug Wen Qiao, and then burst into tears.
Inside the door was a forty-year-old woman holding a three or four-year-old child. When the child saw his mother crying in the arms of a strange and beautiful girl, he flattened his mouth and began to cry too.
Inside the door, everyone was crying loudly.
The people around looked over in astonishment.
Wen Qiao's feelings were introverted. Seeing Lian Yue hugging her and crying loudly, she thought she had been wronged, but the crying inside the door was also loud. When she looked up, she found that she was crying with her mouth open. The child is very similar to Lianyue, even with the same temper.
Lianyue was so angry that she turned around and scolded: "Why are you crying? Your mother, I want to cry in a serious way, can't I?"
The little baby sobbed and said, "When my mother cries, I cry too..."
Being interrupted by this little baby, how could Lianyue cry
She pulled Wen Qiao and said with joy: "Miss, don't be surprised. I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you and thought I was dreaming... The one crying inside is my youngest son—Husheng. Bigger."
Wen Qiao wiped her face with a handkerchief, with a smile on her face, "It's very similar to you."
Lianyue has been a tiger since she was a child. She is obviously just a mortal, but she has the courage and toughness of a practitioner. Every time the steward of the Wen family steals Wen Qiao's cure, she dares to quarrel with those people and go directly to the head of the house. , so that people dare not skimp on what Wenqiao needs.
It is also because of Lianyue's tiger nature that Wen Qiao's Jishuiyuan has a full sense of existence. Everyone in the Wen family knows that Wen Boqing's daughter is not dead yet. Who would dare to ignore the Jishuiyuan and withhold things from the Jishuiyuan , she still makes trouble.
It was supposed to be her master who protected Lian Yue as a mortal, but in Wen's family, it was Lian Yue who protected her from growing up.
Lianyue is different to her.
Lianyue looked at her with bright eyes, she couldn't bear to take her eyes off her body, she wished she could lift her clothes to see if she was in good health, and finally grew some flesh...
When the guards at the side saw it, they were secretly speechless, thinking that this girl was really bold.
Don't say that Wen Qiao is not a cultivator, but also the Seventh Prince's concubine. Where does she have the guts for a little girl to touch her master and ask him to wipe her face
The guard secretly glanced at Ning Yuzhou, and found that he was standing there calmly, with no intention of stopping him, as if he didn't care about Lian Yue's rudeness.
At this moment, the guard finally realized the position of Lianyue in the hearts of the two masters.
Lian Yue was full of joy, but she didn't ignore her surroundings.
When she saw Ning Yuzhou, she straightened her expression and went to see him.
Ning Yuzhou raised his hand slightly, "You don't need to be too polite, Auntie and I came to see you today."
Lianyue held her young lady's hand tightly with one hand, reluctant to let go, as if confirming that she was still alive and well, and hurriedly called them into the house.
After everyone followed Lian Yue into the house, the door was also closed, blocking all curious eyes.
The area of the house is not small, the layout is very good, mainly exquisite, the layout is simple but comfortable, it looks warm and pleasant, and it means that if you are rich, you will be safe.
Ning Yuzhou and the guards stood in the yard, and did not go in to disturb the reunion of the master and servant.
After Wen Qiao looked around the room, her eyes fell on Lian Yue who was opposite.
Lian Yue hugged her youngest son, and chatted with Wen Qiao about the years they left. The child sat in the mother's arms obediently, holding a fruit in his small hand, staring at her with big eyes.
Wen Qiao dug out a jade box containing spiritual fruit from the storage bag, took a spiritual fruit that mortals could eat, and handed it to him.
The child took it happily, showed her a mouthful of millet teeth, and said softly, "Thank you, auntie."
Wen Qiao reached out and touched his head.
Lianyue, his wife, two children, and a few servants who worked for them lived in this house, and they did not live with the in-laws.
Her husband-in-law was in business and opened a store in the town, and every few days would transport some fresh fruits and vegetables into the city and send them to the Prince's Mansion.
Lianyue's in-laws live in the country, rent a few acres of spiritual land to serve them, and live a good life.
Wen Qiao said, "I'm relieved that you can live well."
Lianyue's eyes were slightly red, but a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Miss, don't worry, the servant is fine! Over the years, the mansion has also sent me some panacea that ordinary people can take from time to time, saying that you ordered me, miss, I will The in-laws, husband, and two children are in good health, thank you very much... "
The mansion that Lian Yue mentioned is naturally the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
The only thing Wen Qiao cares about in Dongling is Lian Yue, and Ning's will naturally take good care of her. Even if she doesn't come back, Ning's will not be obedient, this is also the prestige that Ning Yuzhou has established in Ning, whoever dares to be disobedient, don't When Ning Yuzhou took the initiative to cook, someone else took action.
"Miss, are you in good health?" Lian Yue looked her up and down.
A slight smile appeared on Wen Qiao's face, "Don't worry, it's all over."
Lianyue's eyes fell on her face, her complexion was rosy and pale, and she looked healthy, completely different from the pale and weak girl in her memory, who seemed to die in the next moment.
Eyes became moist again, still happy.
She was very happy that the young lady could live in peace, breaking the fate of premature death, and she was also very happy to see her adult appearance, she was as beautiful as she imagined...
"How is the Seventh Prince treating you?"
"Very good! Although his cultivation level is not as high as mine, and his combat power is not as strong as mine, I will protect him and prevent others from hurting him."
"..."
Lian Yue didn't know how to answer this, and finally could only choke out a sentence: "That's good! Miss looks very young, and her cultivation is not bad, so I can rest assured."
How did she know about the cultivator, but she just felt in her heart that her young lady should be very powerful now, otherwise it would be impossible for her to live like a young girl in her twenties after all these years.
"You are also very young." Wen Qiao praised her, "It seems that the panacea is not in vain."
Lian Yue narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Yes, the cultivator's panacea is incredible, let me tell you, miss..."
A little later, Lianyue's husband-in-law came back with his eldest son.
The eldest son is already ten years old, looks delicate, and is made out of the same mold as Lianyue's husband-in-law.
After the two knew Ning Yuzhou and the others' identities, they hurried over to kowtow and salute.
Wen Qiao and the others didn't leave until the lights came on.
Lian Yue sent them off reluctantly, but she didn't ask to keep them.
She knew that the young lady had already embarked on a practice, she was a cultivator, and she should not have too much involvement with mortals. Cultivators have a very long lifespan, but ordinary people only have a short hundred years. Even if there is a panacea to prolong lifespan, it will only increase lifespan by a few decades, and it cannot resist the number of lives.
"I will stay in Dongling for a while, and I will come to see you when I have time." Wen Qiao said to Lian Yue.
Lian Yue immediately became happy and watched them board the carriage and leave.
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The two entered the palace the next day after watching Lian Yue.
Emperor Cheng Hao had already stretched his neck and waited for them. Seeing them coming, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He hurriedly asked people to speak and called all the disciples of the Ning family over.
When Wen Qiao and Ning Yuzhou drank two cups of tea with Emperor Cheng Hao, those disciples of the Ning family had already arrived, so quickly that it was obvious that it must have been arranged by the Ning family to make them all wait for Ning Yuzhou summoned.
A group of people came to the main hall, saluted Ning Yuzhou respectfully, and called them ancestors.
Ning Yuzhou in Yuanling Realm could indeed be called Patriarch.
There are still many patriarchs of the Ning clan here, and even the elder Ning Huayuan, who was once the number one member of the Ning clan, has to abdicate to make way for the virtuous, and it is embarrassing to call a young man the ancestor.
But this is the case in the world of cultivation, which only looks at cultivation bases, and uses cultivation bases to determine seniority, and then looks at human relations.
Ning Yuzhou held Wen Qiao's hand, and the aura of Yuan Lingjing cultivators spread in the hall, and said to the Ning clan: "I will officially introduce you, this is Wen Qiao, my Taoist companion!"
When Wen Qiao got married back then, it was with the wedding ceremony of a mortal. To the Ning family, who was from a cultivating family, it was just a waste marrying a useless person, and she was not taken seriously at all.
Wen Qiao didn't care about it, she was almost dead back then, so how could she care about those things outside her body
But Ning Yuzhou was always thinking about it.
This time when he returned to Dongling, he wanted to introduce Wen Qiao to the Ning family in a dignified way, and let the Ning family's disciples know that this is the Taoist companion who walked side by side with him, not what ordinary people call his wife.
Sure enough, none of the Ning disciples dared to underestimate him this time.
Although they still didn't look squarely at Wen Qiao's face, they didn't dare, rather than they didn't care.
Ning Yuzhou is at the Yuanling Realm. I heard that Wen Qiao is no worse than him. How high is that
The disciples of the Ning family who were present were both excited and trembling. At the same time, they thought of the Wen family. Does the Wen family know how they married such a genius back then
The elders of the Ning family are secretly happy, if they marry their Ning family, they will be Ning's people.
Ning Yuzhou talked to the elders of the Ning clan with a normal expression, while the disciples of the Ning clan waited obediently in the distance.
Wen Qiao glanced at it boredly. All the people gathered here are the direct descendants of the Ning family. There are also some side disciples who were educated by the direct descendants because of their talents. They are not very old. After all, if they are too old, it proves that their talents are not very good So, there's no need to show your face in front of Ning Yuzhou.
Of course, not all disciples in the direct line are talented.
Wen Qiao noticed with sharp eyes that there were a few disciples who were quite old but only in the Yuanming Realm. Among them, there were two men and women who wanted to shrink back from the crowd, and their faces looked familiar.
Wen Qiao thought for a while, and finally recognized the two.
Fifth Prince Ning Pingzhou, Ninth Princess Ning Yaozhu.
Oh, it turned out that it was the person who framed her in Lintai Hunting Valley back then, and was later abolished by the Ning family and thrown into prison for self-reflection.
Although her cultivation base can be recovered even if her cultivation base is abolished, seeing that Ning Yaozhu's cultivation base is only at the late stage of the Yuanyu Realm, she understands that that time still had an impact on her, and after so many years, she was still in the Yuanyu Realm.
On the contrary, her elder brother Ning Pingzhou is already in the Yuanming Realm. At Ning Pingzhou's age, he was only in the Yuanming Realm, so he knew that this life was coming to an end, and there was no possibility of going any further.
Because of their low cultivation, both of them showed an old look of the same age. They both looked like middle-aged people in their thirties and forties. Standing with Ning Yuzhou, Ning Yuzhou was like their sons.
Wen Qiao glanced indifferently, and quickly looked away.
After the Ning disciples visited, Emperor Cheng Hao let them go down, leaving only the elders.
After tossing and tossing for a long time, they just came to pay respects to the ancestors. Regardless of what they thought in their hearts, the members of the Ning clan did not show anything on their faces.
Only the Ninth Prince Ning Yaozhu and the Fifth Prince Ning Pingzhou felt heavy.
After the siblings returned to their residence, Ning Yaozhu dropped things in the room and yelled.
Ning Pingzhou watched coldly until her roaring turned into whimpering, then went over and hugged her no longer young sister into her arms, and said softly: "Ah Jiu, now the Ning family is his, and we will never be able to surpass him , accept your fate."
Ning Yaozhu let out a hoarse cry and said something vaguely.
Ning Pingzhou didn't hear clearly, but he didn't need to.
Because he knew that none of them, those direct descendants of the Ning family who dared to mock Ning Yuzhou as a waste in the past, now dared to say anything, not even to feel dissatisfied.
Ning Yuzhou has this ability.
Obviously, he was still a waste material who couldn't cultivate back then, but he could make Emperor Chenghao eccentric to the armpit, and let the elders of the Ning clan turn a blind eye and close their eyes, as if they didn't see what he did. The resources are tilted towards him, a waste material who can't practice...
At that time, there were many dissatisfied people, but things that could not be done back then are even more impossible to do now.
"Fifth brother, why didn't the third brother come back?" Ning Yaozhu murmured, "Where did those people take the third brother? Didn't they say that the third brother should go to a place to practice? With the third brother's talent, no matter what A... good."
Ning Pingzhou was stunned and lowered his eyes.
Compared to Ning Zhezhou, who had no news of his visit, Ning Yuzhou, who had been sending things back to Dongling every once in a while after leaving Dongling, naturally had a sense of existence. It is also because of this that he can nibble away at Ning's family step by step and turn Ning's family into his.
Whoever brings more benefits naturally has the most say.
Yuqi puts his hope on a person who doesn't know when he will return and what cultivation level he can see. Ning Yuzhou is Ning's hope.
Ning Yaozhu actually had the same idea as Ning Yaozhu, and it was Ning Zhezhou's biological father, the second wife of the Ning family.
Emperor Cheng Hao has only one son, Ning Yuzhou, and those who call him Emperor Father are all disciples of the direct line. Although those people don't want their children to call other people their parents, it's just because of the family rules, there is no way.
After discussing the matter with the elders of the Ning family, Ning Yuzhou was about to leave when someone stopped him suddenly.
He looked over and found that it was the second uncle who hadn't had much contact with him before, "Second uncle, what's the matter?"
Maybe it was the "Second Uncle" that gave Ning Dingchen the courage to ask, "Yuzhou, do you know where Zhezhou is?"