Marrying Salted Fish

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Chapter 89

An hour later, Xu Junyuan entered the palace. He was led by the eunuch to the imperial garden. He did not see the emperor, but saw a pair of beautiful women in the pavilion.

Xu Junyuan was not surprised at all, and instead chatted and laughed with the two of them: "Since ancient times, beauties have been paired with heroes. When I saw you two from afar, I thought I had strayed into a painting of beauties. It would be even better if Imperial Doctor Lin could wear a plain white dress to complement the winter snow scene." As he spoke, he nodded to the two of them and greeted them, "General Gu, Doctor Lin."

Lin Qingyu got straight to the point and said, "I invited the Imperial Master to the palace because I wanted him to tell the general's fortune."

Xu Junyuan raised his eyebrows: "It was Doctor Lin who invited me? But the eunuch who came to Changsheng Temple clearly said that the emperor wanted to see me. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

Gu Fuzhou said, "What's the difference? The emperor is very busy and naturally cannot do everything himself. My wife and I are following orders. Is the Imperial Master dissatisfied?"

Xu Junyuan said in a playful tone: "I dare not. May I ask Doctor Lin, what do you want me to do for the general?"

Lin Qingyu said: "Back then, the Imperial Master calculated something for my late husband, Young Marquis Lu, and today he will calculate something for the general."

Xu Junyuan looked embarrassed: "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Lin Qingyu's eyes shone: "Why?"

"I calculate one hexagram for each matter, and I complete each hexagram at a time. I used Mr. Jiang's name and birth date to calculate that he was not going to die two years ago, and this is one hexagram." When Xu Junyuan said the three words "Mr. Jiang", his face was calm, as if this was a consensus reached by the three of them. "Now General Gu is calculating the same matter, so may I ask, did General Gu use his own birth date or Mr. Jiang's birth date? If it was the former, General Gu would have died in battle two years ago; if it was the latter, with the same name and birth date, forcing another calculation is just like fishing for the moon in the water, it is futile."

Lin Qingyu sneered: "The Imperial Master really knows everything."

"Dr. Lin, you are too kind." Xu Junyuan said with a smile, "I only know a little more than others."

"Since you have such great abilities, why can't you tell two things at once?"

Xu Junyuan said: "The way of heaven cannot be seen. If you can see it by chance, it is a blessing. If you explore it many times, you may suffer backlash."

"Ridiculous." Lin Qingyu said coldly, "Today, I want you to do it."

Xu Junyuan was helpless: "I've already said that even if I force myself to calculate it again, the result will not be what Heaven's Way says."

"Qingyu." Gu Fuzhou held Lin Qingyu, "It's no use talking to him."

Last year, on the anniversary of Lu Wancheng's death, Lin Qingyu woke up in the middle of the night and lost control. He took a lot of effort to calm her down. For this, he even wrote a letter of guarantee. What Lin Qingyu didn't know was that the next day Gu Fuzhou went to Changsheng Temple alone and forced Xu Junyuan to tell him another fortune. He almost put a knife on Xu Junyuan's neck, and got the same excuse as today.

Lin Qingyu glanced at him coldly: "You knew it a long time ago?"

Gu Fuzhou did not comment and said, "If the Imperial Master can really predict life and death, he should just change his name to Xu Shengsi Book. After all, he is just a mortal, and there are always limits to what he can calculate."