Free Web NovelChapter 608: Chapter 607: All Is Blurred
Seeing Xia Wenjin remain silent, Mo Qingfeng became intrigued and decided to seek some secrets: "You were lost in thought and turned several circles in that little alley, isn’t it because you are troubled by love?"
"Nonsense, how could that be?"
Mo Qingfeng rolled his eyes and said, "You don’t have to hide anything from me, you can’t hide it. You forget, didn’t I mention there was something wrong with your Taohua Palace the moment we met?"
Xia Wenjin: "..."
Denying in front of a fortune teller, she felt so unsure, this feeling was really unpleasant!
Moreover, she was indeed worried about this matter right now, so she looked at Mo Qingfeng: "Can the Stargazing Method tell about someone’s past and present life?"
Mo Qingfeng felt a bit awkward, scratched his head, and said: "Well, it’s like a secret martial arts manual, the higher you practice, the greater your ability. I’m only at the Third Layer now, by chance I can see a vague shadow, but it’s not very clear!"
"How many layers are there in total?"
"Five layers!" Mo Qingfeng, afraid Xia Wenjin would look down on him, quickly said, "Don’t underestimate the Third Layer. The First Layer can observe vague celestial signs, the movement of stars, the changes in the emperor’s and empress’ stars; the Second Layer can measure vague heavenly secrets, speculate the final direction based on celestial signs and star movements, according to the changes of various stars; the Third Layer can observe vague past lives, open the heavenly eye, see merits, recognize faces... My master is only at the Fourth Layer!"
Xia Wenjin said: "Why is everything so vague?"
Mo Qingfeng, unwilling, replied: "The world’s affairs are ever-changing, fate and star paths especially so, how could there be such a clear path visible to the eyes, unless you reach the Fifth Layer, or even like Ancestor Xu Yun in those years, only then can you truly distinguish the real from the fake, find the clear path amidst chaos!"
Xia Wenjin said: "Back in the Tianqian Dynasty, Ancestor Xu Yun was the abbot of Bodhi Temple, do you think the Bodhi Temple now has a complete inheritance? Or, is there someone who has reached the Fifth Layer?"
"I don’t know about that!" Mo Qingfeng had no disrespect for Bodhi Temple, just chuckled: "It’s said that the founder of my lineage was a registered disciple of Ancestor Xu Yun’s disciple’s generation, a secular one. Although secular, it’s the true legacy, still, secular and the path are two families!"
After the meal ended, Xia Wenjin held her forehead, Mo Qingfeng did say a lot, but it seemed there was no useful information when it came to the truth.
In the days that followed, Huangfu Jingchen came to the Xia Mansion daily, sending messages seeking a meeting, but Xia Wenjin hadn’t returned to the Xia Mansion at all, Xia Wanqing believed Huangfu Yuxuan was the most ideal son-in-law candidate and had great favor towards their brothers. She didn’t have a good impression of Huangfu Jingchen, and although she didn’t speak ill, she used Xia Wenjin’s absence as an excuse and didn’t let him in.
Huangfu Jingchen tried every means to find her, but how could he find someone who was determined to hide from him?
His dejection naturally didn’t go unnoticed by Prince Cheng and Concubine Cheng, who from their son’s mouth learned it was because he hid his identity, angering the young lady. Concubine Cheng sighed, saying: "You silly boy, your father had long asked you to explain everything clearly, and now the matter has indeed reached this stage. Huangfu Yuxuan, that boy is cunning, he deliberately sowed discord, but you did violate the young lady’s taboo. Putting yourself in her shoes, who would want to be deceived? Especially by someone they trust?"
Huangfu Jingchen said dejectedly: "I didn’t handle it well, I made her sad!"
Concubine Cheng chuckled lightly, saying: "Well, you’re not wrong about that, but your situation isn’t without a chance!"
Huangfu Jingchen suddenly lifted his head: "Mother, is there still a way?"
Concubine Cheng patted his arm, saying: "If a stranger concealed their identity from you, would you be angry? Of course not! If someone insignificant hid their identity from you, you wouldn’t get angry either, right? The more furious, the more it shows she cares! So, you should be glad she’s angry over your matter, which means you hold some place in her heart. How much place, that’s hard to say. Now the only way is to make her feel your sincerity!"
Huangfu Jingchen replied dispiritedly: "I understand!" But, Wenjin simply refused to meet him, he didn’t even know where Wenjin was.
Concubine Cheng observed her son, smiled and said: "Shall I have your father return to Yunzhou and leave mother here to help you?"
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Jingchen hurriedly shook his head: "No, no need for mother to help!" He thought it absurd; if mother stayed to help because of his affairs, father would surely have a grudge against him in the future. Besides, it was him who had let down his beloved woman. To alleviate Wenjin’s anger and prevent it from becoming a permanent issue, he knew he had to work hard on his own.
Concubine Cheng was merely suggesting, as if a pig from her own family went to plow someone else’s cabbage patch, how could she bring help?
This was indeed a mistake made by her son, and it was time for him to show his own responsibility.
So, Concubine Cheng said no more, just patted his arm as a sign of encouragement.
The time for Prince Cheng and Concubine Cheng to return home arrived, the couple had no attachment to the Capital City, their previous concern being Huangfu Jingchen’s injury, which was now healed, leaving them with nothing else to worry about.
As for whether there were still traps and snares left in the Capital City, it wasn’t so much that Prince Cheng and Concubine Cheng weren’t worried, as they were prepared to let Huangfu Jingchen gain experience.
He was a man, and as Prince Cheng’s Heir, he had many matters to face on his own, needing to grow and stand on his own, for parental protection could not last a lifetime.
If the son they had raised could only live under their wings, how could he manage and guard the Yunzhou Feudal Land in the future?
Huangfu Jingchen, as Prince Cheng’s Heir, had parents above him, siblings below, and the people of Yunzhou, all as his responsibilities.
One must realize that to the west were tribes and small countries that invaded from time to time, both courageous and cunning, someone weak could hardly keep them in check there.
While Huangfu Jingchen was searching everywhere for Xia Wenjin, he didn’t know Xia Wenjin had gone to Bodhi Temple.
Though Mo Qingfeng’s words were not specific, with talks of fate, physiognomy, astrology, and the like, he did mention that the Stargazing Method he used should have inheritance at Bodhi Temple.
What is the destiny of nine deaths and one life? Is there a solution to it? Is there someone in Bodhi Temple who has practiced the Stargazing Method to the Fifth Layer?
Moreover, can that destiny be resolved?
Where can one find a woman with a yang life? Where to seek someone with a declining fate?
Indeed, she was angry at Huangfu Jingchen, but rather than being upset about him hiding his identity, it was more about her alarm at suddenly realizing he was an Imperial Grandson too.
In truth, it wasn’t Huangfu Jingchen’s fault, she should have guessed earlier, during her efforts to rescue her father from prison, there was a widespread rumor in the Capital City that the severely injured Prince Cheng’s Heir was found.
And the incident of Prince Cheng’s Heir being attacked on the street, though repeatedly silenced, was still known to quite a few in the Capital City, and it was someone she personally saved!
