Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Li Da was shocked. It turned out to be the wife of Duke Dingguo!

Why would the wife of Duke Dingguo come to such a rural Taoist temple?

There was no time to investigate further, so Li Da hurriedly bowed with Nanny Jiang.

Lady Dingguo did not call out, but asked sternly:

"Which family are you from?"

Nanny Jiang quickly stated that she was from the Li family, the Minister of War.

The wife of Duke Dingguo was slightly startled.

It turned out to be the Li family.

This is not an ordinary Shangshu Mansion. The Ministry of War is the only government office among the six ministries in Southern Capital that has significant power.

Moreover, the Li family is also a well-known powerful family in the Jiangnan area, and is not much worse than the Dingguo Mansion.

But she had already encountered this incident outside Cihang Temple, so she could not turn a blind eye to it.

On the bright side, the more difficult the Li family becomes, the more capable the Dingguo Mansion will be, and the more the temple master will pay attention to them.

This is an opportunity for the Duke Dingguo's Mansion!

"I don't care which family you are from. If you dare to cause trouble at Cihang Temple, I will never let you off easily!"

The wife of Duke Dingguo said in a resounding voice.

When Li Da heard this, his heart began to beat.

This is the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, which is completely different from the empty shell of the Censorate's Mansion.

Duke Dingguo commands the navy and guards the south of the Yangtze River. He is a favored minister who is more trusted by Your Majesty than his own Lord Shangshu.

If the two sides really confront each other, even the Minister of War will have to give in.

Even if he was acting on orders, he might become a victim in an effort to quell the anger of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Li Da immediately begged for mercy:

"Madam, please calm down! This is all a misunderstanding! We will leave immediately!"

As he said this, he didn't even care about his injuries and quickly fled with his thugs.

Lady Dingguo did not continue to hold on to this group of lackeys who were obviously following orders, but walked forward and said with concern:

"Master Hui'an, are you injured? Is there any other damage in the temple?"

Hui'an looked calm and not at all flustered, and said gently and politely:

"Thank you for your concern, Madam Duke. Everyone is fine."

Lady Dingguo looked at the female Taoist priests who were still holding sticks in their hands, and saw that except for their messy hair, they were all energetic and did not look injured or in pain at all.

I couldn't help but be shocked.

The Taoist priests of Cihang Temple are truly extraordinary.

She had just taken a quick look and found that the Li family's thugs were not only fat and strong, but also armed with weapons. Their numbers also outnumbered the Taoist priests in Cihang Temple. Yet they were beaten so badly that they had no power to fight back!

Women are naturally inferior to men in physical strength, and those who can compare with men are few and far between.

All the Taoist priests in Cihang Temple are stronger than men. That can only be the supernatural power bestowed by the temple master.

As for this magical power, she had only glimpsed it from Qin Dafu's daughter that day, but now she witnessed this terrifying fighting power with her own eyes.

If her son could be endowed with such magical powers, there would be no need to worry about not being able to achieve great success and shine on the battlefield!

Thinking of this, Lady Dingguo's heart became unsettled.

If you can eliminate the Li family and make great contributions, you will definitely be granted divine power.

However, this matter was of great importance, so she did not dare to express her opinion rashly before discussing it with the Duke.

Mo Niang was also very excited about this.

An idea in her mind became clearer and clearer:

She wanted to become an apprentice at Cihang Temple and learn skills!

The reason why her grandmother was so worried about her future was that she was afraid that she would be helpless and bullied.

But if she could be as powerful as the Taoist priests in Cihang Temple, she would not be much worse than men.

If she adopts a few more children, she can set up her own household just like men.

Thinking of this, Mo Niang's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she just wanted to go back and discuss this matter with her grandparents.

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Those who returned to the city earlier than them were Li Da and others who fled back to the Shangshu Mansion on horseback.

As soon as they returned to the Shangshu Mansion, Nanny Jiang and Li Da hurried to report to Old Madam Li what had happened at Cihang Temple.

When the two arrived at the main courtyard, Minister Li was also sitting in the main hall of the main courtyard.

Although there were a few strands of silver hair on his head, his face looked very energetic. With a hooked nose and sharp eyes, he looked like a stern person.

At this moment, he sat at the top with a sullen face. Old Madam Li, who had the final say in the mansion, and Master Li, who was deeply favored by Old Madam Li, did not dare to breathe.

The reason for this has to start from two quarters ago.

Last night, Minister Li stayed out for a social event until late and drank too much. He had a severe headache, so he stayed in the room of a concubine who was good at massage.

I slept until noon.

As the head of the Ministry of War and with the emperor far away, he naturally did not have to report for duty on time every day. If he was not feeling well, he would simply rest at home.

After taking the sobering soup and feeling better, he thought of his sick eldest grandson, so he came to his lady's courtyard to inquire about the matter.

Who would have known that she had heard from her eldest son that there was a Taoist temple called Cihang Temple with superb medical skills that could cure her grandson's illness, but the people in that Taoist temple were so arrogant that they dared to refuse their Shangshu Mansion. They sent Li Da to kidnap people before dawn.

"I'm afraid they will be back soon! Then they will definitely be able to cure Gui'er's illness!" said Mrs. Li happily.

The more Minister Li listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He no longer had the mood to drink the tea in his hand:

"Are you talking about the Cihang Temple in the east of the city?"

"That's right. That ungrateful Taoist temple is in the east of the city!"

Master Li nodded affirmatively.

The next moment, the teacup in Minister Li's hand fell in front of him with a bang:

"Stupid thing!"

"Master, what's going on?"

Mrs. Li asked tremblingly.

Minister Li's anger immediately turned to her, pointing at her nose and scolding:

"You often socialize with people outside without even bringing your brain with you! That Cihang Temple, don't you think it sounds familiar?"

After he mentioned this, Madam Li quickly recalled and said:

"It sounds a little familiar."

But she couldn't remember where she had heard it.

"You don't know either?" Minister Li questioned his son again.

Mr. Li usually only cared about sleeping with prostitutes and never cared about business. Hearing this, he shuddered and said:

"I have...some impression...but...I can't remember it."

God knows, it's just a Taoist temple and he doesn't believe in religion, how could he know.

Why does his father act like he should know?

When Minister Li saw the expressions of the two men, he became even more furious.

This eldest son is just as stupid as his old wife, and has not inherited any of her shrewdness and wisdom.

Not wanting to argue with them, Minister Li said directly:

"The Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion ordered his servants to set fire to Cihang Temple, and later it became the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion. Do you remember it?"

The two looked shocked.

Master Li said:

"It's actually like this... This, this is just a rural Taoist temple. They shouldn't have any extraordinary backers, right?"

Madam Li also comforted herself:

"Didn't they suffer because of Censor Yuan's report to the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion? Censor Yuan used to be a busybody, maybe this is a relapse of his old habit..."

Minister Li repeatedly stressed that it didn't matter what they did to the common people, but they must not mess with the wrong people.

Looking at Minister Li's expression, she actually vaguely realized that she seemed to be in trouble.

Moreover, she suddenly remembered that the wife of Censor Yuan was critically ill and was cured at Cihang Temple.

"Zheng Yuannai, the son of the general of Yangzhou, prayed at Cihang Temple a few days ago and organized the disciples of Cihang Temple to capture more than a hundred Japanese pirates."

This matter has been a major event in the Ministry of War in recent days.

In order to get a piece of the pie, the entire core members of the Ministry of War racked their brains to write the questions, and Minister Li was naturally very familiar with the key figures among them.

"The two major events both involved the presence of Cihang Temple. Do you still think that Cihang Temple is simple?"

He had originally planned to ask his wife to go to Cihang Temple to burn some incense and find out the truth after the matter was settled. Unexpectedly, before he even opened his mouth, these two idiots in the family had already offended Cihang Temple!