How to become a Taoist priest starting from a brothel

"Your Majesty, General Zhang requests an audience." The chief eunuch beside Duan'an was Chief Eunuch Qian, the last chief eunuch of the late emperor. He was also a thorn in Duan'an's side and the first person to lead the eunuchs and palace maids into the palace to clean up the mess after the late emperor's death. Therefore, Duan'an trusted him extremely.

"Sister Mei Wu? Quickly let her in." Duan An looked up from the memorial, her face filled with joy.

Steward Qian walked quickly to the outside of the hall with a smile, and said to Mei Wu with a smile, "General Zhang, His Majesty invites you."

Mei Wu took out a medicine packet and handed it to him, smiling as she replied, "I knew before that Steward Qian's knees weren't very comfortable. This is a folk remedy I got from my hometown. You can try it; just soak your feet every night."

Manager Qian's smile grew even more genuine, and his eyes showed affection as he looked at Mei Wu: "Thank you for your concern, General Zhang."

Mei replied without hesitation, "You are a great contributor and an elder, how can I accept your thanks?"

Chief Eunuch Qian felt deeply comforted. Ever since he entered the palace and became a junior eunuch under Eunuch Liu, he had always been a servant who bowed and scraped. Later, he became the Grand Eunuch of the late emperor. Although many ministers bribed him with large sums of money, not a single person cared for him like family.

Unexpectedly, the new emperor was kind-hearted and cared for his subordinates. Seeing that he was old, he often let him rest. Even more unexpectedly, the new emperor's subordinates were even better, treating him like an elder in their family.

Mei Wu had no other thoughts. Seeing that the other party accepted it, she was just overjoyed and didn't think about anything else.

"Sister Mei Wu." Duan An put down the memorial in her hand, walked quickly to her side, and reached out to help her up.

Mei Wu avoided Duan An's hand, performed a deep bow respectfully, and then stood up.

“Sister Mei Wu…” Duan An looked at her with some helplessness.

Mei Wu smiled and replied, "Propriety cannot be disregarded. Now that you are the ruler and I am the subject, this is how it should be."

Duan An sighed softly, nodded, and sat back down at his desk.

"Does Sister Mei Wu have anything important to do today?"

"I want to go to the Qin residence," Mei Wu said after thinking for a moment.

"Qin Mansion? Sister Mei Wu is going to see my sister?" Duan An looked at her with some surprise.

Mei Wu nodded before continuing, "There is still some time before His Majesty's coronation. I would like to meet you, young lady. If possible, I think His Majesty would also like you to attend his grand ceremony."

Duan An sighed, then changed his expression and clapped his hands, saying, "That's how it should be, but unfortunately I have no choice. I dare not let my sister know about the coup, so I can only let her stay in the Qin residence for the time being. But it just so happens that Sister Mei Wu helped me deliver the imperial decree to my sister, so let's bring her back together."

Mei Wu smiled and nodded in agreement.

Just then, a palace maid brought tea to Duan'an.

Mei glanced at the other person out of habit, but just as she was about to look away, she felt that something was wrong.

She stared intently at the palace maid. She noticed that the maid's steps were light and her tea-serving manner was extremely steady. She seemed like an ordinary palace maid, but her years of experience on the battlefield told her that something was very wrong!

"Sister Mei Wu...?" Duan An looked at her strangely, noticing her unusual expression.

Mei Wu stared intently at the palace maid. Just as the maid was about to kneel down and offer the teacup, Mei Wu suddenly rushed over and kicked her in the waist.

The palace maid was kicked a long way away, letting out a painful groan.

This sudden change stunned everyone in the palace, but they quickly recovered and began calling for help, some to guard the emperor, and others even rebuked Mei Wu for taking action in the palace, calling it insubordination.

Duan'an was also startled. It wasn't until Steward Qian stood in front of her to protect her that she came to her senses. She waved her hand and looked at Mei Wu: "Sister Mei Wu, what's wrong?"

Mei Wu stared at the tea tray that the palace maid had overturned, and everyone's gaze turned to it.

They all gasped in shock.

It turned out that there was an extremely sharp dagger under the tea tray.

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!!" Steward Qian's expression changed drastically as he shouted loudly to the guards outside.

Duan An frowned slightly as she looked at the palace maid, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes. She whispered a few words to Steward Qian.

After hearing this, Steward Qian nodded solemnly, waved his hand, and summoned two eunuchs to drag the palace maid away.

"Watch out!" came a soft shout.

When he realized what was happening and turned around, he saw a lowly eunuch who rarely stood out, already holding a dagger and moving to Duan'an's side, about to stab him.

"Your Majesty!" His expression changed drastically, and he was about to run to Duan'an's side.

But then a figure flashed past quickly, followed by the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh.

“Mei Wu!” Duan An’s voice followed immediately.

"Young Master Wen, what are you doing here?" Dong Feng was carrying medicine to deliver to Liu Yin when she encountered Wen Shuyun standing outside Liu Yin's courtyard with a worried expression.

When Wen Shuyun saw the medicine in her hand, she felt her headache getting worse.

The letter from a few days ago had been in his hands for quite some time, and he had hesitated for a long time as well. He knew that this matter could not be kept from Liu Yin; given her personality, she would surely be furious. However…

He glanced at the medicine in Dong Feng's hand. A few days ago, Liu Yin had been sleeping in the cool of the night and caught a chill, and had been bedridden for several days. If he were to find out about the news in the letter, he feared...

"Dong Feng, how is Jian Niang's health?" he asked after thinking for a moment.

Dong Feng paused for a moment before speaking, "Miss, you suffered a health problem years ago, which is why this minor cold has dragged on for so long. But you're fine now, and I think you'll be alright after a few more days of rest."

Hearing her say that, Wen Shuyun finally felt relieved.

"What exactly happened to Young Master Wen?" Dong Feng asked, genuinely puzzled by his expression.

Seeing her curious expression, Wen Shuyun thought of the letter from the capital, sighed deeply, and replied, "You remember Mei Wu, right?"

Dong Feng thought of the woman with extremely high martial arts skills and nodded repeatedly: "Of course I remember, didn't Sister Mei Wu go to join the army?"

Wen Shuyun nodded before saying, "She is very capable, having risked her life countless times, and has now been awarded the title of Mighty General."

"Amazing!" Dong Feng exclaimed, but then asked with some doubt, "Then what is Young Master Wen worried about? Isn't this a good thing?"

Wen Shuyun sighed deeply before saying, "Two days ago, I received a letter saying that she had sacrificed herself to save the emperor, and now..."

"What!" Dong Feng exclaimed in surprise.

Wen Shuyun was about to nod when he suddenly heard a heavy voice coming from next door. He and Dong Feng looked at each other and realized something was wrong. They quickly walked behind the wall.

Behind the wall, Liu Yin lay unconscious on the ground, her chest covered in glaring blood.

"Sword Maiden!" Wen Shuyun quickly walked to her side and helped her up.

"Miss!" Dong Feng quickly took her pulse, then her expression changed. She instructed Wen Shuyun, "Quickly carry the young lady into the room, then go to my room and find the purple brocade box to bring back that wild ginseng."

Wen Shuyun was flustered and at a loss. Upon hearing her instructions, she quickly picked up Liu Yin and ran to the room. After putting her down, she hurriedly ran to the small courtyard where Dong Feng was.