The Great Tang Dynasty: The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain, Starts by Being Deceived into Ma

Taiji Palace, Ganlu Hall.

Li Shimin stroked the chopping board, tapping his fingers repeatedly.

He took the cup handed to him by Empress Zhangsun, drank some water, and said with a troubled expression, "Guanyinbi, it's already this late, why hasn't that girl Gaoyang returned yet?"

Empress Zhangsun was equally worried. Princess Gaoyang had been out of the palace for a long time, and it was getting late. Could it be that the girl was going to spend the night outside the palace?

"Your Majesty...why don't you summon the Grand Astrologer and ask him?"

Li Shimin thought about it and decided it was feasible.

After all, Li Chunfeng said that Gao Yang would face many calamities in the future, and might even be infamous for eternity, and he proposed a solution.

They are still worried, so it would be better to call Li Chunfeng over and ask him.

"Guards, summon Li Chunfeng to the palace."

Li Shimin shouted something towards the door.

"Here you go!"

After a while, the door of Ganlu Hall was pushed open.

Li Chunfeng strode to the center of the hall, bowed, and said, "Your subject Li Chunfeng greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."

Li Shimin raised his hand in a gesture of invitation and said in a deep voice, "Please sit. Gaoyang has not yet returned to the palace. I wonder what the Grand Astrologer's opinion is?"

Li Chunfeng sat down, cupped his hands in greeting, and replied, "Your Highness must have already met the person who can change her fate and is currently in conversation with him."

"I have met that person privately once. He is a remarkable person, very talented, upright, and of noble character. He will certainly not overstep the bounds when he speaks with Your Highness."

"The two of them will surely treat each other with respect, Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress, please rest assured."

"Hmph, I doubt he'd dare do anything to Gao Yang." Li Shimin snorted coldly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, appearing somewhat agitated.

"Even so, I am still worried." Li Shimin's tone was somewhat low.

Although he was able to suppress the fact that Gaoyang had secretly left the palace and stayed overnight outside, preventing outsiders from finding out, he was still worried.

After all, she was his own daughter whom he had raised for over ten years, and she was one of his three favorite daughters.

Of the three most favored daughters, Chang Le Si Zi was in poor health, while only Gao Yang was healthy, yet her fate was filled with many calamities…

At this moment, Li Chunfeng said softly, "Since Your Majesty is still worried, why not send me on a trip? I am also concerned about Your Highness, and if there are any problems, I will bring Your Highness back."

Li Shimin looked up at Li Chunfeng, pondered for a long time, and asked, "If you go, will there be any unexpected events that prevent Gaoyang from changing her fate?"

"There won't be any surprises. The only variable I've already explained to Her Highness is that as long as she doesn't reveal which princess she is, there won't be any problems."

"Once Your Highness brings that person into the palace, His Majesty will issue a decree to grant the marriage, and the matter will be settled."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Granted, go ahead."

"If anything happens to Gao Yang, I will hold you responsible!"

"Here you are."

……

Lu Jinghe closed the gate of the Celestial Master's Mansion. Turning around, he saw that Gao Yang's veil had been removed, and her big, watery eyes were curiously looking around the mansion.

"Is this the house that the Grand Astrologer lost to you?" Gao Yang looked it over from left to right, nodding occasionally, and said, "It's all very nice, just a bit small."

"I thought that with a plaque that says 'Celestial Master's Mansion' hanging on your door, there would be something interesting, but it's just ordinary."

Lu Jinghe smiled, did not refute, but simply raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

A soft golden light suddenly shone in the corner of the courtyard, illuminating the entire courtyard as if it were daytime.

That was not candlelight, but a talisman drawn by Lu Jinghe.

A luminous talisman, as its name suggests, can emit light and is used for illumination.

Gao Yang and her maid Qing Wu took a half step back, looking at Lu Jinghe in disbelief.

"Interesting little tricks of talismans, aren't they?" Lu Jinghe explained, walking to the corner of the courtyard and picking up two glass balls containing talismans.

"Here you go." Lu Jinghe handed them to Gao Yang and Qing Wu, saying, "Not bad, right?"

"Did you make this glass ball?"

Gao Yang was somewhat surprised; the glass was so clear and uniform in size.

"Yes." Lu Jinghe nodded, pushed open the door, and waved his hand, saying, "Come inside, it's chilly outside."

Gao Yang composed himself, suppressed his curiosity, and stepped into the house.

Qingwu followed closely behind, slowly and leisurely, her gaze fixed on the glowing glass spheres.

As soon as Gao Yang entered the room, he sensed that this room was different.

The temperature inside the room was extremely comfortable; it was quite cool outside, yet the room was surprisingly warm.

"Isn't my room nice?" Lu Jinghe said, hands on his hips, clearly very satisfied with his room.

"This house was very dilapidated when I first got it from Li Chunfeng. I renovated it later, including the layout of the house."

"Is this jade?" Gao Yang didn't answer, but stared blankly at the floor.

The clean, shiny white floor tiles were neatly arranged and embedded in the ground, and were very smooth.

Lu Jinghe nodded and said, "Marble, it should be considered jade."

Lu Jinghe was actually a little unsure. He wasn't quite clear on the classification of jade. In his previous life, he was a physicist, and in this life, he was a Taoist practitioner.

He hadn't researched these things; he chose this for the floor tiles because marble looks nice.

"It's so cool and feels really nice to the touch." Gao Yang squatted down, gently stroking the floor tiles, and asked curiously, "This house was recently lost to you by the Grand Astrologer, where did you get so much... marble?"

"Didn't Li Chunfeng tell you? Before I came to Chang'an, I traveled around and visited many places. I collected everything that interested me."

"Huh?" Gao Yang was puzzled. Collect... how to collect them? Putting aside everything else, just transporting these floor tiles to Chang'an City would take a lot of effort.

"How did you collect them? And how did you manage to transport them to Chang'an?"

"Hmph, I am a Celestial Master, I have plenty of strength and methods."

That makes sense. You can't judge Lu Jinghe by common sense; those glass balls in the courtyard are still shining.

What's wrong with laying some floor tiles? Isn't this normal?

"You two will be staying here tonight..."

Before Lu Jinghe could finish speaking, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the courtyard gate.

All three were taken aback. Who would come here so late?

"I'll go take a look." Lu Jinghe frowned slightly and went out the door.

He walked to the courtyard gate and opened it directly.

Lu Jinghe's lips twitched. The newcomer was an acquaintance, dressed in a blue Taoist robe. Who else could it be but Li Chunfeng?

"The Grand Astrologer has come to visit late at night; what brings him here?"

Outside the door, Li Chunfeng chuckled, raised the food box in his hand, and said, "I heard that a distinguished guest has come to Master Lu's residence, so this old Taoist specially brought a roast chicken from the palace to add to the festivities."

Without waiting for Lu Jinghe to reply, he squeezed into the courtyard and immediately spotted the two women who had just come out of the house.

"Oh, Your Highness is here too. I didn't expect to have such a distinguished guest as you." Li Chunfeng feigned surprise and said, "Why hasn't the princess returned to the palace so late?"

Gao Yang: ......

Didn't you ask me to come?