vstars Chapter 161 As expected of my child
Chapter 161 As expected of my child
The emperor looked at it carefully again and again, and finally resignedly lowered his head, saying to Zhou Hanzhang, "I don't know the reason for this, but when I look at the moon, it is indeed no different from usual."
Zhou Huaide, who was standing nearby, also heard Zhou Hanzhang's words, "Could this be related to what happened yesterday? Because Zhang'er was..."
Before Zhou Huaide could finish speaking, the emperor interrupted him, saying, "Let's go back to the room and talk."
He then realized that Shi He and Gu Qingfeng were still there. "Okay, okay, let's go back first."
He glanced at the little emerald flame still howling in the middle of the yard. "So, we're just going to leave it alone?"
The emperor pondered for a while, then said, "Every time the moon is full, the snow wolf howls at the moon. Never mind that, let's go back to our room and discuss this matter."
Once he entered the room, the emperor gestured for Zhou Huaide to close the door.
As soon as the door closed, Zhou Huaide nervously walked to the emperor's side. "Your Majesty, is it possible that the star bead from yesterday allowed something to enter Zhang'er's body, or that some kind of electric current altered Zhang'er's constitution, causing her to hallucinate now?"
"...Who told you this was an illusion?"
The emperor was truly speechless.
"Not a hallucination? If it's not a hallucination, why does everyone else look at the moon normally, but Zhang'er sees it glowing green?"
"If I knew, would I have needed to call you all here? But I have a suspicion that it might really be related to Zhang'er's true gender?"
"Then what should we do? Is it because of Zhang'er's cross-dressing? Wasn't that the result that the Imperial Advisor and that wandering Taoist priest calculated together?"
"Yes, but do you remember what the Imperial Preceptor and that Taoist priest said when we asked Zhang'er when it would be best to revert to her female form?"
Zhou Huaide's mind suddenly clicked. "They said that when it's time to revert to being a woman, there will naturally be signs. Now that Zhang'er is exhibiting so many strange phenomena, does that mean that the time they mentioned has arrived?"
"That's possible. Back then, they even said that if Zhang'er didn't hide her gender as a boy, she probably wouldn't live past the age of marriage."
I remember Huijun asking the Taoist priest if she could revert to her female form after reaching marriageable age. The priest said it depended on fate. I think these strange phenomena are indeed reminding us that the time has come.
The two of them discussed their matter as if no one else was around, seemingly ignoring Zhou Hanzhang standing to the side.
Seeing Zhou Hanzhang's bewildered expression, the Emperor realized they had forgotten to explain to him, "Zhang'er, your father and I..."
“Uncle, you don’t need to explain to me, I know everything.”
"you know?"
The emperor was somewhat surprised.
Nobody told her this before...
At the time, both the imperial advisor and the Taoist priest said that this matter should be kept from Zhang'er. How did she find out?
Zhou Hanzhang seemed to know the emperor's doubts. "I asked my mother, and she guessed some of them. Then, combining the information my mother gave me, I guessed a thing or two as well."
The ancients were very superstitious, especially during the Great Zhou Dynasty. They regarded the words of the national teacher and wandering Taoist priests as divine pronouncements and revered them in every way.
The emperor and Zhou Huaide exchanged a glance and both exclaimed, "As expected of my/Gu family's child, he is indeed clever."
"So what are your thoughts now?" the emperor continued.
"You just said that the Imperial Preceptor and the Taoist priest said that if I want to transform back into a woman, there must be a sign on my body, but at this moment we are not sure if it is that sign. If not, then what is the sign?"
"The current situation is uncertain."
"If I revert to wearing women's clothing, will I really not live past the age of marriage?"
Zhou Hanzhang was also very skeptical. Here, the coming-of-age ceremony is at fifteen, and she was about to celebrate her fifteenth birthday. Did that mean that after her birthday...
"After I reach the age of marriage, will I be able to revert to wearing women's clothing even without any warning signs?"
The emperor shook his head. "No, there must be a sign. Otherwise, we're all afraid something will happen to you. You're a girl our royal family has been longing for. We can't let something like this happen to you."
Zhou Hanzhang was highly skeptical. "Surely not?"
The main problem is that she has now entered puberty. During this period, she has stopped taking the herbal medicine before bed, but her upper body continues to grow. It is too uncomfortable to keep it bound, and she often feels like she can't breathe.
"In that case, since it's past midnight now, let's go to the Holy Land and take a look. I'll first drip my heart's blood into the Star Bead and then see if there are any changes in Zhang'er."
"Okay, okay, shall we go?"
Zhou Huaide was also very nervous. Putting aside the fact that Zhou Hanzhang was his child, even if she wasn't his child, he still had to pay attention to her. She was Huijun's precious darling.
Nonsence!
She is my child, Zhou Huaide's child.
The emperor and Zhou Hanzhang watched Zhou Huaide nod and shake his head at the same time, not knowing what he was thinking, but he didn't care.
They went ahead and left the room.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, he found that He Shi and Gu Qingfeng were still standing outside.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
The emperor spoke first, "You may go and rest. I and the others still have matters to attend to."
They had originally intended to follow, but since the emperor had spoken, they had no choice but to retreat.
As they passed through the courtyard, Little Green Flame was still howling incessantly.
But as soon as he saw Zhou Hanzhang, he stopped, ran to her side, and jumped into her arms.
"Awoo!"
It howled at Zhou Hanzhang, and Zhou Hanzhang vaguely heard a hint of... pride in it?
Looking at the adorable little Cuiyan, Zhou Hanzhang really wanted to play with it first, but he had important matters to attend to and couldn't delay.
If the Star Beads are delayed because of her problem, wouldn't she indirectly become a sinner of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
She said to Little Green Flame, "Be good, stay here and wait, we'll be back soon."
After saying that, she was about to put down Little Green Flame.
Little Green Flame seemed to know what she was thinking, and it clung to her desperately, howling incessantly.
Zhou Hanzhang looked troubled.
The emperor and Zhou Huaide both saw it.
"Fine, let it follow us then. Anyway, they've guarded Stone Mountain with us for so long, so they're practically family."
After considering it, the emperor said.
"Can it get through the stone path?" Zhou Huaide asked with some concern.
"If it doesn't pass the test, then let it stay outside. Is that alright?" the emperor said, looking at the two of them.
Zhou Hanzhang naturally had no objections.
Zhou Huaide had no more objections.
Now that they had reached a consensus, they quickly arrived at the path where the emperor had taken them last time.
The emperor repeated his words, "Remember to follow my footsteps closely. Wherever I go, you must go too. Do not take the wrong step, or you may be led astray by the path. Do you understand?"