Qingxu Temple is not too far from the capital. In fact, it only takes five or six days. It can be faster if you ride a horse. Qingxu Temple is located on a beautiful mountain. It is also a paradise. The scenery is very beautiful.

, it is just a Taoist temple, but it is very famous. Nobles often come here to live for a while, offer incense, and even come here to seek medicine.

Qingxu Temple is very good to the people. It not only provides free clinics and medicines to them, but also accepts some orphans to be Taoist priests. If there are poor people who are willing to send their children to be Taoist priests, the temple will consider keeping them and raising them up.

, you can leave at any time according to your personal wishes after becoming an adult.

Qingxuguan can open a shop in the barren mountains and wild mountains of Yunnan, so they know that they have a lot of industry, and they don't have to worry about feeding their children. They have their own craftsmanship.

The people around here respect Qingxu Guan very much, because they consult doctors and give medicine all the year round, and even give up porridge and cloth.

Qingxuguan was waiting at the gate of the mountain early to welcome Concubine Xi.

When Huilan got off the carriage at the foot of the mountain, she saw the Taoist priests of Qingxu Temple standing in a row, with a middle-aged man standing at the front to greet her.

He stepped forward to greet Huilan with a Taoist greeting, which was a sign of great respect.

"Greetings, Concubine Xi, you are here to make me shine. I am the master of Qingxu Temple, my surname is Ma."

"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Ma. You can just replace me with Fellow Daoist Ding. This is not the first time we have dealt with each other, so there is no need to be so quarrelsome."

Huilan smiled and returned the greeting.

"Very good, very good. Please come inside. The house has been arranged for you. There is a courtyard in my backyard of Qingxuguan that is very secluded and the environment is very elegant and will not be disturbed."

"Okay, it just needs to be quiet, it doesn't have to be luxurious."

Huilan smiled and nodded, and walked all the way around. The temple leader, Taoist Master Ma, introduced to her the environment of the Taoist temple, the role of the courtyard, the history, etc. The explanation was lively and interesting.

The group of people came to the backyard. There was a separate courtyard here. The place was quite spacious. There was a small two-story bamboo building surrounded by trees, flowers, herbs, and medicinal materials. There was also a waterfall and a pond. The pond was opened not far away.

A vegetable field.

This courtyard has no obvious fence, but it is very well organized. The scenery is also natural and unique. It is located in a nest in the mountains. The spring water flows down from the mountain. Listening to the sound of the waterfall, you can smell the faint fragrance of herbs.

Huilan took a deep breath and smiled with satisfaction.

"I like it very much. It's a perfect fit. Thank you so much."

"As long as you are satisfied, there is a row of houses in front of the backyard where people can live. The guards can live here. It just blocks the access to the backyard, so you don't have to be disturbed.

I often have nobles and officials' descendants come here to pay their respects and stay for a few days so that you can have some peace and quiet. Our ancestor used to live here, but later he traveled away and it has been empty and unoccupied.

If you like it, feel free to stay.”

Taoist priest Ma smiled and explained that he knew she would like it here, otherwise she wouldn't come here.

"This is great, the environment is quiet, and the medicinal materials are so close to my heart that I'm tired of you."

"You're welcome."

"Taoist Ma, I'm not here for nothing. We have had a pleasant interaction and cooperation. I can make medicine to treat diseases and exercise. If you people want to learn how to make alchemy, I can do my best in this aspect."

There is no problem with the medicine at the ordinary level and the medicine at the early stage of Qi refining. The medicine above the foundation building level is more difficult because my cultivation level is not high enough."

It's not that it can't be refined, but it requires spirit stones and her precious medicine jar. I'll stay with you for three years, so I don't have to spend such a high price to teach you all the skills of looking after a house.

"That's great. Thank you very much. I can't thank you enough. The emperor said you can go wherever you want."

"I just want to keep a good relationship. You know I have a daughter. We will still interact with each other in the future. We will often visit each other. I will try my best not to refuse if I can help."

She made many good connections so that her daughter could have some convenience in the future.

"Don't worry, we are friends. If you need us in the future, just ask."

Taoist Master Ma was very happy. He felt that Huilan was a wonderful person. Before he could ask for help, she took the initiative and told her that she was very good at Taoism and was a good person, which made him grateful. He would be willing to help with anything in the future.

"In that case, we have made an agreement. After I settle down, if you have any children who are willing to learn alchemy and alchemy from me, you can send them to me and help me. Let's make an agreement first. My disciples are strict and no objection is allowed.

If you question, do as you are told, and don’t be cunning. I hate people who learn their craft well and act clever and cunning. If you can’t endure the hardship, don’t come here.”

Huilan had something to say first.

"Don't worry, we have the same thoughts. Even my apprentice will not tolerate such people. If you don't obey, you can just beat them. If you don't listen once, there will be no second time. Just send them back to me."

Taoist priest Ma agreed unceremoniously. It was just a matter of friendship and forming a good relationship with each other. We didn't owe anyone, so we asked you to learn your skills.

The matter was settled, Taoist Master Ma ordered people to clean the courtyard and the house in advance, and left after a few pleasantries, allowing Huilan to have a good rest.

This time I only brought guards, not maids. Ding Xiang begged to serve her, but she couldn't go out if she didn't know how to use martial arts. She couldn't even keep up with her physical strength. Even so, she had suffered a lot.

People don't need to be so pretentious.

The guards have a place to live. There is a row of houses just a short walk from the backyard exit. They live there.

This two-story building is for Huilan to live alone. There are several rooms, which contain books and incense burners placed by the original owner. There is also a room that is a medicine cabinet. There is another room not far away from the two-story building near the pond.

It was an independent house. I went inside and took a look and found that it was an alchemy room.

It was specially built separately. It is close to the pond because of fear of water leakage. Sometimes the alchemy fails and the furnace will explode. If there is a fire, it can easily cause a fire. One is close to the water for convenient cleaning, and the other is for safety.

Huilan walked around and was very satisfied. She put her clothes into the main room. The room had been packed in advance. It was spacious and bright. It also had a wardrobe, a wooden bed, a bookcase and Linglong Pavilion to place things. The furnishings were very simple.

, but with an elegant taste, which won her heart very much.

Take off the Chinese clothes, put on the Hu clothes with a mid-waist and narrow sleeves, put on boots, remove the gold hairpin, pull your hair into a Taoist nun style, and tie it with a wooden hairpin. It is simple and elegant, and returns to its original appearance.

In order to come to Qingxuguan this time, she ordered twenty sets of Hufuxia costumes in advance for spring, summer, autumn and winter. They were all narrow-sleeved, mostly plain, with a few materials printed, simple and neat, and suited her preferences.

There are twenty pairs of boots of all kinds in spring, summer, autumn and winter. It shouldn't be a big problem if you wear them for three years. The main thing is that you have to go up the mountain to collect herbs, which is more expensive on shoes, so I made a few more pairs.
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