Chapter 110 - 112 What You Seek Is Not What You Wish For
On any other day, Qin Liuxi might have stayed a few more days at the behest of Qi Qian and the Old Princess Consort, but now she could not, for there was a family waiting for her back in Li City.
She could disregard others, but with elders at home, it was difficult to act as freely as before. Besides, she had been away for many days. If she did not return before the autumn festival, Old Mrs. Qin and the others might indeed come looking for her at the Daoist Temple.
Qin Liuxi decisively declined the invitation.
Seeing her insistence on not staying, the Old Princess Consort did not press further, but she instructed Qi Qian to arrange a carriage and guard and ordered her attendants to prepare gifts and a banquet. She then took Qin Liuxi aside to talk about health preservation and Taoism.
Qin Liuxi pondered for a moment and then said, "Your Highness, if you are heading north without a particular wish in mind, there is no need to force it. Just go with the flow and follow your heart."
The Old Princess Consort was taken aback, dismissed the servants in the room, leaving only Nanny Zhao by her side. Leaning on a small table, she asked, "Can you really foresee that I’m going north?"
Qin Liuxi smiled and replied, "I have been a disciple of the Mystic Sect for many years, and among the Xuanmen Five Skills, though I do not claim to be a master of all, I have hunted in each. Divination is one such magic. When I was taking your pulse earlier, I used the Taisu Pulse Skill to assess your fortune. Later, when I saw a change in Your Highness’s facial expressions and had nothing much to do, I cast a divination. Your trip north, I’m afraid, may not achieve all you desire."
The Old Princess Consort’s brows furrowed upon hearing this.
"The Commandery Prince comes from a distinguished background, and when his fortune arrives, he will have his own way. Your Highness should not be too demanding, lest you lose more than you gain."
The Old Princess Consort’s expression changed subtly as she pressed her lips together and said, "Does that mean I shouldn’t go north? I’ll be frank with you, Ah Qian is already twenty-two. Though he was made a Commandery Prince early, I have another grandson, also a Commandery Prince. The Holy Emperor did this in remembrance of my husband’s service to the country, and because Ah Qian’s father was frail and passed away early, pitying our Prince Ning Mansion’s family of widows and orphans, he bestowed this favor."