Chapter 58 Feng Shui

  Are you ill?

  When you're sick, you should see a doctor. Can illnesses be cured by seeking help from gods and Buddhas everywhere?

  "How serious is the illness."

  "When autumn arrived, she felt a bit unwell, but at that time it was not taken seriously. Our master said not to make a fuss, so as not to let people think she's being troublesome. At the time, I quietly asked the imperial physician and got some medicine for her to take. After taking the medicine, it seemed like she got a bit better, but in just a few days, she started running a fever again, and now it's been over half a month, and it still hasn't receded."

  "Has the imperial physician taken a look?"

  "Returned to the Empress, the imperial physician also examined her, and a prescription was written, but after taking it, there was no effect." Cai Zhu spread out his hands: "The imperial physician couldn't explain why, they've changed two or three people already, and the prescription has been changed too. Every day, she's eating what she should be eating, but her fever won't subside. So our master sent someone to bring the Buddhist scriptures that were copied during leisure time to be placed in the Longtai Temple."

  Women who can make a name for themselves in the palace must have done some shameful things. When they fall ill, they will think of retribution and evil spirits. Xu Cairen, no, it's Xu Meiren, probably also has her secrets, so when the imperial physician cannot cure her illness, she comes to seek the gods and Buddhas.

  It's not that there aren't any, some things are better believed to exist, the psychological factor plays a huge role sometimes, many people have heart diseases that can't be cured, restless day and night, after seeking gods and Buddhas, spending money, their hearts become more at ease, they can sleep at night, and food becomes more delicious. Who says psychological factors aren't significant?

  Zaiyu said in a low voice: "Our master heard that the feng shui of the Yunxia Palace is not good, and he was thinking of asking the Empress Dowager if it's possible to change to another place."

  "Is the feng shui bad?"

  "Look, in the past year or two, Huang Meiren has passed away and Chen Fei is ill. Our master is also seriously ill now. After Chen Fei moved out, she was promoted to a higher position and her body gradually recovered, it can be seen that this Yunxia Palace... is not quite right."

  Looking at the trend, the feng shui of the Smoke and Clouds Palace is not necessarily good or bad, but its geographical location is really poor, very remote, in the northeast corner of the imperial palace.

  However, after hearing Cai Zhu's words, Chao Sheng suddenly felt that the yellow beauty who had left earlier was also served by herself. To this day, Chao Sheng still remembers very clearly that Huang Mei Ren was born with a typical Jiangnan beauty, slender and beautiful, with very white skin, speaking in a soft and gentle voice. Chao Sheng served her for only a few days, when Huang Mei Ren's old illness relapsed and she died. Specifically what disease Chao Sheng didn't know, at that time she wasn't qualified to know what. After Huang Mei Ren was gone, she served Chen Fei, as a result Chen Fei gained favor for a while, but also encountered an unfortunate event...

  It seems that either the Feng Shui of the Smoke and Cloud Palace is not good, or Cao Sheng himself has a great potential for being a jinx. He served two masters in a row, but both of them...

  Fortunately, the fourth prince is fine now, no illness or disaster, everything is going smoothly.

  Thank goodness, the four princes are blessed with a long life and everything goes as they wish. You know, it's not easy to find a good boss in modern times, let alone in ancient times, in this palace. Now, being a servant of Huaye is a rare job, with not too much work, good treatment, no so much intrigue, the master is very tolerant, and life safety is relatively guaranteed. Most importantly, there is room for development. Once the four princes leave the palace, most of these people can follow them out.

  "Have you been to the Longtai Temple? What sutra did Xu Meiren offer?"

  "I didn't know, I couldn't read." Cai Zhu said: "Anyway, it's a thick stack, our master copied it with all his heart. During those days of copying scriptures, he didn't eat meat or leave the house. The Buddha will see her sincerity and should bless our master to recover from his illness soon."

  "Uh, never mind. You've changed a lot, I almost didn't dare recognize you."

  Zai Zhu smiled and said: "You've changed a lot. You used to be just a yellow-haired girl, now you're a beautiful young woman. Tsk tsk, let me take a closer look..." Zai Zhu pinched her face: "Your skin is really smooth, I think you're even more beautiful than our beauties."

  "Don't talk nonsense." Chao Sheng said: "How was your year? Was life good? Did anyone bully you?"

  "No, Xu Mei is still quite gentle to others. Green sister and the others are not people who bully those above them." Cai Zhen said in a low voice: "In the summer, the queen held a banquet, our master also went, the emperor saw her, asked her several questions, and later summoned her to accompany him twice, although it can't be said that she was very favored, but others didn't dare to be too careless with her either. Our days have also become much better, and our allowance has not been reduced. How about you? Are you doing well here? How is Huan Xun?"

  "You can tell at a glance," said Chao Sheng.

  Zai Zhu carefully looked her up and down, nodded and said: "Hmm, looks like it's not bad. Oh dear, it's already this late, I have to hurry back. What a pity, didn't get to see Han Xun."

  She had something on her mind, and Chao Sheng didn't dare to keep her for long. She opened a small box, wrapped two pastries and handed them to her: "Take these, they'll fill your stomach when you can't eat. I made them myself, this one is a thousand-layer pastry, and the other one is a tangerine cake."

  "Did you make it yourself?" Zai Zhu looked at the dim sum and then at her, sincerely saying: "You're just clever, your hands are also skilled, you learn quickly, and what you do is better than others."

  "Alright, stop bragging. I'll send you off."

  Zai Zhu said seriously, "How can it be called boasting? You are indeed clever. When you first entered the palace, you didn't know anything at all, and even tying your shoes required guidance from others. But once someone taught you something, you could learn it immediately, and never needed to be taught again."

  Is it?

  It seems like it's been a long time since I thought about this, but it feels like it was just yesterday.

  In her previous life, she wasn't stupid either, but she didn't learn things as quickly or as thoroughly. When she was in the laundry alley watching others sew, she could steal a glance and then do it herself. Of course, her diligence was one factor, but there must have been innate reasons too.

  "If I get another chance, I'll come to see you. If I don't have time, if you have something to say, just ask someone to pass it on to me. If I'm not around, you can tell Morning Dew first, she's the closest to me and is very reliable."

  Chao Sheng nodded and agreed, escorting her out of Yiqiu Palace.

  Seeing Zhai Zhuo Ping'an made her feel great, and she had a slight smile on her face all night. Qiu Yan had heard her say it before, and was happy for her too. She herself used to have two close friends when they first entered the palace together, eating, living, learning palace rules, and even getting punished together - their bond was truly unique. Unfortunately, one of them fell ill and died a few years ago, and the other served the princess, but after the princess got married and moved away, there was no news from her either.

  Even the fourth prince noticed it, after finishing writing a character and putting down his pen to drink tea, he asked her: "What's the good news today?"

  Chao Sheng just smiled: "What's wrong?"

  "Nothing? Look at yourself, you're still smiling."

  Chao Sheng instinctively raised his hand to touch his face, and as soon as he did, he knew he had invited trouble. She wasn't smiling now.

  "I met a young lady who entered the palace with me, and I know she's doing well now, so..."

  "It's no wonder." The Fourth Prince gestured for her to pour the tea: "You must not have seen each other for many days, right? How did she end up in the East Palace?"

  "She went to Changtai Hall to run an errand and deliver something, and happened to see me on the way." Chao Sheng said, but didn't come forward to pour tea.

  The fourth prince waited for a while, seeing her not moving, could only instruct: "Pour tea."

  Chao Sheng shook his head: "Autumn Ink sister said, tea can't be drunk too much, or it's hard to sleep at night. If you're thirsty, I'll mix a bowl of sea peach dew for you?"

  The fourth prince shook his head and scolded: "Nonsense." Although he said so, he didn't insist on it either, only saying: "Don't have the Hawthorn Dew, plain water is fine."

  Tide was born to go outside to pour water, suddenly heard a distant cry.

  Her hand shook and some hot water splashed out, with a few drops splashing onto her hand. She hastily wiped her hand clean, poured the remaining water into a container and took it inside.

  The fourth prince also heard it and asked from outside: "What's going on?"

  Xiao Shun replied: "Your Highness, it seems to be from the Songtao Pavilion..." The rest of his words were left unspoken.

  It's probably the second prince beating someone up again.

  Chao Sheng wasn't hearing this kind of rumor for the first time, and indeed, the Second Prince's temper was as unpredictable as the rumors about him had suggested.

  The fourth prince shook his head: "What's the point of this again..."

  But although that's what people say, firstly, beating and scolding servants in the palace isn't a big deal, secondly, he is his younger brother, the Second Prince is his older brother, so he can't just take action.

  "What's wrong with your hand?"

  Chao Sheng lifted his head, and the Fourth Prince asked again: "Is your hand scalded?"

  "No."

  The water isn't too hot, just a little painful, and the place where I got splashed is slightly red.

  It's not scalded, just startled.

  But this time it's different from before, the shouting was only one voice, and then there was no sound afterwards.

  Has the Second Prince changed his temper? Learning from others to shut up and fight?

  Chao Sheng felt a little uneasy in his heart, so the next day he hurried to find an opportunity to meet with Han Xiang. Seeing her standing perfectly fine in front of him, only then did he put down the worries that had been weighing on his mind for the whole night.

  "What happened on your side last night?"

  Although she wasn't beaten, her face didn't look good either. She probably didn't sleep well last night.

  "Last night, His Highness flew into a rage and even slapped Sister Song Chan," Huan Xun said in a low voice: "I wasn't serving in the house, so I don't know why His Highness was angry. Anyway, at that time, six people were serving, three of them got slapped, and Sister Song's face was terrifying. This morning, we all avoided her, afraid of being scolded by her."

  "Song Can was also beaten?" Chao Sheng was greatly surprised.

  "Yes, the corners of my mouth are all cracked and swollen, and I woke up with a swollen face this morning."

  Song Can was quite skilled at guessing the thoughts of the two princes, otherwise she wouldn't have become one of the top people in Songlang Pavilion.

  Even she was beaten, this temper of the Second Prince is really not trivial at all.

  Chao Sheng originally wanted to tell Huan Xun about the pearl harvesting today, so she could also be happy. However, it happened that Huan Xun was very excited and asked several questions, but her mind was not at ease and she didn't dare to linger, fearing being seen by others.

  "Our young master's marriage has been settled, let's just hope that the future second imperial princess is a good-tempered person." Hanyun said: "I heard that the second imperial princess' surname is Liang."

  "Has it been decided?"

  "Hmm, after many days of consideration, it's finally settled. Song Can sister has been in a bad mood these past few days, and Your Highness doesn't seem pleased either..."

  Chao nodded, she understood very well.

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  It's coming so soon, it feels like New Year's just passed, and now Mid-Autumn Festival is already around the corner?

  When I was a kid, I loved eating mooncakes the most. Now there are more and more varieties of mooncakes, but somehow I feel tired of them and don't want to eat them anymore.

  It's likely to be after midnight