Cheng Cheng's condition was far more serious than what was described in the letter. At one point, he was unconscious.
All the famous doctors in Wanzhou were invited to take a look. Some gave him prescriptions while others vaguely told his family to be mentally prepared.
Mrs. Cheng refused to accept reality. She changed her tearful dejection and went to ask if there were any better doctors.
The result was disappointing.
The Cheng family was in a gloomy mood. Cheng Yuan was even more devastated. He had to organize the funeral of his eldest brother, Cheng Xun, and take care of his seriously ill father and his exhausted mother. Not long after, he looked a lot more haggard and his whole body was thinner.
Cheng Yuan regretted it more than once. If he had sent someone to capture Cheng Xun earlier and not given him the chance to kill himself, perhaps he wouldn't have died.
However, he also knew that Cheng Xun was ready to die. How could it be so easy to stop him?
"Second Langjun, someone has sent a visitation card."
Cheng Yuan took a deep breath and tried to dispel the tiredness of a sleepless night. He reached out and took the visitation cards.
He glanced at the contents and signatures of the cards and forced himself to be alert.
"Quickly bring Master Yuanjing and Master Feng to the side hall. I'll go over after I wash up. Don't neglect our guests."
Cheng Cheng, Feng Ren, and Yuanjing were colleagues and had a good personal relationship. Now that Cheng Cheng was seriously ill, the other two naturally had to visit.
Cheng Yuan braced himself to receive them. Feng Ren asked about Cheng Cheng's condition. Master Yuanjing frowned and was deep in thought.
"My father vomited several times last night. He has a high fever. The doctor used all kinds of methods, but it didn't work. Instead, his condition is getting worse." Cheng Yuan thought of his father lying unconscious on the hospital bed. His eyes turned red. When he was seriously ill and unconscious, he was still muttering "Dalang." It was obvious how much the death of his eldest brother, Cheng Xun, had affected his father. Cheng Yuan didn't even dare to sleep now. He was afraid that Cheng Cheng would die. "Thank you for visiting, Master. If my father wakes up, I will send a servant to inform you immediately."
Feng Ren sighed and thought of Cheng Cheng's dream a long time ago.
Cheng Xun's death was foreshadowed!
Thinking of Feng Jue and Feng Jin, Feng Ren couldn't help but have the same worry.
Just when Feng Ren was about to speak, Master Yuanjing, who was at the side, said, "May I ask if Gong Liao knows Wen Fu's birth date?"
Cheng Yuan was stunned and shook his head in confusion.
"May I know what you need my father's eight characters for?"
The Primordial Era was different from other eras. People attached great importance to the eight characters of one's birth.
Every time a baby was born, its parents would write down its eight characters and lock it in a box that had been prepared in advance.
This was because newborn children had weak Yang Qi and could easily attract evil beings. Locking the eight characters was equivalent to locking the child's "life".
The parents would only open the box when the child reached the age of engagement.
Under normal circumstances, only a few extremely close relatives would know the date of birth.
As a son, Cheng Yuan was not among them.
Master Yuanjing said, "Wenfu's illness is very serious this time. I'm worried that it might be the work of evil spirits …"
At that time, people were still very superstitious. As Master Yuanjing was a capable old faker, no one doubted his words.
Cheng Yuan told his mother about this matter. Mrs. Cheng seemed to have grabbed onto the last straw and hurriedly wrote down the eight characters of her husband, Cheng Cheng.
When Master Yuanjing received Cheng Cheng's eight characters, he frowned at a glance. When he calculated it carefully, his eyebrows were even tighter than before.
Mrs. Cheng asked anxiously, "Master, what's wrong with my husband? Could it be that he's possessed by evil spirits? "
Master Yuanjing pondered for a while and said, "It's a blessing in disguise. Mrs. Cheng, don't worry. Wenfu's serious illness is an auspicious sign. "
Mrs. Cheng was stunned.
Her eldest son committed suicide by hitting the wall, and her husband's life was hanging by a thread …
Such a tragic situation was an auspicious sign?
Her expression changed. Master Yuanjing quickly tried to salvage the situation.
"Mrs. Cheng, I'll tell you the truth. Wenfu's eight characters are extremely dangerous. " Master Yuanjing said, "According to fate, a man loses two sons and a daughter when he's middle-aged. After a few years of hardship, he loses his wife one after another. This is the fate set by the heavens. It's extremely difficult to change the mortal body. Wenfu is seriously ill now because his fate has been changed by external forces. The originally dangerous fate has turned into an auspicious one. With such a big change, the mortal body can't bear it. Naturally, he'll be sick for a while. At midnight tonight, Wenfu's condition should improve. He'll wake up at dawn. "
Mrs. Cheng saw that Master Yuanjing was so sure. She was less worried.
"If that's the case, my husband will be safe?"
Master Yuanjing nodded. "Of course."
Mrs. Cheng said, "I'm not a member of the Xuanmen. I don't know about fate, but I do know that it's difficult to change one's fate …"
Master Yuanjing said, "It's difficult to change one's fate, but it's not for people with great luck. Those who follow the will of heaven will be treated well. "
With Master Yuanjing's guarantee, Mrs. Cheng felt more at ease.
Feng Ren had a strange expression. He asked privately, "Is what you said true?"
Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Feng Ren didn't.
What Master Yuanjing said was very suspicious. He didn't sound like a fortune teller. Instead, he sounded like a brainless army that Jiang Pengji hired at a high price.
What did he mean by "those who follow the will of heaven will be treated well"?
From a political perspective, didn't it imply that the will of heaven was on Jiang Pengji's side?
Was going against her the same as going against the will of heaven?
The emperors in history had the same temperament. They liked to cheat the gods. There would always be anomalies before and after they were born. It was as if they weren't destined to be the Son of Heaven if they didn't have anomalies. For example, the crops in their hometown had nine ears on one stalk, the house was lit up the night before one was born, and the mother dreamed of the sun when she was pregnant. Such mythical content was just political propaganda and fooling the people.
Master Yuanjing couldn't help but laugh. "Of course it's true."
He told the truth. Whether others believed it or not was none of his business.
Not to mention that others didn't believe it, Master Yuanjing didn't want to believe it either.
It wasn't a good thing that the will of heaven was unpredictable!
Cheng Cheng's fate could be changed by external forces. The fate of the real Son of Heaven could also be changed.
Feng Ren frowned. The balance in his heart gradually tilted.
"I'll send you two sets of the eight characters tomorrow. Can you read them? There's no need to be too detailed … "
Seeing the end of Cheng Xun and Cheng Yuan, Feng Ren was also worried about his two sons.
Master Yuanjing said, "There's no need to send me off."
Feng Ren blurted out, "Why?"
Master Yuanjing said in a narrating tone, "Xiande wants to read the fortunes of Second Langjun and Third Langjun, right?"
Feng Ren said, "Which parent in the world is willing to see their children die before their parents?"
"Third Langjun should have a rich and noble life. He deviated from the orthodox path but had an adventure. Second Langjun is different. His official career is bumpy and he's depressed. "Master Yuanjing said," However, their fate has changed. My cultivation is limited. I can't see what it looks like after their fate has changed. "
"Their fate has changed too?"
Feng Ren's mood was like a roller coaster. It was up and down.
"Yes," Master Yuanjing said, "but you can rest assured that there's no blood disaster for now."
In other words, no matter what the outcome was, both of them should be able to survive.
Feng Ren had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He said after a while.
"It's good that they're alive …"
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