Chapter 602

Before the end of the seventh month, Yu Shu drew up a list of the palace consorts to serve the Emperor and gave it to Jing Chen to look over.

Jing Chen only skimmed through it once before stamping a large seal at the end of the booklet. Next to her seal, there were two thin sheets of paper wrapped in ginger wood and coated with a secret wax paste. It was called the Book of Kun and was personally safeguarded by Jing Chen. At the end of the month, the Palace Internal Affairs Commission would send someone to retrieve it.

Although she expected that Jing Chen would not have any objections to her arrangements, Yu Shu still dutifully reported to him: "I referred to the secret books of the Kun Ling Bureau for the past three years. According to their positions, I first recorded the dates of the Empress and the three official consorts, then the consorts and noblewomen. Based on the lunar calendar, those with conflicting birthdays are staggered. Those with impure bodies are not recorded. Because the next month is the first month, we need to leave the seventh and nineteenth to avoid the ancestral taboo."

On the surface, the schedule that Yu Shu had arranged was meticulous and could be said to be standard. In reality, there was a hidden mystery. For example, Noble Consort Xue and Noble Consort Shu both had three days, but Noble Consort Shu had one day scheduled on the fifteenth. There was a banquet in the palace on the fifteenth of the eighth month. Emperor Zhao Qing would definitely get drunk. The banquet would end at the third watch and there would be morning court the next day. He would not have the energy to be intimate with Noble Consort Shu. He probably wouldn't even be able to say a few words before washing up and sleeping.

There was another Sun Guiren, who was below the position of consort, but when Ren Qiming had been in charge of the Kun Ling Bureau, she had gotten two days in a row in three months. Before Yu Shu had entered the palace to see Noble Consort Xue, she had felt that there was something fishy about this. After Noble Consort Xue's guidance, she had learned that this Sun Guiren was actually a palace maid in the Empress's Pepper Hall. If she continued to investigate, the Empress was middle-aged and had no children. Emperor Zhao Qing also had a preference for young beauties. This Sun Guiren's position was very interesting.

When it came to Yu Shu, she also got two days for Sun Guiren. However, one day "happened" to be after Noble Consort Shu, on the sixteenth of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The night before, Emperor Zhao Qing had rested at Concubine Shu's. The next day, he would see his lovely concubine. He would probably relax a little. The next day, he was in front of another young and beautiful Concubine Zhao. Emperor Zhao Qing was already in his forties. He was no longer as promiscuous as when he was young. If Concubine Zhao got wet, there would be nothing for Sun Guiren to do the next day.

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Jing Chen couldn't tell what Yu Shu had done to the August 'Book of Earth'. After listening to her report, he said to her, "This involves the private affairs of a palace maid. As a man, I can't do anything about it. As a man, it's more convenient for you. You can draw up the Great Earth Register in the future and give it to me to seal. Originally, I was the Right Commander. "

Yu Shu could tell that he wanted to be a hands-off boss. How could she not be happy? She raised the corner of her mouth and gave him a rare smile. "Okay."

Jing Chen looked at her smiling face. His thoughts drifted away. When he came back to his senses, she had already left.

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Yu Shu did not see Xue Rui's shadow for a few days. A few days ago, she was busy arranging the list of attendants, so she did not have the time to think too much about it. Once the business was finished, she thought about him.

She went to Wangji Tower to look for him but didn't find him. Instead, she heard two maids say something.

"The gentleman that the young lady brought a few days ago. I don't know how he found the Feng Shui pool you set on the balcony. He sneaked in once and we saw him. "

Yu Shu "picked up" Xin Lishan near the Xin Mansion and got the secret of Yun Hua's relics out of him. Seeing that he had nowhere to go, she arranged for him to live in Wangji Tower. She had been busy for seven or eight days and had no time to take care of him.

Xiaoqing and Xiaodie were dedicated to serving Yu Shu. When Yu Shu was not there, no one ordered them around. So, they followed Yu Shu's instructions and changed the spring water of the geomancy pool where the crystal stones were kept every day and cleaned the dust. So, they caught Xin Lishan immediately.

But considering that he was Yu Shu's guest, they kindly asked him to leave. Unexpectedly, Xin Lishan was thick-skinned. He was discovered, but he didn't feel ashamed. Instead, he wandered on the top of the third floor every day. This made the two maids always be on guard against him. They couldn't sleep well at night and were miserable.

After listening to their story, Yu Shu smiled happily. She found Xin Lishan's room, knocked on the door and went in.

It was dinner time. Xin Lishan hadn't served the dishes yet. He was lying under the window with his legs crossed in a daze. A string of shiny crystal beads was hanging on his hand, shining under the light. It was the reward he got for helping Yu Shu make the Mujiang Fan.

When he saw Yu Shu coming in, he just twisted his neck and didn't get up.

"Uncle Wu, are you used to living here?"

"The food is good, and I can avoid disasters. I'm used to living here." Xin Lishan squinted at her. "What? Do you think I'm freeloading here? Do you want to kick me out?"

Yu Shu was still wearing the blue kale official robe. She lifted the corner of her robe and sat opposite him. She smiled and said, "Freeloading is not a big deal. Wangji Tower has a lot of money, so we don't lack these meals. I treat uncle Wu as a guest, but you don't treat yourself as an outsider."

These words were so sarcastic that Xin Lishan touched his nose. "Did the two little girls tell on me?"

Yu Shu looked serious. "Uncle Wu comes from the Yi Xue family. You know the rules of the Yi Xue better than me. Don't you know it's a taboo to pry into other people's secret?"

Xin Lishan was a Great Yi Master from a family of creators. She used the Eight Gates Life and Death Tactics of Taoist Qing Zheng for the Feng Shui pool upstairs. Others couldn't understand it, but he might.

"Look at what you're saying. How could it be so serious?" Xin Lishan sat up straight and said with an embarrassed expression, "I was just too curious and couldn't help but want to see it for myself. Not to mention anything else, even if I saw yours, I would only think about it myself and keep it to myself. I definitely wouldn't reveal your secrets."

Yu Shu snorted. If she didn't believe in Xin Lishan's character, she wouldn't let him live here. Xin Lishan was not a villain who left home for his old friend who died 20 years ago.

"Do you really want to see the Feng Shui pool where I raise the crystal?"

Xin Lishan's eyes lit up when he heard that there was room for negotiation in her words. "Are you willing?"

"It's not impossible. But the technique taught by my master is unique in the world. How can I easily share it with others?"

Xin Lishan knew that she deliberately kept him guessing and must have a request later. But when he thought of the mysterious Feng Shui place upstairs, he couldn't bear it. Curiosity got the upper hand. He said, "What do you want?"