Chapter 620 A Dream of Youth 152
To be honest, no one thought that the frail Princess Yanxi could live to adulthood. Several of the emperor's children died young, and they were all as frail as Princess Yanxi.
No, Princess Yanxi was even weaker, but she miraculously held on for several years before being cured by Xie Ning.
"I heard that this young lady Xie watched her grandfather do carpentry since she was a child. In addition, she was good at studying and arithmetic, so she helped her grandfather draw. Over time, it is not surprising that she knows these things."
But the fundamental reason is that people are good at thinking; naturally, they couldn't have imagined that Xie Ning already had a foundation.
Upon hearing that Xie Ning was working on a book with the Imperial Observatory, Yan Xi offered her congratulations, while Xiang Youyi expressed her envy. She was most interested in astronomy, but could only read related books and had no access to things like armillary spheres.
"If you like, then make one yourself to play with."
Xie Ning got up and asked the palace maid next to him to bring him a pen and ink, and then continued, "Yesterday I talked with Bai Jianzheng for a long time and also looked at the armillary sphere. I can roughly draw its structure, but there are some things I don't quite understand and I need to study them more."
You could have the craftsmen make one like this for fun.
However, it is not very accurate in many places.
Xiang Youyi pressed down Xie Ning's hand, "I'm not in a hurry. Once you've learned it well, you can draw an even better one for me. Let's look at the abacus book now. I also got some almanacs from my brother. We can do the calculations together."
Xie Ning's attention was indeed drawn to these new books, which contained many small annotations in vigorous and powerful handwriting, yet also conveyed a sense of detachment.
"This is an annotation made by my eldest brother."
Seeing that Xie Ning had some questions, Xiang Youyi explained them to her in detail.
She is skilled in physiognomy and astrology, possessing exceptional talent in these fields, but she still falls short compared to her elder brother, Xiang Jianjun.
At the very least, Xiangjianjun could divinate the hexagram from the fallen leaves in front of him, while she still needed to cast the hexagram and calculate it bit by bit.
Yan Xi opened the Zuo Zhuan in front of him, but his mind was not on it.
Today, she was reading in the corner of the bookshelf when she overheard her father and court officials discussing matters outside. Her father was in a bad mood, which affected her mood as well.
If only she could share her father's burdens.
Yan Xi glanced at Xie Ning's profile, a mixture of melancholy and disbelief in her heart. A female official, truly able to stand in the imperial court...
A clap of thunder echoed through the gray sky, startling Xie Ning awake from his nap on the couch after studying for a long time.
Large raindrops fell, bringing a cool breeze.
"It's been raining a lot these past few days. It seems even the heavens know how the people are suffering."
Looking out the window at the wind blowing through the trees, Xiang Youyi nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly with Yan Xi's words.
Xie Ning was packing up his things and was about to say goodbye and return to the pharmacy when he was startled by a palace maid who barged in.
"Thank you, thank you, young master! Please, young master, save our empress!"
The palace maid was soaked, and her messy hair clung to her face, making her small face appear even paler.
The palace maid who had been chasing her quickly knelt down as well, "Your Highness, it was this servant who failed to stop her, this servant..."
The young palace maid's eyes were red. She had said she was going to come in and report, but this person just barged in. This was a dereliction of duty on her part.
Yan Xi waved her hand to silence the maid, then looked at the soaking wet maid and asked, "Which palace are you from?"
The palace maid kowtowed repeatedly, "This servant is from Xiping Pavilion. My lady is giving birth today, and the midwife says the baby can't come out... The imperial physician said acupuncture can help with the delivery, and the only person in the entire palace who can use acupuncture is Lord Xie. This servant begs Lord Xie to save my lady."
It's not that Xie Ning is the only one in the entire palace who knows acupuncture, but rather that Xie Ning is the only one who can perform acupuncture on the concubines in the palace.
Xie Ning helped the person up, but did not immediately agree. Instead, he looked at Yan Xi.
"It's Consort Gong," Yan Xi said in a deep voice. Currently, Consort Gong is the only one in the palace who is pregnant and about to give birth.
"Let's go, I'll go with you." After saying that, Yan Xi asked again, "Have you sent anyone to invite Father Emperor and Mother?"
With few heirs in the palace, the emperor and empress attached great importance to the birth of each child.
"I have invited them, but they haven't arrived yet. I've taken the liberty of coming to ask for Young Master Xie's help first." After all, every minute that passes means a greater danger for her mistress.
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