At this point, she lowered her head, her face full of bitterness.
Zhuang Chun nodded, "No need to spend money, no need to spend money. It's more than enough to treat you to a meal. Come on, come on."
To ensure the master ate to his heart's content, Zhuang Chun spent a fortune to invite Xiao Tang to the most luxurious Zuimeng Restaurant in the capital.
To enter this restaurant, one must be either extremely wealthy or of high social standing in the capital.
Zhuang Chun handed over his jade pendant and was immediately greeted with enthusiastic service by the waiter.
Upon reaching the best private room on the second floor, Zhuang Chun even proactively handed the menu to Xiao Tang.
The moment she received the menu, she waved her hand and ordered one of every dish on the menu, as if she were conquering new territory.
Zhuang Chun's expression froze when he heard this.
"Please don't be offended, madam. I don't have a big appetite. It's just that my extended family is waiting for me to feed them. I'll pack some food to take back to them later."
Zhuang Chun: ?
Goodness, does a master have to take care of all his relatives when he goes down the mountain for training?
But since the person in question was a master, she didn't dare to ask casually.
Taking advantage of the waiter's absence, Xiao Tang cleared his throat: "In that case, I'll perform a divination for Madam."
Consort Chun is very wealthy.
On one hand, she was deeply favored by the emperor, receiving all sorts of rewards.
On one side, there's Di Yanhen's pawn.
In order to keep this woman in check, Emperor Yanhen essentially handed over his financial control to Consort Chun.
Consort Chun holds the key to the entire Emperor Yanhen's treasury.
This can be considered a significant investment by Di Yanhen.
If the female lead knew, she'd probably be furious.
Across from her, Zhuang Chun looked on expectantly, wrote down the emperor's birth date and time, and handed it to Xiao Tang: "These are my husband's birth dates and times, would you like to take a look?"
Xiao Tang gave a nonchalant "hmm," picked up the slip of paper, and stared at the emperor's birth date and time, her eyebrows twitching.
Goodness.
It's bound to have a short lifespan.
Since she didn't have any divination tools on hand, she just picked up the chopsticks and fiddled with them.
Zhuang Chun, sitting opposite her, stared blankly as she let go of her hand. To her astonishment, the chopsticks, dipped in water, stood upright on the table and wrote a line of words.
At the same time, the waiter brought out the dishes and happened to see this scene, which also startled him.
This woman in tattered clothes looks like a fortune teller.
Xiao Tang remained calm and put away her chopsticks.
The water-stained writing simply vanished with a sweep.
The waiter didn't have time to see it.
Zhuang Chun, of course, couldn't see it either.
Only Xiao Tang saw it.
Even if outsiders could see it, they probably wouldn't understand it.
The hexagrams written also need to be interpreted.
Ignoring the waiter's presence, Zhuang Chun hurriedly asked, "Master, what do you think of this divination?"
"Hmm... short-lived, won't live past this month."
She didn't mention the method for reversing fate as indicated by the divination.
In reality, the old emperor in the book held on for a long time before finally dying because the regent went to great lengths to invite the most famous doctors in the land to keep the old emperor alive.
After all, they are brothers, and the two have a very good relationship.
But in the end, she was still sent away by Consort Chun.
It would be better to let the emperor leave peacefully sooner, so he can at least be reborn into a better life. Otherwise, he would be killed by Consort Chun, and his painful death would eventually turn him into a vengeful spirit. How miserable that would be.
She said this to lower Consort Chun's guard and prevent her from killing the emperor prematurely.
As expected, Zhuang Chun was very satisfied with the result and quietly pushed a gold ingot to Xiao Tang.
"As expected of a master, this divination must be extremely accurate."
She stood up and said goodbye, "Please enjoy your meal, Master. I've already paid for it, so I'll be leaving now."
Xiao Tang was already happily eating and had no time to pay attention to Consort Chun.
As soon as Consort Chun left, the waiter greeted Xiao Tang warmly.
"Master, can you tell me if I'm destined to become rich?"
He rubbed his hands together as he spoke.
Xiao Tang lazily raised her eyes to look at him, glanced at him, and said coldly, "No, you're destined to be a wage earner your whole life."
Waiter: ...That hurts.
...
Across from Xiao Tang's private dining room was another private room of the highest tier.
But it was quite lively outside the door at that moment.
"What's all the commotion outside? It's so noisy!" Sitting opposite Di Jingling was Yang Defu, the youngest and most valiant general in the dynasty.
He looked at the regent and couldn't help but ask the servant beside him.
The servant immediately understood, went out to inquire, and returned with a face full of surprise.
"Reporting to the General and Regent, it is said that a junior disciple from Shensuan Mountain is there to tell fortunes, and everyone is lining up to have their fortunes told by the master!"
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