Chapter 5 The Power of Beautiful Women Selling Products I am A-Zhu, and I am...
Just past noon, the entire Yeting Palace was enveloped in a frenzied atmosphere, with the drizzling rain doing nothing to dampen the crowd's enthusiasm for finding some kind of magical herbal powder.
Over the years, there have been many people in the palace who have openly or secretly ostracized A-Zhu, and she has often argued and quarreled with them.
But given Ah Zhu's stubborn, arrogant, and shameless nature, it would be a miracle if she were to feel ashamed and admit her mistakes. Only the fact that Ah Zhu looked like a "black charcoal ball" could break her defenses and make her jump up and down in a fit of rage.
No matter what Ah Zhu looks like, just keep focusing on this one thing and attacking her. One year, two years... this has become a stereotype in everyone's mind.
It's easy to imagine how much of a shock Ah Zhu's dramatic transformation had on everyone.
Thanks to Azhu, who is a "living advertisement", the entire Yeting Palace is almost empty right now. As long as the palace servants are not busy for the time being, they run out to collect grass powder.
It has miraculous effects and doesn't cost any money, which is tempting enough. What's more, there are only so many Seven Star Leaves, and so many people want them. Wouldn't it be even more exciting if people started scrambling for them?
Mingxia used the Seven Star Leaf just to tease Azhu. She didn't add anything else. It was a risk-free business. So, once the herb powder was collected, it was only slightly roasted and dried before it could be used.
Even more people wondered if the leaves could be used since the powder was so useful.
So I secretly broke off some leaves and mixed them in, thinking it would make the effect better.
*
Mingxia rushed into the house, not bothering to wipe the rain off her face. She carefully took out the collected grass powder from her bosom and gently placed it over the candle flame to roast it.
Once it was dried, she used it for herself without hesitation.
"hiss--"
The grass powder mixed with water landed on my face, first it itched, then itched in patches, and the stinging itch didn't stop, the burning pain making it impossible to sit or lie down comfortably...
Mingxia gritted her teeth and forced herself to endure it—
Everyone in the west wing witnessed Ah Zhu's commotion that night.
Zhu Qing also said that this thing is effective, but it is really too exhausting. A Zhu stayed up for almost a whole night.
Whew, if A-Zhu can do it, how could Mingxia not?
Furthermore, this whole thing was supposed to be a prank on Ah Zhu, but somehow she ended up getting a huge advantage.
Unable to swallow her anger any longer, Mingxia, her hands trembling, grimaced as she carefully scraped the remaining sauce from the bottom of the bowl and applied it to her face. She couldn't let Azhu be the only one to benefit from this!
Now, quite a few people are watching Mingxia's actions. Seeing her so decisively applying the Seven Star Leaf herbal powder to herself, the others who were watching no longer hesitated. After all, there were far more monks than porridge, and they were afraid that things might change if they waited too long.
"hiss--"
"call--"
"Waaah—"
For a time, various suppressed and strange cries of pain echoed throughout the courtyards of the Yeting Palace.
***
The rain hadn't stopped, and even the slightest rustle of wind in the palace was particularly heart-wrenching.
Holding an umbrella, Steward Sun slowly made his way to the Yeting Palace, but the turbulent thoughts in his heart were more sorrowful than the endless rain.
With the selection of the emperor's consort imminent, there was already a lot to do. Not only did they have to deal with various departments within the palace, but they also had to be careful to prepare for any sudden ideas their masters might have...
The head eunuch had summoned her today to give her a few instructions, but as soon as she came out, she was summoned again to identify people—
A body was pulled out of Taiye Pond, but it was difficult to identify because it was swollen from being soaked in water. Therefore, Granny Sun was also summoned to identify the person.
Even hiding in the inner palace, one can't escape all this trouble... Indeed, in this palace, how can one truly find peace and quiet?
Even the dead have their uses.
As she got closer to the inner palace, Granny Sun's slightly melancholy expression gradually faded, and she regained her composed and dignified demeanor.
No sooner had he stepped into the courtyard than Qinghe hurriedly came to greet him, looking somewhat flustered.
"Granny, something's happened..."
Granny Sun closed her eyes slightly, rubbed her temples, and when she spoke again, she even seemed to sigh faintly.
"Speak, what is it this time?"
***
Yeting, Xiyuan
"Ouch, it hurts so much."
"It hurts so much, Auntie, is my face going to rot?"
"My hands, my face..."
"Granny, help me, it hurts so much, waaaaah!"
"......"
Braving the rain, Granny Sun rushed to the West Garden without stopping. Hearing the cries coming from inside, her tightly furrowed brows remained furrowed.
In this palace, whether it's a palace maid or a eunuch, none of the servants have spacious living quarters, let alone the lowly palace maids in the Yeting Palace who haven't even been assigned any duties.
They were packed so tightly together that if an epidemic were to break out, it would affect a large area.
The fact that so many palace servants were infected was no small matter. What terrified Granny Sun even more was that no matter how remote the Yeting Palace was, it was still within the palace. If, if one was careless and implicated the masters in the palace, it would be an utter disaster. Even if they were to be torn to pieces, they, as servants, could not atone for their sins!
"Greetings, Steward."
Upon seeing Granny Sun enter, the others quickly stepped forward to greet her.
Apart from Aunt Qing, who was temporarily staying away to maintain stability as a precaution, the other nannies and aunts of the Yeting Palace were all here.
Without bothering with pleasantries, Granny Sun, who had covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, waved her hand and said in a deep voice, "Have all the palace servants who have contracted the symptoms been sent over? Are there any omissions?"
Through the screen, Granny Sun looked at the palace maids wailing in pain. Their faces were all ruddy, swollen like those of someone with mumps, some even with large patches of red spots and a series of blisters on their exposed skin...
The more Granny Sun looked, the more her brows furrowed. "Did they summon the imperial physician? What did he say? Did he explain what the illness was?"
This has caused quite a stir...
The other maids present exchanged glances. When they first found out, they were also very anxious, fearing it was some kind of highly contagious epidemic. They hurriedly gathered all the infected palace maids together and locked them up here. But after carefully inquiring about the details... they were both angry and relieved.
"Sir, this... this can be described as an illness, but it's not really an illness."
What kind of talk is that?
Manager Sun's sharp gaze instantly pierced towards Granny Liao, who had spoken.
Granny Liao didn't dare to hesitate and quickly explained, "These young palace maids developed rashes after applying powdered seven-star leaves. Even craftsmen in the Inner Palace who have been lacquered have similar symptoms... It's definitely not a disease."
? ? ?
Aunt Liao's words only confused Granny Sun more.
What exactly is Seven Star Leaf? Granny Sun, who has lived for so many years, naturally knows a thing or two. No, why would she apply that stuff for no reason?
Seeing that Granny Sun was increasingly puzzled, Granny Liao said with a wry smile, "Isn't it all for A-Zhu? In the beginning, Mingxia gave it to her..."
After hearing the whole story, Granny Sun almost laughed out of anger.
Okay, okay, okay.
It truly is a case of "silence before the storm, and a stunning revelation when it does."
She couldn't help but turn her head to take another look at Mingxia, who was swollen like a steamed bun and crying the most heartbrokenly.
After teaching for so many years, how could she not know that there was such a fool hidden in the inner palace?
"Manager, it's no wonder these girls acted so impulsively; it's just that Ah Zhu has really become..."
"Although the palace maids in the west wing said that A-Zhu had to endure the night like she was being skinned alive," Zheng Mama paused, "having seen A-Zhu with my own eyes... if I weren't already so old, I might even want to try it myself."
The palace maids in the inner palace were all under the watchful eyes of the nanny, and moreover, they all slept in a large communal room with many people and eyes. What could possibly go unnoticed?
Not only did they find out what Ah Zhu had eaten and said these past few days, but they even found the torn oil paper packet that Ah Zhu had used up after using the herbal powder... Indeed, there was no other possibility but Seven Star Leaf Herbal Powder.
Watching helplessly as the "black charcoal ball" suddenly underwent a dramatic transformation overnight...
This feeling is hard to describe in a few words, and this "miracle cure" is even free. Who wouldn't want to try it?
Seeing that Granny Zheng was joking yet serious, and the other nannies subconsciously agreed, Granny Sun breathed a sigh of relief and asked the troublemaker.
"Where is A-Zhu?"
A note from the author:
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Seven Star Leaf: "Tsk tsk tsk, none of my family members understand, I never thought I'd actually sell out..."
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