One night of cultivation, and three thousand low-grade spirit stones vanished into thin air.
The second layer of the five-colored altar's foundation stone has been partially filled, and progress is somewhat slow.
The five-colored altar that Rong Xi sensed had five layers of foundation stones. Although its overall shape resembled a pyramid, Rong Xi discovered that as the foundation stones were upgraded, the demand for the five elements of spiritual energy was constantly increasing.
As expected, it's not that simple!
From the very beginning, when the system task gave her a month to reach the Fetal Breathing Realm, Rong Xi felt things weren't as simple as she thought. Now, she finally understood: this five-colored altar was the real culprit, devouring spiritual energy. Compared to that, the previous pentagonal cycle of the five elements was utterly insignificant.
As dawn broke, Rong Xi got up early and went to the courtyard to watch the sunrise.
Well, most importantly, she wanted to see if the five-colored altar would once again devour that wisp of purple light in the morning glow.
Then, it turned out that the five-colored altar was indeed that awesome.
As soon as a wisp of purple aura appeared in the morning light, the five-colored altar in Rong Xi's consciousness trembled slightly. An invisible suction force emanated, traversing an endless distance, and swallowed the wisp of purple aura into the five-colored altar.
...
As the five-colored altar absorbed the purple aura, on the Sun Altar of the Imperial Observatory, an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard slowly opened his eyes and looked at the eunuch standing beside him with his hands at his sides.
"Eunuch Liang, please report to His Majesty that the purple aura entering the palace should have entered the prince's quarters. However, this old Taoist priest cannot see the specifics clearly!"
As the Director of the Imperial Observatory, Master Qianmu, a Daoist from the Zhengyi sect, was heartbroken. The auspicious purple aura from the east had entered the prince's quarters, which meant that a certain prince in the palace was about to have great fortune.
Two consecutive days of auspicious purple clouds—truly the envy of everyone.
"Thank you for your trouble, Taoist priest!"
Liang Jiugong's face showed great joy. After thanking Master Qianmu, he hurriedly returned to the Qianqing Palace to congratulate his emperor master.
Is that the fourth brother?
After receiving Liang Jiugong's report, Emperor Kangxi's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Lord Liang, the Fourth Prince is leaving the palace to establish his own residence today, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liang Jiugong hurriedly responded respectfully.
"Very well, you will go in my stead. Hmm, deliver 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones and 1,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
"Your servant obeys!"
Liang Jiugong remained calm on the surface after hearing Kangxi's words, but in his heart, a raging storm was brewing.
Before the Fourth Prince, the First Prince and the Third Prince had already established their own residences outside the palace, and Emperor Kangxi had also provided them with stipends. However, both the First Prince and the Third Prince only received ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones!
But when it came to the Fourth Prince, he received an extra thousand high-grade spirit stones.
The exchange rate between high-grade spirit stones and mid-grade spirit stones can be as low as one to one hundred. In other words, the spirit stones that the Fourth Prince of Kangxi received were more than ten times those of the First Prince and the Third Prince.
Suppressing his shock, Liang Jiugong left the Qianqing Palace and headed straight for the Fourth Prince's courtyard in the Princes' quarters.
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When Liang Jiugong arrived, the Fourth Prince stood in Rong Xi's courtyard, staring at Rong Xi.
Last night, the Fourth Prince stayed in Consort Song's room. This morning, he came to Rong Xi's place, still carrying Consort Song's fragrance, which made Rong Xi feel nauseous.
Rong Xi felt that she couldn't live like this anymore!
She possesses the self-reliant mindset of a modern woman, and even after transmigrating to this patriarchal era, she still cannot adapt to the polygamous situation.
The thought of the Fourth Prince being all lovey-dovey with Consort Song yesterday, only to flirt with her today, made Rong Xi feel nauseous.
What's infuriating is that the Fourth Prince actually thought she was experiencing morning sickness.
Screw morning sickness!
Rong Xi glared at the Fourth Prince and said angrily, "Please stay away from me, you smell bad!"
Okay, since you think it's morning sickness, then let's just say it is!
Rong Xi sneered inwardly. Now that she had something to hide, she could use it as a shield.
"Does Grandpa smell?"
The Fourth Prince was slightly taken aback, then revealed an expression of complete understanding.
"Madam, are you jealous?"
The Fourth Prince revealed a mocking smile, "Yesterday, Your Highness..."
"Don't talk, you smell!"
Rong Xi decisively interrupted the Fourth Prince.
"you--"
The Fourth Prince was quite annoyed that Rong Xi was showing him no mercy.
Liang Jiugong appeared at this moment, all smiles on his face, unaware of the illicit affair between the Fourth Prince and Rong Xi.
"This servant greets Your Highness! And Your Highness's Wife!"
Liang Jiugong greeted the Fourth Prince and Rong Xi with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"
"Eunuch Liang, may I ask what brings you this joy?"
The Fourth Prince looked at Liang Jiugong with a cold expression.
Liang Jiugong, already aware of the Fourth Prince's expressionless face, remained cheerful and said, "Your Highness is about to leave the palace and establish your own residence. At that time, the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly. Your Highness is about to realize your grand ambitions, and this servant naturally wishes to congratulate you!"
"This servant has come on His Majesty's orders to present a congratulatory gift!"
As he spoke, Liang Jiugong took out a bracelet from his sleeve and handed it to the Fourth Prince.
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Liang, for making this trip!"
The Fourth Prince took the bracelet, casually scanned it with his spiritual sense, and found ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones inside. Without thinking much, he handed the bracelet to Rong Xi.
"Your Highness, this servant takes his leave!"
Having achieved his purpose in delivering the gift, Liang Jiugong immediately took his leave.
He really wanted to tell the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, please take a good look at the bracelet." But he couldn't say that. The Emperor Kangxi had given the Fourth Prince so many allowances; if that were to slip out of his mouth, he would be executed.
Rong Xi originally wanted to return the storage bracelet to the Fourth Prince, but after she looked at the contents of the bracelet, she immediately put it on her wrist.
It's hers, it has to be hers!
Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones!
Of course, that's not the point. The point is that next to these 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones, there are 1,000 high-grade spirit stones.
If she hadn't carefully sensed them and noticed the significant differences in the concentration of spiritual energy among the spirit stones, she would have overlooked the thousand high-grade spirit stones present.
Rong Xi was 100% certain that the Fourth Prince hadn't noticed the thousand high-grade spirit stones. Otherwise, no matter how generous the Fourth Prince was, he wouldn't have given her the bracelet so casually.
What a windfall!
It's out! It's out!
It seems like even the heavens are on my side!
With these spirit stones, achieving embryonic breathing within a month will be no problem at all. Even the semi-abandoned cultivation cave can be gradually put to use.
At this moment, Rong Xi was truly beaming with joy.
After Liang Jiugong left, the Fourth Prince saw Rong Xi's joyful expression and frowned slightly, saying, "It's only ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones, why is the Princess Consort so happy?"
"certainly!"
Rong Xi responded happily, but she wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the existence of those thousand high-grade spirit stones. Judging from Liang Jiugong's expression, it seemed that the thousand high-grade spirit stones were secretly given by Kangxi.
In other words, unless Emperor Kangxi brings it up himself, the Fourth Prince will remain in the dark for the rest of his life!
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