Chapter Fifty: The Princess's Heart Aches

  Although Qing Sang did not know the intention of Empress Guliya, she admired her meticulousness. [Ha Shi Ba] Zha Lu's steward brought five male slaves, and the empress sent five female slaves. In this way, Qing Sang had helpers to change the clean and tidy clothes for the palace maids who died.

  Qingsang found the packages brought by the palace maids from under the eaves of the house, and took out the clothes inside. The palace maids had been dead for a long time, their bodies were stiff, fortunately the temperature in Beirong was low, and the bodies had not yet emitted an unusual smell. It was still a great effort to put clothes on these stiff corpses. In the end, they could only barely put them on. During this process, Qingsang vomited twice, vomiting until her face turned green.

  Fu Xi's heart ached as she said, "What's the point of this?"

  "I won't let them leave like this without any dignity!" Qingsang said, covering his chest.

  Fu Xi, after all, grew up in this feudal society since childhood, and the concept of hierarchy was deeply rooted in his mind. He naturally couldn't understand Qing Sang's thoughts. Seeing that he couldn't persuade Qing Sang, he could only help with a bitter face. This situation made even a big man feel nauseous, let alone Qing Sang. After struggling until noon, the body was finally carried away for burial.

  Afterwards, King Rong summoned Xú Xī over, saying he had some matters to discuss. The only ones left in the government office were Qing Sang, Chǔ Lián Yú and a few wounded soldiers.

  Qingsang was both tired and hungry, but when Zhalu brought over goat's milk and mutton, she vomited again, even bringing up bitter bile. Zhalu saw Qingsang's state and sneered, saying: "Princess, this can't compare to the Xuan dynasty, there are all sorts of dishes, if you're not used to eating them, then you'll just have to starve."

  Qingsang was too weak to care about Zhalu's rudeness, waved his hand and let him hurry up and take these away. Zhalu coldly smiled and took away the dishes in front of Qingsang.

  Chang An and the palace maid have been moved to Zhu Lianyu's place. Qing Sang rested for a while, then got up and went to Zhu Lianyu's courtyard to see how everyone was doing.

  In the hospital, Chu Lianyu was frowning and eating. The northern border mainly eats mutton, rarely has rice or vegetables, and Chu Lianyu is also extremely unaccustomed to it, but as a doctor, he forced himself to eat a few mouthfuls. Seeing Qing Sang arrive, he quickly put down the mutton in his hand, flustered and wanting to pay respects, but was stopped by Qing Sang. Qing Sang couldn't stand the smell, covered her nose with her hand, and said: "Doctor Chu, how are Chang An and the others?"

  Chu Lianyu replied: "Chang An and Cao Xiang have awakened, I fed them some goat's milk, they are resting now. That palace maid, however, is not doing well."

  Qing Sang walked to the door and motioned for Chu Lianyu to follow him, then said: "I want to take a look."

  Chu Lianyu hastily led the way in front.

  Cao Xiang, Chang An and that palace maid were in the room next to Zhu Lianyu's. After pushing open the door, Qing Sang saw Cao Xiang lying on the bed, while Chang An and the palace maid lay on wooden boards placed on the ground.

  "These two wooden boards were left by the servants when they carried people down, I told them to leave them behind, otherwise this room is too simple and there's really no place to put things." said Chu Lianyu.

  Qing Sang sighed and said, "It's hard on you."

  Chu Lianyu said: "I dare not, it's actually an injustice to the princess. Everything in this mansion is simple, and now there is no one who can serve the princess. Can the princess ask King Rong for a few servants to come and attend to her?"

  Qing Sang shook his head and said, "Why bother to lose that face. If King Rong wants to see us, how could he not think of these things?" The people who had just been arranged by Zhu Lu and the Grand Empress to come and handle the matter had already left, and from their eyes and demeanor, Qing Sang could tell that they didn't even look up to him, let alone stay behind to serve. In that case, going to ask for someone would only be adding trouble for himself.

  Chang An drank the goat's milk and fell asleep again, Cao Xiang was meditating with his eyes closed, when he heard the sound, he opened his eyes to see the princess, struggling to get up. "Magic world? Next chapter! It's a meat novel!" Qing Sang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

  "Your Highness, I've heard from Dr. Chu about how you took care of me day and night. What virtue do I have to deserve such kindness?" Hu Xiang said with tears in her eyes. Since waking up and hearing Dr. Chu talk about the princess's care for her, she had been deeply moved. Now that she was meeting the princess, she naturally wanted to express her gratitude.

  Qingsang tucked her quilt, comforted a few words, asked the name of the palace girl, and finally knew that the rescued palace girl was called Qiaolü. The two talked for a few more sentences, Qingsang saw that she was not breathing smoothly, knowing that her injury had not turned for the better, so let her rest well.

  Chang An and Qiao Lu were breathing steadily, sleeping soundly. Qing Sang walked out, letting them rest quietly.

  "Zhu Taiyi, do you still have some dry rations?" As soon as they left the house, Qing Sang felt hungry and suddenly had an appetite for the dried rice balls they had brought along on their journey.

  Chu Lianyu then discovered that Qing Sang's complexion was not good and hurriedly asked if she should take his pulse.

  Qing Sang shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I just felt a bit queasy after seeing the corpse, and I'm not used to eating this northern food."

  Chu Lianyu heard this and hurriedly went to fetch the dry rations that had not been finished yet.

  Qing Sang savored the food, but Chu Lianyu felt a pang in her heart. Although Qing Sang wasn't the real princess, she was still a pampered and spoiled official's daughter who had grown up with fine clothes and delicacies, now reduced to gnawing on coarse buns, which made Chu Lianyu feel desolate.

  After finishing eating, Qing Sang wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and asked Chu Lianyu where the kitchen was.

  "Is the princess going to cook?" Chu Lianyu was momentarily confused, what did Qing Sang ask the kitchen for?

  Qing Sang said with some embarrassment: "I want to boil water and take a bath." After being busy for so long, doing things that involved contact with corpses, Qing Sang felt like there was a strange smell on his body.

  Chu Lianyu hastily said, "After the princess and her husband left this morning, I boiled some water. The princess just drank it a moment ago. After the princess rested for a while in her room, I will go boil some more to send over."

  "I'll do it myself. The imperial physician still needs to take care of the patient." Qing Sang declined, feeling embarrassed to trouble Chu Lianyu.

  Chu Lianyu knelt down and said, "This cooking is a servant's job, how can it be done by the princess? Is the princess trying to frame me for being disloyal?"

  Qing Sang hastily reached out to support him, seeing his determination, and no longer hesitated, so he went back to the house to wait.

  Chu Lianyu was normally a weak and bookish scholar who didn't even lift a finger to help with household chores. Now, he's not only boiling water but also carrying it, which is really too much for him. Qing Sang saw that he was sweating profusely and felt uneasy about it, wanting to go forward and lend a hand, but Chu Lianyu stopped her and said: "I'm a man, I can handle this little bit of work."

  Qing Sang didn't insist anymore because she suddenly realized that the sentence "hand no bound chicken power" this morning hurt Chu Lianyu's self-esteem.

  After washing and dressing herself in a light blue outfit, she felt slightly better.

  As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw Chu Lianyu sitting on the stone steps at the gate of the courtyard, resting. A pair of bright eyes gazed deeply into the vast sky.

  Although the weather in Northern Rong is harsh, the sky is blue enough to move people's hearts.

  "What are you thinking about?" Qing Sang asked.

  Chu Lianyu, who was staring at the sky in a daze, quickly got up and bowed, saying: "I was thinking of my elderly father, wife and children back home."

  Qing Sang let out a long sigh, raised her head to gaze at the sky and said: "I wonder if our loved ones back home are also gazing up at the same sky."

  Chu Lianyu looked up at the sky again, speechless.

  "What are you doing?" Fu Xi asked in surprise as he returned to the mansion and saw the two of them staring blankly at the sky.

  Chu Lianyu hastily bowed and paid respects to Fu Xi, the invincible wife of Rebirth.

  "We were just chatting," said Qing Sang, "but you have a strong smell on your body." Qing Sang covered his nose.

  Fú Xī smelled himself and said: "I just drank wine and ate meat. You're really afraid of the smell, can't stand it at all."

  Qing Sang said: "I've been afraid of smelling like mutton since I was a child, go wash up, after busy for a whole morning, change into some comfortable clothes."

  Fu Xi stared at her for a while, seeing that she had changed her clothes. Looking again, Chu Lianyu had already taken off his long gown and was wearing a brown practice outfit, looking somewhat displeased, he asked: "Was it Doctor Chu who helped you change?"

  Qing Sang's expression changed, and he said with a hint of anger: "There is no one in the mansion who can be ordered around, Doctor Chu doesn't care about his hard work, he boils water and fetches water for us, yet you still have complaints?"

  Fu Xi swept them with a glance, didn't make a sound, and turned around to walk out of the courtyard.

  "What are you doing?" Qing Sang wanted to talk with him about what would happen later, and asked as he turned around and left.

  "Go and wash your hair." Fu Xi said without turning his head.

  "Let me go instead!" Chu Lianyu hastily caught up.

  "Don't bother yourself, Princess will be heartbroken." Fu Xi said with a strange tone.

  "Son-in-law... you misunderstood..." Chu Lianyu stuttered, his face red and ears burning as he tried to explain, but Fu Xi didn't even bother to listen before walking away.

  "Princess, I'll go and explain it to the prince consort." Chu Lianyu said, looking at Qing Sang.

  "No need, this is just a phase of youthful rebellion. He's dissatisfied with everything." Qing Sang said, looking at Fu Xi's back.

  "Puberty?" Chu Lianyu repeated in surprise.

  Qing Sang didn't say another word and turned back into her room.

  In the evening, Huo Ran invited Fu Xi and Qing Sang to go to Nian Wei's bonfire platform for a banquet. He also specially mentioned that he wanted Chu Lianyu to go together, saying that King Rong had heard that this time, the imperial physician of the palace had come with him, and was very interested in letting Chu Lianyu and the Northern Rong shaman doctor discuss medical skills.

  Nian Wei's fire altar was built on the east side of Kuer City, Rong Wang, Da Fei, and Jia Luo sat on a high platform above the altar, Fu Xi and Qing Sang sat on the left side of the altar. Following them down to the next table was Jia Luo's son, who looked like he was only around ten years old, and didn't resemble Rong Wang's rough appearance at all, but instead had his mother Jia Luo's seductive charm. Speaking of appearances, Qing Sang was worried after seeing Rong Wang today, as Fu Xi didn't look a bit like him either. Qing Sang was really afraid that someone would notice something.

  On the left, there were three tables with three people each. On the right side of the veranda, eight burly warriors from Beijun were seated. After Xiang Xi introduced them one by one, Qing Sang finally knew that the ones sitting on the right were the eight great generals of Beijun. The six people sitting on the same side as her and Xiang Xi were the leaders of the Mò Dì tribe, à Gā, the elder brother of Jiǎo Luó; Yàn Gōng, the leader of the Yàn tribe; and Gāo Dī, the leader of the Gāo Dī tribe. These people had been introduced by Huǒ Róng at the banquet on Xiang Xi's first day in Beijun. At this time, Qing Sang listened to Xiang Xi and looked at these people, except for Gāo Dī who was tall and thin, the others were all robust and sturdy, with a look that showed they were good at fighting.

  The rest of them all sat below the stage.

  "Are these people who came to drink at the wedding last night?" Qing Sang asked Fu Xi in a low voice.

  Fu Xi nodded slightly.

  Qingsang's small hand clenched into a fist.

  Fu Xi grasped Qing Sang's hand, exerting a slight force, both expressing concern and comfort, as well as signaling her to endure.

  Qingsang smiled at him with a hint of meaning and loosened his clenched fist.

  With a loud roar from the roller, one by one, the fire pans under the stage were lit up, and the huge fire pan in the center of the stage was ignited with fierce flames.

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