Jiang Jinlu, who was serving, started to cook.
Xie Qiao and Zhao Xuanjing started a fire.
The surroundings had been sprinkled with a lot of medicinal powder and some talismans. Now, they did not have to worry about snakes, insects and rats getting close.
Unknowingly, the stars in the sky were twinkling. They had added some light to the dark night. It was extremely beautiful.
Xie Qiao raised her head to look at the stars. She was slightly stunned.
“What’s wrong?” Zhao Xuanjing asked.
Xie Qiao raised her hand, indicating that he should not speak for the time being. Zhao Xuanjing was not angry at her rudeness. Instead, he waited patiently.
Xie Qiao kept calculating in her hand. Her gaze was fixed on the stars in the sky. She looked extremely serious. Her appearance puzzled the others, but they sat down obediently.
After a while…
Xie Qiao said, “The stars… are not very good.”
“What do you mean?” Zhao Xuanjing also became more serious.
“It looks like the stars are out of alignment. There are rebels in the country. There are soldiers at the border. The five grains are expensive,” Xie Qiao said.
Zhao Xuanjing did not understand the first part, but he understood the second part clearly.
His heart suddenly tightened. “Can you tell me in detail? When are there soldiers? Are the rebels important? Why are five grains expensive?”
It was a big deal.
Xiao Yurong and Sang You were also nervous.
“I don’t think the stars are clear yet. I’m afraid it will take some time for the war to break out, and there will be a great invasion… So there should be a drought… Exactly how many months would it be? I can’t see it clearly now. Although it is dangerous, you have your ministers, so it wouldn’t harm the country,” Xie Qiao added.
After she finished speaking, she suddenly coughed twice.
Her palm turned white.
She could not see it clearly, and it was foggy.
“I can only make a rough guess now, but this also means that there should only be a slight sign of chaos. As long as we prepare food and soldiers in time, there will definitely be no problem. When Your Highness returns, you can get the grand preceptor to look at it carefully again,” Xie Qiao added.
Her ability to look at the stars was pretty great.
Since she was young, when she had nothing to do at night, she would raise her head to take a look. It was also because of this that she was able to ask her father to take that risk back then.
However, she was young after all, and the stars were complicated. They were not as easy to distinguish compared to one’s face. It was better to get an old and capable person to take a look carefully.
If there really was a disaster, avoid it in advance. It would not hurt the people or the country.
Zhao Xuanjing put this matter in his heart. There was no need for Xie Qiao to remind him. After he returned, he would definitely get the grand preceptor to take a closer look.
Of course, it was not that he thought Xie Qiao could not be trusted. It was a matter of national importance and could not be decided based on Xie Qiao’s words. Only when the grand preceptor speak could it be discussed by the officials of the imperial court. Only then could the plan of stocking up food and preparing the troops be carried out.
“You don’t have to pay too much attention to this rebellion. It shouldn’t be a big deal, but this drought needs to be paid more attention to,” Xie Qiao said.
“Okay, got it.” Zhao Xuanjing wished he could pull Xie Qiao into his arms.
He could see that Xie Qiao’s knowledge in astrology probably hurt her a little.
Was there not a saying that Heaven’s secrets should not be revealed?
She had tried her best to collect fees for reading the fortune of others, even if it was just a few pieces of advice. Now, the fee…
Zhao Xuanjing was suddenly stunned. Then, he took out two silver notes from his pocket and stuffed them into Xie Qiao’s hands. “I am the Crown Prince. Thank you, Eldest Senior Sister, for answering my questions.”
Xie Qiao was a little stunned.
Then…
She accepted the silver notes.
Even if the money belonged to her family, she had to accept it, right?
She knew what Zhao Xuanjing was thinking, but in fact, her body was not weak. It was because… There were too many stars in the sky. She was dizzy from looking…
She had been looking up. When the wind blew, the dust in the fire drifted to her nose, so she coughed…
