Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

In the following days, those arrogant servants did not bother Xiao Zuochen again. Instead, Xiao Zuochen became more curious about what Qingya had said to them that day.

But in the past few days, except when Xiao Zuochen got up or went to bed, Qingya would bring in the basin of water; when he ate, Qingya would bring the meal to the Buddhist hall on time; sometimes when it was just dawn or late at night, she would be seen cleaning the Buddhist hall. Other than that, she was rarely seen.

And when she was busy, Xiao Zuochen didn't want to disturb her, because given his current situation, he might become a burden to Qingya.

Finally, at dinner time on the fourth day, Qingya was about to turn around and leave after setting the table, but she felt dizzy and then fell to the side and lost consciousness.

This frightened Xiao Zuochen, but at least he had experienced big events before. Soon, he ordered the palace maids outside the courtyard to carry Qingya back to her own room, and sent someone to invite the imperial physician to treat Qingya.

It so happened that among the people on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau today, there was someone who was close to Prince Yun - Imperial Doctor Lu. Otherwise, if it was the Prince's people, they would definitely not listen to Prince Yun's order to demolish the house, let alone take the pulse of an ordinary palace maid.

The imperial physician was treating Qingya in the room, while Xiao Zuochen was waiting outside the door. The servants who had invited the imperial physician and helped carry the patient did not leave either. They were gossiping about why Qingya had suddenly fainted.

"You think she might be pregnant?"

"Ah? Why do you say that? Could it be..."

The little palace maid glanced at Xiao Zuochen, and saw him just turning around and looking up at them. Xiao Zuochen frowned, not knowing what they were whispering about, but from their movements and eyes, he knew it was definitely not a good thing.

When the little palace maid saw Xiao Zuochen looking at her, she instantly felt guilty, as if he had heard what she had just said.

"Stop talking nonsense, His Royal Highness Prince Yun is still here."

"What are you afraid of? He can't hear what we are saying anyway."

"..."

Several people continued to talk in low voices until the imperial physician came out of the room, and then everyone's attention shifted to the imperial physician.

"Doctor Lu, how is she?"

Xiao Zuochen asked.

Doctor Lu bowed slightly.

"Your Highness, this maid is fine. She is just overworked and exhausted. She just needs to rest for two days."

Tired?

After hearing this, Xiao Zuochen realized that he had only seen Qingya in the temple, and no one else had ever served in the temple. He originally thought it was quite quiet, with no one to disturb him, but now it seemed that Qingya was the only one doing everything.

The others below also heard it and started whispering again.

"It's just a simple daily cleaning, are you really that tired?"

"Who knows what she does every day, maybe she does something else besides cleaning~"

Several people continued to talk secretly, but Xiao Zuochen suddenly spoke at this time.

“What are you talking about!?”

Xiao Zuochen glared at them angrily, as if he had heard their conversation. Doctor Lu at the side pursed his lips and did not interrupt, nor did he look at the group of servants, but just lowered his head and looked at the ground.

Several servants were shocked by Xiao Zuochen's sudden anger, and they fell silent, lowering their heads and pretending to be quails.

Seeing that they didn't say anything, Xiao Zuochen sneered.

"Since Qingya is ill, her mission will naturally be handed over to you..."

"Why!?"

Before Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, a servant was muttering in the background. Xiao Zuochen paused and continued.

"I know you are unwilling, but the prince and I are brothers. I have been ordered to copy Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor and pray for Tai'an. Since you are here to serve me, you should obey my orders. If you are unwilling to even clean the Buddhist hall, then I will have to write a letter to the prince and let the officials judge. I believe that the prince will not oppose the opinions of the officials for your sake, right?"

Several servants frowned, looked down at each other, and the bravest one among them retorted.

"Your Highness, you can't say that. Qingya herself said that she did all the work in the Buddhist temple by herself and it had nothing to do with us!"

"Why would she say that?"

Xiao Zuochen was puzzled.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten? It was Qingya herself who said that some things can be chosen. It was Qingya who chose to work on her own, leaving us..."

The servant glanced at Doctor Lu behind Xiao Zuochen, seeming to hesitate whether to continue. But seeing that he didn't say anything and His Royal Highness Prince Yun was staring at him, he decided to speak out.

"...Let's not embarrass His Royal Highness Prince Yun."

Doctor Lu took a deep breath after hearing this. Everyone knew that the Crown Prince would definitely target Prince Yun after he ascended the throne, but it was a bit embarrassing to say it so bluntly in front of him.

Xiao Zuochen didn't expect Qingya to make such a deal with them, but he didn't understand. As a little palace maid, he could understand if Qingya wanted to do her job properly, and he could also understand if she wanted to find another way to climb up the social ladder. But why did she do that for a prince who was being targeted?

"Your Highness Prince Yun, if you don't need me for the time being, I will return to the Imperial Hospital first."

Doctor Lu thought that he should not stay here any longer to listen to their love-hate relationship. Although these servants were the prince's men, it seemed that His Royal Highness Prince Yun could still handle them. And even if the prince could not deal with these servants, he had other ways~

"Well, thank you Doctor Lu for your help."

The group of people were speechless until Imperial Physician Lu left, then the group of servants spoke again.

"My Lord, this matter is actually..."

Xiao Zuochen waved his hand, not wanting to listen to them any more.

"You can do whatever you want, I can't control you."

After Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, he turned and went into the house to see Qingya, leaving the group of servants at a loss.

"What should I do..."

One of the young eunuchs was a little worried. He was afraid that Prince Yun would take revenge on them. After all, a camel is more vulnerable to death than a horse.

"What should we do? Can he still beat and scold us?"

Another palace maid who was pretty good-looking said.

"But he is a prince after all."

"So what if he is the prince? Can he be older than the crown prince? You can always listen to the crown prince!"

Yes, she had hooked up with the prince, and it was the prince who sent her to supervise Prince Yun. The prince promised her that as long as she did a good job, he would definitely give her a status.

Hearing her speak so confidently, the other eunuchs and palace maids beside her also nodded, as if to comfort themselves.

"That's right! We didn't do anything excessive. This is just the survival rule of the harem."

After hearing this, everyone felt relieved. They told each other some interesting stories from each palace and then dispersed.