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"Your Majesty, the Empress's illness is incurable."

"Zhou Wu, I understand. You don't need to keep tormenting me. My Empress has really had it too hard."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, although this cannot be cured completely, it can be prevented, and in the later stages, the Empress can be just like a normal person."

"Um, what did you say?"

Li Tiancheng, who was grieving alone, was suddenly stunned by Zhou Wu's words. What did he mean by "it can't be cured completely, but it can still be like a normal person"?

"Your Majesty's illness is under control, and she can live like a normal person."

"You won't die?"

"Um, probably not."

Zhou Wu knew that Li Tiancheng was overthinking things and was just angry. He just needed to avoid burning fire pits in winter and to be careful not to overexert himself.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Li Tiancheng was heartbroken for a long time, only to find out that he had been deluding himself.

"Your Majesty, I didn't say that the Empress could do anything."

"You talk about control, but how do you want to control it?"

Li Tiancheng now only wants to know how to control the situation to ensure the Empress's safety. No matter the cost, Li Tiancheng will not give up.

"Your Majesty, firstly, during winter, it is best not to place a brazier in the Empress's room, and secondly, try to keep the air circulating."

"If we don't put out a fire pit in winter, even if the Empress isn't sick, she'll get sick from the cold."

"Your Majesty, haven't we already built a heated kang bed?"

“Yes, Zhou Wu, tomorrow, let’s try out your heated kang bed and see how it is.”

Although time is a bit tight, Zhou estimated that if they use a brazier to dry it all night, it should be almost dry by tomorrow, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Secondly, the Empress should not be allowed to engage in strenuous exercise."

"That's no problem. I personally instructed the Empress. Anything else?"

"Gone."

"Is this gone?"

The ailment that had plagued the Queen for years was really that simple?

"Your Majesty, why don't we try it tomorrow?"

"Okay, then I'll listen to you for now."

At this point, Li Tiancheng had no choice but to follow Zhou Wu's arrangements, since even the imperial physicians couldn't do anything, and Zhou Wu's side had at least played a role.

. . . . . .

A few days later, he was summoned to the palace again at noon.

"Haha, Zhou Wu, come quick! Your heated kang bed is truly amazing!"

Li Tiancheng personally led Zhou Wu to the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and showered it with praise.

"How has Your Majesty been sleeping these past few days?"

"This heated kang is not only comfortable to sleep on, but the whole room is also very warm during the day, and it doesn't have that old charcoal smell at all. Most importantly, the Empress has been able to get a full night's sleep on it these past few days."

Now Li Tiancheng was truly convinced by Zhou Wu. In the past, during winter, the Empress would hardly be able to sleep well every night.

"Zhou Wu, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would probably still be suffering from anger."

The Empress, standing to the side, was extremely grateful to Zhou Wu, after all, only those who have experienced anger know how difficult it is to get angry.

. . . . . . . . .

Zhou Wu voluntarily presented the blueprints for the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) to the emperor. The emperor greatly appreciated Zhou Wu's actions and immediately ordered the craftsmen to renovate the palace. He also commanded his ministers to begin promoting the heated kang throughout the country.

When Zhou Wu left the palace, he received many rewards from Li Tiancheng, including those from the Empress, who said they were gifts for Zhou Wu's wife. However, these gifts seemed to be quite valuable, consisting entirely of jewelry and precious stones.

It was already evening when Zhou Wu got home.

"Why is my husband so late today?"

There are many things to do in the palace.

"My husband must be tired. Let me massage your shoulders."

"Hey, what's up with you today?"

Li Baiwei's initiative surprised Zhou Wu a little.

"Hehe, my husband, Yang Chun, Hongdou, and I have made plans to visit Wanfo Temple tomorrow. Would you like to come with us?"

"Wanfo Temple?"

Zhou Wu seemed to have heard that Wanfo Temple was the largest temple in the capital, and it was said that wishes made there were very effective, attracting many devout men and women. Having been in the capital for so long, he hadn't really taken his family there much, so Zhou Wu naturally wouldn't refuse.

"OK"

"That's wonderful, thank you, my husband."

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's agreement, Li Baiwei was so overjoyed that she stopped massaging him and went straight to find Yang Chun and Hongdou to discuss their trip the next day.

At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Zhou Wu was woken up by Li Baiwei.

"My husband is up, the sun is already high in the sky."

"Bai Wei, the sun hasn't even come up yet."

"Oh dear, my husband, Wanfo Temple is quite far away. We need to set off early, or it will be too late when we arrive."

"Sigh."

Zhou Wu suddenly regretted agreeing to go together yesterday.

Inside the luxurious carriage, three women chatted incessantly, gazing at the scenery outside the window, while Zhou Wu looked utterly exhausted.

The carriage traveled from the city all the way to the suburbs, and finally arrived.

"This Wanfo Temple is quite impressive."

Standing at the viewing point, you can see the Wanfo Temple on the mountainside from afar, with its high vermilion walls and various Buddha halls inside.

"Amitabha, is the female benefactor burning incense or making a request?"

The welcoming monks at the mountain gate bowed with their hands clasped in greeting to Li Baiwei and the others.

Zhou Wu wondered if it was just his imagination, but why was the monk only bowing to the women? Couldn't he see a grown man like himself?

"Both burning incense and making wishes."

"Please come in, lady."

At the mountain gate, believers and pilgrims come and go in an endless stream, but most of them are female pilgrims.

"Isn't it said that Buddhist temples are sacred places and do not receive female guests?"

Zhou Wu muttered to himself, but the monk beside him overheard him.

“Benefactor, time is equal, so what difference is there between men and women?”

"Hehe, yes, yes, Master is right."

Hearing the other party's explanation, those around did not want to argue with them, after all, the temple was not their property.

Passing through the gate of the mountain pass, Zhou Wu was even more shocked by what he saw inside. The temple was built far too luxuriously, basically occupying the entire mountain.

"My lord, we're going to pay our respects to the Bodhisattvas in each of the temples. If you don't want to go, you can just wander around here by yourself."

"Okay, stay safe."

Li Baiwei was worried that her husband would get bored from constantly praying to the Bodhisattva, so she told him to wander around by himself, and Zhou Wu readily agreed.

After watching Li Baiwei and the others leave, Zhou Wu wandered around the mountain temple alone. The first hall he entered was the Mahavira Hall, where the Bodhisattva statues were all gilded and looked very majestic.

"How much gold must that have cost?!"

Zhou Wu merely sighed, yet he drew disgusted looks from those around him, with some even jumping out to claim justice and pointing at him.

"How can a Buddhist temple be so full of talk about money and material possessions?"

A scholar-like man launched into a tirade against Zhou Wu, immediately attracting the attention of many women who then viewed Zhou Wu as the villain, while the scholar was seen as a righteous man.