Through the contact with Bai Yangbai in the previous life, He Danggui confirmed that the so-called prediction of future and ability to help people change their fates were all his tricks. Bai Yangbai was not an immortal, but a human.
However, he was the human most like an immortal in the world. He was one of the smartest people in the world. Every official trained by him could be promoted step by step; every strategy proposed by him could succeed naturally; every business he was engaged in could be profitable.
Bai Yangbai could really be called a master consultant. At least He Danggui never saw he lost.
The most peculiar thing was that Bai Yangbai was neither an official nor a businessman. When he was penniless, he went to show off in the imperial court or shops to get some money. When he didn’t lack money, he would like to act as a beggar in the streets, doing something that other beggars dare not do, such as going into a restaurant to beg for
Bai Yangbai looked at He Danggui scornfully and sneered, “You want to be my Master? Stop dreaming. Do you have any skills? How dare you let me kowtow to you? You are so young. Don’t you afraid of shortening your life?”He Danggui didn’t get angry and replied frankly, “Generally speaking, I’m not as capable as you. Otherwise, I will not make a deal with you. But Han Yu, one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, said that teachers do not need to be superior to their students, and we share different advantages and disadvantages. Maybe I’m not more capable than you in many aspects. But at least, I’m more capable in one aspect. After all, you are controlled by me right now, right?”Bai Yangbai hummed coldly, “Just some small tricks.”He Danggui signed, “Everyone has his own ambition. Since you are reluctant, I will not force you. How time flies! I just talk with you in a few words, but the time is up. It’s time for me to make
It was a cold and bright day in autumn. The streets were crowded. It was September 18th, the day for Luo’s Family to pick He Danggui up.Yesterday evening, Mammy Tang came to the Taoist temple to deliver the message. She said to a Taoist nun who was a doorkeeper that Luo’s Family would send a sedan to carry Third Miss back to Luo’s Mansion next morning. She went here to deliver the message and saw whether should she help arrange the luggage. Then the Taoist nun guided the way. When they walked to East Wing-room, He Danggui was talking with Zhen Zhu in the room. Zhen Zhu looked depressed, and He Danggui wore a thick veil on her face.Mammy Tang looked at He Danggui and immediately asked in surprise, “Third Miss, why are you covering your face with a veil? What’s wrong with your face? Do you need a doctor?” Mammy Tang was trusted by Madam Luo and was influential in Luo’s Family. Sometimes, she was the spokesperson of Madam Luo. Therefore, it was an honor to g
Mammy Tang held the little bloody hand and shouted, “How did you hurt? Where are the sharp thorns from?”He Danggui wiped the teardrop at the corner of her eyes with her another hand and shook her head without speaking. Mammy Tang was so anxious. Suddenly, she remembered that Third Miss was very fond of the gauze coat with magnolia flowers. Could it be that... Thinking of this, Mammy Tang suddenly grabbed the gauze coat on the table and shook it. Then, dozens of fine thorns were shaken on the table. Mammy Tang’s face turned pale. She said in a low voice, “What kind of thorns are these? Why are there many thorns in the coat?”He Danggui raised her injured hand to her eyes and checked. Then she said, “These thorns are tough and have fine white hair on the tip. If I am not mistaken, they should be thorns of the Xifan cactus.”“The Xifan cactus?” Mammy Tang remembered that she had seen this kind of plant with thorns in Second Miss’s y
“Mammy, I see. I will refrain from eating the midnight snacks.” He Danggui lowered her head in shame and whispered, “Actually I didn’t eat supper. When I saw the savory food at that time, I couldn’t help eating more. What’s more, the Fourth Sister is very kind to me. The food she sent to me was always a full-course meal, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. In addition, Dao He specially prepared the sweet soup for me. How hearty the meal was! I can’t be too grateful to the Fourth Sister!”“A full-course meal? The sweet soup?” Mammy Tang beat her legs angrily, “Third Miss, you were silly to eat these things in the midnight! You ate breakfast and lunch in Madam Luo’s room every day. They are the best food in our mansion. Why are you still so greedy? Why didn’t you have dinner?”Rebuked by Mammy Tang, He Danggui blinked her watery eyes frightenedly and explained while scratching herself, “You know my Grandma always preferred spicy food. Every dish on the ta
He Danggui explained to her patiently, “Once they eat something bad, even if they just have diarrhea for one or two days, it will be very difficult for our family to explain to other big families. After all, those Misses and Childes are treasures of their own families. Even when they sneeze or lose some hairs, their elders would be sad for they couldn’t replace them to suffer the pain. If they catch any disease in East Yard, even though everyone knows that it is an accident, no one will forgive us! Mammy Tang, do you remember that half a year ago, the Second Sister came back to her grandpa’s family, Sun’s Family, for a few days but got a headache after catching a cold because she fell into the water while boating on the lake. Although Sun’s Family is Second Aunt’s natal family, and Second Aunt has a good relation with them, she still got mad about this and aggressively came to Ms. Wang who is in charge of Sun’s Family to ask for an explanation.”Mammy Tang nodded and sa
Mammy Tang was blue in the face, “How absurd! Those servants even dare to bully the Master! Third Miss, they only bullied you since you are a child. But didn’t they scruple Madam Luo when they did that to you? Third Miss, why didn’t you tell Madam Luo about these situations? She would side with you!”He Danggui bowed her head and sighed, “I fell down and was full of grievances at that time, so I wanted to go to Grandma to complain. But Second Sister and Fourth Sister were on their way to see Grandma as well. And I accidently annoyed Second Sister. Knowing I could not get away with my guilt, I did not dare to see Grandma.”Mammy Tang shook her head and sighed, “Second Miss is a very good-tempered person. How did you provoke her?”He Danggui said bitterly, “I saw from a distance that they were led by maids with lanterns, and they were also heading for Fu Shou Yard. Their new clothes were dazzling under the light of the lanterns. I looked up and d
Mammy Tang had been the closest maid of Madam Luo since she was 12 years old. When she was 19 years old, she came into Luo’s Family together with Madam Luo who was at the age of 15. She never married in her life and was loyal to Luo’s Family. The rule that servants should keep distance with masters was very essential for her. She hated the servants who betrayed their masters, so she never bitched about people of Luo’s Family.Fourth Miss, Luo Baishao, was the biological granddaughter of Madam Luo. Mammy Tang wouldn’t bitch about her in general. Although He Danggui said that Fourth Miss sprinkled itching powder on her chest “negligently”, Mammy Tang wouldn’t judge whether it was right or wrong. Mammy Tang recognized that Fourth Miss had made a mistake since that was a handful of poison but not soil. It was impossible for a person to walk on the road with poisons, and then sprinkled the poison on others by mistake. However, to protect Fourth Miss’s reputation from being d
He Danggui was shocked. She rubbed her handkerchief and bit her lower lip for a long time. Then she hesitated and said, “No one of Luo’s Family tells me about this. I dare not deceive you, Mammy Tang. I saw that in my dream. But I wish it was just a dream!”“In a dream? It’s impossible!” Mammy Tang wondered.He Danggui nodded and said, “I can’t believe it even when I’m dreaming. I feel that I’m confused and can’t take it seriously. So, I didn’t dare to mention my nightmare of last night to you at first. But I couldn’t help asking about my nephews to prove that the immortal in my dream was wrong...”“Nightmare?” Mammy Tang gained the key words. She asked, squinting at He Danggui, “What kind of nightmare?”He Danggui paused and said, “Danggui isn’t timid, but I dare not say these words, for fear of offending my Elder Cousin and his wife. Please don’t tell others that it’s me who tells you the words. Otherwise, others may think that I