Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 363: 237 Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, a Celestial Omen of Good Fortune Chapter 363: 237 Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, a Celestial Omen of Good Fortune “Ah!”

Gu Changsheng buried her head into the blanket, she had gone to bed so late last night and now she was so sleepy, she could hardly open her eyes!

Sleep is an art, yet there are always those people who interrupt her pursuit of this art!

Dammit! Gu Changsheng decided resentfully, even if Dong Lei screamed his lungs out, she would remain steadfastly in bed!

“My lady, my lady, please open the door, it’s really not good!”

As expected of him, Dong Lei didn’t let Gu Changsheng down, slapping the door so hard it seemed he wanted to break it down.

Gu Changsheng pulled the brocade quilts over herself, hiding so completely not even a strand of hair was visible.

God damn it, she’s not well! If it wasn’t for people constantly disturbing her sleep, she would be fine! More than fine!

Such a curse! Why did these people keep cursing her wellness all the time!

No matter, let them knock and shout. She wanted to sleep, and no one could stop her!

Gu Changsheng hugged her head with both hands, blocking the torturous noise, not even bothering to open her eyes, and continued to sleep!

“Bang bang bang!”

“My lady! My lady, please open the door!”

Obviously, Dong Lei was one of those who wouldn’t stop until he hit a wall–determined to make Gu Changsheng get out of bed if he had to keep knocking and calling indefinitely!

Self-hypnosis could work for a while, and even a bit longer.

But under Dong Lei’s relentless assault, Gu Changsheng’s face buried in the brocade quilts gradually wrinkled like a steamed bun.

Science proved that sound, like light, has the speed of flight, but damn it, light might be easy to block, but sound wasn’t! It was terribly difficult to keep out. At least, the brocade quilts on Gu Changsheng’s body didn’t block the noise Dong Lei was making, and their proximity meant the noise was nowhere near dissipating.

“Bloody hell!”

Gu Changsheng cursed irritably, then sat up suddenly in bed, looking dazed but furiously yelled towards the door, “Xiao Lei Zi, you better have a good reason for disturbing my sweet dreams, otherwise I swear I’ll cut off your meat and your rations, making you survive on plain water every day!”

Hitting the nail on the head, Gu Changsheng had blatantly grabbed Dong Lei’s weak spot.

Dong Lei’s hand paused on the door, hesitation crossed his face, but he still responded loudly, “My lady, it’s really not good!”

Gu Changsheng shook her head in pain, collapsed back on the brocade quilts, and yelled towards the door, “If the sky falls, there are taller people to handle it, if a head drops, a big scar it will be–what’s with all this bad news? Speak quickly if you have something to say, fart if you must fart, say it and scram, I want to sleep!”

All this fuss over nothing was bound to give her a heart attack someday. Whose maid was as jittery as hers, making a mountain out of a molehill from every little problem!

Dong Lei, stomping nervously outside, hurriedly explained when he heard this, “My lady, I went to the front yard earlier to get money from Uncle Song for buying vegetables, but no matter how much I called, his door wouldn’t open. When I pushed it, it surprisingly was ajar, and Uncle Song wasn’t there.

I asked the boys living in the front yard, and they said they saw Uncle Song leave early in the morning!”

“My lady, Uncle Song is missing!”

At this point, Dong Lei’s voice was already tinged with a weepy tone; Uncle Song had always treated them well, almost like a caring elder.

“How can a living person just disappear? He has the keys to all the doors; maybe he had something important and left early. If you’re worried, send the boys in the front yard to look for him. This minor issue–no need for such drama!” Gu Changsheng yawned and lay back down on the bed.

Here in Liuzhou City, who would dare touch her people? Wouldn’t that be like seeking trouble for no reason?

Plus, in Gu Residence, with its high walls and grand courtyards, could just anyone barge in? If anyone dared intrude, wouldn’t Ning Er and Kun Nu know?

Therefore, it must be that Uncle Song left early to run some errand without telling anyone!

Thinking so, Gu Changsheng felt perfectly justified in continuing to stay in bed!

Dong Lei’s beautiful face scrunched into a frown, contemplated what her mistress had said, found it made sense, and realized that the back door was indeed unlocked–likely Uncle Song indeed used his keys to go out.

With this thought, Dong Lei was reassured and decided she might as well go and buy vegetables and cook.

Thinking of buying groceries, Dong Lei furrowed his brows, timidly turned around, and knocked on the door again, quietly asking, “Wife, the maid has run out of Silver to buy groceries… Uncle Song was supposed to give the maid the money to buy groceries today, but Uncle Song, he…”

A good cook is helpless without rice, no matter how skillful she is. Without vegetables for cooking, what kind of meal can she make?

“Do you have a brain just for decoration? Isn’t there a money box in Uncle Song’s room? Isn’t there also one in front of my bedroom? You clearly know yet you still ask. If nothing else works, can’t you just take some random thing from home to cover the cost of the groceries? In the worst case, using my reputation alone, you should be able to get some groceries on credit, right?”

“Xiao Leizi, if you dare to disturb my sleep again, do you believe I’d take your food-obsessed head off and kick it around like a ball? Ahhh! I want to sleep! Don’t you dare call me when it’s time to eat!”

Listening to his wife’s angry roar, Dong Lei timidly shrank his body and hesitantly replied, “All right, then I’ll leave some food for my wife…”

Buy on credit? She dare not even claim to be a maid from the Gu Residence when she goes out to buy groceries. If she did, who would care about her money for the groceries?

The wife had said that it’s not easy for ordinary people making small trades, and such petty advantages should not be taken. She definitely doesn’t want to buy groceries on credit; it’s too humiliating!

Take something from home to cover the cost? If outsiders knew about that, wouldn’t they laugh their heads off?

The mighty Gu Residence now needs to mortgage things just to buy groceries? Shouldn’t they be ashamed of themselves? Only her wife could come up with such a crooked idea.

“I’ll just go and take some Silver from Uncle Song’s room for now and settle the accounts with him when he returns…” Touching his nose, Dong Lei headed downstairs dejectedly.

His wife loved to lie in, and disturbing her sleep would definitely get him in trouble. For the sake of his meal, it’s better if he didn’t do such risky things!

After Dong Lei left, the bedroom of Gu Changsheng returned to its tranquility, a certain woman with her limbs spread wide, resembling the character for “big”, lay atop a soft pillow and began another round of deep sleep.

What she didn’t realize was that outside the Gu Residence, chaos had already erupted into a mess, plunging the entirety of Liuzhou City, except for their home, into an unprecedented uproar.

“Did you hear? Last night, a strange fragrance suddenly arose from the Royal Mansion’s Guest Garden. The scent spread for miles, and many people were lured by it. By the time they came to their senses, they were already in Prince Mu’s Mansion’s Guest Garden!”

“What do you mean by ‘heard’? My father and mother disappeared when they got up early this morning, scaring my wife silly! People said my father and mother also ran off to the Royal Mansion’s Guest Garden!”

“Oh! Isn’t your mother the famous matchmaker Sai Hua?”

“Yes, yes! They say my mother has made countless matches in her lifetime and must have had a great fate to be lured away by the scent in the middle of the night!” the young man said, arrogantly lifting his chin in a proud manner.

Suddenly, another commotion erupted on the street, and many people rushed toward Prince Mu’s Mansion, scattering the gossipy group.

The quick-thinking son of Matchmaker Sai Hua grabbed a passerby in a rush and urgently asked, “What’s the matter? What’s happened now? Why is everyone running toward Prince Mu’s Mansion?”

“Ah! Don’t pull me. They say a strange fragrance keeps emanating from the Royal Mansion’s Guest Garden, not only spreading for miles but now a supernatural phenomenon has occurred, drawing a phoenix and ‘Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.’ This is a celestial omen, a rarity of a millennium. If I miss it, how would you compensate?” After explaining hurriedly, the grabbed passerby wriggled free from the son of Matchmaker Sai Hua and continued running toward Prince Mu’s Mansion’s Garden.

“Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix?” The son of Matchmaker Sai Hua repeated blankly, exchanged shocked glances with a few others, and in the next instant shouted, “Godfather! What are you waiting for? A celestial omen has descended; let’s go catch some of that auspicious Qi!”

After saying this, Matchmaker Sai Hua’s son didn’t wait for the others and immediately sprinted toward Prince Mu’s Mansion.

Now, in front of Prince Mu’s Mansion, the streets were packed with people kneeling devoutly on the ground, while on the roof of the Guest Garden of Prince Mu’s Mansion, a pair of brilliant red birds danced, their tail feathers bright red and dazzling, reflecting the morning light with divine brilliance, too radiant for the onlookers to stare directly, and many birds flew around the Phoenix…

This was the scene of ‘Phoenix Visit’, ‘Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,’ truly an auspicious omen!

In those superstitious times, people held inordinate reverence for deities, and upon seeing such a sight, how could there be any reason not to bow in homage?

The supernatural occurrence in Prince Mu’s Guest Garden was like a massive stone thrown with great force into a placid lake, creating waves that reached thousands of heights in an instant, drawing the people of the entire Liuzhou City to rush there.

Just to catch a glimpse of it, just to soak up a bit of that Auspicious Qi, would also be good!

With this thought, more and more people gathered, and the streets around Prince Mu’s Mansion were so crowded that nothing could get through.

Dong Lei took some Silver from Uncle Song’s room, picked up a basket from the kitchen, and bounced out through the back door to the market to buy groceries.

But upon stepping out, Dong Lei felt something amiss.

“Why is there not a single person on the street? Is lying in bed trendy today? Are they all mimicking my wife, refusing to get up?” Dong Lei scratched his head in confusion, carrying his basket and continuing toward the market, wondering what fresh vegetables to buy today for the pot. His wife was quite particular about her food, and with fewer autumn vegetables available, it was getting a bit challenging…

Unaware, he reached the deserted market and stood dumbfounded in front of the empty stalls.

“The vegetable stalls are still here, but where are the people? Where did everyone go?” Coming to his senses, Dong Lei stood in front of the vegetable stall, picked up a bunch of greens, and shouted, “Hey! Is there anyone here? I want to buy some vegetables! Is there anyone to take the money?”