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Chapter 208 Conflicts Between the Eight Characters
"Her Majesty, have you been experiencing occasional eyelid twitching or slight finger tremors lately?"

The Empress Dowager's eyes widened: "How did you know, Master Li?"

Master Li sighed softly: "That's it. Your Majesty, this is a deficiency illness."

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were both immediately shocked: "What? A false illness? This is the Imperial Palace, how could there be anything unclean here?"

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Listen to what I have to say," said Master Li calmly. "The one who offended the Empress Dowager was not some evil spirit, but someone whose birth chart is incompatible with hers."

The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what should we do?"

"Please allow me to find this person first, and I will have a way to solve the problem."

"Then how do we find it?"

Master Li made a hand seal with one hand, closed his eyes, and pretended to be mysterious: "This person should be in the palace right now. He was born in the year of Gengyin, belongs to the metal element, and is a Metal Tiger. Moreover, he was born in the early morning."

The emperor immediately issued an order summoning all those born at that hour to the outside of Cixi Palace.

Liang Jiang was taken aback and looked at Lady Liang with a puzzled expression.

Lady Liang gently shook her head at her, lowered her head, and took two steps forward: "This humble woman dares to suggest that the Empress Dowager's headache can be temporarily relieved by using a buzzing needle. It will take time for Master Li to find this person, so this humble woman humbly requests that you first diagnose the Empress Dowager."

Master Li immediately said with displeasure, "Madam Liang probably doesn't know what a 'false illness' is, does she? This kind of illness is beyond the ability of ordinary doctors and physicians. Otherwise, how come the Imperial Medical Academy, with its many talented doctors, is completely helpless?"

Lady Liang remained calm and composed: "Master Li seems to have forgotten that I was trained at Yuhua Mountain by a contemporary literary sage who was also proficient in this esoteric art. The buzzing needle technique he personally taught can not only diagnose the cun, guan, and chi positions, but also connect with the Three Pure Ones and sever ghost veins."

The emperor suddenly realized and said to the empress dowager, "I would have forgotten if she hadn't reminded me. The sage of literature and martial arts has served five dynasties, lived to be a hundred years old, and can make accurate predictions. He is the number one person in Chang'an who can read stars and read faces."

The Empress Dowager was suffering terribly from a headache, but upon hearing this, she immediately replied readily, "Whether it works or not, we'll know once we try."

Lady Liang then ordered someone to bring a buzzing needle for the Empress Dowager to receive acupuncture treatment.

Without needing Madam Liang's reminder, Liang Jiang took the opportunity of retrieving the buzzer needle to leave Cining Palace and wait outside, avoiding Master Li.

The palace maid who had given Liangjiang the brass waist token last time quietly approached her and whispered:

“This Taoist priest Li is not a magnanimous person. If Madam Liang can cure the Empress Dowager, that will be fine. But if she fails, he might kick her while she's down. Princess, it would be best if you avoided him in the future.”

Liang Jiang had long heard of Master Li's vindictive nature. Officials in the court were all wary of him, fearing that he would use his sharp tongue to cause trouble behind their backs.

My mother has always been cautious and timid, and she has never liked to show off in front of others, let alone today.
Liang Jiang didn't understand why her mother suddenly stepped forward to steal the credit from Master Li.

She thanked the palace maid, saying, "Thank you for reminding me, sister. If I have the chance later, I will tell my mother."

The palace maid nodded: "The Empress Dowager's illness came on strangely, and her temper has become unpredictable. She only believes in Master Li's elixirs, and the imperial physicians are also helpless. We hope that Lady Liang can cure her."

"This Taoist priest Li can also refine elixirs?"

"Indeed, it is said to prolong life and strengthen the body. When she first took it, she did feel more energetic and younger. It was quite amazing."

No wonder the Empress Dowager believed it so deeply.

Liang Jiang nodded gratefully again: "May I ask how to address you, elder sister?"

"I dare not accept such praise. My surname is Lin, and the Empress Dowager bestowed upon me the name Yuzhu."

"Thank you, Sister Yuzhu."

"Princess, you don't need to be so polite."

As they were talking, Lady Liang removed the buzzer and asked the Empress Dowager, "How does Your Majesty feel?" The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "It's quite amazing. I'm much better now. I feel more energetic. I'm not like I was just now, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, and I couldn't even lift my eyelids."

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was in good spirits, the Emperor was also pleased: "Lady Liang is truly remarkable; she has such abilities."

Master Li gave a dry laugh: "Unfortunately, this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause; the problem will recur in the future."

Lady Liang retorted without backing down, "Master Li is absolutely right. Judging from the Empress Dowager's pulse, if we want to completely cure this headache, we will need to take some herbal medicine orally to consolidate the treatment."

"Hehe, if the Empress Dowager's illness can be cured with medicine, then there's no need to wait for me to return to the capital."

"What a coincidence, I just entered the palace today. I happen to be able to cure the Empress Dowager's illness."

The two were unwilling to give in to each other, showing a strong competitive spirit.

The Empress Dowager said, "What's there to argue about? One of you is prescribing medicine and the other is using your supernatural powers. There's no conflict between you two."

Master Li said, “I understand that Lady Liang is eager to make a contribution, and it is not that I am afraid to seek medical help. However, there is someone in the palace whose birth chart clashes with hers. If I sit idly by, the Empress Dowager’s fortune will also be affected. This is why I insist on doing this.”

The Empress Dowager nodded: "That makes sense. Where are the people who went to investigate? Haven't they returned yet?"

The emperor ordered someone to urge them on, and soon a large group of people followed Eunuch Lin to Cixi Palace, where they waited outside the hall.

Master Li walked out of the hall with a pigeon-toed gait, questioning each person one by one, calculating with his fingers, and then shaking his head at each one.

When he turned back to the main hall, he suddenly saw Liang Jiang standing to the side and stopped in his tracks.

Liang Jiang felt a pang of anxiety and lowered her head.

Master Li looked her up and down suspiciously, and asked Eunuch Lin beside him, "This young lady looks unfamiliar."

Eunuch Lin introduced, "This is Princess Heya of the Duke's Mansion. She has come to the palace today with Madam Liang to express her gratitude."

Master Li remained focused: "Princess, your appearance is quite extraordinary. May I ask your birth date and time?"

Liang Jiang asked, "I am not a member of this palace, so how could I possibly have any influence over the Empress Dowager?"

"Yes!" Master Li said with great certainty, "Anyone who has the opportunity to get close to the Empress Dowager has a chance."

Liang Jiang smiled and said, "That's a coincidence. I am exactly the Golden Tiger I was told about by Master Li. I was born at dawn on the fourth day of the third month."

Master Li lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened them, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, and said with great certainty, "Princess, I'm sorry, I've offended you."

Entering the room with a "thump-thump-thump," the official reported to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have just discovered that the one whose birth chart clashes with the Empress Dowager's is none other than Princess Heya of the Duke's Mansion."

Both the emperor and the empress dowager were somewhat surprised by these words.

The emperor repeated in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"

Master Li said with certainty: "It is certain that the Empress Dowager's illness is caused by the incompatibility of her birth chart with Princess Heya."

The emperor glanced at Lady Liang: "Then what should we do?"

Master Li said in a deep voice, "There is only one way to resolve this: the princess must take refuge in the Three Treasures of Taoism, Scripture, and Master, be freed from the cycle of reincarnation, hear the true Dharma, and not fall into heretical views. In this way, the negative energy brought by the overly strong birth chart can be reduced, and she can also accumulate good fortune."

Madam Liang said coldly, "This is utterly absurd. My daughter's birth chart was already interpreted by her master long ago. How come I never knew about it? And yet there's this claim that it's reliable?"

(End of this chapter)