SQH: "Shen Shixiong always makes his reports so detailed and easy to read... I hope he doesn't have any more qi deviations"

and then SQQ is finding it easier to cultivate

SQH: "Shen Qingqiu said what I wanted to say at a meeting, I hope he sleeps well"

and SQQ is able to get the first good sleep he's had outside of the brothel

SQH: "He's having his students make their own instruments to help them feel more connected with their guqins as well as to lower the spending costs on instruments? I hope Liu Qingge doesn't bother Shen Qingqiu today, he deserves a break."

And maybe this time SQQ overhears him but thinks nothing of it. I mean, SQQ just got back from a brothel visit, if LQG doesn't show up to cause problems then the world must be ending... except Liu Qingge doesn't show up, and he doesn't show up for a week because he was out hunting or something.

Now SQQ is wondering if all of these little 'miracles' are caused because of SQH. So he starts spying on SQH ever so slightly and learning that yes, every time Shang Qinghua says something good about him or wishes something good would happen to him, something good does happen.

SQQ is questioning SQH's identity and SQH is nonethewiser. SQH's like "man it's a shame that he's going to get pickled by LBH... He was really good at his job..." in his mind, thinking nothing of it. With each blessing, the heavens are slowly turning towards Shen Qingqiu, transferring the "heaven's favored son" role over bit by bit.

Wowwww cuppo dtiy wowww it's missing like 3 things but I'm so tired I'm not adding them. Man.