Chapter 125 The Family Visit is Over

"Madam, you have no idea! I heard it's swollen this thick, even thicker than a child's leg!"

And you can't even touch it. They say that if you touch it, it's like cutting flesh with a knife, and the pain is so intense that you'll be rolling around in bed in agony!

My God, this grown man is rolling around in pain on the bed! How much pain must he be in?!

As Aunt Xin spoke, she gestured to Shangguan Jin to indicate the size.

"So thick? Did you see that?" Dongmai asked instinctively.

Aunt Xin nodded, then realized something was amiss and quickly added a couple more sentences.

“It wasn’t me who saw it, it was the doctors who treated him who saw it.”

The doctors then gestured to the pharmacy staff, who had gone to Chunbuwan for tea, and then gestured to everyone again.

I saw it then.

Dongmai responded with an "oh".

Oh, I see. I knew it. That girl, Yunniang, didn't even see the Duke's, how could she possibly see anyone else's...?

An hour ago, Aunt Xin, who was supposed to be a female teacher at Chun Bu Wan, came running back.

It is said that something has happened again at the Marquis of Ping'an's residence.

The father and his three sons, who were previously impotent, suddenly became able to perform again last night.

Although it can stand up, it is untouchable by anyone.

All the doctors in the capital were invited to go.

Of course, everyone in the capital knew that the four members of the Ping An family seemed to be doing well again.

But it's better not to do this job at all!

"Everything was fine, how did it turn out like this again!" Shen Qingyue was completely baffled.

Could it be that this is two manifestations of the same disease?

Just like a cold, you feel cold at first and hot later.

This one was soft like noodles at first, but later...

Shangguan Jin didn't know what to say.

Could it be that Lian Qianli thought about it for three days and felt that he was still not satisfied, so he went and drugged the father and his three sons again?

Hmm, that's possible!

"Sigh, what's the use of soft or hard materials? They're still useless, aren't they? They're just decorations." Dongmai sighed in a sullen tone.

Shangguan Jin...

What that girl said makes so much sense!

"Alright, let's not concern ourselves with other people's affairs."

Dongmai, ask Steward Shen if the Marquis of Ping'an's family comes to our mansion looking for medicine. Just ask them a few questions with concern.

Don't let your eyes light up like cats seeing fish.

Forget it, they have the backing of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, so they'll definitely look there if they need anything.

"We can even summon the imperial physicians from the palace, so what medicine can't we find!" Shangguan Jin laughed.

Speaking of this, Aunt Xin had even more to say.

"Madam, no imperial physician has arrived."

I heard that the Empress in the palace got angry.

It is said that the Earl of Ping An was not proper and had contracted some kind of venereal disease, so he wanted to invite the imperial physicians from the palace.

What did the imperial physicians do? They treated the imperial relatives and high-ranking officials, not those suffering from venereal diseases.

Then the imperial physician was not allowed to come out.

The doctors currently treating Uncle Ping'an are from various pharmacies and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners invited from the outskirts of Beijing.

Oh, and one more thing.

Lady Ping'an believed her house was haunted, and even hired a Taoist priest to perform rituals there!

Shangguan Jin shook her head upon hearing this.

Look, all this trouble over something as trivial as two ounces of flesh between his legs... no, it should be three ounces now.

Alas, whether male or female, lust is never a good thing.

"Lust is a knife above one's head, do you all remember that?" Shangguan Jin summarized for everyone.

Shen Qingyue was startled.

Yes, listening to your mother is definitely the right thing to do.

Dongmai and Aunt Xin nodded repeatedly.

Aunt Xin, in particular, was deeply moved.

Didn't Dongmai cause quite a ruckus before, trying to get this Duke to sleep in her room?

Now there's no need to fight over the Duke; the two of them are doing so well together!

They're as close as sisters!

The lady is absolutely right; lust is a double-edged sword.

The same applies to male beauty!

I can't fall out with Dongmai over men again...

After exchanging a few more casual words with the women, Shangguan Jin also felt a bit tired.

After sending them all away, Shangguan Jin yawned and went into her room.

As soon as they entered, they were so frightened that they took two steps back.

A man who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar was sitting upright on his bed.

Judging from his eyes, there seemed to be a hint of resentment.

Shangguan Jinxin's heart leaped into her throat, and she instinctively grabbed a stick from the doorway and smashed it down.

As the stick struck, the man deftly flipped backward, landing directly inside the canopy bed.

"Don't you recognize me anymore?" The man snatched the stick away and uttered a resentful remark.

Shangguan Jin heard that familiar voice...

The man in front of me, whose features are almost unrecognizable, is actually Duke Shen Huaichen of Dingguo.

"You... were also scratched on the face by the lynx?" Shangguan Jin asked in a low voice.

Shen Huaichen snorted, threw the stick aside, and slapped his face repeatedly.

A human skin mask was ripped off.

Shangguan Jin looked at the human skin mask that had been thrown on the bed, and then looked at Shen Huaichen carefully.

Yes, it's the Shen Huaichen from my memory.

Her skin is just a little whiter.

This must be the reason why I wear a mask for so long!

“This is…” Shangguan Jin pointed to the human skin mask on the bed.

"I had Changsheng Hou prepare it, and it took a lot of effort to get it."

"You forgot? I'm a dead man now," Shen Huaichen snorted.

Shangguan Jin immediately extracted the relevant information.

So it turns out that General Huangfu, the Marquis of Ever Victory, also knew about Shen Huaichen's escaped death!

It seems this is also on Shen Huaichen's side. No wonder the deputy general of Weiyuan Army was so cooperative when he came back to report the death!

They were putting on an act for Emperor Xiao Jing!

She knew that Shen Zhong alone could act so convincingly.

However, Shen Huaichen's attitude made Shangguan Jin a little unhappy.

"You know you're a dead man on the surface, yet you still suddenly popped out of my bedroom."

What if Dongmai had followed me in just now?

“Your girl knows I’m not dead,” Shen Huaichen said calmly.

Shangguan Jin...

"What if it's Aunt Xin or one of the other maids?"

“You prefer to sleep alone and don’t like being waited on to sleep.” Shen Huaichen remained calm.

Shangguan Jin...

"Okay! Be more careful next time. It's best to come out when I'm alone. It's good to be cautious."

By the way, when did you crawl out? How long were you waiting inside?

Shen Huaichen breathed a sigh of relief; the conversation was finally back to normal.

"It quietly emerged the moment you said 'lust is a knife above one's head.'"

Shangguan Jin...

Okay, we're all adults, there's nothing we can't hear.

"Why...did you come back?"

Shen Huaichen smiled, turned over, and pulled out two boxes from the tunnel beneath him.

"Here you go... to send living expenses!"

I guess you could say I'm back to visit relatives!