Xie Liwei coughed lightly, not refusing, and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you. If Master Qingxu could treat me, that would be wonderful. I am about to turn thirty and would like to have two more children!"

He said with a grin, but that look stung Yuwen Wuji's chest.

He absolutely hated Xie Liwei! He was younger than him, more talented, more energetic... and he even had twins!

Yes, Xie Liwei is right. If Master Qingxu can help him recover, he might be able to have another child next year!

"Don't miss this opportunity. Let the Taoist priest examine you later."

As he spoke, he had someone invite Master Qingxu over again, and also summoned the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.

Master Qingxu calmly took Xie Liwei's pulse and felt his bones before prescribing a medicine.

"Your Highness is so young. As long as you follow my prescription and take good care of yourself, you will surely regain your virility one day!"

Xie Liwei took the prescription, looked at it, and then thanked him with a smile.

After Master Qingxu left, Yuwen Wuji gave the prescription to the Imperial Physician. After reading it, the Imperial Physician nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this prescription is excellent. Although the use of medicine is bold, it hits the nail on the head."

Yuwen Wuji was overjoyed, then cautiously said, "Brother Li, go back. From now on, I will have the Imperial Medical Academy deliver medicine to your residence every day."

Xie Liwei didn't dwell on why he wasn't given the prescription; he simply bowed and took his leave.

After returning to the Prince's Palace, he wrote down all the prescriptions he had memorized.

"Fang Rao, give this to Peng Da and have him find the source of this prescription."

Song Yaozhu had already heard about what happened in the palace. "He had the Imperial Hospital send you medicine every day. How are we supposed to know what that medicine is!"

This is practically a calculated scheme.

Under the guise of treating Xie Liwei's health, who knows what kind of torment they'll cause him!

"No rush. I know what he's thinking. We'll send the medicine over tomorrow, and then..."

After listening, Song Yaozhu patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"Okay, then we'll have an excuse to get the recipe and brew it ourselves."

After she finished speaking, she met Xie Liwei's inscrutable gaze.

"What's wrong?" She was momentarily stunned, not understanding why Xie Liwei's eyes had suddenly become so deep.

"Does my older sister want to have another child with me?"

"......"

Song Yaozhu didn't want to talk anymore. She couldn't understand why he was thinking like this. Weren't they just talking about serious business?

Could it be that I was too rough with him during my pregnancy? That shouldn't be the case, since it wasn't just past the third trimester, but also past the second...

Meeting Song Yaozhu's slightly disdainful gaze, Xie Liwei put on a wronged expression and clung to her like a puppy.

"Sister..."

They might sound aggrieved, but they're quite ruthless with their hands.

Song Yaozhu couldn't stand his coquettish manner. Although it was really shameful for a man who was almost thirty to act coquettishly, it could be quite interesting if it was part of a couple's romance.

After fooling around in the study, Song Yaozhu felt extremely ashamed and then became furious, so she wouldn't let Xie Liwei go back to his room to sleep that night.

The two little girls, Caijin and Caiyin, were completely baffled. "What's going on here, Your Highness and Your Highness?"

Granny Qin laughed and scolded, "Don't interfere, this is just marital fun!"

The two young girls were speechless. Well, so this bickering was actually a form of fun. Couldn't they care at all about the lives of those who had to watch their master's face and work for him?!

The next day, the palace indeed delivered the medicine, and the one who delivered it was a junior eunuch. He was ordered to watch Xie Liwei drink it before he could leave.

After Xie Liwei finished drinking the medicine, he sat and chatted with him for a while before the little eunuch went back to report.

As soon as the eunuch left, Xie Liwei tried to induce vomiting. Fortunately, he had drunk a lot of milk beforehand, so it was easy for him to vomit.

"It's okay to vomit once or twice, but if I have to keep doing this every day, I'm really going to rebel." After vomiting, Xie Liwei felt extremely weak, and his desire to kill Yuwen Wuji reached its peak.

"Go ahead and cut the knife. I'll support you wholeheartedly." Song Yaozhu handed him a cup of tea to rinse his mouth.

Xie Liwei remained silent, only looking at Song Yaozhu with tear-filled eyes. Song Yaozhu was speechless under his gaze. Fine, he was the one suffering, so what was wrong with comforting him?

"I'll get revenge for you later!"

Xie Liwei finally felt better.

Meanwhile, Yuwen Wuji received the news and confirmed once again that the little eunuch had watched Xie Liwei drink it, which put his mind at ease.

He did indeed intend to have Xie Liwei test the medicine on him. If the medicine was good, then Xie Liwei would be lucky to survive; if it wasn't good, he could just kill Xie Liwei and save himself the trouble of doing it himself.

Yuwen Wuji felt relieved and ate a few more bites at dinner.

But there was still no meat on the table, which made him very frustrated. So he had someone summon Master Qingxu, and the two talked by candlelight all night, enjoying themselves immensely.

When the news reached the ears of the court officials, some were happy and some were sad.

Their emperor has been alright so far since his ascension to the throne; he's not obsessed with women, nor does he listen to slander. He just focuses on consolidating power and weakening the rights of those below him.

But we made do with it. I never expected that he would start believing in Taoism and pursuing health preservation techniques when he was only forty.

How many emperors who believed in this throughout history died a good death?

However, good advice is hard to persuade a damned ghost, and the officials of the Censorate tacitly kept their mouths shut. After all, this was someone recommended by the Crown Prince. If they were to submit a memorial impeaching this Taoist priest, wouldn't that be implying that the Crown Prince wanted to assassinate the emperor and seize the throne?

Regardless of whether this crown prince can become emperor, let's just say he's the rightful crown prince! As soon as the emperor dies, he can become the trusted emperor based on his own status.

Why should they oppose the future emperor?

Perhaps because the emperor started it, a trend of seeking health and wellness swept through the court and beyond.

Inside the palace, the Fifth Prince bowed to Consort Shu, then said with a hint of urgency, "Mother, after my elder brother introduced that Taoist priest to Father, Father's attitude towards my elder brother has changed drastically. I'm a little worried."

Consort Shu remained calm and said, "You are still young and impatient. What is there to worry about? Your father believes in that Taoist priest because he hasn't shown his true colors yet. Once he does, we won't even need to deal with him; he will come to a bad end."

The Fifth Prince was taken aback. "Does Mother mean we should just wait and see, and wait for them to suffer the consequences?"

Consort Shu patted the Fifth Prince's hand, signaling him to relax.

“We’ve waited so long, why should we care about a day or two? Mother doesn’t believe anyone in this world can become an immortal. If someone becomes an immortal, why would they care about human affairs and only cause themselves trouble?”

Although she said that, she was thinking of Song Yaozhu.

Her sister, the Empress, who had come back from the dead.