You're so rough, you hurt me!
Fu Xuechen laughed in anger, almost gritting his teeth as he said, "Okay, go to the Imperial Hospital and get all the aphrodisiac herbs in the warehouse. I will give them all to you."
When Qian Jue heard this, a chill suddenly ran down his spine, "Your Majesty...I, I dare not."
"I see there's nothing you dare not do!"
No one dared to question him.
"Since your body is in good health and doesn't need any supplements, then give him twenty lashes of the cane." Fu Xuechen said coldly.
He was already worried about Su Qingli's affairs, but he didn't dare to do anything to her. What's more, there was an inconsiderate Qian Jue who provoked him. His anger, which had nowhere to vent, could only be directed at him.
"I obey your orders!"
Qian Jue obeyed the order faster than ever before, fearing that Fu Xuechen would change his mind.
…
On the other side, Su Qingli came to the imperial kitchen and ordered the imperial chef to put deer antlers, tiger penises, and seahorses into the dinner, and the amount was surprisingly large.
The entire imperial kitchen was filled with a strong smell of medicinal herbs, which made the imperial chefs want to vomit.
"Empress, isn't this medicinal food a bit too nourishing?" one of the imperial chefs asked hesitantly.
Su Qingli smiled softly and explained, "The Emperor is very busy with affairs of state and is more tired than ordinary people. Naturally, he needs more nourishment."
It was time for dinner.
When Fu Xuechen stepped into Kunning Palace, a strong, bitter and strange fishy smell of medicine hit him in the face, choking him so much that he couldn't help but frown and cough a few times.
A sense of foreboding welled up in his heart, and he suppressed the urge to turn around and run away.
Su Qingli, however, came over with a look of joy, pulling him to the dining table. "How do you like the nourishing meal I prepared for you? Come and try it and see how it tastes."
She seemed not to smell the medicine, and her whole face was filled with anticipation.
Fu Xuechen looked at the dark soup she brought over, which was so thick that it was almost impossible to dissolve, and fell silent.
Can I drink this?
While he was thinking, Su Qingli had already enthusiastically picked up the soup spoon, scooped a mouthful, put it to his mouth, blew on it, and then fed him, "Drink!"
He forced a smile, and as soon as his lips touched the soup, they instantly turned black.
The indescribable strange smell instantly filled his entire mouth like an explosion. Fu Xuechen used all his willpower to suppress the nausea that was surging in his throat.
As soon as he calmed down, Su Qingli enthusiastically scooped up a spoonful and fed it into his mouth.
That action and posture did not allow him to refuse at all.
After a few spoonfuls, Fu Xuechen's face turned green. He waved his hands weakly, his face pale. "Ali,...if you drink any more, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the morning court tomorrow!"
"But I carefully prepared all of this. It's all from my heart." Su Qingli put down the spoon dejectedly, gnashed her teeth, and said, "Are you sure you want to let me down?"
Fu Xuechen fell silent again.
Seeing her aggrieved and lost look, he gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, then took the bowl from Su Qingli's hand and drank it all.
The strong, pungent smell and indescribable taste made the root of his tongue bitter.
The usually stern face was now wrinkled in pain.
Su Qingli hurriedly filled another bowl for him and handed it to him slowly. She didn't say anything, but her eyes were so gentle that they seemed to drip with water. However, underneath that gentleness, it was clearly written, "Try and see if you dare not drink it!"
Fu Xuechen's eyes turned black and his scalp felt numb, but he forced himself to drink it all up again.
After dinner, he looked like he had suffered a great torture. His face was red and sweat was all over his body. He leaned on the table in a trance. His forehead was soaked with sweat and his underwear was also wet.
“It’s so hot…”
Su Qingli ignored him and had already leisurely soaked in the warm water sprinkled with rose petals, enjoying the warm steam and fragrance.
After she finished her bath, her body was filled with the moist fragrance of flowers. She came to the table wearing only a light and transparent gauze dress, and looked at the sweaty Fu Xuechen leisurely.
Fu Xuechen, who was already burning with desire, saw this scene, stood up, hugged her, and leaned over to kiss her eagerly.
Su Qingli exclaimed and cried, "You are so rude, you hurt me!"
Fu Xuechen was stunned for a moment, then quickly let go of her, "Sorry...Ali, are you okay?"
He shook his head hard, trying to get rid of the disturbing feeling of heat.
"You're going to hurt me..." Su Qingli looked frightened and took a few steps back. "Don't come near me anymore."
Fu Xuechen resisted the rising heat while comforting her, "I...I won't touch you."
He gritted his teeth and didn't dare to look at Su Qingli again, for fear that he would lose control and hurt her.
After standing there for a while to relax, Fu Xuechen turned around with a shaky step and said, "I'm going to Yangxin Palace to rest. You should get some rest early."
Su Qingli looked at his staggering figure, a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.
Fu Xuechen returned to the Yangxin Palace and immediately dismissed his attendants. He immersed himself in the ice-cold bathtub. The biting coldness hit him, and he barely suppressed the heat and impulse in his body that was almost burning him to death.
Seeing him harming his dragon body so much, Qian Jue hurried to ask for the imperial physician, but Fu Xuechen stopped him, "You are not allowed to go!"
If this matter were to reach the court, the court officials would jointly submit a memorial requesting an imperial decree to depose the queen.
Qian Jue finally understood why Fu Xuechen looked so distressed at noon. It turned out that he had already expected that Su Qingli wanted to torture him deliberately.
"The Queen..." Qian Jue hesitated to speak.
Fu Xuechen gave him a warning look, then smiled nonchalantly, "She did this simply to get revenge on me. If this can satisfy her hatred, what does this little bit of pain mean?"
…
Su Zhaoming came to his mother's side hall and saw his mother gesturing in front of a pile of gorgeous clothes and jewelry.
He said thoughtfully, "Mother."
When Mrs. Su saw him coming, she suddenly remembered what Su Qingli had told her, and a complicated look flashed across her eyes.
"Zhaoming, you've come just in time. Mother just happened to have something to tell you."
Su Zhaoming stroked the medicine powder hidden in his sleeve and said with a smile, "Mother, just say what you want to say."
Madam Su dismissed the servants who were serving her and spoke with a complicated expression.
"It's your elder sister... She forced me to choose between you and her."
"Why don't you just leave the palace first? Mother will have someone send you silver regularly so you don't have to worry about food and clothing."
Su Zhaoming sneered, and the lingering gloom and hesitation in his heart instantly disappeared.
Su Qingli clearly treated him the same way as before, loving him like a younger brother. How could she let her mother choose between the two of them?
In his opinion, his mother was trying to put the blame on him for selling Su Qingli to a brothel.
She was afraid that he would expose the truth in front of Su Qingli, so she hurriedly sent him out of the palace.
Without further hesitation, he poured his mother a cup of tea, his eyes fierce, "Mother, do you mean to choose my elder sister?"
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