Chapter 32 Chapter 32 [VIP]
Perhaps the emperor just asked casually, Shen Youyi frowned and said indifferently: "Is it your majesty's intention to advance the Zhongyuan Festival by one day?"
She heard that there seemed to be such a custom in some places.
Emperor Yuan Shuo smiled and lowered his head, saying calmly, "I remember that day seemed to be the anniversary of Marquis Xiao's death."
Shen Youyi could hardly control her expression. She raised her eyes in panic, but saw that the emperor was gentle and only mentioned this matter casually. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Yuan Shuo knew about her relationship with the former Marquis of Lingyang from the beginning. As long as she stopped resisting giving birth to children for the emperor for the sake of Marquis of Lingyang, there was no need for him to hold on to trivial matters and argue with her.
Shen Youyi put her arms around his neck, leaned forward and kissed him gently, and said dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty, aren't you asking knowingly? You want to see if I am still thinking about my late husband. How can you be so mean? You set a trap for people to fall into. I don't want to stay in Qingping Palace to serve you!"
She relaxed and turned to leave, but the man stretched out his long arms and pulled her into his arms.
The emperor's strength suddenly increased, causing Shen Youyi to feel a slight pain in her wrist. She was being held tightly in his arms, and she thought to herself, "As expected," so she began to struggle confidently, "Are you going to bully me again?"
"Why are you so angry? You dare to leave even though I didn't tell you to?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo gently tapped her forehead, and seeing that she was just unhappy about mentioning an old friend, he did not refute her, and his heart slowly sank.
She really didn't remember anything.
The beauty in his arms played and joked with him, seeming to be completely unguarded and comfortable, but in fact she was full of fear, acting every moment, just to fool him.
He let go and kissed the red mark on her wrist: "I really can't remember it clearly."
In the past, when serving the emperor and his concubines, Chen Rongshou would always think of himself as a qualified clay puppet. But today, after knowing the truth, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he looked at the imperial concubine with a smile.
The sick imperial concubine looked radiant and was angry and acting coquettishly with the emperor. He could not tell any difference at all. But not only was she not Wei's daughter, she even completely forgot the death anniversary of her former lover!
He stepped forward respectfully and said at the right moment: "I have thought about it. Your Majesty is asking about the anniversary of the death of the late Duke of Qian. Marquis Xiao's death is on July 17th."
Shen Youyi had no idea who the Duke of Qian was. It couldn't be her father's old friend whom she had never met. She smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty is not a person who can read ten lines at a glance and has a photographic memory. Did he really remember it wrongly or is he deliberately trying to find fault with me?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo squeezed her soft palm and said frankly, "There are too many things I need to remember, so it's inevitable that I will miss something."
Shen Youyi, however, didn't believe it. She signaled Chen Rongshou and several of the servants to step aside, then threw herself into Emperor Yuan Shuo's arms, wrapping her legs tightly around his lean, firm waist. She hung onto him with only the support of her hands from behind. She held his face and looked at it again and again, then asked carefully, "Your Majesty, are you still angry about me taking the medicine?"
Her words at that time were indeed untenable, but they were in love at that time, and Emperor Yuan Shuo had already given up. If he came to his senses and investigated in detail, it would be somewhat embarrassing. How could the Supreme Being be willing to lose face and be fooled by her sweet words for a while and then bring up the past?
Emperor Yuan Shuo shook his head and whispered, "Only a little bit now and then."
Song Yuanshi checked and found that the medicine only had the effect of abortion. She had been ill and could have been honest about not wanting to have children. She drank nearly twenty abortion soups a month. Even if the prescriber used the medicine with caution, how could her body withstand it?
Shen Youyi laughed secretly, but still cheered up. Her clear black and white eyes were bright and blazing, staring straight into people's hearts, making it hard for people not to believe the love and sincerity within: "My relationship with him was shallow. It was only because he treated me well and died young that I occasionally thought of him once or twice. I can't remember anything about that time."
This might be a rare moment of truth from her mouth, but it was not something that those who were not in the know would understand. Emperor Yuan Shuo's smile faded: "Have you really forgotten everything?"
Shen Youyi nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty is the only one in my heart. I only want to grow old with you and have children with you. I will give you as many children as you want, as long as you don't mind having too many children."
Emperor Yuan Shuo took a few steps inside, leaned over, laid her on the couch, and kissed her between the eyebrows: "Not having children has its advantages. Your personality is not suitable for being a mother."
Shen Youyi's brows furrowed slightly, then smoothed. The emperor was extremely eager for her to give birth. She didn't know why he could say such a thing today, but men often say one thing and do another. She refused to let the maid come in, and untied his laces herself, saying softly, "Aye, please be gentle with me."
Every time she said this, she would get slapped a few times, but she didn't think Emperor Yuan Shuo disliked it. This trick was still very useful even if it was used for a long time.
You obviously like it, but you act so arrogantly.
He said that he didn't want her to give birth, but he didn't give her medicine. Could it be that the emperor's words were golden?
As expected, he sighed and said, "Ah Zhen, do you want to hear a story or get beaten?"
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Shen Youyi wanted both, but it was obvious that the emperor's eccentric temper had kicked in, forcing her to choose only one of the two. After much hesitation, she chose the former. As long as Emperor Yuan Shuo remained interested in her, she would always be able to have what she wanted in the future. "Then Your Majesty, please tell me about it. I'm not lucky enough to witness Your Majesty's demeanor in person. I can only hear a little bit from Aye."
Although the admiration of a beauty was pleasing to the emperor, Emperor Yuan Shuo was a little displeased.
Duke Yan was not her biological father, nor did he intend to let her serve in the palace, so why did he tell her about what happened in the past?
However, in just a moment, he understood.
Even with her amnesia, she's still a complete liar.
It was obvious that she wanted to know.
Shen Youyi diligently changed the emperor's clothes. She glanced down secretly and felt a little hot on her face. Not only would she react, but Emperor Yuan Shuo would too.
She wanted to have the best of both worlds, so once she lay down, she couldn't wait to put down the curtain, found a more comfortable position in his arms, closed her eyes obediently, and was extremely docile.
"The King of Yue's rebellion is not a big deal."
Emperor Yuanshuo pondered for a moment, then smiled faintly, saying, "They, father and son, enjoyed prosperity in the southeast, yet they colluded with the Japanese pirates, engaging in murder and robbery. This was reported to the court, and fearing punishment from me, they raised an army in rebellion, hoping to divide the river between us and rule."
Such a small battle was hardly worth mentioning in his past half-life. He said, "There are many talented generals in the court, but I have been sitting in this position in Chang'an for a long time. I can't help but want to go out and relax. So I will let the Crown Prince and the Prince of Zhao supervise the country, and I will lead the army to fight in person."
Although the King of Yue was the same son as him, as the youngest son, the late emperor and the empress dowager did not expect him to achieve any achievements and had always doted on him. Even though his brother was only seven years older than him, the late emperor and the empress dowager were willing to take care of him more and only sent him to his fiefdom after he got married. As a result, he developed a spoiled character.
He didn't know how to make the story of not even a scratch on his skin lively and interesting: "Then I thought, each state and prefecture still needs to receive the emperor's conscription, but for my own peace of mind, I might as well send the prince to gain some experience. He has never been on the battlefield, so seeing blood would be helpful."
Shen Youyi shrank back. As a canary kept in a cage, with little military power, compared with the emperor who had been on the battlefield for a long time, plotting rebellion was nothing but seeking his own death.
Such a major case that cost many nobles their lives was just a matter of a few words to Emperor Yuan Shuo. She whispered, "Did Your Majesty finally forgive him?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo looked at her deeply, trying his best not to let this cruel thing scare her: "A Zhen, the family relationship of the royal family is hard to explain."
The royal family could not be punished the same way as commoners. He did not take the King of Yue seriously, so the crime could be either light or heavy: "I gave him a cup of poisoned wine. The rest of my sons and daughters were demoted to commoners, but all their land, property, and gold and silver were returned."
The title is the most important channel to obtain gold and silver. Without the royal status, the children can only study and make progress like the children of ordinary families, or live off the royal family. This can be regarded as reducing the burden on the royal family's expenses.
Shen Youyi was silent for a moment, and she trembled and said, "Is there anyone in the family of those who conspired with the King of Yue to rebel and were imprisoned who could give them a lighter sentence?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo had always disliked concubines interfering in government affairs, but these were all past events, so his concubine was curious. After pondering for a few times, she said, "Of course there are some. For example, Shen Huaian's father was the governor of Yuezhou at the time, and he often interacted with the King of Yue. It was inevitable. Even the Crown Prince pleaded for his family several times, saying that he had also reported the King of Yue twice. I wanted to pardon him and give him a county magistrate position, but he would rather retire and return home. He really doesn't know how to appreciate it."
He seemed to remember someone saying that the reason the prince repeatedly pleaded for Shen was because the Shen family had a beautiful young lady, but at that time Shen seemed to have passed away. This was just nonsense. Although the Shen family was not innocent, their crimes were not serious enough. After the officials discussed it, they would be released and go home.
Shen Youyi was filled with anger. Not everyone had the courage to stand up to the royal family. The King of Yue had done some shameful things, but as long as he did not shake the position of the emperor, there would always be a way out. However, Shen was not sure of this, and she was counting on her to become the prince's concubine. At this critical juncture, of course, she had to keep things as calm as possible.
The next time he is imprisoned, it will be uncomfortable enough. Does the emperor have such courage?
She turned away angrily, not caring about the disrespect.
Don’t you think her father is ungrateful? Why are you sleeping with her in your arms tonight?
Emperor Yuan Shuo strangely did not care about her abnormal behavior tonight. When he saw her close her eyes, he just patted them a few times and ordered the eunuch to go in and take away the candle.
The dim and hazy inner bedroom suddenly became dark. Shen Youyi heard the even and long breathing beside her, opened her eyes quietly, turned around and moved closer.
Aye and his men were determined to board the prince's ship and were also fawning and polite to the second prince. It was obvious that they wanted to bet between the two sides and not want to rebel together with the King of Yue. Although the family members who survived the imprisonment could not live as well as before, they lived a peaceful life after all, which was a blessing in disguise.
She felt bitter in her heart. In fact, the prince was not that bad to her. He was obviously very afraid of his father. When he was outside, he might have thought of many ways to rescue him. He still couldn't let it go. But she had become his father's concubine. No matter who she was, there was no way she could be with him anymore.
She couldn't really wait for ten or eight years, until the distant mountain mausoleum collapsed, and then remarry the new emperor?
She is a person who looks forward, but when she thinks of her first love that ended in vain, she feels a little strangely sad.
Having thought a lot at night, she was not very energetic when she woke up in the morning. Shen Youyi got up to help Emperor Yuan Shuo change his clothes. Seeing that he seemed tired, she asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, did you have a nightmare last night?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo denied it, but coughed twice the next moment.
Shen Youyi quickly held his hand and tested the temperature of his forehead. Although it was not hot, he still said worriedly: "With the change of seasons, it is inevitable to catch a cold or get hot. Your Majesty's health is in danger. Should we call the imperial physician to take your pulse?"
There were three imperial physicians who regularly took the emperor's pulse. When Chen Rongshou saw the emperor glance at him, he hurriedly said, "Envoy Song is already waiting outside the palace. How about I invite him in now?"
Seeing that Emperor Yuan Shuo had no objection, someone in the imperial court brought in Envoy Song.
Seeing the imperial concubine who had captured the emperor's heart again, Envoy Song couldn't help but feel emotional. The imperial concubine was afraid of seeing a doctor and was afraid of illness. His Majesty didn't want to scare her, so he pretended not to know and asked him to come over today to check her pulse.
He didn't dare to look any further, and naturally couldn't see anything except the emperor's lowered eyes. At most, it was liver depression, which could be supplemented with food.
Shen Youyi didn't know how the imperial physician examined the patient. Seeing the solemn expression on Song Yuanshi's face, her heart began to beat fast. But when the emperor came back, she didn't wait for Song Yuanshi to write a prescription and said, "Take a look at the imperial concubine as well. She has been weak these days. I'm afraid she has caught a cold."
Song Yuanshi said that with the emperor by his side, the imperial physician had few rules for treating illnesses. Shen Youyi did not suspect anything. Although she was worried that someone would see something wrong with her, what happened to her was probably more like something involving ghosts and gods. After hesitating for a while, she also reached out.
It took the emperor less than a cup of tea to diagnose her pulse, but the clock kept ticking away, and Yu, the envoy from Song Court, was reluctant to remove his hand from her pulse. She had indeed been too meticulous in diagnosing Ping'an's pulse.
Shen Youyi couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong with my body?"
Song Yuanshi's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He calmly withdrew and slowly asked, "Has my wife recently been experiencing symptoms of depression, yin deficiency, weakness in the limbs, frequent dreams and little sleep?"
Shen Youyi did not deny it, but glanced at Emperor Yuan Shuo with anger and said yes.
"It's not a very serious illness."
When a noble lady is ill, Envoy Song usually exaggerates the situation, but in front of the imperial concubine, he does the opposite. He said slowly, "Madam, take the best nourishing decoction and have the female doctor perform acupuncture. You should see improvement."
Shen Youyi was horrified. She had been given a bunch of herbal medicines and even acupuncture. The emperor coughed a few times, but he didn't give her any medicine to calm her breath. "Where's your majesty?"
Minister Song hesitated for a moment. Only a few people knew the emperor's pulse diagnosis. If he prescribed a prescription for no reason, the empress dowager would also ask about it.
"To reply to the Imperial Concubine, Your Majesty has simply been overworked recently. I believe acupuncture and massage should be the primary treatment..."
All medicines are poisonous. The imperial concubine's illness affects her kidneys, heart, and lungs, and is more of a heart disease. He has never seen such symptoms before, and even if he writes with extreme caution, he is afraid of making a mistake.
What's more, the imperial concubine no longer takes contraceptive medicine. If she gets pregnant...
He glanced at Emperor Yuan Shuo cautiously and said subtly, "If you can abstain from sex and stay away from women, I might have a better chance of success."
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