The time spent at the villa was absolutely wonderful.
As a result, Yunqing didn't want to see hot springs again for a long time afterward.
Who knows where Xie Rang learned so many tricks?
Yun Qing didn't want to recall it at all.
As the carriage left the villa, a faint sense of relief welled up inside her. She glanced at Xie Rang casually and said, "I'm going back to the Li residence."
She didn't go home at all during the entire Spring Festival. If she didn't make some gesture soon, Uncle Jiang would get worried, and the only ones to find out would be her parents who were far away on the border.
Everything else is easy to handle, except for my parents.
And it probably won't be long before we meet.
"Okay." Xie Rang habitually warmed her hands. Although it had stopped snowing recently, it was still very cold. He lowered his eyes and said meekly, "I will go back with the Grand Tutor."
Yun Qing scoffed: "Does Your Majesty think I can stop you?"
Whenever Yun Qing referred to himself in this way, it always carried a hint of sarcasm. Xie Rang listened attentively, simply accepting it. It was better if the Grand Tutor didn't get angry; a few sarcastic remarks wouldn't cost him anything.
Once the phoenix coronet and embroidered robes are delivered to the Li residence, her relationship with His Majesty the Emperor will be out in the open. If Xie Rang doesn't go back with her, Uncle Jiang and the others will be suspicious.
The little rascal has already infiltrated the ranks.
After returning to the manor, Yunqing went to deal with some matters that Uncle Jiang couldn't decide. Xie Rang, unusually, didn't cling to her and said he wanted to go out for a stroll. Yunqing didn't mind; he had his own ideas, and she didn't want to stop him from doing whatever he wanted.
"Madam says that there has been significant progress in gunpowder production, but we need to send another batch of materials over. What do you think, Miss?"
Yun Qing pondered for a moment: "I'll go and mobilize the Imperial Guards later. The materials can't be taken lightly, especially now that things are tense, to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation. I'll also send some grain over while I'm at it. Escorting one is the same as escorting another, so I might as well do it all at once to save trouble."
Seeing Yun Qing calmly announce the mobilization of the Imperial Guards, Uncle Jiang's eyelids twitched: "Shouldn't we inform His Majesty about this?"
"Just say the word." Yun Qing took out a token and showed it to him. "This is enough."
The emperor's token is the only one of its kind in the entire world. Anyone who sees it should kneel down. Even Uncle Jiang couldn't help but have a complicated expression and muttered, "It seems that His Majesty really cares for Miss."
"Yes, so you can rest assured." Yun Qing smiled gently. "I will not be manipulated by anyone. I made this choice simply because I trust him. If he changes one day, I will not show any mercy."
But in reality, Yunqing believed that day would never come.
Uncle Jiang: "Okay."
After discussing the gunpowder and grain supplies, Yun Qing went out to find Xie Rang.
Xie Rang couldn't find it, and as soon as he stepped outside, he encountered Mr. Yu, who had a solemn expression.
Yun Qing was startled: "Mr. Yu, what happened?"
Mr. Yu looked around and gestured for Yun Qing to come with him. Once they reached a secluded corner, he said, "Nothing happened. It's about you."
"I?"
Yun Qing was even more confused: "About me?"
Mr. Yu immediately wore a complicated expression: "Miss, do you know that His Majesty asked me for medicine?"
"I don't know, what happened to him?"
Yun Qing guessed it wasn't anything important, otherwise Mr. Yu wouldn't have had time to play games with her like this.
However, Mr. Yu's next words immediately made her lose her composure.
"Nothing much, he just asked me for male sterilization medication."
Mr. Yu uttered a somber remark, a look of disillusionment on his face. In his more than ten years of medical practice, this was the first time he had ever heard such a strange request, especially coming from the Emperor himself!
Yun Qing's face was blank. She opened her mouth, stared at Mr. Yu, and didn't know what to say for a long time.
Mr. Yu had only come to talk to her, and without waiting for her reply, he hurriedly walked back: "Alright, alright, His Majesty is still waiting for me over there. You two should sort things out yourselves. I'm an old man, and I really don't dare to get involved."
In other words, even if Xie Rang dared to ask for it, he wouldn't dare to give it to him.
It's hard to imagine who this medicine is being used on.
Yun Qing stood there for a while, then decided to wait for the person involved to return and ask him for clarification. She temporarily gave up the idea of going to find him and went back to her room to calm down.
Perhaps Mr. Yu was in a real predicament, because Xie Rang returned not long after. He saw Yun Qing reading a book, so he tiptoed and slowly walked to her side.
Yun Qing had noticed him long ago and casually put down her book: "Sit down."
Xie Rang didn't expect to be able to hide it from Yun Qing. Judging from her expression, he knew she had received the news. Besides, Mr. Yu had always been on Yun Qing's side, so it was impossible for him to keep it from her.
Yun Qing looked up at him, both amused and exasperated: "How could you have such a strange idea? Mr. Yu is a proper doctor. His Majesty's question must have startled him."
Xie Rang sometimes had strange ideas, and Yun Qing always guided him by the principle of understanding what he wanted to do.
Moreover, Mr. Yu explicitly stated that this matter was related to her.
Xie Rang pursed his lips, silently hugged her, and after a long while whispered, "I'm afraid the Grand Tutor is pregnant."
In fact, Xie Rang had been thinking about this problem. Although he was very careful to avoid getting it in, it was not a long-term solution. No matter how careful you are, there can be a mistake. He could not guarantee that there would be no accident.
It is said that the harem is a place where people eat each other, and it is truly a place where people eat each other. When he was young, Xie Rang often heard stories about concubines in various palaces dying in childbirth or from postpartum hemorrhage. The people who talked about it had indifferent expressions and did not care whether a life was lost. He also had an indifferent expression because he could not empathize with them.
It wasn't until someone I cared about came along that this panic slowly began to spread.
“Aqing, you know I don’t care about offspring, I only care about you,” Xie Rang said stubbornly, looking at her intently. “Pregnancy is too dangerous. If one of us has to bear the risk, I hope it’s me.”
Xie Rang could not tolerate Yun Qing leaving him, not in any way. Compared to Yun Qing, nothing else mattered; all he wanted was her.
Is it because of... this?
Yun Qing was taken aback by what he said.
She took a laissez-faire attitude towards such matters, after all, she was very clear that most ancient methods of contraception were harmful to the body, and if one had sex, one had to be prepared to get pregnant. But she did not expect that Xie Rang thought about it more than she did.
It was impossible not to be moved. Yun Qing raised an eyebrow and squeezed his palm, trying to make him relax: "Don't think of things so badly. You asked Mr. Yu so directly, you scared him. Luckily we were at the Li residence, so no one will gossip."
Xie Rang wasn't that reckless. Knowing that Mr. Yu's medical skills were superb, he went directly to him to ask. However, this matter was of great importance, and Mr. Yu wouldn't dare to agree to it easily.
Sensing the reassuring tone in Yun Qing's words, Xie Rang's lips moved slightly, but he simply repeated, "...I'm scared."
"There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?" Yun Qing said helplessly, raising her hand to press the back of his head, making him lower his head, and kissed the corner of his lips. "Your Majesty, you must believe that I have made thorough preparations."
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