The plants brought back were carefully protected and were still kept at the post station. Yunqing went to see them and found that they were indeed tomatoes, but the fruit was not yet ripe. The fruit was green with a slight reddish tinge, and it would probably ripen in a while.
Tan Zaiheng said, "I think the taste of this fruit is alright, but it seems that my companions can't quite accept it. It's just that we can't carry it this far, otherwise we would definitely let Lord Li try it."
Yun Qing nodded: "That's normal. Everyone has things they don't like."
"This crop was brought especially for you and His Majesty, Lord Li, please accept it."
Tan Zaiheng knew that he had previously displeased the emperor, and for a long time he had consciously returned from outside. But now that the little princess had been born, it would be inappropriate for him, as an official in the capital, not to return.
He knew Yun Qing didn't accept gifts, so he could only give her some novelties he had found to express his feelings.
"Okay, thank you."
Yun Qing quite likes to eat tomatoes, which are a very common crop in later generations. She just doesn't know if Xie Rang likes them.
etc.
Yun Qing suddenly remembered something she had forgotten and quickly said, "I'm sorry, Lord Tan, I have something to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
Tan Zaiheng was smart for once and kept quiet without asking what it was about: "Take care, Master Li."
Yun Qing has been busy these past few days, and Xie Rang has also been busy since the beginning of spring. She hasn't been to the palace for quite some time. Today, Xie Rang had some free time and brought his daughter along. She was so focused on the new things that she almost forgot about this.
Rushing back from the post station, Yun Qing saw the servants of the Li family looking terrified and shook her head with a smile before hurrying to her room.
Li Yunshu left the capital for her new post last month, and Xie Rang could freely enter and leave the Li residence without much concern. When Yun Qing arrived, he was sitting on a small couch, and his daughter was not by his side, which made Yun Qing raise an eyebrow.
Xie Rang looked over from afar, a smile playing on his lips: "I thought the Grand Tutor had forgotten all of us."
"Nonsense, I don't believe the guards didn't tell you."
The entire capital is filled with His Majesty's spies; nothing can be hidden from him. Yun Qing rushed back because she was worried they would get impatient. As she spoke, she asked suspiciously, "Where is Ci Ying?"
"She's asleep. I gave it to the wet nurse."
Xie Rang was open and honest.
Yun Qing paused for a moment: "You're not just waiting to get your daughter to sleep so you can cause trouble for me, are you?"
Xie Rang felt regretful; Yun Qing knew him too well.
However, he showed no remorse and looked completely innocent: "Ci Ying wanted to sleep, and I couldn't stop her, A Qing. You can't blame me for this, can you?"
Yun Qing: "...Whether there's something fishy going on or not, you know the answer in your heart."
"That means there must be a ghost."
Unable to hide it any longer, Xie Rang simply stopped hiding it. He stood up, took Yun Qing's hand, and kissed her fingertips: "Ah Qing, tonight it's just the two of us."
Yun Qing met his gaze amicably for two seconds: "I haven't had dinner yet."
Xie Rang smiled and said, "No rush."
There was no rush. Yun Qing and Xie Rang had dinner and went to see their daughter. Children this age sleep a lot and are very sound asleep. After a few months of raising her, the little dumpling had blossomed. She wore a gold bracelet on her fair and tender little hand, looking precious and beloved by everyone.
Yun Qing couldn't bear to wake her, so after glancing at her twice, she went back to her room with Xie Rang.
As soon as the door closed, Xie Rang couldn't wait to press her against the door, hold the back of her head, and kiss her deeply.
During her pregnancy, Xie Rang rarely dared to touch Yun Qing. On the few occasions they did, it was Yun Qing who took the initiative. After giving birth to their daughter, although everyone, including the system, said that Yun Qing's body had recovered very well, Xie Rang still did not touch her. At most, he would comfort her and use his hands to help him when he was in pain.
It's been so long, we should at least get some interest back.
Yun Qing noticed something was off: "...You're acting strange today. Is something making you happy?"
She wasn't saying it herself, but Xie Rang was acting like an excited puppy, sniffing around her, unusually agitated, clearly indicating that something had happened that she didn't know about.
Xie Rang was open about this matter and whispered in Yun Qing's ear, "The medicine that Mr. Yu was researching before is already showing promise."
Yun Qing's mind went blank for a moment: "You mean... a drug that can sterilize men?"
Yun Qing was truly shocked when she heard the news, and she still remembers it quite clearly. Of course, time has passed, and her state of mind has changed.
"Hmm." Xie Rang didn't find anything shocking about saying that; that was just his opinion. He was a bit stubborn. "Qing, one daughter is enough for us. I don't want you to continue taking risks."
Yun Qing hummed in agreement. What she was more concerned about was, "Does the medicine have any side effects?"
“Mr. Yu wouldn’t joke about something like this.” Xie Rang chuckled. “Grand Tutor, you can rest assured. I still want to live well with you.”
Xie Rang's desires were both singular and greedy: power and Yun Qing. He wanted to firmly grasp the former and peacefully accompany the latter, growing old together.
"So you've already drunk it?"
Yun Qing narrowed her eyes, grabbed his hand that was trying to roam over her body, and used some force to temporarily pin him down so he couldn't move.
Xie Rang was stronger than her, but in this situation, he didn't resist at all. He simply let her hand be pressed down, his eyes carrying a faint, almost imperceptible smile: "Drink it. This medicine has a cyclical effect, so it has to be taken slowly. But naturally, the effect is best on the same day... Is Grand Tutor willing to grant my request?"
He asked the second half of the question very softly, almost in a whisper, lightly brushing against Yun Qing's earlobe. Because it was so gentle, it gave her goosebumps.
Xie Rang was adept at using people's personality traits to get what he wanted. He knew that Yun Qing was honest, so he always tried to get her to tell him her true thoughts.
The boy felt he was being very considerate: "I didn't want the Grand Tutor to feel like he was being forced by me."
In fact, this is the most common speculation about their relationship: that Yun Qing was forced to stay by the emperor's side due to various forms of coercion, which led to their current relationship.
Yun Qing: ...
Is there any difference between this and passively forcing her to admit it?
Whether it was through exploiting a bug or not, Xie Rang heard her thoughts, and after a long silence, he revealed a leisurely smile, reached out to peel off her clothes, and said in a pleasant voice, "Alright, I understand what the Grand Tutor means."
She gripped the boy's hair tightly, realizing for the first time that something was terribly wrong. Only when she was pressed against the headboard by the waist did she realize how correct her previous thoughts had been.
I was definitely holding it in a lot.
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