"Perhaps the Queen is not feeling well." Lu Zhaofeng waved his hand as he looked at the melon seeds Ji Xiuyuan handed him.
“But even if he’s not feeling well, he can just leave without her. Bringing a concubine on this long trip gives the impression that the King of Xia is neglecting the Queen and favoring his concubine.” Ji Xiuyuan scoffed.
"That's enough. Let's not pry into other people's business." Lu Zhaofeng stood up and made a silencing gesture towards Ji Xiuyuan: "How could you forget the survival skills I taught you so quickly?"
Ji Xiuyuan's eyes flickered, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and he covered his mouth with one hand: "I understand, I understand."
The two exchanged a few more jokes.
No one noticed Han Fei standing in the distance.
She took a certain amount of silver and went to a guard standing at the entrance of the post station, where she stuffed the silver into his hand.
"Your Highness, what are you doing? This is unacceptable, this is unacceptable!" The guard was terrified, his face turning pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly.
Han Fei smiled charmingly and leaned closer to the guard: "Don't be afraid. I don't want to do anything. You know that I and the King of Xia are new here. I just want to ask you about someone."
"Wh-who is it?" The guard's voice trembled slightly.
Han Fei pointed towards Lu Zhaofeng's position: "I just want to ask you, who are those two people standing over there talking?"
So that's what it is.
The guard's tense expression visibly eased: "That's our Lu Zhaofeng, General Lu, and his deputy, Ji Xiuyuan."
"General Lu?" Han Fei's eyes darkened, and she asked in confusion, "So young and already a general?"
"Don't underestimate our General Lu just because he's young. Over the years, he has led us in countless battles and achieved numerous military exploits. His sister is none other than our current Imperial Concubine Shu, who is the most favored concubine in the palace and holds immense power over the entire harem." The guard's tone was tinged with pride.
It seemed that serving under Lu Zhaofeng was an immense honor.
It turns out he was Consort Shu's brother.
Han Fei nodded slowly, a slight change in her expression: "That's really impressive."
"That's right." The guard became more and more excited as he spoke: "Our Noble Consort Shu gave the Emperor a little princess this year, and the Emperor is overjoyed."
"No matter how much you like her, she's still just a princess," Han Fei scoffed.
“What’s wrong with the princess? Our Consort Shu doesn’t only have one princess, she also has three princes.” The guard was not to be outdone and insisted on arguing.
"Three princes? One princess?" Consort Han's eyes widened.
That's certainly a sign of being very favored.
After the concubines of the Xia Kingdom had given birth to a child, the Xia King would rarely visit their palaces.
In order to maintain the Xia king's favor, she would secretly use a contraceptive potion after each night's service to him.
As I get older.
Now she wants a child of her own, but she can't get pregnant no matter what she does.
I really don't know if it's because I drank too much contraceptive soup that I've harmed my health.
Despite seeing so many renowned doctors, there was still no improvement.
This time she came to Yuan Kingdom to see if there were any famous doctors there who could prescribe a good fertility-enhancing medicine for her.
So that she can also get pregnant with a child.
"Are Consort Shu's sons incompetent? Why hasn't Your Majesty appointed a Crown Prince?"
"What?! That our Consort Shu's prince is outstanding? That's absolutely a lie! Our Second Prince..."
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