Chapter 36 Thinking about the Water
Chu Qinshu was carried into the inner room by Nanny Yao. Just after she took a bath and got dressed, Lin Fu came with people to pick her up.
“Ahhh~ Yeah~”
[Bath water, Shu'er's water bag, must be brought to the Emperor.]
Chu Qinshu kept warning Yu Jinyi not to forget to pack the water bag she was going to bring to Emperor Yongping.
She had spent quite a long time with Emperor Yongping in the past few days, and had noticed something was wrong with his body.
So every day when she went to Yu's study, she would ask someone to put her bath water in a water bag and take it away.
If you don't take her with you, she will cry.
"Okay, okay, Shu'er, don't worry. All the things you brought for your emperor are packed here. There is nothing missing."
Yu Jinyi was also helpless.
After all, Chu Qinshu never mentioned to her that there was anything wrong with Emperor Yongping's health.
But she wanted to take the bath water to Yu's study, and she couldn't stop her.
She had tried to stop it the day before, but was finally defeated by Chu Qinshu's crying.
But who would dare to let Emperor Yongping drink her bath water?
Just bring a sackcloth, as long as she doesn't cry.
As for Emperor Yongping, he had indeed heard her say many times that she wanted to make him drink her bath water.
But he had no idea what it meant.
Because when he held Chu Qinshu in his arms, all his physical discomforts disappeared.
Therefore, he just thought that his granddaughter said this to express her closeness to him.
He didn't take the water bag she brought seriously at all.
Poor Chu Qinshu was just a little baby and she didn't even know she was being fooled.
She also insisted on bringing a water bag from Yu's study every day to use as her bath water.
"Shu'er, Uncle Sanhuang will carry you to Yu's study, okay?"
As soon as Chu Qinshu was carried out of the inner room, Prince Shou rushed over to Lin Fu and stretched out his hand in front of her.
“Ahh~ Yeah~ Eh~”
[Okay, okay, Shu'er wants Uncle Sanhuang to hug her.]
Chu Qinshu yelled at Shou Wang and smiled so hard that she couldn't stop.
When Lin Fu saw her expression, he quickly withdrew his outstretched hand.
He and Chu Qinshu have been together for quite some time, so how could he not understand what she meant?
That obviously means she wants to be hugged by the King of Shou.
How could he, a eunuch, compete with the prince?
"Hey, Shu'er is so good. Uncle Sanhuang likes Shu'er the most."
Prince Shou accepted Chu Qinshu as he wished, and did not forget to give Chu Chengyi a provocative look.
So what if he is my biological father? He is still not as popular as my uncle who is the emperor.
Seeing that Chu Qinshu's belongings were divided among several eunuchs, Du Ying also hurriedly said goodbye to Yu Jinyi.
Prince Shou was in poor health, so naturally she had to follow him.
This palace is no safer than outside.
Chu Chengyi watched the group walk away, then left Jinseyuan and returned to the main courtyard.
"Liu Xi, come in quickly."
Once he returned to his bedroom in the main courtyard, he stopped pretending to be injured.
After all, the people serving in the yard have followed him for many years and are absolutely trustworthy.
Liu Xi was the chief eunuch beside him, and he was in charge of all the affairs of the main courtyard.
And the task of preparing a gift for Chu Qinshu was also assigned to him.
As soon as he arrived at Jinseyuan, Liu Xi and several eunuchs were serving him.
Of course, I saw Chu Qinshu's reaction when she received the gift.
"Your Highness, I am here. I will come right in."
Liu Xi looked worried.
I know that today is likely to be a dangerous day.
"Tell me, how did you manage to do this?"
Chu Chengyi's face was as gloomy as water, and he spoke with gritted teeth.
As a biological father, the gifts he gave were not as good as those given by Shou Wang, his uncle.
If this gets out, I'm afraid people will laugh their heads off, right?
"Your Highness, it was...I...I asked the ladies in the market, and they all said that the little girl loved flowers, especially brightly colored pearl flowers, so..."
Liu Xi also felt that it was a bit unfair, as he had been working as a eunuch in the palace since he was a child.
If I don't have any relatives at home, don't I have to ask others if I want to find out what my child likes?
"You mean, you asked the woman in the market?"
Chu Chengyi glanced at Liu Xixi from head to toe.
It turns out that you are still too young and not experienced enough.
How could those common ladies know what she, the eldest daughter of the crown prince, likes?
If you want to ask, shouldn't you be asking the matrons of the royal family's houses?
At the very least, it wouldn't be a bad idea to just go to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion.
"Yes...slave...slave will..."
Liu Xi looked at Chu Chengyi's face getting darker and darker, and didn't dare to say anything more.
If you say too much, it will become sophistry.
Who made him fail in his job?
"Which manor did Mr. Qiu go to?"
Chu Chengyi asked.
"In reply to your Highness, Guard Qiu went to Shatian Manor in the west of the city."
When mentioning Qiu Gu at this time, Liu Xi had a bad feeling.
Qiu Gu was banished to the manor because he failed to hold Chu Qinshu well.
The mistake he made today was no less than Qiu Gu's, so he might also...
Sure enough, the next moment Chu Chengyi said, "Then you can go to the Black Cloud Manor in the east of the city."
"Your Highness, I...I don't know how to farm."
Liu Xi was a little dumbfounded.
His Highness was truly impartial to him and Qiu Gu; even the punishments they received were exactly the same.
But he really doesn't know how to farm.
In his memory, when he was still unable to hold a hoe, most of his family members died of starvation. How could he have the chance to learn how to farm?
"Oh, you don't know how to farm? Then have someone send a message to Qiu Gu, saying that you want to challenge him to a competition. Next summer, whoever's farm produces the most can come back to work."
Chu Chengyi finished speaking and nodded.
He seemed to think that the method he had thought of was very good as it could both train his subordinates and increase the output of the farm.
"Yes, I will send someone to tell Guard Qiu that Your Highness must take care of yourself while I am away, wuwuwuwuwu..."
Liu Xi didn't dare to say anything more. He was afraid that if he said one more word, he would never be able to come back in this life.
When Doctor Cheng brought in the prepared medicine, Chu Chengyi was still sitting beside the bed in deep thought.
"Your Highness, it's time to take your tonic."
Doctor Cheng deliberately emphasized the word "tonic medicine".
He thought that if he hadn't wanted to cooperate with His Highness in leaving medical records for the Imperial Hospital, he would have cooked a pot of porridge every day and brought it in.
Looking at the vigorous look of His Highness, even if we were not allowed to see, we could tell that his injury was most likely healed.
"I won't eat it, you eat it."
Chu Chengyi only said these few words and did not look up at Doctor Cheng.
Doctor Cheng: “…”
Again?
He is old, so we can't just give him random supplements.
"Your Highness, this medicine is not suitable for me."
He placed the medicine on the small table beside Chu Chengyi's couch without saying another word.
"Why not? Have you been thinking about my bath water every day? Have you figured it out?"
This time, Chu Chengyi looked up at Doctor Cheng.
The look in his eyes was difficult for even Imperial Physician Cheng, who had been treating him for over twenty years, to understand.
"Your Highness, I have actually figured out something."
Imperial Physician Cheng did not hide it either. After all, it was impossible for him to keep the matter of Chu Chengyi secret in the East Palace.
After Chu Chengyi took a bath that day, he discovered something was wrong.
So, he secretly kept some of the water he had used for bathing.
These days, he has been thinking about the water all the time.
Unfortunately, I can't taste it.
There's nothing special about it.
After boiling it for a while and collecting some of the water from the pot, he discovered something unusual.
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