The conversation between master and servant, which seemed so ordinary, left Zhao Yan speechless with astonishment.
When it comes to cunning, there are truly no two people in the world who can rival them.
Qin Yu hurried back to the Empress's palace, eager to return.
"Yan'er, why did your sister leave again? This is wonderful!"
Before he could even ask Zhao Lan the reason for her sudden departure from the palace, Qin Yu, thinking about being able to resume his shameless and carefree life with his sister-in-law, laughed wickedly and pounced on the Empress like a hungry tiger.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, the door isn't even closed!"
Bang!
Anfu wisely closed the door.
The room was filled with the warmth of a raging fire, and just then, Zhao Yan, who had been pinned down, began to struggle violently once again.
"no!"
"Why isn't it working?"
"Your Majesty, please wait! I... I haven't taken my medicine yet!"
"Take medicine?"
Looking at Zhao Yan, whose face was flushed with embarrassment beneath him, Qin Yu was utterly puzzled and confused.
"Haven't you already recovered from that poison?"
Slowly getting up, tidying her disheveled clothes and hair, Zhao Yan lowered her head and explained shyly.
"It's a contraceptive soup!"
Qin Yu suddenly realized!
It turns out that one of them was in name only, while the other was in reality but not in name.
If Zhao Yan gets pregnant, she won't be able to continue being her sister's stand-in.
Now the only options are either both of us get pregnant, or neither of us gets pregnant.
Obviously, the latter is less difficult, so Zhao Yan had to carefully drink the contraceptive soup before each service.
Thinking of this, Qin Yu's originally wolfish gaze turned tender and tender.
"Alas... I'm so sorry to have wronged you, my dear Yan'er."
"This contraceptive soup is extremely harmful to the body!"
The contraceptive decoctions of this era were made from a series of highly potent Chinese herbs such as Euphorbia pekinensis, Croton tiglium, Musk, and Sophora flavescens, and were even more potent than the contraceptives of later generations.
Zhao Yan's usual poor health was partly due to this reason.
With a bitter laugh, Zhao Yan nestled gently into the emperor's arms, then spoke in a soft, soothing voice to comfort him.
"Alright, Your Majesty, please don't blame yourself. There was nothing I could do, and besides, I was willing!"
"I'll come back to serve you after I've taken my medicine!"
Having said that, fearing that the emperor might have to wait too long, Zhao Yan wanted to call Zi Yan to bring the medicine.
"etc!"
Qin Yu spoke up to stop them at this moment.
Zhao Yan's face turned bright red again at this moment.
"Your Majesty, I'm really not worried. I have a good plan that will allow you to avoid harming your health and successfully prevent pregnancy."
The latter was taken aback by his words, then excitedly asked, "What exactly is this magical thing?"
Qin Yu, however, visibly regretted it, "Alas... I'll have to sacrifice my blissful experience!"
After summoning someone and giving instructions, the Imperial Kitchen and the Imperial Workshops got to work together.
Fish maw is a readily available high-end ingredient, and there are already folk methods for modifying it.
In this way, several exquisite tatami mats were delivered.
Zhao Yan, who came from a high-class background, had never seen such a thing before, but she quickly understood after hearing the emperor's explanation.
The next second, she was overcome with shyness.
Having been impatient for a long time, Qin Yu let out a long-unheard scolding tone, but his face showed some displeasure.
"Damn it, nothing beats being up close!"
After the harmonious singing of phoenixes and the boundless beauty of spring.
Zhao Yan's face was still flushed and tinged with the afterglow of her previous relationship. She leaned against Qin Yu, her slender fingers drawing circles on his chest. Her eyes were full of starlight as she looked at the emperor, and she felt a surge of happiness throughout her body.
Let alone the emperor, even men with a little power treat their wives and concubines as tools for sexual gratification and procreation.
And it's truly rare that he, amidst his loving relationship, also cares about his own health.
Not to mention, this thing seems to be a bit uncomfortable.
After hesitating for a second, Yun Jiaoyu asked timidly in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Qin Yu exhaled a long puff of smoke and cursed angrily.
"Does the Imperial Workshop really look down on me that much? To make something so small!"
"Punish them! Tomorrow I will have Anfu fine them a year's salary!"
As the long crowing of roosters rang out, the eastern sky began to lighten.
For ordinary people, today is just another day, another ordinary day.
But for the upper-class ladies, today is truly an unusual day!
Because the women's lifestyle center in the east of the city has opened!
The carriage was already prepared, and Anfu respectfully helped Qin Yu get in.
He let out a long yawn, and it wasn't hard to see that the emperor's eyes were somewhat puffy and white, clearly indicating that he had enjoyed a blissful night.
Anfu chuckled lightly, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied with the size?"
"Almost!" Qin Yu nodded. "However, I still think it's a bit small. Next time, have the Imperial Workshop make one according to the dimensions of this horse!"
"Right, it should be today, right? Don't get it wrong!"
Anfu first glanced at the muscular horse's hindquarters, his lips twitching, before quickly replying.
"Don't worry, Miss Qingzhu came to report this today! This old servant has made all the arrangements, there won't be any problems."
"Let's set off then, and don't forget to inform Zhu Fei!"
At the Prime Minister's residence.
Zhu Fei entered with a serious expression, bowed respectfully, and cautiously reported.
"Prime Minister! I observed that the foolish emperor left the palace early this morning!"
Sima Lie was busy with his work when he heard this, and immediately frowned.
"Oh? At this time?"
It's so early in the morning, what is this tyrant doing if he's not in a woman's den?
This makes me suspect they're up to something!
"I also find this incompetent ruler perplexing! I'm thinking of going with him to keep an eye on him!"
Sima Lie waved his hand and said, "Very good, go!"
"yes!"
Watching Zhu Fei's departing figure, Sima Lie stroked his beard and smiled with satisfaction.
Think about the likes of Tan Wu and Wang Zhen, and look at everyone in the faction—aren't they all complete idiots?
But this Zhu Fei is someone who can genuinely get things done for me and make my life easier!
Of course.
What Sima Lie didn't know was that Zhu Fei, whom he felt at ease with, was already the emperor's subordinate.
These were all things that Qin Yu instructed Zhu Fei to do in order to cover up the truth.
The carriage swayed and rattled as it arrived at the east end of the city.
Hearing the commotion ahead, Qin Yu couldn't help but pull back the curtain and peek out.
Holy crap!
A gasp escaped his lips.
The once wide avenue, which could accommodate eight cars at a time, was now completely congested, with a massive crowd of people creating a cacophony of chatter.
They were all women, without exception, and some of them had extraordinary backgrounds.
"Hey! Is this women's lifestyle center really as amazing as the rumors say?"
"Hey... how would I know? It's such an exaggeration! They said it would make me young again and give me back my fair skin and beauty. My husband, as soon as he heard that, gave me a thousand taels of silver today!"
"It'll be opening soon, we'll go in and take a look later, right? I'm really looking forward to it, I heard this store has some powerful backing!"
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