Yinzhen held Qian Shengyan tightly, gently kissed the top of her head, and whispered, "If we continue as before, it would be like pushing you out to be a target; but... you're so foolish, how can I really just abandon you?"
Qian Shengyan: ?
She struggled to get up from Yinzhen's arms, raised her small face and said unhappily, "I'm not stupid."
"Okay, not silly." Yinzhen kissed her smooth forehead again. "Our Yanyan is the most clever."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Ugh, that jerk, he's even learned to use sweet talk now.
Everything was in a good atmosphere, but when it was time to go to bed, Qian Shengyan couldn't take it anymore.
The thought of Yinzhen staying at Lady Nian's place for five days was unacceptable to her. It hadn't been a problem before, but now…
She thought it was dirty...
"Sigh..." Qian Shengyan sighed as she stood by the bathtub. She looked at the figures outside through the screen and suddenly remembered the large bath in the back hall of Peach Blossom Village. An idea popped into her mind.
She didn't even change her clothes, and ran out in just a snow-white undergarment, snuggling into Yinzhen's arms. Yinzhen knew she had gone to wash up and was waiting for her, but he didn't expect her to run out on her own.
"Master," Qian Shengyan blinked, her eyes both mischievous and adorable, and looked at Yinzhen pleadingly, "Would you accompany me for a swim?"
Yinzhen chuckled, "It's so late, where are you going swimming?" He then gently tapped Qian Shengyan's forehead with a sigh, "You really do come up with things on a whim. Alright, alright, go and rest. I'll go with you tomorrow..."
"No, it's the big pool behind Peach Blossom Village!" Qian Shengyan grabbed his sleeve and shook it, her eyes full of pleading. "I found it a couple of days ago and wanted to go, but Qingxue wouldn't let me... Since you're here today, and we're going to take a bath anyway, why don't we go to the big pool?"
Yinzhen laughed again, not knowing what Qian Shengyan had done to make him laugh. He chuckled softly for a while, his chest bobbing so hard that Qian Shengyan trembled. She was getting a little impatient, so she pinched Yinzhen's mouth: "Your Highness, go on, go on..."
"Okay, okay, go, go."
With Yinzhen's word, everything went smoothly.
The pool in the back hall was quickly cleaned, and hot water was poured in for free. In just the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, a hot spring was artificially created. Qian Shengyan cheered and couldn't wait to pull Yinzhen into the water.
"Everyone, go out first. No need to serve me." Yinzhen waved his hand, ordering people to stand guard outside. He was still wearing his full set of clothes. When he took off his outer robe and inner garment and walked to the edge of the pool, he saw Qian Shengyan swimming happily in the pool wearing only a scarlet bodice.
Amidst the rippling blue water, the woman's snow-white skin was faintly visible, adorned with a touch of pale pink, making her exceptionally beautiful.
Yinzhen didn't wait long, and quickly took off his clothes and went into the water.
"Ah!" Qian Shengyan was swimming happily when she was suddenly hugged from behind. She was startled and turned around to find that she was suddenly lifted up. A blush had been washed away by the water, and the man's hands covered her.
She quickly turned around: "Master..."
"Hmm..." Yinzhen's eyes were practically green with envy. He grabbed Qian Shengyan's waist and tried to squeeze between her legs. Qian Shengyan hurriedly dodged, "Wash first, Your Highness, I haven't washed yet..."
Knowing that she was a clean person, and that she would always ask for water to wash herself after they were done, even though she was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open, Yinzhen would force himself to suppress his desire, but then he would lean close to her ear and say in a hoarse voice, "Then you wash me."
Just what she wanted!
Qian Shengyan showed no mercy, grabbing it with one hand and pressing it underwater with the other.
Lather the foam, rinse clean, then lather, rinse again, and so on...
After several attempts, Qian Shengyan still felt it wasn't enough, but Yinzhen couldn't hold back any longer. He forcefully pressed Qian Shengyan against the pool wall, lifted her legs without regard for anything else, and then plunged into the pool amidst the rippling water...
Qian Shengyan couldn't help but let out a soft "Ah!" and tilted her head back. The next moment, Yinzhen's lips followed, kissing and biting her neck...
Soon, Qian Shengyan's consciousness began to blur. On one hand, she wanted to push Yinzhen away because she thought he was dirty, but on the other hand, she was too familiar with everything about him and wanted to hold him. In the midst of her swaying, Qian Shengyan suddenly felt a sharp push, and all her thoughts were instantly thrown out of her mind, leaving only a flash of white light that lingered for a long time...
After the two finished "washing", the water in the pool became murky.
Qian Shengyan was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look back, but Yinzhen was very proud of himself and simply carried her back to his bedchamber in his arms...
After that, Yinzhen maintained a routine of spending three days at Lady Su's place, one day at Qian Shengyan's place, and one day at Wanfang Anhe.
However, before he went to the Qian family's place each time, he would first come to Peach Blossom Village, then go swimming with Qian Shengyan, and only leave after he had had enough fun.
Qian Shengyan, who was swimming there, suffered from backache and leg weakness every day, and she almost wished someone would fill in the pool.
Soon, as Yinzhen wished, everyone knew that Prince Yong's newly married concubine was favored and was the prince's favorite. However, at the same time, Qian Shengyan, the concubine who had given birth to a son and a daughter, was not to be underestimated. Although the prince often went to Ying Shui Lan Xiang, he never forgot Tao Hua Wu when he got anything good. The fourth prince, Hongli, was personally educated by Yinzhen every day.
Therefore, everyone in the garden respected Madam Nian, but dared not offend Qian Shengyan.
Up to this point, Qian Shengyan still thought that Yinzhen's scheme was quite well-planned.
But for every winner, there is a loser. After waiting for a month without receiving any response from the Prince's wife, and being refused to see her son on Hongzhou's second birthday, she finally decided to take a risky gamble and make Hongzhou sick so that she could take the opportunity to get her child back.
only……
In the dim light, Geng looked at the cotton balls mixed with yellow scabs in front of her with disgust, not wanting to touch them at all.
She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and looked at Li Shi with some unease: "Sister, is this thing... really going to work?"
“What’s there to be afraid of? Back then, the Crown Prince was vaccinated using materials from cattle and horses,” Li said with a smile. “My Hongshi was vaccinated the year before last. Think about it, the Fifth Prince will have to be vaccinated sooner or later, so why not take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone?”
Geng hesitated, "But... Hongzhou is only two years old..."
“Oh, Hongshi was young back then too. Let me tell you, when this kind of smallpox is inoculated, the child will have a high fever and some small red spots will appear. It looks very scary, but he will get better after three days.” Li Shi advised, “It’s not like the flower is actually coming out, but it’s a good opportunity to scare the Fujin (Prince Consort) and make her think that she can’t even take care of a child properly. At the same time, our Fifth Prince won’t actually get sick, and he’ll have completed the smallpox inoculation. Isn’t that great?”
Geng twisted the handkerchief, still hesitant.
Li's eyes flickered slightly, and she laughed again: "Since my sister is unwilling, then so be it. This matter cannot be forced. Hongzhou will recover from smallpox in three to five days. If my sister cannot make a decision and cannot get the child back within three to five days, it will be a freebie for the Fujin. So be it, so be it, I have wasted my time."
"No..." Geng gritted her teeth, looked at the ball of cotton, then at Li's impatient expression, and finally decided, "Let's do it this way, sister!"
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