Chapter 19
Most children can control their bladder by the age of three, but still wet the bed at the age of seven...
Dasheng had no medical knowledge or concepts related to the urinary system and urethritis, and he just thought: Is there something wrong with this child?
This was the reaction of the Chu family and the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and also the thoughts of Old Lady Chu herself.
Old Mrs. Chu stopped three steps away from Qianhuaju and could not move any further.
She just felt that the servants around her who were sweeping fallen leaves, pruning flower branches, and embroidering, including the nanny who followed her and her granddaughter Chu Shu who supported her, were all laughing at her!
Time seemed to go back to the year when she was seven years old. She found her bed and quilt wet with urine in the middle of the night. She looked at the wet pajamas and bed in shame and helplessness, not knowing what to do.
The maid changed her into clean nightgown and bedding, and the next day she took apart and washed the dirty bedding, and talked about it and laughed at it with others, and the whole family, from the grandparents to the servants in the stable, knew about it.
She was ashamed of this for a long time. Even when her father hired a female teacher to teach at home, she did not dare to go out, for fear of seeing other people's strange looks and hearing other people's mocking words.
Later, she found out that her maid had been bribed and deliberately tarnished her reputation.
But what could a concubine's daughter, living under the control of her stepmother, do? She endured the humiliation and tried to please her stepmother, securing a marriage that was neither good nor bad. She pushed her husband to study, urged her son to improve himself, and sent her grandson to school, living a life that others envied.
Although he seems to be living a good life, he still cannot erase that dark history.
Mrs. Chu's head was buzzing, with only one thought in her mind: Chu Huan knows! Chu Huan will definitely use this to threaten her!
The system thought the same thing: [Then why don't you use this to threaten the old lady? She'll definitely give in to this dark history that she'd rather not have known.]
Old Mrs. Chu hurriedly came back to her senses and didn't care why there was a child in Qianhuaju. She could clearly hear Chu Huan's voice even when she was standing outside Qianhuaju. She just wanted to know the answer to this question.
The Chu family and the Embroidered Uniform Guards also wanted to know.
Since the relationship between the two parties is as hostile as fire and water, why not just use it to control the old lady?
Chu Hua: [I'm very satisfied with the current situation and don't want any major changes.]
System: [Let her go because she's your grandmother?]
Old Mrs. Chu's expression eased a little, it turned out that this granddaughter still had her in her heart.
Chu Huan smiled: [What are you thinking? It's just that what she's doing now is just a small matter to me. If I move my little finger, she'll be furious. There's no need to use such a cruel method.]
The old lady has a terrible temper. If I didn't greet her at the door as she'd requested, she'd get so angry she'd develop breast nodules. And if she knew I was lying here comfortably, reading a storybook, with a pretty maid patting my shoulders and legs and feeding me fruit, I guarantee she'd be so pissed off she wouldn't be able to eat or sleep well for days, and would wake herself up in the middle of the night.
Old Madam Chu's face turned pale and green. She actually thought Chu Huan had changed!
And...how does this girl know her so well? Did she bribe the people around her?
Chu Huan continued, "Once this ultimate move is released, what if she suddenly loses control of her mind and can't bring herself to do it with me? And then she gets my father a concubine. How disgusting would that be to my mother?"
"When she does something out of line, can't I use this to threaten her? A trump card is meant to be used in secret. If you just casually pull it out, is it still a trump card?"
The system exclaimed in amazement: [I got it. I got it.]
Old Mrs. Chu: “…”
He stood there and took two deep breaths. After finally calming himself down, he pretended not to have heard anything and walked into Qianhuaju.
At this moment, the servants who were sweeping fallen leaves and pruning flower branches nearby put down their brooms and scissors and surrounded them. They quickly covered their mouths and dragged them away quietly and cleanly.
Old Mrs. Chu:!!!
Chu Shu:!!!
In broad daylight, a servant dares to be violent towards his master. This is outrageous!
The group tried to struggle for help, but it only attracted more people in servants' uniforms. Some of them were on the lookout, while others were cleaning up the mess. Their actions were quite methodical, just like a group of bandits entering the Chu family.
Old Mrs. Chu's heart was pounding, Chu Shuhua was terrified, and the other servants who were held hostage were not much better off.
We soon arrived at our destination: a small courtyard in the west.
This was originally the residence of the concubines taken in by the old master of the Chu family. The two concubines had no children, so not long after the old master passed away, the old lady sent them away and sealed the courtyard for several years.
Today, the deserted courtyard has not been cleaned up yet. The door of the east wing is wide open, and several tables can be vaguely seen inside. A man in green embroidered clothes sits in front of each table.
A man in red embroidered clothes was sitting under the eaves, with a small table beside him. He was sipping a cup of tea, looking as comfortable as if he were in his own yard. The shining embroidered spring sword on the table revealed his identity.
——Jinyiwei.
The Jinyiwei may not wear Feiyu uniforms, but they will definitely carry Xiuchun swords.
Old Mrs. Chu's expression changed immediately. How come the Chu family has so many Jinyiwei?
The man sat there leisurely, "Madam, His Majesty has ordered us to closely guard Miss Chu."
"I've been at the Chu family for a while now, and I've been really bored, so I thought I'd help Miss Chu find out if there are any servants in the family who are deceiving their superiors. I unexpectedly found some interesting things."
Old Madam Chu was older and more experienced, so she could still hold herself together. But Chu Shu was younger, and had heard of the reputation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard long ago, so her pretty face turned as pale as paper with fear.
"Miss Chu was seven years old and received a white jade rabbit from Chu Qi. The old lady said she stole it."
Old Mrs. Chu still remembered this incident. Her lips trembled, but she didn't dare to refute it.
"Miss Chu was eight years old. She was swinging in the garden when Chu Shu pushed her from behind and she was almost disfigured."
Old Mrs. Chu turned her head in shock, and seeing Chu Shu's pale face and panic expression, she immediately understood what was going on. Shu'er actually did it!
Chu Shu was two years older than Chu Huan. Didn't a ten-year-old girl know how important appearance was to a woman? How could she be so cruel! That was her own sister!
Old Mrs. Chu felt a chill on her back.
The man continued to reveal: "When Miss Chu was nine years old, she lost a gold bracelet while passing through the garden. The concubine picked it up and melted it for Chu Shu."
She recounted every incident from those years as if they were treasures, all of which were what Old Madam Chu, Aunt Chu, Chu Qi, and Chu Shu had done to Chu Huan. It could be said that she had completely ripped off their faces in front of everyone.
Old Mrs. Chu and Chu Shu didn't dare to tell the man to shut up, so they had to lower their heads and listen.
The man's mouth was dry after speaking, so he took a sip of tea and said, "Someone, send the old lady back."
Old Mrs. Chu said nothing and was taken away by the Jinyiwei obediently.
But when she was about to leave, she turned around and brushed away Chu Shu's hand that was supporting her, and asked the nanny who was following her to support her.
Chu Shu's face turned pale, and after a moment of hesitation, she quickly chased after him.
She was just a concubine's daughter who had struggled to survive under her stepmother's care. If it weren't for her grandmother's partiality and care, who knew if Wen Shi would randomly arrange for her to marry a poor scholar? Her life would be ruined!
It's okay, grandma just couldn't accept all the things she heard at once. As long as she said more good things and some bad things about Chu Huan, she would definitely be able to win her over!
After the group left, a Jinyiwei asked, "Sir, if we let them stay at the Chu family, will anything unexpected happen?"
The man frowned slightly. "It's possible, but they came here exhausted and left without even taking a break. That would attract more attention."
"We've already entered the Chu family. No matter how carefully we try to avoid appearing in front of Miss Chu, if we reveal any flaws, whether actively or passively, it's possible that it will find out."
"Let me think about how to make their departure more reasonable."
What happened here was reported to the emperor as quickly as possible.
Compared to the third prince being a remnant of the previous dynasty, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple cheating on his wife to have sex with a prostitute, and the second prince and his wife visiting brothels, what's the big deal about wetting the bed at the age of seven?
The emperor's appetite had been spoiled, and he had to look at it with disgust on his face, and then he saw the request handed over by the Jinyiwei.
Indeed, Old Lady Chu was too partial. Chu Shu looked delicate but was actually very scheming.
With the Jinyiwei guarding day and night, the two of them will definitely not be able to harm Chu Huan. They are just afraid that if they accidentally or deliberately reveal the system's affairs, even if it is just a small flaw, it will ruin his plans.
The emperor made the final decision: "Isn't she partial to that concubine? Let that concubine stay sick."
When her mother was sick, Chu Shu had to be by her side to take care of her, and Old Lady Chu could leave on the pretext of being partial.
It couldn’t be better!
As soon as the Jinyiwei received the news, they made arrangements, trying to make the logical chain of the whole incident complete and perfect so as not to arouse Chu Huan's suspicion.
The most critical link is done by the person Chu Huan trusts the most.
That night, Wen came to Qianhuaju and said, "Huan'er, there's news from downstairs. Chu Shu just came back with the old lady, and Liu Yue fell ill right after. So, the grandparents and grandchildren have to go back to the manor tomorrow."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Huan laughed: "You've been pretending to be sick for years, using illness as an excuse to cheat people out of money. This time you're really sick."
He didn't try to hide his gloating at all.
The corners of Wen's mouth twitched slightly. The emperor made her sick, how could she dare not get sick?
"Will you go to court tomorrow?"
This was also what the Jinyiwei asked her to ask, because they were afraid that Chu Huan would ask for leave again tomorrow.
Chu Huan nodded: "Go ahead."
Wen left as soon as she got the confirmation, not daring to stay any longer - her daughter was too smart and she was afraid that she would be exposed.
Wen Shi had just walked out of Qianhuaju and nodded to the Jinyiwei waiting outside. Before she had even gone far, she heard Chu Huan's voice from inside: "Tong'er, help me find out what's wrong with Liu Yue."
System: [Alright!]
Wen:? ?!
Jinyiwei:? ?!
His heart was in a state of panic, fearing that the system would notice that Liu Yue was faking illness on orders from the Imperial Guards.
It could be a real illness, but the emperor wanted to use this incident to test the system.
If it is really found out, it means he is just faking illness.
If they don't investigate further because Liu Yue often pretends to be sick, then they will be safe.
If they found out that it was the emperor's idea and the Jinyiwei gave the order, they had prepared a reason in advance: they were afraid that Old Lady Chu and Chu Qi would know that Chu Huan went to court on behalf of her brother and would talk nonsense outside, so it would be safer to return to the manor.
If we dig deeper and find that they already know the system, then we're done.
But considering Chu Huan's lack of interest in Liu Yue, the fact that the system requires Gua Neng for everything it searches, and the fact that it is very stingy with Gua Neng, the possibility is very small.
What's more, Liu Yue has a big secret.
The emperor just wanted to know whether the size of the melon could cover their current situation so that he could decide the upper limit of his future actions.
As the Wen family and the Imperial Guards waited anxiously, the system came back with a message: [Liu Yue has a sexually transmitted disease, also known as venereal disease.]
The Jinyiwei breathed a sigh of relief, everything was stable!
Chu Huan was shocked: [When did this happen? Is my dad okay? Where's my mom? Is she not infected?]
Chu Ping and Wen Shi were stunned.
The system quickly said, "It's okay. Liu Yue got the virus while having sex with a man on the farm. After she discovered it, she secretly sought medical treatment. She was afraid your father would find out, so she didn't dare come back with the old lady."
After Chu Ping understood, "..."
For a moment, he didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief and look at the green on his head, or to have a headache because everyone in the court would know that he was cheated on tomorrow.
Very busy.
Wen looked strange and hurried back to her room.
The other people in the Chu family who heard the noise came over quietly. It would be a shame not to eat such a big melon!
Even Old Lady Chu, who had been tossing and turning in bed unable to sleep, got up. Liu Yue was cheating on her husband? And she had syphilis? Was this true? How could such a well-behaved person do such a thing?
Chu Shu was embroidering a longevity character in the room, hoping to please the old lady. Upon hearing this, she pierced her finger with a needle and blood gushed out.
Her face turned pale. If her aunt cheated on her, she would definitely be kicked out by her father. What would she do then? !
Chu Huan was relieved when she heard her parents were fine: [Which wild man did she steal?]
The system was very troubled: [She stole several. How about you listen to me and explain it slowly?]
Chu Huan: [Hiss—I feel so sorry for my dad for a second.]
[Okay, I'm ready, you say.]
Chu Ping: "..."Is this his biological daughter?
System: [Didn't Liu Yue struggle for years trying to have a child? She took a lot of those random folk remedies, pills, and talismans. She's got heavy metal poisoning and has a body odor, which she masks with heavy incense. Your father has a dog's nose and can't block out that smell. Plus, the four children are all grown up, so he rarely goes to her room.]
Dog-nosed Chu Ping: "..." Is this the system bound to his biological daughter?
System: [Your father has physical needs, and your mother is there. Liu Yue is at a very young age, and she lives in a farm where no one cares about her. She goes here today, there tomorrow, and sees so many people that her mind suddenly becomes active.]
On one trip, she went to the woods to relieve herself and ran into a man who was also doing the same. The two of them had an uncontrollable, unrequited love affair, and the thought of doing it was unthinkable. It was daytime, immoral, and they could be discovered at any time. How exciting would that be? They met several more times afterward.
Later, Liu Yue came into contact with more people, and the disease spread from person to person. Now, many people have contracted STDs, but the incubation period varies, so some people haven't even discovered it yet.
Chu Huan was annoyed by the constant chatter: […Is there any need to say the second half?]
The system said as a matter of course: [Yes, because of your colleagues.]
Chu Huan immediately perked up: [Who is it? So unrefined?]
System: [Six Ministries, Five Temples, Various Departments, and Three External Supervisory Offices.]
Chu Huan gasped: [Hiss—Da Sheng only has a few departments, and she's managed to spread this information across most of the imperial court on her own. Liu Yue is truly amazing!]
The Chu family: "..."
Jinyiwei: “…”
Liu Yue is awesome!
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