Yuan Yao felt she needed to write a letter to her uncle and ask him to prescribe some tonics for her and send them back.
She's felt weak these past few days!
If we don't get her treated soon, she'll be ruined!
She's a little embarrassed to ask the imperial physician.
Let's find Xie Ning... Hmm, her uncle will probably laugh at her for a year...
"Forget it, let's just leave it as it is!"
Yuan Yao stopped worrying about it.
There is a private hot spring in Yugan Pavilion.
A courtyard planted with purple bamboo is divided by a crescent-shaped marble slab, with a cold spring on one side and a hot spring on the other.
Fruit, tea, and sweet wine were laid out on the marble surface.
Aruo brought a young palace maid and placed various fresh flowers transported from the Chu capital on the stone platform, which were fragrant and sweet.
A row of large, off-white scented candles burned quietly.
Bright red rose petals floated in the spring water, swaying gently with the ripples.
As night fell, it created a wonderful atmosphere.
After arranging the necessary items, the palace servants all left the courtyard and closed the gate behind them.
Both of them were wearing thin white undershirts.
Yun Chan picked up Yuan Yao, took a long stride, and stepped into the hot spring.
Yuan Yao hooked her arm around Yun Chan's neck and lazily pouted, "I want to soak in a cold spring..."
"No." Yun Chan bent down and put her into the hot spring water: "You are a woman, it is not appropriate for you to soak in cold springs."
If cold air gets into your body, you'll feel unwell.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips: "Then... okay."
"Good girl." Yun Chan bent down and placed a kiss on her forehead.
Then, with a graceful and swift movement, he flipped over and plunged into the cold spring.
The speed was astonishing.
Yuan Yao only saw a white blur before her eyes before Yun Chan was already soaking in the cold spring.
She soaked in the hot spring, moved closer to the marble platform, and sighed comfortably, asking Yun Chan, "Is the water cold?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Chan smiled faintly: "It's not cold."
Isn't it cold?
Yuan Yao immediately lifted the hem of her wet skirt: "Yun Chan, I also want to soak in a cold spring. Soaking in a hot spring in the summer is so hot!"
"Are you sure you want to come here?" Yun Chan looked up at her.
“Confirmed!” Yuan Yao replied.
Yun Chan smiled slightly, looking at her with a half-smile: "If Yao'er wants to recall that night at the hot spring courtyard in Nanxi Town, your husband doesn't mind helping you."
Nanxi Town?
Hot Spring Courtyard?
That was her first time with Yun Chan...
Yuan Yao glanced at Yun Chan, then at the marble platform that stood between the two of them.
She immediately chickened out.
Yuan Yao picked up a glass of rose-red tea and took a big gulp to calm her nerves.
After finishing her drink, she tasted it and exclaimed, "Wow, this is delicious!"
After saying that, he picked up another cup and handed it to Yun Chan: "Want to try some?"
Seeing her change the subject so abruptly, Yun Chan was already used to it.
He chuckled and accepted the glass.
After taking a sip, he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is it made with rice wine, hibiscus, and rose juice?"
“Yes!” Yuan Yao nodded: “I had nothing to do before, so I tried brewing some, and it tasted very good.”
Aruo probably noticed how much I liked it, so she and the palace servants brewed some more for me!
Aruo is so thoughtful!
I should reward her properly later!
Yun Chan took a sip and thought it was too weak. Seeing that Yuan Yao liked it, she left the wine for her, saying, "It's too sweet for me."
“Okay…” Yuan Yao happily accepted it.
Mmm, it tastes so good!
She'll have to try making other kinds of rice wine later!
Just as Yuan Yao was enjoying her drink, Yun Chan suddenly called her softly, "Yao'er."
"Hmm?" Yuan Yao looked up.
Holding a delicate, small celadon wine cup, Yun Chan asked, "Would you like to take a trip to Daqi?"
Daqi?
Yuan Yao thought water had gotten into her ear.
Or perhaps she was drunk?
Yuan Yao shook her head, then asked Yun Chan uncertainly, "Where do you... want to go?"
Seeing her like this, Yun Chan felt a pang of sympathy.
He leaped into the hot spring, carrying with him the chill of the spring, and sat on the stone steps beside Yuan Yao: "Do you want to go back to Daqi?"
"Return to Daqi?"
Yuan Yao was truly taken aback.
Although Liangcheng is not far from the border between Qi and Chu, it is indeed part of Chu territory.
It's over a thousand kilometers from here to the capital of the Great Qi!
If you were to walk, it would take three to five months.
It takes about a month by horse-drawn carriage.
If you're riding a horse...
A good horse can carry two people and travel two hundred li a day without resting, which is quite fast.
Moreover, although she is delicate and soft, she can ride a horse on her own without any problem!
At most, my legs will hurt.
Yuan Yao looked at Yun Chan and said, "I admit, I'm a little tempted."
She wanted to go back to see Qianhua Palace, to see Chengyan, to see Danqing and Yu'er, and also to take a look at the National Academy.
Who knows, you might even run into an old man traveling on the road...
Yun Chan raised the corners of her lips.
Yuan Yao reached out and covered his mouth, continuing, "But you are the emperor and I am the empress. What if something happens to the Chu Kingdom if we sneak away like this?"
"Then we'll be condemned for all time."
Yun Chan's thin lips moved slightly.
His beautiful eyes were fixed on Yuan Yao, and he asked in a deep voice, "Yao'er, do you believe me?"
Yuan Yao hesitated.
She asked softly, "Do you have a way?"
Yun Chan blinked.
Yuan Yao gritted her teeth.
Yun Chan had done the same thing—creating a stand-in and then running away herself—as had she.
At that time, her father faked his death to escape, and after she moved into the palace, she placed a substitute there so she could disappear for several months...
Yun Chan had used this trick when she was even younger.
He arranged for a substitute to go to Daqi as a hostage, while he himself went to Xiqiu.
Under the guise of running an errand, he actually went to see her...
But things are different now.
Yuan Yao looked at Yun Chan: "During the internal strife in Chu Capital back then, did that substitute survive?"
After they got married, she never heard Yun Chan mention the substitute again.
Yun Chan raised her hand and tucked the hair that was damp from the hot spring steam behind her ear before saying softly, "The person who can be my substitute must be capable in every way."
Is it that amazing?
A strange idea suddenly popped into Yuan Yao's head.
She hooked her arms around Yun Chan's neck: "Yun Chan, aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of?" Yun Chan put his arm around her.
Yuan Yao blinked: "What if, in the event that the substitute completely replaces you, seizes your throne, and takes over your... me?"
Yun Chan's eyes immediately darkened.
He placed his large hand on the back of Yuan Yao's head, raised his chin, and bit Yuan Yao's lip slightly: "He won't, and I won't allow you to say such things."
Yao'er, you can only belong to me.
No one can take you away from me!
"Hiss..." Yuan Yao took a light breath.
She lightly touched her lips with her fingertip, saw that there was no blood on her fingertip, and said irritably, "Yun Chan, are you a dog?"
"No, I was born in the Year of the Wolf."
Yun Chan raised her hand and extinguished the candles on the marble table, then leaned down and pressed down on her.
Yuan Yao exclaimed, "Yun Chan, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!"
"Call me husband." Yun Chan supported her with one hand and protected her with the other: "Call me husband, and I'll let you go tonight."
Yuan Yao: "..."
She closed her eyes with resentment, looking as if she were sacrificing herself for righteousness: "Husband! My lord!"
Yun Chan chuckled softly: "That wasn't sincere enough, you should be punished."
"Yun Chan, you... um..."
Water splashed everywhere, creating ripples.
Afterwards, Yun Chan carried Yuan Yao back to her bedroom and gently kissed her: "From today onwards, I will not bother you for the next half month."
Yao'er, after the Lantern Festival, I will accompany you back to Daqi.
Take good care of yourself these next few days.
Yuan Yao was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
Her consciousness sank, and she mumbled, "Then... I'll reluctantly forgive you..."
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