Chapter 91 Qingyue Discovers a Big Secret
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Bai Er ran into the house, curtsied, and said, "Grandma Zhong is here!"
"You two never let us have a moment's peace! The old one isn't even well yet, and now the young one is sick!" Granny Zhong said, stepping into the house and giving a slight bow to Qingyue, "Your Majesty..."
"No need for formalities, please come quickly! Yao'er has a fever!" Qingyue said anxiously.
"What?! You have a fever?!" Before Grandma Zhong could speak, Langzhi's voice came from outside the door.
"Brother Langzhi... please keep your voice down..."
Bai Er quickly retreated and closed the door.
Qingyue's attention was entirely focused on Su Yuyao, and although she heard Langzhi and Yuqing's voices, she paid no attention to them.
Grandma Zhong touched Su Yuyao's forehead, then pulled Su Yuyao's small hand out of Qingyue's bodice and squeezed it. "Miss Yao'er, stick out your tongue..."
Su Yuyao obediently stuck out her tongue, then quickly pulled her hand back and put it inside Qingyue's bra.
Qingyue wasn't annoyed. She hugged Su Yuyao tighter again and asked worriedly, "Grandma Zhong, what exactly is wrong with Yao'er?"
Grandma Zhong smiled and said to Su Yuyao, "Miss Yao'er, why don't you lie down and let Grandma touch your belly?"
Having finally gained Qingyue's affection, Su Yuyao was reluctant to leave Qingyue's embrace, so she pouted and frowned in refusal.
Qingyue couldn't bear to let go of Su Yuyao's body when she saw her condition. "Just keep touching her like this. Yao'er is in too much pain!"
Grandma Zhong smiled as she watched Qingyue hug Su Yuyao, then slipped her hand inside Su Yuyao's clothes and pressed on Su Yuyao's soft belly.
"Ah! It hurts!" Su Yuyao suddenly convulsed and cried out.
Qingyue quickly asked, "What happened? Yao'er is sweating from the pain!"
Granny Zhong calmly replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Miss Yao'er is fine. She simply ate something that was difficult to digest or caused bloating, which blocked her intestines. In addition, she was frightened, which caused her to be nervous and blocked her airway, hence the chest tightness and stomach pain! A few acupuncture needles will do the trick!"
"Huh?!" Su Yuyao forced herself to refuse, "I don't want injections..."
"It's good that you're alright..." Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief and looked down to coax Su Yuyao, "Yao'er, be good! Let Granny Zhong give you a few acupuncture needles..."
"Ah... I don't want to..." Su Yuyao didn't have the strength to cry loudly, she could only sob as she said, "I don't want to get a needle..."
"Good girl, Yao'er," Qingyue said, gently stroking Su Yuyao's head, "You won't feel uncomfortable anymore after the acupuncture..."
"No..." Su Yuyao looked at Qingyue Niangniang with tears in her eyes. If she wasn't in pain anymore, would Niangniang still hold her like this?
"I won't get pricked!" Su Yuyao ultimately chose her motherly love, which she couldn't bear to part with.
Qingyue's eyes were filled with heartache and self-blame. Why had she treated Yao'er so harshly back then? What exactly had Yao'er done wrong?
"Ah! Ah!" Su Yuyao caught a glimpse of the long needle in Granny Zhong's hand and screamed in fright.
"Oh dear!" Qingyue was also startled and quickly protected Su Yuyao. "Grandma Zhong, is there any other way?"
“Your Highness,” Granny Zhong looked at Qingyue with a wry smile and asked, “when did you start spoiling Miss Yao’er?”
Qingyue was at a loss when Granny Zhong asked her questions. She couldn't explain her special feelings for Su Yuyao, nor could she express her absurd guess.
“Grandma Zhong, Yao’er is too scared… so, could you…” Qingyue asked softly.
"Your Majesty, please help me protect Miss Yao'er!" Granny Zhong didn't want to haggle with Qing Yue. She quickly grabbed Su Yuyao's wrist, and with a little force, pulled Su Yuyao's hand out from Qing Yue's clothes. She stroked the index finger and quickly inserted and withdrew the needle at the first joint. A drop of black blood slowly condensed at the needle hole.
Grandma Zhong was extremely fast. Before Su Yuyao could even cry out, she had already pricked the same acupoints on her middle, ring, and little fingers. The black blood released from her four fingers was thick and sticky.
Su Yuyao stared blankly, and just as Granny Zhong reached for her other hand, she let out a deafening cry, "Ah—! No! I don't want to!"
Su Yuyao was heartbroken. If I weren't in pain, the Empress wouldn't be holding me!
She grabbed Qingyue's clothes and cried, "I won't go! I won't go!"
Hearing Su Yuyao's deafening cries, Qingyue felt less worried. She happily patted Su Yuyao's back, "Don't go! Don't go! Her Majesty won't let Yao'er go!"
"Ah—! Ah—! Ah… Hiccup—!" Su Yuyao let out a deep, long hiccup, and the tightness in her chest instantly disappeared!
Hearing Su Yuyao's hiccup, Qingyue felt even more relieved. She took Su Yuyao's wrist and handed it to Granny Zhong, "Granny Zhong! Give me the injection!"
"Ah! No!" Su Yuyao screamed, struggling with all her might!
Suddenly, it felt like her lower abdomen had exploded. "Ah! It hurts!"
Su Yuyao clutched her stomach, a cold sweat breaking out all over her body. She felt an indescribable force coursing through her veins.
Qingyue looked at Su Yuyao in surprise, only to see that the Qi Sea that had been sealed in Su Yuyao's dantian had broken free of its restraints and surged out again.
"Oh no! Your Highness! Hurry!" Granny Zhong quickly prepared the needles. "Miss Yao'er's Qi Sea has burst open!"
Qingyue could clearly feel that Su Yuyao's resistance was getting stronger and stronger, so she had to use her Qi, but she still couldn't hold Su Yuyao down!
"It hurts! Ah—! It hurts—!" Su Yuyao's cries were so loud that Lang Zhi could no longer stand.
He shoved aside the white-eared doorman, pushed aside Yu Qing who was blocking his way, kicked the door open, and shouted, "What's going on?! Why is Yao'er crying harder and harder?! Yao'er! Hey?"
Looking at Su Yuyao, who was crying and screaming, even though Qingyue and Granny Zhong couldn't hold her down together, Langzhi said in confusion, "How come this child is so strong?"
He spread his palm, channeled his inner energy slightly, stepped forward, grabbed Su Yuyao, and pinched her wrist. "Stop messing around! If you keep messing around, I'll... eh?"
Before Langzhi could finish speaking, Granny Zhong had already finished the remaining few needles.
"Ah—! Hiccup—! Ah—! Hiccup—!" Su Yuyao's hiccuping sound was mixed with her deafening crying.
Grandma Zhong lifted Su Yuyao's clothes again and stuck a few more needles into Su Yuyao's chubby, swollen belly.
Su Yuyao's eyes widened for a moment, then she grinned, "Ah—! It hurts—! Hiccup—!"
Lang Zhi patted Su Yuyao's head tenderly, "Don't cry, the Empress will make you something delicious later!"
As she spoke, Langzhi turned to look at Qingyue with a grin, only to find that Qingyue was already in tears...
It must be! Qingyue watched as Su Yuyao, with her powerful Qi field, became as weak as a chick in Lang Zhi's hands, because Su Yuyao's Qi field and Lang Zhi's Qi field... had merged!
How could Yao'er possess Langzhi's aura? Was it brought from a past life? If it really was from a past life... then was she truly... my Yao'er?
Unable to express her true feelings, Qingyue could only weep, conveying her excitement, joy, and worry...
Su Yuyao was terrified by Qingyue's tears. She shut her mouth and stopped crying, obediently kneeling on the side couch and looking at Qingyue, not knowing what to do.
Lang Zhi looked at Qing Yue, who was crying through laughter and laughing through tears, and her eyes gradually reddened.
Su Yuyao looked at Lang Zhi in confusion, "Grandpa... what's wrong with you again?"
"Oh...that..." Langzhi blinked hard, thought for a moment, and pointed to Qingyue's disheveled clothes and the torn red bra underneath, saying, "You child! How old are you?! Still, still, still like this?! Did you make the Empress cry?!"
"It wasn't me! Besides... you like it too, don't you..." Su Yuyao glanced at Lang Zhi, muttering resentfully. Suddenly, her stomach started to cramp painfully again...
"You child! Talking nonsense..." Lang Zhi glared at her, only to see Su Yuyao's face suddenly turn deathly pale. "Yao'er? Yao'er? What's wrong with you?"
Su Yuyao was in so much pain that she was sweating profusely and couldn't speak. Her stomach was rumbling, as if many bubbles were gathering and combining to form a powerful gust of air that would be suddenly released from her body.
"Pfft—pfft—" The melodious and lingering sound of a fart shocked everyone.
"Yao'er, are you... alright?" Qingyue stopped crying and looked at Su Yuyao, whose face was still pale, and asked with concern.
"I...I..." Although Su Yuyao let out a big fart, the pain did not lessen at all. She felt as if someone was turning her stomach over with a hoe. Suddenly! A huge impact violently struck her last bit of strength.
"Ah! I need to poop!" Su Yuyao suddenly clutched her buttocks and shouted.
"Ah? Miss! Let me help you!" Bai Er rushed in and helped Su Yuyao up.
"Ah... I can't... I can't..." Su Yuyao said, trying to hold back her tears.
"Bai Er! Go get the chamber pot!" Qing Yue stood up and pushed Lang Zhi. "Get out of here!"
"Ah, good! Good!" As soon as Lang Zhi left the room, a series of firecrackers went off inside, followed by Su Yuyao's crying and Qing Yue's annoyed voice.
"Ugh—ah—! It still hurts...ugh—" Su Yuyao cried as she strained.
"You silly child! What did you eat?"
"Hmm... fried tofu... and soy milk..."
"Eating so much?!"
"I don't know either... Ah—!"
The door opened, and Grandma Zhong walked out, covering her nose, followed by Bai Er, who kept gagging.
"Yao'er! That's great! You pulled so much!" Lang Zhi laughed and encouraged Su Yuyao.
Su Yuyao cried even louder!
Granny Zhong looked at Lang Zhi thoughtfully. "Lady Lang Zhi, will you stay here or come back with me?"
"Of course I'll stay here! Yao'er hasn't finished pooping yet!" Langzhi took a breath and shouted proudly, "Yao'er! Push!"
Grandma Zhong looked Lang Zhi up and down, seemingly foolish.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Langzhi felt uncomfortable being scrutinized by Granny Zhong.
"It's nothing..." Granny Zhong said with a smile, then turned to Yuqing, "Yuqing, I advise you to come back with me, don't make things difficult for yourself!"
Yuqing didn’t want to leave. She had finally waited for Langzhi to come to the academy, but before she could even speak to him, Su’e ruined it!
"Brother Langzhi! Let's go together..." Yuqing said sweetly.
"Oh dear, you should go with Granny Zhong first... Yao'er! Push harder!" Langzhi's attention was completely focused on Su Yuyao, who was defecating.
Seeing Lang Zhi's attitude, Yu Qing got angry and turned away.
Grandma Zhong smiled and said to Lang Zhi, "Lord Lang Zhi, you... you're truly blessed despite your foolishness!"
After saying that, she swayed and walked away.
Langzhi watched Granny Zhong's retreating figure, then smoothed a few tufts of hair on her head. "What fool, what lucky fool? I'm not foolish!"
"Langzhi! Come in and tidy up!" Qingyue called out.
"Coming! Coming!" Langzhi happily skipped inside. "Wow! Our Yao'er is amazing! She pooped so much!"
"Ah—!" Su Yuyao cried again.
"Langzhi!" Qingyue glared at Langzhi. "Get out of here once you're done packing!"
Langzhi then reluctantly picked up the chamber pot and said to Qingyue, "Tuanyue, don't be angry. Yao'er ate too much because she was greedy, so it's normal for her stomach to hurt! Please don't scold her!"
Qingyue gritted her teeth and glared at Langzhi, "Get out!"
Langzhi looked at Qingyue's angry face, grinned mischievously, and pulled Qingyue into his arms.
"Let go!" Qingyue shouted angrily.
"Hey? Don't you dare touch it!" Langzhi shook the chamber pot in his hand, a smirk on his face. "I'm carrying this! If I lose my grip, this house will be uninhabitable!"
Qingyue could only suppress her anger and let Langzhi hug her tighter with his restless hands.
Langzhi leaned close to Qingyue's ear and whispered, "Tuanyue, you must be careful with them! Don't make me worry!"
Qingyue looked up at Langzhi, "You should also be careful... Waaah!"
Looking at Qingyue, who was no longer cold, Langzhi suddenly lowered his head and kissed Qingyue's lips.
"Tuan Yue, I'm leaving," Lang Zhi whispered, bringing his lips close to Qing Yue's ear. "Put your clothes on!"
Qingyue looked down and saw that the bra that Su Yuyao had loosened had been rubbed open by Lang Zhi, that cunning scoundrel and old spider!
Qingyue blushed and quickly lowered her head to straighten her clothes.
Langzhi smiled at Qingyue's flustered appearance, then turned to Su Yuyao, who was hiding under the covers, and said, "Our Yao'er is amazing! But remember! Don't eat so much stuff that will make you bloated next time, okay?"
Su Yuyao pulled the blanket over her head and said, "Shut up!"
"Yao'er! Don't be so rude to Grandpa Langzhi!" Qingyue straightened her clothes, pulled Su Yuyao out of the quilt, and touched her forehead; she was still hot!
"Speak nicely to Grandpa Langzhi from now on!"
Su Yuyao had a fever, her face flushed, and she pouted as she looked at Qingyue. Sure enough! The Empress's attitude changed as soon as she recovered!
"Tuan Yue! Why are you scolding Yao'er again! I just finished talking to you!" Lang Zhi complained, then turned to Su Yuyao and said, "Our Yao'er can say whatever she wants! Grandpa's gone, you have to be obedient, understand?"
"Okay!" Su Yuyao pinched her nose and said, "It stinks! Let's go!"
Looking at the father and son, Qingyue felt a little excited, but mostly heartbroken.
Bai Er carried in an incense burner, lit a stick of strong medicinal incense, and then opened the doors and windows, making the air in the room a little better.
"Your Highness Qingyue! Miss Yao'er's... ouch!" Guan Xiao had just reached the door when she bumped into Lang Zhi, who was walking out. "Lord Lang Zhi, why are you carrying a chamber pot here?"
"Hahahaha! Sorry, I have to go now!" Langzhi said with a laugh.
Qingyue tidied her makeup, calmly walked to the door, and said to Guan Xiao, "Lord Guan Xiao, what can I do for you?"
"Oh! Lady Qingyue!" Guan Xiao said with a smile, clasping his hands in greeting, "Miss Yao'er's bed is ready, and she can be massaged anytime!"
"Yao'er has a slight fever today and needs to rest. Let's do it another day!"
"Miss Yao'er has a fever? Is it serious?" Guan Xiao asked. "Has Granny Zhong been here?"
"Grandma Zhong has come to see me and has already given me acupuncture. I'm fine now."
"That's good, then we'll come again tomorrow morning!" Guan Xiao said as he withdrew.
"Su Yuyao! I heard you're not feeling well?" Guan Xiao hadn't even taken a few steps back when Guan Yue rushed over.
"Yao'er ate too much fried tofu! Her stomach hurts!" Feihua shouted, leaning against the doorframe. "She just pooped and farted! She can't stay in the house!"
"Oh!" Guan Yue paused for a moment, then leaned against the window and asked, "Su Yuyao? Are you feeling better now?"
"Ah—!" Su Yuyao started crying again, "Flying Flowers—! I hate it—!"
"It stinks! It stinks!" Feihua shouted, pinching her nose.
"Ah—! Ah—!"
Hearing Su Yuyao's loud and clear cries, Guan Yue was immediately relieved. Guan Xiao winked at him, "Empress Qingyue is here!"
Guan Yue then respectfully bowed to Qing Yue, "Your Majesty!"
Qingyue looked at Guan Yue, "Thank you for your concern, Young Master Guan Yue. Yao'er is just having some indigestion. You don't need to worry, please go back!"
Guan Yue sensed the distance in Qing Yue's voice and bowed, replying, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Guan Xiao winked and led Guan Yue out of the courtyard.
"Ah—! How embarrassing!" Su Yuyao was both angry and annoyed. She sat on the side couch, twisting her chubby body and crying incessantly. Before long, she was covered in sweat from crying!
Bai Er helped Su Yuyao change into some cool clothes, then touched her forehead and exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness! Miss isn't hot anymore!"
Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief, finally at ease!
The rain began to patter down. Qingyue looked at Su Yuyao, who was playing with Bai'er on the side couch, and her heart was filled with worry. She regretted not taking them away sooner; would they not be in this predicament? Feihua said that Yao'er saved them, but when exactly? Is Yao'er in danger?
Qingyue suddenly remembered that the southwestern branch was hit by torrential rains on the same day Su Yuyao was caught picking up excrement and got blown up! Could it be...?
"Yao'er!" Qingyue sat down next to Su Yuyao. "Did you do anything special the day you were bombed?"
"Hmm?" Su Yuyao looked up and said in recollection, "That day... I saw something that looked like an eye in Grandpa Langzhi's manure drying yard!"
"Are you sure you saw eyes?" Qingyue asked in shock.
"I'm not sure, but it looks a lot like eyes! And it hides from me!" Su Yuyao said.
"Then what?"
"Then I threw dung at it! And that thing just popped into a seashell and fell down!"
"You?! You were rummaging through the dung heap that day looking for seashells?" Qingyue suddenly realized. "Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
"You wouldn't let me say it! And you even hit me!" Su Yuyao said, still shaken.
"So... your being bombed was also related to seashells?"
"Of course! The seashell got bigger after I came back! Bai Er and I tried to pry it open to eat the meat, but it turned out to be a black lump of coal inside! I tapped it hard, and it exploded!"
Seeing Qingyue's shocked expression, Su Yuyao asked in confusion, "Your Highness... what's wrong?"
"I understand! This is outrageous!" Qingyue angrily twisted her sleeves and stormed out.
Su Yuyao peered out the window and saw Su'e holding an oil-paper umbrella, closely following Qingyue.
"Your Majesty! Where are you going?"
Qingyue stopped and turned around, saying softly, "Yao'er, you should go to sleep early. I'm going to talk to Lord Guan Xiao for a few minutes!"
Seeing that the Empress did not scold her, Su Yuyao boldly said, "Your Majesty, I'll wait for you to come back. I want you to hold me while I sleep!"
Qingyue smiled and sighed, "I know, I'll try to be back as soon as possible! Bai'er! Make something for Yao'er to eat later!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Bai Er replied.
"Your Majesty! Please come back quickly!" Su Yuyao called out with a smile.
Looking at Su Yuyao, Qingyue felt at ease and warm. If Langzhi melted Qingyue's body, then Su Yuyao melted Qingyue's cold heart...
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