Chapter 119 You Begged Me to Sleep With You
Having just woken up, Shen Chu still had a hint of languor in her eyes. Her pale hand covered her forehead, her eyes wide open, and she looked like a little fox baring its sharp teeth, her puffed-up face full of anger.
Hmm, the kind that looks like it wants to bite people, it actually looks kind of cute.
cute?
Pei Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. He actually used this word to describe a man?
That's insane.
He snorted coldly, "This is my soft couch. When and how I sleep is entirely up to me."
Besides, how do you know I didn't wake you? It's just that you were sleeping too soundly to be woken up.
Not only can't I wake you up, but you're also tugging at my hand and begging me to sleep a little longer.
"I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted; I should have thrown you off the bed right then and there."
Is she trying to be cute and ask him to sleep with her for a while?
"Impossible," Shen Chu blurted out. "How could I possibly make such a request in a coquettish way?"
"Heh, you've had enough sleep and now you're denying everything?" Pei Yuan scoffed.
Shen Chu paused, her hand rubbing her forehead, as if she vaguely remembered something.
She was still half asleep and thought Hongxiu was calling her to get up. She murmured that she didn't want to get up and wanted to sleep a little longer.
So it really was her who grabbed Pei Yuan's hand and begged him to sleep with her?
That's awkward.
How could she do such a thing?
A blush instantly rose to Shen Chu's face.
She bit her lip, trying to suppress the heat rising on her face, and retorted softly, "What do you mean by 'sleeping enough and then getting up to deny it'?"
Your Highness speaks as if I have some shady business with you.
"We...we were just too tired, so we took a short rest side by side, yeah, that's all."
Seeing that his momentum had clearly weakened and he looked guilty, Pei Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't know how he had inexplicably fallen asleep next to Shen Chu.
Fortunately, he managed to cover it up by acting cute.
He glanced down at Chen Chu and saw a blush on his porcelain-white face, which made him even more beautiful than usual. He couldn't help but look at him again, but still said with disdain:
"This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time."
Shen Chu gave a hesitant "hmm".
"What I hate most is homosexuality, so, Shen Chu, you'd better not have any other thoughts about me."
Chen Chu gritted her teeth and couldn't help but purse her lips, "Your Highness should also mind your own business and not be attracted by my intelligence and have any improper thoughts."
"At that point, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to cruelly refuse Your Highness."
Pei Yuan gave her a deep look and sneered, "That day will never come."
Shen Chu mimicked him, grinning, "That would be best."
There was a knock on the door, and Sun Yan reported from outside, "Your Highness, Huimin Pharmacy has completed its inventory and I have come to report."
"Come in and talk."
Sun Yan pushed open the door and entered, followed by an old doctor who kept yawning.
Shen Chu's heart tightened. The light was poor last night, and the old doctor hadn't recognized her.
But now that it's broad daylight, it would be troublesome if the old doctor could recognize her by her eyes.
She quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, I need to go out and give Chengxuan some instructions. Please continue with your business."
Pretending to be nonchalant, she rubbed her forehead, covered half her face with her sleeve, and prepared to leave.
What's the rush?
Pei Yuan stretched out his long arm and grabbed her sleeve, his gaze sweeping over her smooth forehead.
"Does your forehead really hurt that much? If you rub it any more, the skin might peel off."
Shen Chu gave an awkward smile and had no choice but to lower his sleeves. "May I take my leave?"
"No need, you're allowed to listen to the news too."
But she didn't want to stay and listen.
Shen Chu sighed inwardly, but dared not refute him at this moment, lest she attract the attention of the old doctor.
Pei Yuan sat down with an air of authority, moved the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone over, and glanced at her.
"What are you standing there for? Do I, the prince, need to teach you how to record things?"
She knew this guy wouldn't be kind enough to let her stay and listen to messages; he just wanted to enslave her.
Shen Chu pursed her lips and sat down next to him.
In this way, she inevitably had to face the old doctor.
The old doctor happened to look up at that moment.
Her body tensed instantly, and a variety of responses flashed through her mind in a split second.
To everyone's surprise, the old doctor merely glanced at her, yawned, and began to report with his eyes half-closed.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the old doctor couldn't keep up after identifying the medicinal herbs all night.
"Huimin Pharmacy seized a total of 1,000 catties of fake aconite, 600 catties of pinellia, and 540 catties of fritillaria... These medicines were either unprocessed or improperly processed."
Some medicinal materials, if not processed properly—for example, aconite is poisonous—have very little medicinal effect and cannot provide the corresponding therapeutic effect at all.
Sun Yan said, "Last night, I interrogated the man with triangular eyes who sells medicinal herbs in the south of the city. He said that the herbs were grown by his relatives and that he did not know they were not properly processed."
His subordinates suspected he wasn't telling the truth, but even after they'd tried every form of torture, he remained adamant about his version of events.
"Heh, that's a tough nut to crack." Pei Yuan nodded. "Understood, you may leave."
The old doctor felt as if he had been granted a pardon; he knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and prepared to leave.
Pei Yuan snorted coldly, "If you dare to sell fake medicine and harm people again, you will not have a chance to redeem yourself."
The old doctor was startled and quickly promised never to do it again.
The only time he ever sold fake medicine, he offended the Sixth Prince and the Flying Eagle Guard. He would never dare to do it again.
I'll pack my bags and take my wayward son back to my hometown.
The old doctor wiped his sweat and carefully retreated. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but look up and his eyes met Shen Chu's.
He was stunned for a moment. Young Master Shen's eyes looked just like the masked lady who had come to him for a medical consultation that day.
Could the two be related?
He rubbed his eyes, wanting to take a closer look, but Shen Chu had already lowered her head.
"Aren't you leaving yet? Haven't you had enough of identifying the herbs?" Sun Yan asked, puzzled.
The old doctor, recalling his painful experience the previous night, turned deathly pale.
Who cares if it's similar or not? He's just an ordinary person. The less he knows, the longer he'll live.
The old doctor quickly ran off.
Hearing the old doctor's footsteps as he left, Chen Chu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
She turned to Pei Yuan and asked about the results of his overnight interrogation of the prisoners, "Didn't the head of the Huimin Pharmacy, Wang, and the chief pharmacist confess anything?"
Pei Yuan shook his head. "Before the Flying Eagle Guards came to arrest him, Inspector Wang hanged himself at home. As for the Deputy Inspector and the Pharmacist, they only saw Triangle Eyes. They knew nothing about the person behind Triangle Eyes."
In other words, Wang Tidian, the only one who knew who was behind it all, is dead, and the trail has gone cold!
Chen Chu stroked the brush, lost in thought. "Huimin Pharmacy is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Hospital. Although it accepts medicines from the market, it still needs to report to the Imperial Hospital."
"Thousands upon thousands of kilograms of medicinal herbs! Without the permission of someone with even greater power, Wang Tidian wouldn't have dared to undertake such a massive undertaking."
Pei Yuan remained noncommittal. "So who do you think is behind this?"
Chen Chu tilted her head and thought carefully for a moment, then suddenly her eyes lit up. "Perhaps I know who is behind this."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Pei Yuan looked over with interest, his gaze landing on her face, and suddenly he smiled.
Shen Chu was puzzled by his laughter. "What is Your Highness laughing at?"
Pei Yuan pointed to his cheek, "The little fox has turned into a little kitten."
Shen Chu blinked and realized that her face must be smeared with ink.
She quickly put down the pen and wiped her cheek.
Unexpectedly, her hands were also stained with ink. This swipe not only failed to remove the original ink, but also added another stain to the corner of her lips.
Pei Yuan's smile widened even further.
Seeing his expression, Shen Chu immediately guessed what was going on. "Your Highness, could you please stop laughing? Quickly, help me see where all the ink is!"
Pei Yuan saw that he was both anxious and angry, and kept rubbing his face with the back of his hand.
His skin was fair, and it turned red after only a few rubs.
"Here." He couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out a handkerchief and wiped it directly.
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