Chapter 231 Why don't you dare take your pants off in front of me?
It's impossible to strip her clothes off now.
Pei Yuan rubbed his index and middle fingers together with his thumb, suppressing the sudden thought that came to mind.
His captivating peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Shen Chu, who was sitting beside him.
Her eyebrows were naturally dark and green, and her nose was small and delicate. Because her complexion was pale, her lips appeared even redder.
Her gaze slowly moved down to his hands, which were hanging on his knees.
He had held those hands before; they were soft and delicate, even whiter than a woman's.
Today, Shen Chu wore a loose-fitting sky-blue long robe with the belt loosely tied, obscuring her waistline.
But he also put his arm around her waist, and at the time he even mocked Shen Chu for having such a small waist.
Looking back now, if Shen Chu were a woman, everything would make sense.
"What is Your Highness thinking about?"
Noticing Pei Yuan's silence, Shen Chu turned her head and met his captivating peach blossom eyes.
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the man's entire body once more, before suddenly smiling faintly.
"Thinking about that night we had."
That night?
Chen Chu almost slipped off the chair.
She awkwardly grabbed the armrest, a blush rising on her pale face.
"Why is Your Highness suddenly thinking about this?"
Pei Yuan stroked his chin with one hand, admiring his shy demeanor, but his words became increasingly unrestrained.
"I remember being given medicine that night, but it's all very vague, so I'm really curious..."
"What is Your Highness curious about?"
He suddenly leaned forward, his forehead almost touching Shen Chu's.
Her voice was soft and gentle, with a captivating charm, a low chuckle.
"I'm curious how two men do that kind of intimate thing. Am I on top, or are you on top?"
Young Master Shen, do you remember him? Why don't you tell me about him?
boom.
Shen Chu's face instantly became hot, the heat spreading from her face all the way down to her neck.
Who's up there?
Of course... of course they were all on it.
Many intense and intertwined images flashed through Chen Chu's mind in an instant.
She suddenly felt as hot as a boiled shrimp.
"It's been so long, I don't remember at all. Why would Your Highness suddenly remember this?"
"It just suddenly occurred to me, and I realized that the feeling that night was actually quite wonderful, like..."
Pei Yuan paused, seemingly searching for the right words.
"It's like the feeling of making intimate contact with a man and a woman, so, Shen Chu..."
He stared intently at Shen Chu and said, word by word:
Are you a woman?
Shen Chu's hand, which was resting on the chair, suddenly tightened, and she barely managed to suppress her momentary loss of composure by adjusting her clothes.
The blush on her face faded instantly, and she suddenly became fully awake.
The Crown Prince's pulse diagnosis indeed aroused Pei Yuan's suspicion.
Therefore, Pei Yuan chose to ask her face to face.
But how was she supposed to answer that?
Her heart was pounding, and for a fleeting moment, she really wanted to nod without hesitation.
Tell Pei Yuan that she is not only a woman, but also a woman who is pregnant with his child.
But as soon as she was about to speak, reason stopped her in time.
It is a capital offense for her to disguise herself as a man and enter the court as an official. If she tells Pei Yuan, he will be an accomplice if he covers for her.
Why drag him into this?
The words that were on the tip of his tongue circled back down and he swallowed them back down.
She suppressed her frustration and deliberately put on an unhappy expression.
"Of course not."
"If I were a woman, how could I have gotten Hongxiu pregnant? How can two women have a child?"
As if doused with a bucket of cold water, Pei Yuan came back to his senses.
Yes, he saw Hongxiu drink the pregnancy-preserving medicine in front of him with his own eyes.
He chuckled and said, "Just kidding, why are you so nervous?"
"It's not nervousness, it's anger. If I doubted that Your Highness was not a man, wouldn't Your Highness be angry?"
Pei Yuan stretched and stood up, reaching out to pull him up.
"Alright, I know you're a man now. Let's go, man."
"Where to?" Shen Chu asked, looking completely bewildered.
Pei Yuan chuckled, "I drank too much tea earlier, shall we go to the restroom together?"
Chen Chu frowned. "I didn't drink any tea, so I don't feel anything. Your Highness, please go ahead."
Pei Yuan put his arm around his shoulder, raised an eyebrow and scoffed.
"What? You're too scared to take your pants off in front of me?"
We've already done such intimate things? What are you afraid of?
Chen Chu...
It seems he's still not giving up and wants to use going to the toilet together to find out if he's a man or a woman.
hehe.
Come on, I'm not afraid.
It's not like she hasn't practiced peeing standing up.
She didn't believe Pei Yuan could actually stare at her without blinking.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled as she hooked her arm around Pei Yuan's.
"Come on, Your Highness, let's go together."
His smile was so bright, and his eagerness in action made Pei Yuan hesitate for a moment.
Shen Chu didn't seem nervous at all.
Did he really suspect something wrong?
Hesitantly, Shen Chu had already pulled him to the courtyard gate.
Han Feng walked in.
"Greetings, Sixth Prince, Lord Shen. You two seem to be in a hurry. Where are you headed?"
Shen Chu smiled and extended an invitation to Han Feng.
"His Highness has asked me to go to the restroom together. Does Physician Han sense this? Shall we go together?"
Han Feng paused for a moment, then looked at Pei Yuan with an extremely strange expression.
Pei Yuan's expression turned cold. "What kind of look is that?"
Han Feng silently took a step back.
"This humble official has no particular interest in that area. Your Highness and Lord Shen... well, please do as you please."
That look of disdain instantly reminded Pei Yuan of the same look he had given the Third Prince.
He exploded instantly.
"This prince has no particular hobbies."
Shen Chu touched her nose. "Then I have one?"
"Your Highness, aren't we going together?"
Pei Yuan forced out a sentence through gritted teeth: "No need."
He turned and left.
After taking two steps, he turned around and looked at Han Feng again.
"Why is Physician Han here again?"
Shen Chu said, "My aunt fainted, so I asked Hongxiu to fetch Physician Han."
Pei Yuan's gaze swept between the two of them before he left.
Shen Chu let out a long breath.
"Physician Han, please help my aunt."
Han Feng followed her into the house and asked in a low voice, "What happened with the toilet?"
Shen Chu lowered her voice and said, "He has become suspicious of my identity. We need to be careful these days; he is as perceptive as a wolf."
You must pretend you don't know me at all in front of him, Senior Brother. And could you do me another favor?
Han Feng nodded after hearing what she wanted. "Okay."
As they spoke, the two entered Aunt Qiao's bedroom.
Aunt Qiao is still unconscious.
After taking her pulse, Han Feng said, "She has the same poison as you, but the poison in her body is much deeper than yours."
"He fainted today from the shock, which caused the poison to take effect prematurely. Otherwise, if we had waited another two weeks, even a miracle wouldn't have been able to save him."
Shen Chu gasped.
"Please, senior brother, administer the acupuncture and detoxification to her as soon as possible."
"She's not pregnant, so there's nothing to worry about. Detoxifying her is easier for her than for you, it just takes time."
Han Feng frowned. "Hongxiu said you guessed how she was poisoned?"
Shen Chu nodded.
"It was just a suspicion at first, but now that Aunt Qiao has been poisoned, it confirms my guess."
I've always been very careful about my diet at the Marquis's residence; these days I've only had the scallion oil chicken that Aunt Qiao gave me.
That day, in order to spite Marquis Changning, she ate most of the scallion chicken that Aunt Qiao had given her, leaving the rest in Marquis Changning's study.
"If I'm not mistaken, the poison was given to Aunt Qiao through the scallion oil chicken. I ate half of the scallion oil chicken, which is why I was poisoned."
The only person who knew that Aunt Qiao loved scallion oil chicken and could use it to poison someone could be someone from the Marquis's mansion.
A surge of intense anger suddenly welled up in Shen Chu's heart.
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