Chapter 12 General Shen
It was the middle of the night and the whole house was brightly lit.
After taking the patient's pulse, the white-bearded doctor prescribed a prescription for regulating the spleen and stomach.
The doctor's words were very tactful. He told Wen Wan to eat in moderation at each meal and not to overeat.
Shen Yu stood at the door, his face full of mockery and ridicule.
Wen Wan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quietly pulled up the corner of the quilt, trying to cover her head and pretend that she didn't see anything.
The old doctor said hello to Shen Yu and left. Shen Yu handed the prescription to Shen Zhou beside him and told him to follow the doctor to get the medicine and boil it.
Shen Yu wanted to turn around and leave, but the mute woman grabbed his arm again.
The mute woman made some sign language, and Shen Yu's brows became tighter and tighter. Finally, he nodded in compromise.
The mute woman then left contentedly, and carefully closed the door for the two of them.
Wen Wan heard the door close and thought everyone else had left, so she pulled down the corner of her quilt...
"Uh...why are you still here?"
Wen Wan immediately met a pair of eyes full of contempt.
Shen Yu walked slowly to the bedside and looked down at her, "You are trying to please me in this way in the middle of the night, don't you just want me to accompany you?"
"Nonsense! Who is seeking favor?" Wen Wan rolled her eyes and used the same trick again, putting the blame on him first.
"You fed me poison, and I was so frightened that I became ill."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "Are you scared, so you ate from East Street to West Street? Are you full and have a stomachache?"
Wen Wan twitched her lips and said stubbornly, "Have you ever heard of turning fear into food? The more scared I am, the more I want to eat. Who knows when the poison in my body will take effect? What if I suddenly die? I can't just starve to death."
Shen Yu looked at her with more and more surprise, and he raised his hand and knocked her on the head.
"Sometimes I wonder what's in your head. Why do you always think differently from others?"
Wen Wan slapped his hand away.
"Especially this mouth, so eloquent and eloquent, how come you haven't won the favor of your husband and made him his wife?"
It is not difficult for Shen Yu to poke people's sore spots.
He cares about the world and has always been concerned about family and national affairs. How could he have the time to bother with these little women? If he was not really annoyed by this girl, he would not have said these words to annoy her.
However, for some reason, after he said these words, he felt a sense of annoyance in his heart.
This feeling of boredom came out of nowhere, and even he himself didn't know what was going on.
So, before Wen Wan could even refute the sarcasm, she saw Shen Yu extinguish the candle with a sullen face.
She hasn't even shown her fighting ability yet, and the battle is over?
In the darkness, Shen Yu returned and lay down on the bed.
"What are you doing?" Wen Wan hugged the quilt with a vigilant look on her face.
"Sleep." Shen Yu's voice was cold. "Do you think I want to stay and be alone in a room with a shameless woman like you?"
If it weren't for comforting the mute woman, he wouldn't want to stay here for a moment longer.
"Shameless..."
Wen Wan was so angry that her teeth were itching. Even after it came to this, he still dared to scold her. Wasn't he afraid that she would use the same tricks again?
As it turned out, he wasn't afraid at all.
In the darkness, Wen Wan felt a rough, warm hand coming and landing on the painful area beside her neck. She felt her vision go dark and she passed out.
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"You bastard, you have no moral principles!"
At dawn, Wen Wan woke up and saw the empty room. She was so angry that she started cursing.
The mute woman brought in breakfast, followed by Chen Zhou holding a bowl of medicine.
Wen Wan turned around and went behind the screen to wash up. When she came out, she sat at the table happily eating breakfast as if nothing had happened.
The mute woman cannot speak, and most of the time it is Chen Zhou who speaks.
"The doctor said you need to eat soft food these days, so Mute Po decided to give you porridge for three meals a day."
Wen Wan responded without commenting.
"The doctor also said that if I want to conceive quickly, I need to take good care of my body. It's best to take a dose of medicine every two months. If I want to have a boy right away, I can also go to the Niangniang Temple in the east of the city and burn a stick of incense..."
Wen Wan: “…”
Seeing that Chen Zhou was talking more and more, he was already talking about how to produce milk after the baby was born.
Wen Wan finally couldn't help but stood up and said, "I'm going out for a walk to help digest the food."
"Okay." Chen Zhou followed closely, "Brother Chai said that no matter where Sister Xiaowan goes in the future, I will follow and take care of you."
Wen Wan was stunned, but didn't say anything.
The weather was good, and Wen Wan took Chen Zhou for a stroll in the city.
After yesterday's painful lesson, she didn't dare to eat any more.
Entertainment activities in ancient times were really limited, and she really couldn't think of what to do, so she asked Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou does have a place he wants to go.
He led Wen Wan to a teahouse where there was a storyteller. It was not yet morning, but the teahouse was already full of guests.
The waiter took the two of them to a seat by the window and served them melon seeds, peanuts and tea.
"Our border town defenders are being besieged on the mountain by the Mobei people. We have less than a hundred soldiers, while the Mobei enemy army numbers well over a thousand. They have sinister intentions and have set us up for a trap. If we wait for the Mobei people to close their formation, our soldiers will be in danger of being annihilated..."
Wen Wan listened and came to her senses. "Is this the story about your brother Chai?"
No wonder this kid was so eager to come here to listen to storytelling.
Chen Zhou nodded and said cheerfully, "I've come here to listen several times. Every time I hear about Brother Chai being in danger, I get scared half to death, but after hearing the end, I feel relieved."
"Sister Xiaowan, please continue listening. The rest of the story is very exciting."
Chen Zhou's thoughts are written on his face; he just wants to share his favorite stories with the people around him.
The storyteller is indeed a professional storyteller. He can describe an action in eight details.
Wen Wan was cracking melon seeds. At first, she thought it sounded quite interesting, but the more she listened, the more something seemed wrong.
Seeing her frown, Chen Zhou asked with concern, "Sister Xiaowan, don't you like listening to Brother Chai's stories?"
"It's not that I don't like it."
Wen Wan restrained her expression, touched Chen Zhou's head, and said with a soothing smile: "I just didn't expect that your brother Chai is so powerful."
Chen Zhou laughed, "Of course. Brother Chai led less than a hundred men and fought his way out of the encirclement of thousands of enemies. Such a victory of a small force over a large one is extremely rare in the history of the entire Duan Dynasty."
"Sister Xiaowan, do you know? Brother Chai has become famous overnight. Not only in this restaurant, but all the storytellers in the city are telling this story."
Chen Zhou looked as if he was in agreement with Rong Youyan. "Brother Chai has really relieved the anger of our Duan Dynasty. His reputation is almost as great as that of General Shen."
"General Shen?" Wen Wan was stunned. Isn't that her nominal husband?
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