26Just open your mouth.
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Chapter 26 Just Open Your Mouth
The Imperial Concubine was overjoyed.
"Xiaoyue! Come over quickly!"
Xiaoyue walked over and saw that the Imperial Concubine's clothes were wet, so she said,
"Your Ladyship, I will serve you as you change clothes."
"Don't go yet! Look quickly!"
Xiaoyue leaned in for a look and was instantly ecstatic.
"Your Ladyship, you have milk now!"
The Imperial Concubine was incredibly excited; this Shen Yulou was truly divine!
So many imperial physicians were helpless, yet Shen Yulou solved it with just a few massages!
Although the massage process was a bit embarrassing, as long as it solved the problem, what did it matter if he touched her?
Only the two of them knew about this, and as long as it didn't reach the Emperor's ears, it wouldn't affect anything.
The Imperial Concubine said, "Go quickly and tell Shen Yulou to send The Thirty-First Imperial Prince back to me!"
"Yes!"
...When dawn was approaching, Li Hui returned home.
Li Hui's work schedule was three days on, one day off, and today he could go home to rest for a day.
Upon arriving home, Madam Li had already prepared a table full of dishes for him.
As soon as Li Hui entered the house, Madam Li immediately took off his coat.
"My husband has worked hard."
Li Hui embraced Madam Li and kissed her, feeling very happy.
"How is our son?"
"He's already asleep; he drank several doses of tangerine peel and hawthorn water today and is much better."
"Mm."
Li Hui sat down, drank a glass of wine, picked up his chopsticks, and began eating the dishes Madam Li had made, an excited look in his eyes.
"Madam, Lord Shen is truly an extraordinary person. Today, I went with him to the imperial prison, and that Eunuch Wei was a tough nut to crack..."
Li Hui recounted the events at the imperial prison.
After listening, Madam Li burst out laughing.
"Lord Shen is too talented, isn't he? Eunuch Wei must have been terrified by the two of you."
Li Hui also laughed loudly, "I was just acting, and my acting was rather clumsy. Lord Shen's acting was truly lifelike."
After they chatted for a while, Madam Li said,
"My husband, can you ask Lord Shen for some of that rice powder he made?"
During the competition at the Wet Nurse Department, the two children ate the rice powder with great relish, but Li Hui's son couldn't eat it because of indigestion.
Which mother doesn't want her son to eat something good?
According to Lord Shen, that rice powder was easier to digest, even better than watery porridge, so she was naturally a bit tempted.
Li Hui, however, was a bit hesitant.
"Madam, I already owe Lord Shen a favor. If I trouble Lord Shen again, wouldn't it be..."
Madam Li said, "You are the Commander of the Imperial Guard, and he is an internal affairs official. Both of you serve in the Imperial City; he will need you sooner or later. Are you still afraid you won't be able to repay the favor?"
Li Hui frowned, "That's what I'm afraid of. Within the Imperial City, I've always kept myself safe. Now, getting too close to Lord Shen, I'm afraid I won't be able to act on my own accord then."
Madam Li said, "Has Lord Shen perhaps pledged allegiance to the Empress or the Imperial Concubine?"
"No, he hasn't, but... Lord Shen entered the palace by responding to the Imperial Concubine's imperial edict poster. If he resolves the Imperial Concubine's troubles, he will naturally receive her protection in the future.
And if I get too close to Lord Shen, I will inevitably be mistaken for one of the Imperial Concubine's people. If that arouses the Emperor's suspicion, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to me."
Madam Li pouted, "You're afraid of this and that; you might as well not work at all. You serve in the palace; can't you even seek some benefits for your son?
I think Lord Shen is good. What if you become friends with Lord Shen? Do you want to see your son get sick every other day? Then won't you still have to trouble Lord Shen?"
With Madam Li saying that, Li Hui also sighed helplessly.
Her words made sense.
The child was only eight months old, and they had no experience. Even Imperial Heirs often fell ill or even died young.
Li Hui and Madam Li had tried for several years to have this one son. If anything were to happen, their Old Li family line would end.
If the child had any problems in the future, they would still need to ask Shen Yulou for help, so becoming friends was inevitable.
"Madam is right. Tomorrow, I will go to Lord Shen to ask for some rice powder."
Madam Li's expression softened considerably. She walked behind Li Hui, leaned on his back, and whispered in his ear,
"Husband, have you eaten well? Do you want to rest early?"
Li Hui felt a tingle in his heart and said,
"Of course, I want to 'rest' well."
Madam Li said, "Tomorrow, ask Lord Shen if there's any medicine that will help us have another child?"
Li Hui laughed, "Tomorrow, I'll have Lord Shen get me some medicine to stay hard so you'll beg for mercy."
"Get out of here, you're so bad!"
...After Shen Yulou returned to the Wet Nurse Department, he also broke out in a cold sweat.
Damn, this was too exciting.
Before, he was caught having an affair by the Emperor in the Empress's bedchamber.
Now, he was caught having an affair by the Empress in the Imperial Concubine's bedchamber.
Although Shen Yulou liked young wives, he had never played such an exciting game in his previous life.
Playing with the Emperor's women was indeed risky.
But he had to admit, the Emperor's women were truly flavorful.
Back in the Wet Nurse Department, he saw Qin Guiru sleeping with her head on the table. A basket was on the operating table, and The Thirty-First Imperial Prince was sleeping inside it.
After Shen Yulou's treatment, the little Imperial Prince was sleeping better than before.
Once the Imperial Concubine could breastfeed tomorrow morning, the child would be even healthier.
Seeing Qin Guiru sleeping soundly, Shen Yulou felt playful. He quietly hid the Imperial Prince's basket under the table.
He patted Qin Guiru's shoulder and said, "Lord Qin, why are you asleep? Where is the little Imperial Prince?"
Qin Guiru sucked in the drool that had escaped the corner of her mouth and suddenly woke up with a start.
Seeing the table empty, her hair instantly stood on end.
"The Imperial Prince! Where is the Imperial Prince! The Imperial Prince was clearly just here!"
Shen Yulou frowned and said, "Lord Qin, you are too careless. How could you fall asleep when looking after the Imperial Prince is such an important matter? Now that the Imperial Prince is lost, both you and I will lose our heads!"
Qin Guiru's face turned ashen; she was practically about to cry.
"What should I do, what should I do now? Go quickly and find Commander Li and have him search for the Imperial Prince!"
Shen Yulou said, "Commander Li is off duty and went home today."
"What!"
Qin Guiru was struck as if by lightning, her face turning pale.
Her already fair, snow-like skin now appeared even more translucent.
Shen Yulou suppressed his laughter and said,
"There is only one way now: I will use my family's secret technique, the Dragon Seeking Art!"
Qin Guiru was stunned for a moment. "What is that?"
Shen Yulou said, "My ancestral secret technique can find the Imperial Prince's direction. It requires the essence blood from the tongue tip of a young woman to activate the secret technique. There's no time to lose; if we delay any longer, the Imperial Prince might be harmed!"
Qin Guiru was already muddled, and with Shen Yulou scaring her like that, her mind completely froze.
"Tongue tip blood? Can mine be used?"
"Yes, just open your mouth."
Qin Guiru obediently opened her mouth, and Shen Yulou lowered his head and kissed her.
Just then, Xiaoyue rushed in from outside the door.
"Lord Shen, the Imperial Concubine has ordered me to take The Thirty-First Imperial Prince back."
Shen Yulou reluctantly released her.
He took the basket out from under the table.
"Oh, The Thirty-First Imperial Prince is here. Thank you, Miss Xiaoyue."