#47Useless thing!
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Chapter 47 Useless stuff!
As for the Winery matter, Shen Yulou was not in a hurry.
Until the Winery was in his hands, Shen Yulou naturally wouldn't treat Zhao Ying's leg.
The Hu Family still had a lot of room for exploitation; Hu Jianye was the Minister of Personnel, holding significant power.
Shen Yulou, of course, had to extort them thoroughly.
As for playing with Consort Qing's leg, that was just incidental interest.
After leaving the Cold Palace, Shen Yulou headed straight for Fengyi Palace.
Today, Noble Consort helped him, and Shen Yulou felt it was right to go and thank her.
Moreover, Noble Consort still needed further manual massage.
Of course, this was from Shen Yulou's perspective.
Objectively speaking, once the Noble Consort had milk, it was already enough.
Even if there wasn't enough milk, it could be replaced with rice water.
Her goal was simply to prevent the Empress from taking the child away.
But for Shen Yulou, he had to be responsible for the Imperial Prince.
And even more so, he had to be responsible for the 36E Noble Consort; not a single manual massage could be missed.
Shen Yulou arrived at Fengyi Palace and found no eunuchs or Palace Maids at the entrance.
This situation felt somewhat familiar, just like the day Shen Yulou came to induce lactation for the Noble Consort before.
Could Noble Consort have predicted he would come tonight?
So she deliberately dismissed all these servants?
Shen Yulou walked into the courtyard, which was still empty, and the Noble Consort's bedchamber was still lit.
Shen Yulou lightened his steps and walked over, and just as he reached the door, he heard a man's voice coming from inside...
Inside the bedchamber, Noble Consort sat on the bed, and a handsome young man sat on a chair opposite her.
The young man's face showed a hint of grief and indignation.
"I only traveled south for a few years; why have you already married the Emperor?"
Noble Consort's expression was complex, and she said,
"Emperor Ren took a liking to me; he wanted to marry me, what could I do?"
This young man before her was Noble Consort's former fiancé, the Top Scholar from the last imperial examination, and now a circuit supervising censor, Zhang Xinjie.
Noble Consort was also deeply moved at this moment; at that time, she and Zhang Xinjie were deeply in love, and Zhang Xinjie had also excelled as the Top Scholar, which made Noble Consort very happy.
She had originally thought that they would marry after Zhang Xinjie returned from his inspection.
But unexpectedly, Emperor Ren accidentally saw Noble Consort, took a liking to her at first sight, and brought her into the palace.
Subsequently, she became the exalted Noble Consort.
Now that Zhang Xinjie had returned and heard this terrible news, he was utterly heartbroken.
He repeatedly sent people to deliver letters to Noble Consort several times, and Noble Consort truly had no choice but to take the risk and let Zhang Xinjie in.
Ministers were forbidden from entering the Imperial Harem.
Currently, throughout the entire Imperial Harem, Shen Yulou was the only man.
There was no other way; he was the director of the Wet Nurse Department, and the Wet Nurse Department consisted entirely of women and eunuchs, with its offices and dormitories located within the Imperial Harem, so he had no choice but to enter.
However, Shen Yulou generally didn't wander around when he had nothing to do, and his visit to Noble Consort tonight was also done secretly.
Noble Consort said, "Xinjie, stop being so persistent. There are plenty of fish in the sea; we can't go back."
Zhang Xinjie cried bitterly, "Without you, what good is it for me to have passed this imperial examination?"
Shen Yulou listened in amazement, this Top Scholar was quite the romantic.
No choice, your girlfriend is indeed beautiful, but the Emperor likes her too.
Let alone the Emperor, Shen Yulou also couldn't get enough of her; who wouldn't like a big sister like Noble Consort?
Shen Yulou saw that it wasn't a good time to be there tonight, so he prepared to quietly slip away.
Just then, Xiao Yue's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Lord Shen! Why are you here!"
Xiao Yue's face showed a hint of panic; she had followed Noble Consort since childhood and naturally knew about the feelings between Noble Consort and Zhang Xinjie.
This time, when Noble Consort and Zhang Xinjie met, Xiao Yue was standing guard for them.
But she suddenly had to urinate urgently, so she went to relieve herself.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yulou managed to get in.
Hearing this voice, Noble Consort exclaimed.
"Who!"
Shen Yulou frowned, somewhat speechless.
This Xiao Yue truly was incompetent; if she hadn't spoken, everything would have been fine, but now look.
Noble Consort walked out and, upon seeing Shen Yulou, her expression became somewhat displeased.
"Your humble servant Shen Yulou greets Your Ladyship."
Noble Consort frowned and asked, "Lord Shen, what brings you here so late at night?"
Shen Yulou said, "Your Ladyship helped me out today, so I came to express my gratitude and to check on your recovery."
As soon as Shen Yulou said this, Noble Consort immediately understood.
But he came neither early nor late, but precisely at this moment.
Noble Consort said, "Lord Shen, did you just arrive?"
Shen Yulou said, "Your humble servant just entered the courtyard. Has Your Ladyship had enough milk these past two days?"
Noble Consort said, "There's enough milk, Lord Shen needn't worry."
"That's good. Your humble servant will take his leave."
After speaking, Shen Yulou turned and left.
Noble Consort returned to the room with a somber face, while Zhang Xinjie was hiding under the table, extremely flustered.
Noble Consort said coldly, "You can come out now. I'll have someone escort you out. From now on, you and I must not meet again.
If you still care about your future and your life, do not mention knowing me.
Otherwise, your life will be in danger."
Zhang Xinjie's face showed bitterness, and he wanted to say something, but Noble Consort had already dismissed him.
After Zhang Xinjie left, Noble Consort asked.
"Xiao Yue, when you saw Shen Yulou, how long had he been here?"
Xiao Yue quickly knelt down and admitted her mistake.
"Your Ladyship, I really had a stomach ache, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not keeping watch. Shen Yulou was already at the door when I arrived."
Noble Consort frowned and said,
"Useless thing!"
Noble Consort slammed the table, furious...
Shen Yulou returned to the Wet Nurse Department, feeling somewhat dejected.
He was really a bit unlucky today, he didn't check the almanac before going out.
Originally, curing Noble Consort was a great achievement.
Noble Consort should have treated him as one of her own.
But now that he had stumbled upon Noble Consort's private affair, things were a bit bad.
Noble Consort's gratitude had now vanished into thin air, and she would probably be very wary of Shen Yulou, even regarding him as a thorn in her side.
He would have to be more careful next time he saw Noble Consort...
After dawn, Qin Guiru and the others cleared out an operating room.
There was naturally no shadowless lamp, but with the skylight open, the brightness was sufficient.
After several days of training by Qin Guiru, several Palace Maids had become familiar with aseptic techniques.
Although a completely sterile environment could not be guaranteed, as long as Shen Yulou's movements were fast enough and he was lucky enough, the child could still be born smoothly.
Princess Naxing lay on the specially made bed, with Shen Yulou and Qin Guiru standing beside her. They had made sterile gloves from fish bladders, and all the instruments had already been manufactured by the Imperial Household Department.
Qin Guiru took a deep breath, "Shen Yulou, do you have confidence?"
Shen Yulou said, "At this point, even if I don't have confidence, I have to bite the bullet and go for it."
"Princess Naxing, we are going to perform a C-section on you now. Trust me, I will ensure the safety of both you and your child."
Princess Naxing nodded, "Lord Shen, I'm counting on you."
...At the door, Emperor Ren sat on a chair, waiting patiently.
The Empress stood beside him, offering Emperor Ren a cup of tea.
Emperor Ren asked, "Empresss given name, what do you think of Minister Shen?"
The Empress's expression was somewhat unnatural, recalling the scene where Shen Yulou had pushed her down on the bed that day.
"He... he's alright