The meal was finished awkwardly.

Duan Changchuan was only fed a mouthful by Bai Su at the beginning, then he picked up his own spoon and chopsticks to eat. After drinking the medicine, he began acupuncture.

A nine-year-old child was very methodical in his work, and his needles were as smooth as flowing water.

Duan Changchuan was pricked twice by Yusheng, so he almost had no burden in his heart. He could even talk to him, “Can I take a bath today?”

He didn’t take a bath yesterday, especially when he was sweating from the pain. He felt that he smelled.

The child steadily pricked the last needle into the acupoint and nodded, “You can, but you can’t take too long and don’t use too hot water. I’ll go back and prepare some warm and nourishing herbs for Your Majesty. When the time comes, I’ll put it in the bathtub. Your Majesty can take a medicinal bath.”

Then he lit a stick of medicinal incense and put it in the incense burner. The fragrance of the burning herbs rose along with the gray smoke.

Chang Le quickly bowed and helped Yusheng pack up, asking, “Little Sir, do you have anything else to tell Your Majesty? The weather is good today. Can Your Majesty go outside and sit?”

“Can. When stepping down the steps, be careful not to fall. However, His Majesty can only walk in the courtyard, don’t go out.” After saying that, he looked at Duan Changchuan seriously, “Your Majesty, don’t be angry for the next few days. When I took your pulse today, the qi in your body was still stagnant. Your Majesty, are you secretly angry again?”

When he spoke, the child was fuming.

“I’ve already said that Your Majesty can’t be angry anymore. Why are you angry again? If Your Majesty doesn’t follow the physician’s advice, Yusheng will also get angry.”

The emperor of a country was being taught a lesson by a nine-year-old child …

No matter how one looked at it, it was embarrassing. Duan Changchuan was indeed angry. He felt guilty to Yusheng and Bai Su, so he didn’t dare to refute him.

Chang Le quickly came to his rescue, “Your Majesty has no choice.”

“Yusheng heard from the brothers and sisters from the courtyard yesterday that the Empress Dowager felt that although Yusheng was young, he couldn’t be trusted, so she called someone else to examine Your Majesty again. Yu Sheng is young, so it’s normal that others can’t trust him. If you want to convince others, you have to rely on accumulation. Every time you’re questioned, it’s an opportunity to prove yourself to others. If I keep getting angry every time and can’t prove myself, won’t others doubt me even more? The losses outweigh the gains.”

He was only nine years old and had grown up under the protection of her master and her advisor. He had yet to experience the secular world and was like a clean and translucent jade. Although his words were naive, they were philosophical.

Duan Changchuan listened quietly without missing a single word …

After a moment of silence, he suddenly let out a relaxed laugh and said, “Little Sir is right. I have learned my lesson.”

The child waved his hand at him and said, “Your Majesty, don’t be so polite. Master said that the patient’s emotions are also very important and must be comforted from time to time. If you are in a good mood, the effect of the medicine will be better.”

Bai Su chimed in, “Little Sir is right. This Empress will take care of and comfort His Majesty.”

“Yes! His Majesty’s qi was a little stagnant. His Majesty’s heart had been blocked for too long. If it continues like this, there will be serious problems with your heart.”

Bai Su turned to look at Duan Changchuan with a smile.

She raised her phoenix eyes and asked, “Did Your Majesty hear that?”

Duan Changchuan, who had been crying twice yesterday due to anger, “…”

In hindsight, he felt embarrassed.

He wanted to pull the blanket up, but then he remembered that he was still being pricked with needles. Only his most private parts were covered with a warm blanket.

It was even more awkward.

It was bad enough that he was naked, but he was being scolded even while naked …

[These two people have no eyesight at all! Don’t I have any dignity?]

–

The time it took for a stick of incense to burn passed quickly. Yusheng removed the needles and Bai Su immediately covered him with a blanket to keep him warm.

The little teacher obviously treasured this set of needles. After removing the needles, he wiped them with a clean cloth several times before putting them back into the bag that was specially used for storing needles. He then placed them properly in a compartment in the medicine box.

Duan Changchuan looked at Yusheng’s actions and suddenly said, “I have one more thing to ask.”

The child immediately raised his head and stood up straight, “Ah? Please ask, Your Majesty.”

The youth lying on the bed thought for a long time … Then he slowly said, “I don’t know why, but I have forgotten many things … Is there a solution to this?”

Yusheng’s face flashed with confusion, “Forgotten many things? There are many reasons for amnesia … Some people hit their heads and forget. Some people encounter sad things and forget everything after a night’s sleep. So … We still have to see why Your Majesty forgot.”

Speaking of the reason for amnesia … The young man closed his mouth again.

Duan Changchuan wanted to know if he could completely recover his memories from the other world. He also wanted to know if he could find the part of his memories that he had lost in this world.

After all, how did such a big bag of arsenic disappear and what did he do with it … This matter was not clear, so it was always hanging in his heart. The feeling was always uncomfortable. But how was he going to explain it to Yusheng?

If he said that he had amnesia, could it be because he had swallowed poison and his soul had transmigrated? This was not appropriate.

So, after thinking for a long time, he could only spit out a sentence, “I don’t really remember …”

“Ah … Then, Yu Sheng’s skills are not good enough. We have to wait for Master to come back and make a diagnosis … However, Yusheng will go back and check the medical books! Can Your Majesty be more specific? For example, how did you find out that you had amnesia? What happened before you lost your memory?”

When asked about the specific details, the young man was completely speechless.

In the end, Chang Le let out a long sigh and said, “His Majesty actually … doesn’t remember.”

“Ah … Your Majesty doesn’t remember? You don’t remember anything that happened before you lost your memory?”

“His Majesty doesn’t have any impression …”

“It’s a bit difficult …”

“Right? I think so too.”

In the end, the two of them looked at each other and let out a long sigh.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right again, Bai Su quickly interrupted them, “Why don’t we wait for Imperial Physician Fang to return? Yusheng has worked hard this morning. Chang Le, send him back first.”

The apprentice scratched his head. “Alright … Yusheng will go back and check again. I’ll take His Majesty’s pulse tomorrow and take a closer look.”

Then, he carried the medicine box on his back and went out with Chang Le.

–

There were no outsiders in the room, so Duan Changchuan simply turned over and closed his eyes.

When he woke up, the room was quiet and there was no one in sight.

The sunlight still shone through the window lattice, leaving a bright white light a few inches away from the window.

In the incense burner on the table, the calming incense was curling up with smoke. The fragrance of the peony was still there, and every breath he took was soothing.

The young man put on his clothes and went to the outer hall. As soon as the hall door opened, he saw the woman sitting in the courtyard. Her robe was bright red and embroidered with a golden phoenix. Under the sunlight, it glowed with a golden light.

When she heard the movement, she immediately turned around to look at him. Before he heard a sound, he saw the other party’s curved eyes.

“You’re awake? How are you? Are you still feeling unwell?”

She asked softly. She immediately put down the thing in her hand and walked towards him.

The young man shook his head, “No … I’m fine. There’s no need to worry.”

Then, he curiously looked at the thing she put on the stone table, “What are you doing?”

“I’m making you a little thing.” She said, then, brought him to the table.

It was a very small wooden carving. Um … it looked like a cut tube.

He curiously fastened the two halves of the pipe together and looked at Bai Su through the pipe.

“Is it a mechanism? Or something else?”

The woman pondered and looked at him through the pipe. She said, “Yes … it’s a kind of mechanism. It’s something that the children in this concubine’s hometown often play with. It’s like a slingshot.”

The young man immediately put the thing back in a reserved manner. He sat down in an exceptionally dignified manner and tidied up his robe.

He complained softly, “I’m not a child …”

After he said that, he realized there were still maids and servants around him … and the complaint he blurted out just now sounded very much like coquettishness.

He hurriedly cleared his throat and said loudly again, “The Empress is thoughtful, I appreciate it. There’s no need to give me such childish things in the future.”

He heard a low amused chuckle and said indulgently, “Alright. Then, Your Majesty, please allow me to finish this first. I promise I won’t give you anything in the future.”

“… As you wish.” As he said that, he looked down evasively.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt those burning eyes were still staring at him without blinking. A faint warmth rose in his neck.

It wasn’t until he heard the sound of the knife carving beside him that he breathed a sigh of relief almost imperceptibly. He realized a group of servants were around except for Chang Le and Yi Man.

“Where’s Chang Le?” He asked.

“When you were asleep, he was restless. He went around looking for something.”

“Looking for something …? Is he still looking for that bag of medicine …?” The young man muttered to himself.

“Probably. I didn’t ask. Anyway, he wouldn’t tell me even if I asked.” Bai Su answered without raising her head.

This wasn’t an angry remark. Every group had its own core members. And Chang Le was obviously the most core member of Duan Changchuan’s group.

The tighter Chang Le’s mouth was, the safer Duan Changchuan would be.

But the young man obviously didn’t think so. He would fidget for a moment, then pull his sleeves for a while …

His movements were so big that it was impossible to ignore him.

The woman put down the carving knife in her hand and said helplessly, “Duan Changchuan, are you afraid that I’ll be unhappy?”

The young man’s movements stopped as expected.

Without waiting for the child to reply, Bai Su continued, “I should be happy if he doesn’t tell me. Do you know why many agents who work for the country usually complete their tasks independently and only convey information at designated locations, never getting to know their superiors or subordinates? It’s to keep secrets to the greatest extent and maintain the core power of the highest level. It’s good that he doesn’t tell me.”

The youth played with his fingers in shame, “It’s me … who misunderstood.”

Bai Su raised her hand and pinched his face, smiling, “It’s not that. Your Majesty has given this concubine enough trust. Otherwise, I would be overthinking.”

“You … Do you also overthink? I thought … you wouldn’t.”

The woman let out a faint laugh, “Why wouldn’t I? No matter how rational you are, you will also misunderstand the people and things you care about because of a minor problem.

In one sentence, after thinking about it, it means: You are someone I care about, and also something I care about, so I will lose my mind and overthink about you.

Duan Changchuan remembered what Bai Su said to him when his abdominal pain flared up yesterday.

[You scared me to death. I thought I was the one who made you like this.]

At that time, she was so flustered that she didn’t know what to do.

And … after he drove his mother back to the Feng Xi Palace, Alpha held his hand and shed a tear on him.

In an instant, a warm current gushed out from the tip of his heart.

[It turns out that she cares about me so much when I’m not paying attention …]

[What should I do? I seem to care about her more …]