Chapter 74: Secret Guard Arrived
After lying in bed for a day and a night, this body has not eaten anything.

Not long after Emperor Xuanwu left, Yunshu asked Tingxue to serve dinner.

The little girl was probably frightened by her "illness" today, and she was taking extra good care of her, fearing that her "delicate" princess would lie down again if she wasn't careful.

Yun Shu felt a little guilty about being stared at, but he couldn't explain anything to her.
So he could only think of a way to change the subject and divert Tingxue's attention:
"Where's the Sixth Prince? Has he returned?"

"You were unconscious today, and the Sixth Prince did not go to the study room. He said he wanted to stay here to take care of you, but when His Majesty came, he thought the Sixth Prince was too noisy and would disturb your rest, so he had him sent back to Yaohua Palace."

Tingxue carefully placed the back of her hand against the bowl wall to feel the temperature, then placed the bowl of medicine that was just ready to be eaten in front of Yunshu:
"Your Highness, the doctor said you must drink this bowl of medicine before eating."

Yun Shu: “…”

Is this the price of pretending to be sick?
Yun Shu pinched his nose and reluctantly took a sip of the bitter stuff. Not wanting to take a second sip, he put down the bowl and started to think of ways to get Ting Xue away:

“It’s still a little hot, let’s put it aside for now.

I have something else I need you to do right now."

Now?

Tingxue was stunned for a moment:
"what's up?"

"Didn't I fall ill today? I guess many people in the harem know this news now."

Yun Shu touched her chin. She had just wanted to find an excuse, but now she had a good idea:

"Try to spread the news that I have had a fever again and again today. The more dangerous it is, the better.

I must let people know that if it weren’t for the floor heating in Fengyang Palace, the whole room would be warm, and I might not be able to hold on..."

"Bah bah bah!"

Tingxue couldn't bear to hear those words at all. She didn't even care about the hierarchy and immediately interrupted what Yunshu was about to say:

"How can you say something so unlucky? Come and spit with me!"

"Fake news, fake news, it will definitely not come true!"

After a few words of coaxing with a smile, Yun Shu urged:

"It would be most appropriate to spread this news today. If it is spread later, it would seem a bit deliberate."

"But……"

Tingxue was still somewhat reluctant.

But Yunshu had made up her mind, so she could only get up and leave reluctantly.

She had no idea that the moment she walked out, Yun Shu, who had been sitting at the table, quickly picked up the medicine, walked to the window, opened the window and poured the medicine in one go!
Because the action was so quick, she didn't have time to retract it.
So much so that he could only watch helplessly as the bowl of medicine splashed evenly onto the four expressionless men in black.

Yun Shu: “…”

It can't be... such a coincidence, right?
Maybe these people just came to assassinate her?
"Your subordinate greets the princess."

Not giving her any chance to hope for the best, the four men in black knelt on one knee in salute.
"..."

How come her father is so efficient?
Don’t you still have to meet the Minister of Rites?

It’s not impossible to send the secret guards over tomorrow!
Yun Shu put down the bowl awkwardly:
"Since you were sent here by my father, you should be my people now, right?"

"Yes."

"You all have to obey my orders, right?"

"Yes."

"That……"

Yun Shu slowly said:

"I order you to forget what happened just now and not to mention it to anyone."

"Yes."

"Okay, that's fine for now!" Unexpectedly, these secret guards were so easy to talk to. They really agreed to everything she said. Yun Shu instantly became happy again:
"Go change your clothes first, don't catch a cold in this winter."

"Yes."

The four secret guards were like robots without any thinking ability. They responded in unison and disappeared from her sight just like they came.

Yun Shu closed the window with satisfaction and put the empty bowl back on the table.
She was just waiting for Tingxue to come back so that she could tell him that she had finished the medicine.

As a result, after sitting for about three to five minutes, Tingxue still didn't come back, but a man in black came back with a bowl of medicine with a very familiar bitter taste in his hand.

Yun Shu: “?”

"Take it!"

Yun Shu's face turned black:

"When did I ask you to bring the medicine?"

"His Majesty has ordered us to be responsible for protecting His Highness' safety and supervising His Highness to drink medicine."

The person who I thought would only say "yes" finally said something different.

But Yun Shu didn't want to listen at all.

She couldn't ask Emperor Xuanwu how he guessed that she would be unwilling to take the medicine, so she could only glare at the man in black in front of her:

"So you are going to disobey my order?"

"Your Highness, forgive me."

The man in black admitted his mistake quickly and decisively, but the bowl of medicine was still placed in front of her without moving.

It is obvious that you can admit your mistakes, but you must never correct them.

Just at this moment, Tingxue's footsteps were heard outside.

Worried that if the stalemate continued, Tingxue would find out that she refused to take the medicine and would start crying and trying to persuade her, the noble Fifth Princess finally took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp while holding her breath.

"Did you secretly add coptis root to it?"

Why does this feel even more bitter than the previous bowl!
After drinking a bowl of medicine, his facial features were almost wrinkled. Yun Shu stuffed the bowl back into the black-clothed man's hands and gritted his teeth in anger:
"Go quickly!"

The man in black silently took back the bowl, and disappeared in a flash just as Tingxue pushed the door open.

……

*
Because Yun Shu had just had a serious illness, Emperor Xuanwu specially gave him three days off so that he didn't have to go to the study to study.

This made Yun Chuhuan extremely envious.

The next afternoon, as soon as the class in the study room was over, he rushed to Fengyang Palace again.
As soon as the person entered the yard, the sound reached Yun Shu's ears -

"Fifth sister, are you feeling better today?"

"How did you come?"

Yun Shu, who was sitting at his desk calculating how much money he had earned today, looked up at the voice and raised his eyebrows in surprise:

"Yaohua Palace has started laying ground dragons today. I thought you would want to go back and take a look."

"What's so good about the mess on the ground? You're more comfortable here, Fifth Sister!"

He took out a few more banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Yun Shu. Yun Chuhuan lay down on the couch skillfully and sighed:
"Oh, right, this is the money for laying the floor tiles at the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. It's for sixty rooms. Fifth sister, take a look and see if it's correct."

"Sixty?"

Even though Yun Shu had known for a long time that the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was rich, he was still shocked when he heard this number.

This is too much!

This is more than the total amount of orders placed by the concubines with her today!

(End of this chapter)