stjorthotic Chapter 106 Anyway, nobody believes her.
Chapter 106 Anyway, nobody believes her.
Shen Shixi couldn't sleep at all; she tossed and turned, experiencing insomnia for the first time.
She thought that although Li Yuanke was in pain, he shouldn't be crippled. If he were, he probably would have torn her apart by five horses long ago.
But what if he becomes disabled and doesn't even know it himself?
He has always been a patient person.
[Well, I'll check tomorrow morning. If it's normal, great; otherwise, I'd better wash my neck and get ready to go!]
Li Yuanke sneered inwardly. The pain would subside once it was over, and he felt fine after pressing on it himself.
This bastard usually doesn't know his own strength, and sometimes when he goes crazy, he inevitably hurts him. There have been times when it hurt even more than it does now, so he's not worried.
I just wanted to scare this bastard.
It's neither easy nor heavy.
He had several teeth marks on his shoulder, the kind that wouldn't fade.
Of course, he didn't intend to erase it.
Shen Shixi usually sleeps through the night, but this time she woke up in the middle of the night. She didn't know how she fell asleep, but she ended up in Li Yuanke's arms again, which made things easier.
After checking, she found that everything was normal, and she was relieved.
Just as she was about to let go, Li Yuanke grabbed her wrist and said irritably, "What are you doing?"
"Li Yuanke, why don't we try it now and see if it still works?" Shen Shixi said.
[Alas, if it can't be done, it will be one of the four great regrets of life: crabapple blossoms without fragrance, shad with too many bones, Dream of the Red Chamber unfinished, and Li Yuanke... well, no way.]
Li Yuanke was initially somewhat tempted, but upon hearing her thoughts, he was so angry he wanted to hit her. "No, this is bad."
"Is it really impossible?" She was very worried and got up.
Li Yuanke held her in his arms, and she couldn't move.
"No, it hurts too much. Didn't you just check me?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shixi broke down, "Li Yuanke, are you stupid? You were in so much pain, why didn't you tell me to call the imperial physician?"
She was about to shout for the imperial physician when Li Yuanke covered her mouth, "Shut up!"
Shen Shixi said in a breathy voice, "Li Yuanke, don't scare me. Besides, this can't be entirely my fault, can it? I already said I didn't want to, but you insisted on forcing me. Although serving you is indeed my responsibility as a concubine, you can't ignore my feelings!"
Besides, I didn't do it on purpose. How was I supposed to know it would hit me exactly? Were you deliberately aiming at my foot?
This is a clear case of shifting the blame!
Li Yuanke was lucky he didn't get so angry he almost flew to the sky. Unable to argue with her, he simply shut her up and started tearing at her clothes.
Shen Shixi also wanted to try it. How could she not worry? She was so fragile.
Next, after Li Yuange moved around for a while, she would ask, "How are you? Does it hurt?"
Li Yuanke was truly covered in sweat, but not from pain; he was enduring it.
"Shut up! Do you still want to keep this up?"
Shen Shixi was relieved. "It doesn't hurt, right? You're alright, right? Then you can go down now!"
"Shen Shixi, do you believe I'll kill you?" Li Yuanke slapped her. "If you really mess me up, you'll be a widow!"
Shen Shixi was also angry, "Who told you to lie to me? You were clearly fine, but you had to scare me."
"What did I scare you about? If I kicked you, would it hurt? I held back and didn't bother with you, you ungrateful bastard."
"Ouch, be gentle!" Shen Shixi was hurt by him and struggled, but couldn't break free.
She didn't really want to struggle.
For about half an hour, Shen Shixi kept worrying about him, so he gritted his teeth and finally stopped, and rested.
After taking another nap, Li Fude woke him up before he had to attend court. Shen Shixi was still fast asleep, his butt sticking out.
Still not satisfied, he slapped her hard on the fleshiest part of her back.
Shen Shixi cursed, "Are you out of your mind?!"
She scooted further in and curled up in the corner of the bed to continue sleeping.
I certainly won't go to pay my respects today.
It's unclear from which day it started, but after Li Yuanke stayed overnight at Zhaoyang Palace, she stopped paying her respects, and eventually, she could no longer get up.
She was young, and after many years, she rediscovered that feeling, enjoying it immensely each time. Li Yuanke's advances easily won her over.
Li Yuanke also enjoyed being with her, and he was always moved every time. He wasn't like this before; he didn't care about such things. But being with Shen Shixi was different. She made him act like a tyrant.
The main reason was that the two of them were both very young and had an exceptionally harmonious relationship, which led to more arguments.
After having breakfast, and not having time to exercise today, Shen Shixi decided to take a walk in the Imperial Garden.
He wore a newly acquired gold and jade hairpin adorned with crabapple blossoms. It was exquisitely crafted and was probably a tribute from his servants. Li Yuanke thought it was beautiful and ordered it to be sent over.
The gold hairpin is made of pure gold hammered into layers of gracefully unfolding begonia petals, inlaid with a gemstone with a gradient color, and pink crystal at the center of the flower. The hairpin is engraved with intertwined vine and scroll patterns, and a South China Sea pearl hangs on a few green leaves, like a dewdrop falling on it, lifelike.
When Shen Shixi arrived at Fubi Pavilion, she saw Consort Qiong and Consort De there. The palace servants were leading the eldest prince to admire the chrysanthemums. Compared to the time when Shen Shixi saw the eldest prince with a nosebleed, he seemed to be in even worse shape now.
He has lost a lot of weight, looks listless, and his eyes are lifeless.
Shen Shixi stepped forward to greet the two, and Consort De smiled and said, "Please sit down. It's rare to see you out and about. You stay in the palace all day. How can you stand it?"
"The wind is picking up, and it's getting cooler."
Shen Shixi guessed that the Crown Prince's immune system must have been damaged. Once he got sick, he would have a hard time getting better, and even a simple cold could kill him.
"You've been out for a while, take the eldest prince back." Consort De also felt a bit chilly.
Shen Shixi then asked politely, "Is the Crown Prince feeling any better?"
Consort De burst into tears. "They said the medicine would help, but the other day I had Physician Jiang examine my pulse and he said I had blood deficiency. I'm taking supplements now, but I don't know if it will help."
It could be leukemia, a disease that is incurable even in later generations.
She clutched her chest, genuinely in pain. "My heart is aching terribly. I wish I could take all the suffering he's endured upon myself. I gave birth to him and raised him, and now he's suffering like this because of me. I wish I could die in his place."
All mothers in the world are like this!
Shen Shixi felt extremely heavy-hearted. "It will be alright, don't worry too much. The First Prince is a lucky person and will be fine."
In fact, once radiation damage has occurred, it is very difficult to cure, even in later generations.
Consort De wiped away her tears, smiled, and said, "Look at me, I lost my composure a bit."
"Children are flesh of their mother's flesh. Although neither Consort Qiong nor I have given birth, we can understand that," Shen Shixi said.
Consort Qiong said, "Yes, seeing the First Prince like this, not to mention Consort De, I feel sad too. But don't worry, the First Prince will be fine. Besides, you also need to take care of the baby in your belly."
Consort De touched her belly; she was nearly five months pregnant and her belly was quite noticeable, which made her feel a little better.
"It's not that you two can't have children. You should take advantage of your youth and get pregnant as soon as possible so that you can give birth to a prince for the Emperor."
Clearly, Consort De did not believe Shen Shixi's claim that she could not have children. The Emperor visited Zhaoyang Palace the most often. If she really could not have children, why would the Emperor exert so much effort on her?
No one thought the emperor would dote on her forever.
Today's Consort Rong and back then's Consort Min were both favored by the Emperor, weren't they? And then there's Consort Shu, Shen Shixi's older sister; how much the Emperor protected her back then!
When the next wave of new concubines enters the palace, Shen Shixi's current favor will inevitably be taken away.
Shen Shixi herself didn't doubt it, but she didn't care either.
"Let's wait a few years before trying to conceive again! My health isn't good, and I'm currently recuperating. It won't be cured in a short time. Raising a child is also about fate; it will happen naturally when the time is right."
Regardless of whether others believe her or not, even if she is telling the truth, others may not believe her.
Consort De said, "Then you must be careful not to follow in your sister's footsteps. Back then, the Emperor doted on her, and she said she wasn't in a hurry to conceive. But who knew that after drinking a bowl of fertility-enhancing medicine, she became infertile."