People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 37, Here's a Little Gift for You
Xu Qing had no idea what Hu Meiren was thinking; he simply assumed that she wanted to use this opportunity to get him to tell the truth.

If his guess is correct, Hu Meiren is determined to find out the truth today, and she must have other tricks up her sleeve.

Should he go or not? Xu Qing stood there, at a loss.

Hu Meiren noticed that Xu Qing was hesitant to start, so she turned around and looked at him suspiciously. Seeing Xu Qing's dazed and conflicted expression, she chuckled.

"Physician Xu, what are you thinking about?"

Hu Meiren's eyebrows were full of a triumphant smile. She knew that her idea was right. Didn't this directly bring Xu Qing's mind back?

"Let Miss Ruotao or another maidservant handle this beauty. I am an official outside the capital, so it is really inconvenient for me," Xu Qing said, bowing his head.

"Ruo Tao massaged me last night, but instead of relieving it, it made it worse." Hu Meiren feigned disappointment and grievance.
"The fright I experienced the night before already kept me awake, and now my back is sore, but there's no one to help me relieve it. Alas, who can understand my miserable fate?"

Hu Meiren's voice was tinged with tears, and her delicate, pitiful face instantly aroused a man's protective instincts.

"This..." Xu Qing looked at Hu Meiren's pitiful and touching expression and let out a long sigh.
"My beauty, I'm sorry for offending you!"

As he spoke, Xu Qing rolled up his sleeves, got up and walked to the bed, placing his palms on Hu Meiren's beautiful back.

The moment Xu Qing touched her beautiful back, a soft and smooth sensation overwhelmed her. She was momentarily stunned and gently tapped her smooth back twice with her fingers.

"Humph~"

Feeling the tapping sensation on her back, Hu Meiren felt a strange sensation welling up inside her. She felt her cheeks getting hotter and her whole body inexplicably heated up.

Hu Meiren's face instantly flushed a deep red.

Xu Qing didn't notice Hu Meiren's strange behavior and continued massaging her back with both hands, his brows full of enjoyment.

Although Chao Nv Yao's back was also fair and smooth, Hu Meiren's back was even more tender, as if it had been soaked in goat's milk, making it irresistible to touch.

Feeling the rhythmic massage on her back, Hu Meiren felt a sense of comfort. Her previously furrowed brows relaxed, and her body involuntarily became more relaxed.

"I never expected Physician Xu to have such skills. We must not let his talent go to waste in the future." Hu Meiren hummed, thoroughly enjoying Xu Qing's massage.

You can talk if you want, why are you humming? If other people hear this, they'll think we're doing something.

Although Xu Qing was inwardly complaining, he maintained a smile on his face and said...

"It's nothing but low-level tactics."

Xu Qing's hands moved even faster, his fingers gently sliding down Hu Meiren's back, tracing her delicate waist, and fiddling with the knots of the pink rope binding her.

Hu Meiren felt Xu Qing's fingertips slide down her back, teasing the knots in the rope, and a faint, tingling sensation rose in her heart.

The first time Hu Meiren's back had been touched like this by a man, her body swayed slightly, and her fair skin gradually turned a deep red.

"Doctor Xu, what question did you ask me earlier?" Lady Hu asked softly.

“I asked you earlier, sir, whether Madam Hu told you the truth,” Xu Qing said.

Only then did Lady Hu remember the important matter, and her expression became somewhat worried.

"No, my sister said she didn't know."

Xu Qing understood; everything was proceeding according to his plan. The next step was to find a way to temporarily appease Hu Meiren.

"Perhaps Lady Hu doesn't want you to be in danger, after all, this matter involves Baiyue. You should know the status of Baiyue in the King's heart," Xu Qing said.

"Of course I know, but..."

Before Hu Meiren could finish speaking, Xu Qing knew he couldn't let her continue asking questions, so he increased the pressure of the massage, causing Hu Meiren to gasp in surprise.

"Be gentle."

Hu Meiren frowned slightly, turned around and gave Xu Qing a charmingly disdainful look.

Xu Qing just smiled awkwardly, lightened the pressure on her hands again, and continued the normal massage.

Hu Meiren turned her head, her expression troubled, and continued...
"But I'm not resigned to this; I must."

Xu Qing tightened his grip again, and Hu Meiren gasped once more.

"Sigh, I need to know the truth before I can report it." Hu Meiren said, then suddenly turned to look at Xu Qing. Xu Qing was about to interrupt Hu Meiren again when he met her death stare. His face turned awkward, and his hand could only fall gently.

Feeling the comfortable pressure on her back, Hu Meiren looked smug, hummed, and turned back to continue enjoying herself.

She understood that Xu Qing would deliberately interrupt her with increased force every time she mentioned revenge, because he didn't want to tell her the truth.

Hu Meiren was not stupid; on the contrary, she was very clever, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to thrive in the Han King's palace.

The fact that neither of them would tell her the truth suggests that either the truth was unacceptable to her, or the enemy was too powerful.

Even though she was the King of Han's favorite concubine, she couldn't do anything to him; in fact, she ended up getting herself into trouble.

It seems Xu Qing isn't going to tell me now. In that case, I'll ask her again later. Anyway, she's in the Imperial Hospital, so she can't escape.

She's waited for over a decade; a little more time won't make a difference to the truth.

No longer dwelling on the truth, Hu Meiren closed her eyes slightly and began to enjoy herself.

Xu Qing knelt on the bed, his hands constantly massaging Hu Meiren's back.

Hu Meiren frowned slightly, reached her hands behind her back, and untied the knot.

The palace robe and the bodice were one piece. The knots were untied, and the two sides of the robe slipped down from the back, revealing the entire back.

Hu Meiren's exaggerated breasts were also pressed into a snow cake shape because she was lying down, and her fair skin was exposed to Xu Qing's eyes.

Hu Meiren was sleepy and looked languid.

Seeing this, Xu Qing swallowed hard, calmed himself down, and continued the massage.

Hu Meiren's expression gradually became detached.

Sweat gradually appeared on her fair back, and a faint fragrance wafted out.

Hu Meiren trembled slightly, and beads of sweat slid down her back, finally settling in her waist dimples, and then sliding down her slender waist.

The fine silk mattress gradually became wet.

Half an hour later, Xu Qing finally stopped massaging, by which time he was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"Imperial Physician Xu, you've worked hard. Go and collect your reward from Ruotao." Consort Hu's voice was languid, and her face looked somewhat tired.

"it is good."

Xu Qing got off the bed, wiped his sweat, and walked out of the room.

Hu Meiren sat up from the bed, staring blankly at Xu Qing's back.

"We absolutely cannot let that poisonous woman ruin you."

Hu Meiren muttered to herself, taking off her flesh-colored stockings, which were already soaked with sweat, and stuffing them into Xu Qing's medicine box.

Looking at the empty medicine box, Hu Meiren hesitated and felt a little embarrassed.

"It's all about repaying a debt of gratitude."

Hu Meiren blushed, threw it into the medicine box, and then looked around like a thief.

After realizing that no one was around, he put the medicine box back in its original position and lay back down on the bed.

"Everything I did was to help Xu Qing escape Madam Mingzhu's trap and repay a debt of gratitude..."

Hu Meiren calmed her wildly beating heart, constantly reminding herself of the danger.

At the same time, inside the side hall.

Ruotao handed the prepared reward to Xu Qing.

"Imperial Physician Xu, a physician from the Imperial Hospital just came and said you should go back immediately because something big has happened at the Imperial Hospital," Ruotao said.

Xu Qing was taken aback, then nodded and said
"it is good."

(End of this chapter)