High-class Spring Joy

At that time, the emperor of the Northern Frontier Kingdom was preoccupied with worrying about his youngest son and Fei Sheng in front of him, so he didn't have the mind to look at anything else. He only remembered that the girl had a beautiful face and was quite pretty.

She had a pleasant, subtle fragrance about her, but I don't remember anything else. I didn't even bother to look closely at any other details.

When Emperor Jimo Wuming of the Northern Frontier Kingdom faced his son's gaze, he thought for a moment and only said one sentence: "Your wrists are quite slender."

It is indeed very fine and very soft.

When Ji Mo Wuming grasped her wrist, it felt as if he could break it like snapping a tree branch with just a little force.

Fei Sheng looked at his father, somewhat speechless, and asked with a hint of disappointment, "So, Father... you didn't really look at her carefully?"

Ji Mo Wuming frowned and answered very frankly, "I did take a look, but it's just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. It looks just like an ordinary person."

Fei Sheng fell into an eerie silence:…………

Oh, I forgot, his dad has face blindness.

In fact, all the concubines in the harem looked pretty much the same in front of their own father, the emperor.

Ever since his father learned that he was destined not to have children, he had not entered the harem for a long time. He was already face-blind, and when he met the concubines in the palace, they were like strangers.

Many renowned doctors have also treated the Emperor, and his health is not only fine, but also far better than that of young people.

The conclusion drawn was that because they went to the battlefield too early and suffered too much bloodshed, they had moments of bloodlust on the battlefield from a young age. They were still young and their minds were unstable. How could they easily bear seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood in front of them?

It is already extremely difficult to suppress one's original violent nature and avoid going astray and falling into inner demons. Therefore, face blindness is mostly caused by psychological issues.

"Why don't you take a closer look tomorrow, Father?"

Fei Sheng probed indirectly, almost revealing his unspoken meaning.

The emperor of the Northern Frontier Kingdom clearly heard the admiration for the girl in his youngest son's words.

His gaze shifted slightly, and he immediately asked, "How could she, a frail woman, so easily rescue you? Is it because he rescued you that you feel he is different from others? But the age difference between you two seems too great. Although I know you are a precocious boy and have always been intelligent, you are the most insightful about many things that ordinary people don't understand. You are much more insightful than ordinary adults. You are precocious. I originally thought that you... at such a young age, shouldn't have any interest in such things, or any... Moreover, not to mention the significant difference in your status, you are only a few years old now. Romantic feelings between men and women seem a bit too early."

"Father!!"

Upon realizing his father's words had strayed from the main point, Fei Sheng quickly interrupted, "Father, you're overthinking it! You're the one with ulterior motives! Let's not even talk about how young I am—she could be my mother! Besides, I have no reason to marry someone who saved my life! Father, you…"

As Fei Sheng spoke, he himself realized that what he was saying was too absurd and too ridiculous, and he ended up laughing at himself for it.

Ferson then offered other explanations:

"Although she is a frail woman, her spirit is far stronger than that of ordinary men. Although I have only spent two or three days with her, I feel that she is no ordinary person. I wonder what Father Emperor thinks?"

"Look? The scent on her is quite nice; it makes you want to sleep."

Ji Mo Wuming's words were quite speechless, but only those who knew the inside story understood how rare it was for Ji Mo Wuming to say such a thing.

This is because, although Ji Mo Wuming has no inner demons, he suffers from nightmares every day and has difficulty falling asleep. For many years, he has been able to barely fall asleep with the help of medication, and he has to drink a large bowl of thick, dark medicine before each night's sleep.

But after so many years, with bowl after bowl of medicine being poured down my throat, those medicines have long since lost their effectiveness.

The medicine used to allow Ji Mo Wuming to sleep for three to four hours a night.

But now, even after taking the medicine, I can only sleep for two or three hours at most, and I occasionally have nightmares. My difficulty falling asleep has also become more and more obvious.

The entire Northern Frontier Kingdom's royal palace tried countless methods and used numerous unorthodox remedies, even some folk remedies, but to no avail; they had absolutely no effect on Ji Mo Wuming's nightmare syndrome.

So when they heard Ji Mo Wuming's evaluation, both Fei Sheng and the physician beside him were surprised for a moment and exchanged a glance.

Everyone can recognize the importance of this statement.

Fei Sheng's eyes lit up: "Since Father Emperor finds her fragrance very pleasant and comforting, why don't we take her back with us this time when we return to the country and place her in the palace..."

Ji Mo Wuming raised his hand, his brows furrowed, and shook his head: "Why take him back to the harem?"

Feisheng: ...

Otherwise, what does Father Emperor think he can do? Is he supposed to wait for him to grow up and become his Crown Princess?

Fei Sheng sighed and decided to get straight to the point: "Father, you haven't entered the harem all these years. Since Mother's passing, you haven't entered the harem at all. Although Father hasn't taken Mother's last words to heart, I remember them clearly. Before she died, Mother instructed me to take good care of Father and hoped that Father could find someone to spend his life with as soon as possible. To put it bluntly, I just want to ask Father, do you intend to grow old alone? Those ministers submit memorials day and night, fearing that Father's palace will be lacking people. Although Father can suppress them by himself, how long can he suppress them? Why not simply marry someone and take her home, regardless of what she does? Marrying her as Empress might improve Father's nightmares, who knows?"

Ji Mo Wuming frowned: "Hmm, I thought you were the one thinking about it, but it turns out you're planning to find yourself a stepmother?"

Fei Sheng choked for a moment, but quickly recovered: "So what? Does that mean I'm destined to be a lonely widow? All I want is a family. Does that mean I'm destined to be alone and miserable my whole life, with only a father and no mother, destined to never have a happy family and to be homeless?"

The imperial physician standing nearby dared not utter a word. Although it was common knowledge that Fei Sheng was favored in the palace, and that he spoke to the emperor in private as if they were friends or brothers.

The one who was favored was Fei Sheng, not him. He was just a doctor, or at most, a doctor employed by the emperor. But he was still just a doctor. There were some things that Fei Sheng and the emperor could talk about, but a mere doctor like him wouldn't dare to listen to them!

Upon hearing Fei Sheng's words, Ji Mo Wuming sneered, clearly amused by his own anger: "What are you saying, you brat? When have I ever made you lonely and destitute? When have I ever made you all alone? Who taught you polo? Who taught you pitch-pot? I personally taught you literature and calligraphy from a young age. When have you ever been lonely?"

"Your Majesty, I don't care, I can't control it. I just think this girl is good, and I want her to be my successor as Empress. I've already promised her. She'll have everything she could want: wealth, status, and power. Your Majesty can't let me go back on my word. It's a small matter if I go back on my word, but it would damage the face of my Northern Frontier Kingdom and harm the reputation of both the kingdom and Your Majesty. That would be a huge loss."

The usually composed face of Zi Zi now showed a rare sly and smug smile: "Father just said that I am too young. Otherwise, I would have sacrificed myself, but now that I am of age, it is really not appropriate. So I can only push it to Father."

Ji Mo Wuming remained silent for a moment before saying, "Add a herb called Coptis chinensis to the Crown Prince's medicine."

"Yes, ma'am."

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor quickly agreed.

Fei Sheng: …………

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"Third Young Master, I'm really fine. I don't have any injuries."

Qinghe looked at Chu Jingxian in front of her and laughed helplessly.

Not for any other reason than because of the Hua Tuo in front of me.

Knowing that the name Sai Huatuo is truly fitting, he is comparable to Huatuo in his time, a renowned divine physician throughout the world. Countless doctors take Sai Huatuo as their role model, as an insurmountable peak.

This incredibly renowned physician, whom countless high-ranking officials and nobles would spend a fortune to hire, was not only employed by the Third Young Master, but also…

Ever since Qinghe and Chu Jingxian returned from Nanyuan and arrived at the Third Young Master's residence, the Third Young Master immediately instructed Sai Huatuo to take Qinghe's pulse.

The biggest problem is that Sai Huatuo had already taken Qinghe's pulse, but Chu Jingxian didn't know it at the time. Sai Huatuo and Qinghe had just explained it to Chu Jingxian, but Chu Jingxian just wouldn't listen and insisted that Sai Huatuo take Qinghe's pulse again and again.

Unable to refuse the person in front of him, Sai Huatuo could only silently place his hand on Qinghe's wrist through a handkerchief to take her pulse.

Qinghe looked helplessly at Chu Jingxian in front of her and explained again, "Young Master, I'm really fine. Master Sai Huatuo already took my pulse before. Although I can't be considered in perfect health, at least there's nothing wrong with me or the baby in my belly. I can run and jump, eat and drink and laugh. What's wrong with that?"

Chu Jingxian shook his head, his face serious. "It's alright. Some injuries are inside the body and aren't easily diagnosed, which is why I had Sai Huatuo take your pulse several times. I need him to take your pulse multiple times to rule out all the risks before I can feel a little more at ease. Ah He, I'm really worried about you since we haven't seen each other for so long. Please be patient."

The way Qinghe called out "Ahe" softened her heart completely.

For some reason, ever since experiencing such a thing, Qinghe felt that life and death were matters that were completely beyond her control.

Her only wish was for the Third Young Master to live a good life, and now that he is alive and well, she couldn't be happier.

Moreover, the Third Young Master's gentle expression and concerned tone, every word he uttered, did not seem like a lie.

Chen Sha, who was standing next to him, didn't quite understand. He counted on his fingers and realized that his young master and Qinghe had only been separated for two or three days. How could it be considered that they hadn't seen each other for a long time?

Could he have misremembered? But he counted and counted, and it was definitely only three days.

At this point, Chen Sha didn't understand, and neither did Sai Huatuo, who had been taking Qing He's pulse.

He was the one who had been sitting and working hard to take people's pulses. Although Qinghe might not have been as comfortable sitting, she shouldn't be using the word "endurance," right?

In this environment, even though Chu Jingxian couldn't see, and even though Qinghe didn't say anything more after hearing Chu Jingxian's words, both of them knew that they couldn't easily say too much or make any rash remarks.

Qinghe thought for a moment, then asked Sai Huatuo in front of her, "What exactly is wrong with your eyes, young master? Is it really because of fighting poison with poison?"

"The principle is still the same one I mentioned before, the same reasoning, but this time the situation is truly critical, even more critical than the bandits outside Xiangguo Temple last time. This time, although he didn't hit his head after falling from that snowdrift, some of the blood clots in his brain should have dispersed. His condition is somewhat better than before; at least he can see occasionally at night. However, I haven't figured out the pattern yet. As for the next step in treatment, I'm not sure what to do. Firstly, the young master's eyes have been damaged for over ten years, which is too long and the situation is complicated. Secondly, there are very few medicines in Mohan City, and we haven't brought several of the necessary medicinal herbs. So for now, we can only use the medicines we have to stabilize the young master's condition. Further treatment is probably not possible and would be extremely risky."

What kind of medical skills did Sai Huatuo possess?

Misdiagnosis was a problem he had never encountered before in his life. The reason he went along with the Third Young Master's wishes and took Qinghe's pulse several more times was simply to put the Third Young Master at ease.

Taking the pulse was just a formality, but he was very serious when talking to Qinghe.

Qinghe pursed her lips and turned to look at the sky outside: "It's already night, young master's eyes..."

As soon as Qinghe finished speaking, she saw Chu Jingxian's gaze fixed on her, as if he had found his direction.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and when their gazes collided, Qinghe was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to speak, Chu Jingxian's voice was slightly hoarse:

"I saw it."

Everyone present knew perfectly well what those three words represented.

Sai Huatuo clutched his small wooden medicine box tightly. "Young master, I have examined Qinghe's pulse many times, and there is absolutely no problem. The only thing I must say is that the pregnancy is a little unstable, but that's easy to solve. Just give her two bowls of pregnancy-preserving medicine every day, and she'll be fine. I'll go and rest now; it's late, young master and young lady should also..."

Before Sai Huatuo could finish speaking, Chen Sha, standing beside him, decisively added, "Young master and young lady, please rest early!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Jingxian glared at her, startling Shen Sha so much that she shut her mouth and dared not say another word.

After Chen Sha and Sai Huatuo left, only Qing He and Chu Jingxian remained.