Chapter 67: Lend a Hand to Add More Horses to Jing's Carriage

  "I have something too." Yuwen Changqing interrupted her and said lightly: "I won't keep you company then."

  Shen Guiya's words got stuck in her throat, neither going up nor down, and she glanced nervously at Yuwen Houdé beside her.

  Yuwen Houdé hastily intercepted and helped to mediate: "General, since you've come all this way, how can you not even listen to the end of what he has to say? Isn't that a waste of your trip?"

  Yuwen Changqing waved his hand impatiently and turned around to stride out of the door.

  Mrs. Gu, what a Mrs. Gu, he actually thought... was deceiving him. Yuwen Changqing felt that he was probably somewhat irritated and ashamed, the idea that had been hidden in his heart all along was actually poked out by this matter.

  He's really shameless, so he had such thoughts in his heart for so many days. Let Gu Zhaobei know about it, and he must be torn to pieces.

  "General!" Shen Guiya hastily stood up and followed him out, pulling on Yuwen Changqing's arm and saying: "Please hear a word from this humble woman."

  Yuwen Changqing reached out to push her away, but Shen Guiya took the opportunity to roll into his arms, her clothes scattered, and her beauty fell into his embrace.

  "Ah." Shen Guiya pretended to be frightened and cried out, hastily covering her clothes, with a pair of eyes gazing at him tenderly.

  Furrowing his brow slightly, Yuwen Changqing looked at the person in his arms and finally regained some of his senses, remembering who it was.

  Is Mrs. Gu Dashi not Shen Guiyan's fifth sister and Gu Chaobei's elder sister-in-law?

  He had someone investigate Shen Guiyan's background and found out about Shen Guiya, who was rumored to have gotten pregnant with Gu Zhaodong's child after a one-night stand, stealing Shen Guiyan's chance at marriage. He had previously praised this woman for her cleverness, but now he was momentarily blinded by anger and only reacted when it was too late.

  Looking down at her, who couldn't even cover herself properly, Yuwen Changqing raised an eyebrow. Indeed, it was a clever move, no wonder those intelligent women were all bullied by her one after another.

  Seeing his expression ease up, Shen Guiya's heart was delighted, and she quickly stood up to tidy her hair: "General, let's go back to the wing room to talk?"

  Yuwen Changqing smiled meaningfully and nodded: "Alright."

  Yuwen Houdé let out a long sigh, looked at the two with complex emotions as they returned to the room, gritted his teeth and closed the door for them.

  He somewhat likes Shen Guiya's body, but no matter how he thinks about it, he can't bear to wrong Xue'er. If he sends Shen Guiya away today, he will definitely be devoted to Xue'er in the future.

  Shen Guiya and Yuwen Changqing sat down, the tightly wrapped cloak was loosened a bit, half covering and half revealing, wanting to speak but hesitating: "Today I came to see the general, it's about the imperial examination."

  "Hmm." Yuwen Changqing smiled and looked at her, saying: "Isn't it said that your husband is exceptionally talented, this time he will surely win first place in the imperial examination?"

  "It's said that it's said." Shen Guiya leaned in closer to him and softly said, "But my husband was bogged down by some trivial matters and lost his composure on the day of the imperial examination, so..."

  "What's the matter?"

  Shen Guiya paused, pursed her lips and said: "The general should also know that the fourth young master of the Gu family is unlearned and untalented, yet he occupies the position of Minister of Justice. Naturally, Sir would feel uneasy in his heart. Moreover, after the fourth young madam gained power, she became extremely arrogant, causing him to feel stifled and unable to perform well."

  "Oh?" Yuwen Changqing nodded in agreement: "I know that Master Gu Si is uneducated and untalented, but I didn't expect Madam Gu to be so arrogant?"

  "Isn't it?" As soon as Shen Guiyan thought of it, Shen Guiya's eyes were filled with disdain: "After being beaten by the family law, she still didn't behave herself. She grabbed a servant in the kitchen and said that our East Wing was using arsenic on Fourth Master Gu. And she kept seducing my husband, really thinking that just because she has a pretty face, she's above others!"

  "Is that so..." Yuwen Changqing smiled and glanced at her attire again: "And what is Mrs. doing today?"

  Shen Guiya snapped back to reality and hastily softened her expression: "I want to ask General for help to turn my husband's situation around, as for the price... it's up to General to name it."

  "Help Young Master Guo turn over?" Yuwen Changqing stroked his chin, deep in thought.

  She must not have returned to the mansion today, and Grand Councilor Gu didn't tell her that Gu Zhaobei has vacated the position of Servant Lang, which will soon fall into Gu Zhaodong's hands. Otherwise, she wouldn't be making a fool of herself here like this.

  Shen Guiya gazed at him tenderly, thinking that this general's profile was incredibly handsome, with lines so beautiful she wanted to reach out and touch them.

  "It's not like it can't be done." Yuwen Changqing made a determined expression, looking at her very seriously and said: "My red beauty is rare, if you say the price... Madam may come out with me often, just chat with me."

  Shen Guiya's eyes lit up and she immediately went over to grab his hand: "Really?"

  "Uh-huh, really." Yuwen Changqing said with a hint of melancholy: "Women who are as deeply in love and devoted to their husbands as you are, are truly rare nowadays."

  Her face flushed, Shen Guiya pulled his hand to her chest: "This humble woman is also willing to get along with the general, if the general helps me with this big favor, I will be eternally grateful, and you can ask for anything."

  Although it was said so clearly, Yuwen Changqing still looked like he didn't quite understand. He gazed at her deeply and then stood up, saying: "In that case, I'll take my leave for today. We can meet again after everything is settled."

  "Alright, General, slow down." Shen Guiya was overjoyed, not expecting this Yuwen general to be so easy-going. At first, she was even startled by him, and Yuwen Houdé's words about his eccentric temper were also correct - he was unpredictable.

  But anyway, being different like this has an effect on him after all.

  Yuwen Changqing left, and Yuwen Houdé entered the house to take a look at her: "Is it done?"

  "It's done, thank you sir." Shen Guiya smiled and stood up, but her legs went soft and she fell down with a cry of "ahh".

  Yuwen Houdé hastily supported her, just wanting to tell her his decision, but saw that her robe was open, and inside she was wearing a fabric that barely covered the key points.

  Her eyes sank, and before Shen Guiya could even pull her clothes back up, Yuwen Houdé had already reached his hand in.

  "Ah, what are you doing!" Shen Guiya shrieked.

  Having seen Yuwen Changqing, who would still be willing to indulge in this servant's favor? Shen Guiya hurriedly tried to push him away, but was suddenly pressed against his lips by Yuwen Houdé.

  "What's this, burning bridges after crossing?!" Yuwen Houdé frowned and said: "I didn't think you were this kind of person."

  Shen Guiya was taken aback, and quickly softened: "No, I was startled by your movement, I... didn't my body belong to you from the very beginning? Master can have it whenever he wants."

  Yuwen Houdé couldn't help but laugh, and he threw away the determination he had just made. He hastily hugged Shen Guiya and went upstairs with her.

  Shen Guiya gritted her teeth and endured it, thinking that having a few more backup plans was also good. She went to the "cowboy bar" anyway, without even spending money.

  The Kung Mansion

  Shen Guiyan held the record, frowning for a while, and Liu Dafu on the side was still grinding medicine calmly.

  "Doctor, is this truly your first day's record since arriving at the mansion?"

  Liu Daifu hummed a tune, glanced at Shen Guiyan and said: "Being brought to the mansion by Fourth Master in the middle of the night, I'm considered to have an iron rice bowl, so I won't deceive you. Most doctors' medical skills are not refined, their pulse-taking is rough, writing whatever 'all is well', without any respect for the ancestors. The pulse I took is the most accurate, whoever has what problem in their body can be detected."

  Shen Guiyan's eyes sank slightly as she pointed to Shen Guiya's page and asked: "What is Qi Xue Tong Chang?"

  "There has never been any stagnation, menstruation is normal, and blood vessels are unobstructed."

  Is your period normal?!

  Shen Guiyan couldn't help but stand up: "Doctor, don't you know that the young mistress has just had a miscarriage? How can her menstruation be normal..."

  "Ah, young mistress may think that I'm not quite presentable, but you can't doubt my medical skills." Dr. Liu put down the mortar and pestle, somewhat displeased: "I came to the mansion and heard that young mistress had just miscarried, didn't you also get punished by your family for it? Ah, beaten so badly!"

  Shen Guiyan furrowed her brow, and Liu Daifu patted his hand and continued: "But when I took her pulse, I came to the conclusion that there was no stagnation in her body. If it were really a miscarriage, her body would be very weak, and she should avoid fruits and walking. However, on the day I went to take her pulse, I saw a fruit plate in Madame's room, and her complexion was also very good."

  To put it bluntly, there was no miscarriage. There was no accumulation, which means there was no pregnancy.

  "How is that possible?" Shen Guiyan couldn't help but say: "At the beginning, she was pregnant, and it was confirmed by the doctor of the Gu's family."

  Doctor Liu shook his head and said, "It's so easy to fake a joyful pulse, but now there are many quack doctors who can't even tell the difference. If you drink a bowl of Avoiding Child Soup, your period will be delayed, your pulse will be unstable, and it's easy to mistake it for a joyful pulse."

  Shen Guiyan took a deep breath, pinched the record, and slightly paled.

  That is to say, Shen Guiya was never pregnant from start to finish, but she stuck out her belly and did so many things?

  "It's too much!" Bao Shan couldn't help but say: "Really, what means are being used to snatch the wedding, frame my family's young lady? Is she not even sparing her own body?"

  "Avoiding Child Soup" can indeed avoid children, but it's often used by courtesan girls in brothels. Drinking that stuff makes it easy to never get pregnant again.

  Mr. Liu stroked his white beard and said: "Personal karma is repaid personally, because of the cycle of cause and effect."

  Shen Guiyan closed her eyes: "Doctor, can you help me with something?"

  "Alright, alright." Doctor Liu suddenly pulled out a small abacus from somewhere and tapped it lightly: "A big task is one or two silver coins, a small task is half a silver coin."

  "Are you a doctor or a merchant? You're so stingy. If it were the young master's wife who came to ask for your help, would it also be just one or two silver coins?"

  Mr. Liu smiled and shook his head: "I won't help people tell lies or do evil deeds. I only agreed to help because of the young madam's kind heart. However, it's not good to owe each other favors, so a simple transaction with silver is better, what does the young madam think?"

  Shen Guiyan glanced at him and curled up the corner of her mouth: "The doctor is right, Bao Shan, go back and weigh a few taels of silver for Doctor Liu."

  "Yes."

  This favor for her should be considered a big deal.