"Ah Huan, that box you gave me yesterday... it's all used up."
Before Qi Huan could speak, the system threw out two XL boxes for her.
......
Qi Huan lay on the bed, not wanting to move anything except her eyeballs.
Her stomach made growling noises in protest.
Master! Get up and eat!
At this moment, Li Shuchen bent down to kiss her forehead, then directly picked her up horizontally and carried her to the bathroom, where they washed for a long time......
Satisfied, Li Shuchen dressed her and picked her up again, his long legs striding towards the dining room.
Facing the table full of delicacies, Qi Huan's eyes regained some sparkle, shining brightly towards the mapo tofu.
Li Shuchen sat her on his lap, picked up some food with his chopsticks, and patiently fed her.
Wherever her eyes looked, Li Shuchen's chopsticks would follow, and he did this tirelessly, with great pleasure.
After eating and drinking her fill, Qi Huan contentedly narrowed her eyes.
Seeing Li Shuchen put down his chopsticks, she asked with concern, "You hardly ate anything. Aren't you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry. I ate my fill."
"......"
Understanding his meaning, Qi Huan's cheeks slowly turned red, and she coquettishly said, "You need to eat this food too!"
"You promised me before that you would sleep early, wake up early, and eat properly. It hasn't been long and you've already forgotten. Don't you love me anymore?"
"I love you."
"If you love me, then eat properly."
Seeing him pick up his chopsticks again, Qi Huan secretly smiled, quietly watching him eat.
The man, raised under royal etiquette, exuded nobility in every move, even his eating was pleasing to the eye.
Li Shuchen finished eating seriously, then confirmed with her again, "I've finished eating. I love you very much."
"You can ask me a million times, and the answer will always be the same. Li Shuchen will love Qi Huan forever."
Qi Huan hadn't expected that a joke would lead to his repeated declarations.
He expressed his love generously, giving Qi Huan a strong sense of security.
She quietly leaned against his chest, listening to the strong heartbeat in his ribcage, her face beaming with happiness.
However, this smile froze when she was placed on the bed.
She looked pitifully at Li Shuchen and negotiated, "Why don't you recite the Heart-Calming Mantra again?"
"Otherwise, I'll hide in my space, you know."
Hearing this, Li Shuchen was amused by her, gently tapping her forehead, and replied, "It's just an afternoon nap."
After coaxing her to sleep, Li Shuchen got up and walked to the courtyard, hands behind his back, his face returning to its usual coolness, but with a touch of tenderness in his eyes.
Yan Wu reported to him about the news from the Capital City.
"Your Highness, in recent days, Prince Zhong's eldest son fell from his horse and broke his leg, his second son drowned, his seventh son died from falling off a tower while drunk, his thirteenth son went mad while riding during a hunt and crashed into a tree with his horse, dying on the spot. On the same day, his eighteenth son was mauled to death by a tiger in the hunting grounds."
"As per your instructions, I had our undercover agent kindly remind Prince Zhong that Prince Shun was behind all this. Prince Zhong spent a fortune to have Prince Shun killed. Prince Shun's secret guards suffered heavy losses, greatly weakening their strength. Prince Shun also lost an arm and is currently recuperating in his mansion."
Li Shuchen's eyes flashed with a glint of light. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Since Third Uncle is injured, I should show my concern."
"Send him a statue of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin."
Yan Wu couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Killing the body to destroy the soul, Your Highness is truly the most ruthless.
Prince Shun just lost an arm, and His Highness is sending him a Thousand-Armed Guanyin statue. Won't this anger him to death?
At this moment, Li Shuchen added, "I'm far away in Yunzhou, with mountains and rivers between us. Let's have this gift delivered through Second Uncle's hands."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Yan Wu accepted the order and was about to leave to arrange the matter, but Li Shuchen called him back.
"Handle the matter later. First, go find Seventeen Yan to prepare some imperial secret medicine."
"Your Highness, are you injured somewhere?" Yan Wu anxiously looked him over.
Li Shuchen's face immediately darkened, and he said coldly, "Don't ask what you shouldn't."
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Although the medicine was effective, Qi Huan still lay in bed for two more days.
As she regained her liveliness, good news also came from the epidemic ward. Seventeen Yan and the imperial physicians had developed a prescription to combat this plague.
The number of patients in the epidemic ward decreased.
After the last patient recovered, the epidemic in Yunzhou was completely over.
The imperial physicians surrounded Seventeen Yan, praising the medical book he had produced.
Seventeen Yan didn't dare to take credit, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "The medical book was given to me by Prince An. The person you should really praise is Prince An."
Li Shuchen walked in just as he said this, and immediately corrected, "The person you should really thank is Miss Qi."
"Qi Huan?"
"Who is that?"
"Never heard of her."
Li Shuchen took away all the handwritten copies of the medical book and mentioned casually, his tone flat, "When I was at my wit's end about the epidemic, my subordinate reported that a young lady wanted to present a medical book."
"Later, upon questioning, we learned that she was Qi Huan, the daughter of the late imperial physician Qi Yue. While passing through Yunzhou, she saw the epidemic was rampant and voluntarily offered up her family's closely guarded medical book."
After he finished speaking, Imperial Physician Huang excitedly said, "So it's the daughter of Qi Yue! Over a decade ago, Qi Yue was my colleague. His father was the renowned Qi Yu. Back then, many difficult and complicated illnesses were solved in Qi Yu's hands.
His medicines had miraculous effects. But he was arrogant about his talents and refused to discuss medical techniques with his colleagues, never revealing his prescription formulas.
It's not surprising that these medical books come from the Qi family. What's surprising is that the Qi family's descendant is willing to share them. Miss Qi is truly remarkable."
Hearing someone praise Qi Huan, Li Shuchen's face remained impassive, but he was very pleased inside.
The news spread like wildfire, and soon everyone in Yunzhou City knew that a young lady named Qi Huan had selflessly contributed and played a crucial role in overcoming the epidemic.
After the new magistrate of Yunzhou took office, Li Shuchen approached him with a bill.
