Chapter 92: Extra 3 – Side CP (Part 5)
Chu Rui was a little shaken, but in a moment, he rejected it.
He looked up at his biological younger brother, who was now living so freely, and was very pleased.
He rubbed Chu Yi’s head and said slowly, “Our Yi’er has finally seen the light of day.”
Chu Yi smiled faintly and said, “Older brother, don’t be trapped in the past anymore. Look forward. Maybe someone is standing in your future, quietly waiting.”
Chu Rui was already this old. How could he still be engrossed in love all day? The matter with Suifeng was just a mistake and would eventually come to nothing…
It was enough that the ancestral teachings had trapped him alone. His Yi’er just had to be with the one he loved.
After chatting with Chu Yi for a long time, although Chu Rui had not been able to relieve the bitterness in his heart, he felt much more at ease.
Just as he stood up to leave, he saw that Suifeng was actually standing at the entrance of the hall.
Chu Rui frowned slightly. Why was he here?
“You’re blocking Gu’s way…”
Suifeng looked up slightly at Chu Rui. No matter how he told himself that Chu Rui was a heartless person, at this moment, seeing him sitting in the hall with the Empress, the anger of several days seemed to have been suddenly defeated.
He had never had such an emotion before. Although he had lived for twenty-seven years, he had never been moved by anyone.
He had only met Chu Rui a few times. If it was love, he couldn’t say it clearly, but he couldn’t help but think of him from time to time. He thought he must have developed some feelings for Chu Rui.
But who knew that Chu Rui was like that?
He saw that the dark circles under Chu Rui’s eyes seemed to have deepened a bit, and he couldn’t help but worry. “This subject has seen the King.”
Chu Rui always felt that it was very awkward to treat Suifeng with such courtesy. He wanted to turn and leave. Unexpectedly, Suifeng actually pinched his wrist in front of everyone.
Fearing that his younger brother would see something was wrong, Chu Rui immediately struggled, but he never expected Suifeng’s strength to be so great. He lost his balance for a moment and fell forward…
He fell straight into Suifeng’s embrace. Chu Rui didn’t dare to open his eyes at all. How was he supposed to handle this situation?
But after a moment’s thought, the warmth from Suifeng’s warm palm made his whole body tremble.
He unconsciously recalled the events of that night. The initial bitterness made him afraid…
Seeing that Chu Rui seemed to be trembling, Suifeng couldn’t help but ask, “King, what’s wrong with you?”
Only then did Chu Rui come back to his senses. He immediately raised his hand to push Suifeng away, gasping for air and walking straight away, not daring to look at Suifeng at all.
Suifeng stared at Chu Rui’s figure until he could no longer see him before he looked away.
Chu Yi, who was in the room, had seen the two of them’s actions clearly. He covered his lips and walked to Suifeng’s side. “What on earth happened between you and my older brother?”
Seeing that the smile on his own empress’s face was hard to conceal, Suifeng couldn’t help but ask, “Your Ladyship, what are you smiling about?”
Chu Yi feigned a cough and said slowly, “I haven’t seen my older brother so shy in a long time. I think my older brother must have some feelings for you. It’s just that he’s stubborn and refuses to remarry. Suifeng, I ask you, what do you mean by your older brother?”
Suifeng lowered his eyes, carefully distinguishing the truth and falsity of Chu Yi’s words. “Your Ladyship, this subject is naturally fond of the King, but the King has no feelings for this subject.”
Chu Yi immediately denied it. “No. You should have heard what my older brother and I said in the hall just now. If he had no feelings for you, he wouldn’t have discussed that ancestral teaching with me.”
Suifeng nodded.
But if Chu Rui really had feelings for him, why was he pushing him so hard?
He didn’t ask for the position of Royal Consort, only to stay by his side and be with him.
Chu Yi had returned to his relatives this time and had spied on the matter of his older brother and Suifeng. He immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to Da Mo to inform Sheng Qianheng that he wanted to stay for a few more days, which made Sheng Qianheng wail and complain.
Suifeng still had the important task of protecting Chu Yi, but once he was free, he couldn’t help but find Chu Rui’s bedchamber.
Chu Rui had been feeling a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath these past few days. Every time he stood up after sitting for a long time, his vision would go dark, and he would almost fall several times.
Seeing this, the maid serving him asked, “King, shall I call for a physician to take a look?”
Chu Rui shook his head. He knew his own body very well. It must be due to excessive worry these past few days.
Suifeng had long since sneaked onto the roof beam in Chu Rui’s hall. He looked at Chu Rui’s pale face, which was almost bloodless, and was extremely worried.
He hid on the roof beam. Only after Chu Rui had dismissed everyone did he quietly jump down.
He saw Chu Rui taking a nap on the bed and only dared to approach slowly.
He looked at Chu Rui’s chapped lips, frowned unconsciously, and chided, “You’re a grown man, yet you still can’t take care of yourself.”
Seeing that Chu Rui seemed to be unwell, he remembered that he had learned some basic pulse-taking skills and gently pressed on his wrist.
But he actually detected a pregnancy pulse? He felt for a long time and had already woken Chu Rui up.
Chu Rui immediately raised his hand and slapped Suifeng, then asked, “Who told you to come in?”
Suifeng licked his lips slightly, not holding it against Chu Rui. He pinched Chu Rui’s pulse again and took it carefully.
Chu Rui dodged Suifeng’s hand, but he never expected to be completely suppressed by him. He only felt Suifeng straddle his waist and abdomen, and his nose was suddenly filled with his scent. His thoughts went out at that moment. He stared at Suifeng’s face, which was close at hand, in a daze, swallowing several times.
He wanted to reprimand him but was afraid that the maids outside would hear the noise. He could only whisper, “Are you not going to be insubordinate again!”
“Don’t move, don’t make a sound!” Suifeng’s brows furrowed. He was worried that his medical skills were not high and he had misdiagnosed. But after a long time of diagnosis, and switching hands, it was still a pregnancy pulse!
Chu Rui was puzzled and still struggled randomly. “What trick are you playing again?”
Chu Rui had never heard of a Qianyuan being able to get pregnant, but now he had indeed detected a pregnancy pulse in Chu Rui.
His gaze fell on Chu Rui’s lower abdomen, full of questions. Then he said, “I see that your body is unwell. I took your pulse a little. It’s… it’s…”
Chu Rui was puzzled. What was so difficult to say?
“What is it? Are you stuttering!”
Suifeng raised a hand to lightly touch Chu Rui’s abdomen and said, “I detected a pregnancy pulse…”
Chu Rui unconsciously let out a cold laugh and retorted, “Gu is a Qianyuan. There has never been such an absurd thing as a Qianyuan getting pregnant!”
Suifeng was also puzzled. He turned over and got off the bed. “My medical skills are not good. You’d better call a physician to take a look.”
Chu Rui sat up and straightened his already wrinkled clothes, casually making something up. “You came to my hall just to take my pulse?”
Suifeng nodded. “I saw that the King was unwell, and the King was avoiding a doctor for a taboo, so I took the liberty of showing my incompetence. It should be that this subject has misdiagnosed. This subject will take my leave.”
Just as Chu Rui stood up, his vision went hazy. He collapsed onto the bed, his head spinning.
Seeing this, Suifeng immediately stepped forward to support him. “Are you dizzy and nauseous?”
Chu Rui nodded.
Suifeng was now even more certain that Chu Rui might really have a pregnancy pulse, but this was not logical.
He carefully caressed Chu Rui’s back to relieve his discomfort.
The two of them temporarily reined in their sharpness. Chu Rui’s temples throbbed, and he was unconsciously afraid.
He looked up at Suifeng, suddenly speechless.
New Chu Rui wanted to summon a maid to get a physician, but on second thought, he couldn’t.
He saw that it was noon and stood up, walking toward Chu Yi’s hall. Suifeng followed closely behind.
The two of them entered Chu Yi’s hall and saw him holding Chu Yanheng and taking a nap.
Chu Rui called Lianfang away and found a side hall to sit in.
Lianfang’s medical skills were no less than the palace physicians’. Chu Rui trusted her.
Lianfang took Chu Rui’s pulse and took it carefully. Her brows furrowed. “How has the King been spending his Passion Tide Period recently?”
Chu Rui pressed his lips together, unwilling to mention this matter. “Someone has relieved Gu…”
Lianfang did not want to know this, but whether there had been carnal activities. Had he formed a permanent mark with that Qianyuan’s wall?
“King, if you hide anything, Lianfang will not be able to diagnose anything.”
Seeing the two of them being so vague, Suifeng was very anxious and said directly, “It was I who relieved the King that day. Is there anything wrong?”
Lianfang raised an eyebrow slightly, her expression as if she had spied on some shocking secret.
She coughed lightly and continued to ask seriously, “Just that the King was on the bottom…?”
Chu Rui closed his eyes, as if unwilling to say more. He only raised his hand and waved gently at Suifeng, signaling him to continue.
Suifeng didn’t understand what was so unspeakable. He answered Lianfang’s questions one by one. “Yes, the King was wronged.”
The three of them in the room were all silent. Only their faint breathing could be heard, as faint as the wind passing through a bamboo forest.
Chu Rui suddenly’s gaze sharpened. He glared at Suifeng and said coldly, “You’re so light-hearted.”
Suifeng pressed the corners of his lips together. He knew he was in the wrong but still reminded him, “Don’t you glare at me. The pulse check is more important.”
Lianfang withdrew her hand. She had already come to a conclusion. “The King’s body is fine. It’s just that a Qianyuan’s body has received pleasure. Perhaps the atrophied womb was stimulated, which is why there are symptoms of a false pregnancy now. The fatigue, dizziness, and nausea that the King mentioned are indeed symptoms of pregnancy, but the King is just having a false pregnancy. These symptoms should last for a few days. It’s fine.”
Only then did Suifeng breathe a sigh of relief. When he met Chu Rui’s gaze, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He smiled faintly at Chu Rui, but in a moment, he heard him curse, “Smile, what’s there to smile about? Gu sees that you’re just too idle. The task of protecting Yi’er is really a waste of your talent!”
Suifeng naturally understood the sarcasm in his words, but he had no intention of engaging in a verbal battle. He could only thank Lianfang first before replying, “King, this is this subject’s fault for causing this matter. If the King is angry, this subject will come to serve the King every day before your false pregnancy symptoms disappear?”
Chu Rui slowly stood up, accurately stepped on Suifeng’s boots, and then said, “I won’t trouble you. Gu is not some weak woman!”
Suifeng did not follow. He looked at Chu Rui’s already flushed earlobes and seemed to have tasted a hint of Chu Rui’s cuteness.
He thought of the matter of the false pregnancy. There was actually such a thing as a false pregnancy?
Then a Qianyuan might really be able to give birth