GTB Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Such a Husband, Do You Have Any Discontent?

Chapter 97: Such a Husband, Do You Have Any Discontent?

Shí Yan saw that she didn’t open her mouth at all, and even pretended to dab at the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, wiping away the medicinal juice from her lips.

He directly took the medicine bowl from Jiang Jiuchu’s hand, frowned slightly, and drank the bowl of medicinal soup in large gulps. Then, he lifted the quilt and immediately walked towards the bathroom.

Looking at Shí Yan hurrying into the bathroom, the Empress Dowager smiled and said, “This kid has never liked drinking medicine since he was little. When he was sick, he would avoid mentioning it whenever possible, for fear that I would give him bitter medicinal soup.”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Jiuchu, “Go and get a set of clean clothes for him and take them in. Also, keep an eye on him, don’t let him faint in the pool. He still has a low fever.”

“Ah! I…” Jiang Jiuchu stopped the words that had already reached her mouth in surprise, and immediately changed her tone, “I’ll go right away.”

The Empress Dowager looked at Jiang Jiuchu walking towards the cabinet door, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes becoming shrewd with her gaze.

From the moment she entered the courtyard gate, she had changed her previous thoughts because of the newly renovated courtyard full of flowers and plants.

“Governess Li, tidy up a room for me. It’s getting late, I’ll stay here tonight and return to the palace tomorrow morning.”

“Yes.” Governess Li hurriedly retreated to make arrangements.

Jiang Jiuchu paused her hand on the cabinet door, took Shí Yan’s clothes, and walked towards the bathroom.

She thought to herself, this Empress Dowager is really doting! It’s just a small cold, it shouldn’t warrant staying overnight, right?

While she was thinking, she opened the sliding door. However, as soon as she entered, she was pushed against the wall.

Before she could exclaim, hot lips covered hers.

At the same time, her chin was pinched and lifted by a large hand, and instantly, a mouthful of thick, bitter medicinal juice flowed into her mouth.

“Ugh…” Jiang Jiuchu looked at the handsome face so close to her with terrified eyes. The clothes in her hand fell to the ground. She reached out and tried to push him away, but she couldn’t budge the man at all, even with all her strength.

Unable to push him away with her hands, she tried to kick him with her feet, but her legs were also pressed down by the other party’s legs and she couldn’t move.

Her small face turned red with exertion. With her lips tightly sealed, she was forced to swallow the bitter medicinal soup from her throat as she struggled.

After Shí Yan finished feeding her all the medicinal soup in his mouth, he swirled his tongue, until the remaining bitterness in his mouth melted into sweetness, he then satisfiedly released the person in his arms.

“You…,” Jiang Jiuchu realized that the Empress Dowager might still be in the room, and immediately lowered her voice, gritting her teeth and scolding, “Are you sick!”

Shí Yan bent down to pick up the clothes that had fallen on the ground, and casually looked at Jiang Jiuchu: “Of course, didn’t you just feed me medicine? How is it? Bitter?”

“You… Does bitterness have anything to do with me? You were clearly doing it on purpose.”

Shí Yan curled his lips and smiled: “Yes, it was on purpose. Who told this prince to be so afraid of bitter medicinal soup at my age!” After he finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the pool.

Jiang Jiuchu glared at Shí Yan’s back, raised her hand and wiped her lips, regretting the quick words she had spoken when she persuaded him to take the medicine.

She immediately walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down at one of the outlets, scooped up water and began to rinse her mouth. It was really too bitter. She hadn’t been sick or taken medicine for many years. She didn’t even want to smell this taste.

Mainly, it was also a bit disgusting. She actually drank the medicinal soup that this person had held in his mouth. Heavens! How could this person be so unhygienic? Didn’t he have a cleanliness habit?

Shí Yan saw the woman squatting by the pool rinsing her mouth, his eyes darkened, and he said coldly: “Come here.”

“What is it?” Jiang Jiuchu rinsed her mouth, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, got up and looked at Shí Yan suspiciously, but didn’t dare to take a step forward.

Shí Yan saw that she was standing still, took the initiative to walk over, “Weren’t you coming in to serve me to bathe? Take it off!”

As he spoke, he slightly opened his arms and gazed down at Jiang Jiuchu.

Jiang Jiuchu looked at Shí Yan with a dazed expression as he opened his arms, waiting for her to undress him, and took a step back, “That… you misunderstood, I just came to bring you a change of clothes.”

Hearing this, Shí Yan didn’t force it, “Okay, then go out.”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu wanted to say that it was the Empress Dowager who asked her to come in, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to go out. She could just stand a little further away.

But looking at the cold eyes of the person in front of her urging her, she only hesitated for a moment, and then ran out without thinking.

In the room, Green Luo was very discerning, bringing up the newly bought snacks of the day, serving the Empress Dowager with tea.

“Not bad, these snacks taste very good, soft, fluffy and sweet, which shop did you buy them from?”

Just as the Empress Dowager finished asking, she saw Jiang Jiuchu coming out of the bathroom, “Why did you come out? Didn’t I tell you to watch over Yan’er inside?”

Jiang Jiuchu looked like she had been forced out, and replied: “Royal Grandmother, His Highness said he wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, so he asked me to come out.”

The Empress Dowager sized up Jiang Jiuchu calmly, “Okay, then sit down and chat with me!”

“Yes.” Jiang Jiuchu responded and sat down.

The Empress Dowager finished eating the remaining pastries in her hand, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and put it down. She looked at Jiang Jiuchu and said, “You have been married for more than half a month, how are you getting along?”

“It’s… pretty good.” Jiang Jiuchu answered cautiously, thinking that the Empress Dowager was planning to speak frankly and strictly order her to consummate the marriage?

But the Empress Dowager should think that it was Shí Yan who wasn’t consummating the marriage, right? Why did she come to ask her? But then she thought it was normal, after all, the Empress Dowager was very protective of her own, and should want her to make unilateral efforts.

The Empress Dowager nodded, looked at Jiang Jiuchu, and continued to ask: “Then let me ask you, does Yan’er have any beautiful concubines in his residence?”

Jiang Jiuchu was stunned, not understanding why the Empress Dowager suddenly asked this? She shook her head and answered truthfully: “No.”

Empress Dowager: “Then does Yan’er ever stay out all night?”

Jiang Jiuchu continued to shake her head, “Never.”

The Empress Dowager continued to ask in a normal tone: “Is there anything bad about him towards you?”

Jiang Jiuchu thought, was the Empress Dowager conducting a thorough examination of their relationship?

She thought about it carefully. Apart from being a little indifferent and not gentlemanly enough, Shí Yan didn’t seem to be bad to her, especially recently at night, he always quietly gave her the quilt two quarters of an hour after the lights were turned off.

“Nothing bad.”

The Empress Dowager nodded, “Do you think Yan’er’s status is noble?”

Jiang Jiuchu’s heart was slightly shocked, not understanding why the Empress Dowager was asking something she already knew, and quickly replied: “Of course it is noble, besides the Empress Dowager and the Emperor and Empress, who in the world is nobler than a prince.”

Listening to Jiang Jiuchu’s answer, the Empress Dowager still asked calmly, “Then how do you think Yan’er looks?”

Jiang Jiuchu was completely confused by the question now, “Of course he is extremely good-looking, this granddaughter-in-law has never seen a man as good-looking as His Highness.”

After she finished answering, she looked at the Empress Dowager carefully, and suddenly had an ominous premonition that a storm was coming.

“If that’s the case, is there anything you are dissatisfied with about such a husband?”