Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 301: Princess, the principle of not touching between men and women

Chapter 301: Chapter 301: Princess, the principle of not touching between men and women

After returning to the Prince Qiu Residence, Shi Zhou changed out of her maid’s attire.

She still wasn’t used to wearing such complicated, and the color too pink for her taste, clothing.

Qi Yu shared her sentiment, and every time they went out, they both would change into men’s clothing. Although it was not particularly comfortable, at the very least, it wouldn’t restrict their movements, allowing them to act more freely.

While drinking tea in the back courtyard, she recounted the day’s events to Liu Wensheng and Feng Yue.

Mo Qingshan was not present; recently, he had been taken into the palace by Li Tianze, who said he needed to train the staff at the Imperial Hospital.

However, the Imperial Hospital already had a "number one Divine Doctor" in the world.

With Mo Qingshan, this unpredictable old Daoist arriving, the situation had become somewhat awkward.

Though his medical skills might not necessarily be worse than Lou Qingming’s, the order of fame in Jianghu was as such, and he was quite helpless about it.

Fortunately, Divine Doctor Lou was not a narrow-minded person and got along reasonably well with Mo Qingshan.

Sometimes, when Mo Qingshan digressed too far, he would subtly steer the conversation back on track, proving himself to be a cooperative partner who put others at ease.

Qi Yu wasn’t in a hurry to call him back; right now, Mo Qingshan served as an excellent pair of eyes for them.

Being in the Imperial Hospital, he would inevitably notice if anything out of the ordinary happened.

During these days, it was Qi Yu who was treating Liu Wensheng’s pulse and providing medical care.

Although she was a doctor, to her, gender didn’t matter; patients were patients.

But Feng Yue didn’t see it that way. The first time he saw Qi Yu about to undress Liu Wensheng, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, stating seriously, "Princess, men and women should not touch hands."

Qi Yu waved her hand dismissively, "What’s the big deal, I’ve done this before."

Upon hearing this, a vein on Liu Wensheng’s forehead throbbed subtly.

The humiliating memories of being controlled by someone else surfaced in his mind once again.

Moreover, he was very dissatisfied with the tone Qi Yu used.

It sounded as if, in her eyes, he was nothing more than a soulless piece of meat.

Feng Yue’s face darkened, but he couldn’t refute her words. He could only sit in silence to one side, watching her perform acupuncture on Liu Wensheng.

Every time Qi Yu felt his piercing gaze, she felt immense pressure.

On several occasions, she almost targeted the wrong acupoints.

But fortunately, as a highly skilled doctor, she could even hit the right spots with her eyes closed.

Otherwise, she might well have been dissected alive by Feng Yue’s intense stare.

After the acupuncture, Liu Wensheng lay motionless, his complexion hardly looking good.

Qi Yu took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, exhaled a breath, sat down at the table, and poured herself a cup of tea.

Feng Yue’s gaze still lingered tightly on Liu Wensheng’s back, his concern so intense that Qi Yu wondered if she really did hit the wrong spot.

She turned to look and realized that what Feng Yue was fixed on was not the silver needles, but the scars on Liu Wensheng’s back.

The ointment Mo Qingshan provided previously seemed quite effective, having lightened the marks on his back considerably. However, after more than ten years, the scars from burns were impossible to completely erase.

Qi Yu had wanted several times to ask how he got the injuries on his back.

But remembering the dungeon in Evil Valley, she thought that some things were better left unasked.

However, Mo Qingshan had vaguely hinted before that indeed, a fire that shocked the entire Jianghu had occurred ten years ago.

But the one destroyed by that fire was the Qianshan Sect, which had no relation to the Qianji Sect, where Liu Wensheng and Feng Yue were from.

Qi Yu remembered that Li Mingjue once said to her that imprisoned in the dungeons of Evil Valley was the Sect Leader of Qianji Sect, Shen Qingcang.

After piecing these clues together, she could already imagine the stormy narrative that had unfolded between these two factions.

But right now, that wasn’t important.

She cleared her throat and then said, "Although the Empress was frightened today, she certainly won’t let the matter rest. To make her back down, we’ll have to think of something else."

Feng Yue, who wasn’t well-versed in such roundabout schemes, had no good ideas after hearing her words.

Liu Wensheng, however, despite the pain in his back, scoffed lightly, "Isn’t threatening her simple?"

"Oh?" Qi Yu’s eyes lit up as she looked at him, "So you’re saying, you have a method?"

Liu Wensheng hummed affirmatively and said in a deep voice, "She won’t believe it unless we make a big fuss."

Qi Yu nodded slightly, "True, the Empress is cautious. Just showing Shi Zhou’s face today might not convince her."

Liu Wensheng continued, "The main point is, she knows that it’s hard to rake up the past. Not to mention, this matter is the Emperor’s pet peeve, and no one dares to touch it."

Qi Yu agreed with him.

This matter was indeed tricky.

But once it was settled, it would kill two birds with one stone, making both the Empress and the Emperor give up on harming Lingya.

After some thought, she shook her head silently in her mind.

No, it would be three birds with one arrow.

The identity of Shi Zhou was especially critical. If she were merely the daughter of a bandit, even if Shen Qingcang was open-minded, he wouldn’t allow her to be with Shen Xiheng.

But if she were the daughter of a Princess, that would be a different story altogether.

Li Tianze and Li Hanyan may have had some misunderstandings, but as siblings who grew up together, their affection didn’t need to be questioned.

However, the events of the past did cause Li Tianze’s heart to grow cold, which is why he never mentioned his sister.

From a god’s eye view, Qi Yu, of course, knew that it was all the Empress’s doing.

But Li Tianze didn’t know that, so the truth of the matter had to be uncovered.

Moreover, this truth couldn’t be told by outsiders; it had to be discovered by Li Tianze himself for him to believe it.

Otherwise, it could easily be construed that she was slandering the Empress.

The balance was incredibly difficult to master as she was facing two very strong opponents who also gave her a significant headache.

Not to mention, these two people were the most distinguished individuals in the whole of Dazhao.

When the time came, Qi Yu removed the silver needles from Liu Wensheng’s back and then, clapping her hands, left under Feng Yue’s incomprehensibly gaze.

In the evening, she went over the day’s events again with Li Mingjue.

"Judging by the Empress’s reaction, she must have been the instigator of that incident," Qi Yu said, frowning.

She had gone from disliking the Empress to loathing and even feeling disgusted by her.

She truly couldn’t understand why a person could be so wicked.

Li Mingjue smoothed the furrows in her brow with his hand before saying indifferently, "The Empress has always been like this."

Hugging her arms, Qi Yu spoke with confusion, "Just for the sake of her position, she wouldn’t go to such lengths, would she?"

Li Mingjue was silent for a moment before saying, "That means, there must be a reason she had to do this."

Qi Yu nodded, then stroking her chin, said in a deep voice, "Seems like we’ll have to start the investigation with the Liu family."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingjue’s expression turned grave as he reminded her, "The Liu family might not be easy to investigate."

Qi Yu gave him a look, her tone teasing, "With the Prince’s vast reach, how come you haven’t planted a few informants in the Liu family?"