No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Lin Mingyan discovered that the Fourth Master was really idle recently. He had just had a day off yesterday, and he had taken another day off at home today.

Do workaholics also sometimes not want to go to work and take time off to slack off at home?

Her expression was too obvious, so the Fourth Master had to explain: "I'm not feeling well, so I'm taking sick leave~"

Well, it's not laziness.

Lin Mingyan was anxious: "Uncomfortable? Where are you uncomfortable?!"

"Do you have a headache? I told you not to get wet in the rain, but you did and stayed up late!"

It was a day off yesterday, but it was raining outside and the Fourth Master still insisted on going out.

Not only did he get caught in the rain, but he also stayed up late reading in the study with a lamp on at night.

Really!

"No, no, don't be anxious," the Fourth Master saw her little hand reaching out to her forehead and hurriedly persuaded her.

Lin Mingyan doesn't care about these things and must get to the bottom of it.

He had no choice but to hug her around the waist and hold her in his arms.

After hugging him, Cha Cha opened and closed her pink lips to scold him. Who could stand this?

He kissed her right away, bit her lightly as punishment, and then proceeded to invade her violently.

Lin Mingyan liked kissing, and she almost couldn't breathe because of his strong attack.

It took more than a quarter of an hour before my mind regained clarity.

She finally broke free, licked her slightly swollen lips, and glared at him without any dignity, her eyes a little moist.

"Master! Don't think you can avoid the topic like this!"

Her threat had no deterrent effect, but made the Fourth Master want to kiss her even more.

But he didn't dare to tease the person too much. If he really made the person's mouth curl up, he would have to coax him later.

He rubbed his shoulder and said, "It's been raining so hard lately. My left shoulder hurts so much that I'm not fit to be on duty."

What is this little pain actually?

This shoulder pain didn't suddenly start today.

After all, it was injured. Even if it was well taken care of, it would still be different from being intact.

When it is cold in winter or when the weather changes, the pain becomes severe.

However, there is no way to treat this kind of pain. Whether it is medication or injections, it can only provide temporary relief.

In this case, there is no need for treatment, after all, it is still a waste of time.

So he had been holding it in until now and hadn't told anyone. Of course, he wouldn't let such a small matter interfere with government affairs.

But now, he quickly started asking for leave...

When Lin Mingyan heard that it was shoulder pain, she became even more anxious: "I told you that your shoulder hasn't recovered yet, so you can't rush back to work."

"Do you understand how hard it is now? You're still young now. When you get older, you'll suffer!"

The first time I was cut by a knife, it was just a flesh wound. I had enough time to rest after getting the stitches and I recovered.

The second arrow wound was more troublesome because the arrowhead had a barb, and it injured the muscles and fascia when it was pulled out.

The wound was uneven and although it was sutured, it still had some impact on the body.

Moreover, he didn't have much rest that time before he was taken around by Emperor Kangxi.

It’s not well taken care of at all!

"Don't worry, it just hurts a little bit." Seeing that she was so anxious that she was about to curse, the Fourth Master quickly added: "I exaggerated a little. I asked for leave on purpose."

Lin Mingyan really didn't expect that he would have this trick. Wasn't he the one who was so sick that he almost couldn't stand it and had to ask others to support him to go to work?

"Why? Are you unhappy?" she asked speculatively.

Is he unhappy that Emperor Kangxi suddenly sent him from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Rites, but his outburst was too embarrassing at the time, so he is refusing to cooperate now?

The Fourth Master shook his head: "No, I've been too healthy lately, which is bad luck."

Ever since he guessed that the emperor was not in good health during the Chinese New Year, especially his waist, he would subconsciously pay attention to his waist.

It was fine before. Maybe the treatment was effective, or the warmer weather was better for the bones, so he hardly changed his posture.

But in the past ten days, the Fourth Master keenly discovered that the Emperor's waist could hardly sustain even a grand court session.

Not only does he frequently change his posture while sitting on the dragon throne, he also leans on the armrests for a while.

Even so, when the court was finally dismissed, Liang Jiugong rushed to his side like a crutch.

He looked behind the bright yellow curtain and could see that the emperor was almost leaning on Liang Jiugong.

This old eunuch was really strong and he almost carried the emperor away by himself.

"Ah? Really?" Lin Mingyan understood immediately.

I heard that Emperor Kangxi often exploded while speaking in the court recently, and I wonder how many people were unlucky because of this.

Especially the crown prince, he has been confined to the East Palace recently. I don’t know what serious crime he has committed.

She thought the prince had done something ridiculous again, but she didn't expect it was because of his health?

The Fourth Master nodded: "You'll know soon."

He has asked for leave, so he cannot attend today's court meeting.

It was almost time to leave the court, and it would be time to verify whether his guess was true or not.

Lin Mingyan said thoughtfully: "But you are still in pain, right? It's just that you deliberately endured it and didn't tell me before!"

She's not stupid!

Emperor Kangxi would definitely send the imperial physician. It was impossible for the Fourth Master to pretend to be sick when he was perfectly fine, and he wouldn't be able to hide it from the imperial physician either.

"Uh, it just hurts a little," the Fourth Master saw that he hadn't been fooled, and hurriedly stretched out his little finger to measure the size of half a fingernail, indicating that it only hurt a little.

Lin Mingyan sighed: "You need to relax a little bit."

Although she blamed the Fourth Master for not telling her earlier, she also felt sorry for his old injury.

After all, if it wasn't for protecting her, he wouldn't have been injured both times. In this way, he couldn't even utter the complaints in his mouth.

She went out and called Rendong, asking her to prepare the foot bath bag and boil water for the Fourth Master to soak his feet.

Then he asked, "My joints hurt a little, how can I relieve it?"

Honeysuckle has learned the true secret technique in this area. The old nanny who taught her is indeed quite capable.

She thought for a moment and said, "I have a prescription that's not for internal use. It's just to heat up a few soothing herbs, put them into a medicine bag and apply it as a hot compress to relieve pain."

"But this kind of medicine pack cools down easily, so the hot compress won't last long."

"Don't worry, just fry more herbs and use them in rotation, so you can apply it for a longer time," Lin Mingyan solved the problem of herbs cooling down easily.

Honeysuckle's eyes lit up and she took the order to prepare the medicine bag.

This prescription is indeed very good, but because the medicinal materials are easy to cool down, she has never mentioned it to her master.

Unexpectedly, she had reached a dead end, and she didn't expect such a simple solution to solve it.

After a while, the Fourth Master had already soaked his feet, and his nose was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

"My shoulder hurts, why am I soaking my feet?" he said helplessly.

Lin Mingyan ignored him. She took the medicine bag given by Rendong, pulled open the clothes on his shoulders, and applied the medicine on him.

"Hiss~~" The Fourth Master let out a sigh.

Well, it's a little hot, but I dare not mention it~~