Adoption brings disaster

Although I only drank a little bit of wine, it was too strong. I thought about it for a while and then vomited most of it out. Despite this, I was still in a daze all night. I felt a little uncomfortable after being drunk, so I got up early the next day. I felt a little nauseous when I looked at the sun on the tree branches.

"Do you still remember what you did yesterday?" asked the Seventh Prince quietly.

I was so scared of the Seventh Prince yesterday, but now I wasn't afraid anymore. I stared at him and said, "Of course I remember. It was just me dragging you around in circles, clamoring for a bonfire, and finally vomiting. What did you do yesterday? Do you remember?"

Seeing me coming to question him, His Highness the Seventh Prince felt a little breathless for a moment and asked, "What did I do yesterday?"

Seeing that Chongguang was short of breath, I became furious. My mouth drooped, tears welled up in my eyes, and I sobbed, "How dare you be so mean to me and lose your temper with me? You scared me to death."

"So you're not afraid now?"

I didn't expect His Highness the Seventh Prince to ask me that, but luckily, half of my cultivation was in my mouth, so I said without thinking, "The horse nearly threw me to pieces yesterday. I wasn't afraid of you, I was just weak."

The Seventh Prince did not argue with me, but just got up and asked A Da to help him wash and dress.

Seeing that I was up, he said, "I have something to do this morning and need to go out. Yuanqing, do you want to sleep a little longer, or get up, have breakfast, and go to the hot springs?"

My eyes widened when I heard the word hot springs. I have never soaked in a hot spring in my life, but I heard from my former colleagues that it is very comfortable.

It is said that soaking in hot springs in summer can make people feel refreshed. I had made several appointments with Xiaotao, but we didn't go for various reasons. It was such a pity.

I became as excited as a little kid, even though this body is originally a little kid's.

I changed into a yukata for the hot spring bath. This yukata, made of Shu brocade, was very comfortable to wear. For convenience, it was made very short, just like short-sleeved shorts. It was definitely the coolest clothing in this era. The clothes were so comfortable that I ate two more buns for breakfast.

After breakfast, I couldn’t wait to go to the hot spring pool, but then I didn’t want to soak in it anymore.

Don’t even think about whether you want to take a bath or not. Even if you stand far away next to the pool, you can feel the heat rushing towards your face. It’s really hard for me to understand why some people like to take a hot spring bath in the summer.

Ah Da saw what I was thinking, stepped forward, saluted, and said, "This hot spring palace is the closest place to the spring besides the emperor's palace. It's perfect for visiting in winter, but it's really too hot in the summer."

I nodded in agreement, and then I heard Ah Da say, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince instructed me to bring the water from the cold spring yesterday. Your Highness Yuan Qing, please wait a moment. Once the water is brought in, it will not be so hot anymore."

Those who could serve the Seventh Prince were all skilled and their movements were extremely swift. In less than an incense stick of time, the guards had used bamboo poles to lead the water from the cold spring and poured it into the pool.

I touched the cold spring water with my hand and it was indeed cool, several degrees cooler than well water. I really don't know why this works.

After the cold spring water was injected into the hot spring, the pool soon felt less hot. I tested the water temperature with my feet and it was just the right temperature for a bath.

I was so excited that I jumped into the water immediately. As soon as I got in, a eunuch brought me a pillow for me to use.

I leaned on the pillow, closed my eyes, listened to the chirping of insects and birds, felt the wind blowing through my body, and had a skilled masseuse massaging me from behind. It was really comfortable.

"Your Highness Yuanqing." Ada knelt beside him holding a glass of water.

You need to drink more water when taking a hot spring bath. I took the cup and drank all the water in it.

Afterwards, Ah Da would bring me various drinks every once in a while, including sweet tea and delicious soups. Ah Da brought me a cup of pear water and said, "Your Highness Yuan Qing, the Seventh Prince has instructed that the hot spring pools are also hot during the hot summer. You should get up and relax after soaking for a while."

I was enjoying the bath and felt lazy all over. I didn't want to move at all. I said weakly, "I'll soak for a while longer and get up soon."

Seeing that I was unwilling to get up, Ah Da immediately pleaded pitifully, "Your Highness Yuan Qing, please have mercy on me and get up quickly."

I really don't want to remember now, so I half-closed my eyes and said, "There are so many servants and secret guards around who can testify for you. It's me who doesn't want to remember, it has nothing to do with you."

"Your Highness Yuan Qing." Ah Da was a little anxious. "You are the kindest person. Please have mercy on me."

I was a little annoyed and felt a little sickened by this kind of moral kidnapping, but Ada next to me was even more anxious. It looked like this big and strong man was about to cry.

I felt a little sorry for him, so my heart softened. I slowly stood up and said, "Pity you, pity you. I'm not feeling well in the bath either. Who can pity me?"

When Ah Da saw me get up, he was overjoyed and kept praising Your Highness for his great kindness.

The summer sun was so strong that I couldn't even open my eyes. This pool hadn't been used for a long time. Although someone had cleaned it before, it was still a bit slippery. When I raised my hand to rub my eyes, my foot slipped and I was about to fall flat on my face.

Just when I was about to have an intimate contact with Mother Earth, A-Da rushed forward and cushioned me under his body. I looked at A-Da with mud all over his mouth, and my first reaction was not gratitude, but a little funny. It’s true that when encountering something, don’t panic, take a video and post it on WeChat Moments first.

"Why don't you just hold me? Why do you have to jump over and cushion me? You look like a pig eating grass now." I laughed.

Seeing me smile, Ah Da was also very happy, and he chuckled and said, "To be able to make His Highness Yuan Qing smile, let alone a pig that eats grass, even a pig that eats mud, is a blessing that this servant has cultivated for several lifetimes."

I looked at Ah Da's sincere smile and words, and then thought about how I used to be like this. I didn't know how many funny things I had done in various public classes to make the leader laugh, but suddenly I couldn't laugh anymore.

As for people, being rich and powerful is life, while being poor and powerless is just a beast. It is always like this no matter what era it is.

But now I am the rich and powerful one. Although this feeling is strange, it is not uncomfortable.

When Chunyu saw me get up, she came over with a smile, put clothes on me, and helped me up again.

I have no strength left in my body now, and I can only force myself not to fall completely on Chunyu.

I stood there for a while and felt a little better, but then I felt a little nauseous again, so I quickly ran to the side and vomited.

But I couldn't vomit anything, and my stomach felt really uncomfortable. I didn't know what was going on with this awful weather, and I was feeling terribly hot.

After vomiting for a while, I still felt uncomfortable, but I didn't want to vomit as much. I stood up, felt very dizzy, and fell to the ground again, but this time A Da didn't have time to cushion me.

I felt so uncomfortable that the last thing I saw before I passed out was the terrified faces of the people rushing towards me.

When I woke up again, it was already noon. Ah Er saw that I wanted to sit up, so he quickly helped me up and put several pillows on my waist. I still had no strength in my body, and I was about to slide down when I leaned against the headboard.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Your Highness, the military doctor has been here to see me. I'm fine. I was just tired yesterday and soaked in the hot springs for too long today, so I have a bit of heatstroke."

"It's just heatstroke? But I feel so uncomfortable now."

"The military doctor is very skilled. If he says it's heatstroke, then it must be heatstroke."

"Don't get sick! It's really a wise saying. I just had a little heat stroke, but I feel like I'm going to die."

"Your Highness is blessed with great fortune and will live a long life. Please don't say such unlucky words."

Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. I don’t care about these things.

I looked at the deserted house and asked, "Where are Ah Da and the others?"

"They're in the yard."

I noticed Ah Er was being evasive when he spoke, so I thought he must be hiding something from me. So I continued, "I've got a heat stroke, and you're not here to help me. That's really abominable! Hurry up and get them to come in and help me."

"They failed to serve their master well, so His Highness the Seventh Prince made them kneel until dark."

"Let them in. His Highness's words are words, but mine are not words, right?"

"Your Highness Yuan Qing, please spare them."

I didn't understand what Ah Er meant, so I just let them in. Ah Er had no choice but to kneel beside them and whispered, "Seventh Prince loves you dearly, so he won't do anything to you. But Ah Da and the others are just servants. Please, Your Highness, let them go and let them kneel outside."

In fact, I am helpless. His Majesty the Seventh Prince is the real master, and I am just a fake master who relies on His Majesty the Seventh Prince.

If I were to confront His Majesty the Seventh Prince, the consequences for me would be fine, but these servants would be in dire straits.

After figuring this out, I stopped asking about their conditions, and then I lay down on the bed obediently, took my medicine obediently, and rested obediently.

When the Seventh Prince came back, it was already dark. I took medicine twice and my heatstroke was almost cured. Ada and the others knelt in the yard and didn't dare to get up.

I pretended to be weak, hoping to win the sympathy of His Majesty the Seventh Prince. It was really strange that after going out for the first time, I was actually a little afraid of him.

Chongguang came in and asked nervously, "Your Highness Yuanqing, are you still feeling unwell?"

I leaned softly on Chongguang's shoulder and said weakly, "I'm much better now, but I feel a little dizzy and want to vomit."

"I heard from the secret guards that Ah Da followed orders and didn't dare delay. Yuan Qing, you soaked in the pool for an extra cup of tea, but you still felt so uncomfortable. Now it seems that the secret guards must have lied to me."

"The secret guard didn't lie to you. I'm just weak."

"These slaves are not serving us wholeheartedly. Take them out and chop them off."

I saw that the Seventh Prince didn't seem to be joking. The secret guards outside could also hear the sound of movement. I stood up in panic and said, "No, this is all my fault."

"You still know it's all your fault."

His Highness the Seventh Prince kept scolding me in secret, and I could only keep admitting my mistakes, like a child who had made a mistake.

"I admit my mistake, just let them go." I heard some noise outside and said a little unhappily.

The Seventh Prince also noticed the noise outside and said angrily, "Are you all deaf?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ada rushed towards the corner where the sound came from, and then a man in black was kicked out. A group of secret guards flew forward and controlled the man in black.

Ah Da brought the man in black into the house. I saw that the man looked familiar. When I looked at his face carefully, I found that he was the one who gave me the stomach-nourishing pills last night.

"Breaking into the prince's palace at night, General Wang, do you know this is a capital crime?"

General Wang neither admitted his guilt nor begged for mercy, but just knelt there with his back straight.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be saying anything, the Seventh Prince waved his hand and said, "It seems that General Wang has admitted his guilt. Then take him out and behead him."

Wang Pianjiang was pushed outside by Ada. At this time, Chunyu, who was kneeling outside, ran in and shouted for mercy.

"Do you know this person?" I asked puzzledly.

"Your Highnesses, this man is the elder brother of my family friend."

Last night, Chunyu told me about this engaged brother. Although I was feeling unwell, I still remembered him, so I asked, "Is he the brother you're engaged to?"

"That's right." Chunyu replied with a blushing face.

Seeing Chunyu pleading for mercy, and since I had a good impression of General Wang, I begged Chongguang to reexamine the case, hoping there might be some other reason. Chongguang couldn't resist my pleas and ordered General Ah Da to bring the man back.