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Chapter 349 The Old Patriarch of the Shen Clan Comes Out

The little emperor slept more and more, and Jun Xiaochen returned to his bedroom earlier and earlier.

Xu Junjun would ask the Shen clan leader where he was every day, and her whole body was filled with anxiety.

She didn't even notice that Jun Xiaochen's eyes looking at her were slightly different from usual.

When I talked to her these days, the topic seemed to be directed towards the Xu family.

Whenever this happened, she would usually concentrate on preparing medicine, and would just answer Jun Xiaochen casually no matter what he asked.

Many times, she didn't pay attention to what she said, whether it was true or false, or she said something she shouldn't have said.

"Sister Xu, can we have hot pot today?"

The five-day deadline arrived, and the little emperor endured the pain all over his body and couldn't wait to ask early in the morning.

The little emperor has not attended court these days, and Xu Junjun has had little success in taking care of his health. He has become bald from reading so much every day.

While having breakfast, Xu Junjun was stunned when she heard the little emperor mention it, and then she remembered what she had promised him.

Jun Xiaochen had not yet left the court. Xu Junjun turned her head to look out the window. The bright sunlight made her eyes hurt.

"Okay, take the medicine after breakfast. I'll go to the imperial kitchen to prepare the hot pot ingredients later."

Xu Junjun was thinking about what to drink to relieve the spiciness of the hot pot. The little emperor nodded happily, finished the porridge in his hand, and turned to give instructions to the palace maid.

"Bring the medicine to me."

Xu Junjun bit half of a crystal bun and saw the little emperor was so anxious, she felt helpless:

"Just finished breakfast, wait a while before taking the medicine.

Don’t rush it.”

Xu Junjun felt like she was almost turning into an old nanny. She had been nagging the little emperor more in the past few days than she had in the entire year since she came to Tianqi.

Fortunately, the little emperor was obedient and cooperative, otherwise Xu Junjun would have disliked himself for being nagging.

After breakfast, Xu Junjun asked the palace maids to serve the little emperor, while she went to the imperial kitchen to see what was available.

After carefully picking and choosing, Xu Junjun was not satisfied and asked for paper and pen. She wrote down more than a dozen things on the paper and asked the imperial kitchen to prepare them.

She told them that she would come over in two hours to prepare lunch and asked them not to work any more.

As the imperial chef in the imperial kitchen nodded and bowed in response, Xu Junjun left and returned to the little emperor's bedroom to continue reading medical books.

The little emperor's spirit became weaker and weaker. After drinking the medicine, he slept for more than an hour. He opened his eyes and looked at the bedroom with floating sunlight. The little emperor endured the pain in his body and stood up to call the palace maid:

"Where is Sister Xu?"

"Your Majesty, Miss Xu is currently in the imperial kitchen."

After the palace maid said this, the little emperor felt a little better. He said, "I understand," and asked the palace maid to leave.

Jun Xiaochen returned to the bedroom at noon, and Xu Junjun had already set up the pot in the bedroom.

It was still the same old rules, three people and three pots. In order to take care of the little emperor, the soup base made by Xu Junjun this time looked red and spicy, but the spiciness was much lighter than the previous times.

The little emperor enjoyed the meal very much.

He has been taking medicine and eating porridge since he woke up, and there is nothing but bitterness in his mouth.

The delicious and spicy hot pot base stimulated his taste buds, and he became more energetic and his expression became richer and more lively.

Xu Junjun kept looking at the little emperor and hardly touched the food in her pot.

Today, she asked the imperial kitchen to prepare ingredients that are easily digestible.

As long as the little emperor doesn't eat too much, he won't have stomach discomfort.

Poured a cup of homemade sour plum soup and placed it beside the little emperor, Xu Junjun smiled and instructed:

“Try something new today, don’t eat too much.

If you like it, we can eat it tomorrow."

The purple liquid in the cup exuded a sour and sweet aroma. The little emperor looked at Xu Junjun and nodded with a smile:

"Don't worry, Sister Xu, I know my limits."

Xu Junjun curled her lips and said nothing more. Her eyes fell on Jun Xiaochen, but she found that he was staring at her.

The hot steam from the pot was thick, and Jun Xiaochen's handsome features were somewhat distorted in the curling heat. Xu Junjun was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had encountered some trouble in the previous dynasty, and tentatively asked:

"Loss of appetite or not liking the food?

If you don't like hot pot, can you ask them to prepare a few other dishes?"

There was obvious concern in Xu Junjun's eyes. Jun Xiaochen calmly withdrew his gaze and stirred the hot vegetables in the pot with the jade chopsticks in his hand.

“No need to bother.

That’s all.”

Xu Junjun frowned and looked at him, and found that Jun Xiaochen had been acting a little strange these days.

She wanted to ask a few more questions, but she was afraid that his change was because of the little emperor.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Junjun still didn't ask.

The little emperor had a good appetite today. Although he ate slowly, he had finished most of his plate without realizing it.

Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Xu Junjun stopped him:

"Hot pot is greasy, so I won't eat it today."

The little emperor looked reluctant, but when he met Xu Junjun's serious eyes, he put down his chopsticks obediently.

The hot pot was spicy, so after eating the pot, the little emperor took a bath and changed his clothes under Xu Junjun's arrangement.

Jun Xiaochen changed into a brocade robe and accompanied the two of them, which made Xu Junjun look at him puzzledly several times.

Finally, after the little emperor finished drinking the medicine and fell asleep, he asked:

"Isn't the court busy today?

Why don't you go to the Imperial Study?"

Jun Xiaochen glanced at the sleeping little emperor, and finally his gaze fell on her fair face.

Jun Xiaochen's mind was in turmoil, but his expression remained calm.

"The leader of the Shen clan will be here in three days. Don't stay up late reading medical books these days."

After staying up late for five or six days in a row, the dark circles under Xu Junjun's eyes were clearly visible.

Hearing Jun Xiaochen's words, Xu Junjun blinked and forced a smile:

"I told you not to worry about me.

Since I can't sleep anyway, it's just right to read some medical books to kill time.

Besides, haven’t you slept these days?

Don't think I don't know that you go to the imperial study to handle court affairs after dinner every day, and the candles in the imperial study remain lit until the time for you to attend court.

At least I sleep for two hours every day, but you probably don't even get one."

Jun Xiaochen disagrees:

"You are a woman."

The woman's body is weak, how can she compare with him?

Back then on the battlefield, he could even fight the enemy without sleep for several days and nights, let alone just a few days like this.

Xu Junjun didn't want to argue:

"Okay, I'll listen to you. As soon as the leader of the Shen tribe arrives, I will go to bed on time."

Three days later, the chief of the Shen clan arrived exhausted.

The old patriarch was dressed in exotic clothes, and the silver ornaments hanging on his body were more exaggerated than those of Cangyue siblings.

With his gray eyebrows and beard, Xu Junjun looked at him as if he was sizing up an old man who was following the latest trends.

Listening to the clinking sound of the silver ornaments on the old patriarch's body, Xu Junjun stood beside the dragon bed and watched him examine the little emperor carefully.

The old patriarch of the Shen clan did a full range of diagnostics, including observation, listening, questioning and palpation, and looked very serious.

Xu Junjun waited for the old patriarch to finish speaking stiff official language with the young emperor, and then pulled him aside to ask about the situation as soon as they left the bedroom:

"Master Patriarch, do you have a way to cure the poison of the little emperor?"

The old patriarch of the Shen clan stroked his white beard, walked unsteadily, squinted his eyes and muttered:

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say."

Xu Junjun was anxious after hearing this and wanted to pull his white beard:

"Why is it hard to say?

Can't you explain it clearly in just one sentence?"