General, you should rest now; the lady is even more ruthless.

Unlike when she left, Jiang Qiqi's buttocks were finally spared the ordeal this time when she returned.

Although the return trip will take a long time, a full four days, she was visibly comfortable throughout the journey.

Because the only large carriage had been converted into an open-top version for the parade, and the rest were too small, Jiang Qiqi and Shen Luo rode separately this time.

These past few days, Jiang Qiqi has been eating and playing in the carriage. When she gets tired, she chats with Xiang'er and Lin'er to relieve her boredom. At night, as soon as it gets dark, she sets up camp and rests on the spot.

We chatted and laughed along the way, enjoying the scenery, and gradually it felt like a summer outing.

Except for certain times.

Although Jiang Qiqi was unharmed, she had lost a lot of weight.

Xiang'er absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen! So for the past few days, she has been using the large pot in the kitchen camp to cook for Jiang Qiqi every day to help her recover.

She also found a folk remedy somewhere, called something like "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup".

Make a pot of it every day, put it in the carriage, and Jiang Qiqi will have to drink it all day.

Finally, after drinking it for three consecutive days, Jiang Qiqi couldn't take it anymore.

"Xiang'er, you've made too much soup. The bowl is bigger than your face. Even a water buffalo couldn't stand drinking this every day." She spoke to him gently.

"Xiang'er, can we skip the soup? I feel like I've already had enough to eat." As she spoke, Jiang Qiqi rolled up her sleeves, trying to show off her biceps.

However, she did not, and the demonstration failed.

"Cough cough." When one plan failed, she came up with another.

"Xiang'er, look." Jiang Qiqi scooped some soup and pulled out a bull penis and two lamb kidneys.

"This won't do any good for your young lady even if I drink it."

“Oh, Miss, don’t make excuses! This soup is especially effective and you must drink it! Look how much better your complexion is after drinking it for a few days! Every ingredient in this soup is important, so don’t doubt it…” Xiang’er chattered on and on, saying everything, but in short, she couldn’t not drink the nourishing soup.

Finally, Jiang Qiqi forced herself to drink a bowl of soup before she stopped nagging.

"Xiang'er, where did you get your folk remedies from?" Jiang Qiqi asked.

"How many times have I told you, Miss! This isn't a folk remedy! This is a legitimate prescription!"

"Okay, okay, so where did you get this proper prescription from?"

"Where did the number nineteen come from?" Xiang'er answered matter-of-factly.

Jiang Qiqi: "...Nineteen? Is the prescription genuine?"

Xiang'er: "Oh dear, Miss, what are you thinking about? Of course, it's serious. I heard from Nineteen that he got this from that miracle doctor in Liyuan County. That's why I asked for a copy for you too."

"Hmm? The legendary doctor of Liyuan County? Tang Yiqing?"

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Six days ago, in Liyuan County.

Nineteen was about to leave with the laxative when he suddenly remembered something and stopped.

"That miracle doctor, I'd like to ask if you have any prescriptions here that can help nourish the body."

"To nourish the body?" Tang Yiqing asked.

“Yes,” Nineteen said with some distress, “our master is not in good health, and we have tried many methods without success. You are a legendary doctor, known by everyone for your ability to cure even the plague. Could you possibly have a way to improve his health?”

Tang Yiqing recalled that when he saw Master Mu before, he did feel that he was somewhat weak.

"Hmm... I don't have a prescription, but I can tell you about a dietary therapy called the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup."

"Okay, okay!" Nineteen quickly took out his notebook and wrote it down.

"Atractylodes macrocephala, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Rehmannia glutinosa, ginseng..." Tang Yiqing said, "Just brew this recipe for your master. Drink it every two to three days. His health will definitely improve within three months."

"Great!" Nineteen began to make plans.

"If we start drinking it for three months now, plus the ten months of pregnancy... then by this time next year, we'll have our little master!"

Visibly happy.

"Young Master?" Tang Yiqing was taken aback.

So Brother Mu has a hidden ailment in that area. No wonder I felt he had a lot of yin energy when I saw him last time.

With that in mind, Tang Yiqing silently added two more items to the recipe: "Ox penis and lamb kidneys."

"Oh, oh." Nineteen wrote it down.

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Jiang Qiqi was unaware of all the twists and turns involved, nor did she know that Master Mu's reputation had been damaged.

However, if it was obtained by the Nineteenth Prince and given to Shen Luo to drink, then it makes sense.

She couldn't help but think to herself: Sure enough, no matter how indifferent a man may seem, he probably cares a lot about that kind of thing.

Some people don't say it to their faces, but secretly eat goji berries as their main meal.

Jiang Qiqi picked out the bull penis and lamb kidneys from the soup.

He said meaningfully to Xiang'er, "Take this and give it to Shen Luo to drink."

……

Shen Luo: "You mean this soup is split 70/70 for me?"

He looked at the half-bowl of soup that Xiang'er was carrying, with a bull penis and two lamb kidneys floating in it.

Xiang'er nodded affirmatively: "Yes, General, this is something our young lady specifically asked me to give to you."

Shen Luo glanced at the other bowl of soup in front of her, which was the same as hers but in a larger quantity, and fell silent.

After Xiang'er left, Shen Luo asked Twelve and Sixteen, who were standing nearby, "What do you think Qi Qi meant by this?"

After leaving Longcheng, the two of them each had their own carriage, traveling one in front and one behind each other without disturbing each other.

It's been three days, and she hasn't come to see him at all.

A mature subordinate should pretend not to hear certain questions from his master, like Sixteen.

Some subordinates, however, would spout nonsense without any sense of propriety, like Twelve, who was stroking his smooth chin and analyzing the situation seriously.

"You get one portion of this soup and Madam gets one portion, but Madam has now given you half of hers..."

"Master, I understand!" Twelve suddenly shouted.

"What is it!"

“Madam wants to see you, but she’s too embarrassed to say so!” Twelve’s eyes were certain.

sixteen:"?"

You mean you calculated the price of the shirt to be nine pounds and fifteen pence using one plus one?

Shen Luo's expression turned serious: "Are you sure?"

Twelve: "Wrapped!"

Shen Luo nodded, a hint of pride on her face: "I think so too. Women are reserved, so she must have been too embarrassed to come and didn't know how to say it, so she used this method to hint at me."

He knew it! Qi Qi had feelings for him!

Sixteen: I forgot the beginning, I forgot the middle, I forgot the end, I forgot the inside, I forgot the outside, I forgot the noodles with soybean paste, I forgot the knife-cut noodles... In short, Master, please wake up!

When it was time for dinner, the troops stopped to rest.

Shen Luo straightened his clothes and went to find Jiang Qiqi.

Then I was told...

"General, is there anything I can help you with? Miss and Lin'er went to pick mushrooms in the woods over there."