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nTwo days later, herbs from other places were sent to the palace.

nThen, Long began to take medicated baths every day, once in the morning, once at noon, and once in the evening.

nThis kind of medicated bath was definitely not as enjoyable as ordinary bath, because the patient would feel pain during the process.

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nThe acupuncture was also needed at the same time, which would hurt a lot.

nTherefore, the acupuncture and baths three times a day caused Long so much pain that he always looked pale and almost couldn’t hang on.

nShi was very worried about him. How he wished that he could suffer that for his lover.

nWhat happened by the lake was because he was not alert enough. As a result, Long was shot by concealed weapons, but he himself was totally fine.

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nShi felt very guilty deep inside, but he never said it.

nBecause he knew that if he said that, Long would only feel worse.

nSo, Shi kept the feelings of guilt in his heart.

nAfter acupuncture, Long was carried out of the tub by Shi.

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nSeeing that Shi held him in his arms, Long blinked, and blinked again.

nShi put Long on bed and it was already night.

nAfter wiping Long’s body, Shi helped Long put on his pajamas.

nLong didn’t stop Shi to do anything. After that, Shi went to take a bath quickly and then went to bed.

nLong was able to move a little. He could speak and his head could move, but his limbs were still stiff.

n“Qingzhou, you’re finished?” Long could only speak slowly because of the poison.

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nShi nodded, “Yes, I’m done. Would you like some water?”

nLong shook his head. “No, I’m not thirsty.”

nShi smiled and lay down beside Long.

nLong turned his head. “Qingzhou, you didn’t wash hair?”

nShi shook his head. “No. I’ll do it tomorrow.”

n“Oh,” Long answered, “Qingzhou.”

n“Hmm?” Shi turned to Long. “What?”

nLong smiled. “I feel like a vegetable now.”

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n“Vegetable? What do you mean?”

nLong explained the meaning to Shi with a smile.

nShi thought it was interesting. “Well, you’re a little bit like that.”

nLong turned to look at Shi. “Give me a hug.”

nShi raised his eyebrows, and then held Long’s waist as Long wished.

nLong smiled. “I like it.”

nShi found that Long became so childish after being poisoned.

nHowever, he was also very lovely.

nLovely? Shi was stunned. He wondered why he thought of using this word to describe Long. That wasn’t appropriate.

nLong was the emperor of a nation! How could he be… lovely?

nLong blinked, enjoying Shi’s embrace.

nAnother two days later, Long could finally move his limbs and was able to walk with the help of Shi.

nThis day, just after the medicated bath at noon, Shi Qingshan asked for a meeting.

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nLong allowed him in.

n“Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty.”

nThe first thing that Shi Qingshan did naturally was to greet the emperor.

nLong hurriedly said, “Please get up. Don’t be so formal, father-in-law.”

nShi Qingshan didn’t say anything.

nShi Qingzhou smiled and then walked up to help his father up.

n“Father, there is no outsider here. Please stand up.”

nShi Qingshan glanced at Long. Seeing that Long had no objection and was not unhappy at all, he stood up.

n“Your Majesty.” Shi Qingshan began to report the business.

n“Hmm? The Northern Barbarians are causing trouble again?” Long raised his eyebrows. “Their envoys are still here… Yet they’ve started making trouble so soon? Humph!”

nShi also became serious.

nLong curled his lips. “We’ve hushed up my condition and few outsiders knew that I’m recovering gradually. It seems that the information deliberately released is very useful. Look, some people already can’t wait to make their move, right?”

nShi Qingshan paused, and then said, “Your Majesty, the ministers who know that you’re recovering…”

n“Just several of them know,” Long said, “What’s the situation in the court now?”

nShi Qingshan said, “It’s the same as before and ministers always complain. But with me there, there is no big problem.”

nLong nodded. “General Shi, you plan to go back to the border?”

n“Yes, I think it’s better to suppress them before they dare do anything serious.”

n“That’s right.” Long looked at Shi. “What do you think, Qingzhou?”

n“With father there, it is indeed the best deterrent at the border,” Shi said slowly.

n“Right.” Long nodded. “General Shi, you can go to the border. Since we have come back, we also don’t need you here. It’s a pity that we only attracted some killers this time and didn’t find anything suspicious in the court.”

nShi Qingshan also felt it was a shame.

n“General Shi, please take back your troops, but don’t make it public,” Long said again.

nShi Qingshan nodded. “I understand.”

nAfter talking about things at the border for a while, Shi Qingshan left.

nShi Qingzhou sent his father out. At the door, he said, “Mother doesn’t know about this, does she?”

n“Yes, I’ll tell her later.”

nShi Qingzhou said gently, “Father, take care of yourself on the way to the border.”

nShi Qingshan smiled and said in a low voice, “Where is Mr. Xu?”

nShi Qingzhou smiled. “He’s in the Tianyin post. He is the lover of the young master there.”

nShi Qingshan was surprised to hear that. “What?”

nShi Qingzhou smiled. “Yes.”

nShi Qingshan glanced at the room inside significantly and then asked, “Son, how are you doing with the emperor?”

n“Father, we’re fine. He… I’m the only one in his heart,” Shi said.

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