Evening.
Shen Danqing was accompanying Shen Heqing to review his lessons. They had already agreed to attribute all the credit to Shen Danqing. Shen Danqing would enter officialdom through military merits, while Shen Heqing would remain unchanged and continue to take the imperial examination next year.
The military advisor pushed the door open and said in a hurry, "Danqing, did you really see Shen Yunfeng this morning? Are you sure he was just feigning madness?"
"Just now, Xiang Yunrou invited a doctor to examine Shen Yunfeng. The doctor said that Shen Yunfeng was paralyzed!"
Hearing that Shen Yunfeng was paralyzed, Shen Heqing's first reaction was that he was faking it. "Maybe Shen Yunfeng bribed the doctor. How could a perfectly fine person suddenly become paralyzed?"
Shen Danqing also didn't believe it. Moreover, he had just seen Shen Yunfeng this morning. He was jumping around and didn't seem like a paralyzed person at all.
The military advisor paced back and forth in the room and asked again, "Danqing, are you sure? The doctor is a military doctor of the Great Yong Dynasty and was also watched by me grow up. It's impossible for him to be bribed... The general and I heard the news together. He insisted on going to visit Shen Yunfeng. I couldn't stop him. We'll talk about this after the general comes back."
It was not until it got dark that General Mu finally returned.
As soon as he entered the door, he said excitedly, "Shen Yunfeng is really paralyzed! He can't even raise his hand. Xiang Yunrou is taking care of him beside him."
Shen Heqing frowned and said worriedly, "Maybe he's just pretending?"
"Don't worry. Shen Yunfeng can't fake it. I specifically stayed there for two hours and saw with my own eyes that Shen Yunfeng was unable to take care of himself. It was Xiang Yunrou who personally served him." General Mu firmly believed that a normal person couldn't fake that, at least Shen Yunfeng didn't have the ability.
Shen Heqing looked at Shen Danqing. "Danqing, why don't you go and take a look again?"
Shen Danqing's face was complicated. Although he didn't want to see Xiang Yunrou, he had no choice but to do so.
A quarter of an hour later.
Shen Danqing carried a lantern and entered the Rouyun Palace with a complex look on his face. "Princess Rou, how is father?"
Xiang Yunrou's eyes were red, looking as if she had just cried. She stepped aside to let Shen Danqing in and said softly, "Alas, not long after you left, Yunfeng became like this. I invited a military doctor from the Great Yong Dynasty to examine him. Maybe he was too stimulated."
"Now that Yunfeng has become like this, his only wish is to return to the capital and see his relatives." Xiang Yunrou paused. Afraid that Shen Danqing wouldn't understand, she didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "If General Mu thinks Yunfeng is a trouble and doesn't allow him to return to the capital, you must help. I can stay away from the capital, but Yunfeng must go home!"
Shen Danqing didn't respond. Instead, he asked to see Shen Yunfeng.
It was still the same room as this morning. Shen Yunfeng, who was originally sitting on the bed, had changed his posture and was now lying on the bed.
Taking advantage of Xiang Yunrou's inattention, Shen Danqing sat on the edge of the bed and pinched Shen Yunfeng hard with his hand. Then he observed Shen Yunfeng's expression and found that he showed no reaction at all, as if he really didn't feel anything. Shen Danqing withdrew his hand doubtfully and said goodbye before leaving.
Shen Yunfeng watched Shen Danqing leave. The big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. "Finally, I've managed to deceive him."
"Rou'er, we still need to be careful next. Hurry up and let the poisonous scorpion sting me again."
"General Mu and Shen Danqing are easy to deceive, but I'm afraid Shen Heqing will come. He's not easy to deceive."
Shen Heqing knew Shen Yunfeng too well. If it was him who came to test tonight, Shen Yunfeng might not be able to deceive him.
Xiang Yunrou's poisonous scorpion could make people lose consciousness and be unable to move. She used this to threaten Shen Yunfeng to obey her. Shen Yunfeng had a sudden inspiration and pretended to be paralyzed.
Now, Shen Yunfeng only hoped that he could successfully return to the capital.
...
In the capital.
"The red one is too gorgeous and sharp. No."
"The white one is too plain and looks like mourning clothes. No."
"The dark blue one is too solemn and old - fashioned. No."
"..."
Shen Haiyan rejected three dresses in a row and asked the shopkeeper to bring out others.
The shopkeeper sighed repeatedly. "Sir, please spare my small shop. These three dresses are the last ones in the shop that fit your size."
Behind Shen Haiyan, the Fourth Prince handed the peeled lotus seeds to Shen Baozhu. Then he rolled up his sleeves and peeled the lotus pods for Qiuqiu. Yan Mingli leaned against the counter and chatted with Xu Yutang. He also casually handed the melon seeds in his hand to Xu Yutang.
The Treasure - Hunting Rat was standing in the innermost corner wearing a veil hat. The little phoenix was standing on its shoulder.
The Dragon King: [Only Shen Haiyan is busy. He has looked at more than a dozen sets of clothes.]
The Dragon King: [The Fourth Prince has run out of lotus pods. The Treasure - Hunting Rat should replenish them quickly.]
Lin Yu: [Baozhu, did you like the milk tea and small cakes last time? I've bought them again. I'll give them to you later.]
Lin Yu: [I've also bought some for Qiuqiu and the Fourth Prince. Ask them not to go back. Stay in the Princess Mansion and enjoy the delicious food.]
The Dragon King: [Lin Yu has been giving delicious food more often.]
The True Lord Qingyun: [Does Baozhu like rice balls?]
The True Lord Qingyun: [One of my disciples accidentally entered a secret realm and brought back a lot of spiritual rice. It can be made into rice balls and given to Baozhu.]
The Dragon King: [Something's wrong. Very wrong. You've been giving gifts more often!]
The True Lord Qingyun: [I have to thank the Dragon King. With more points in hand, I can't help but be more generous.]
Lin Yu: [Yes. In a few days, I'll be able to send a round ball to accompany Baozhu.]
The Dragon King was completely stunned. It never expected that its kindness would make the True Lord Qingyun and Lin Yu give gifts every day.
Thinking that the little cutie liked sweet food, Lin Yu had milk tea and small cakes, and the True Lord Qingyun was the first one to help the little cutie and was now giving food... The Dragon King couldn't accept being inferior to others. It was restless and shuttled through the clouds in its real body.
The White Dragon, who was slaying demons, sensed the aura of the Dragon King. He immediately showed his real body and rushed into the clouds. "Your Majesty, why have you come? Your subordinate and the Black Dragon have been doing our best to slay demons and evils..."
"Do you know where there is a lot of food? The kind that mortals can eat." The Dragon King was highly powerful, and its body was a hundred times larger than that of the White Dragon. It stared at the White Dragon with a pair of huge dragon eyes.
The White Dragon said in confusion, "There must be a lot of food that mortals can eat in the mortal world. But demons are running rampant in the mortal world, and the common people are suffering. How can the food there be as good as that in our demon world?"
The Dragon King was most intelligent when it came to gossiping and competing. For example, at this moment, it took out a pile of celestial and earthly treasures and stuffed them into the White Dragon's hands. "I remember you have several demon friends. You and them all go to the mortal world to slay demons and evils. Let those mortals make more delicious food."
"I like to eat them."
The White Dragon took the celestial and earthly treasures in a daze. It didn't quite understand what the Dragon King meant. "Your Highness wants us to go to the mortal world to slay demons and evils?"
"We are divine beasts. Your subordinate can go to the mortal world to slay demons and evils, but my friends are all demons. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for demons to slay demons and evils?"
The Dragon King didn't answer. It took out one pile, two piles, three piles, four piles... Together with the ones in the White Dragon's hands, there were a total of five piles of celestial and earthly treasures.
Looking at those treasures, the White Dragon nodded vigorously. "Don't worry, Your Highness. Your subordinate will definitely handle it well. My friends will definitely handle it well too!"
The Dragon King trusted the White Dragon's ability to handle affairs very much. Handing the matter over to it, the Dragon King was very relieved and firmly believed that it would definitely be the number one in the little cutie's heart!
But now the most important thing was to see what kind of dress Shen Haiyan would finally choose.
The Dragon King flicked its tail and returned to the Dragon Palace. It watched the water curtain intently.