The Three Spirit Stones

Several carriages drove into the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery from the back door. Two middle-aged women dressed in low-key and luxurious clothes got out of one of the carriages. After getting off the carriage, they opened the curtains. The next to get off was Chen Lin, who got off holding Zhao Shouyi.

Madam Cheng and Sun Yuechan had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw the prince, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed. After they finished kneeling, Chen Lin said to them, "Madams, the emperor has ordered that the prince is now secretly coming to your house for treatment. It is not appropriate for anyone to know. Therefore, ladies do not need to perform formalities during this period. If anyone asks, just say that he is a distant relative's child who is staying for a while."

After hearing this, the two of them said yes.

Last night, Cheng Yu came back and told his mother that the prince would come to live in the mansion for a few months tomorrow. After hearing this, she was scared to death. Then Cheng Yu comforted her and said that there was no need to be nervous. The prince came mainly to treat his illness and she should just treat him as an ordinary child.

But the prince is the prince, how can he be treated as an ordinary child?

Then she asked worriedly where the prince would live.

Cheng Yu said that living in his yard would be convenient for treatment.

Mrs. Cheng became even more worried when she heard this, because there was a lawless little ancestor there.

She asked her son to keep an eye on Acai and not let her bully the prince. Cheng Yu repeatedly assured his mother that Acai would not bully children.

Ah Cai certainly would not bully the prince, but the prince was the future Emperor Renzong, and she might be very interested in him, and might scare him with some unexpected words and actions, so Ah Cai warned her not to speak carelessly to the prince, and to ask herself or Yuechan before asking anything.

Sun Yuechan also explained the pros and cons to her in detail, and she herself repeatedly assured her that she would not bully the prince and would not speak nonsense!

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After the two of them welcomed the prince, Madam Cheng asked Yuechan to lead the way and she left first. Sun Yuechan led the group through the corridor and walked into Cheng Yu's yard.

After entering, Chen Lin put Zhao Shouyi down and looked around the yard.

The place is indeed not big, with several side rooms on each side, a patio in the middle with several pots of flowers and plants, and the rooms directly opposite should be the main hall and bedrooms.

He thought to himself, it is not an exaggeration to say that the soap factory of the Loyal and Brave Marquis is making a fortune every day, but their life is so simple. No wonder some people say that immortals are detached from the mundane world.

Ever since he was knocked unconscious by his Yuan Ling Qi last time, Chen Lin, the spy leader, has been in awe of Cheng Yu!

"Madam Right, where is the Marquis?"

He asked Yuechan,

"He's in the kitchen,"

Sun Yuechan heard the sound of cooking and guessed that he was making lunch for Ah Cai. She was the only one in the entire Cheng Mansion who wanted to have lunch. Then she said to the two ladies behind her, "Please follow me to this side room, Madams!"

"Mrs. Lao-jun!"

After expressing their gratitude, the two women led the palace maids behind them and brought the prince's daily clothes and supplies into the west wing.

Just as Chen Lin was wondering what the Marquis was doing in the kitchen, Cheng Yu, who had rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron, and was holding a spatula, poked his head out and said to him, "Big friend, take Shouyi to the living room first. I'll come over after I finish cooking this dish.

Chen Lin couldn't believe his eyes.

What happened to your promise to stay away from worldly affairs?

How did you suddenly become a cook?

Just as he was in a daze, Cheng Yu came out with a plate of fragrant stir-fried vegetables and said to him as he walked in, "Come in!"

He led the prince into the living room, which was elegantly furnished. There were paintings and calligraphy on the walls, a shelf with antiques against the wall, a bed, several mahogany chairs around it, and a table in the middle.

Chen Lin saw Ah Cai sitting at the table eating. He knew her background and couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He quickly saluted her and Ah Cai returned the salute according to the rules.

Cheng Yu put the dishes on the table and asked the prince to sit on the chair, then said, "Shengyi, in order not to arouse suspicion, I will call you by your name during the time you stay here. Don't call me Taifu, just call me Uncle Yu, is that okay?"

"Okay, Uncle Yu,"

Zhao Shouyi said obediently,

"Benefits are really good,"

"Just call her Aunt Cai!"

Then he pointed at Ah Cai and said,

"Auntie Cai,"

"Benefits are really good,"

Chen Lin and Cheng Yu were discussing the treatment plan. After lunch, A Cai sat quietly on the bed and petted the cat. Zhao Shouyi also watched her pet the cat quietly.

Cheng Yu was very satisfied with her performance today.

See, as long as we make it clear she won’t mess around!

Ah Cai was petting the cat and accidentally pinched its balls. Cheng Fugui meowed in dissatisfaction.

She suddenly thought that even a cat would not be able to bear this, because the eunuch's place had been cut off!

How painful it must be! I haven't even been given anesthesia yet!

Oh my god! How desperate would one have to be to become a eunuch?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Chen Lin's lower body.

It’s really flat!

How much should I cut? How should I stop the bleeding and pain after the cut? Or should I just bear it?

Once her thoughts started to wander, her brain started spinning like a wheel!

She couldn't help but call out to Chen Lin.

"Otomo,"

When Chen Lin heard her calling him, he smiled and asked her,

"Ah! What's the matter, madam?"

"…How did you get through it? How many days were you in pain? Did you have any painkillers?"

The three men in the room looked at her blankly, wondering what she was talking about.

"…When you cut off the balls, do you cut off all of them or leave the balls?"

The three men, including Zhao Shouyi who was seven or eight years old, all stared at her in amazement. Chen Lin, who reacted suddenly, had a pale face and held his breath, neither spitting nor swallowing!

Cheng Yu walked to Luohan's bed in a rage, picked her up with one hand and grabbed her cat with the other, and strode back to the bedroom.

He threw her and the cat on the bed, picked up a wooden stick, stuffed it horizontally into her mouth like a bit for a horse, and said angrily, "Bite it for half an hour and don't spit it out. I'll let you talk nonsense."

After saying that, he glared at her and left.

Seeing that her husband was angry, Ah Cai realized that she had said the wrong thing and sat on the bed with the cat in her arms.

Cheng Yu returned to the living room and said to Chen Lin awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Oban. Ah Cai doesn't understand the rules here. I didn't mean to embarrass you."

Chen Lin's expression had returned to normal at this time. He bowed to Cheng Yu and said, "My Lord, you are too kind. I am just a lowly eunuch. It doesn't matter."

Cheng Yu waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. We are all human beings. There is no such thing as being humble or not."

Then let’s get back to the previous topic.

After the conversation, Chen Lin sent the prince back to the tidied room to rest. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from the window. He turned around and saw that it was Ah Cai.

She looked around like a thief, and when she saw Chen Lin looking over, she whispered, "I'll give it to you. Don't tell the Marquis, or he'll think I'm bullying you again."

After saying that, he put a folded piece of paper on the windowsill and then sneaked back to the bedroom!

Chen Lin went over, picked up the paper and unfolded it. It said: Your body lacks male hormones, which can lead to poor sleep, fatigue, irritability, osteoporosis and other symptoms. Eat more meat, animal offal, fish, etc. You can also eat some animal reproductive organs to supplement your hormone levels.

After reading it, although Chen Lin didn’t quite understand what hormones were, he was still a little moved!

He did have the above symptoms, but no one had ever cared about him, and he himself didn't care. Now, for the first time, someone cared about him like this, and Chen Lin's frozen heart couldn't help but feel a little warm!

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The time Zhao Shouyi spent at Cheng's house was the happiest time in his life, because he had a friend named Aunt Cai.

In the palace, Empress Liu E was very strict with him. She would punish him if he did something wrong, but she would never tell him what he did wrong.

He likes to eat seafood, but the Empress Dowager doesn't let him eat it. He likes small animals, but the Empress Dowager doesn't let him keep any. As for what the Empress Dowager says, he just has to obey her, and it doesn't matter whether he likes it or not!

But it was different in the Cheng Mansion. Aunt Cai would chat with him, listen to him, play with the cat with him, and even praise him for being able to recite the Analects at such a young age!

Aunt Cai understood everything. She told him that the earth is like a ball, so it is called the Earth. The moon and the sun are round, and the stars in the sky are also round. The moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth revolves around the sun, and the sun revolves around the Milky Way. The sun is a big fireball that can burn for 5 billion years, and the reason why the moon shines is that it absorbs the light from the sun.

There is a kind of fish in the ocean that is as big as a palace, called a whale. There is also a kind of fish that is several meters long called an oarfish. There is also a crab that is as big as a face called an emperor crab!

Aunt Cai would play flying stones with him in the pond, competing to see who could make more puddles. She would also teach him how to play cards, and the loser would have circles drawn on his face.

Aunt Cai has drawn circles on Shouyi’s face many times, and Shouyi has also drawn circles on Aunt Cai’s face. They don’t get angry when someone draws circles on their faces. On the contrary, they think it’s very fun and often laugh at each other’s faces!

He also liked Uncle Yu very much. The dishes Uncle Yu cooked were delicious, much better than those cooked in the palace.

Uncle Yu also doesn't let him eat seafood, but he tells him that seafood is bad for his health so he can't eat it for the time being, and he can eat it after he has trained well.

Uncle Yu would not scold him casually. If he broke a bowl, it was okay, he could just change it. If he got his clothes wet while playing in the water, he could just change them.

Whenever he didn't understand something, Uncle Yu would patiently explain it to him and tell him that he should be able to distinguish right from wrong, that there are some things he should be patient with but some things he doesn't need to be patient with.

Uncle Yu also secretly told him that he was much more obedient than Aunt Cai when she was a child. Aunt Cai was already very naughty when she was younger than him.

Uncle Yu was very good at martial arts. In addition to teaching him boxing, he would also carry him and Aunt Cai to the top of the tallest tree, where they could see the entire Bianjing city.

I would also hold him in my arms and hang upside down with my feet on a high tree branch to play on the swing, and every time he would scream with joy!

During this period, Chen Lin was both happy and worried!

He had raised the prince since he was a child, and in his heart he had long regarded him as his own son.

The Marquis cleared his meridians every night, and saw his spirit improve day by day, his appetite increased, and his body and face grew fatter. Sometimes when he played hide-and-seek with Acai, his face would turn red. He was so adorable!

After his health improved, Chen Lin discovered that he was a chatterbox. He loved talking to Ah Cai and kept talking all day long.

"Auntie Cai, I want to turn into a bird and fly in the sky?"

"Aunt Cai, why does Fugui have so much hair? Why don't we have hair?"

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He has seen all the changes in the prince. Here he is a real child, and his childish innocence is fully released!

But soon he will return to the palace, where what awaits him are benevolence, morality, etiquette and rules, as well as a deserted palace and indifferent human relationships!

If a person has never been loved, he will think that the world is cold. But once he has tried to be loved, he will return to the cold world.

Can he still bear it?

He is just a child who is not even eight years old!

He asked the Marquis about this question. Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "An unfortunate childhood requires a lifetime to heal, but a happy childhood can heal for a lifetime!"

"The future road for the benefited will certainly be much more difficult than that of ordinary people. When he is depressed, painful, and uncomfortable, he can remember the happiness in the past. Isn't this a kind of redemption for himself!"

After listening to this, Chen Lin felt relieved!

In the past history, Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng, died very early, and Liu E was in power. Zhao Shouyi was a puppet emperor for ten years. Now Zhao Heng's life has been extended.

Perhaps, he no longer needs to live such a miserable life as before!