Da Li Temple - Chapter 89

Chapter 89
Extra 4: Lord Su’s Sexual Duties 1
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It was the third month of spring again; the grass grew, warblers flew, and everything recovered. Snow colored the mountains on the outskirts of Sheng City, and the azaleas on the hillside were waiting for spring.
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It was another scene in the Nan Dynasty courtroom. On the hundred steps in front of the Taiji Hall, civil officials and military generals in purple, scarlet, and green uniforms were walking in pairs, occasionally exchanging gossip about recent court events.
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“Eh!” The Minister of Justice quickly chased down the steps, poked the Imperial Historian with his elbow, and carefully inquired, “I heard that Lord Su’s daughter is going to have a 100-day banquet. Which day is it?”
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The Imperial Historian pinched his fingers, tilted his head, and pondered momentarily, “Counting the time, it’s about these two days.”
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On the other side, the Minister of Revenue came over with a smile, “I can’t imagine that the Imperial Historian, who is usually clean and untainted, would be able to remember the birthday of Lord Su’s daughter so clearly.” After saying this, he tsked twice, with a bit of teasing in his eyes.
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The Imperial Historian heard but did not take it seriously. He sneered back, “I don’t know who replaced the young man lectures in the State Prison with men in their late forties to curry favor with Lord Su the other day. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk …… still have the nerve to say that I… …”
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“……” The Minister of Justice paused. His face reddened, and he angrily glared at him as he tried to retort, but the Ministry of the Household pulled him.
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The Minister of the Household smiled and snorted, “We’re all officials in the court. Who didn’t follow the superiors’ orders? When the Heir Consort was pregnant, the Empress Dowager asked the Emperor to command the Ministry of Households to prepare the money for the 100th-day banquet.”
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The crowd lurched, looking at him incredulously—Lord Su’s backstage was surprisingly hard. That caused the crowd to fall further into silence, and they were all secretly calculating what they could do to hold Lord Su’s thick thighs a little tighter.

However, Lord Su, who has two thick thighs, has been in Da Li Temple for over two months. Recently, the border of Great Nan had been uneasy, and there were often spies moving around, so the number of major cases reported by the various state governments had more than tripled compared to normal. He had always been a person who did everything himself and was never hesitant. Therefore, after accompanying Lin Wanqing for the confinement, Su Moyi only cared about working overtime. The good thing was that Lin Wanqing had dedicated her whole body and mind to her daughter and had no time to care for him, so he felt less guilty.
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“Sir,” Ye Qing marched in with a pile of case files, “This is today’s.”
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Su Moyi raised his head and glanced at it, another ten or so copies. He sighed, stopped the brush in his hand, leaned back, rubbed the corners of his forehead, and lazily asked, “What day is it today?”
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Ye Qing thought for a while and said, “Reply to the Lord; if I didn’t remember correctly, today should be the sixteenth of the third month.”
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“The sixteenth of the third month ……,” Su Moyi repeated, constantly feeling that something was wrong. So he inclined his head and asked Ye Qing, “So …… are there any special days recently?”
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Ye Qing was puzzled. He tilted his head and pondered momentarily, then violently clapped his hand and exclaimed, “Oops! You said such an important matter. How did I forget about it?!”
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“What?” Su Moyi asked.
“In a few days, it will be the twenty-fourth of the third month!”
“…… “Su Moyi thought for a moment, “And then?”
“Then?” Ye Qing said, slightly disgusted, “The twenty-fourth of the third month is the beginning of summer!”

Su Moyi frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but couldn’t tell. He only asked, “What’s so important about summer?”
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“Tsk!” Ye Qing had a mysterious look and came to Su Moyi’s ear, “After the beginning of summer, the first batch of lychees in the South China Sea will be ripe, ah! Lin Recorder — Oh no! Heir Consort likes to eat lychee so much, and she has just given birth to First Miss. Of course, Lord has to get some lychee to make her happy.”
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“Oh……” Su Moyi suddenly realized, nodded, and said, “Then let’s leave this matter to you.”
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“Okay, okay.” Silly Ye, who received the task, ran insanely fast, and just as he traveled to the door, Lord Su called him back. He pursed his lips and pondered, “Xiao Bai is about to give birth. When you are free, remember to find a more skilled, steady nurse.”
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“Oh!” Ye Qing answered quickly.
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“And!” Lord Su squinted his eyes, constantly feeling something wrong. After thinking for a moment, he really couldn’t think of anything. He could only wave his hand and say, “Forget it, that’s it.”
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Meanwhile, at the Heir’s Residence. The forgotten mother and daughter were lazily lying on the couch. The warm spring sunlight shone down through the diamond-patterned window, leaving a bright-colored spot of light on the little dumpling’s pink and fleshy hands. The little fellow didn’t understand what this was, so she opened her pair of black and round eyes and waved her little hand to grab it. But she was not discouraged every time she grabbed an empty hand and giggled happily.
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Lin Wanqing propped her head up to look at her and laughed. “Our family’s Qi Qi loves to laugh,” on the other side of the little dumpling was the Empress Dowager, who was also reclining on her side. Her eyebrows arched, her eyes gently falling on her great-granddaughter’s small face, and she sighed, “Just like her grandmother when she was little.”
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Lin Wanqing was stunned at her words and nodded, “Being able to be like Jingche’s mother is Qi Qi’s good fortune.”
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Su Moyi and Lin Wanqing’s first child was a daughter. Because she was born on the seventh day of the twelfth month, she was given the nickname Qiqi, which happened to be the same as Princess Anyang’s nickname. Lin Wanqing knew Su Moyi named her this to fulfill the Empress Dowager’s wish. The Empress Dowager favored Qi Qi to the point that everyone who could see was angry.
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Qi Qi was born not long ago, and Empress Dowager let Emperor Yonghui give her the title of county princess while the full-moon celebration nearly emptied the national treasury.
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Lord Su couldn’t persuade her and finally had to conspire with the Imperial Historian to impeach himself a few times to stabilize the Great Nan’s treasury. Who knows that the Empress Dowager was still not relenting? She then used her private wealth to build a mansion for Qi Qi.
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Frightened, Su Moyi used his official reputation and tried to move her several times with emotion and reasoning. Only then did the Empress Dowager give up the idea of making him into a corrupt official with a long-lasting reputation.??

The Empress Dowager deeply loved Qi Qi, and naturally, she had no worries about food and clothing and no lack of favor. When Lin Wanqing was in her confinement, the Empress Dowager almost stayed at her grandson’s residence. She found the best nurse in Sheng City, invited the best postnatal doctor for Lin Wanqing, and even personally took care of both mother and daughter. However, the Empress Dowager was used to being served by others, not serving others. After making several mistakes and being admonished by Su Moyi, she closed her hands and promised not to get involved again.
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Now that the 100th-day banquet was coming in seven days, the Empress Dowager wanted to celebrate it grandly no matter what. Therefore, she invited the court ministers and royal relatives a few days ago and took out her own money to buy many objects.
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Lin Wanqing originally wanted to advise, but seeing that it was rare for the old woman to be so happy with harmless things, she let her go.
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“How have you and Jingche been lately?” The Empress Dowager pinched Qi Qi’s soft little hand and inadvertently asked.
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“Hmm?” When asked this question abruptly, Lin Wanqing remembered that she had not seen Su Moyi for some days. Unsure if he had grown fat or thin, she also honestly said, “He seems to be very busy lately and often comes back when Qi Qi and I are resting, but I haven’t seen him for some days.”
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“What?” The Empress Dowager sat up violently upon hearing, “You’ve been out of the confinement for more than two months. You haven’t seen him for so long?”
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Lin Wanqing thought about it and nodded, “It seems like …… I’ve seen him once or twice. Two or three times?”
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“Aiya …… you!” The Empress Dowager sighed and pursued in a hateful tone, “You guys rarely had intercourse when you were pregnant, right?”
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“Ah, ah?” Lin Wanqing’s face reddened, somewhat embarrassed, “Yes, yes …… he has always been careful and cautious, afraid of hurting the child, so there is no ……”
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“Bad!” The Empress Dowager broke her fingers and started counting, “In the 10th month of pregnancy, in the 1st month of the confinement, and in the two months after that, you have not been in the same room?”
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Lin Wanqing bit her lip and rolled her eyes, nodding stiffly.
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The Empress Dowager looked at her worriedly and mumbled, “Do you think this little bastard will …… have someone else outside?”
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“Huh?” Lin Wanqing leaned over, unable to believe her ears.
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With a pained look, Empress Dowager reminded, “When I was pregnant, dozens of happy news came from the late Emperor’s harem one after another. Men say good things but may not be able to control themselves; that’s not certain.”
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“Dozens of ……,” Lin Wanqing huffed. “Isn’t that too powerful? So, is the late Emperor walking dandelions?” Sowing seeds everywhere.
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“What?” The Empress Dowager didn’t hear the latter sentence and came closer to ask.

“No, nothing ……” Lin Wanqing smiled awkwardly, lowered her head to straighten her daughter’s messy hair, and said, “But isn’t the Emperor quite devoted? I remember that he only favored her since my aunt entered the palace. The Emperor’s harem has any movement three years after her death.”
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“That’s because the Emperor is like me.” The Empress Dowager picked her chin and justified herself, “But how do you know if Jingche is more like his lustful grandfather or me, who is clean and pure?”
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“…… “So, who is that person who comes with a porn book to discuss with her twice in three days?
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Lin Wanqing swallowed her saliva. In the end, it was not good to put words too bluntly. What kind of person was Su Moyi? The Empress Dowager didn’t know, but how could she not? When she wanted to use sex to trade, Lord Su had almost suffocated his lifelong disability and refused to do anything. Besides, when she was pregnant, she occasionally saw him endure hard, and when she wanted to let him fool around, Lord Su never messed around once. In the end, Lin Wanqing only used her hands to relieve him a few times.
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The Empress Dowager looked at her disinterested face and kindly reminded her, ”I am a fair and reasonable person. I will not favor Jingche more just because he is my grandson. You see since you got out of confinement, he has not cared much about you, not to mention that he doesn’t even ask about Qi Qi. It will be Qi Qi’s 100th-day banquet in seven days, and he’s not making any noise, not a single move.’
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Lin Wanqing listens silently. A hint of worry creeps up between her brows, leaving her heart empty and slightly irritated.
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The Empress Dowager looked into her eyes and added, “If you don’t believe me, ask him tonight to see if he still remembers Qi Qi’s 100th-day banquet.”
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Lin Wanqing pondered for a moment and finally nodded.
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Lord Su: Eh? Is there something going on lately?
Ye Silly: There is! Xiao Ma’s family in the East Market is going on sale, and Xiao Liu’s family in the West Market is having a sale. Widow Li in Yongxing Hall will give birth to a son, and Pingkang Hall has a few new courtesans. Oh! There’s also Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai is about to give birth.
Lord Su: Oh~ So it’s like this —
Qingqing & Empress Dowager: Dogman!