Xia Xi didn't expect that strategy of placating the opponent to fail and cause the other party to go on a frenzy instead. Chu Lan pressed him down once again, in the end, Xia Xi couldn't even muster the strength to keep up. His mind was spinning and his body felt hot. Chu Lan was like a piece of cold jade covered with sweat, so he couldn't help hugging Chu Lan and clinging tightly.
Only then did Chu Lan realize that something was wrong with him.
Although Xia Xi's body temperature had risen during sex before, it wasn't as hot as it was now. His cheeks were also abnormally red and his breath was very warm, when he touched his forehead it felt even hotter, hot like; an egg could be cooked if you put it on his forehead. Chu Lan was startled and called him nervously, Xia Xi opened his eyes dazedly and whispered, "Chu Lan, what's wrong?"
Chu Lan said in panic: "Your body's hot."
Xia Xi didn't really hear what he was talking about, so he only gave a vague "um"Ā and then continued to beg for mercy: "Can we not do it today till tomorrow? I'm a little sleepy..." He closed his eyes after speaking and his head tilted, and so, while in Chu Lan's arms, he passed out. Chu Lan wasn't really a beast, of course, he couldn't take advantage of Xia Xi at a time like this. He pulled out his still erected sex organ from the warm passage, when he looked down he realized that Xia Xi's hole had really been fucked swollen by him. Sticky white fluid was all over the organ, and even the roots of Xia Xi's thighs were bruised into the shape of his fingerprints. His chest was red and swollen, even the corners of his mouth were injured. Chu Lan gave himself only a moment to repent, got up, and put on his clothes in a hurry. While instructing his men to invite a doctor, he also asked them to bring some hot water. First, he wiped off the fluids on Xia Xi's body, then he dressed him in his clothes.
His movements weren't subtle, but Xia Xi didn't seem to feel anything. His eyes were kept tightly closed, his breathing was heavy, and he was quietly getting hotter and hotter. After a while, he began to tremble with chills and Chu Lan had to lift the quilt again. Their needs were urgent, but it was still dark out. Chu Lan waited for about half an hour before deciding to fetch the doctor himself. He was flustered, he fed Xia Xi a few sips of water and tightly covered him with a quilt, he squeezed his hand before leaving in a hurry. After another half an hour, the head guard escorted the doctor in.
The doctor looked like he was in his fifties. He was obviously forced out of the bed, his clothes were a little untidy and he carried a medicine box on his back. Chu Lan had already drawn the curtain before they came in, covering Xia Xi who was laying on the bed. But he didn't notice that because they had been messing around for so long, there was a strong smell of sex trapped inside because of the closed windows. He eagerly said: "Doctor, please treat him. His temperature alternates between hot and cold, I don't know what kind of illness he hasĀ¹."
The doctor guessed that the person lying on the bed should've been a woman, and was informed that she was unconscious. He opened his medicine box, took out a few items for the consultation, and said: "Young man please take out your wife's wrist so that I may feel her pulse."
Chu Lan reached out and presented Xia Xi's hand. Xia Xi's palm was also soaked in sweat. The doctor checked her pulse and said, "My son, don't worry too much, it's just a fever. Take some medicine, I'll prepare a prescription. Five houses right from here is a medicine shop, when dawn comes, buy the medicine and boil it. The concoction should be taken for a few days. Food should also be lighter, it's ideal to drink porridge to detoxify."
Chu Lan frowned, "Dawn? His body's burning badly right now, is there a way for him to lower his temperature?"
The doctor said: "You can get a basin of cold water, soak a cloth towel, wring it out, and place it on her forehead. Change it every now and then. This method will immediately have some effect," Chu Lan heard what he said and immediately called on someone to fetch cold water. The guards disguised as merchants noisily got up, even Cai Huan had dressed and was waiting on the side. Hearing these words, she hurriedly went to fetch water.
Chu Lan briefly settled down and saw that the doctor had prescribed good medicine. When the doctor was about to leave, he asked him, "Doctor, why did he suddenly get a fever? He was fine just a few hours ago."
The doctor pondered for a moment and said: "Probably because of physical fatigue, this caused an evil wind to enter her body. I suggest that you young men be more restrained in matters of intercourse in the future. I can see that your body is healthy and strong, your energy should be more than twice as good as others, but your wife's still a little weaker and can't bear a too large frequency."
He said it so bluntly that everyone who heard it understood. Chu Lan was still young and his face inevitably reddened, after a light cough, he ordered: "Send off the guests and thank the doctor with plenty silverĀ²."
As soon as the others left Chu Lan went to lift the curtains, only to find that Cai Huan had already lifted them and was wiping the sweat from Xia Xi's forehead with a cloth towel. Seeing the movements of her hands getting lower and lower, even going under the quilt, Chu Lan frowned and ordered, "I'm already here so you can go out, concoct the medicine and send it in. Also, make him some porridge when the morning arrives."
Cai Huan was stunned and whispered: "Serving Your Majesty is part of this servant's..." Chu Lan interrupted her unhappily, "Get out!"
When there was finally no one else around, the gloom that had just appeared on the young King's face dissipated and immediately turned into regret. While carefully wiping off Xia Xi's sweat, he held his hand and waited until he began to sweat again, staring at his visage all the while. After watching him for a long time, he kissed his lips with a bit of fear and whispered, "No more!"
Xia Xi burned for a few hours, sweat soaked both his robes and the temperature of his forehead slowly dropped. But the corners of his mouth refused to scab, and there were a few incidents of the wound reopeningĀ³. It was unknown if it was an effect of the fever, but after Xia Xi woke up, he was weak. He had to be held by Chu Lan to be fed half a bowl of porridge and a bowl of bitter medicine, before being allowed to fall into a drowsy sleep. He was ill for a few days and Chu Lan stayed with him inside the room for those few days, not going anywhere else. Almost everything was done by himself. Chu Lan was truly energetic and slept very little during then, although he didn't thin nor haggard.
On the fifth day, Xia Xi's body was almost completely healed, he no longer felt sore or had repetitive fevers, his appetite also began to improve a lot. Even the wounds on the corners of his mouth were healed, but there were still scabs left and it looked a bit unsightly.
Xia Xi took a refreshing bath for himself. He didn't know where Chu Lan had gone, anyway, he wasn't in the room, Cai Huan came in and waited for him to finish wiping his hair. Xia Xi sat in front of the bronze mirror and couldn't help but lean over and observe the scab on his mouth. He said annoyedly: "I don't know when I'll be allowed to scratch this off. Cai Huan, did I look ugly when I got sick?"
Cai Huan pursed her lips when she heard him, "I haven't seen you at all during the few days Your Highness got ill. The King didn't allow me to serve you at all, he did everything by himself!" She sighed again, this time, there was obvious envy in her tone, "Your Highness, the King's very kind to you. You should've seen how anxious he was when you were unconscious. I heard a guard say that when it was still dark, he went out to find a doctor himself. He knocked on all the doors of the clinics on the street. Soon enough, he managed to find one and brought him back. He guarded you alone for several days. Even in an ordinary couple, a husband wouldn't be so kind to his wife, let alone a King. I remember when I was in the Royal Palace, the people in the Palace always said that the Emperor was very good to Concubine Yuan, but now I don't think that way anymore. There's no other King who would be so willing to treat someone else so sincerely."
Although Xia Xi was very ill the past few days, he still didn't completely lose his perception of the world around him. He already knew about what Cai Huan said, but even so; he couldn't help the sweet joy blooming inside his heart, his smile became much softerā“. After a while, he complained shyly: "Why do you talk so much?"
Cai Huan laughed "hehe" and teased him: "Your Royal Highness's obviously very happy, yet you still say I talk too much. You don't know, I'm about to be suffocated these days; I can't come and serve you, and I dare not go out. I can only stay inside my room all the time."
Xia Xi lightly smiled, "It turned out that these past few days were really boring for you, no wonder you're so talkative now. I was ill and couldn't let you have fun. We should be returning to Yudu tomorrow, right? We'll come back next time to play again, although I don't know when."
Cai Huan wasn't very sad, she had obviously played enough from the previous few days. She had also already lived in Yudu for several years and had become accustomed to life there. She suddenly said mysteriously: "His Majesty, they've been out every day all day since yesterday, do you know where they have gone?"
Xia Xi didn't ask much about such things and he didn't have much curiosity about it. He shook his head and politely asked, "Do you know?"
Cai Huan nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that the King's going to invite a powerful person back to Yudu, and his purpose of coming here this time is also because of this," Xia Xi felt helpless and said softly, "Cai Huan, don't inquire about these things in the future, and don't ask anything that shouldn't be asked."
Cai Huan stuck out her tongue at him, "It doesn't even seem to be a secret, right? It's just that the King's previous Chinese teacher can't teach him anymore because of age, so he hired another teacher to teach him. But that person seems to have a strange temper. Yes, he lives in a rather queer way, it seems that he lives in a temple. The King went to see him a few times, and they talked for a few days before he invited them. I was just wondering how amazing that person was if even the King of a country had to go so many times."
Xia Xi calmly said: "Ever since ancient times, geniuses had their own quirks. Since he lives in a temple, he may have not planned to enter the secular world. My King can forget prestige and go to see him again and again, such talent must be rare. If our King can be taught by him, then it can only be a blessing."
Cai Huan nodded and smiled again: "Then our great King is also very good. The Lord can trample down on his pride to beg for a teacher, which is very rare in itself."
Xia Xi nodded lightly, and let out a casual "um". Chu Lan was only seventeen years old, it was really admirable to be able to get to this point. It wasn't too difficult for Xia Xi to believe that the day when Chu Lan completely holds power wouldn't be far away. When the "internal strife" of the Barbarians calms down, would the next phase thing to complete be the Kingdom of Xia?
The Xia Dynasty had existed for nearly two hundred years and sat on the most fertile land. However, the strength of their army was getting weaker each year, and corruption was rampant. The common folk's lives weren't easy, and his father, the Emperor, indulged in pleasures and wasn't a good man.
Xia Xi suddenly stood up, the inn where they lived was facing the street. Just by opening the window, one could already see the bustling crowd below. Xia Xi stared at the busy shops and the flow of people walking by. In the early days of war, this will be the battlefield that would bear the brunt of it, what would this street look like at that time?
The Barbarians loved war, their methods were brutal. Will this place become another bloody field of corpses?
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Notes:
1- Chinese pronouns for he and she sounds the same, so it's basically gender-neutral\n2- Originally money but since silver is used in ancient China I changed it instead\n3- Take with four pinches of salt\n4- Trimmed a bit because of repetitiveness
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<b>PastTimer: Sorry to everyone who was annoyed by my typos!</b>