The Prodigal Son

"Aww..."

As soon as Qin Yu arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Hospital, he heard a scream as loud as a pig being slaughtered.

Hearing the screams, Qin Yu didn't need any guidance to find Lü Si.

When he arrived, Lü Si's buttocks had already been treated with medicine, and he was lying there howling.

Qin Yu walked over and slapped Lü Si on the buttocks.

"Aww..."

Lu Si's screams suddenly rose, and he looked at Qin Yu with a face full of grief and indignation.

brute!

Beast!

He's already been beaten up like this, and he's still touching his injuries?

"Stop howling! It was just a few hits, is it really that big of a deal?"

Qin Yu pursed his lips and then reached out to wipe Lü Si's face.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Si slapped Qin Yu's hand away.

"Let me close your eyes."

Qin Yu wore a "compassionate" smile.

"I...I'll shut your grandma's mouth!"

Enraged, Lü Si glared at Qin Yu and shouted, "Didn't you say it was a fake fight? Is this what you call a fake fight?"

This is the result of having a thick pad on my butt.

If I hadn't used a mat, those few slaps would probably have smashed his butt into eight pieces.

"This isn't my fault!"

Qin Yu laughed gleefully, "His Majesty said he had to teach you a lesson! You caused such a big mess this time, and you should be grateful you only got a few slaps! If it were anyone else, they'd be bedridden for three to five months!"

"Of course you'd say that since it didn't hit you!"

With a face full of grief and indignation, Lü Si gritted his teeth and growled, "I'm not done with the Shi family!"

"Don't worry, there will be a chance!"

Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile as he teased, "By the way, are you going to write me an IOU or something?"

"I……"

Lu Si was furious and instinctively tried to sit up.

But as soon as he moved, another sharp pain shot through his buttocks.

"Aww..."

Lu Si screamed in agony, collapsing back to his knees, and roared in grief and anger, "Get out!"

He finally understood.

This bastard is just here to make himself miserable!

When have I, Lü Si, ever denied anything?

Should I write an IOU?

Write his grandmother's IOU!

Seeing Lü Si's appearance, Qin Yu burst into carefree laughter.

Just as Lü Si was about to launch into a tirade, servants from the Lü family, led by personnel from the Imperial Hospital, hurriedly arrived.

Upon seeing Lü Si, the Lü family servants excitedly rushed forward, "Young Master, great news! Great news!"

Hearing the servant's words, Lü Si's face turned green.

He instinctively wanted to jump up and kick this clueless bastard, but it aggravated the wound on his buttocks again, causing him to grimace and lie back down, roaring with a livid face, "You son of a bitch! You just wait, once my wound heals, I'll skin you alive!"

asshole!

He's been beaten up like this, and he's still overjoyed?

Once my injuries have healed, I'll give him a good beating and see if he's still happy!

"No, no! That's not what I meant."

The servant was startled by Lü Si and quickly waved his hands to explain, "Madam has given birth, and both mother and child are safe! I've come to report the good news to the young master!"

"What?"

Lu Siyi was so excited that it aggravated the wound on his buttocks, but this time he seemed not to feel the pain. He asked excitedly, "When was it born?"

"Just now!"

The servant replied with a beaming smile, "When Madam heard that the young master had been beaten dozens of times, she became so emotional that she suddenly went into labor! It took no more than fifteen minutes..."

"..."

Lu Si's face stiffened slightly, but he forced a smile. "Good news, good news! Quickly go and report to the Empress Dowager!"

The servant, beaming, said, "Someone has already gone to inform the Empress Dowager! I came specifically to deliver the good news to the young master... oh, no, to the eldest young master!"

Lu Si was delighted and immediately held out his hand to Qin Yu, "Did you bring any silver?"

Qin Yu took out a silver note from his sleeve.

Lu Si snatched the silver note and handed it to a servant, saying generously, "This is a reward from your master!"

"Thank you, young master!"

The servant happily accepted the silver note.

Qin Yu nudged Lü Si, reminding him, "That's a thousand taels!"

"..."

Lu Si's smile froze abruptly. After a long pause, he forced a smile and said, "A thousand taels it is. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you the reward!"

Screw him!

Why didn't that bastard say so sooner!

That's a thousand taels!

Did you just open your mouth and give it away?

My heart aches so much!

asshole!

That bastard definitely did it on purpose!

"Thank you, young master!"

The servant was extremely grateful and excitedly put away the silver notes.

One thousand taels!

Even the person who went to report the good news to the Empress Dowager wouldn't receive such a large reward, would they?

As expected of the young master!

That's so extravagant!

Suppressing his heartache, Lü Si asked again, "Has the young master been named yet?"

"Not yet!"

The servants were practically beaming with joy. "Master says he wants to ask the Empress Dowager to bestow a name upon the young master!"

"Oh, right, right!"

Lu Si nodded repeatedly, then waved his hand through the pain, "Go back first! Tell my mother I'm fine, and tell her to rest well and not worry about me!"

"Yes! Take care, young master."

The servant thanked Lü Si again before leaving excitedly.

Perhaps due to excessive excitement, the servant nearly tripped and fell flat on his face before running very far.

Seeing the servants so overjoyed they could barely walk, Lü Si gritted his teeth and said to Qin Yu, "Consider this thousand taels your congratulatory gift!"

"Okay! No problem!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, "Just send back double the amount when my Qin family has a happy occasion another day!"

"You have so much silver, you don't need my little bit!"

Lu Si waved his hand, then changed the subject in a low voice, "What happened in Shuozhou?"

Qin Yu's joking expression faded, and he sighed softly, "With the fall of Zhubei City, the entire Shuozhou region is doomed."

"what?"

Lu Si was taken aback, then lightly patted his chest.

Suddenly, he realized that the beating he had received was nothing at all.

Despite being so unlucky, I was only hit a few times, and the blood I drew was sheep's blood from a blood pack!

This is simply a manifestation of the ancestors of the Lü family!

……

Because Lady Lü suddenly gave birth, the Empress Dowager went to visit her at the Lü family home that evening and did not dine with Qin Yu and Zhao Luan.

After Qin Yu finished dinner with Zhao Luan, Zhao Luan handed Qin Yu a handwritten order instructing the Ministry of Works to forge armor for him.

He was overjoyed to receive the imperial edict. After a brief chat with Zhao Luan, he hurriedly took his leave and returned home.

After Qin Yu left, Zhao Luan summoned Yun Ying. "Once the matter of reforming the salt administration is finalized, officials in the court will definitely make some moves, including those who are secretly colluding with enemy states!"

Yun Ying nodded in agreement: "His Majesty's foresight is remarkable!"

Zhao Luan said in a deep voice, "Release all your spies! Put all officials in the court under surveillance! Record all interactions between officials, without missing a single one!"

Yun Ying's heart skipped a beat, and she tentatively asked, "Are all officials being monitored?"

"all!"

Zhao Luan's expression was calm, but her voice was exceptionally cold.

"yes!"

Yun Ying asked no further questions and bowed to accept the order...