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Even though Xu Ru had a thousand faults, he had taught him for many years and supported him in the court. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him "half a father".

The betrayal of a loved one is far more chilling than the blade of an enemy.

Xie Ling pulled Qi Yitang close, nestling her arms around her neck. "...A little."

"But my teacher taught me that if a person cannot uphold their principles and does something wrong, they should bear the consequences themselves."

Qi Yitang patted his back and comforted him, "Don't be sad. Anyway, Grand Secretary Xu is old and won't live for many more years. Just assume he died suddenly in an accident... Everyone has to die sooner or later."

Xie Ling was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh, "Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so sad anymore."

"It still has to be Tangtang. If it weren't for you, I would be heartbroken for many days."

"You know how good I am now, right?" Qi Yitang asked curiously, "But how much did your teacher embezzle?"

Xie Ling's eyes darkened. "A lot."

"Do you have a million taels of gold?" The most money Qi Yitang had ever seen in her life was the money she had swindled from Lu Linbai.

Xie Ling replied, "Not only that."

Qi Yitang was utterly shocked. This was not all. Did he pretend to be a poor man and parade around in patched clothes all the time?

Sleeping on a mountain of gold in secret must be incredibly luxurious.

Qi Yitang's eyes suddenly lit up. "Your teacher is gone, so isn't all this money ours now?"

Xie Ling loved her little money-grubberish side. "Yes, they're all ours now."

Qi Yitang suddenly had a plan: "I think he's not the only corrupt official in the court. If we're short of money, why don't we just kill a few more corrupt officials and confiscate their property? By then, all the corrupt officials will be gone, and the national treasury will be full."

This is much faster than enslaving the people.

Xie Ling smiled, thinking what a silly wife she was, but still praised her, saying, "Our Tangtang is such a clever little devil."

It's impossible to completely eliminate corrupt officials; killing one will only lead to a continuous stream of others emerging.

The power he vacates will soon be divided up by others, turning him into an even more greedy figure, and the people will be ravaged even more than usual.

If Xu Ru hadn't offended Xie Ling, he wouldn't have been so ruthless.

Of course, as long as the methods are brutal enough, they can achieve a certain deterrent effect. When those people are greedy for money, they still have to consider whether their heads are secure.

You'll have the money, but you won't live to enjoy it.

……

Eating, sleeping, playing with the children, and looking at folded paper with my husband every day, the days fly by.

The day finally arrived when I finished my postpartum confinement.

In fact, Qi Yitang felt that she had recovered long ago, but Xie Ling insisted.

Others sit for a month, but he insisted that she sit for a full month and a half, not a single day less, which prevented her from attending her fourth brother's wedding.

Qi Yitang could only send Xie Ling in person to express her feelings on her behalf.

Even if he couldn't see it in person, the fact that his brother-in-law, the Emperor, was present made his fourth brother's wedding quite grand.

After taking a long, refreshing shower, Qi Yitang felt like she had finally come back to life.

I don't know if it's because I've been taking it easy and getting plenty of rest over the past month and a half, but I've not only made up for all the weight I lost before, but I've even gotten quite plump.

Specifically, this was evident when she tried on the lewd undergarments Xie Ling had bought for her.

What was a little loose before now feels tight in certain areas...

Wait, something's not right.

Yunzhu blushed. "Your Majesty, you are now..."

Qi Yitang, embarrassed and annoyed, quickly covered her mouth, "Shut up! Don't say it out loud, or I'll deduct your reward money!"

Yunzhu looked aggrieved. "This servant hasn't said anything yet..."

"You can't even think about it! Don't think I don't know you've been peeping at my stories. All you do is fill your head with lewd things every day."

Yunzhu felt even more wronged than Dou E, since she was clearly corrupted by the Empress.

She opened her mouth, about to defend herself—

"Who's being indecent?" A familiar voice suddenly came from the doorway.

The two were startled.

Qi Yitang was even more horrified; speak of the devil and he appears.

This is bad, the most despicable one has arrived.

Without even changing her clothes, Qi Yitang rushed back to bed and hurriedly pulled the blanket over herself, wrapping herself up in it.

She mustn't let anyone see this, or he'll go berserk and tear her clothes to shreds—so many of her clothes in the closet are ruined, and if they get damaged any more, she'll have nothing to wear.

Xie Ling strolled in slowly from outside.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Go down."

Xie Ling walked to the bedside, looked at the blush on her earlobe, and chuckled softly, "Why are you hiding? Your husband doesn't eat people."

Qi Yitang wrapped herself up tightly. "I didn't hide, I'm cold."

Xie Ling raised an eyebrow. "That must be because Tangtang isn't dressed warmly enough. Winter's almost here, so I'm warming you up, aren't I?"

"Can't you be serious for once, in broad daylight..." Qi Yitang protested, her voice slightly muffled, as he pulled her close.

"If I were always serious in front of my wife, how did we even have two children?"

That seems to make some sense.

"Mmm..." Before Qi Yitang could say anything, Xie Ling held the back of her head and kissed her.

Her fingers loosened, and the blanket slipped down, piling up around her waist, revealing the undulating curves beneath her bodice.

The fabric was soft and lustrous, which accentuated her curves, which were much fuller than before.

Xie Ling's eyes darkened.

He touches it every day, how could he not know about the changes here?

But his wife was shy and had asked him to turn off the lights many times. Now, seeing her with his own eyes, wearing the bellyband he liked, the visual impact almost shattered his months of restraint.

Even though it's not suitable to have sex after the postpartum period, other methods are still possible.

Xie Ling kissed him even more passionately.

His kissing skills were getting better and better; he knew where to kiss lightly, where to kiss heavily, and when to pull back half an inch to let her catch her breath.

Qi Yitang was a little dazed. She wrapped her arms around his neck and was about to sink into him when she suddenly frowned.

I regained some clarity.

She pushed Xie Ling away. "Wait, why do you taste medicine on your breath?"

Qi Yitang dislikes bitter tastes, so she is particularly sensitive to the smell of medicine.

However, Xie Ling's arrow wounds and knife scars had already scabbed over, so there was no need for him to take medicine.

Could it be—

A chilling thought flashed through her mind: she had heard her fourth brother say before that a man was no longer capable after the age of twenty-five.

Some men take medication before intimacy to prolong the duration and enhance their sexual performance.

Qi Yitang had no experience with this before and was skeptical, but now...

She stared at Xie Ling with suspicion; if she remembered correctly, he was already twenty-five.

Just by looking at her expression, Xie Ling knew what she was thinking and gently tapped her on the forehead.

Qi Yitang was annoyed. "Why did you hit me?"

"Of course, I'm trying to wake you up," Xie Ling said. "Does Tangtang not know whether I'm capable or not?"

Qi Yitang: "Then why are you taking medicine? Did you get hurt again?"

Xie Ling: "He wasn't injured; it's a drug that prevents him from having children."