Chapter 111
Li Yu took advantage of the fact that he was drunk and asked for it in an unimaginable position, but there was still no prompt from the system. He missed his daughter so much that he clung onto King Jing and asked for it again, but there was still no prompt. Li Yu was furious and vowed to make the prompt appear.
Was this bath not compatible with his daughter’s horoscope? Then he would change the venue and continue in his human form. He just wanted a daughter of both of them.
Li Yu couldn’t remember how many times he had done this. King Jing finally looked at him apologetically. Li Yu stretched out a trembling finger. King Jing sighed softly, wrapped his finger, and put it under the brocade quilt.
Li Yu: “…”
King Jing put on his clothes and got out of bed. Li Yu found that Old Gong’s back was still straight, but his steps were a little staggered.
Li Yu wanted to laugh, but he also felt ashamed.
He had gone overboard. How could preparing for pregnancy be done in a short time? He couldn’t ask for too much just because he was a system fish. Although it was true that he wanted a daughter, he couldn’t ignore Old Gong’s body.
Li Yu wanted to call out to Old Gong, but his voice was so hoarse that he couldn’t make a sound. He wanted to turn over and get out of bed, but then he found that King Jing was only walking unsteadily. As for himself, he couldn’t feel anything below his waist.
It seemed that this was a battle of killing eight hundred enemies and losing a thousand of his own.
Li Yu struggled on the spot for a while and then fell asleep.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, he found that he had turned back into a fish. He was wrapped in a seaweed quilt and lying on the silver stone bed in the crystal fish tank. King Jing must have put him here after some time.
The fish form helped to relieve fatigue. He didn’t know how long he had been lying there, but at least he had regained his senses.
Li Yu reluctantly rubbed against the seaweed quilt and swam to the crystal wall to see Old Gong. He was much better. How was Old Gong?
The bright moonlight poured in through the window. The room was quiet, but the bed was empty. There was no one he wanted to see.
Li Yu: “?”
Did King Jing go out at the last minute?
Li Yu waited for a while, but King Jing didn’t come back. Li Yu couldn’t wait any longer. He transformed back into his human form and went to look for King Jing.
Last night was really too tragic. His two legs were limp and weak when he stepped on the ground. It was as if he was floating when he walked, and if he was not careful, he would fall.
Li Yu held onto the furniture around him and moved all the way to the door. Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly heard someone whispering from outside, “Your Highness, taking too much medicine will harm your body. You should think twice …”
“Yes, I understand. I won’t say much, and I won’t let the Princess Consort know.”
Li Yu: “?”
Li Yu could already tell that King Jing and his subordinates were outside and had something to discuss. Usually, he would take the initiative to avoid hearing things that he was not supposed to hear, but the sudden mention of “not letting the Princess Consort know” still made him feel awkward.
Not wanting to listen to him was different from not wanting to let him know. Moreover, King Jing seemed to have been drinking the medicine behind his back, and it seemed to have happened more than once.
In that case, he had to be more cautious.
Li Yu silently opened the door a crack and saw a shocking scene. King Jing had already taken a bowl from a guard in black and drank the black liquid in the bowl without even looking at it.
After drinking, King Jing coughed a few times, wiped his mouth, and waved his hand to order the guard to leave.
Li Yu combined the words of the guard and knew that King Jing was taking medicine. But what kind of medicine was it? It was the kind that would harm his body if he drank too much …
He had just gone through a big battle, and his mind was filled with a pile of useless things. It was inevitable that he would think of some drugs to liven things up. Could it be that he was about to be squeezed dry and had to rely on drugs to maintain his vigor?
He and King Jing had a very good relationship, and their married life was very harmonious. Every time they did it, they did it naturally and did not notice at all. Could it be that King Jing was usually very reluctant and relied on drugs to support himself?
Thinking back to King Jing’s unsteady steps just now, Li Yu felt that it was indeed suspicious.
He had heard that this matter of a man had nothing to do with his appearance. People who looked glamorous might have this kind of trouble.
From the emperor, generals, and ministers to the common people, this problem seemed to be fair.
If this was really the case, it was no wonder that King Jing wanted to hide it from him. After all, a man could not do it in front of anyone, but in front of his wife, and it was a kind of complete impotence.
Li Yu could not think about it anymore. King Jing was about to come in. He could immediately lie on the bed and pretend that he did not know anything. But this kind of thing could not be hidden forever. He was more worried that in the long run, it would cause harm to King Jing’s body. Would he need to take more and more drugs in the future and be unable to leave?
No way!
Although a husband’s life and reputation were important, Old Gong’s health was also very important. Impotence was a kind of illness. If there was an illness, it had to be treated. If it was delayed, it would only worsen the condition.
He could not let it go on like this. He had to try to persuade King Jing to seek medical treatment in time.
Li Yu stood at the door and did not move. King Jing pushed the door open and saw him. He was slightly stunned.
King Jing immediately thought of something from Li Yu’s position and the rare serious expression on his face. His face immediately turned ugly.
“Tianchi, I … I saw it. Don’t hide it from me,” Li Yu said nervously.
He had to think of a milder explanation to make King Jing accept seeing the imperial physician.
“This may be difficult to say, but I’m more worried about your health. You …”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing looked dejected. Perhaps he had been prepared to be discovered by Xiaoyu. King Jing hesitated for a moment, then took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yu.
Li Yu knew that this was King Jing’s explanation, so he quickly opened it and read it.
They had been married for more than a year. He believed that he knew King Jing’s temperament very well. The reason why King Jing had taken the medicine was most likely because of him. He could not let King Jing feel that he was being disrespectful.
In fact, he had already determined that King Jing was far more important than anything else.
He should let King Jing understand that the right thing to do was to face this together.
Li Yu had already made up his mind. However, when he saw the words on the note, he was suddenly stunned.
It was only a short line. He could recognize every word, but he could not make sense of it when they were connected.
“Because I was born mute.”
Li Yu was confused. What?
What was this? He already knew that King Jing was mute. What did it have to do with taking the medicine?
Could it be that muteness caused impotence? He had never heard of it.
Li Yu looked back and forth between King Jing and the words on the note. He asked in confusion, “What’s going on?”
King Jing’s expression changed from embarrassment to astonishment.
Both of them quickly realized that something was wrong. Li Yu whispered his suspicion of King Jing’s impotence and comforted him by saying, “It’s nothing.” King Jing was speechless.
King Jing rubbed his eyebrows. He thought that Xiaoyu already knew, but in fact, Xiaoyu had misunderstood.
However, now that Xiaoyu had found out that he had taken the medicine, he could no longer hide it.
King Jing was afraid that Li Yu would run away. He held Li Yu’s hand tightly as they walked to the table and wrote something down.
This matter was far from what Li Yu had thought of as’ impossible ‘.
It turned out that the medicine that King Jing had taken was not used to liven things up. Of course, it was not because it was ineffective. It was because it had a contraceptive effect.
It was a contraceptive?
Li Yu suddenly realized this. He could not help but feel angry that he had been deceived. No wonder his efforts for a second child had been in vain. Had he been doing useless work all this time?
“Why? You know that I want a daughter very much. Why did you …”
King Jing held his hand tightly and glanced at the note.
“Just because of this?”
Li Yu picked up the note angrily and read it out loud in front of King Jing.
King Jing’s body trembled violently. When Li Yu read those words, he closed his eyes in pain.
Li Yu felt as if his chest had been hit by a big stick. When he came back to his senses, he realized what he had read.
Because I was born mute.
Born mute …
Born … mute …
At this moment, Li Yu finally understood.
“You, you were afraid …”
Li Yu let go of the note with trembling hands and fell back into the chair.
King Jing was born mute. It was very likely that he would pass it on to his offspring. It was precisely because he was worried about this that he had taken the contraceptive medicine.
“But Da Bao and the others are fine. You didn’t …”
As soon as Li Yu said this, he realized that Da Bao and the others were different. When he was pregnant with the babies, even he himself did not know. King Jing did not know either. Moreover, who could have predicted that the two men would get pregnant?
He did not use contraception at the beginning, so he got pregnant. Not only did he get pregnant, but he also gave birth.
In fact, he took a risk that he did not expect at all. What if one of them inherited King Jing’s mute?
He could not afford to think about this carefully.
Fortunately, the four children they had now were fine. But what about the future?
King Jing took measures because of this, so Li Yu could not wait for the system to prompt him. He wanted a daughter, but in reality, it was impossible for him to get pregnant.
I’m sorry, King Jing wrote. I specifically asked the imperial physician and Liao Kong.
I asked the imperial physician. The imperial physician said that these four children were fine, but the other children might not be fine.
After asking Liao Kong, Liao Kong said that even if the other party was a carp spirit, the children were also King Jing’s children.
If there were children who looked like him, then naturally there was a possibility that they would also have the same mute.
King Jing could not guarantee that his children would not have mute in the future. He could only guarantee that they would not have children.
He silently wrote: It is very painful to not be able to speak.
Instead of letting the children suffer after birth, why give them such a painful life in the first place?
Li Yu was stunned. She could not say anything. It was just a few lines of words. They were calm words, but they exposed the pain that King Jing had hidden deep in his heart and had never spoken about.
King Jing, he … could not speak. Who could understand the pain of this more than King Jing?
It was precisely because he knew that he did not want his children to suffer.
Even if there was only a slight possibility, they could not take such a risk. Because once they got pregnant, none of them would give up the child.
Then they could only not bear it and completely cut off all possibilities.
Seeing that Li Yu did not respond, King Jing could barely control the panic and anxiety in his heart. He wrote even more “sorry” in one breath. Li Yu looked at the increasing number of “sorry”, and his vision gradually blurred.
It was indeed very disappointing that he could not have a cute daughter and could not have more children in the future. However, King Jing’s concerns were not without reason. He was also thinking about the children.
Moreover, King Jing himself was a victim. He was innocent, so how could he take on so many “sorry”?
Li Yu blocked his hand and did not let him continue writing. He said bitterly, “This has nothing to do with you. Don’t think that …”
“Tianchi, it’s enough for us to have four children,” Li Yu said in a choked voice. “It’s my fault. I never knew that you could feel pain too …”
Because King Jing had never shown any emotions because of his muteness, Li Yu preconceived that King Jing, with the halo of a male protagonist and the persona of a tyrant, would at most be cold and would not feel too much pain because of his disability. Li Yu had been with him day and night, so he was used to it. He would even unknowingly forget that King Jing had muteness.
However, this was only a setting in the novel. Pain itself was a kind of weakness, and for a male protagonist, it was not desirable.
But why would the real King Jing not be like this?
He was also a living person.
Li Yu’s heart ached so much that he pushed aside all the “sorry” on the table and threw himself into King Jing’s arms and cried loudly.
“I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I should have found out earlier …”
King Jing hugged him in a flurry. With red eyes, he wrote on his palm, “You’re very good. With you around, I don’t feel pain.”
Li Yu cried so much that he hiccuped a few times. His legs were still a little numb. He sat on King Jing’s lap and glared at him fiercely with his rabbit eyes.
This — was not intimidating at all.
“You’re not allowed to secretly drink the medicine again.” Li Yu began to lecture her husband. “This medicine can’t be drunk casually. What if it doesn’t work?”
King Jing was speechless.
In fact, King Jing had asked his subordinates who knew medicine to read the prescription. It should not be a problem. However, King Jing listened to Xiaoyu more. King Jing had no choice but to nod obediently.
Anyway, Xiaoyu already knew. He could use other methods to prevent pregnancy in the future, as long as Xiaoyu did not mind.
Li Yu rolled her eyes. Sure enough, it didn’t take long for her to think of a solution. She pressed her hot lips against his ear and whispered, “Tianchi, I have an idea …”
King Jing listened on, half-enjoying and half-expectantly.
Li Yu chuckled and said, “Why don’t you not enter in the future?”
King Jing was speechless.
