Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 254

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Shuhua helped Gu Yunji straighten his official uniform as usual, with gentle movements, as gentle and meticulous as before.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Gu Yunji couldn't help thinking of the day when he went to the Imperial Academy, and sighed: "Time flies, last year I was just an imperial examination scholar with an uncertain future, and now I have been in the Imperial Academy for a full year."

"I was named on the gold list of the palace examination, I married you again, and now I have Xi'er. It seems that so many things have happened, but when I think about it carefully, it has only been a year and a half, and I feel like it's been a lifetime."

Xu Shuhua looked at her husband's handsome face that was the same as last year, and said with a smile: "There are many things, but you haven't changed much. After all, you haven't been crowned yet. Strictly speaking, you are just a child, not an adult."

They are all fathers, but they are still said to be "children". Hearing the ridicule in Xu Shuhua's words, Gu Yunji couldn't laugh or cry: "It's really unfair. Why do women have to reach the age of 20, but men have to be [-] to be crowned as adults? The strangest thing is that they are still young, and they can become officials, get married, and have children. What's the reason for that?"

Xu Shuhua said: "There is no conflict between being an adult and getting married and having a child. What's so strange? Besides, you are the youngest among the last imperial examinations and first-ranked scholars. Most of the others are in their thirties. There are few people with your talent."

Speaking of this, Gu Yunji sighed, with a bit of helplessness in his eyes: "It's true, some people in the same year who were obviously not ranked as high as me, but because they were older than me, always intentionally or unintentionally put on the airs of the elders, thinking that I'm a 'yellow-mouthed child, I can't talk to you'. Tell me, it's my fault that I'm young and handsome?"

Xu Shuhua looked at him with a smile: "If you are really distressed, you can grow your beard. Although you look young, you can pretend to be mature and stable."

Gu Yunji touched his chin subconsciously: "Forget it, you look too old with a beard. Don't let me walk with you, people will think I am your uncle."

After saying this, Xu Shuhua suddenly felt that the stubble on his chin was sparse and a little too smooth, so he stretched out his hand to touch it, and said, "Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that the beard on your chin is getting less and less?"

A look of unnaturalness flashed across Gu Yunji's eyes, he avoided her hand calmly, and said with a dry smile: "Maybe it's the medicine, it can nourish qi and strengthen the body, nourish yin and nourish yang, didn't you notice that not only my chin, but also my skin has improved?"

Xu Shuhua shook his head, with suspicion in his eyes: "No, our medicines are different. Mine is for nourishing yin, while yours is for tonifying yang. How could it be possible to drink the medicine so that the beards become smaller? Could it be that we took the medicine the wrong way?"

Gu Yunji said: "Our medicines are packaged separately, how can we drink it wrong? Besides, according to your logic, not only will my beard become less, but you should also grow a beard. Isn't everything normal for you? Maybe... maybe I'm too tired recently, don't think too much about it."

Xu Shuhua still had some doubts: "Is that so?"

"Of course it is." Gu Yunji's eyes drifted, and he said casually, "It's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it, it's getting late, I'm on duty."

After walking out of the yard, Gu Yunji glanced back, called Xudong and said: "From now on, you boil my medicine alone, don't boil it with the young lady at the same time. There are also medicine residues, which must be cleaned up, especially not to be handled by Qiu Xiao."

Xu Dong didn't know why, but still nodded: "Understood, young master."

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In the evening, Dr. Wang came to give Xu Shuhua a pulse as usual.

After diagnosing the pulse, Dr. Wang stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, the pulse condition is stable and strong. Mrs. Xu is recovering very well, and her body is even a little healthier than before pregnancy. From this point of view, the loss of childbirth has been fully made up. Master Gu and Mrs. Xu can rest assured."

Gu Yunji finally let go of his heart: "That's good, thank you Doctor Wang for your trouble."

Xu Shuhua asked: "Since I have recovered, do I still need to take medicine?"

Doctor Wang said: "Although Mrs. Xu's recovery has far exceeded expectations, the prescription was prescribed on a half-year cycle. Drinking too much will not harm the body, but will be beneficial. According to the old man, it is better to drink it up."

Xu Shuhua nodded in response, remembering Gu Yunji's strangeness in the morning, and said again: "Doctor Wang is here, please stop by and give my husband a pulse."

Gu Yunji's pupils shrank slightly, his face was calm, and he said with a smile: "What can I do to diagnose the pulse? Isn't it enough to diagnose the pulse for you?"

Xu Shuhua couldn't help but pull him to the table and sit down, and said: "Anyway, you have been drinking the medicine with me for so long, let Dr. Wang check the pulse, just to see the effect, how about it?"

Gu Yunji couldn't evade any more, so he rolled up his sleeves obediently, exposing his wrists.

As soon as he caught Gu Yunji's pulse, Doctor Wang's complexion changed, his eyes showed surprise, and he carefully identified it for a while in disbelief, the horror in his eyes deepened.

Seeing this, the smile on Gu Yunji's face faded, and his eyes were deep.

"This this……"

Doctor Wang didn't know how to speak for a while, and was about to speak, when he raised his head and met Gu Yunji's cold eyes, and was startled by the warning in the other's eyes, and the words stuck in his throat.

Seeing that the expressions of the two were different, Xu Shuhua showed concern: "How about Doctor Wang? How is my husband?"

Gu Yunji glanced at Doctor Wang calmly, and said meaningfully: "Doctor Wang, you can say what you have, don't be afraid. I have been drinking the 'companion' that nourishes yin and nourishes yang with my wife for more than four months. Even if there is no gain, it will not harm the body, right?"

Dr. Wang pondered what he meant, weighed his words carefully and said: "Master Gu...has a strong body, full of yang energy, a strong physique that is rare among her peers, Mrs. Xu don't need to worry."

Gu Yunji closed his eyes in satisfaction, and smiled again: "Look, I have no problems at all, right?"

Xu Shuhua was still a little worried, and asked again: "Really? Then why has his beard thinned recently, and his face is fair and thin?"

"This..." Doctor Wang didn't know how to answer, when he saw Gu Yunji yawned at the right time, he understood instantly, "This is because Mr. Gu has been overworked recently, and his energy is not good. It would be better to pay more attention to rest in the future. As for the fair complexion - this medicine nourishes the body, making Mr. Gu younger and younger, which is a good thing."

This matched what Gu Yunji said in the morning.

Most of the doubts in Xu Shuhua's heart were dispelled, and he no longer entangled: "Thank you, Doctor Wang, please go slowly."

Seeing off Doctor Wang, Gu Yunji looked relaxed, looked at Xu Shuhua and said with a smile: "Isn't it just that you lost a few beards, it's worth your attention?"

Xu Shuhua sighed: "The beard is the end of a man's blood. It seems inconspicuous, but it is actually a reflection of your physical condition. How can I not care?"

Gu Yunji's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak.

Recalling the scene just now, Xu Shuhua always felt that something was weird, but he couldn't put it into words, so he could only say: "Yun Ji, you should rest well, and if you still feel uncomfortable, you must tell me in time."

Gu Yunji responded with a smile: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)