Your Majesty, the Princess is here to help you with infertility again.

Chapter 69 Suspicious Kitchen

At noon, Si Hanchen slowly woke up from his deep sleep.

At this moment, Butler Shen opened the door and came in.

"My lord, you're awake," Butler Shen said.

"Where's Nan Suhe?"

Looking around, Nan Suhe was no longer in the room.

"The princess left in the morning," Butler Shen said. "The princess seems to be in a good mood today. When I saw her going out, I saw her smiling and walking briskly."

"This guy……"

Si Hanchen frowned slightly and sighed helplessly.

He actually let himself sleep and sneaked away.

However, it is really strange.

A person as vigilant as himself could actually fall asleep in front of her without warning...

and……

Si Hanchen suddenly thought of the feeling of Nan Suhe's hands rubbing/kneading/massaging his shoulders and chest.

Nan Suhe's hands were as cool, soft and tender as ever.

Damn!

What is this king thinking!
  After realizing what he was thinking, Si Hanchen touched his face hard.

I just feel dry/hot on my face.

……

As soon as Nan Suhe returned to Shanglinyuan, Qiaorui followed into the dormitory, immediately closed the door, walked into Nan Suhe and said:
  "The princess asked the slave to continue to pay attention to the kitchen, and she found a problem."

"What's going on?" Nan Suhe sat down and looked at Qiaorui.

"This slave has noticed several times that the kitchen steward, Nanny Xue, often leaves the house alone! It seemed she was the same last time!"

"What's so strange about leaving the mansion?" Nan Suhe asked, "It's normal for managers like them to have business dealings with people outside the mansion and need to make purchases."

"However, the time and place when going out are abnormal." Qiaorui continued, "This Nanny Xue, every time she leaves the house, she always leaves the house after dark or before dawn, when no one is paying attention! Moreover, she leaves Side door!”

"Secretly? And through the side door?" Nan Suhe raised an eyebrow, "Continue."

"Yes," Qiaorui said, "Princess, you also know that if the palace wants to make purchases, it will definitely not be done alone. She, an old nun, will definitely not be able to do it. Besides, why don't you go through the main entrance for normal purchases?"

"Any other discoveries?" Nan Suhe continued to ask, "Is there something different today?"

"The princess is really clever, today is different!"

"Normally, even if Nanny Xue goes out secretly, she will come back secretly soon, but today, it's already broad daylight, and she hasn't come back yet!"

"Are you sure?" Nan Suhe asked.

"My slave is sure!" Qiaorui replied, "My slave even went to the kitchen to confirm with Nanny Xue's residence."

"Very good." Nan Suhe raised the corner of his mouth, "It's lunch time soon. It's working time. If you're not at work, you need to check on the boss once."

"At work? Boss?" Qiaorui blinked, "Princess, what are you talking about?"

"It's okay." Nan Suhe picked up the teacup and took a slow sip of tea. "Now, you tell all the managers to come to Linyuan for a lecture! Immediately!"

"Tell them that if they are late, they will be punished twice as late as the last time they were lectured!"

"Yes!" After Qiaorui answered, she immediately stepped back to deliver the message.

After about a cup of tea, Qiaorui came back to report that the stewards were already arriving one after another.

Nan Suhe walked out of the dormitory and looked around. Manager Zhang from the accounting office and Manager Li from the attendant's office had better memories this time and came to the courtyard early to wait.

As the stewards arrived one after another, Nan Suhe glanced at everyone and walked towards the pavilion.

As Nan Suhe took his seat, all the stewards present immediately knelt down and saluted.

"See Princess!"

Seeing everyone salute this time, Nan Suhe was very satisfied. She nodded slightly and said, "Well, get up."

When everyone came together, Manager Li began to ask: "Princess, I wonder what the purpose of calling the children here is at this time?"

"Yes, it's mid-morning. Lunch arrangements are being prepared everywhere. We just hurriedly hurried and put down what we were doing to come here." Manager Zhang also clasped his fists and said.

"It seems that the palace still needs a little punishment so that all the managers can take the lead, abide by the rules and keep time." Nan Suhe said slowly.

Upon hearing what Nan Suhe said, Manager Li and Manager Zhang looked at each other awkwardly and said nothing.

"Okay, let me tell you straight away!" Nan Suhe glanced around the crowd, "I heard that someone recently slipped out of the house without being on duty. Is this a problem?"

"What? This happened?!" Manager Li and others looked at each other.

"There must be a misunderstanding! You guys have been working hard in the palace for many years and never sneaked out!"

"These young stewards have been working in the palace for at least seven or eight years. They are all old people in the palace! There is no way they don't understand the rules!"

"Really?" Nan Suhe glanced around while drinking tea, "Why is there one person missing?"

"Back to the princess," Qiaorui said, "I am still the steward of the kitchen. When the servant went to call someone, the servant said that Aunt Xue had not recovered from the cold last time! So she still can't come this time!"

"Not healed yet?" Nan Suhe raised his eyebrows, "That's right. As an old man, I understand that recovery is slower."

"So, since your health is so bad, let's just replace him!"

Upon hearing the change, the other nun in the kitchen, Aunt Li, quickly knelt down.

"Princess, please forgive me! Nanny Xue has devoted her whole life to the palace over the years. She has only been feeling unwell these past few days and will definitely recover soon. Please give Nanny Xue another chance, Princess!"

"Yes, Princess!" Manager Li also said, "Ms. Xue is getting old and will inevitably suffer from three illnesses. Please give her a chance, Princess!"

"Please, Princess, give Nanny Xue a chance!"

When the other stewards saw what Steward Li had said, they all begged for mercy.

Nan Suhe gave Qiaorui a look, and Qiaorui quietly retreated with understanding.

"Hey, okay." Nan Suhe sighed in confusion, "Since everyone has said so, I am not unreasonable, so let's forget it this time."

"Thank you, Princess!" Everyone kowtowed.

"Since Grandma Xue has been ill for a long time and I happen to know medical skills, let me go and have a look!" Nan Suhe stood up, "Everyone else should go back first!"

As soon as Nan Suhe and Aunt Liu arrived near the kitchen, they saw Qiaorui walking out from a corner, quietly approached Nan Suhe's ear and said, "This slave has seen that Aunt Xue has just come back. It seems like there is something else in his arms."

"You're back?" Nan Suhe asked, "What are you carrying?"

"It's a baggage. This slave didn't see it clearly," Qiaorui said, "but she saw her put it by the firewood in the kitchen and then slipped back to her room."

"Okay, you go and see what she puts there first. I, the princess, will go to her room to meet her first!" After Nan Suhe finished speaking, he left.

After Nan Suhe finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the room next to the kitchen!

As soon as they arrived at Nanny Xue's door, the boy who delivered the food before came forward and knelt down in front of Nan Suhe with a "pop".

"Princess, why are you here?"

The boy's voice was very loud. Nan Suhe knew that he deliberately raised his voice to warn people in the room and delay time.

"I heard that Grandma Xue has been ill for a long time and will not recover. I, the princess, came here specially to take a look at her."

Nan Suhe walked straight past the boy and opened the door.

At that time, Nanny Xue had just finished taking off her clothes quickly and lay down on the bed.

She closed her eyes tightly, moaning in pain from time to time...

Nan Suhe looked into the room and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

The messy clothes, upturned shoes, and the quilt were not covered properly...

It's really hard for this old lady.

Nan Suhe slowly walked to Nanny Xue and said:
  "Mother Xue, I heard that you contracted the cold and are not getting better, so I came here to see you."

With that said, Nan Suhe sat beside the bed:
  "You also know that I have some medical skills. If it's just right, let me take your pulse!"

(End of this chapter)