JIahu, the Koi Fish

Chapter 5

After tricking Lady Wang and the Shi Clan, the fat geese leisurely flew a circle outside and returned to the palace before the snowstorm arrived.

In the bedchamber, Tu Yuan saw the return of the flock of geese. His sickly white lips curled up slightly. With the help of his personal eunuch, he put on a fur coat and quickly walked to the garden where the geese were raised.

There was a birdhouse built in the garden. There were several kang paths in the house, making the entire house warm.

During the winter, Tu Yuan's wild geese lived inside.

As soon as the small, thin figure stepped into the birdhouse, the wild geese pecking at their feathers immediately flew to his side and cried out happily as if they were asking for praise.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Tu Yuan hugged the leading wild goose and rubbed it. The wild goose rubbed against his palm and spat out a small pouch about half the size of his pinky finger.

This flock of wild geese was given to Tu Yuan by the current emperor on his fifth birthday. At first, there were only two of them, one male and one female. After four years of reproduction, they had grown into a flock.

Although they were chubby from being raised by Tu Yuan, they were very clever and understood human nature.

A month ago, the Crown Prince was dethroned. As the younger brother of the Crown Prince from the same mother, Tu Yuan had been raised by the Empress Dowager after the Empress passed away. He was still young and the emperor felt guilty towards him, so he was not implicated and lived as usual.

However, the children of the dethroned Crown Prince's concubines were not as lucky as Tu Yuan. On the same day, they were escorted out of the palace by the imperial guards and placed under house arrest with the Crown Prince. No one was allowed to enter.

Since five years ago, the wild geese often flew out of the palace to get some fresh air. The palace servants had long become accustomed to this.

Tu Yuan used the opportunity when the flock of wild geese came out of the palace to get some fresh air. He used the leading wild goose to sneak into the house arrest and send messages to the people inside.

Of course, the dethroned Crown Prince was closely watched and could not personally communicate with Tu Yuan.

The letters were usually written by the Crown Prince's concubine and then secretly buried under a tree by the seven year old eldest son while playing with his younger siblings.

Every time the leading wild goose left the palace, it would leave the group alone and sneak in, secretly digging up the soil to take the letter away.

This kind of secretive matter could not be done often. In the past month, Tu Yuan had only received three secret letters asking for help.

The environment of the place where they were imprisoned was poor, and there was a shortage of resources. Now that it was winter, the adults were fine, but the children fell sick easily.

As a result, every time the crown prince consort asked for help, she would ask for some medicine that could treat the symptoms.

Tu Yuan opened the small cloth bag and poured out a roll of paper filled with flies.

After a quick glance, Tu Yuan immediately used a charcoal brazier to burn the paper. He even carefully crushed the paper cigarettes and turned over the charcoal to press down the ash before stopping.

Tu Yuan coughed twice and skillfully fed the wild goose.

"Eat more. I'll have to trouble you guys tomorrow."

This time, the one who fell ill was the Crown Princess's second daughter. She had a cold and fever for two days. The medicine given last time had run out, so the Crown Princess had no choice but to ask the Tu Yuan for help.

When Tu Yuan was still in the former Empress' belly, she was poisoned and suffered a lot. As soon as she was born, she was a small, listless ball. Her cries were softer than a fly's, as if she would die in the next moment.

Although she had lived to this age, her body had been weak since she was young. The Grand Physician diagnosed that she wouldn't live past 20.

As a result, Tu Yuan didn't have much in the house, but there were many kinds of medicine.

There was no need to ask the Grand Physician for them since it would arouse suspicion.

There were dozens of wild geese with fluffy feathers. Every one of them had a little bit of medicine on them. If they flew high enough, no one would be able to see anything.

The only thing to note was that there were too many geese, so they couldn't go in together. They had to take turns sneaking in when the guards were relaxed.

It was troublesome, but it was safe.

At this time, the geese ate until their stomachs were round and round, squawking next to Tu Yuan.

On the other side, there was a strange and sudden dung rain that caused chaos in the Rongguo Mansion.

Madam Wang vomited until her stomach was sore and she was about to collapse.

Afterwards, she had to force herself to continuously bathe until her skin was completely red before she stopped.

She was young and her body was still healthy. After a few torments, she slowly recovered her energy after resting for half a day.

The Shi Clan, on the other hand, had been pampered for half their lives and developed a disease of wealth. They couldn't bear the slightest bit of suffering.

After vomiting for a while, she fainted and fell down.

The doctor who was invited to treat Jia Xie's injuries applied half of the medicine on Jia Xie's wound. Then, he ordered the servants to use brute force to take the Shi Clan's pulse.

After the Chang Clan sent Lady Xin away, they went to wet their legs in two different places. Then, they excused themselves by saying that their stomachs weren't feeling well and went to Jia Hu's room.

Regardless of the chaos outside, he watched Jia Hu eat his congee.

Jia Hu had been drooling over human delicacies for many years. Every time he ate a mouthful, he would reveal an expression of blissful enjoyment.

It was obviously just plain congee, but he tasted like dragon's liver and phoenix's marrow.

Although the Chang Clan had just experienced a disgusting feces rain incident not long ago, when he looked at his son's satisfied appearance, he suddenly had an appetite and ate two full bowls of congee.

As for the rest of the congee, they all went into Jia Hu's stomach. After he finished eating, he stuck out the tip of his small tongue and licked his lips as if he hadn't had enough. He looked at the Chang Clan eagerly and silently pleaded.

The Chang Clan smiled and pointed at Jia Hu's round belly. He shook his head and said, "No, your stomach will be bloated if you eat any more."

Jia Hu looked at his round belly and patted it twice. He compromised and said, "Okay, then I'll eat at night."

Lai Yangyang squinted his eyes and half-reclined on the couch. The way Jia Hu rubbed his belly made him look like a little kitten. He was quite charmingly naive.

The Chang Clan gazed at this scene with gentle eyes. His heart softened and he couldn't help but stroke Jia Hu's black hair.

Jia Hu's body was still that of a child's and he was still sick. Sleepiness came over him and he fell asleep in a short while.

The Chang Clan pulled up the bedding and covered him with it. He stared at Jia Hu's cute sleeping face for half a quarter of an hour. He quietly told Wet Nurse Liu to look after him and then quietly left.

At dusk, Jia Zheng returned home from the yamen. As soon as he stepped into Glory Hall, a servant came forward to report the accident that happened at home today.

Jia Zheng didn't even sit down and drink a cup of hot tea before he quickly walked to the Shi Clan's courtyard.

By now, the Shi Clan had already woken up.

However, after vomiting nonstop in the afternoon, the Shi Clan suffered from diarrhea at night and kept running to the toilet.

She and the servant girls around her thought it was the aftereffect of the feces rain incident. They didn't know that when the medicine boy was filling the prescription, he accidentally grabbed a laxative and caused the Shi Clan's continuous diarrhea.

At noon, although the Shi Clan didn't target Jia Hu verbally, they had a brief exchange of fire with the Chang Clan.

Thanks to Jia Hu, the Chang Clan received a ball of auspicious light from him and officially entered a period of good fortune.

At this time, the Shi Clan recklessly made things difficult for the Chang Clan. If she wasn't unlucky, who would be?

The Shi Clan's room was filled with an indescribable stench. The servant girls all lowered their heads and looked at the floor. Their faces were distorted from holding their breath.

As soon as Jia Zheng came in, this "unique" smell eagerly entered his nose.

The corners of Jia Zheng's eyes twitched and he almost couldn't help but rush out.

He stood outside and waited for Mother Jia to finish. He clenched his fists and tried his best to ignore the sound of diarrhea drifting into his ears.

Unfortunately, it didn't work. The more Jia Zheng tried to ignore it, the clearer the sound became.

Not long after, his stomach began to churn and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Fortunately, Mother Jia finished quickly. She came out from behind the screen and lay down on the bed.

A servant girl came out to report. Jia Zheng held his breath and entered the room. He walked in front of Mother Jia and bowed.

"Greetings, Mother. Are you feeling well?"

"It's not life-threatening. It's just that I'm old and can't stand the fright.

The tightness in my chest just subsided, and now my stomach is churning again. "The Shi Clan's expression was very bad, but because the person in front of her was Jia Zheng, she forced a smile.

Seeing that Jia Zheng's face was dripping with sweat, the Shi Clan asked, "Why are you sweating so much?"

Jia Zheng didn't dare to say that he was suffocated by the Shi Clan's smell in the room. He thought quickly and hurriedly said, "When I heard that you fainted, I was worried and hurried over.

If you didn't mention it, I wouldn't have known that I was sweating all over. "

The Shi Clan was greatly moved. "You child, Mother knows that you are filial. Remember not to rush over so quickly next time."

She took Jia Zheng's hand and patted it. Then, she turned her head and started complaining about Jia Xie.

"Unlike your eldest brother. After I fainted, he didn't show up at all. He's so unfilial."

Jia Zheng pulled his hand back without a trace. He wiped his sweat and said, "My eldest brother is really unfilial. I'll definitely talk to him."

The Shi Clan nodded and smiled. Suddenly, her expression changed and she stood up.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Jia Zheng asked anxiously, grabbing Mother Jia's hand.

This question was too difficult to answer, and Mother Jia didn't have the time to answer.

She shook off Jia Zheng's hand and desperately rushed to the washbasin behind the screen. She had only run a few steps when her stomach suddenly made a strange sound, followed by a huge stench.

She had run too slowly and pooped on her pants.

What was even more embarrassing was that she had pooped in front of her son.

The air suddenly became quiet. The Shi Clan's face was filled with despair. Her complexion changed rapidly.

Jia Zheng finally understood what had happened. His face was also livid.

A moment later, the dumbfounded maids hurriedly gathered around. Mother Jia angrily drove Jia Zheng away.

"You, get out!"

"I'll take my leave!"

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