The Empress's Gigolo
The Empress's Gigolo - Chapter 586: Embarrassing and Coincidental Encounter that Fortunately Di

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Ren Baqian hesitated for some time after looking at the fork-horned cow that the bodyguard had brought over. Ultimately, he didn鈥檛 have the courage to get on it.

鈥淕et me a carriage!鈥?/p>

Eventually, they brought him a spacious four-wheeled carriage before setting off majestically from the palace to the clinic.

Ren Baqian sat restlessly in the carriage. After a long and bumpy ride, they arrived somewhere near the clinic, but the bodyguard in front suddenly stopped in his tracks.

鈥淕ive way! Please stop staring, Principal Ren鈥檚 driver. Give way!鈥?/p>

鈥淲hat鈥檚 going on?鈥?Ren Baqian lifted open the curtains and asked.

鈥淪ir Tong and Sir Qin鈥檚 personal bodyguards are here at the entrance of the clinic!鈥?/p>

鈥淥h?鈥?Ren Baqian didn鈥檛 expect Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan to actually be at the clinic.

Fortunately, the carriage managed to continue forward shortly after. Ren Baqian looked out to the sides and saw a handful of burly chaps staring with glaring eyes while radiating murderous auras all over.

It was obvious that these murderous auras weren鈥檛 focused on him. Instead, they were targeting the people on the other side of the carriage.

The heads of their households weren鈥檛 on good terms, so naturally, their respective bodyguards also made every effort to kill the other party with their gaze.

Ignore them鈥攖here were more urgent matters to attend to.

The carriage stopped again after moving forward for a bit. Then, Ren Baqian carefully got off and tried his best to spread his legs open before limping into the clinic.

鈥淪ir, which doctor do you wish to consult?鈥?Shi Hu asked.

Ren Baqian stood there in contemplation. How would he know which doctor to consult? He didn鈥檛 even know whether they could treat this ailment. How should he properly express the question that he wanted to ask in a way that the other party could understand, but without invoking too great of a response at the same time?

Ren Baqian then heard Qin Chuan鈥檚 crazy laughter from the courtyard beside them.

鈥淚gnorant old man, let us see you take a few steps if you think you鈥檙e alright!鈥?/p>

鈥淥f course I鈥檓 alright!鈥?Tong Zhenye groaned.

鈥淭hat stride of yours resembled that of the ladies in Great Xia! Minister Tong of the Ministry of Works. Hahaha!鈥?Qin Chuan suddenly burst out laughing.

鈥淗umph. If you鈥檙e alright, why don鈥檛 you show us how you walk?鈥?Tong Zhenye immediately rebutted.

鈥淥f course I鈥檓 alright!鈥?/p>

鈥淭ake a few steps! You aren鈥檛 afraid, are you?鈥?/p>

鈥淲alk it shall be. Why would I be afraid of this ignorant man!鈥?/p>

Following this, Tong Zhenye howled with laughter and roared, 鈥淚gnorant old man! You even wet your pants, yet you say you鈥檙e alright? Hahaha, Minister Qin from the Ministry of War is actually bleeding?鈥?/p>

鈥淚 have only been hit by one arrow!鈥?Qin Chuan groaned.

鈥淥ne arrow in the butt?鈥?Tong Zhenye鈥檚 burst of laughter could even be heard from outside the courtyard.

鈥淧tui! Are you any better off? If you鈥檙e unconvinced, let鈥檚 have a contest!鈥?Qin Chuan responded in fury.

鈥淚n that state of yours, what can you compete in?鈥?Tong Zhenye continued to burst out in laughter.

鈥淟et鈥檚 run from here to the city gate and back! Are you up for it?鈥?/p>

Tong Zhenye was speechless. He pondered for a bit and asked, 鈥淲hy should I compete with an ignorant man who has blood all over his pants? I鈥檓 ashamed to be associated with you.鈥?/p>

Qin Chuan immediately flew into a rage.

After that, Ren Baqian could hear the sounds of fighting from the next courtyard.

Ren Baqian鈥檚 eyes brightened and became full of expression. The conversation between the two men had sparked a possibility鈥?Could it be that those two old men both had an outbreak of hemorrhoids at the same time?

He rushed toward a bodyguard and gestured by waving before slowly and quietly walking over to the gate of the courtyard to take a look. Even though those two men were hurling kicks and punches at each other, their movements were very strange. It was evident that they didn鈥檛 dare to use too much force or even use techniques that involved too much movement. They grimaced whenever they moved too much.

Ren Baqian had an even stronger feeling that there was a high possibility of it. Simply by watching their movements, he was able to imagine the kind of pain both of them were enduring. It was a very familiar feeling.

鈥淐ut it out!鈥?/p>

There was a house within the courtyard. An elder with white hair and a white beard opened the door, glowering at the two of them.

鈥淵ou guys better stay there and be well behaved!鈥?/p>

This elder didn鈥檛 seem to care much about the status of those two men. There weren鈥檛 many in the imperial court who were ranked higher than the pair of them.

Seemingly obedient, Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan immediately stood still and looked at each other helplessly.

鈥淧rincipal Ren, you have already been watching for some time. What are you here for?鈥?Ren Baqian suddenly heard Qin Chuan鈥檚 voice, which sounded like it harbored evil designs.

鈥淗aha, I鈥檓 just strolling around aimlessly!鈥?Ren Baqian laughed and walked into sight.

Qin Chuan and Tong Zhenye鈥檚 eyes were immediately affixed to Ren Baqian鈥檚 movements.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been quite a while since I have visited this clinic. The air here is pretty fresh.鈥?Ren Baqian laughed. He turned around and planned to leave because he was afraid that those two bastards would find out what was wrong with him.

Knowing which courtyard it was, things would be much easier now.

He simply had to come back at a later time.

鈥淪ince you鈥檙e already here, just wait quietly. I have no plans to treat the same condition repeatedly.鈥?The elder from the courtyard extended his head, glanced at Ren Baqian, and told this to him unenthusiastically after seeing what his gait looked like.

鈥淚鈥檓 really fine!鈥?Ren Baqian turned around and smiled. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a misunderstanding!鈥?/p>

鈥淭hen don鈥檛 look for me later because I鈥檓 going out to collect some herbs,鈥?the elder immediately responded.

Ren Baqian pondered for a moment over whether getting himself treated was more important than his face鈥?Whatever the case was, he still felt that his face was more important. However, he simply couldn鈥檛 make the move and leave鈥?/p>

Looking at the elder鈥檚 attitude toward Tong Zhenye and Qin Chuan as well as the reaction of the two officials, Ren Baqian believed that the elder would really do what he said and wouldn鈥檛 bother to see him later on.

Ren Baqian then became part of the situation. With the two officials in the courtyard and Ren Baqian at the doorway, the three men began looking at each other helplessly.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 expect to see both of you here at the same time.鈥?Ren Baqian laughed in an attempt to dissolve the awkwardness of the situation.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 expect to see you here as well, Sir Ren.鈥?Qin Chuan looked at Ren Baqian and let out a mischievous laugh with his eyes glaring like bronze bells. Qin Chuan still remembered what had happened previously when Ren Baqian brought out that thing that made him feel like he was in seventh heaven for quite some time.

鈥淚t seems like Principal Ren and I have always been brought together by fate. Let鈥檚 go to House Yunyan tonight for drinks.鈥?Tong Zhenye immediately tried to rope in a comrade.

鈥淚鈥檝e already reserved all of House Yunyan tonight. I suggest that you can probably come and finish the leftovers after I鈥檓 done!鈥?Qin Chuan turned his head around and sneered.

鈥淚gnorant old man, your butt is still bleeding. Are you thinking of staining House Yunyan with your blood? From today on and for an entire year, I鈥檓 afraid that all the brothels in Lan City will be circulating the deeds of the Minister of War.鈥?Like a blade, Tong Zhenye鈥檚 eyes were affixed to Qin Chuan鈥檚 crotch the whole time.

鈥淚t鈥檚 merely a small arrow wound!鈥?Qin Chuan appeared undisturbed by what Tong Zhenye had just said.

鈥淚鈥檓 not sure which expert managed to burst your butt open in one shot. I should actually treat him to a drink.鈥?Tong Zhenye ridiculed him in response.

鈥淲hy don鈥檛 you take a few steps and show us if you鈥檙e alright?鈥?Qin Chuan鈥檚 words didn鈥檛 spare him either.

Ren Baqian sighed as he watched the duo bicker, feeling that he was unlucky to have contracted this ailment and also to have bumped into these two fellows here.

After two cups of tea, the door of that house opened once again, only to reveal Shi Qing walking out while looking fresh and happy.

鈥淚 see that the three of you Sirs are here. I鈥檒l take my leave first.鈥?Shi Qing glanced at them with a strange look, cupped his fists, and walked away with a lofty gait.

鈥淐ome in, the three of you.鈥?That elder extended his head and called out for them to come in.

He first stretched out his arm and pressed on their shoulders before smacking their butts. Upon seeing their eyebrows twitch, he knew immediately that his assumptions just now were right.

鈥淭ake off your clothes,鈥?the elder ordered.

鈥淗uh?鈥?Ren Baqian looked at the two old fellows. Even though he had been to public bathhouses many times, how could he show his face if news got out that he had been naked in the same room as these two?

鈥淵ou guys get in there.鈥?The elder pointed to the back of the house. Ren Baqian then realized that there were actually partitions separated by cloth.

The three of them each found a place before they started ruffling and removing their clothes.

The elder called out from the outside, 鈥淶hong Qing, bring me three basins of ice water.鈥?/p>

He then extended his head, saw that they had stripped naked, and said, 鈥淒o a handstand with your arms on the ground.鈥?/p>

At present, Ren Baqian had allowed himself to get trampled in the past. While doing a handstand with his arms on the ground, he felt apprehensive about whether or not this elder was reliable.

Not long after, someone came into the room.

Then, with a splash, a basin of ice water was poured over Ren Baqian, and his entire body quivered immediately.

It was indeed ice water. He could feel the ice shards hitting against his body.

It definitely felt like it was below ten degrees Celsius.

Immediately, he let out an odd yelp, flipped his body around, and landed on the ground.

After that, his mind became all tensed up.

Ren Baqian subsequently realized that the pain he had anticipated didn鈥檛 come. There was just a light soreness that wasn鈥檛 much of a hindrance.

He stretched his arm to his back and touched鈥?It had surprisingly disappeared? Was it alright already?

It had shrunk back in after being excited by the ice water just now鈥?/p>

Moments later, all three of them cupped their fists in gratitude, looking completely happy and refreshed.

Before Ren Baqian left the house, he glanced over at the floor and saw that there were four empty basins鈥?/p>

After leaving the courtyard, Tong Zhenye waved at Ren Baqian while looking refreshed and said, 鈥淪ir Ren, seeing how pitiful that ignorant old man was, I won鈥檛 fight with him today. Let鈥檚 go to House Yunyan tomorrow鈥攊t鈥檚 my treat.鈥?/p>

鈥淗mph!鈥?In great spirits, Qin Chuan walked past Tong Zhenye, called out to his attendant, and left on his mount. The others could still hear him howling with laughter from far away.

Ren Baqian and Tong Zhenye both gave each other a 鈥渢ake-care-of-yourself鈥?glance before parting ways and heading back to the palace and the Tong residence, respectively.