Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1967 - 1975: Unbelievable (Second Watch) (3)

Liu Xi went in and gave Juhua a bowl of soup medicine, saying it was to boost strength and energy, but after Juhua drank it, she completely fainted.

When she woke up, her stomach was already empty, and the child was gone.

Her mother stayed by her side, tearfully telling her, "It was Liu Xi who cut open your stomach and took the child out. Your stomach has now been sewn up by him."

Although this process sounded thrilling, the outcome was quite joyous; both the child and adult were safe, and the boy taken out by C-section weighed ten catties. If it were a natural birth, it wouldn’t have happened!

After this event, the Shen Family regarded Liu Xi—no, Dai Xiangchen as their savior and became closer in interactions.

Dai Xiangchen volunteered to become the godfather of the Shen Family’s chubby boy. He cherished that boy as if he were his own son.

When no one was around, Lady Cui often said to Shen Luming, "It’s a pity that Dai Xiangchen is a eunuch; otherwise, he would be a good match for our Juhua. This man is capable, genuinely warm-hearted, has no parents or family. If he were a true man, we could welcome him into the family, and surely he would be willing."

Shen Luming felt the same way, noticing Dai Xiangchen’s fondness for Shen Ten catties so much that he thought Juhua would be a good match for him, to let him be the son-in-law of the Shen Family, and he would certainly be willing.

Unfortunately, Dai Xiangchen was a eunuch, so these ideas could only remain as thoughts, utterly impractical.

One day after the new year, Dai Xiangchen’s little boy suddenly brought Shen Luming an invitation letter, inviting him to attend the opening of a bathhouse set up by Dai Xiangchen.

Upon arriving in Nong’an County, neither family engaged in any business activity, as they were wealthy, and even if they did nothing, relying on their existing wealth would suffice for several generations.

Now Dai Xiangchen had opened a small bathhouse, surprising Shen Luming and his wife.

However, the couple soon felt relieved, as Dai Xiangchen, being young, unlike them who could indulge in grandchildren, was a young man who, if idle all day long, would quickly fall into decline.

Even though a bathhouse business is small, it is nonetheless a trade. With this venture, he would have much more fulfillment in his future days...

Dai Xiangchen’s bathhouse was scheduled to open on the third day of March, during the Shangsi Festival.

During Shangsi Festival, the old custom was to cleanse dirt by the water and worship ancestors, known as purifying and repairing. Although the capital’s Shangsi Festival primarily involves feasting by the water, the South still adheres to old customs, prioritizing dirt cleansing and ancestor worship.

Dai Xiangchen chose this day to open his business, greatly benefiting his trade.

On the opening day, many people came to bathe, including Shen Luming, who, as he soaked in the warm pool, was about to call a little boy over for a massage to relax when Dai Xiangchen suddenly entered.

Others showed no particular response upon seeing Dai Xiangchen, as they were all men and looked similar; nothing peculiar. But when Lord Shen saw Dai Xiangchen’s body, he was so shocked that he almost fell headfirst into the water!

Oh Mother, this fellow isn’t a eunuch? He’s undoubtedly a completely healthy man—he hasn’t missed a single men’s physic, how blind he was not to see he was a fake eunuch, this... Suddenly, he recalled Dai Xiangchen performing the C-section for his daughter, entering his daughter’s room to see Ten catties—it put him into chaos...

Dai Xiangchen, perceiving Shen Luming’s expression, felt very satisfied. He was already impatiently eager to form a family with Juhua and rightfully become Ten catties’ father...

After bathing, Shen Luming returned home quickly, called his wife, Lady Cui, and kept saying, "How strange, truly strange!"

Lady Cui was coaxing Ten catties and saw her husband’s bewildered look and said, "What’s wrong, what’s making you act so strangely?"

Shen Luming whispered, "Madam, I’ll tell you something, I found out Liu Xi—no, Dai Xiangchen, he, he..."

"What about him?" Seeing her husband hesitating, Madam Shen hurriedly urged.

"Sigh, I found out, he’s actually not a eunuch, he’s a real man!" With Lady Cui pressing, Shen Luming suddenly revealed.

Lady Cui laughed and said, "You’re filled with nonsense, all the capital knows he’s the most effective chief eunuch beside the Empress Dowager, yet you say he’s not a eunuch, see what you’ve found!"

Hearing his wife’s skepticism, Shen Luming became anxious, raising his voice significantly, "I’m serious, Madam, Dai Xiangchen is truly not a eunuch. Today in the bathhouse, we soaked in the same pool, I saw clearly, he’s not a eunuch, he’s quite well-endowed."

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen was also startled, stammering, "Emperor Bodhisattva, is this true? This is too unbelievable..."