I insist

Chapter 373: A Man's Knees Are Worthless

Although Yu Huailin listened to Qiu Tianlei finish speaking, he did not loosen his grip at all.

"Being so polite? If you're a man, you should know what you should and shouldn't do. Don't make me look down on you."

Completely bewildered, Qiu Tianlei was then angered by Yu Huailin's words.

Just as he was about to resist, he heard Yu Huailin continue speaking.

"Smell yourself. Don't you remember what you swore to me last time?"

But Yu Huailin had much more to say than that.

"As a man, instead of taking care of your wife and children, your mind is full of filthy and obscene thoughts. You still expect me to respect you? Stop disgusting people here."

Qiu Tianlei then realized what he had done and knew what he had done.

There was no explanation and no struggle.

“I’m not a man, I’m incompetent.”

Yu Huailin was also taken aback by Qiu Tianlei's drastic change in behavior and was speechless for a moment.

The hand that was holding Qiu Tianlei slowly loosened.

He opened his mouth before speaking.

"Oh, okay, well, it's not actually that serious."

But at this moment, Qiu Tianlei had already broken down. Not only were his eyes filled with tears, but he even started hitting himself.

Each slap felt like a blow to Yu Huailin's heart.

If Song Miqiu saw this, it would be terrible.

Yu Huailin, reacting quickly, grabbed Qiu Tianlei's hands.

They even tried to persuade him instead.

"You know you should change this, there's no need to hurt yourself like this."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice, as if afraid of being overheard.

“If your mother sees this, I’ll be the one getting a beating next.”

Fortunately, Qiu Tianlei didn't hear clearly what Yu Huailin said in the last two sentences.

Gradually, Qiu Tianlei's emotions stabilized.

He wiped away his tears and made a promise to Yu Huailin once again.

"I swear this time there will never be a next time."

Yu Huailin had experienced this scene just a few days ago, and he was completely at a loss when he looked at Qiu Tianlei in front of him.

"You're a man, don't always have to ask others to remind you of your responsibilities."

After giving Qiu Tianlei his last piece of advice, he quickly left.

Fortunately, Qiu Tianlei showed a sincere attitude in admitting his mistake and behaved very well in the following days, so the matter gradually passed.

As Tian Yumei's belly grew bigger and bigger, and ten days had passed since her due date, things were getting worse.

Everyone in the family is extremely nervous now, and they've even started taking turns caring for Tian Yumei at night.

But just then, an imperial edict arrived from the palace.

The imperial edict stated that the emperor had recently lost his appetite, and summoned the imperial physician Song to the palace to treat him.

After receiving the imperial edict, Song Miqiu was so angry that she cursed loudly in the courtyard after the eunuchs left.

"What kind of bullshit is this emperor who wants to summon me back to the palace for such a minor illness? What are all those imperial physicians in the palace for?"

The cursing and swearing frightened Yu Huailin, who just watched from the side and didn't step forward to stop it.

"If my daughter-in-law makes any mistake while I'm at the palace, I'll turn your entire palace upside down, just like Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the palace."

Yu Huailin had no idea what Song Miqiu was talking about, so he cautiously stepped forward to ask.

"Who is Sun Wukong? Was he very powerful in history? I don't know him."

Seeing Yu Huailin's serious expression, Song Miqiu, who was furious just moments before, suddenly calmed down.

If you don't know how to explain it, just give a random answer.

"Yes, it's very impressive, but it's okay if you don't know."

After venting my anger for so long, I've finally let it all out.

You really can't miss visiting this palace.

Song Miqiu deliberately delayed setting off until the afternoon.

Before leaving, he held Tian Yumei's hand tightly, feeling extremely worried.

"After Mom passed away, there were only two men left in the house. Don't feel embarrassed, just call them whenever you need anything."

He was kind and gentle to Tian Yumei, but when he turned to look at Yu Huailin and Qiu Tianlei, his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"If they refuse, I'll teach them a lesson when I get back."

Song Miqiu only set off after explaining everything.

Upon arriving at the palace, it was clear that the Emperor had completely forgotten about Song Miqiu; the claim of loss of appetite was merely a casual remark from the Emperor.

However, since Song Miqiu had already arrived at the palace, he had no choice but to finish his shift at the Imperial Hospital before leaving.

Although Song Miqiu was sitting in front of the medical book, his mind was not on it at all.

Ming Taicheng had noticed that Song Miqiu was not in good condition long ago.

He came to her side but did not criticize her.

Regardless of her consent, he put the medical book in Song Miqiu's hand aside.

"Since your heart isn't in this, what's the point of leaving this book here? You might as well come and help me pack the medicine."

He then led Song Miqiu to his room.

This place is usually Makoto Minamoto's secret base, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

This contains the culmination of Makoto Akira's life's work.

Since Song Miqiu couldn't do anything else anyway, she might as well follow Ming Taicheng and have someone to talk to.

"Ok."

So I reluctantly agreed.

Who knew that what Mingtai Makoto meant by "working" was actually physical labor?

The bag, which was half a person tall, was filled with heavy medicinal herbs, all of which Song Miqiu had to carry to Ming Taicheng.

The two then poured out the medicinal herbs and separated them one by one.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come with you."

Ming Taicheng just smiled and said, "You've been staying at home these past few days, what's on your mind?"

Song Miqiu didn't want to say it, but it's fine to say it now.

After hearing this, Ming Taicheng said, "This is a good thing, why are you still looking so gloomy?"

"I'm just worried, aren't I?"

Ming Taicheng, on the contrary, teased Song Miqiu.

"What are you worried about? You've never delivered a baby before, so even if you went there, you wouldn't be able to help."

"Yes."

Hearing him say that, Song Miqiu became much more cheerful.

Just when I stopped worrying about it, something happened.

All that could be heard was a loud knocking sound from outside the door.

As Ming Taicheng opened the door, he said, "Something must have happened. They usually don't dare to come here."

Upon opening the door, they discovered it was a young eunuch delivering a message.

The young eunuch was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Imperial Physician Ming, is Song Miqiu here with you? We've searched the entire Imperial Hospital but couldn't find her, so we came to you."

Ming Taicheng's expression also began to tense up. "What do you want with Song Miqiu?"

The young eunuch then explained the whole story.

"Song Miqiu's eldest daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and the Imperial Physician Song's family has come to the palace to deliver a message to her."

After catching his breath, Xiao Taiyi continued.

"And it seems there are no midwives available outside the palace. They say the woman is about to give up and they need the imperial physician to go back and check on her immediately."

Song Miqiu, who was inside, naturally heard this and put down what she was holding. She rushed out in a hurry, not even having time to change her clothes before heading home.