This Kept Man's Life Was Truly Sweet

He had thought it was just a momentary impulse.

He had not expected Ye Liufeng to return early today to practice martial arts. Sheng Lanzhi found it quite surprising.

After pondering for a moment, she gave Xing'er her instructions.

"Since that is the case, prepare a Medicinal Bath for him every night starting today. While you are at it, see whether he has any other requests."

No matter what, he was still her husband.

Although she had always looked down on Ye Liufeng, had even chosen to sleep in separate rooms on their wedding night, and had barely seen him a few times since then, Sheng Lanzhi had been born into this era.

Once married, one was married. Unless Ye Liufeng died, Sheng Lanzhi would never consider finding someone else.

Sheng Lanzhi came from a well-off family. This little bit of money was nothing to her.

"I hope he can keep it up."

If possible, who would not want their man to be a towering, indomitable hero?

At that thought, Sheng Lanzhi shook her head. Rather than dwell on it any longer, she spoke directly to Xing'er.

"Tell him as well that I will not go back on my word about the Hundred-Household Officer position I promised him. He only needs to wait a while longer, so there is no need for him to worry."

"Yes, Madam!"

"A Hundred-Household Officer?"

Elsewhere, Ye Liuyun had eaten and practiced for a while. He had originally planned to return and rest.

When he suddenly heard the news Xing'er had brought, Ye Liuyun was rather surprised.

Good heavens, what kind of immortal life had his elder brother been living? This kept man's meal was truly delicious.

Was that not why people said having backing made everything easier? Others could only wait slowly if they wanted to become Hundred-Household Officers, while he only needed to muddle through his days.

"Alright, I understand."

Xing'er had thought he would anxiously press her on exactly when he could take up the post of Hundred-Household Officer.

After all, whenever matters involving official positions came up, the previous Ye Liufeng had always been incomparably anxious and concerned.

How could he be like this now, merely replying indifferently before saying nothing more?

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing Xing'er standing there without speaking, Ye Liuyun tilted his head and asked.

"Master." Xing'er immediately collected her thoughts and shook her head at Ye Liuyun.

"Madam has also prepared a Medicinal Bath for Master. She sent this servant to ask whether Master has any other needs."

"A Medicinal Bath?"

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun became interested.

It seemed martial artists used Medicinal Baths to strengthen their sinews and bones, but he had never seen one before.

"Take me to have a look."

"This way, Master."

Xing'er thoughtfully led the way for Ye Liuyun.

The bathing area was in Ye Liuyun's side courtyard. By the time they arrived, several maids had already filled the tub with hot water and added medicinal herbs that Ye Liuyun could not recognize.

He had thought that with so many herbs piled together, the smell would surely be pungent.

But that was not the case. Instead, there was a faint fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun seemed interested in the Medicinal Bath, Xing'er spoke softly.

"This servant and the others will attend Master's bath!"

"..." By attending me, do you mean what I think you mean?

Though love between men and women was only natural, Ye Liuyun was not an impatient lecher. Once he had completely grown accustomed to this identity, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. There was no need to rush into doing anything now.

And honestly—

Compared to that, Ye Liuyun was more eager to see the effects of this Medicinal Bath.

I must have gone mad from practicing martial arts, Ye Liuyun could not help muttering inwardly.

"No need. You will only affect my circulation of inner force if you remain here."

As he spoke, Ye Liuyun waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

Xing'er merely looked at Ye Liuyun for a moment longer and did not insist.

"Oh, right. If you get the chance, help me find some martial arts manuals. The quality should not be too poor!"

Before Xing'er left, Ye Liuyun still said this. With connections like these, it would be a waste not to use them. Ye Liuyun had no psychological burden whatsoever about living off a woman.

Before transmigrating, Ye Liuyun had seen more than a few people like himself, living in rented rooms and able to afford nothing but ramen for every meal, who had gotten themselves rich older women and started driving sports cars in no time.

In an era like this, living comfortably depended on who could put down their pride.

He had never had the chance to live off a woman before transmigrating. Being able to do so after transmigrating was not bad either.

Truly precious martial arts manuals would definitely be difficult to obtain, but Ye Liuyun would not disdain ones of slightly poorer quality.

"This servant will inform Madam!"

She had no ability to accomplish such a thing herself, so she could only relay it to Sheng Lanzhi.

Only after Xing'er had taken all the maids away did Ye Liuyun remove his clothes and sit in the bath barrel.

"This feels amazing!"

After practicing martial arts, soaking in the bath made both his body and mind feel much more refreshed.

The scent of herbs drifted around him, making Ye Liuyun feel somewhat drowsy. Leaning against the side of the bath barrel, he closed his eyes with an expression of pure enjoyment.

Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.

When he woke up, the previously cloudy medicinal liquid had become much clearer.

"Was that because I absorbed the medicinal power?"

It was Ye Liuyun's first Medicinal Bath, so he was not entirely sure. But after climbing out of the bath barrel and clenching his fists, he could indeed feel his strength had increased somewhat. Even the fatigue from practicing martial arts vanished like smoke in the wind at that moment.

"The increase is not that great, but it is not bad!"

The gains from a single Medicinal Bath were not particularly high.

But this was the sort of thing that needed to accumulate over many years.

And it did not even cost money. How wonderful was that?

Over the following days.

Ye Liuyun became increasingly familiar with matters in both the residence and the Brocade Guard.

He had already begun asking around about the location of the Imperial Prison. The Imperial Prison was a place specially used by the Brocade Guard to torture criminals, containing all manner of punishments. It could be said that if a perfectly unharmed person entered it—

After going through the entire process of every punishment, even if they did not die, they would be stripped of a layer of skin.

Moreover, those imprisoned in the Imperial Prison were basically never ordinary people. Such people would certainly have some decent Talent Traits.

Ye Liuyun felt that it was already quite impressive that he had endured until now before beginning to inquire about it.

That afternoon.

Ye Liuyun did not hurry home. Instead, he chose to patrol the imperial city with Si Nan.

He was a Brocade Guard Centurion after all. He could not possibly do nothing all day long and just idle about. He still had to do some work from time to time.

When the street vendors and passersby saw the Brocade Guard's Flying Fish Uniforms, they tacitly moved aside. They even walked around them, not daring to spare them another glance.

From this alone, it was clear that the Brocade Guard did not have a good reputation among the common people.

"What are you doing? What do you want? I am the son of the Wan Shun Marquis! You dare arrest me?!"

Just then.

A burst of commotion suddenly rose from the crowd ahead. Among it was a loud shout that sounded exceedingly arrogant.

"Let's go take a look!"

Hearing the disturbance, Ye Liuyun became somewhat interested as well.

He led Si Nan toward the more crowded area.