After Ruan Yuyi rinsed her mouth, she leaned on the bed and frowned as she endured the discomfort.
Mu Xiang was heartbroken and said softly, "Mother, my servant has ordered someone to cook some fresh medicine. Dr. Ning said you can put some sugar in it. You can drink some later, and your illness will heal quickly."
She shook her head slightly, her black hair falling behind her.
She understood this truth. But she really couldn't drink it anymore. When she smelled the smell of the medicine, there was a surge in her stomach. Even if she drank it reluctantly, it would still be stuck in her throat, and it would come back up again.
Mu Xiang had no choice but to boil the medicine first, and let me know if you take it or not.
Cen Li, who was guarding the outer room, bowed and saluted when he saw the figure in Xuan Yi, but he was not surprised at all.
He was about to walk to the inner room, but suddenly he remembered something and took off his cloak again. Wen Zhi opened the soft flower curtain and took the cloak with snow beads on the collar and a chilly air.
When he came in, Ruan Yuyi was dozing with her eyes closed. The thin sweat on her forehead had been wiped away, but there were still traces of being wet on her hair. Half of her face was sunken into the soft pillow, her hair was black and her skin was as white as snow.
Especially eye-catching.
His heart tightened slightly.
He had never forgotten her sins, nor had he forgotten her useless kindness that he hated. Now seeing that she was not feeling well, he secretly sneered at the consequences of karma, but he did not feel the slightest sense of joy in his heart.
She looked really fragile right now, and she seemed to feel far away. He felt uneasy in his heart, and the image of the dead lady in the dream gradually overlapped with the person in front of him.
He had seen how decisively the young lady treated the eldest son of the Cheng family.
For him, she was afraid it was even more so.
"I have met Your Majesty." Mu Xiangfu's saluting voice brought him back to his thoughts.
He ignored her, walked straight to her bed, sat on the edge of the bed, and grabbed one of her wrists. The wrist was as slender as white porcelain, as if it would break in his hand if he exerted even the slightest force.
She was almost drowsy and about to fall asleep, but was woken up by the pain on her wrist. She frowned and groaned. When she saw the person in front of her, she struggled to get up and salute.
Jiang Huaiyang held her down and did not let her get up. He accidentally glanced at the wrist he had just pinched and realized how hard he had just used.
She clutched the brocade mattress beside her and tried her best to curl her lips, "Your Majesty, it's better not to stay too long. I'm afraid I'll give it to you after I'm sick."
His eyes darkened slightly, "I have just arrived, and Lingling is rushing me away?" When he came, the outside of the palace was as quiet as usual. Only by entering her residence can one know what happened inside.
If Cen Li hadn't come to report it, would she have kept hiding it all this time?
"I will feed you the medicine myself," he said in a deep voice, instructing the palace attendants to bring the medicine.
The spoon collided with the edge of the bowl, making a jingling sound like gold and jade, but the concoction inside was brown, swaying slightly, and emitted a bitter and rich herbal flavor.
She turned pale and tried to escape, "Your Majesty, I will use this concubine later."
He dismissed all the palace people, took a mouthful of the soup, grabbed her chin, and leaned over her.
When she was sick, her eyes always had water in them, but now she couldn't hold back the water, and it slid down her cheeks and fell between their lips.
The bitter taste of the medicine rolled between her lips and teeth, and she forgot her resistance to the medicine for a moment. He fiddled with it and swallowed it involuntarily.
The warm concoction slid down her throat and fell into her belly. She pressed against his shoulder, pushed him away, opened her lips and breathed slowly, and the redness on the tips of her ears added some color to her blood.
His hoarse voice sounded in her ears, "How is it?" A piece of candied fruit was handed to her lips.
She hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth and took it in her mouth. She didn't know if it was intentional, but her wet lips touched his fingertips, causing him to take a heavy breath. She smiled with her eyes bent, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The sweet and sour taste of the candied fruit diluted the taste of the medicine, and it was rare that the medicine did not go up her throat. She paused and asked again, "It seems that there is sugar added to this bowl of medicine?"
He hummed and tasted it. He held the bowl in one hand and handed it to her.
She was stunned and didn't expect to reach out to pick it up.
"Why, you still want me to continue feeding you?" He thought for a moment and felt that it was not impossible.
It was impossible for her to comply. The tips of her ears were so red that they were almost bleeding. She held the porcelain bowl with both hands and wanted to take the soup. But he didn't let go, so she had to raise her eyes to look at him.
Jiang Huaiyang motioned to her to get the spoon, "I'm afraid you might spill it and cause trouble to the palace people." He said casually.
She was a little unconvinced, she was so weak.
The young lady picked up the spoon, and her fingertips were a bit warmer than the whiteness of the porcelain bowl, as if they were fine suet jade. Even ordinary movements were extremely pleasing to the eye.
She was afraid of vomiting before, and would vomit whatever she ate. She would naturally resist this medicine again.
But when Dr. Ning heard that she couldn't drink it, she added some medicine into it which did not damage the properties but made it easier for her to swallow. In addition, she added sugar when decoction, so it was easier to use now.
He looked at her cautious appearance, but felt a little panicked in his heart.
——In her eyes, she didn't know what kind of jackal or tiger she regarded him as, so she drank medicine and looked at him subconsciously.
Seeing that the soup was all gone, he put the porcelain bowl on the table aside. He took out a small palm-sized box from his sleeve, picked up a round object, and pushed it against her lips.
Got in.
She didn't dare to speak, but held it with her back teeth, "What is this?" She suppressed her voice to make her voice less ambiguous.
He could tell at a glance that she had not taken it, so he chuckled and uttered two words, "Poison."
Ruan Yuyi's expression froze for a moment, and then she broke out into a smile. She whispered, "I believe your Majesty will not do it." As she said this, her slightly trembling fingertips revealed her true state of mind.
How did she know that he wouldn't do it? It was not like he had never thought about it before.
He remained silent, his eyes falling on her beautiful face. Compared with the expression on her face when she mentioned her brother in Chang'an Palace, her smile now was really forced.
She hesitated for a long time, and finally took the thing in her mouth. As soon as it touched the side of her tongue, the sweetness spread.
Her heart suddenly relaxed, she leaned back and murmured, "It's candy."
He picked up a strand of her hair and repeated, "It's caramel." The concubine gave him this kind of candy when he was a child. Although there are endless types of candy around today, when he was a child, this candy was
Rare things.
The candy rolled in her mouth, and while she felt the sweetness, she tried to say, "Your Majesty, I have been ill recently, and I am afraid that I cannot manage the affairs of the harem perfectly - can you send someone to assist me?"
She moved closer to him, pressing her warm body against his arm.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, but he never thought that after he had given his power to her, she would still want to give it away, and she was not afraid that she would not be able to get it back after it was good.
But her current body really couldn't bear those complicated matters.
He nodded in agreement and tucked the brocade quilt for her.