"Yes, the Queen's head was severely injured, and blood congestion accumulated in the brain, which affected the Queen's vision as the old minister said before," the imperial doctor said.
"When can I see something?"
"This is not difficult, just take a good rest and take some medicine to remove congestion and activate blood circulation." The imperial doctor responded.
"Then how did she lose her memory?"
The imperial doctor replied: "This veteran has never thought that the empress may have sealed herself in her subconscious."
"What's the meaning?"
"Back to the emperor, it is recorded in medical books that when people are stimulated by certain stimuli or overly sad, they will repress some memories due to their own avoidance mentality.
"When will the empress recover?"
"It's hard to say. The empress may recover when she is stimulated or sad again, or she may recover suddenly at ordinary times."
After hearing what the imperial doctor said, Xuan Yi was confused. Should he let Qi Zi recover her memory quickly? No, he couldn't let her be stimulated anymore, so he said to the imperial doctor: "Go down and prescribe medicine."
"In compliance with the order, I retire."
After the imperial doctor left, Xuan Yi returned to his room and heard the sound of the door curtain being lifted. Qi Zi straightened up and looked in Xuan Yi's direction and said, "Where am I sick?"
Xuan Yi strode to the bed and sat down and said: "You are fine, but your eye is injured. The imperial doctor said that as long as you have a good rest and cooperate with the imperial doctor's medicine, you will be able to see things soon."
"Really? Really?" Qi Zi excitedly groped for Xuan Yi's hand and held it tightly.
Xuan Yi gently held her in his arms and said, "It's true. I won't lie to you, never."
"The Queen Mother has arrived——." A long shout came from Zhilan Garden.
Aunt Jiang and the Queen Mother couldn't wait to walk in. The Queen Mother called out: "Qi Zi, are Qi Zi awake?"
When she saw Qi Zi sitting on the bed, the Queen Mother was so surprised that she stepped forward to hold her hand. Qi Zi instinctively withdrew it and hid in Xuan Yi's arms. The Queen Mother and Aunt Jiang wanted to look at Xuan Yi at the same time.
Yi, the Queen Mother said: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
"Queen mother, Qi Zi was stimulated, went blind and lost her memory." Xuan Yi said sadly.
"What?" Hearing the sound, the Queen Mother took a step back. Fortunately, Aunt Jiang caught her in time and said, "Master, be careful."
The Queen Mother looked at Qi Zi and said, "Poor child, how could this happen? Where is the imperial doctor? What did the imperial doctor say?"
"Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of her." Xuan Yi assured.
The Queen Mother sat on the edge of the bed and said softly: "Qi Zi, don't you remember your mother-in-law?"
"Mother-in-law? Who is mother-in-law?" Qi Zi asked timidly.
The Queen Mother glanced at Xuan Yi and said with a smile: "My mother-in-law is your husband-in-law's mother."
"My husband? Who is my husband? Is it Xuan Yi?"
The Queen Mother trembled and said: "Why do you say that my husband is Xuan Yi?"
Qi Zi replied without thinking: "I only want Xuan Yi to be my husband-in-law."
Hearing Qi Zi say this, Xuan Yi was moved in his heart, but even though he was moved, he also had a trace of regret. If the ordinary Qi Zi said this, Xuan Yi would be ecstatic, but then he thought again, Qi Zi could say this
, which means that she can accept him in her heart, and he has some status in her heart.
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Yes, that's right, Xuan Yi is your husband-in-law."
Qi Zi stared straight at one place, smiled and murmured: "Xuan Yi, Xuan Yi."
"Your Majesty, are there any slaves?" Cuiyi stepped forward and said.
"Who are you?" This worried voice had been asking questions since she woke up, which made her feel very curious, but also a little moved in her heart.
Xuan Yi replied on behalf of Cui Yi: "She is your maid, her name is Cui Yi."
"Cui Yi, Cui Yi...ah, I have a headache." The name sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I called it.
"Okay, okay, don't think about Qi Zi," the Queen Mother said.
"What's wrong with me? Why do I get a headache when I think about things?" Qi Zi said with tears in his eyes.
Xuan Yi comforted him gently: "Don't worry, you have nothing to worry about. If you can't remember it, don't think about it. It will get better in the future."
She liked to listen to his words, and for some reason his voice always made her quiet down. She no longer wanted to think about anything.
The night was eerily quiet, and she always felt like there was something she could remember in the darkness. This was not the night she was familiar with, but the night she had now.
The room was filled with candles, which illuminated the entire Zhilan Garden. She stared into the darkness with her eyes open, and the fear in her heart did not subside. However, she asked Cuiyi to light the lamps in the room, at least in her heart she knew
, although I can’t see it, my surroundings are always bright.
"Dang, Dang, Dang." The sound of the watchman's banging was heard in the distance. Qizi listened carefully and counted the four knocks. It was already the fourth watch. She was not sleepy, so she fumbled to open the door.
She opened the quilt and searched for the shoes on the ground, but she couldn't find them. She had to touch her feet to the ground and searched for them with her hands. The shoes were just an inch away from her hands, but she still missed them. Gradually, she lost patience and felt heartbroken.
He stood up, tears streaming down his empty eyes.
"Why can't I see? Why can't I see?" She cried to herself, kneeling and groping, accidentally knocking over the stool next to the table.
Cui Yi, who was in the outer room, heard the noise and walked in quickly. She saw Qi Zi kneeling on the ground and crying. She quickly helped her up and said, "Mother, why are you kneeling on the ground? Get up quickly."
"Cuiyi, why can't I see? Am I just blind?" she asked sadly.
"Your Majesty," she said, holding Qi Zi as she sat on the stool, "Don't talk nonsense. How can you be blind?"
"Then why am I like this now?"
"Didn't the Emperor say that your Majesty is ill? Once the imperial doctor cures her, she will be able to see again?" Cuiyi said comfortingly.
Qi Zi calmed down. She didn't understand why she listened to Xuan Yi so much. She believed everything he said.
"Help me stand by the window for a while." Qi Zi stood up and said.
Cui Yi gently supported Qi Zi to the window and opened the window for her. A fresh air came to her face. Qi Zi stretched out her hand to feel it. Cui Yi asked in confusion: "Empress, what are you doing?"
"
"I want to seize the darkness, but all I can feel now is darkness." Qi Zi said quietly.
"Empress——."
Qi Zi took back his hand and said, "Where is Xuan Yi? Where is he?"
"The Emperor should be at the Zhengde Hall now. It's almost the fifth watch, and the Emperor should get up and prepare for the morning court." Cuiyi replied.
"Oh." Qi Zi sighed softly and said, "Will he come to see me today?"
"Yes, don't worry, Your Majesty, the Emperor will definitely come to see Your Majesty."
Qi Zi smiled. The east she couldn't see was now white, but she said: "Today must be a good weather."
Time passed day by day, and Qi Zi's fear of darkness gradually disappeared. She always felt that there was someone around her who was in the same darkness as her. She felt deeply, but she could only find a vague figure deep in her memory. Who was she?
When Xuanyi came to Zhilanyuan that day, Qizi was taking a lunch break with a baby-like smile on his face. Xuanyi stared at this familiar face with a gentle light in his eyes. Yang's words rang in his ears again:
"Your Majesty, please don't think that Qi Zi is strong. Only I know that her strength hides her weakness. Most of her strength is pretended to prevent people around her from worrying about her. Qi Zi has always been my pride, because she has been there since she was a child.
She is clever and can do whatever she learns. If she were a man, I would definitely let her take the exam to get the top prize, but it's a pity that she is a girl."