Hongli's originally gloomy face became even more ugly because of this accident. Seeing this, Sixi hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, Shao Shao is safe. This is to say that the imperial concubine is safe and sound. What a good intention!" Even so, no one would
I really thought breaking things was a good sign, but on the contrary... it was a bad omen.
Hongli walked out with a gloomy face. Along the way, his mind went blank and he couldn't think about anything. He just wanted to go faster and see Xianyue as soon as possible. Later, his pace was as fast as a trot.
Passing by the palace people who were kneeling and saluting, they came all the way to the inner hall of Yanxi Palace. They saw Xianyue drinking medicine with Zhichun's hand, her face was frighteningly pale. Seeing Hongli approaching, she hurriedly said: "Please, Your Majesty
Stop, lest I and my concubine infect the epidemic to the emperor."
Hongli's steps hesitated slightly, then he continued to walk forward until he came to the bed, took the medicine bowl from Zhichun's hand, and said softly: "Here, drink the medicine."
Xianyue turned her face inward and said with some urgency: "Please leave the emperor immediately, otherwise if the emperor gets sick, I will be punished by death."
Hongli did not leave, but stretched out his hand to touch Xianyue's haggard and pale face, and whispered: "You will be fine, Xianyue, I will definitely not let anything happen to you."
The concern and fear in Hongli's words made Xianyue's eyes sore. No matter how many arguments they had, Hongli... always cared about her.
Xianyue held back her tears and said: "Yes, after I am well, I will go to the emperor to pay my respects. Now I still want to..." Before she could finish speaking, Hongli had already said: "I won't leave.
I'll stay with you here until you recover."
His words made Xianyue turn pale with shock. She subconsciously turned her head. After she stopped, she said eagerly: "Your Majesty, please put the dragon body first. Never do this!"
Si Xi also knelt down quickly and said: "I know that the emperor is worried about the imperial concubine, but as the imperial concubine said, the emperor please put the dragon body first and never take any personal risks."
Hongli said coldly: "I don't want to hear these words, so I'm going to call Imperial Physician Fang and them over immediately."
"Your Majesty..." Si Xi was about to say more, but Hongli's eyes were cold and he said: "What's wrong, can I touch you?"
Seeing what Hongli said, Sixi had no choice but to step back. After turning his attention to Xianyue again, Hongli lightly curled his thin lips and said: "Am I annoying to you? Otherwise, why have you always refused to look at me?
?”
Xianyue slowly turned her head and said with a choked voice: "Your Majesty, I beg you, please go back, please?"
Hongli wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes and said softly: "You are not joking. There is no reason to change what I said. Don't worry, I am the destined emperor, and God will definitely protect me." After a moment, he said
: "I have been very scared since Qi Kuan told me that you were infected with the epidemic. Xianyue, I am really scared.
, I have lost many people, and I don’t want to...I can’t lose you again!" At this point, he suddenly laughed, with a sparkle in his eyes, "It's really strange, you, you have rebelled against others more than once.
"I, but I can't be cruel to you; Xianyue, can you promise me something?"
Xianyue didn't ask what it was about, but said directly: "I promise you!"
Hongli said apologetically: "What a silly girl. You agreed before I even said anything. Aren't you afraid that I would make some excessive demands?"
Xianyue smiled slightly and said with tears in her eyes: "The emperor is willing to accompany me here, so there is nothing I can't promise to the emperor."
Hongli said word by word: "If you get through this, for my sake, you must get through it and don't leave me! I will also watch with you the peaceful and prosperous age I created." As he spoke, a drop of transparent and invisible water fell.
On Xianyue's face, it slowly slid down, leaving a shallow mark...
Xianyue felt the water stains on her cheeks and choked with sobs: "Okay, I promise you, I will get through it."
Her words made Hongli feel at ease a little. After feeding Xianyue to drink the medicine in the bowl, Sixi also arrived with Imperial Physician Zhuang. All the imperial physicians already knew that Xianyue was infected with the epidemic, so they knelt down as soon as they came in.
Please ask Hongli to cleanse himself, change clothes, and leave Yanxi Palace immediately.
Hongli glanced at the kneeling imperial doctor coldly, and said in a cold voice: "I am not sending you here to teach me how to do things. I am only asking you if there is any way to cure this epidemic."
Dr. Fang Taiyi said tremblingly: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, I and others are already thinking of a way. There should be... a good cure soon."
Hongli said indifferently: "So, it means there is no more?"
Dr. Fang heard the coldness in his words and kowtowed quickly to apologize. At this moment, Zheng Jiu hurriedly walked in and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine, there is an urgent report from Zhongcui Palace, saying that there is a patient."
People have died due to the epidemic, and now people in Zhongcui Palace are in panic, and the slaves are worried that something might happen at any time."
The faces of Hongli and Xianyue became extremely ugly. The most terrible thing finally happened. The epidemic... began to plunder the lives of the infected people. If there is the first one, there will be a second one... and the third one, if
If we can't find a cure, we don't know how many people will die, even Xianyue...
Hongli forced himself not to think about this and said: "Immediately wrap up the body of the dead person and take it to the mass grave to cover it up after dawn. The pit where the body is buried must be dug to two meters to prevent the spread of immunity or the risk of death."
They were dug out by wild dogs. As for Zhongcui Palace..." Hongli turned and said: "Sixi, pass on my decree, and the imperial guards will guard Zhongcui Palace day and night. If anyone dares to come out, he will be killed!"
After Si Xi and Zheng Jiu left one after another, Hongli stared at the imperial doctors and said in a cold voice: "If you don't want to die, find a cure for this epidemic as soon as possible!"
After all the imperial doctors agreed to go down, Hongli squeezed Xianyue's cold hand tightly and comforted: "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you! The imperial doctors will definitely think of ways to save you."
"I know." After saying this, Xianyue raised her head and said weakly: "Your Majesty, would you like to go back? I will be taken care of by Qi Kuan and the others here, so nothing will happen to me."
Hongli did not answer her words, but said: "You just took the medicine, go to sleep for a while."
"Your Majesty..." Xianyue was about to persuade again, but Hongli already said: "I will not take back what I have said. Be obedient and have a good sleep."
Hongli's words made Xianyue feel moved and worried at the same time. She didn't sleep peacefully that night. She woke up from time to time with headaches and fever, but every time she opened her eyes, she could see Hongli's figure. He really
has always...always been by his side.
In the early morning of the next day, the news that Xianyue was ill and that someone had died in Zhongcui Palace soon spread throughout the harem, including Hongli who had received the news last night and rushed to Yanxi Palace and stayed with him all night before leaving in the morning.