After Concubine Xue Shu comforted the palace maid for a few words, she hurriedly walked to Ruoxi Palace. The queen suddenly wanted to bring medicine to the emperor, and she felt something strange.
When she walked outside Ruoxi Palace, Duanmu Yunji happened to come out of it. She saw her face was gloomy and her eyes were filled with anger. She secretly thought that she must have been kicked out by the emperor.
"I see you, my concubine." Wish Concubine Xue Shu the best.
Duanmu Yunji didn't even look at her, and walked past her. Concubine Xue Shu smiled calmly, and after she walked away, she walked lightly into Ruoxi Palace.
The medicine bowl on the bedside was still full. It seemed that the emperor had not drank. Concubine Xue Shu's heart was relieved. After paying homage, she walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, tucking in the quilt and asked softly: "How are you?
Is it done?"
Liu Hongjing shook his head: "I feel that my time is running out."
"Your Majesty! Don't scare me!" Before Xue Shufei could say anything, tears were already streaming down her face. She stretched out her hand to cover Liu Hongjing's mouth.
"I have lost all interest in life." After Liu Hongjing finished speaking, he closed his eyes, as if he was extremely tired.
Concubine Xue Shu looked at him and had no choice but to shed tears. She sat for a while and reached out to explore the medicine bowl. The medicine was still warm. She called the eunuch and asked softly: "Have you checked it?"
The eunuch replied: "It has been tested."
Concubine Xue Shu nodded and signaled him to step back. She picked up the medicine bowl, but she still felt something was wrong in her heart, so she simply put it to her lips, raised her head and drank a few sips.
"Empress, what are you doing?" Concubine Xue Shu's personal maid asked in surprise.
Liu Hongjing raised his eyelids and saw the medicine marks on Xue Shufei's lips, and asked doubtfully: "What are you doing?"
"I, my concubine, try to see if the medicine is still hot." Xue Shufei smiled softly and put the medicine on the bedside.
"Is it still hot?" Liu Hongjing asked.
"No more ironing." Xue Shufei said.
"Then help me get up and drink medicine."
"Please wait a moment." Concubine Xue Shu sat upright, as if she was carefully savoring the feeling.
"Is there anything abnormal?" Liu Hongjing looked at her and asked.
Concubine Xue Shu shook her head.
"You actually used your body to test the medicine for me." Liu Hongjing stretched out his hand and placed it on Concubine Xue Shu's cheek.
Concubine Xue Shu raised her hand to hold his, stood up and leaned over to help him up, and said, "Drink the medicine." Her movements were gentle and her tone was gentle. Liu Hongjing looked at her blankly and suddenly smiled: "Man'er, too.
You are the only one who makes me feel like an old married couple."
Concubine Xue Shu suddenly heard him call her by her nickname, her face flushed and she lowered her head shyly.
"Haha, Man'er's appearance makes me feel like I'm back twenty years ago." Liu Hongjing laughed, his energy not as sluggish as before.
Concubine Xue Shu felt happy to see him. She raised her eyes to look at him and said softly: "In the eyes of my concubine, the emperor will always be the same as when we first met him." The waves in her eyes made Liu Hongjing stunned.
"Drink the medicine, Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu's face was as bright as a peach blossom. She held up the medicine and handed it to him, hiding her shyness. Although the Emperor had favored her over the years, he had never looked at her as carefully as he did now.
After all, the look in his eyes made her fall back into the mind of a young girl who was in love for the first time.
Liu Hongjing drank the medicine obediently and ordered Concubine Xue Shu to help him up. "Help me go to the window and have a look. Is it still snowing that hard?"
"The snow stopped this afternoon, but the weather seems to be even colder." Concubine Xue Shu extended her hand, and the palace maid hurriedly handed the emperor's mink cloak to her. She put it on the emperor, tied it carefully, and helped him walk to the window.
The red plum blossoms on the window sill were newly replaced by Concubine Xue Shu in the morning. They were so delicate and beautiful. Liu Hongjing gently touched the petals, and his eyes became thoughtful again.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu leaned against him, not knowing what words to use to comfort her. She just wanted to use her living body in front of him to relieve some of his deep lovesickness.
"Man'er, I feel a little hot, please take off the cloak." Liu Hongjing turned around and reached out to untie the tie. His previously sallow face was now full of red and radiant.
"It's better not to untie it. Your Majesty is already weak, and it will be bad if you catch a cold." Concubine Xue Shu quickly grabbed his hand and prevented him from taking off his cloak. The two were so close that they could smell each other's breath. Liu Hong
Jing's eyes suddenly became hot and he hugged her.
When the maids and eunuchs in the palace saw this scene, they quickly stepped back and closed the door for them.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu lowered her eyelids, her face flushed. Liu Hongjing picked her up and put her on the bed. His cloak had already been thrown to the ground, and Concubine Xue Shu's clothes were torn by him.
"Your Majesty—" Concubine Xue Shu looked at him with a red face, as if she couldn't wait to be treated. She thought it was the benefit of him thinking of her today, so she became emotional towards her, and she felt even more shy.
Like a storm, Liu Hongjing got off Concubine Xue Shu, dripping with sweat, and lay on his back as if he was exhausted.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Concubine Xue Shu leaned over tenderly, wanting to stay in his arms for a while longer. However, Liu Hongjing closed his eyes and snored like thunder in the blink of an eye.
Concubine Xue Shu sat up, covered him with a quilt, and gently touched his gray temples, her eyes full of pity. When her hand touched his forehead, she was startled by his strange burning heat.
"It's so hot!" She exclaimed, and when she put her hand on his chest, she felt his heart beating extremely fast.
"No! The emperor's condition has worsened!" She hurriedly got out of bed, arranged her clothes, ran to the door, opened the door and called the eunuch, and ordered: "Send the eunuch to the doctor quickly! The emperor seems to have a severe fever!"
The eunuch took the order and ran away quickly. Concubine Xue Shu thought anxiously and then ordered a palace maid: "Quickly call His Highness the Crown Prince."
After a while, both Lu Fan and Doctor Zhao hurried over. Liu Fan ran to the window, looked at his sleeping father, probed his forehead with his hand, frowned and asked the doctor: "How could this happen?"
"Wei Chen, take a look." The imperial doctor bowed over, stretched out his hand to feel his pulse, then carefully looked at the emperor's face, then turned around and hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong?" Liu Fan frowned.
"Your Majesty is weak. You shouldn't-" His eyes fell on Concubine Xue Shu. Concubine Xue Shu was immediately ashamed and lowered her head in silence.
Seeing this scene, Liu Fan couldn't say anything. He only said to Dr. Zhao, "Hurry up and prescribe medicine to lower the emperor's body temperature."
However, Imperial Physician Zhao knelt down on the ground and kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic: "Wei Chen, if you want to die, I am afraid that the emperor's condition is too bad to save you."
"What?" Liu Fan trembled, his body swayed, and he almost lost his balance. He glared at Imperial Doctor Zhao and shouted: "You know you will die, but you are still talking nonsense?!"
"Wei Chen is just telling the truth." Doctor Zhao was lying on the ground.
"Get out! Get out!" Liu Fan kicked him away, and Doctor Zhao rolled and crawled away.
"Father! Father!" Liu Fan threw himself on the bed, grabbed his father's hand with trembling hands, and burst into tears.
Concubine Xue Shu quietly exited Ruoxi Palace and stumbled towards her Ziyun Palace.
"Be careful, Your Majesty!" The maid who was following her saw her almost falling down several times, so she hurriedly caught up with her and helped her up.
"Your Majesty! If you want to leave, I will never live alone!" Concubine Xue Shu seemed to be unable to walk anymore, squatting on the ground and sobbing.