Ye Qinglan was still lying quietly on the bed, breathing weakly.
There were several candlesticks in the room, and Gu Xinian's handsome face flickered in and out of light, losing the gloomy appearance at first. His eyes were as dark as a bottomless pool.
Ruomei stood aside, but she became more and more trembling, not even daring to raise her head.
The ingredients for the detoxification decoction are very complex, and the steps for decoction are also very particular. It took more than half an hour before Ruixue came with the medicine. Just as she and Ruomei were about to come over to feed the medicine, a hand stretched out:
"Give me the medicine!"
Ruixue was startled and said reflexively: "Young mistress is in a coma, it's hard for you to give medicine alone..."
Gu Xinian didn't speak, just glanced at her lightly. Ruixue immediately fell silent and handed the medicine bowl obediently. Gu Xinian took the medicine bowl steadily, but did not rush to give the medicine, but said
He said: "You guys step back first."
Ruixue and Ruomei looked at each other and then retreated silently. The maids who were originally waiting in the room knew better and quickly retreated.
Gu Xinian took a deep breath and took a slow sip. The bitter taste spread on the tip of his tongue and quickly filled his entire mouth. Holding the medicine in his mouth, he lowered his head and covered her cool and soft red lips.
It was probably a subconscious reaction. The moment their lips touched, Ye Qinglan opened her red lips slightly. Gu Xinian just took the medicine in his mouth bit by bit. Just like this, he fed it in small sips.
A large bowl of concoction was fed into Ye Qinglan's mouth without leaking a drop.
When the last mouthful of the concoction was slowly swallowed by Ye Qinglan, Gu Xinian's restless heart calmed down a little. But he did not move his lips away. Instead, he rubbed her red lips carefully, using the tip of his tongue slowly.
He moved slowly, and then gently penetrated her lips. Because they had just drank the concoction, their lips and tongues were filled with a bitter and unspeakable taste. Just like his dark mood at the moment...
After a while, Gu Xinian raised his head. Ye Qinglan was still asleep, but her face looked better than before, and her red lips were much moister. It finally didn't look so... panicking.
As if fearing to disturb the two people in the room, the knock on the door was extremely soft: "Master, the Queen has sent someone over to invite you to have dinner."
Gu Xinian did not raise the volume deliberately, and his voice passed through the door panel steadily: "No need."
Ruomei knew Gu Xinian's temper and did not dare to persuade her. She walked out helplessly and said apologetically to the concubine Yue: "I hope the concubine Yue and the empress can explain to me. I don't have any appetite now, so I won't go there."
It’s time to eat.” After a pause, he said in a low voice: “Looking at the way the young master is acting, he probably won’t leave my mistress tonight. It’s better to ask the kitchen to send some food over, and the servants can also persuade the young master to eat some.
.”
The daughter-in-law thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
After Empress Gu found out about this, she felt a little helpless. However, as an aunt, she knew very well what kind of temper her nephew had. Despite Gu Xinian's usually friendly and easy-going appearance, he was actually arrogant and stubborn in his heart.
No one else can convince him of what he has decided...
"Forget it, just follow his wishes!" From the incident to the present, Empress Gu has not calmed down. She looked even more tired at this time: "Go to the imperial dining room in person and keep an eye on it. There must be no food left in the slightest.
error."
The daughter-in-law quickly went to take orders.
Half an hour later, hot and delicious meals were delivered to the room. Ruomei said cautiously: "Master, there are meals from the imperial kitchen. You can eat some first!"
Gu Xinian sat beside the bed and gently held Ye Qinglan's hand. His dark eyes fell quietly on Ye Qinglan's pretty face. Hearing this, he didn't even look back: "Put it there, I'm not hungry now."
"Master, the young mistress had an accident. Not to mention you, even this servant is very sad." Ruomei boldly advised her: "But because of this, you have to take care of yourself. Otherwise, if the young mistress is...
When I wake up tomorrow, I will definitely feel very sad knowing that you have not eaten."
I don't know which sentence in this string of words moved Gu Xinian, and he finally reacted. He let go of Ye Qinglan's hand, stood up and walked over, without even looking at the exquisite dishes, he only took a bowl of
I drank the japonica rice porridge and then returned to the bedside, maintaining the previous posture.
Ruomei had no choice but to pack up the food and go out of the house. Ruixue glanced at it and sighed: "Young master, you don't want to eat anything?" The dishes were not touched at all!
Ruomei smiled bitterly: "Don't call me Young Master, if you ask me to eat now, I can't even take a bite."
Isn't it the same for Ruixue? Whenever I think of Ye Qinglan still unconscious, my heart feels heavy. It feels as if there is something stuck in my chest. Even the two maids are like this, and Gu Xinian's mood at the moment is...
One can imagine.
"Looking at this situation, the young master will definitely stay with the young mistress tonight." Ruomei exhaled a long breath: "We two should not waste time like this all the time. I will be on duty for midnight, and you can go and rest first.
Come and replace me later."
Ruixue refused: "You have been tired for a long time, so you should go to bed first! I will stay up until midnight." The two of them gave in and finally agreed to Ruomei's wishes.
Gu Xinian didn't care about all this. He sat by the bed for a long time. He vaguely seemed to hear the sound of the first watch. First it was the first watch, then after a long time, the second watch came, and then it was the third watch...
It was not that he was not tired, but he was unwilling to close his eyes. When he was most tired, he would undress and lie next to Ye Qinglan - even at this time, he could not bear to close his eyes and sleep for a while, and just kept watching.
Her face and eyes, which had always been calm and composed, revealed unprecedented weakness and pain, as well as a deep sense of self-blame.
The palace is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones. Ye Qinglan offended Zheng Guifei, Cao Jieyu and others, as well as Shen Qiuyu, who had ulterior motives... Although the cause of the poisoning has not been found out yet, it is definitely related to it.
The above people cannot escape their involvement. He should not agree to her staying in the palace just because of his anger.
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Ye Qinglan didn't know how long she had been asleep.
My head was always dizzy, my body was heavy, and I didn't even have the strength to move my fingers. But my mind retained a faint trace of clarity. I was vaguely aware of a warm and powerful hand that had been holding me tightly.
Holding her hand made her feel inexplicably at ease.
I don't know how long it took, but she suddenly had some consciousness. She felt that her lips were softly covered, and then the extremely bitter concoction came over bit by bit. She subconsciously opened her red lips slightly, and the concoction came over.
It entered the mouth very smoothly. Then, the bitter and indescribable taste quickly spread in the mouth.
"It's so painful..." She muttered unconsciously. Her voice was very weak.
"Lan'er," a familiar voice sounded in the ear: "Lan'er, are you awake?"
This voice was full of surprise, even a little trembling. Even in her unconscious state, she immediately knew who the person who had been by her side was.
She opened her eyes with great effort, and a handsome face that was slightly pale and haggard suddenly came into view. His eyes were filled with undoubted surprise, and he stared at her face almost eagerly and greedily: "Lan'er, you are finally awake."
Once I woke up, many uncomfortable feelings immediately came up. My whole body was limp and there was no strength at all. It was probably because I had been lying down for too long, and my mind was in chaos. My chest felt tight, and I even felt a little nauseous.
What's wrong with her?
Ye Qinglan frowned slightly, but didn't ask anything. Instead, she stretched out her arm and gently touched his face: "You are so ugly today!" He has always been elegant, calm and personable, even his hair is neatly trimmed.
Everything was neat and tidy. But at this moment, his clothes were a little messy, his hair and face were not neat, and he looked a little embarrassed.
Gu Xinian couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, but he couldn't bear to stare at her. He held her hand carefully as if he were holding the most fragile treasure in the world: "How do you feel now?"
Ye Qinglan's throat was dry and uncomfortable, and it was obviously difficult for her to speak, but she pretended to be relaxed and responded: "It's probably because I have been sleeping for a long time, and my head is still a little dizzy. Nothing else."
How could Gu Xinian believe such an argument? He immediately raised his voice and called the two maids Ruomei and Ruixue to come in.
As soon as the two maids entered the room, their eyes lit up almost in unison, and they came over in surprise and joy: "Young mistress, you are finally awake."
"Yes, you have been sleeping for a whole day and a whole night, and this slave has been worried..."
One day and one night? Have you been unconscious for so long?
Ye Qinglan was startled for a moment, and reflexively glanced out the window. It was already afternoon, and the bright sunlight stung people's eyes. It was only about this hour that she and Mo were chatting. In this way, it was really a day.
The night passed. It was fine, but why did she fall into a coma?
Ruixue helped her sit up straight, and quickly told the whole story: "...There was something wrong with the sweet mung bean soup that night. The princess drank more than you did, and she still hasn't woken up yet!
"
Ye Qinglan didn't have the strength to sit down. When she saw Gu Xinian was beside her, she simply leaned over. Finally her mind became clearer and started to spin quickly.
It is really unreasonable to say that this matter was the work of Concubine Lin. First of all, Concubine Lin got along well with Mrs. Mo and had no grudge against her. There was no motive for poisoning. Secondly, even if Concubine Lin
The concubine had ill intentions for a moment, so she wouldn't have made it so obvious by cooking the food herself! This matter was clearly framed...
A big hand wrapped around her shoulders and brought her into a strong and warm embrace. Gu Xinian's deep and pleasant voice sounded in her ears: "You can rest in peace and leave this matter to me." (To be continued.
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