Chapter 32: Let go, don’t bite yourself

The next morning, the emperor was about to set off for Beijing.

Yueli's head was groggy when she was woken up. She instinctively hugged the source of heat in front of her, whining and not wanting to open her eyes.

There seemed to be a sigh in her ears, and then Yueli fell asleep again.

When she opened her eyes again, she was already in the carriage.

He Yanchen sat in front of her with his back to her. Yue Li hugged the quilt and rubbed it. She got off the bed when she was completely awake and hugged the man's neck from behind: "Your Majesty, what are you looking at?"

He Yanchen knew she was awake, so he took her hand and brought her to his side: "Have you slept enough?"

Yueli felt a little embarrassed. She secretly glanced at the man's face. He was so sick yesterday, but today he looked like nothing happened.

She curled her lips and said, "I was exhausted all day yesterday. What's wrong with sleeping a little longer?"

"Is your Majesty okay?" She looked up again, her eyes full of concern, and she didn't hesitate to ask him why he was sick.

"I'm fine." He Yanchen had no intention of telling her anything. He simply picked her up and placed her on his lap. "I haven't asked you yet, why did you run so far alone?"

Yueli's earlobes blushed shamefully, and she was embarrassed and didn't want to say anything.

"Speak." The man patted her buttocks, not too hard or too light, but it made the woman tremble.

"I just wanted to go pick mushrooms, and I ran away without realizing it..."

"Picking mushrooms?" He Yanchen's face was filled with gloom.

He tapped the woman on the head and asked, "Is the Imperial Kitchen short of mushrooms?"

"I didn't want to eat them, it's just that those mushrooms look so good..." Yue Li felt more and more guilty as she spoke.

He Yanchen laughed angrily: "Those beautiful mushrooms are poisonous, don't touch them, how could you..."

How can you be so stupid?

He got furious. With their brains, if they had a child in the future, the child's brain would be a problem!

He Yanchen suddenly froze.

What is he thinking about?

child?

Yue Li covered her forehead with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes. She thought he would scold her, but the man next to her suddenly became quiet.

"Your Majesty..." Yueli grabbed his sleeve and acted coquettishly, "I know I was wrong, and I will never run around again..."

He Yanchen's eyes darkened and he said nothing more.

The carriage drove for half an hour and then stopped to rest.

Yueli felt a little dizzy from sitting, so she got off the imperial carriage to get some fresh air, and then she heard Concubine Shen calling her from behind.

"Empress Zhaoyi." Yueli walked over.

Zhaoyi Shen looked her up and down, and visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness you're back safely. We were terrified to hear you got lost in the woods. Even though the forest was prepared by the Imperial Guards, there are bound to be wild beasts out there."

Yueli was a little scared when she thought about it, and said: "I won't do it next time..."

"I'm glad you're alright." Shen Zhaoyi smiled and said, "When we get back to the palace, I have some excellent tonics. I'll have the palace maids send some to you."

"Look at you, you look so pale, you need to take care of yourself when you get home."

Since entering the palace, Concubine Shen has always been very kind to her, so Yue Li did not refuse: "Thank you, Concubine Shen."

The two chatted for a while. Yueli was tired of standing and was about to say goodbye when she heard a horse pulling Shen Zhaoyi's carriage snort loudly several times.

It seemed a little restless, shaking its head and paddling the ground with its hooves.

When the accident happened, Yueli's mind went blank for a moment and she didn't even have time to react.

The horse suddenly jumped up, neighing and raising its hooves high, overturning Shen Zhaoyi's carriage.

"Ah!" The palace maid sitting on the carriage screamed in horror.

The colt suddenly went crazy, broke free from the reins, and rushed towards where Yue Li and Shen Zhaoyi were standing.

The distance was too short and the incident happened too suddenly. No one around could react, and the horse had already started to run rampant.

"careful!"

Shen Zhaoyi was the first to react and pulled Yueli aside.

But the road in the forest was bumpy, and Yueli tripped over the gravel in her panic. She watched the horse rushing towards her and closed her eyes in fear.

The pain she had imagined did not come. Instead, she felt someone pressing on her, and a muffled groan of pain, along with the sound of the foal being subdued, rang through her eardrums.

"Empress!"

Yin Die ran over crying, knelt beside Shen Zhaoyi and shouted, "Quickly call the imperial physician!"

Yueli stared at Shen Zhaoyi's bleeding arm in a daze. It turned out that it was Shen Zhaoyi who stood in front of her at the critical moment and took the trampling of the horse's hooves for her.

Shen Zhaoyi leaned weakly in Yindie's arms, with blood on her arms and mouth.

The accompanying imperial physician rushed over quickly. Yueli fell to the ground alone, and the blood from Shen Zhaoyi's body stung her eyes.

"Jiaojiao, are you hurt?"

The familiar ambergris enveloped her. Yue Li suddenly came back to her senses and looked up blankly, only to see that He Yanchen had already embraced her in his arms.

The man's face was filled with undisguised anxiety and anger: "How do you serve the master?!"

The palace maids knelt on the ground. The horse, struck by countless arrows, lay on the ground, gushing with blood. Yue Li clutched the man's shirt in fear: "Your Majesty... Concubine Shen..."

"She'll be fine, don't be afraid." He Yanchen hugged her and comforted her. He glanced at Shen Zhaoyi who was surrounded by imperial doctors and said coldly, "You must cure Shen Zhaoyi."

"yes."

After several imperial physicians made their diagnosis, they respectfully said, "Your Majesty, Consort Shen has a broken left arm and injured sternum. She will probably have to stay in bed for several months after the bones are set."

"She's fine." He Yanchen saw Yueli biting her lower lip tightly, and her delicate lips were swollen with blood from her own biting. He raised his hand and touched her lips, saying coldly, "Let go, don't bite yourself."

Yueli wanted to go forward and see Shen Zhaoyi. She never expected that Shen Zhaoyi would save her, especially because she was so seriously injured.

But He Yanchen held her back. He felt that the worry on the woman's face was particularly glaring.

"Take Shen Zhaoyi away." He pointed at the deputy judge, "You will be responsible for her injuries."

"Yes, I obey your order."

He Yanchen forcefully carried Yueli onto the carriage and prevented her from contacting Shen Zhaoyi.

"His Majesty..."

"Shut up." The man interrupted her before she could finish. "Chen Zhaoyi is being looked after by the imperial physician. Why are you causing trouble?"

Yueli's throat tightened and she sobbed softly, "If I hadn't gone to talk to Sister Shen, nothing would have happened... I would only have caused more trouble..."

There was a hunt because she had caused so much trouble.

Yueli fell into a state of self-loathing. After her rebirth, she always failed to do what she wanted to do and even hurt others.

He Yanchen pinched her chin and said, "I want to ask you, is the mad horse related to you?"

Yueli sobbed and shook her head.

"Since it has nothing to do with it, it will go crazy whether you go or not."

“If Zhaoyi Shen hadn’t gotten off the carriage to talk to you, she would be in that carriage that was crushed by the horse’s hooves, and her injuries would be even more serious than they are now.”

Yueli's eyelashes trembled, as if she was digesting his words.

He Yanchen released her jaw and wiped her tears: "So, if it's not your fault, don't take the blame on yourself."