Chapter 122: The Self-Torture Strategy

Xie Chen followed him to the bedroom.

Seeing that she was not feeling well, he took off her shoes and socks with his own hands and covered her with a blanket.

He said gently, "Go to sleep."

Pei Tingyue was indeed sleepy and didn't want to forgive him so quickly, so she turned over, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

During this time, she heard some rustling sounds, but she didn't take them seriously and fell asleep.

Pei Tingyue had a satisfying sleep. When she woke up, she felt a little thirsty and wanted to call Yunshu to pour her a glass of water.

She suddenly realized something was wrong.

Logically speaking, Yun Shu and Yun Zheng should have returned long ago, so why are they still nowhere to be seen?

Could it be that the emperor just saw that there was no one serving in the palace and punished them?

Pei Tingyue suddenly woke up and sat up.

As she sat down, she felt something was wrong.

Because the emperor's casual clothes were on the edge of her couch, as well as his jade belt, sachet and other items.

Pei Tingyue was surprised.

Why did the emperor take off his clothes?

Even if there was silver charcoal burning in the room and it wasn't that cold, the emperor always dressed properly and didn't have the habit of wearing just his undergarment, right?

Pei Tingyue had a bad feeling.

She didn't even put on her outer coat, but just gathered her cloak and hurried out of the bedroom.

After leaving the bedroom, Pei Tingyue felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Because she was outside, she did not see the emperor.

Where the hell is he?!

Pei Tingyue's heart sank to the bottom of the sea. She pushed open the window and saw the figure in the snow.

At that moment, Pei Tingyue's pupils suddenly shrank, he gasped, and was frightened to the point of losing his soul.

There was only one thought in her mind: the emperor must be crazy! He actually used the trick of inflicting pain on her to win her heart!

Pei Tingyue swallowed hard and quickly walked out of the back hall.

The closer she got to the figure, the more frightened she became. The emperor's face was extremely pale, even his lips were white.

Pei Tingyue walked over in disbelief: "What is the emperor doing?"

Xie Chen lowered his long eyelashes, which were stained with white frost, and said softly, "I will show you my sincerity."

Pei Tingyue's body swayed, her hands trembling. She wanted to take off her cloak and put it on him, but he stopped her.

His hands were very cold, and the cold reached the deepest part of Pei Tingyue's heart.

She didn't dare to think about what would happen to her if the Empress Dowager and the Empress knew that the Emperor had done this for her.

Xie Chen reached out and smoothed her brows: "Don't be afraid, I have arranged everything."

Although his tone was extremely gentle, Pei Tingyue saw the frightening madness deep in his eyes.

Her heart trembled, and before she could say anything, the figure in front of her fell straight into the snow.

Pei Tingyue was startled and hurried to help him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Xie Chen closed his eyes tightly and did not react at all.

Pei Tingyue felt around his body and found that his whole body was as cold as ice, without any warmth at all.

She quickly stood up and ran towards the front hall, but suddenly stopped at the corner.

"Steward Liang, the emperor is in a coma."

Liang Yao didn't seem surprised by this. He sighed, gave a look to the eunuchs below, and then said to Pei Tingyue,

"Don't worry, Concubine. The Emperor drank too much at the family banquet today and wandered around the Imperial Garden for a while longer, which caused him to get caught in a cold breeze."

Pei Tingyue was speechless.

The emperor really arranged everything and got rid of her completely.

Seeing the young eunuch carrying the emperor out, Liang Yao bowed to Pei Tingyue again and said, "Jieyu, please wait in the palace. Someone will come to invite you soon."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Pei Tingyue stood there, not coming back to his senses for a long time.

What does this mean?

Will anyone invite her?

Isn't it just a self-torture tactic? What is the emperor's plan?

"Jieyu, why are you coming out dressed like this?"

Bai Shuang Yunshu and other palace servants ran in from the back door.

Seeing the chaotic crowd, Pei Tingyue didn't say much and turned back to the back hall.

Yun Shu and Yun Zheng hurried into the hall to serve.

Yun Shu complained, "Half an hour ago, we were packed up and about to return to serve Concubine Jieyu, but Chief Steward Liang showed up and locked us in the back room, saying he'd let us out soon. We were trapped for so long, I'm sure Concubine Jieyu must be getting anxious waiting. It's all our fault for not staying with her."

Pei Tingyue shook his head and led people into the bedroom: "Pick up the things on the bed."

Yun Shu stared at the clothes with wide eyes: "The emperor has been here? How come the clothes were left in our palace?"

"Hurry up." Pei Tingyue urged, and looked at the two of them seriously, "Remember, the emperor did not come to our palace today."

Although Yun Shu didn't understand, seeing her serious expression, he looked at Yun Zheng and nodded heavily.

"I understand."

After the two hid the emperor's things, Pei Tingyue sat in front of the dressing table and ordered, "Put on my makeup."

Although she didn't understand what the emperor was up to, since Liang Yao had reminded her, it was unlikely that she would make a mistake.

*

Inside Chengming Hall.

Xie Chen was lying on the dragon bed. He was unconscious due to a high fever, and his face was abnormally hot.

Queen Mother Qin and Empress Cui stayed for a while, then left the bedroom together and sat in the warm room.

Queen Mother Qin's face was not very good. "I gave him fever-reducing medicine, but the emperor still didn't wake up. Could it be that as the Imperial Astronomical Observatory's chief envoy said, the emperor is under a spell?"

Empress Cui said worriedly, "It's hard to say. The Emperor has always been in good health, so it's strange that he suddenly fell ill. How about, as the Imperial Observatory's Chief Emissary suggested, asking Concubine Pei to come and try?"

Queen Mother Qin sighed and said, "Well, since the envoy said that Concubine Pei is carrying a baby that will be of great benefit to the emperor, then I will ask her to come and take care of him. It's just a matter of feeding him medicine, it won't be tiring for her."

Empress Cui looked at Zhiwu and said, "Hurry to Changle Palace and invite Concubine Pei here."

"yes."

A quarter of an hour later, Pei Tingyue arrived at Chengming Palace.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager and the Empress."

Queen Mother Qin was surprised to see her bulging belly, and the wrinkles between her brows lessened. "Is Concubine Pei's baby already this big?"

Pei Tingyue replied softly, "In reply to the Queen Mother, this concubine is already four months pregnant."

Queen Mother Qin nodded and said, "I asked you to come here because of the Emperor's illness."

Even if he knew in advance, Pei Tingyue had to pretend that he didn't know at this moment, "What's wrong with the emperor?"

Queen Mother Qin only told her that she was sick without going into details, and then took her people to the bedroom.

"Liang Yao, bring the medicine."

Liang Yao brought up the medicine.

Queen Mother Qin patted Concubine Pei's hand and said, "Good child, go and feed the medicine to the emperor."

Pei Tingyue's mind moved and he had a vague guess.

She sat beside the bed and patiently fed the medicine to the emperor.

After a while, beads of sweat appeared on the emperor's forehead.

Empress Cui was surprised and said, "Mother, look, the emperor is sweating."

Queen Mother Qin looked at it intently for a while, then slowly nodded, "This is a symptom of cooling down the fever."

She looked at Pei Tingyue's belly and said gently, "It's really good. This child is not even born yet, but he can protect his father."

Liang Yao, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch.

Can the fever be reduced?

This bowl is the real heat-clearing medicine!