Chapter 219 After the Emperor waited for three days and three nights, she finally woke up!

"I don't need you!"

Xiao Xingyuan gave Xiao Ce a cold look.

He will not allow anyone to shake the foundation of the nation, not even the nation itself!

Xiao Xingyuan was initially very anxious because he suddenly learned of this news, but he has now calmed down.

He stared straight at Ling Xiao, gritting his teeth as he said, "Stop playing coy here, kid. I know you have a way. If you keep keeping me in suspense, I'll kill you!"

Well……

Ling Xiao felt somewhat embarrassed after hearing this. After all, the two of them had grown up together and knew each other very well. Even if he wanted to keep it a secret, he couldn't.

"Yes, you do have one more plant that can save a person from this disease."

"But this medicine is a royal heirloom, never used before. Are you really willing to give it up?"

Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Xingyuan with a face full of curiosity.

"I'm willing to give up my own life, so why wouldn't I give up a medicinal herb?"

"Go and get it; use my blood as medicine."

Xiao Xingyuan naturally knew how to use this herb.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao turned around and walked out without any hesitation. He quickly brought back the herb and began to decoct it in front of them.

"Alright, you can start bleeding now."

Ling Xiao crossed his arms and looked at the two people in front of him with a hint of mockery.

Xiao Ce clearly still wanted to compete, but faced with Xiao Xingyuan's cold face, he chose to back down.

Looking at Meng Yanzhi, who was lying on the bed, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He only regretted not taking her when he first met her.

It's too late now; it's too late for regrets.

Thinking back to when Meng Yanzhi risked everything to save him the first time they met, Xiao Ce was even more slow to realize that perhaps she liked him from the very beginning?

It was him, it was his fault, it was his arrogance that made him miss out on a pure love.

Seeing Xiao Xingyuan cut his own wrist without hesitation to draw blood, Xiao Ce felt a mix of emotions.

He had grown up by Xiao Xingyuan's side since childhood and had never seen Xiao Xingyuan care about anyone so much. He must really like Meng Yanzhi.

If you truly love someone, how could you possibly let go?

He could compete with anyone, but not with Xiao Xingyuan, not only because of the distinction between ruler and subject, but also because of the fundamental principles of ethics and the debt of gratitude owed to him for raising him.

Xiao Ce had read too many books of sages and worthies, but not one of them could support him in doing such a thing.

Seeing Xiao Xingyuan personally feeding Meng Yanzhi medicine, Xiao Ce knew that it would be pointless for him to stay any longer. He sighed, shook his head, and slowly walked outside.

Consort Liu and the others were waiting outside. When they saw Xiao Ce come out, they were filled with despair: "His Majesty, he..."

"He's fine; he used herbs that cause illness."

"Your Majesty, please take good care of His Majesty from now on."

Xiao Ce glanced inside meaningfully, then strode away dejectedly.

Consort Liu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Xiao Xingyuan was alright. Once she was certain that she wouldn't become a widow, she no longer cared about what happened next.

Since Xiao Xingyuan definitely wants to be with Meng Yanzhi now, why should she stay and humiliate herself?

She glanced inside, smelling the scent of medicine mixed with the smell of blood, and Consort Liu's lips curled up slightly. She turned around and strode towards her palace.

After Meng Yanzhi took the medicine, her complexion immediately regained its rosy hue, and she looked as if she were asleep. Her breathing also became even, and her life was definitely saved.

Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Ling Xiao who was bandaging him: "When will she wake up?"

"Three or four days, I guess."

"This is how the medicine works."

Ling Xiao carefully bandaged Xiao Xingyuan's wound, looking at him with a hint of helplessness.

"Do you really need to push yourself so hard? Don't you know the state of your body?"

"You've lost so much blood, look how pale you are, you should rest now."

Originally, Ling Xiao just wanted to tease Xiao Xingyuan. There were already many people in the palace who could give him a bowl of blood, so the effect of the medicine would be the same no matter whose it was.

But Ling Xiao really didn't expect that Xiao Xingyuan would be so persistent about this matter, insisting on doing it himself.

"That's enough, I'm going to stay here and watch over her."

"It's no use you staying by her side; she won't wake up until the appointed time."

Ling Xiao really didn't understand why they had to do something so futile.

"Then we'll just watch from here."

"It's good to just look at it like this."

"Go back now."

Xiao Xingyuan sat silently by Meng Yanzhi's bedside, gently holding her hand, and never looked at Ling Xiao again.

But Ling Xiao certainly couldn't just go back like that. His eyebrows furrowed tightly as he looked at Xiao Xingyuan very seriously: "I think I need to remind you that you are an emperor. What you should be doing is not staying here to lament the passing of spring and the coming of autumn!"

"I know what I should do."

"But right now, I want to stay here with the woman I love."

Xiao Xingyuan finally lost his patience. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ling Xiao with displeasure.

"You're unusually talkative today!"

Ling Xiao didn't want to say so much, mainly because he was afraid that Xiao Xingyuan himself wouldn't be able to figure it out.

But now that he heard that he wouldn't interfere with state affairs, Ling Xiao was too lazy to stay and say anything more, and turned around and strode outside!

Now, the room finally quieted down, so quiet that only the two of them could be heard breathing.

To be honest, Xiao Xingyuan had never had such an opportunity before, to just quietly watch her like this.

Looking at Meng Yanzhi, who was breathing lightly on the bed, Xiao Xingyuan smiled gently, took her hand, and placed it on his cheek.

"Rouge, please, please don't leave. In my whole life, I have never forced anything."

"But I want to force you to be with me."

"Rouge, I love you."

There was no one else here; the high and mighty emperor could finally open his heart and openly express his love.

Meng Yanzhi's fingers twitched slightly, and tears slid down her cheeks.

However, everything soon disappeared, as if it were just Xiao Xingyuan's illusion.

Xiao Xingyuan smiled gently. He knew that this was Meng Yanzhi responding to him, and it was not a misperception at all.

Three days is neither a long nor a short time, but for Xiao Xingyuan, it was an unprecedented torment. He finally understood what it meant to be "unwavering despite growing thinner and thinner."

That's how he treated Meng Yanzhi.

On the morning of the fourth day, Meng Yanzhi finally opened her eyes slowly. She felt that her internal organs had become light and her body felt a sense of unprecedented comfort and refreshment.