Chapter 74: The Queen Mother's Punishment

Wen Wanyu heard his heartbeat, which had lost its normal rhythm, but she pretended not to know.

She looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, how did you get in?"

Xie Junyao pursed his lips, "I..."

"You don't need to know how I got in."

"Oh." Wen Wanyu didn't ask any further questions and responded obediently.

Xie Junyao couldn't tell her that he had climbed over the wall to see her. He was afraid she would become proud, so it was better not to tell her.

Xie Junyao touched her head. Her black hair was as silky as silk and had a faint fragrance.

With one hand free, she flipped through the scriptures that Wen Wanyu had copied. In half a day, even if she copied slowly, she had already copied five full pages.

"I've copied so much."

Wen Wanyu held his waist and leaned over to take a look: "It's okay, not much."

"Are you tired?"

"Not tired."

Xie Junyao knew that she was always like this, trying to show off, so he went to hold her hand.

When he touched her fingertips, it was like touching a piece of ice. He frowned immediately, "So cold?"

He took her hand in his and gently touched it to his lips. "You didn't even ask anyone to close the window. Are you craving medicine again?"

Although he was angry, he still wrapped her hand. Wen Wanyu smiled and said, "The wind blowing in will make my head clearer."

"Don't copy it."

Wen Wanyu smiled, tried to tiptoe close to his ear, and said in a soft and petty voice: "Your Majesty protects me, and I am very happy. However, I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty. Besides, what will the Queen Mother think of me?"

Xie Junyao's tone softened a bit, "I'll do my best. If you don't want to copy anymore, I'll ask your maids to do it for you."

Wen Wanyu's lips curved gently, and her voice trailed off, "I know."

She was lifted up horizontally and heard the well-dressed 'beast' in front of her say, "I will get you out."

It took her a while to realize what the word "瓢" meant.

"good!"

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At night, Xie Junyao found that the little man next to him always pushed him a few times.

Thinking she was having a tantrum, he reached out and held her in his arms.

Her breath on my neck was incredibly hot!

Xie Junyao suddenly woke up, lifted the curtain, and a faint light came in.

The little person in my arms had a flushed face, his eyes slightly closed, his brows furrowed from time to time, and he groaned in discomfort from time to time.

Xie Junyao put two fingers together and touched her forehead, "It's so hot."

He shouted outside, "Li Dexian, go get the imperial physician."

Li Dexian, Bai Su, and Qing Dai immediately regained consciousness. Li Dexian didn't dare to delay and rushed to the Imperial Hospital.

I was startled, and then I heard the emperor order: "Prepare hot water."

Bai Su brought hot water into the room. The emperor stayed beside her master. Her master's face was very red, probably because she had a fever. She regretted that she should not have let her master open the window.

She wrung out the towel, and Xie Junyao held out his hand: "Give it to me."

Bai Su handed it over and felt happy when he saw the emperor carefully wiping the sweat off the young lady's face.

After hesitating for a moment, she advised, "Your Majesty, why don't you let this servant take care of the master? You can go to the side hall and have a good rest first."

"Need not."

Xie Junyao also felt regretful. If he hadn't 'bullied' her too much...

Wen Wanyu moved her lips. She felt dizzy and her body alternated between hot and cold. She felt extremely uncomfortable. She struggled to open her eyes and said in a daze, "Your Majesty, please get some rest... It's getting late..."

Xie Junyao smiled, still thinking about him at this time.

He changed another ice towel and placed it on her forehead, "Does it feel uncomfortable?"

Wen Wanyu nodded. She felt really bad, and her whole body felt bad. "Everywhere feels bad."

Her voice was soft and hoarse. Xie Junyao said distressedly, "The imperial physician will be here soon. You will feel better soon."

In Wen Wanyu's memory, she fell asleep before the imperial physician arrived.

It wasn't until she woke up the next day that she realized she had a fever. And a large part of the reason was Xie Junyao...

Wen Wanyu was so shocked that she couldn't believe it when she learned that Xie Junyao stayed with her all night and didn't leave until the morning court.

She was too weak, like a piece of scrap metal. From childhood to adulthood, she would get sick at the slightest touch of wind.

She had a terrible headache, as if a ball of cotton was stuck in her throat, and her face looked haggard.

Qing Dai came in and said, "My lady, the maid from Shoukang Palace is here..."

Wen Wanyu was stunned and sighed, "Let Madam come in."

When the nanny came in, she greeted her and said coldly, "Jieyu Ling, the Empress Dowager wants to discuss something important with you at Shoukang Palace."

According to the rules, the Emperor could not stay overnight in the palace of a confined concubine. Most likely, the Emperor had sent someone to ask for the imperial physician last night and leaked the news. The Empress Dowager already knew that the Emperor had stayed at Changli Pavilion last night.

So asking her to go to Shoukang Palace to be questioned was most likely to be a question of punishment.

If she was to be held accountable, she naturally could not go.

Wen Wanyu's pale lips forced a smile: "Mammy, it's not that I don't want to go to Shoukang Palace, but I'm afraid it's against the rules. I'm still under house arrest."

Seeing her tired face, the nanny did not change her solemn expression: "Don't worry, Concubine Ling, this is the decree of the Empress Dowager, you don't have to worry about violating the rules."

"Please come in, Concubine Ling!"

It seemed she had to go to Shoukang Palace. Wen Wanyu said calmly, "Let me change my clothes."

"Please hurry up, Concubine Ling. Don't think about delaying. The emperor is discussing state affairs with his ministers. He won't be able to leave Chengqian Palace for at least two hours." The nanny spoke too bluntly.

If that was the case, Wen Wanyu was really scared.

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Cheng Shuyi was about to return to Yihua Palace.

Bai Zhi behind her reminded, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ling."

Cheng Shuyi followed her gaze and muttered to himself, "Why is Wanwan here?"

That was the maid from Shoukang Palace. Wanwan's face wasn't good either. She had a bad feeling. Cheng Shuyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go to Chengqian Palace."

Bai Zhi advised, "Your Majesty, why don't you observe first? What if the Queen Mother just wants to talk to Concubine Ling?"

"Okay."

Shoukang Palace

Wen Wanyu knelt down and said, "This concubine pays her respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother slapped her palm on the table and said, "Kneel down."

Wen Wanyu immediately knelt on the ground.

The Queen Mother's expression was gloomy and terrifying. "I heard that the Emperor stayed at your Changli Pavilion last night. What tricks did you use?"

Wen Wanyu didn't know how to answer. She couldn't possibly say that your precious son had come to Changlixuan on his own, could she? The Queen Mother certainly wouldn't believe it if she did. The Queen Mother had already determined that she had seduced the Emperor.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Bai Su said tremblingly: "Queen Mother, the master had a high fever last night..."

This made the Queen Mother even more angry. "You dare to ask the Emperor to stay overnight when he has a fever? If anything happens to the Emperor's health, are you capable of taking responsibility?"

Since the Queen Mother was holding her accountable, even if she explained too much, she wouldn't believe it. It would be better for her to just admit her fault. Wen Wanyu knelt on the ground and said, "I know I was wrong. I beg the Queen Mother to forgive me."

She felt really uncomfortable, and after all this tossing and turning, she felt even more weak all over, and her voice was soft.

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Go, kneel outside Shoukang Palace for an hour."

Bai Su: "Queen Mother..."

Aunt Liu said sternly, "How dare you! The master is speaking, how can a palace maid like you have the right to speak?"

Wen Wanyu said softly: "Bai Su, stop talking."

Then, she loudly replied, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

He carried his weak body to the outside of Shoukang Palace and knelt down.

The Queen Mother made her kneel outside the Shoukang Palace as punishment, intentionally wanting to embarrass her.

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Xie ((皿)3 fierce): "Are you craving medicine again?"

Wanwan (￣へ￣): "Don't meddle in the affairs of beauties."