If the Empress Dowager hadn't done these things, the Emperor wouldn't have needed to get so angry.

She took his arm and walked alongside him.

But as she walked back to Jinghe Palace, she noticed something was amiss.

The emperor's breathing became heavy, and his face grew increasingly pale.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

The emperor did not speak, but held his hand tightly, his steps unwavering.

As soon as the two entered the house, Liu Feng immediately closed the door, keeping out the cold wind outside.

The moment the gate closed, the emperor immediately pulled his arm away from Gu Jiangli's.

As Gu Jiangli was wondering, the emperor's body suddenly lost its strength and he slumped to the side.

With a "thump," her heart leaped into her throat.

The emperor lay on the ground, his eyes closed, unconscious.

"Eunuch Liu! Little Anzi!"

The two hurriedly helped carry the emperor to the bed.

When did he start feeling unwell?

Was it when the priest said the child in her womb was an evil spirit, or when she discovered Fang Xun was the murderer, or when she started arguing with the Empress Dowager...?

She was too careless, preoccupied with how to punish the Empress Dowager, and failed to notice the Emperor's health.

He already had a heart condition, but it hadn't flared up for many years, which doesn't mean it won't.

It seems that the illness has become more serious today.

"Eunuch Liu, go find Physician Lü. Go in person and say that I am unwell, not that it is His Majesty's fault."

The emperor said that Physician Lü was his man and that he could trust him.

He deliberately pushed himself all the way inside the house before collapsing, so that the others at Jinghe Palace wouldn't know about his condition.

Therefore, she would only feel at ease if Eunuch Liu went there in person.

Eunuch Liu understood what she meant, turned around and left without lingering for a moment.

Looking at the emperor's pale face, Gu Jiangli couldn't help but sigh, "Did you pull your hand away so you wouldn't trip me when you fainted?"

How could such a good person die so young?