These words all suggest that Consort Ruan was faking illness.

Then Xie Wenjun asked again, "Did the Empress's maids go to invite you?"

"This... Your Majesty does not know." They were in Consort Ruan's palace, and Consort Ruan kept crying out in pain, refusing to let them leave.

At this moment, the palace maid beside Wan Ge also spoke up: "Your Majesty, I went to Consort Ruan's palace to request the imperial physician, but Consort Ruan did not allow me to enter."

"I understand. You may all leave."

…

When Wan Ge woke up, she felt a little hot. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in Xie Wenjun's arms.

She leaned against him and asked softly, "What's wrong with me?"

Xie Wenjun held her and replied in a deep voice, "You're too tired, so you have a fever. Take some medicine and rest for a couple of days and you'll be fine."

Wan Ge thought about how her back was still aching and her lips curled up slightly: "I am indeed too tired. Your Majesty, I begged you to let me go, but you did not listen."

Upon hearing Wan Ge's words, Xie Wenjun's face turned completely red, and he immediately grabbed her fidgeting hand: "You're already sick, and you still want to provoke me."

Wan Ge stared innocently at the man before her, her hands flailing about: "I don't believe His Majesty would harm a patient."

"So what do you want to do?" Xie Wenjun grunted and then grabbed her other fidgeting hand.

“I’m feeling unwell right now, so I want my husband to share my joys and sorrows.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Wenjun released his hand. Wan Ge had intended to grope him all over, but seeing him like this, she instantly felt sorry for him.

"Never mind, it hurts me to see you suffer."

To everyone's surprise, Xie Wenjun suddenly gripped her hand tightly after she said that: "What did you just say?"

Seeing how excited the other person was, Wan Ge blinked innocently, "What? Did I just say something?"

"Can you say it again?" Xie Wenjun gripped her hand even tighter.

Wan Ge could feel a slight pain in her hand, but looking at the person in front of her, she still granted his wish: "It hurts me to see you in pain."

Xie Wenjun pulled the person into his arms and held them very tightly.

Wan Ge said helplessly, "If you tighten it any more, I'm going to be strangled to death."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wenjun quickly released the person and then carefully embraced them, while also noticing that his hands had become red from gripping them so tightly.

He gently stroked her hand with his fingertips, his heart filled with heartache and regret.

Wan Ge hadn't expected him to react this way. Given his attitude, she thought she would have to coax him for a long time, but she didn't expect him to be so easy to coax, and that a single sentence could move him to such a state.

At the same time, he also understood that, in his memory, perhaps no one other than his mother had ever said such a thing to him.

Wan Ge gently touched his face and quietly let him hold her until the palace maid brought in the prepared medicine.

Wan Ge took a sip and found it extremely bitter, but she still finished it in the end.

Just then, the palace maid brought up more candied fruit. After Wan Ge took it and ate one, she picked up another and put it into Xie Wenjun's mouth.

After finishing eating, Xie Wenjun finally spoke: "I didn't take any medicine, so why are you giving me candied fruit?"

Wan Ge replied to him, "You can eat sweets even if you don't take medicine."

After saying that, she kissed him on the cheek.