In the middle of the night,

Yinzhi began to dream.

In my dream, there was no mother, no wife, and no father.

He was all alone on the grassland. He ran desperately, but he couldn't escape the grassland; it seemed endless, and there wasn't a soul in sight. He wore tattered armor—yes, the same armor he wore the day he was captured—but there was no sign of Galdan's enemy army. It was as if he were the only person left in the world.

He felt panicked, lonely, and afraid.

He shouted loudly: Mother, Father Emperor, Khoja, Galdan... but there was no response, not even a reply.

He was terrified, cold and uncomfortable, his whole body was shivering, and he curled up.

suddenly,

Hearing a sound, Yinzhi raised his head in his dream to find the source of the sound.

That was the voice of the Fujin (wife of the emperor) and the voice of Xiao Zhenbao (the child), calling him "Ama" and "Baoqing"—such affectionate names, I haven't heard them in so long.

And there are lights there.

right,

It was the lamp that the princess consort held last night.

Yinzhi walked and walked towards the lamp, and finally...

Yinzhi opened his eyes and looked at the people surrounding him. It was his wife, and Xiao Zhenbao, both of whose eyes were red. Liu Bajin was also red, and there was also a royal physician, Physician Liu, next to him.

The imperial physician stepped forward to take her pulse.

"The old man has woken up, so he's probably alright. But he still needs to be careful, keeping him warm and dry. I'll prescribe some medicine; he should be fine after taking it for two days."

"What's wrong with you, Your Highness?" Yinzhi asked, only to find himself feeling weak and powerless, his voice hoarse.

"Your Majesty is alright, he just had a fever. He's in good health, and the imperial physician said he'll be fine after a few doses of medicine," He Zhuo said, holding Yin Zhi's hand.

The imperial physician nodded in agreement when he heard what the eldest princess said: "The master is in good health. Once the lesion appears, he will recover. This application of medicine today will basically bring down the fever. Just be careful tonight and have someone keep watch over him."

"I will go and urge them to prepare the medicine." After saying this, Physician Liu left.

Little Zhenbao was relieved when her father woke up. Everyone was so worried when she came to see her mother this morning.

Little Zhenbao will be 4 years old in a little over a month (by the traditional Chinese age reckoning). Although she's actually 2 years and 2 months old by Western age and doesn't quite understand yet, she's still aware of the tense atmosphere among the adults.

Father lay in bed and couldn't be woken up. Little Treasure was so scared. But now it's alright. As long as Father drinks the bitter medicine, he will get better.

The month before last, Xiao Zhenbao also fell ill. Knowing that drinking bitter medicine would make her better, her father simply drank the medicine obediently, which put Xiao Zhenbao at ease.

Yinzhi and Zhuo found it amusing to see their little treasure acting like a confident little adult.

He Zhuo gave her a task: to tell Aunt Qiao that her father had woken up, and to have Aunt Qiao tell the Empress Dowager, otherwise the Empress Dowager would still be worried.

Little adult - Treasure is online! She excitedly went to complete the task assigned by her mother; children are always enthusiastic about such tasks.

My mother is so capable, yet she still needs my help. I'm awesome!

After Xiao Zhenbao left, Hezhuo personally changed all of Yinzhi's bedding, which was wet, and helped him wipe his body with a hot towel. Yinzhi had been staring intently at his wife at first, but now that she was helping him wash, he felt a little embarrassed. Hezhuo didn't insist, letting Liu Bajin do the work.

He went out and told them to cook white rice porridge.

“Grains are the most nourishing food. When you’re sick and your stomach is a little weak, porridge is the best thing to drink.” He Zhuo said as he was about to feed Yin Zhi.

The manly Prince Yinzhi felt that his wife treated him like a precious treasure. When his precious treasure fell ill, he had not yet returned to the capital. However, his wife would certainly not entrust the care to others, and it was probably in the current situation.

However, he is the head of the family, a real man, and cannot let his dignity be wasted.

He took the bowl and tried to eat, but his hands felt weak and powerless. In the end, he relied on his wife's hand and ate with a spoon. But at least he ate by himself, didn't he?

"A real man," Yin Zhi thought.

When Yinzhi woke up, he realized he had slept until noon. When he woke up in the morning, his wife found that he had a fever. She was shocked and quickly called the imperial physician.