Chapter 353
At that moment, a heavy thud was heard from inside the tent, followed by Xia Zi's exclamation: "Your Majesty!"
It's obvious that something happened to Song Xuan inside.
Shen Qingnian was anxious. She looked at Jin Yi and said sternly, "Jin Yi, get out of the way!"
Jin Yi's expression changed, as he was also worried about the person inside the tent, but he still refused to move aside. The next moment, a figure rushed over and rammed into him hard.
Caught off guard, he stumbled from the impact, just as Xiaoju's voice rang out: "Your Highness, please go inside quickly, I'll hold him off for you!"
As Xiaoju spoke, she hugged Jinyi tightly, using her body to block him. Jinyi's face turned red, and he dared not take another step forward because Xiaoju forced him to. He even lowered his eyes and dared not look at her for a moment.
Shen Qingnian seized the opportunity to slip into the tent. When she saw the scene inside, she instinctively widened her eyes, and a feeling of bitterness welled up in her heart.
The man, who should have been incredibly noble, was now tightly bound to a chair with hemp rope, unable to move an inch. His mouth was gagged with a handkerchief, his face was deathly pale, his eyes were bloodshot and unfocused, his once handsome face was covered in sweat, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He was making intermittent, suppressed cries of pain, and his body was struggling in agony.
Clearly, the person was tied up to prevent him from hurting himself.
Xia Zi, who was guarding Song Xuan, was so frightened when Shen Qingnian barged in that his legs went weak and he knelt down.
"Mother... Your Majesty..." Xia Xiazi's voice trembled.
Shen Qingnian had no time to pay attention to him. She strode up to Song Xuan and tried to remove the handkerchief from his mouth, but was stopped by Xia Zi, who had just gotten up.
Xia Zi said anxiously and fearfully, "Your Majesty, you can't take this off! His Majesty's old ailment has flared up. If we take off the handkerchief, it might hurt His Majesty!"
"Old ailment? When did Your Majesty have an old ailment!" Shen Qingnian felt her vision blur and a wave of dizziness washed over her, making it difficult for her to stand.
Song Xuan looked like he was in extreme pain, and was even delirious. What was the cause of this illness?
As Shen Qingnian finished speaking, Song Xuan, who was tied to the chair, struggled even more violently. As he struggled more, the chair tipped over to the side and crashed heavily to the ground with a dull thud.
The heavy thud that came from inside the tent was actually Song Xuan and his chair falling over.
Shen Qingnian's heart was throbbing with pain. She and Xiao Xiazi worked together to lift the person off the ground. As they moved, she got a little closer to the person and noticed that the person's struggles seemed to have lessened.
“Your Majesty, it seems that His Majesty can sense your presence,” Xia Zi said, clearly having noticed it as well.
Shen Qingnian wiped the sweat from Song Xuan's forehead with her hand. As soon as she touched his forehead, she found that he seemed to have stopped struggling at all. His red eyes were closed, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
She looked at Xia Xiazi and asked, "His Majesty seems to have fallen into a deep sleep. Has the handkerchief been removed?"
The handkerchief was stuffed into Song Xuan's mouth, probably to prevent him from biting her.
“Your Majesty, it should be alright,” Xiazi said after observing for a moment.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian carefully removed the handkerchief from the man's mouth, and then couldn't help but stroke his sweaty temples, feeling a mix of bitterness and sorrow in her heart.
"Why is Your Majesty acting this way?" she asked Xia Zi again.
Xia Ziwen knew she couldn't hide it any longer, so she confessed: "Since Her Majesty left the palace, His Majesty has suffered from headaches. Every time it flares up, the headache is excruciating. The divine physician said it's because His Majesty has been staying in the Ice Palace every night since Her Majesty left, and also because His Majesty's heart wound hasn't healed, yet he forces himself to attend court. Furthermore, His Majesty has developed a heart ailment..."
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