The soul drifted aimlessly in that chaotic world. After an unknown amount of time, Yan Cheng finally woke up.
When I opened my eyes, the first thing that caught my eye was the light-colored bed curtains.
At this time, his mind had not yet fully recovered, and he just stared blankly at the exquisite embroidery pattern that came into his sight.
Until a cry of surprise came from my ear, "The Eighth Prince has woken up."
Then, the footsteps hurried away, and after a while, more chaotic footsteps gradually approached.
Yan Cheng blinked and tried to sit up, only to find that his body was weaker than ever before.
——What on earth is wrong with me?
"Doctor, please take a look at Xiao Ba."
The clear and rational voice of the queen made Yan Cheng look over there.
A bright yellow cloth came into view, embroidered with lifelike phoenix patterns and wearing a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin on the head.
It turned out to be the queen who was sitting at the top.
Behind him was Concubine Yun Shu, whose expression was as cold as ice. Her indifference to her new son was clearly written on her face without any concealment.
Yan Cheng finally recalled that he had fainted after vomiting blood in Fengyi Palace. His face suddenly turned strange. Besides this incident, he also vaguely remembered something else...
The imperial physician came forward to take Yan Cheng's pulse. He looked solemn and did not speak for a long time.
The Queen asked anxiously, "How is Xiao Ba's health? What did you diagnose?"
The imperial physician stroked his beard and said thoughtfully, "Your anger has taken its toll on your heart. You need to recuperate for a while."
In fact, beneath the imperial physician's seemingly calm face, his heart was beating wildly.
The pulse condition was so strange that he had no idea what illness the eighth prince had.
But the first time he took the patient's pulse, he was almost dragged out and beheaded because he said he didn't diagnose the disease. In desperation, he had to change his words and say that he was angry. Now he can only say this with gritted teeth.
Although he had to die sooner or later, he still wanted to live a little longer.
For now, saying this can save his life for the time being, at least he can live until the day when the Eighth Prince passes away.
In order to live longer, the villain in the imperial physician's heart burned incense and prayed frantically, asking Buddha to bless the eighth prince to live longer.
The imperial physician stepped back, and the queen stepped forward. She looked at Yan Cheng and said gently, "What your mother said before was nonsense. Don't take it to heart. How do you feel? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
In fact, the queen was secretly cursing the woman behind her, the unfortunate Concubine Yun Shu, who ignored her own son and asked her, the stepmother, to play the role of a good mother.
What were those words before?
Yan Cheng thought about it carefully again, it seemed to be about life or death or something like that. He was deeply shocked at the time and only remembered these key words.
It was this word "death", coupled with the two key figures, Yang Guifei and the Ninth Prince, that stimulated him to remember some extremely useful things.
Speaking of which, he actually had to thank Concubine Yun Shu and Concubine Yang and her son.
Now...
"Thank you for your concern, mother. I am fine."
Apart from feeling weak all over and having throbbing pains in the brain, there were no other problems.
How could he be fine? He vomited so much blood.
But when she looked at Yan Cheng with a calm expression, and then thought about Concubine Yun Shu who was looking at her son from behind with a cold face, the Queen suddenly realized.
He thought that this child must be pretending to be strong and did not want to show his vulnerable side in front of Concubine Yun Shu. His hidden meaning was to express that since Concubine Yun Shu did not care about him, he also did not care about Concubine Yun Shu.
What a poor child.
Yan Cheng instantly became the representative of the poor little ones in the Queen's heart, and she said in a softer voice:
"Don't think too much. First, recuperate in Fengyi Palace. When you are better, go to the North Second Institute. The people there are arranged by the Queen Mother herself. You can use them with confidence."
"If you need anything, please send someone to find the Queen Mother, and she will arrange it for you."
"Oh, by the way, the two maids you brought are outside. My mother also called two eunuchs from the North Second Prison. Let them serve you for the time being."
"If you are not satisfied with the use, mother will replace you."
The Queen chattered about the arrangements she had made, making her good intentions clear, without mentioning Concubine Yun Shufei at all, as if she had completely forgotten about her.
She thought Yan Cheng was so angry that he was about to lose his temper because of Concubine Yun Shu's words that even she felt uncomfortable hearing.
If Concubine Yun Shu was mentioned again at this time, Yan Cheng might get angry again.
But Concubine Yun Shu herself is here, so it is impossible not to mention her at all.
The Queen had almost finished her words when she glanced at the cold Concubine Yun Shu out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart.
What a good child! She begged for him but failed, yet Concubine Yun Shu treated him like grass.
There is no comparison.
"...Do you want to talk?" the queen asked slowly.
Yan Cheng's eyes turned slightly and met Concubine Yun Shu's gaze.
For a moment, the same obscure emotion brewed in the eyes of both of them and did not dissipate for a long time.
The two of them said in unison: "No need."
The Queen said, "Then you should have a good rest. If you need anything, please send someone to find me."
The Queen left first, followed closely by Concubine Yun Shu. Yan Cheng watched them leave, slowly closed his eyes, and began to sort out the memories he had just gained.
When she reached the door, Concubine Yun Shu looked back at the young man who had closed his eyes, as if she was estimating the value this son could bring to her.
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