The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Of course I will. My Yun'er is still in this palace. How could I leave? How could I bear to leave..." The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, no longer wanting to speak. An Xin also wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
Early the next morning
Nan Zhiyun remained asleep for a long time without waking up. Qianxia sensed something was wrong and went to call for help.
"Jieyu?" Qianxia called softly as she squatted by Nan Zhiyun's bedside, but Nan Zhiyun did not respond.
"Jieyu?" Qianxia reached out this time and gently pushed Nan Zhiyun, but it still had no effect.
Qianxia panicked immediately.
"Someone come here! Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician!" Qianxia shouted to the people outside.
When Yu Jingchen heard that the imperial physician had been summoned to He'an Palace, he felt a pang of anxiety and immediately went to He'an Palace after finishing the morning court session.
When he arrived, the imperial physician was taking Nan Zhiyun's pulse.
"What's going on?!" Yu Jingchen's face showed suppressed anger.
Qianxia knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, I noticed that Consort Jieyu had been sleeping for quite some time, so I thought I'd come and check on her. But no matter how I called her, she showed no sign of waking up."
Yu Jingchen looked at the imperial physician, who had also finished taking his pulse.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, Consort Nan is fine," the imperial physician said, bowing respectfully.
"It's nothing, why is she still sleeping for so long?" Yu Jingchen's expression was almost murderous.
"Your Majesty, Consort Jieyu has been given a drug, which is why she has been unable to wake up. However, the effects of the drug will only last for six hours, and she will be fine once the effects wear off," the imperial physician said.
"Drugs were used on them?" Yu Jingchen frowned, then immediately realized something—it was probably the Empress Dowager. But... what was her purpose in doing this?
"Are there any other side effects?" Yu Jingchen asked the imperial physician.
"Your Majesty, this medicine has no side effects. Consort Jie should wake up soon," the imperial physician replied.
"If that's the case, then you may leave now. From today onwards, you will come and take her pulse once a day," Yu Jingchen instructed.
"Yes..." the imperial physician replied. Actually, taking the pulse of the concubines in the harem wasn't a big deal, but there were distinctions based on rank. Concubines and above took their pulses every seven days, the four imperial concubines and above every three days, and the empress every day.
"You may leave," Yu Jingchen dismissed the imperial physician, who silently withdrew.
"Go and bring all today's memorials here," Yu Jingchen said to Xing.
Xinglai: "???" Here?
"What? Did you not hear me? Do I need to repeat myself?" Yu Jingchen's eyes were sharp.
"Yes, Your servant will take care of it right away." Xinglai dared not delay any longer and quickly led his men to carry it out.
Nan Zhiyun had actually woken up shortly after Yu Jingchen arrived. When she woke up, she saw Yu Jingchen sitting not far away, and she thought she was seeing things. She quickly closed her eyes and then opened them again... and she was still there. (Is this a dream? Or a nightmare...?)
Nan Zhiyun dared not utter a sound.
Yu Jingchen noticed that Nan Zhiyun had woken up, and when he looked over, he saw her uneasy expression.
"Awake?" Yu Jingchen asked, and Xing Lai was speechless. Couldn't he tell? Why ask? If he wasn't awake, who would he ask? His Majesty... tsk.
Furthermore, Your Majesty, shouldn't you think carefully about who was the person who rushed over here in such a hurry right after the morning court session? Why are they so calm now?
"Your Majesty," Nan Zhiyun said, still filled with fear when facing Yu Jingchen.
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