Zhou Beichen was talking to himself, completely unaware that Zhou Zhaonuan's eyes had turned redder again, with tears circling her eyes.
Daddy cared so much about her, but she lied to him. She really shouldn't have done that.
Zhou Zhaonuan still kept his head down, looking unhappy, and even his voice sounded like it was coming from his nose.
"I'm not afraid. I just feel that sometimes I've been too rude and caused trouble for my father."
Zhou Beichen's eyes were dark, and he just stared at her quietly for a while, his lips moving slightly. For a moment, he didn't know how to say the words of comfort.
"Nuannuan, the decree I issued made you feel uncomfortable, and therefore you caught a cold?"
After saying this, Zhou Beichen himself felt a little untenable.
Zhou Zhaonuan shook his head like a rattle and said hurriedly.
"That's not the case. Although Daddy has confined me, I know it's all for my own good. In fact, sometimes it's all Nuannuan's fault. Daddy is about to go to war, but I still want him to worry about me."
The deeper the guilt in his heart, the muffled Zhou Zhaonuan's voice became, and in the end, he choked slightly.
"Actually, Nuannuan didn't know what happened. Suddenly, the blood rushed to my head and I felt dizzy."
It was probably his decree that stimulated him. Zhou Beichen opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
At this time, he couldn't let his daughter die no matter what.
He patted Zhou Zhaonuan's back gently, speaking calmly, "Since you fainted, there must be a reason. Let the imperial physician examine you later. Even if it's nothing serious, you still need to take good care of yourself. You've been so active these days, but you should calm down for the next few days. You're already a grown woman, and if you really want to maintain your cheerful disposition, you have to wait until you're better."
Zhou Zhaonuan's heart choked when she heard this, and her nose felt even more sore. She nodded without saying a word.
A breeze blew outside. When he entered the house, Zhou Zhaonuan felt okay just now, but now he felt a little cold. He couldn't help but shrink his body and crawl into the quilt.
Liang Fei had come with him just now, but she was asked to wait outside. Now he was the only one in the room except Zhou Zhaonuan.
"But it's cold?"
He touched Zhou Zhaonuan's forehead and muttered to himself, somewhat relaxedly, "It's not hot."
He got up and closed the window. The wind outside stopped abruptly and the room was quiet. Zhou Beichen returned, sat down beside the bed, and just looked at Zhou Zhaonuan quietly.
The father and daughter tacitly agreed not to speak. Outside, they heard hurried footsteps approaching from far away. With a "click", the door was pushed open by Biyu who was breathing heavily.
She didn't expect Zhou Beichen to come so quickly. She was startled and slid to her knees at Zhou Beichen's feet.
"Your servant pays homage to His Majesty."
The moment the imperial physician saw Zhou Beichen, he was stunned. Wiping the sweat from his forehead due to nervousness, he walked to the bedside and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Princess Chang'an!"
Zhou Beichen just said "hmm" lightly, then stood up and gave the small space next to the bed to the imperial physician.
This was the first time that Doctor Du had done such a serious thing as deceiving the emperor in front of him. He swallowed several times to hide his panic and knelt down beside the bed.
"Please stretch out your arm, Princess, so I can feel your pulse."
Zhou Zhaonuan was fine just now, but now she actually felt cold all over, and her lower abdomen seemed a little uncomfortable.
Could it be that she really has some serious illness, or has she deceived her parents who were so kind to her, so this is her retribution?
Hesitantly stretching out his arm, Doctor Du began to take the patient's pulse. At first, he had already remembered what Biyu told him on the road. However, when he figured out something, he was delighted.
He suddenly felt that Zhou Zhaonuan's sunflower water saved his life.
Zhou Zhaonuan lay on the bed with her eyes tightly closed. It hurt, it really hurt. When she felt warmth on her body, she was even more confused about what was going on.
After taking the patient's pulse, Doctor Du stood up and knelt.
"How is she?"
Zhou Beichen stood up, concern evident in his eyes.
To be on the safe side, Doctor Du thought that he should tell Princess Chang'an what she had told him. This way, he would not offend anyone, and a statement that was seven parts true and three parts false would be easier for people to believe.
"Your Majesty, Princess Chang'an is under house arrest like this. I'm afraid her hands have become disabled, her heart has probably become numb, and her feet may have become sore from not being able to move around often. If she stays here any longer, I'm afraid she will truly become a cripple."
Doctor Du finished speaking hesitantly. Zhou Beichen narrowed his eyes, and then a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes. He glanced at his daughter lying on the bed with a pale face, and his heart, which had been filled with worry just now... was relieved in an instant.
Very good, at this time, she still dares to play tricks on him. He must confine this girl for a year.
Zhou Beichen stood with his hands behind his back, first squinting at Doctor Du, and said indifferently.
"In that case, Nuannuan, I really feel that I've spoiled you during this period. You really need to cultivate your character. Therefore, you will be confined to Yingyue Pavilion for a year."
He said this simply to scare his daughter. After he left, if Zhou Zhaonuan really wanted to go out, she could ask Shen Nian'an to lift the house arrest order without leaving the palace.
When Zhou Zhaonuan heard this, she suddenly felt her stomach hurt even more. She unconsciously pushed her hands towards her stomach and tightly grasped the clothes on her stomach. Her already pale face became even paler than before. Gradually, she curled up her legs together and huddled into a ball. It seemed that she felt the pain in her stomach was a little less.
Zhou Beichen soon discovered the clue, and now he couldn't laugh at all.
"What's wrong with you, Nuannuan?"
He stepped forward again and touched his daughter's forehead, which was wet. Zhou Zhaonuan stretched out a small hand and tightly grasped the hem of his clothes. The sound coming out of her throat was as soft as a mosquito, "It hurts..."
"My stomach hurts. Why does my stomach hurt for no reason?"
Zhou Beichen couldn't help but glare at Doctor Du.
"What happened to Princess Chang'an? I asked you to come here to show her how your body is, not to deceive me with her."
Doctor Du's mind went blank and he had no idea what to say. In an instant, he realized that what he had just said was too deliberate. Biyu had just told him to tell the emperor that meaning, but this kind of thing made him lose his composure for a moment.
Doctor Du was sweating profusely when he was about to apologize when Zhou Beichen cast a hawk-like glare at him, "Alright, alright, I won't pursue you. Go and look at the princess, what's wrong?"
Compared to Zhou Beichen's worries, Doctor Du was much calmer. Just when he heard that Zhou Beichen would not pursue his crime of deceiving the emperor, Doctor Du knelt on the ground and said it calmly.
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