"Speak, what is the state of His Majesty's health?"
Xie Yuan was no longer the helpless figure who looked like the sky had fallen.
Instead, she regained her usual calmness and competence.
Xie Yuan was not schizophrenic, but rather understood the principle of "too much of a good thing".
They had been married for four years and had consummated their marriage for more than two years.
She and Helian Jue were already quite familiar with each other.
Xie Yuan understood Helian Jue, and Helian Jue also knew very well what kind of person Xie Yuan was.
She wasn't a woman who was obsessed with love and only knew about romance.
She has a broad mind and great ambitions.
In her heart, there are stars and the sea.
Xie Yuan had no idea what Dugu Zhi had said to Helian Jue, nor did she know the direct cause of Helian Jue's outburst.
But Xie Yuan could guess—
Helian Jue was a madman at heart. In the more than 20 years of his life, his biological parents and adoptive mother, who should have given him love and care, had all abandoned him.
He has never received love.
In particular, his fall from grace and the subsequent downfall of his official position gave him a profound understanding of the fickleness of human nature and the ugliness of human relationships.
He became increasingly paranoid.
Of course, his obsession wasn't directed at everyone.
For example, Helian Jue didn't care about those unimportant outsiders at all.
Those who satisfy him will be promoted and given important positions.
Those who betray him or anger him should be killed directly.
The only person who could drive him to such madness is someone he truly cares about.
He loved, and gave his heart!
He is going to get 100% reward.
If the other person doesn't love him, or doesn't love him enough, he won't give up. Instead, he will resolutely take the other person with him through life and death!
Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, the person deeply loved by Helian Jue was Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan, on the other hand, did indeed show his love for Helian Jue.
Especially that time in Lingnan, when she disregarded her pregnancy and risked her life to come to Helian Jue's side and face the poison of miasma with him.
It was during this incident that Xie Yuan won Helian Jue's complete heart and trust.
He was able to refuse Empress Dowager Ashina's suggestion to establish another empress for her sake;
For her sake, he refused the opportunity to use his status as a concubine in the imperial harem to win over powerful families.
He even placed her on an equal footing with himself, allowing her to enter the court through the main gate of the palace during the grand court assembly on New Year's Day.
It can be said that if Helian Jue had any sense and wasn't so crazy, he wouldn't have allowed his empress to rule the country with him, let alone have her oversee the country while he was personally leading an expedition!
Of course, it was precisely because of Helian Jue's stubbornness that he was exceptionally persistent in his love and sincerity.
Xie Yuan's calmness and clarity often outweighed her love for Helian Jue.
Helian Jue is very perceptive; he should have already noticed it.
He was not satisfied; he wanted more.
At the very least, he wanted to see Xie Yuan lose his mind for his sake.
She was even willing to share a bed with him in life and a grave with him in death!
Therefore, this "accident" occurred.
Xie Yuan understood Helian Jue's thoughts and gave him the advice, "Concern leads to confusion."
But she wasn't really love-struck. After confirming that Helian Jue was still alive, Xie Yuan needed to regain some of her rationality!
That way it won't seem out of place and won't arouse suspicion from Helian Jue, that incredibly clever madman.
Xie Yuan couldn't let Helian Jue realize that she had been pretending all along—she loved him, but she didn't truly love him more than her own life.
Xie Yuan had to find the right balance.
This concerns her future: if she really breaks with Helian Jue, she will have no choice but to flee overseas with her children.
To be honest, this is the last resort.
Although the world is vast, and there is a richer and more expansive world outside, we are still far from our homeland and far from the Celestial Empire.
Xie Yuan couldn't bear to part with them, and she didn't want the children to suffer as well.
Let's take another gamble!
If she wins this time, Xie Yuan believes she should be able to completely dispel Helian Jue's doubts.
Collecting his thoughts, Xie Yuan refocused his attention on the matter at hand.
She sat directly on the edge of Helian Jue's bed, adopting the demeanor of a mistress of the house.
Xie Yuan was originally the empress, and since the emperor had an accident, she had the right to take control of everything.
Needless to say, Xie Yuan was no ordinary empress; Helian Jue had given her the utmost trust and attention.
The Imperial Seal of the State, the Tiger Tally, and other items were all in Xie Yuan's possession.
The Xuanjia Army, which accompanied the main army on this expedition, only obeyed the orders of Helian Jue and Xie Yuan.
Oh, right, there's also Helian Chen; he only recognizes the Emperor and Empress as his masters.
Xie Yuan's status was indeed that lofty.
The imperial physicians, who were very knowledgeable about palace affairs, were well aware of this.
Thump thump!
All of them knelt respectfully before Xie Yuan.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty's symptoms are quite strange!"
The head physician was the director of the Imperial Medical Academy, and his medical skills were the best.
Therefore, when Helian Jue went on the expedition, Xie Yuan specially assigned him to Helian Jue.
When Xie Yuan asked a question, the head physician naturally had to answer on behalf of the imperial physicians.
"Judging from the pulse, there is nothing unusual!"
The imperial physician began to carefully report Helian Jue's condition to Xie Yuan.
It's not poisoning, it's not acclimatization issues, it's not illness... the scientific reasons are probably impossible to find.
If Helian Jue remains unconscious, he'll probably start thinking about theology.
Helian Chen: ...Her Majesty the Empress is not one of those ignorant women who only know how to burn incense and pray to Buddha. She probably wouldn't think of such unreliable reasons as witchcraft or curses.
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