Chapter 475: Terminally Ill
The beauty burst into laughter, and Chu Liuzheng almost became infatuated with her. She coughed lightly and turned around to order: "Chen Xing, tell someone to prepare two sedan chairs."
"Yes." Chen Xing took the order and went out.
Shao Liyi suddenly felt that this Miss Chu was really considerate. Knowing that her eyes were swollen from crying and it was inconvenient for her, she specially prepared a sedan chair.
Actually, it is mainly convenient for Chu Liuzheng himself.
She was already ill and not in good spirits. She didn't want to take even a single step unless it was absolutely necessary.
The sedan stopped not far from Wenhua Palace. As soon as Chu Liuzheng got out of the sedan, he saw Concubine Yu kneeling upright at the entrance of the palace.
[As expected of a princess capable of fighting in battle, she's able to hold on even after kneeling for so long. Her physical fitness is truly enviable.]
Chu Liuzheng beckoned, and Xiao Anzi hurried over, smiling and asking, "What can I do for you, young lady?"
"Pour me a cup of hot water." Chu Liuzheng gestured in the direction of Concubine Yu, and after Xiao Anzi agreed, he lifted his skirt and walked into the Wenhua Palace.
The hall was filled with the faint scent of camellia. Chu Liuzheng took off his cloak and knelt before the emperor behind the imperial desk, saying, "May your majesty be well and safe."
"If you are sick, just take care of yourself. Why are you here?" Xiao Jingfan put down the red pen, stood up, and walked around the imperial desk.
Chu Liuzheng quickly took two steps back, one hand stretched forward to cover his mouth and nose with the other, "I haven't recovered from the cold yet, please don't get too close to me, or you might get sick."
"If you were going to get sick, you'd have already passed away." Xiao Jingfan held her hand, and when he found it was a little cold, he warmed it with his palm. He carefully examined her complexion and said, "You were still asleep when I returned at noon. I saw you were sound asleep, so I didn't wake you. But are you still coughing so badly?"
"The medicine from the Imperial Hospital is good. I've only coughed twice since I woke up." Chu Liuzheng smiled. "I think I'll be cured after drinking a few more bowls of medicine."
"Yeah." Xiao Jingfan took her hand and walked to the desk and sat down. He let go of her until her hands were warm and ordered someone to stew a bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar.
Seeing that he was about to continue reviewing memorials, Chu Liuzheng said, "Your Majesty, I am here for Concubine Yu."
She didn't want to say it so bluntly, but when she was sick, she was too lazy to think, so it was easier to just say it directly.
Xiao Jingfan put down his pen and turned to look at her, "Why are you meddling in this matter?"
[Isn't this Shao Liyi begging me? She's crying so beautifully, I can't just ignore her.]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
His Majesty the Emperor felt a little green in the head for the first time in a long time.
"Just tell me whether you want to meet or not, and when you want to meet." Chu Liuzheng leaned on his shoulder, as if he was so lazy that he had no bones.
Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes to look at her, and said in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, "Bold."
"I don't dare." Chu Liuzheng felt uncomfortable leaning on his shoulder and moved her head to find a more comfortable position. Xiao Jingfan simply raised his hand and pulled her into his arms, and Chu Liuzheng finally stopped moving.
[This was a pre-planned trap. The Hercules Princess has been kneeling for nearly three hours. Just pretending is enough. Why keep torturing her?]
She said softly, "Just meet her. I've already promised Shao Liyi."
"Shao Liyi is more important than me?" Xiao Jingfan pinched her face, his tone very dissatisfied.
"You are important." Chu Liuzheng squeezed him until his sleepiness subsided a little. He raised his hands to cup the handsome face above him, leaned over and kissed him a few times. "You are the most important."
But His Majesty the Emperor is not so easily appeased.
【Tsk, trouble.】
Chu Liuzheng was too lazy to coax her, so he could see her or not.
Seeing that she was about to leave in anger, Xiao Jingfan reached out and pulled her back, hugging her and coaxing her, "I'll see you right away."
"Hmm." Chu Liuzheng patted his hands. "I'm going to the side hall to take a nap. Remember to wake me up for dinner."
The emperor said in a doting tone, "Okay."
Coming out of the main hall, Chu Liuzheng, who was feeling sleepy due to the effects of the medicine, saw Concubine Yu and Shao Liyi kneeling together, and she made him a little more awake.
【Why did you kneel down again? 】
She gave Shao Liyi a wink, not caring whether she understood it or not, she was going to bed anyway.
Behind him, Zhou Yuande walked up to Noble Concubine Yu, holding a whisk, and bowed, saying, "Noble Concubine, His Majesty wishes to see you."
Concubine Yu was stunned and looked at Shao Liyi, whose eyes were red with excitement.
Shao Liyi whispered, "She said she would help." Unexpectedly, it really happened.
Luzhu helped Mianmian to lift Concubine Yu up and rubbed her legs and knees.
"It's okay." Concubine Yu was grinning from being rubbed by the two men, but she still tried to pretend to be strong.
Mianmian was so heartbroken that she burst into tears.
It took a while for Concubine Yu to regain her walking feeling. She said to the three people who were looking at her eagerly, "You guys go back first. I don't know when I will come out."
Shao Liyi shook her head and said, "I'll wait for you to go back together."
Mianmian and Luzhu also refused to leave.
Concubine Yu sighed helplessly, raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Shao Liyi's eyes, and said with a smile: "Take good care of Mianmian for me."
This time she might have to go in vertically and come out horizontally.
Shao Liyi's tone of voice, asking her to entrust her with the orphan, made her feel uneasy, but Concubine Yu had already followed Zhou Yuande into the Wenhua Hall. Her silver-red skirt slid over the threshold like a fish entering water.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty."
*
In the evening, the gorgeous sunset fills the sky like satin and brocade.
Chu Liuzheng sat leaning against the window, eating bird's nest while watching the sunset. All the famous poems he had memorized in his previous life were combined into two words in his mind: beautiful.
According to the plan, Gaochang and Tatar went to war, and the tyrant sent troops to aid Gaochang. Then, he would use the same strategy against Gaochang, killing both Tatar and Xixia with one stone.
Princess Hercules' sudden request, while certainly saving Gaochang, also gave the tyrant a chance to kill three birds with one stone. One for three, plus a brave female general. Wow, the tyrant made a killing!
Chu Liuzheng opened the system and looked through it.
[By the way, has the tyrant been targeting the Hercules Princess from the very beginning?]
Let me see... First, he deliberately had someone leak the war reports, causing the Hercules Princess to worry. Then, he pretended not to send troops to rescue her, causing the Hercules Princess to come and beg him. Finally, he signed an unequal treaty... Okay! The tyrant is still the black one.
Chu Liuzheng was sighing inwardly when someone suddenly snatched the bowl she was holding. She looked back and saw Xiao Jingfan slowly finishing the remaining bird's nest, with a good reason, "Eat less, it's time for dinner."
"Oh." Chu Liuzheng agreed and was about to get off the bed and put on his shoes. Xiao Jingfan said, "No rush."
He kicked off his shoes and squeezed onto the couch, holding the person in his arms along with the blanket, rubbing his chin on the top of her head, and watching the sunset outside the window together.
Chu Liuzheng leaned into his arms, feeling more comfortable than leaning on a soft pillow.
*
That night, the imperial physician was summoned to Ninghe Palace. Concubine Yu fell ill from excessive worry.
The next day, Shao Liyi came to visit. She went in crying and was helped out with swollen eyes. She was so sad that she could not even stand steadily.
The imperial physicians came one after another and left one after another, each with a heavy face and sighing repeatedly.
Rumors in the harem said that Concubine Yu was terminally ill and might not survive this autumn.
Three days later, Dasheng sent reinforcements to Gaochang, appointing Duke Zhao as their commander and several generals. Among them was a young man who was unfamiliar with the emperor. It was said that he was a relative of Zhao who was sent in to gain military merit. He was so strong that he could throw people around for fun.
(End of this chapter)
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