Chapter 81 Awakening
Zen Zhen was stunned for a moment, thinking for a moment she was dreaming. He gently scratched her palm with his fingers again, and that inexplicable itch spread all the way from her palm to her heart, making her heart tremble inexplicably.
"Your Majesty," Chan Zhen had thought about telling him everything he owed him when he woke up, but when the words came to his lips, only three words remained: "You are awake."
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." Seeing her haggard expression, Chen Dingyao could imagine how hard she'd been working by his bedside these past few days. Sure enough, Chan Zhen was only being cold and hard; her heart still couldn't let him go.
They were still in a cold war before he fell into a coma, and Chan Zhen was still sulking and didn't want to see him. He never thought that the time before he left the palace would almost be the last time they saw each other in this life.
The closer he is to home, the more timid he becomes. In front of King Jin, Chan Zhen could express his feelings frankly, but now he can only remain silent in front of him. It is obvious that he has a lot to say, but he just can't say it.
"I'll go call the imperial physician." Chan Zhen lowered his head to avoid his gaze. He wanted to leave but felt a desire to keep him in his palm.
He still couldn't make big movements with his right hand, so he just hooked her fingers lightly.
"I want to see you more."
Zen Zhen inexplicably heard a hint of pity in his tone. She stopped but did not look back.
"You'll have a lifetime to watch."
Her words were considered a positive response. Chen Dingyao looked at her hurried back and a smile slowly appeared on his face.
Zenzhen finally softened his heart towards him.
When he walked out of the door, Zen Zhen finally couldn't pretend to be calm anymore. He leaned against the wall, covered his mouth and cried with joy.
"He's awake..." She had been worried and couldn't sleep at night during this period, fearing that one day when she woke up, she would no longer hear his breathing, and the chest that made her feel at ease would stop rising and falling.
Only then did she dare to face her feelings for him. She didn't want to be separated from him forever so soon. Who knew if they would have another life together, and whether they could meet each other in the next life.
"I can't cry anymore..." Chan Zhen gathered his emotions and wiped away his tears. "I need to call the imperial physician to come over quickly."
The imperial physician finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news that His Majesty had woken up. It seemed that his life could be saved this time.
After checking his pulse, he said, "Your Majesty has now passed the critical period. You must rest carefully and avoid leaving the bed without permission."
"Is there anything else I should pay attention to?" Zen Zhen carefully wrote down every word he said.
Chen Dingyao's eyes followed her face from beginning to end. Seeing that she was listening to the imperial physician's words carefully like a good student, his heart softened.
"I will prepare some more oral medicine for Your Majesty, and will write down the instructions on a piece of paper and send it to Your Majesty later." The imperial physician stroked his beard and looked at her with a hint of admiration and appreciation in his eyes.
His Majesty's love for the Empress was well known, and it now appeared that the Empress's devotion to His Majesty was no less than anyone else's. He was merely an imperial physician, and the previous dynasty's controversies had nothing to do with him. Regardless of how the previous dynasty viewed the Empress, he had come to admire her wholeheartedly over the past few days.
After bidding farewell to the imperial physician, the two people in the room looked at each other in silence again.
After a long time, Chen Dingyao broke the silence.
"I thought..." Chen Dingyao recalled the moment when the arrow pierced his chest. He had thought everything was under his control, but when death approached, he still couldn't avoid the fear of ordinary people. "I will never see you again in this life."
The emperor is just a mortal. He will not get what he wants and will feel regretful and reluctant to let go.
Isn't it the same for Chan Zhen? She held his hand, lowered her eyelashes and whispered, "Then don't scare me again in the future."
You don't know how scared I was when I saw you like that.
Chen Dingyao understood what she was trying to say. He wanted to touch her face to comfort her, but now he could only use his left hand which was placed on the inside.
However, when he tried to raise his left hand, Chan Zhen held him down: "What are you doing? The imperial physician forbids you from moving."
"My left hand is fine," he raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, "I want to touch you."
Zenzhen felt the familiar roughness on his cheek and suddenly tears fell.
"Why are you crying?" Chen Dingyao wiped her tears with a panicked look, "But I hurt you."
Zen Zhen shook his head and nodded, sobbing non-stop, his voice full of grievance: "You scared me..."
For a moment, they seemed to have returned to the time when their love was at its strongest, and the previous estrangement seemed to have not existed.
"It's my fault." Chen Dingyao regretted that he was too arrogant and fell into danger, causing her to worry so much. He coaxed her, "Don't cry, tears hurt your eyes. If you are angry, just hit me."
Zen Zhen finally stopped crying and looked up at him sideways: "You deserve a beating, but wait until you're all better."
"Zen really loves me." Chen Dingyao simply loved her hard-mouthed but soft-hearted appearance.
Only in front of him would Chan Zhen vent his temper unscrupulously. Was this because he loved him or something else? Yun Yi had never enjoyed such treatment before.
He thought Chanzhen would turn away in shame and anger, but she just snorted softly, looked straight at him and stammered, "What's wrong with me feeling sorry for you?"
A flame suddenly ignited in his chest, making his heart burn.
"Zenzhen, say it again."
Zen Zhen lowered his head in shame, and could not find the courage to say it a second time.
Obviously, she could say any embarrassing confession to King Jin.
There is still a long time to come, and Chen Dingyao is not in a hurry to force her at this moment. He just looks at her face quietly, feeling that he can never see enough.
It just so happened that Luzhu brought the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, and Chanzhen found an excuse to avoid the previous topic.
During this period of time, His Majesty has been taken care of personally by the Empress, so after Lu Zhu brought the medicine, she left.
Zen Zhen opened the medicine box as usual, but when he looked up, he found another problem.
This ointment was meant to be applied to His Majesty's wound, but His Majesty was unconscious the day before yesterday and had no consciousness at all. Now that he was looking at her with such a wolf-like and ferocious look, she felt a little embarrassed.
Chen Dingyao saw the hesitation in her expression, and when he looked at the ointment in her hand, he understood.
"Call the palace maids." Now that he was awake, how could he bear to let her serve him again? "The wounds on my body are quite unbearable and will pollute your eyes."
Chan Zhen was still hesitant at first, but after hearing what he said, he made up his mind. He had done it so many times, so why would this time be any different?
She carefully lifted the gauze from his chest. Even though she had seen it so many times, her chest still ached when she saw the horrific wound again.
She felt so much pain just by looking at it, so wouldn't he have felt more pain than her at that time?
"Does it still hurt?" She blew gently on his wound and looked up at him and asked.
Chen Dingyao felt like a feather was brushing across his wound, and there was no other feeling except itchiness.
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
Zen Zhen lowered his head doubtfully and carefully applied the ointment near his wound.
The hot ointment irritated him and made him frown, but seeing Zen's worried look, he held up his face and didn't show any signs of it.
After applying the ointment, Zen Zhen saw that he still had a gentle expression, and he really thought that his wound had greatly improved, and immediately showed a happy smile.
The next step was the medicine. Chan Zhen subconsciously scooped up a spoonful of medicine and put it to her mouth. When she smelled the bitter taste of the medicine, she realized that the person in front of her had already woken up and there was no need for her to use that method anymore.
Seeing her mouth frozen, Chen Dingyao suddenly realized something: "Chanzhen, how did you feed me when I was unconscious before?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zenzhen's cheeks suddenly flushed. They had done more intimate things countless times, but for some reason, Zenzhen was too embarrassed to meet his eyes.
Seeing her reaction, Chen Dingyao confirmed his thoughts and suddenly felt that he might as well faint right now.
He hadn't been close to Zen Zhen for a long time.
"Zenzhen..." He wanted to ask her to do it again, but was interrupted by Zenzhen in anger.
"Shut up." Chan Zhen glared at him with red cheeks. "If Your Majesty doesn't drink, I'll call Eunuch Guo."
When he heard Guo Kai's name, all the fantasies in Chen Dingyao's heart disappeared instantly.
He had no resistance to the medicine handed to him by Zen Zhen. The happy expression on his face made Zen Zhen feel that he was not feeding him medicine, but feeding him honey.
After Chen Dingyao finished drinking the medicine, he saw her doubtfully putting the spoon under her nose to smell the scent, and he suddenly felt love and pity in his heart.
How lucky he was to have met Zen Zhen and to be with her for the rest of his life.
He never considered that it was clearly a fate he had obtained by force in his previous life.
"During the time I was unconscious, has anyone in the court made things difficult for you?" This was what Chen Dingyao was most worried about, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.
If anyone really dared to take this opportunity to embarrass Chan Zhen and his mother, he wouldn't mind clearing up the court again.
"Didn't Your Majesty give me the tiger talisman?" Chan Zhen felt a little more resentful when he thought of this. "You expected this a long time ago."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have told her so much before leaving the palace. She was angry that he had anticipated it but still almost lost his life. If he could protect her, how could he not be able to protect himself?
"I was indeed careless in this matter." He had known in advance that Prince Yu had planned to attack him with a black bear, but he also wanted to use this opportunity to completely clear an obstacle for Yuan Zhao, so he did not stop it. He even allowed Yun Yi to incite Prince Yu. However, he did not expect Yun Yi to have a backup plan after the black bear attack. Perhaps he was too arrogant and underestimated his son.
Thinking of Yun Yi, he nervously held her hand: "Where's Yun Yi? Did he do anything to you?"
Chan Zhen was silent for a long time as he thought of the departing figure of His Royal Highness Prince Jin that day.
"It's okay, I'm back." Chen Dingyao touched her head. No matter what happened between her and Yun Yi, it was always his fault. He failed to protect her.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Chan Zhen said calmly, "His Royal Highness Prince Jin has given up."
"Congratulations on getting what you wished for." Zen Zhen raised his head, but his expression was very complicated.
Facing him is completely different from facing King Jin.
Chen Dingyao paused and stared at her intently, "What does Chanzhen mean by this?"
But that's what he thought in his heart.
The next moment, Zen Zhen came over and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
When he came to his senses, he saw a gentle smile on her face, just like the last time he saw her in his dream.
"I will talk to you again when Your Majesty is able to get out of bed and walk."
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