Chapter 2871 The Last Meeting
Nan Yan hurried over to support him, while Zhu Feng glared at Yilan and said, "What did you just say?!"
"I... your servant..."
Seeing the emperor like this, Yilan was also a little hesitant.
She also knew that the emperor had been stabbed in the chest, injuring his heart meridian. Yesterday, he had repelled the army of the Neng Kingdom with an arrow from the top of the city wall. The recurrence of the old injury was even more dangerous. Now, all the people in the palace did not dare to speak loudly when passing by Yonghe Palace, for fear of disturbing the emperor's rest.
Any bad news should be avoided at this time.
But--
Seeing the blood on the silk handkerchief in her hand and remembering how seriously ill her own mother was, Yilan had no way to retreat.
She knelt down crying.
"emperor……"
Zhu Feng's eyes turned red with anxiety, and he hoarsely said, "What's going on? What happened to Concubine Shun? Explain it to me!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."
Nan Yan sat beside him and gently rubbed his back to soothe his breath.
Looking at Yilan who was a little hesitant, she could only sigh and say, "The emperor asked you, so you should speak quickly."
Yilan then started crying and talking.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shun has actually been ill. She hasn't slept a wink in the past few days to take care of the Emperor. I thought she couldn't hold on any longer, but she never said anything until she returned to Yanxi Palace two days ago, when she became unwell."
Nan Yan felt extremely regretful after hearing this.
She had vaguely heard before that Concubine Shun had caught a cold, but at that time the emperor was assassinated and the entire capital was in internal and external troubles. She had to deal with major events outside, and after she left, the only one who could protect Zhu Feng's safety with her heart and life was Concubine Shun Xinqing.
So, she entrusted everything here to Concubine Shun.
But I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it…
Zhu Feng panted and said, "Then why didn't you come and report earlier?"
Yilan cried and said, "The Queen won't let me."
“…”
"After she returned, she fell ill, but she only sent the Imperial Hospital staff to check on her. She strictly forbade them to do so, and also forbade the servants to report to the Imperial Concubine. She simply said that the Imperial Concubine was overwhelmed with matters and must not be disturbed for such a small matter."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's tears also flowed out.
"When the Empress learned that the Emperor had woken up, she was also very happy. However, when she heard that the Emperor needed to rest, she did not allow the servants to come and report."
“…”
"Until, until—"
Zhu Feng clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "Until what?"
"I just heard that she woke up from her coma and suddenly vomited blood..."
"What?"
Zhu Feng opened his eyes wide, and only then did he see the silk handkerchief in Yilan's hand, which was covered in blood.
All of that was blood Xinqing vomited when she was seriously ill!
Yilan cried, "Her Majesty seemed to know that she was dying, so she sent me here to report. She said she wanted to see the Emperor one last time."
“…”
"Also, please ask the Imperial Concubine to come over as well."
Zhu Feng felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if the wound in his chest had split open again, threatening to tear all the way to his heart. He took a deep breath and said, "Send me there, send me there quickly!"
Although everyone knew at this time that going to see Xinqing would be bad for the emperor, no one could stop it.
Nan Yan hurriedly asked someone to bring the rattan chair over.
He helped Zhu Feng to his feet, carefully put clothes on him, and said, "Your Majesty, please be careful. Your Majesty must take care of your injuries!"
Zhu Feng was speechless.
He was supported by Nan Yan and everyone else, and walked out step by step with difficulty. Just as he reached the gate of Yonghe Palace and was about to be helped onto a rattan chair, Wang Baizhi happened to come over and was frightened by the scene.
He hurried forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty, what are you doing——"
Zhu Feng has already sat on the rattan chair.
With a sullen face, he asked Wang Baizhi, "Who went to the Yanxi Palace to see Concubine Shun these days?"
"ah?"
Wang Baizhi was also startled.
In fact, he also knew about this matter, but everyone understood how important Shun Fei was to the emperor. At this time, he must not let this news worry him, so he kept it secret. He only sent a medical officer to take care of Shun Fei's condition.
He hurriedly said, "It's Cheng Tong, the doctor from the Imperial Hospital."
Zhu Feng said: "Beat him to death!"
“……!”
Everyone around was stunned, but no one dared to speak. The few guards could only follow orders.
Zhu Feng panted and said, "Go to Yanxi Palace, quickly!"
Several young eunuchs immediately lifted the rattan chair and walked forward. Nan Yan followed him personally and winked at Wang Baizhi. The latter didn't dare to breathe. Knowing that something had happened to Concubine Shun, she hurriedly followed him all the way to the Yanx Palace.
As soon as I entered the left hall of the Yanx Palace, I smelled a strong smell of medicine in the air.
Zhu Feng was helped down from the rattan chair by the crowd and walked inside step by step. When he entered the door, he saw Xin Qing, who was so emaciated that she was almost unrecognizable, sitting on the head of the bed. Her face was ashen, her lips were bloodless, and even her pupils revealed an indescribable, heavy air of desolation.
Only when she heard the footsteps of the crowd and looked up to see Zhu Feng slowly walking in, did her eyes come alive.
"emperor……"
Xinqing looked at him in surprise: "Your Majesty!"
She hurried to get out of bed, but Zhu Feng immediately said, "Don't move!"
Yilan ran up to her crying and supported her. Xinqing smiled softly with a hint of apology and said, "I was thinking of paying my respects to the emperor again, but now it seems that I can't do that. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng was helped to sit on the edge of the bed.
Seeing her like this, he felt like his heart was being cut by a knife.
He just said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about!"
Nan Yan stood aside, unable to hold back her tears at this moment, and choked up as she said, "Sister, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I, I didn't consider your health and let you work so hard. But it doesn't matter, Doctor Wang is here, let him see you, take good care of yourself, you will get better!"
Wang Baizhi was about to step forward immediately.
Xin Qing wanted to stop her, but seeing Nan Yan's guilty expression, she didn't. She simply extended her hand, letting Wang Baizhi place a handkerchief over it while she felt her pulse. She smiled at Nan Yan and said, "Don't say that, Your Majesty."
“…”
"Your Majesty asked me to take care of the Emperor because you trust me. If you really let someone else go and hurt the Emperor in the slightest, I would rather die than see such a situation."
Zhu Feng said, "Don't say that."
Xinqing's eyes, which were originally gentle, were now curved with a smile, like two crescent moons.
She was much older than Zhu Feng, and was the most ordinary-looking and inconspicuous one in the harem. But at this moment, although she looked deathly, she gave people a feeling of tranquility that made them unable to look away.
She looked at Zhu Feng, the man to whom she had spent her entire life giving tenderness.
She said softly, "Seeing that the emperor is fine, I feel relieved."
At this time, Wang Baizhi finished taking the pulse.
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