Chapter 2277: Transferred from the Imperial Hospital to the Harem
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the gap in the window and onto Xue Yun's pale face.
She frowned and slowly opened her eyes.
“…”
For a moment, he was still a little confused. He looked at the roof, then at the exquisite window frames, and then at the couch he was lying on and the brocade quilt covering him.
All of this is so strange, yet so familiar.
I have a terrible headache!
She hurriedly reached out to cover her forehead, but found that she was touching a handkerchief, which seemed to be soaked in cold water, and now only felt moist. She hurriedly took it off and reached out again to touch her forehead.
It’s not burning anymore.
She had been having a low-grade fever for the past few days, and finally yesterday, she was called into the palace by the emperor. After being blown by a lot of cold wind along the way, her fever turned into a high one. But she didn't dare to say anything. She could only endure the dizziness and weakness brought by the high fever and detoxify the emperor.
The result is——
Just thinking about this, she suddenly recalled that yesterday, she seemed, seemed...
"Are you awake?"
Just as I was thinking about it, a familiar voice sounded behind me.
Xue Yun almost jumped up from the couch, but her body was still weak. She only had time to turn her head and saw Zhu Feng standing behind her, looking at her with a gloomy expression.
"Your Majesty? This—"
She rolled and crawled off the couch, her limbs weak, and she could only kneel and crawl on the ground, saying to Zhu Feng: "Your humble servant deserves to die, your humble servant deserves to die!"
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at her gravely.
After a while, he said, "It's not up to you to decide whether I should die or not."
“…”
"I ask you, how long have you been ill?"
"Well……"
Xue Yun hesitated for a moment before saying, "No, not long."
"Then, let me ask you this: have you taken leave these past few days to recuperate?"
"……yes."
"This is your private matter."
"I am an incompetent humble servant, having caught a cold. I was afraid it would affect the Empress and the young prince, and even more so the Emperor, so I've been taking leave to rest at home. Last night, last night, I thought I was feeling better..."
Zhu Feng sighed deeply.
It turned out that her condition worsened because I called her into the palace.
He frowned, then said, "How did you catch a cold?"
“…”
Hearing this question, Xue Yun's heart sank.
Of course she knew how she got infected. It was that day when she went to the palace to check the imperial concubine's pulse and stood in the vent of the yard for half a day waiting, and then she got infected.
That day was her letter due date.
When a woman has her period, she is already weak and prone to illness. What's more, she was only wearing a thin official uniform and was exposed to the cold wind for half a day. She could hardly bear it at that time. If not, she would not have been cured for so many days.
Moreover, the letters kept dripping in until yesterday.
But how could one dare to say this in front of the emperor?
Not to mention anything else, if the imperial concubine knew that I had complained to the emperor, I am afraid that even more terrible means would be waiting for me in the future.
So he lowered his head and said softly, "It's just, just a cold, no, there's no reason."
Zhu Feng had just asked casually, but when he saw her obvious hesitation and stuttering when answering, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
"you--"
He was about to ask something else when Nan Yan's voice came from the door.
"Your Majesty, I beg to see you."
“…”
Zhu Feng's expression slightly condensed.
You know, the imperial concubine has never run to the imperial study to ask for an audience so early in the morning.
And this time——
He turned around to look at Xue Yun who was kneeling on the ground, but saw that when Xue Yun heard the imperial concubine's voice, his face suddenly became paler than before.
Could this matter be related to the imperial concubine?
He suddenly remembered the mumblings Xue Yun said in his sleep last night.
"emperor……"
At this time, Xue Yun knelt at his feet and said in a low voice: "I have the audacity to disturb the emperor all night. Now that the imperial concubine has arrived, I, your humble servant, will take my leave first."
“…”
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
Then he said, "Go away."
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Nan Yan stood at the door, looking at the closed door of the imperial study and feeling the heavy atmosphere inside. After she spoke, she didn't hear Zhu Feng's response for a long time.
But I clearly heard a noise.
She raised her head and was about to shout again when she heard footsteps inside.
I walked to the door and it opened from the inside.
"Emperor——"
Nan Yan was about to speak when her face suddenly darkened.
The person who opened the door and walked out was not Zhu Feng.
But it was Xue Yun, who looked pale and sick.
In the bright sunlight, her face was pale and almost transparent. The moment she saw herself, a look of panic flashed across her face. She kowtowed to her hurriedly: "Your humble servant, I pay my respects to the Empress."
“…”
Although, I already knew from Tingfu that she stayed in the imperial study all night.
Didn't leave all night.
But when she actually saw her walking out, Nan Yan still felt her heart skip a beat.
She took a deep breath, making herself appear calm, and then said, "Doctor Xue, are you here to take the emperor's pulse?"
“…Yes, yes.”
"Okay, remember what I said and do your duty."
"……yes."
"Let's go."
"yes."
Xue Yun bowed to her, then stood up with his weak hands holding onto the door frame and walked out from beside her in embarrassment.
Nan Yan didn't move.
He waited until she was far away before slowly turning around and watching her thin figure disappear in the sunlight.
It’s such bright sunshine.
This is rare in the winter in Peking, but in my eyes, it seems that the world has become a little darker.
She turned around again, took a deep breath, and then walked into the imperial study.
Then I saw Zhu Feng standing not far ahead.
The couch looked a little messy, obviously someone had slept there.
She held her breath, walked forward, and kowtowed to Zhu Feng, saying, "Concubine, I pay my respects to the Emperor."
“…”
Zhu Feng took a deep breath and turned around.
The expression on his face was as if nothing had happened, and he looked at her calmly.
"Why are you here so early in the morning?"
Nan Yan said, "I heard that Doctor Xue spent the night in the Emperor's study, so I came to take a look."
"She's a royal physician, so even if she spent a night here, it's not a big deal."
"Indeed, it doesn't seem like a big deal to the people in the palace."
“…”
"But in my eyes, it is a big deal."
As Nan Yan spoke, she turned around to look at the somewhat messy couch. There was clearly a trace of blood on the cushion.
She couldn't help but clench her fists.
Shen Chen said: "The late queen is gone, there are some things that I have to take responsibility for."
“…”
"For example, after last night, I have to ask whether Xue Yun should be transferred from the Imperial Hospital to the harem."
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