Hongli, who was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, also knew that Yonglian was ill and was very worried. Yonglian had fallen seriously ill several times in the past six months. This time, he suddenly developed a fever, which made Hongli uneasy. So, he neglected to deal with state affairs and came to the Hall of Fragrant Blossoms to see Yonglian.
Hongli slowly walked to Yonglian's bedside. Yonglian was still not asleep, perhaps because he was feeling unwell from the fever. He was in a daze. Mingyu felt a pang of pain when she saw this. When she saw Hongli arrive, her eyes welled up with tears. "Your Majesty."
Hongli naturally noticed the worry in Mingyu's eyes, gently patted her shoulder to comfort her, and then looked at Yonglian and said softly, "Father will stay with you, go to sleep."
It was rare for Hongli to speak in such a gentle tone. Perhaps because Hongli and Mingyu were both by Yonglian's side, Yonglian slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Hongli had to attend the morning court session, so he did not stay in the Xiefang Hall. He returned to the Yangxin Hall after Hongli fell asleep, while Mingyu stayed by Yonglian's side for the night.
The next day, Mingyu took care of Yonglian all night. Mingyu reached out and touched Yonglian's forehead. Seeing that it was not as hot as the day before, Mingyu was a little relieved.
Mingyu still had to attend the palace celebration, since the Empress couldn't be absent from it. So Mingyu whispered to Yonglian, "Mother will go and preside over the celebration first. I'll come back to be with you after the celebration is over."
Yonglian nodded upon hearing this.
Then Mingyu turned to the governess beside her and instructed, "Take good care of Yonglian."
"Yes," the governess replied respectfully, her voice filled with fear, for Mingyu's reprimand from the previous day was still fresh in her mind.
Meanwhile, Xueying heard that Yonglian was ill, so she took advantage of the break in the celebration to come to Xiefang Palace to see Yonglian.
The governess was slightly surprised to see that it was Consort Xian. After all, she knew that the Empress did not like Consort Xian. However, no matter how many doubts she had, she did not dare to be negligent towards Xueying. She quickly bowed and greeted Xueying, "Greetings, Your Majesty. May Consort Xian be well."
Xueying waved her hand to signal the governess to get up, "I heard that the Second Prince is ill, so I came to see him."
Upon hearing Xueying's words, the governess dared not object and allowed her to go see him, asking, "Yonglian, are you feeling better?"
Yonglian, who was lying in bed at this moment, was very happy to see Xueying come to visit him. Although Yonglian's fever had subsided a bit and he was still not very energetic, it was not hard to see the joy in Yonglian's eyes. "Consort Xian."
Looking at the listless man lying on the bed, Xueying felt a pang of heartache as she thought of Yonglian's vibrant energy in the Imperial Garden just a few days ago. She sat down beside Yonglian's bed, gently stroking his forehead, and softly encouraged him, "Get well soon."
Upon hearing Xueying's words, a hint of joy flashed in Yonglian's eyes. After all, Yonglian was still a child, and even though he was sick, he naturally had some anticipation in his heart when he heard Xueying say that he could go play after he recovered.
"Mmm." Yonglian nodded gently.
He stared straight at Xueying, wanting to ask her about the kitten in the Imperial Garden that day.
However, Yonglian swallowed his words when he saw the governess watching Xueying from behind.
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