quiet.
It was eerily quiet.
The main hall of Ganling Palace was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The night was icy cold, and the palace servants kneeling on the ground trembled with fear, keeping their heads down and not daring to look up.
Zhou Changling ultimately did not kill all of them. He only ordered his men to take away the palace maids and eunuchs on duty that day. After everyone had cleaned up Bai Lingxi and left, Zhou Changling did not leave for a moment. It was not until three hours later that Bai Lingxi finally woke up.
Bai Lingxi softly murmured, "Water—"
Zhou Changling lay beside Bai Lingxi's bed, not sleeping soundly. He would wake up whenever Bai Lingxi made a sound.
Zhou Changling grabbed Bai Lingxi's hand excitedly. At first, he didn't hear what she said clearly. He leaned closer and heard Yu Ruanruan's barely audible voice.
Bai Lingxi's weak voice rang out again: "Water, drink water."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Changling quickly poured a cup of warm water, which was still hot on the stove. Afraid of burning her, Zhou Changling blew on it to cool it down before feeding it to Bai Lingxi.
Zhou Changling's expression was gentle, his eyes filled with relief after the disaster. He showed no airs of an emperor and took great care of Bai Lingxi with patience and meticulousness: "Be careful, it's hot. Drink slowly."
After being fed two cups, Bai Lingxi waved her hand to indicate that she had drunk enough.
After Zhou Changling took back the cup, he poured himself a glass of cold water from the same cup and drank it all in one gulp, which made him feel a little more refreshed.
Zhou Changling held Bai Lingxi's small hands in his own, and for some reason, he felt an unusual sourness in his heart.
Zhou Changling finally couldn't hold back his sobs and said, "Xi'er, you're finally awake."
Bai Lingxi felt like she had slept for a long time, and when she woke up, it was already dark: "Husband, what's wrong?"
Bai Lingxi stroked Zhou Changling's stubble and said with a smile, "Husband, why don't you come to bed? You look so haggard."
With just two sentences, Zhou Changling was deeply moved, his eyes instantly reddening, tears streaming down his cheeks: "Xi'er, my dear Xi'er."
Upon seeing Zhou Changling cry, Bai Lingxi was so shocked she could hardly speak. First, she was surprised, then she hurriedly wiped away the tears from Zhou Changling's eyes: "Husband, don't cry! I misspoke, I...?"
The sight of a beautiful woman shedding tears was quite striking. Bai Lingxi couldn't help but reach out to wipe away Zhou Changling's tears: "Husband, please don't cry. By the way, where is our child?"
Bai Lingxi paused in her wiping motion, as if only now realizing that she seemed to remember giving birth. Where was the baby then?
Seeing Bai Lingxi about to get up in a hurry, Zhou Changling quickly comforted her, "Xi'er, our little prince is in the side hall, being looked after by the wet nurses. I'll have someone bring him in."
Bai Lingxi nodded expectantly; she really wanted to see: "Okay, gently, don't wake him."
Zhou Changling stood up and ordered, "Someone come here! Someone come here!"
Li Lin bowed as he entered and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, this servant is currently on night duty. What are your orders?"
Zhou Changling didn't ask any more questions. After all, he had personally ordered the guards to be thrown into prison, and he didn't trust anyone else to guard them now. Li Lin was very loyal.
Zhou Changling continued, "Have someone bring the little prince in so the Empress can see him."
Empress?
Li Lin was shocked. He had long known that the Emperor favored Consort Rong, but he never expected that the Empress position would be given to her. This was likely a sign that the imperial palace was about to change!
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