Yan Chou was startled and reached out to touch her nose. There was only a slight weak breath. His face became panicked and he asked Fu Yun, who was outside the palace, to call the imperial physician.
Fuyun was startled and quickly responded, "Yes."
While he summoned the imperial physician, he thought that the emperor had been ruthless this time and had actually injured the queen.
Alas, it’s not the emperor’s fault. No one can stand being hurt again and again.
*
The imperial physician came to Chengming Palace with sweat dripping from his forehead. He was a little surprised to see Yan Chou's pale face.
When he still didn't know why the emperor had such an expression, he finally understood when the curtain was lifted.
The queen's cheeks were as white as paper, her lips were red and swollen, and her face was covered with tears. Although she was wearing a loose brocade robe, it was obviously put on her by the emperor, which showed what had happened before.
Just as the imperial physician was about to roll up the sleeve of Xie Shizhu's left arm, he heard Yan Chou, who was standing behind him, say, "Switch to the right."
"yes."
The imperial physician quickly switched arms and took the pulse for a while. He breathed a sigh of relief and gently put Xie Shizhu's arm down. He whispered, "Your Majesty, the Queen fainted from shock. She's fine. She just needs to rest well."
"Um."
After the imperial physician bowed and left, Yan Chou took a deep breath, bent down to tuck in her bedding, and stared at Xie Shizhu with complicated eyes for a long while.
After a long time, Yan Chou left Jin'an Palace.
The system said: [He's gone! ! ]
Xie Shizhu said lazily: "I know, don't disturb me, I've been acting for so long, let me get a good sleep."
System: […Okay.]
*
Fang Yiran was summoned into the palace and placed beside the Empress Dowager.
She knew what the Queen Mother meant. Because her father had a close relationship with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother naturally wanted her to enter the palace and become the Emperor's concubine.
Last time, she deliberately said those words in front of the Queen, but failed to achieve her goal, and instead caused her father to suffer.
Fang Yiran was unwilling to accept this. It was obvious that her family background and appearance were better than the queen's, so why did the emperor favor Xie Shizhu so much?
She was just the princess of Cang Yue Kingdom, and it was a fallen nation.
Since the Queen Mother gave her the opportunity, she must seize it.
At dawn, Yan Chou came alone to Ning'an Palace to pay his respects.
As soon as he sat down, Fang Yiran snatched the teacup from Lin Xuan's hand, walked straight to Yan Chou, gently placed the teacup in front of him, and whispered softly, "Your Majesty, your servant pays respects."
Yan Chou glanced at her indifferently, looked away, and didn't even touch her tea.
The Empress Dowager frowned and said, "Your Majesty, you are spoiling the Empress too much. It's already so late, and she hasn't come to pay her respects yet."
Yan Chou said, "The Queen will not be here for a while. She is not feeling well. I hope the Queen Mother will understand."
The Empress Dowager wanted to say something, but Yan Chou had already lowered his stance a bit, so she had to change the subject: "Look, Yiran is already at the age of marriage, and her heart belongs to you. You can't keep delaying her, right?"
Fang Yiran stood aside, blushing, and said coquettishly, "Queen Mother, please don't talk nonsense."
The Empress Dowager saw her shy expression and smiled knowingly, "Your Majesty, please do this for my sake..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Chou curled his lips slightly, "Okay, I will give her a good marriage for the Queen Mother's sake."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yiran opened his eyes wide in surprise, his heart pounding.
Lin Xuan was also surprised. Didn't Yan Chou love Xie Shizhu terribly? Why did he suddenly agree to this?
However, this is a good thing for her.
The Empress Dowager smiled from ear to ear, thinking that the Emperor had finally come to his senses. She said, "Okay, Your Majesty, please do your best to arrange it."
Yan Chou suddenly smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Yes."
When he left An Ning Palace, he went straight to the morning court.
In the court, Yan Chou was absent-minded. After the ministers finished their reports, he said nonchalantly, "The Regent was unwell and did not come to court today, but he has worked hard for Xihe for a long time. As the ruler of a country, I naturally have to make sure that the Regent has everything in the palace. What do you think, ministers?"
The civil and military officials did not understand what Yan Chou meant. They looked at each other in confusion, but did not dare to refute him. They could only answer in unison: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
Yan Chou looked down at the ministers below, his tone brooking no room for argument, "Alright, I will betroth the daughter of the Minister of Personnel to the Regent. This will also help the Regent settle down."
"The Emperor and the Regent have a very good relationship."
"The Regent will certainly be grateful to the Emperor."
All the ministers rushed to praise Yan Chou.
Yan Chou said calmly, "Let's withdraw from the court."
"yes."
*
Yan Xiuran had just woken up from a near-death experience. When he opened his eyes, he hurriedly sat up and looked around. He was in his own mansion.
There's still some pain in my chest.
At that time, Yan Chou's sword was probably just a little bit away from his heart. If it was closer, he would probably be dead.
Yan Xiuran coughed a few times, and the servants outside hurried in and poured him hot tea.
"How many days have I been in a coma?"
"Your Highness, you slept for three days and three nights. The imperial physician came during this period. Fortunately, you woke up..." The servant glanced outside.
After a while, several people slowly came in from outside, and Fu Yun and several guards stood inside the house.
Yan Xiuran frowned slightly when he saw Fuyun.
Fu Yun unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and read in a calm tone, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that I have heard that Fang Yiran, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, is well-mannered, generous, and well-educated. The Prince Regent is now ready for marriage. Therefore, I hereby grant her marriage to the Prince Regent and choose a date for the wedding..."
As soon as Yan Xiu Ran woke up, he received the imperial edict. He opened his eyes wide in disbelief and his face turned pale.
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