Xie Shizhu was confused. She was crazy. When she was sleeping, she felt that Song Yan's breath was particularly familiar.
She looked at the red corners of Song Yan's eyes and swallowed.
She would never dare to cheat on Song Yan no matter who she chooses.
Since there is no way to explain it, just pretend to be dead.
Under Song Yan's gaze, Xie Shizhu closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep.
Song Yan stared at her for a long time, and suddenly noticed an unknown blush on the woman's face, her forehead and nose were covered in sweat, and her lips were bloodless.
In an instant, Song Yan's mind went blank. He just looked at Xie Shizhu worriedly and put his forehead against the woman's.
The hot touch made his heart skip a beat.
Song Yan immediately summoned the imperial physician into the palace.
After the imperial physician took the queen's pulse, he said that she had caught a cold and had a fever.
After the imperial physician left, a palace maid came forward to serve Xie Shizhu, but was sent away by Song Yan, leaving him alone in Shaoyue Palace.
Song Yan brought a basin of cold water, soaked the sweat towel in the water for a while, took it out, wrung out the water, and gently covered the woman's forehead with the sweat towel.
After a while, the palace maid brought in the prepared medicine.
Song Yan took it, sat beside the couch, picked up the spoon and fed it to the sleeping woman.
After all the trouble, the sky was getting light and it was time for Song Yan to go to court again.
He hadn't slept all night and his eyes were dark blue. Before leaving, he bent down and touched Xie Shizhu's forehead.
Feeling that the fever had subsided, he breathed a sigh of relief, but still went to court with some worry.
On the way, Song Yan recalled the man's name from Xie Shizhu's mouth. He frowned slightly and looked unhappy.
It was not until he went to court that his expression returned to its usual elegance.
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After Xie Shizhu woke up, he realized that he was still alive and was excited for a while.
But why does she smell so strongly of herbs?
Xie Shizhu sat up, and a palace maid came in with medicine. Seeing that she woke up, she smiled.
"Empress, you're awake."
Xie Shizhu was about to speak when his throat became dry and uncomfortable.
The maid quickly said, "Your Majesty, you had a fever and slept for three days. It was the Emperor who came to give you medicine on time every day, and you finally woke up."
After she finished speaking, Xie Shizhu was stunned. She actually slept for three whole days.
The system nodded: [Host, yes, you are not pretending to be asleep, you are really asleep.]
The palace maid hurriedly brought the medicine to the bedside and prepared to feed Xie Shizhu.
Xie Shizhu blocked her movements, coughed, and said, "Wait for the emperor to feed me."
Upon hearing this, a trace of unnaturalness flashed across the palace maid's face.
Xie Shizhu noticed her expression, pondered for a while, took the bowl from her hand, endured the bitter taste, and drank half a bowl of medicine in one breath.
The maid hesitated for a moment and said, "The emperor is choosing a concubine today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Shizhu actually felt that the medicine was strangely bitter.
She coughed violently a few times, and the bowl in her hand fell to the ground with a bang, breaking into two pieces.
Xie Shizhu frowned slightly, looked down at the porcelain fragments on the ground, and felt inexplicably heavy in his chest.
Oh, she really believed it, and really thought that in this world, Song Yan and her could become an ordinary couple.
Xie Shizhu extended a hand towards the palace maid and said calmly, "Help me change my clothes."
The maid was stunned for a moment and said, "I am here by the Emperor's order to look after the Empress. You cannot go out. You must stay in bed and rest for a few days."
Xie Shizhu sneered in his heart. He said that he was taking care of her health, but in fact he didn't want her to go out and cause trouble.
Did Song Yan think that she would be as jealous as the concubines of the late emperor?
She, Xie Shizhu, has never been a person whose emotions are swayed by feelings.
Just like before, in the palace, when he married the prime minister's daughter, wasn't he sent to jail by Song Yan?
The smile disappeared from Xie Shizhu's face. She stared at the maid and said in a tone that did not allow for argument: "Dress up for me."
It was the first time the maid saw the queen like this. She was stunned for a moment, and then she did not dare to slack off in dressing her up.
After the late emperor was buried, the so-called days of plain clothing and vegetarianism in the palace came to an end.
Xie Shizhu changed into gorgeous court robes, and her already beautiful appearance became even more beautiful and charming, and every glance and every move of her was captivating.
She went directly to the princess selection site.
At this moment, several young women were standing in front of the emperor and several concubines.
Song Yan sat in the middle. His handsome face attracted the admiration of the women participating in the selection of concubines.
Besides, Song Yan is the new emperor and there are not many women in the harem. The women who can enter the harem first will be the first to fight for power. Whoever gives birth to the prince first will be able to secure his position.
The position of the queen next to Song Yan was empty. There was clearly a queen, but she did not show up.
Mu Xue and two other concubines sat on several chairs next to the emperor, while the empress dowager sat on the other side of him.
The three of them all looked unhappy. After all, the women participating in the selection of concubines were young and beautiful, which posed a great threat to them.
Not to mention, Song Yan had never even touched them.
The eunuch said in a sharp voice, "The queen is here!" A group of people looked to a place not far away and bowed in greeting.
The woman's skin was as white as cream, and she looked even more charming in the chilly weather. Two palace maids followed behind her.
She bowed slightly to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and after standing up, without even looking at Song Yan's expression, she sat down beside him slowly.
Song Yan's expression stiffened for a moment, and the fingertips hanging on both sides tightened slightly.
Why is she here?
Now, in order to calm down this war, he specially selected a concubine to consolidate the relationship with the Minister of War.
In fact, he was just going through the motions, and the so-called selection of a concubine had a purpose.
Xie Shizhu noticed Song Yan's gaze, but she deliberately ignored it and sat very straight.
During the selection of concubines, Xie Shizhu was very sensible and would comment on each of the concubines.
She started praising as soon as she opened her mouth, and her voice was cool and pleasant. The group of concubines blushed and bowed to thank the queen.
To be honest, Xie Shizhu was a little envious of Song Yan for having so many beauties.
In fact, it’s not Song Yan’s fault. If she were a man, she would not be able to take her eyes off these beauties.
However, Song Yan was looking at her with a heavy look in his eyes.
Xie Shizhu rolled his eyes in his heart, then picked up the tea beside him and took a sip slowly.
In the eyes of outsiders, Song Yan is gentle and elegant. When selecting concubines, he speaks in a soft and gentle tone to each of the concubines.
There is no so-called majesty at all.
But suddenly, the elegant young emperor in front of him suddenly frowned, stood up from the dragon throne, and regardless of the surprise of the people around him, he directly grabbed the wrist of the queen beside him.
The Queen Mother was stunned and looked unhappy.
Song Yan grabbed Xie Shizhu's wrist and left the imperial concubine selection ceremony.
The people who stayed there looked at each other, not knowing what was happening for a moment.
The Queen Mother frowned and said to the stunned group of people, "Continue."
These beauties who participated in the selection of concubines suddenly realized that they were not selecting a concubine for the emperor, but rather selecting someone for the empress dowager.
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