In spring, the Imperial Garden is filled with blooming flowers, each vying for attention with its own beauty. The fragrance of the flowers wafts everywhere on the breeze, and it smells wonderful.
After admiring the flowers, it wasn't until noon that the Empress allowed the concubines to return to their respective palaces.
Since getting caught in the rain that night, Shen Ye had a high fever that wouldn't go down for several days.
After that, her condition kept recurring and never fully recovered. Then one day, after drinking the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, Shen Ye's eyelids became so heavy that she fell asleep without even eating lunch.
"Your Majesty, please have lunch before you rest."
"You can leave now, let me get some sleep." He really couldn't hold on any longer.
Qiu Ci looked at him with worry in her eyes, but dared not say anything more. She helped him with the blanket and then left.
In his sleep, it seemed as if a sharp gaze fell upon his face.
Shen Ye opened his sleepy eyes and met a pair of deep, cold eyes.
Gu Qimu's brows and eyes held a sharp edge, his deep, wolf-like pupils fixed on Shen Ye. Although he was sitting on a stool, he still exuded a low-pressure aura, creating his own world.
"I heard you were sick?"
Shen Ye paused for two seconds, then quickly sat up in bed. "It's just a minor illness, I won't die."
“Even a minor illness requires proper rest. I heard from the servants that you haven’t had a good appetite lately. What’s wrong? Are you missing me?” As he spoke, Gu Qimu walked to the bedside and sat down, his tone extremely gentle and ambiguous.
Shen Ye stared at Gu Qimu with eyes as black as glass, remaining expressionless for a long while before slowly speaking: "Yes, I miss the Emperor. I miss him so much that I can't eat or sleep."
He deliberately got caught in the rain and fell ill, then went to the garden to admire the flowers while sick. After returning, he secretly poured away the "medicine" he drank every day, making himself unable to recover for a while, all in order to get Gu Qimu's attention.
Before Shen Ye could speak, Gu Qimu's next words were like a bucket of cold water being poured on him.
"Since you miss me so much, I'm not leaving tonight."
What?
Not leaving? The meaning is quite clear: they want that...
Shen Ye suddenly looked up and met Gu Qimu's eyes.
"no!"
"You despise me?" Gu Qimu's voice suddenly turned icy.
He cannot serve the emperor in bed, otherwise his identity as a man disguised as a woman will be exposed. Not only will he be in trouble, but the entire Left Prime Minister's residence will also suffer.
Shen Ye composed himself, put on a handsome smile, and explained softly, "I'm still ill. Your Majesty can stay tonight, but could you please not do anything...?"
As she said this, Shen Ye deliberately avoided looking at Gu Qimu, creating the illusion that she was shy and embarrassed.
"Okay." Gu Qimu's lips curled into an ambiguous smile, which was glaringly obvious.
"Your Majesty, you are so kind. I think I love you even more now." As she said this, Shen Ye raised her eyes to meet Gu Qimu's captivating gaze, those eyes, like black glass beads, were filled with love.
This appearance...
Gu Qimu narrowed his eyes and carefully examined him from head to toe.
Before finishing, Gu Qimu chuckled, "Is that so? Since my beloved concubine is unwell, perhaps we can use it later..."
Before Gu Qimu could finish speaking, Shen Ye's face turned ashen, and she hurriedly interrupted him, her voice tinged with a coquettish tone, "Your Majesty, I'm hungry."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Qimu pinned Shen Ye down. "I'll satisfy you now." As he spoke, he started to pull off Shen Ye's inner garment, which terrified Shen Ye, turning her face green with fright.
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