Chapter 110 Recovery
After Wang Yuanpan checked her pulse, Jiang Shuyi finally had her meal.
Not long after she woke up, she felt extremely hungry, so she ate the light porridge and dishes that she had disliked in the past with relish.
When I was full and wanted to sleep, Pei Yan came back.
When Jiang Shuyi saw him, she remembered what happened before she fainted, and her legs immediately went limp. Then she remembered that he said she treated him as a plaything, and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Pei Yan walked over with a normal expression, as if he didn't see her flickering eyes. He sat down beside the bed, touched her forehead and asked, "How do you feel? Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Jiang Shuyi could tell that his voice was a little hoarse.
She has a high fever. What's wrong with Pei Yan?
Fortunately, he forgot about the bill.
Jiang Shuyi felt her body, pulled his hand over to play with it, and told him coquettishly: "I feel uncomfortable everywhere, I have no strength, and my head is a little dizzy. I want to take a bath, and I also want to eat eight-treasure duck, rouge goose breast, and crispy fish without bones..."
Pei Yan interrupted her calmly: "Don't think about it, you can't eat these things for the next half month."
Jiang Shuyi glanced at him and said "oh" in a depressed tone.
Seeing Pei Yan stopped talking and just looked at her, Jiang Shuyi was afraid that he would think of the account again, so she immediately snuggled into his arms and changed the subject: "Why did your concubine suddenly have a high fever?"
Pei Yan put his arm around her, was silent for a while, and said, "I don't know."
Jiang Shuyi looked up in surprise: "Ah?"
"I don't know."
Pei Yan repeated it again, looking down at her: "At first, I thought you were tired and fell asleep. After cleaning you, I held you and slept. About an hour later, you suddenly became hot to the touch and I couldn't wake you up even if I called you. I realized something was wrong and called the imperial physician. He said that your fever was worse than before. If the fever is not reduced in time, your life may be in danger."
When Jiang Shuyi met Pei Yan's deep gaze, she realized that she had such a serious illness.
She just felt like she had slept for a long time and felt a little uncomfortable when she woke up.
"Perhaps I passed my illness on to you, or perhaps it was too harsh and you couldn't bear it."
Pei Yan pulled the quilt on Jiang Shuyi's legs up to cover her chest, and continued: "It has something to do with me. I shouldn't have indulged you too much and accompanied you in your mischief, which almost hurt your life."
Jiang Shuyi felt like she was sick, and he was filled with a huge amount of resentment.
She didn't like this depressing atmosphere, and she whimpered and admitted her fault: "It's my fault, I know I was wrong, Your Majesty, please don't mind it because I just recovered from a serious illness and I'm so pitiful. I promise to listen to Your Majesty in the future and never let Your Majesty worry again!"
Pei Yan was not angry.
He just didn't know what he would do if Jiang Shuyi died because of him.
Should I continue to rule the world on my own, or should I go with her so that her soul won't be wandering around without anyone to rely on?
Pei Yan had never had this thought before.
Jiang Shuyi was not in weak health. Except for the time when she first entered the Eastern Palace and fell seriously ill due to going out to play snowballs with her personal maid in the cold winter, she had not been seriously ill for all these years.
This sudden serious illness made Pei Yan feel a little helpless for the first time. He stayed with Jiang Shuyi day and night, looking at her closed eyes and her uneasy mumblings. He had to admit that even as an emperor, there were many things in this world that he could not control.
At this moment, looking at Jiang Shuyi's cute expression, Pei Yan said calmly: "It has nothing to do with you. If I insist on not wanting to do it, it will be useless for you to make trouble."
He was older than her, he was her husband, her king, he should have been calm and self-controlled, took good care of her, and restrained her inappropriate behavior. If he had done that day, Jiang Shuyi would not have gotten this illness.
Jiang Shuyi nudged him and hummed, "I know that Your Majesty loves me, so he is willing to let me do whatever I want. When I am better, I will let Your Majesty deal with me!"
Pei Yan let her act coquettishly, stroking her hair, his eyes softened: "When you are completely well, I will often take you to play in the capital incognito. Don't you like others to flatter you? I will take you to a duke's house every day and let the women in their family surround you and flatter you. I can also arrange a flower viewing banquet in the palace and invite all the noble ladies in the capital to come to the palace, as long as you are happy."
Jiang Shuyi felt like she was going to die.
This tone, this indulgence, is just like what one would say to a dying person!
"I have issued an edict to promote you to the rank of Imperial Concubine. I have informed all six palaces that the Queen and you have always been at odds. I did not intervene before because I knew that she would not dare to do anything excessive, and I also selfishly hoped that you would become more dependent on me. Now, as long as you are willing, the Queen can be deposed, and I have a way to legitimately help you take the throne."
Jiang Shuyi was stunned for a few breaths, then blinked at him and said, "...Your Majesty, tell me the truth, how many days do I have left to live?"
Seeing Pei Yan frowning, as if he was about to blame her for saying such an unlucky thing, Jiang Shuyi slipped away from his arms first, lay back on the bed, and covered herself with the quilt while pretending to sob, "It's over. Even the idea of making me the queen has come out. I will definitely not live long. Woo woo woo, I can't bear to leave Your Majesty. I don't want to die..."
Pei Yan was rarely gentle, but being interrupted by her, he could no longer bear it and pulled down the quilt to reveal her head: "Who said you were going to die? The imperial physician said that as long as your fever subsides and you wake up, you will not have to worry about your life."
Jiang Shuyi looked at him with suspicion: "Really? Your Majesty, please don't lie to me."
"When have I ever lied to you before..." Pei Yan paused and changed his words: "I will never lie to you again."
Jiang Shuyi immediately smiled and shook his hand, "Then don't even mention the matter of me being the queen. I am already very content to be a royal concubine. I am second only to the emperor and above everyone else, and I don't have to take on those complicated palace affairs. I just need to stick to your majesty. Why bother with so many things?"
Jiang Shuyi was truly content. In her previous life, she had to wait until Pei Yu was six years old before she was promoted to a royal concubine. If she had known it would be so easy, why would she have fought so hard? She could have simply teamed up with her trusted imperial physician and pretended to be seriously ill to make Pei Yan feel sympathetic.
Pei Yan looked into her bright eyes and curled his lips.
Is it just that the imperial concubine is so happy?
He thought for a while, said nothing, and just let her continue to sleep for a while.
*
Jiang Shuyi was allowed to walk around in the yard after five days of rest. She had been feeling depressed for a long time, so she took advantage of Pei Yan's absence from the Qianqing Palace and went out for a walk despite the palace servants' dissuasion.
As soon as he left the palace, he ran into Queen Shen who was hurrying in.
Seeing that she looked like something had happened in the palace again, Jiang Shuyi kindly reminded her, "Your Majesty is in the Imperial Study discussing government affairs with the court officials, not in the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Unexpectedly, Queen Shen looked at her steadily and said, "I'm looking for you."
Jiang Shuyi didn't understand what was going on. Seeing that Queen Shen looked very serious, she was bored, so she took her to the side hall.
Jiang Shuyi was not afraid of what she would do to herself. The entire Shen family relied on Queen Shen Suzhen for their prosperity. Unless she was crazy, it was impossible for her to do anything bad to herself.
As soon as she entered the palace, Queen Shen suddenly knelt down in front of her.
Jiang Shuyi was so frightened that she almost jumped up: "What are you doing, Queen?!"
Queen Shen looked up at her with a calm gaze: "Jiang Shuyi, when you first entered the East Palace, how did I treat you?"
Jiang Shuyi thought about it and answered cautiously: "It was okay then, but not now."
Don't try to use her for anything!
"Back then, it was because His Majesty said to the late Emperor that one should not choose a wife based on her beauty but on her virtue that I was appointed as his Crown Princess. At that time, I had delayed my marriage because I was taking care of household affairs. I was already 24 years old, so I never thought I would be favored. When the late Emperor was selecting concubines for His Majesty, I fell in love with you at first sight. You are beautiful and have a good temper. From the beginning, I planned to make you favored and the apple of His Majesty's eye."
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