As soon as he stretched out his hand, Hua Xia quickly put the medicine bowl in his hand.
Meixiang moved a soft chair and placed it next to the bed.
The two of them quietly retreated outside the hall.
Xuan Ling scooped a spoonful of medicine and said, "It's still a little hot."
Sheng Xiyan said weakly, "Don't worry about drinking. I'm feeling much better now."
Look at his complexion, it’s much better now, it’s completely different from the rosy complexion a few days ago.
It’s better to drink the medicine early to feel better.
He scooped a spoonful of medicine, placed it against his thin lips and blew on it. Only when it touched the spoon and it was no longer so hot did he feed it to her.
The medicine was very bitter, and Sheng Xiyan frowned as she drank it. Xuan Ling called out, "Someone come."
Hua Xia hurried in and heard the emperor say unhappily, "Master, you didn't prepare any candied fruit for me to drink medicine?"
Sheng Xiyan had just entered the palace and was very cautious. She even asked the imperial kitchen to request very few ingredients, so naturally there was no candied fruit.
Eunuch Fu came in and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I will ask the imperial kitchen to bring it right away. Miss Sheng, please wait a moment."
Xuan Ling put the half-finished bowl of medicine on the table, intending to wait until the candied fruit arrived before letting her drink it.
But Sheng Xiyan's eyes were red and a string of tears fell.
Originally, she had been instructed to ask the Queen for help yesterday, but she was delayed and ended up being splashed with cold water and bleeding a lot.
This grudge must be avenged against Concubine Liang.
Sheng Xiyan frowned, placed her hands on her abdomen, and looked extremely painful.
Xuan Ling guessed it was a stomachache. "You were pounding the medicine yesterday and you must have been exhausted. Is it still painful?"
The beauty sobbed softly, "It's my fault that my menstrual period is always heavy. Yesterday, I was splashed with a bucket of cold water from head to toe. When the maids carried me back, my pants were covered in blood. This morning, the imperial physician said that the cold water caused me to catch a cold, and it caused my menstrual period to stop."
Xuan Ling saw that her face was pale, like a piece of white paper.
"I know you've been wronged, and I'm going to help you vent your anger."
"Someone come!"
Eunuch Fu came running in again, "Your Majesty, the candied fruit hasn't arrived yet."
Xuan Ling said sinisterly, "Pass on my decree. Concubine Liang has cruelly harmed the concubine and is cold-blooded and ruthless. She is punished with twenty lashes of the cane and two days of fasting."
Caning involves hitting the legs below the buttocks with a wooden board, which is much more painful than spanking.
Fasting is even more extreme, as it is not allowed to eat, which is a double punishment for both the body and the mind.
"I will go to the main hall in front and pass on the message."
Xuan Ling continued, "Have the Imperial Household Department send two boxes of donkey-hide gelatin to replenish Concubine Sheng's blood, and have the Imperial Kitchen prepare blood-tonifying meals and send them here every day."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Eunuch Fu left, Sheng Xiyan said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Xuan Ling wanted to find a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and happened to see an apricot-colored handkerchief on the brocade quilt, which made him even more curious.
I took it and looked at the four corners carefully, and I saw a crudely embroidered tiger pattern, which made me feel angry.
With a sarcastic tone, "Princess Sheng, how many of these handkerchiefs have you embroidered?"
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