Pan Hai was busy wiping the dirt off Emperor Jingming, and he felt extremely sympathetic towards the emperor.

It's really not easy for his emperor——

On the one hand, Concubine Xian could not accept the cruel fact that her son's plan was exposed, and on the other hand, she could not accept the horrible fact that the emperor's face was sprayed with blood. She rolled her eyes and fainted.

Pan Hai curled his lips.

It’s better to faint. If you faint, you don’t have to face anything.

Emperor Jingming let Pan Hai wipe his face clean. He glanced at Concubine Xian who was supported by the palace maid and said solemnly, "Send the imperial physician to treat Concubine Xian."

Although he was not angry at Concubine Xian's misbehavior, he did not stay either. He could not wait to leave Yuquan Palace and went straight to Yangxin Palace, where he took a bath and changed his clothes before he could catch his breath.

He never wanted to go to Yuquan Palace again.

"Your Majesty, lunch is ready—"

Emperor Jingming glanced at Pan Hai and said coldly, "I have no appetite."

It would be strange if anyone would have an appetite if blood was sprayed all over his face!

Pan Hai understood very well and did not persuade him harshly.

Emperor Jingming was hungry and felt even worse when he saw Jixiang eating dried fish.

In Yuquan Palace, Concubine Xian had already woken up, and the first thing she asked was, "Where is the emperor?"

After a moment of silence, the trusted palace official replied, "The emperor has left, and the imperial physician is preparing medicine for you."

Concubine Xian pursed her lips and felt the fishy sweetness between her teeth, which made her stomach churn again. She tilted her head and vomited.

Seeing the spittoon filled with red, everyone in Yuquan Palace turned pale with fright.

Madam, this is not a good situation——

The trusted palace maid knelt down and cried, "My Lady, I will go and ask the Emperor to come over."

Concubine Xian wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and asked weakly, "When did the emperor leave?"

No one answered for a moment.

"say!"

The trusted palace maid whispered, "After you fainted, the emperor ordered the imperial physician to come and left."

"So, the emperor left before the imperial physician arrived?" Concubine Xian asked with a pale face.

The trusted palace maid nodded with difficulty, tears streaming down her face.

Concubine Xian closed her eyes and said with a sad smile, "Then there is no need to invite the emperor."

If the emperor doesn't even have the patience to wait for the imperial physician to come and find out her condition, what's the point of asking for him?

At this moment, Concubine Xian realized very clearly that Emperor Jingming completely hated Prince Qi and also hated her.

This realization made her feel disheartened and hopeless, as if all her energy and spirit had been drained away in an instant, and she looked several years older.

The news that Concubine Xian vomited blood and fainted spread throughout the palace in an instant.

Soon the queen sent someone to visit.

"Your Majesty, someone from Kunning Palace is here to see you."

Concubine Xian originally wanted to stubbornly refuse and turn away from the sight, but no amount of despair could overcome her heart for her son.

Zhang'er has not yet reached the end of her rope, she has to hold on.

"Come in."

Soon a palace maid came in. It was A Ping, the chief maid of the Queen.

"I am here to visit Her Majesty on the orders of the Empress. Is Her Majesty okay?" Ah Ping looked at Concubine Xian calmly and asked with concern.

Concubine Xian smiled and said, "I am fine. Please thank the Queen for me."

"The Queen is relieved that you are alright, so take a good rest. I will not disturb you any more."

Ah Ping returned to Kunning Palace and reported Concubine Xian's condition to the Empress: "I saw that Concubine Xian looked extremely pale, not even a trace of blood on her face..."

The queen was silent for a while, then ordered, "Tell Chief Steward Tao that the food, clothing and daily expenses of Yuquan Palace must not be neglected. Without my order, no one from Kunning Palace should go there, and no one is allowed to take advantage of the situation."

"yes."

The room fell silent. The queen glanced at the hourglass in the corner and smiled.

This is not the first or second time that Concubine Xian has vomited blood. It looks like she won't live long.

The queen suddenly felt a little emotional.

For many years, Concubine Xian has been a force that cannot be ignored in the harem. I didn't expect her collapse to be so easy.

It seemed that everything went smoothly after the King of Yan was registered under his name.

Thinking about it this way, the queen felt more and more that she had made the right choice for her son.

If the Prince of Xiang who killed Cui Mingyue had been chosen at that time, the Queen shook her head and did not want to make such an assumption at all.

As Kunning Palace sent people to visit Concubine Xian, Yuquan Palace became briefly lively.

Concubines of high rank, such as Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Ning, all sent people to deliver supplements. However, it was the lower-ranking concubines who felt it was inappropriate to send people to deliver supplements. They did not dare to act rashly as they did not understand the situation clearly, and no one stepped forward for a while.

Concubine Xian couldn't help but sneer, and felt more and more that people were fickle and the world was cruel.

When she was at her best, those little villains rushed to flatter her, even at the cost of offending the empress, but now that she was vomiting blood and falling ill, no one even came to visit her.

As for Concubine Zhuang, sending her supplements was not a consolation, but a joke.

Looking around at the deserted Yuquan Palace, Concubine Xian closed her eyes and smiled bitterly.

How could this happen? She was unwilling to accept it, she really was unwilling to accept it!

Concubine Xian opened her eyes and lowered her gaze to stare at her hands.

The nail on the little finger of my right hand was broken, and it looked bald and unsightly.

Concubine Xian repeatedly pondered why the Prince of Qi's actions were exposed, but she couldn't figure it out. She became restless and her throat started to itch again.

She tried her best to control the urge to vomit blood, and her heart gradually became cold: her body was broken, and she was afraid that she could not hold on as she wished.

Is she going to die with endless concern for her son?

She really doesn't want to accept this!

Concubine Xian grabbed the bed curtains tightly with a ferocious look on her face.

At this time, a palace maid walked in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, someone is coming from Ci Ning Palace."

Concubine Xian thought she had heard wrongly: "Cining Palace?"

"It's Nanny Chang from Cining Palace." The palace maid said hurriedly.

"Please come in."

Soon, Nanny Chang came in and bowed to Concubine Xian: "I am here to visit you on the orders of the Queen Mother."

Concubine Xian's eyes turned red, and she murmured, "I am ashamed that Empress Dowager Lao cares about me..."

"Your Majesty, please don't think so. The Queen Mother said that she hopes that all those people who followed the Emperor early on are doing well."

Concubine Xian suppressed her surprise and pretended to be moved.

Zhang Er had incurred the Emperor's dislike because of her plot against the Empress Dowager. Why would the Empress Dowager send someone to see her? Could it be that the Empress Dowager didn't know about this?

Nanny Chang said again: "Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself. When you are well again, you can go and pay your respects to the Empress Dowager."

After sending Nanny Chang away, Concubine Xian pondered for a long time and felt more and more that the Queen Mother's move had a profound meaning.

It seems that I should go to Cining Temple when I feel more energetic.

The news that Cining Palace sent someone to visit Concubine Xian soon reached Emperor Jingming's ears.

The next day, Emperor Jingming went to visit the Empress Dowager and brought up the matter.

"Mother, did you send someone to Yuquan Palace yesterday?"

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "I heard that Concubine Xian was seriously ill, so I sent someone to check on her. Concubine Xian is also an old lady who has been with the Emperor for many years. She has worked hard even if she has not made any contributions."

Emperor Jingming was silent for a moment. In the end, he did not tell the Queen Mother about Prince Qi's plot against her. He sat with her for a while before getting up and leaving.

The Queen Mother picked up the teacup and gently blew on the tea leaves floating on the water. She asked Nanny Chang beside her casually, "How long do you think it will take for Concubine Xian to be able to walk around?"

Nanny Chang replied, "Thanks to your concern, I think Concubine Xian will get better soon."

The Queen Mother smiled slightly and lowered her eyes to drink tea.