“Mother…” Fuerguochun understood her brother’s meaning, but she was still a little reluctant to part with him. Hongli pulled her aside and picked up Hongshan, who was still trying to climb onto the bed: “Your subject takes his leave.”
Qian Shengyan was still watching the children's departing figures when suddenly Yinzhen pulled her into a tight embrace. Startled, she instinctively hugged Yinzhen back, saying, "Your Majesty..."
"Today, Imperial Physician Zhou told me that you... you yourself do not want to wake up..." Yinzhen buried his face in the crook of her neck, his warm breath falling on the skin outside her collar, making her shiver involuntarily.
But soon, Qian Shengyan noticed that Yinzhen was trembling even more violently than she was. Perhaps because there was no one else in the room, he no longer suppressed his fear, and his voice was full of apprehension and grievance as he said, "Yanyan, don't leave me..."
Qian Shengyan gently patted his back, wanting to respond, but her heart felt as if a thousand words were stuck in her throat.
She was Qian Shengyan, not Qian Meier; she was Hongli's mother and Yinzhen's Consort Xi, yet it seemed she wasn't.
It felt like a dream, yet not a dream; Qian Shengyan even began to doubt who she really was...
That night, Yinzhen slept unusually restlessly. Qian Shengyan had probably slept for too long and was wide awake, while Yinzhen would wake up every now and then to call her, and he would only be able to fall back asleep after she responded.
Neither of them had slept well all night, but Yinzhen still insisted on going to court. Qian Shengyan was catching up on her sleep when she heard the sound of many people walking in their direction.
It turned out that Ulanara, Guo, Geng, along with Hongli, Hongzhou, and Hongshan, had all come to see her.
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