Guan Zhiyue was in a terrible predicament because the Emperor was unconscious and unable to eat. Meanwhile, Li Qiji, who was also trapped in a nightmare, was in no better shape.
At this moment, he felt as if he were in a very, very enclosed place with a lot of water; to be precise, he felt as if he were in water.
It was pitch black everywhere, and there was a strange smell in the air, but he just couldn't break free. He couldn't hear other people's shouts, and other people couldn't hear his shouts either.
Guan Zhiyue, having gone this far, took the ginseng slice from Hua Quan's hand, walked up to Li Qiji, lowered her head, and lifted Li Qiji's chin, causing Li Qiji's entire head to tilt back.
Guan Zhiyue quickly stuffed the ginseng slices into his mouth, then took the water glass from Hua Quan's hand, took a sip, and poured it down his throat mouth-to-mouth.
Hua Quan, standing to the side, was completely stunned and couldn't react for a long time. His lady was too fierce. Her actions were so smooth and seamless. She was someone he could worship!
"Eunuch Hua, go and summon an imperial physician to check on the Emperor's condition," Guan Zhiyue instructed.
Hua Quan snapped out of his daze and hurriedly ran outside to find the head of the academy.
The chief physician took the emperor's pulse, then stroked his beard and thought for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is temporarily out of danger, but I cannot determine why he fell into a coma."
"Is it because the residual poison hasn't been cleared away?" Guan Zhiyue asked.
Chief Physician Zhang shook his head and said, "No, there are no signs of poisoning in His Majesty's body anymore. It seems that he has contracted another illness, but this old minister has not been able to find out yet."
Guan Zhiyue waved her hand, dismissing him. Since the Emperor was out of danger, it meant there shouldn't be any problems.
"Hua Quan, you stay here and keep watch. The imperial physicians have said there's nothing seriously wrong for now. Let's wait for them to examine the situation before making any decisions," Guan Zhiyue instructed.
Hua Quan could only nod respectfully. Guan Zhiyue then took out half a ginseng from her bosom and handed it to Hua Quan, instructing him to replace it with a new piece for the Emperor every hour.
"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Hua Quan asked.
Guan Zhiyue said, "Go back to the Cold Palace. I can't help the Emperor much here. Keep an eye on things, and don't let those women outside come in and disturb the Emperor. I think Eunuch Hua should know what to do."
"Yes, this servant understands."
Guan Zhiyue swaggered out of the door, glanced at the sisters still squatting at the door with Bilian, and left without saying a word.
All the concubines looked at Guan Zhiyue, except for one woman in the crowd who stared at Guan Zhiyue with a look of schadenfreude, as if she wanted to burn her.
Guan Zhiyue sensed a pair of unusual eyes in the crowd. When she turned to look, she didn't see anything. She quickly urged Bilian to leave as soon as possible.
However, in a remote border region thousands of kilometers away from the capital, the oil lamp in the house was lit.
"Your Highness, I have something important to report!"
"Come in!"
"Your Highness, please forgive the disturbance so late at night!" the man in black said respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.
A man dressed in a bright yellow undergarment sat up from the bed and looked at the man who entered the room, saying, "What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"
"Your Highness, good news!"
"Oh, what's the good news?"
The man in black said, "The one in the capital was assassinated half a month ago, and now he has contracted some unknown illness and is unconscious. I feel very pleased, so I couldn't wait to report to Your Highness."
The man addressed as "Prince" laughed heartily upon hearing this, and then said, "Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable."
"Great, great, this is truly inspiring. Notify the people in the capital to give it a boost, so that this fire doesn't go out too quickly."
"Yes, I understand." The man in black acknowledged the order and left.
The prince stopped sleeping, got up from the bed, walked to the window, looked towards the capital, and a hint of mockery appeared on his lips.
"My day of reckoning is coming soon, Li Qiji! I'll make you die, I'll make you die!" The man gripped a white jade teacup tightly in his hand, as if he were holding Li Qiji's neck, his grip so tight and his face so contorted.
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The Cold Palace.
"Your Majesty, please rest for a while; it's almost dawn," Bilian said.
Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "I'd better take the initiative to tell the Empress Dowager in order to avoid any problems."
“Your Majesty, I will speak to the Empress Dowager. You should rest for a while. You haven’t had a break yet. If something happens to you, who will take care of the Emperor? Our Empress Dowager is a reasonable person and will not mistreat you just because you are not by the Emperor’s side,” Bilian said.
Guan Zhiyue couldn't sleep, but she didn't want to go to Cining Palace, so she went with Bilian. After Bilian left, Guan Zhiyue found herself at the gate of the Cold Palace.
Standing in front of the two ponds where lotus roots had just been planted yesterday, gazing at the fish in the water, I said to myself, "You live such wonderful and carefree lives, swimming around without a worry in the world."
Li Qiji, who was submerged at the bottom of the water, heard Guan Zhiyue's voice and quickly called out, "Empress, I'm in the water, Empress!"
"Your Majesty, can you hear me?"
"Little Yue'er, Little Yue'er~~"
Despite Li Qiji's desperate shouts, Guan Zhiyue, standing by the pond, didn't hear him. Instead, she addressed the two fish in the pond, saying, "What's wrong with His Majesty? What should I do?"
Upon hearing this, Li Qiji was speechless. He really wanted to say, "I'm about to die, so hurry up and get me out of there!"
"Sigh, who was the bastard who did this? How did I end up in this pond all of a sudden?"
"Empress, can you hear my cries? I so earnestly wish that you could hear my voice!"
Li Qiji was in the water, using every trick in the book, and he was exhausted. Guan Zhiyue above didn't react at all, still holding fish food and scattering it into the pond to feed the two goldfish.
She fed the goldfish on both sides; these are two ponds, which can produce a lot of lotus roots!
These little fish need to be taken good care of. While wondering what was wrong with Li Qiji, she didn't stop scattering the fish feed.
Li Qiji was truly in despair. What should he do? Was he going to be trapped in this godforsaken place for the rest of his life? He was now truly in a state of being unable to live or die.
"I need help! Is anyone there? Can you hear me?!" Li Qiji lay on the ground, calling out weakly, but no one came to his rescue!
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