Yuan Yao was silent for a moment, then replied, "Thank you, Zhi, for coming to see me..."
"Hmm," Xie Zhi responded, then asked, "Are you feeling better?"
"I'm feeling much better," Yuan Yao replied.
"That's good." Xie Zhi clenched his fist and said slowly, "You should rest well, eat your meals and take your medicine on time."
Also... don't let your mind wander and harm your health.
"good."
Although Xie Zhi might not be able to see it, Yuan Yao still nodded slightly.
Xie Zhi said, "These past few days, I've been going over and over a question I've wanted to ask you."
“Ask away.” Yuan Yao nodded.
Xie Zhi took a deep breath and asked, "Are you determined to have Yun Chan no matter what?"
Yuan Yao bit her lip: "Thank you, Master..."
"I understand," Xie Zhi interrupted her.
Yuan Yao tried to say something more, but Xie Zhi said, "You should rest well. I'm going back now."
After speaking, the person left.
Yuan Yao frowned.
After Xie Zhi's footsteps faded into the distance, Huai Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "What did he understand?"
Yuan Yao pursed her lips: "I don't know either..."
She was genuinely worried that Xie Zhi might act impulsively and do something he shouldn't.
He was brave and resourceful from a young age, and he would insist on doing what he wanted to do, regardless of advice or opposition.
"Forget it, let's ignore him." Huaiyao said, "Have you thought about moving out of the palace?"
Yuan Yao nodded: "I've thought it through."
"Very well." Huaiyao rarely showed a trace of sadness: "Yuan Xiaoyao, after observing the seven-day mourning period for Father Emperor, I should return to Beidi."
As the Empress, I have been away from the Northern Barbarians for far too long…
"Go back." Yuan Yao raised her hand and grasped Huai Yao's hand: "Take care on your journey. Remember to write to me when you return to Bei Di."
Huaiyao nodded.
Yuan Yao glanced at the night sky: "Huaiyao, go back and get some rest. You'll be better prepared for your journey."
Huaiyao grasped Yuanyao's hand, patted the back of her hand, stood up, and left Yaofeng Palace.
"Huaiyao," Yuan Yao called out to her.
Huaiyao paused, then turned around: "What's wrong?"
A smile appeared on Yuan Yao's pale face: "Have a safe journey, and please give my regards to Hao Lie."
"I know!" Huaiyao waved and left Yaofeng Palace.
Night had fallen.
Palace servants and imperial physicians were coming and going in the Yaofeng Palace.
After working for half the night, I finally brought the medicine to Yuan Yao's bedside.
Looking at the dark-colored medicine, Yuan Yao said weakly, "Thank you for your hard work, Imperial Physician. The medicine is a bit hot; I'll drink it after it cools down a bit..."
It's late, you should all go and rest.
The imperial physician hesitated: "But, the princess's health..."
"It's alright," Yuan Yao said in a hoarse voice. "You can all go down now."
The imperial physician had no choice but to leave.
After the imperial physician left, Yuan Yao had just finished pouring out the medicine when Aruo and Jing'er came in.
Seeing that Yuan Yao was barely alive, the two of them teared up.
Jing'er was the least able to hide her emotions. She knelt by the bed and began to cry, "It's all my fault! I didn't take good care of the princess, which is why she got sick..."
Aruo's eyes were red, and her face was full of self-blame.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao weakly waved her hand: "Help me up..."
The two quickly moved closer.
Aruo took a pillow and placed it under Yuanyao's arm, then helped her sit up and lean against it.
Yuan Yao leaned against the soft pillows, took a breath, and then said slowly, "Jing'er, Aruo, there's a reason why my body is in this state..."
This is my problem, it's none of your business..."
As she spoke, she coughed a few times.
"Princess!" Jing'er was about to cry again.
Yuan Yao waved his hand.
Seeing this, Aruo looked at Jing'er and said, "You should stop crying. The princess is already feeling unwell. If you keep crying and making a fuss, she will feel even worse."
Aruo is still the most sensible.
Yuan Yao took a few more breaths before speaking slowly, "Jing'er, Aruo, I have a task for you..."
"What task?" Jing'er wiped away her tears with her sleeve: "Even if it means going through fire and water, I will complete it for the princess!"
Yuan Yao's eyebrows curved into a smile.
She said slowly, "I want you to spread a message to the outside world that after Father passed away, I was overwhelmed with grief and often cried until I almost fainted when I saw things in Qianhua Palace that reminded me of him."
"Anything else?" Jing'er asked.
And there's more...
Yuan Yao added, "Just say that I suffered from dissociative identity disorder due to excessive grief, and that you or Jing'er often couldn't find me in the middle of the night, but found me in the Moonlight Palace..."
Jing'er hiccuped and said, "This servant has remembered."
Yuan Yao nodded.
Aruo poured a glass of water and walked to the bedside: "Princess, shall I feed you some water?"
"good."
After Yuan Yao drank some water to moisten her throat, she continued, "These next few days, you should pack your belongings."
They should take all their valuables, including gold, silver, and banknotes.
As for clothes... you can bring some too.
Jing'er wiped her face and said, "This servant will start preparing tomorrow!"
Yuan Yao nodded.
She turned to Aruo and said, "Many years ago, I brought back a jade carving from the Huai River."
The jade carving depicts me as a child.
After daybreak, find the jade carving for me and take it to Xie Zhi...
You must deliver it to him personally; whether he keeps it or throws it away is up to him.
“I’ve got it,” Aruo replied.
Yuan Yao thought carefully for a moment: "There's one more thing. Seal up Father's black jade folding fan and send it to Yong'an Palace."
If anyone asks, just say they were burial goods.
Aruo said softly, "This servant will deliver it personally."
Yuan Yao nodded.
My eyelids feel incredibly heavy.
She closed her eyes: "I want to sleep for a while."
Aruo, holding back tears, said, "We servants will stay here and watch over you. Princess, please sleep peacefully..."
Yuan Yao closed her eyes.
He lay there for two whole days.
The imperial physician came several times during the process, but he couldn't get the medicine down the throat at all; there was nothing he could do.
Therefore, Jiang Chengyan issued an imperial decree ordering Yuan Yao to move to the Donghu Palace in the suburbs of the capital for recuperation...
On the third day, the weather was exceptionally fine. Inside the two-horse carriage, soft mattresses were laid out, and a heater was burning...
The most favored princess of the Great Qi Dynasty was escorted by more than 300 imperial guards and more than 100 palace servants to the East Lake Palace to recuperate.
The carriage traveled for two days, stopping and starting. As soon as they entered the palace and lay on the large, soft bed, Yuan Yao murmured, "Broken Moon."
A cold voice said, "I don't really want to talk to you yet."
Yuan Yao: "..."
Yuan Yao raised her hand to her chest: "Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
She raised her sleeve to cover her mouth and spat out blood.
Po Yue: "..."
Po Yue leaped out of the shadows with force, and with a flick of her wrist, a white pill appeared in her palm.
He strode to the bedside, reached out to help Yuan Yao sit up, and with a flick of his finger, put the pill into her mouth: "Swallow it."
Then, he poured another glass of water and handed it to Yuan Yao: "Drink it."
Yuan Yao swallowed the antidote, drank some water, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Po Yue, remove the black mist from your face."
I don't want to keep facing a face with no features, a dark expression, like a ghost, every day.
Po Yue: "..."
Po Yue coldly replied, "You're the one who looks like a ghost!"
Yuan Yao smiled.
She laughed and coughed at the same time: "Didn't I already tell you? I really am a ghost in human skin!"
Po Yue: "..."
My calves trembled.
The fist hardened.
Yuan Yao raised her hand and grabbed the hem of his robe: "Remove the black mist and let me see what you look like."
"Speak politely, don't resort to violence."
puff……
Yuan Yao smiled inwardly.
This broken moon is quite innocent!
She just thought he was cute and wanted to grab him and not let him run away...
Po Yue took a step back: "It's not impossible to remove the black mist. But you have to guarantee that Qian Sui and Master won't skin me alive."
Yuan Yao's eyes were dark and bright, filled with excitement: "I promise!"
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