Chapter 49 Empathy

Water... lots of water...

Yun Qin struggled hard, trying to rush to the water surface shining with sunlight, but it seemed as if there was a thousand-pound rock under her feet, dragging her down and sinking no matter how hard she struggled.

She kicked and struggled but couldn't get away. The light in front of her eyes was getting farther and farther away, so she had no choice but to look down.

However, she saw that it was Huipin who had been holding her feet tightly, with a vicious and resentful look on her face. Yun Qin was frightened and kicked her away. She watched her sink to the bottom of the water little by little, then she swam with all her might and rushed to the surface.

But just when Yunqin seemed to have felt the warm sunlight, her feet sank again. She looked down in panic and saw Huipin covered in blood, grabbing her ankle tightly again.

He looks ferocious and fierce, like a fierce ghost.

Yun Qin was so frightened that she shuddered all over and woke up from her nightmare. Before she could see the scene clearly, she felt someone coming to help her.

She subconsciously shrank, and finally saw the person in front of her clearly.

It was Xia Yun. She was looking at her with a worried look on her face. She gently stroked her hair which was completely wet with sweat and whispered, "Girl, it's okay, it's okay, it's just a nightmare, just a nightmare."

Yun Qin had a splitting headache, and Xia Yun's touch made her even more dizzy. She grabbed Xia Yun's hand, only to find that she was still in the side hall.

"Rong Xin, I want to see Rong Xin." She could hardly utter a word from her throat, and she could only make a few sounds even with all her strength.

Xia Yun was slightly startled, as if she remembered who Rong Xin was. "She is taking care of Concubine Hui. The Empress and the Emperor are both in the palace. I'm afraid she can't leave for the time being."

After she finished speaking, she brought over a bowl of medicine and whispered, "Girl, drink the medicine first and have a good sleep. When Rong Xin is free, I will let her come to see you."

Yun Qin shook her head, tears streaming down her cheeks as she moved, spilling onto the quilt. "I want, Ajing, Ajing..."

Xia Yun put his ear to her lips and listened carefully for a while before he could tell what she was shouting. He immediately said to the palace maid beside him, "Go to Chunxi Palace and call someone named Ajing over. The young lady wants to see her."

"Yes, auntie!"

"Girl, please drink the medicine quickly. Doctor Yu said that if the fever doesn't go away, you might be in danger!" Xia Yun anxiously handed the medicine to her lips, his voice trembling.

Yun Qin could no longer hear what she was saying. She just stared at the palace maid as she walked out. Then she loosened her grip on Xia Yun's hand and lost consciousness again.

"Miss Yunqin!"

Yun Qin felt as if she could hear the noise outside, but she was very tired and just wanted to have a good sleep.

Just when she was about to fall into a dark dream, a big hand seemed to pick her up and kept pinching her face, making her very upset...

She wanted to reach out to stop it, but her hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and she couldn't even lift them.

Afterwards, Yun Qin felt her mouth being pinched open and someone was forcing water into her mouth.

Yun Qin coughed violently twice, and came to his senses a little. He opened his eyes slightly and saw a pair of gloomy eyes.

The owner of the eyes did not let her go even though she woke up, and continued to pour water into her mouth.

Yun Qin swallowed hard and tried to grab those eyes with both hands. If she could grab them out, there would be no one to torture her anymore.

Huo Jinchi grabbed her messy hand and said to the palace maid beside him, "Isn't there another bowl of medicine? Bring it here!"

The palace maid didn't dare to say anything more and quickly brought the medicine over. Xia Yun, who was standing next to her, couldn't bear to watch it anymore and took a handkerchief to gently wipe the medicine that had flowed into Yun Qin's neck.

Huo Jinchi was not so gentle and considerate to women. He pinched Yunqin's cheeks and poured a bowl of medicine into her mouth.

Yun Qin thought she had fought hard, but in the eyes of others, she was just shaking her head slightly and making whimpering sounds like a cat.

Most of the bowl of medicine spilled on Yunqin and Huo Jinchi's clothes, but after two bowls, most of the medicine went into Yunqin's stomach.

Huo Jinchi put the empty bowl on the tray in the maid's hand. Although Yun Qin didn't struggle much, he still felt a layer of sweat on the back of his neck.

He took a breath and then lowered his head to look at Yun Qin in his arms. There were two abnormal red spots on her cheeks and her nose was also red. She closed her eyes and sobbed softly. Her tears mixed with the medicine juice stuck her hair to her face. She looked so ugly and pitiful.

I was also sad and confused for a moment. I knew that she was timid, but I still appeared in front of her like that.

But in this palace, she was the only one who, like herself, spent all her energy to protect Concubine Hui and the baby in her belly.

It was because he knew that she felt the same way as he did and could best understand his sadness that he did not hide his emotions in front of her at that moment.

It made her even sicker.

Huo Jinchi's eyes softened, he stretched out his fingers to gently push away the hair on her cheek, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "As long as I'm here, I won't let you die like this!"

Yun Qin heard these words in a daze and snorted softly.

Seeing her lips moving, Huo Jinchi leaned over to listen, but heard her snort, "You're quite lenient..."

This made Huo Jinchi laugh so hard that he was so angry. He really wanted to pinch her face, but seeing how pitiful she looked, he didn't do it.

After a while, Yun Qin fell unconscious again.

Huo Jinchi put her back on the bed, and when he stood up, his face had returned to its usual indifference, without a trace of sadness.

The palace maid came up to change his clothes, and Xia Yun also hurried to change Yun Qin's clothes. Not only the clothes, but also the mattress under her was wet with medicine and sweat.

When Huo Jinchi saw Xia Yun unbuttoning Yun Qin's collar, he turned around and his eyes scanned all the palace maids. No one dared to look up when they were stared at by him.

He listened to the rustling sound behind him, his eyes dark. When he saw the palace maid coming over with bedding, he turned around, looked at Yun Qin who had already changed her clothes, and leaned over to pick her up.

Xia Yun quickly lowered her head, not daring to look. She just quickly made the bedding and watched the emperor put Yun Qin back on the bed and covered her with the quilt with his own hands.

"Take good care of her. If she doesn't take the medicine, just like I did just now, give her the medicine!" Huo Jinchi said, and then he pressed the corner of the quilt for her before standing up.

"If the girl wakes up..."

Huo Jinchi was silent for a moment. If it were someone else, he would naturally directly promote her to a higher position and give her a house. However, this little maid had resisted a hundred times before, and was still unconscious. If he really did that, it would seem like he was forcing her.

She hasn't bowed to me yet!

Huo Jinchi felt quite resentful about this and said coldly: "Of course, send her back to Chunxi Palace."

More importantly, she was promoted right after Huipin gave birth. People in the palace didn't know how to deal with her, which was a betrayal of her sincere loyalty to Huipin.

According to Huipin's personality, she would send the person to him sooner or later.

Huo Jinchi thought so, lowered his eyes to glance at Yun Qin, then turned and walked out of the side hall.

Xu An was standing guard at the door. When he saw him coming out, he immediately whispered, "Your Majesty, the trial is still ongoing in the palace."

"Got it. Let's go."