"Your Majesty, you are finally awake! I thought..."
Seeing Ning Yu so worried about him, the emperor couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, "Thank you for your hard work, Queen. How am I now?"
Ning Yu bit her lip when she heard this, not knowing what to say. In the end, the imperial physician reported it tremblingly.
The emperor was furious, "Fu Hai! Let Cheng Ming in!"
Eunuch Fu accepted the order and let Cheng Ming into the hall. Before Cheng Ming could salute, the emperor's angry voice came from above his head, "Cheng Ming! You must find out who poisoned me!"
His chest suddenly felt painful again, and blood gushed out of his throat. Not wanting others to see his weakness, he swallowed it back into his stomach and forced himself to hold on.
Ning Yu slowly knelt on the ground, her voice as gentle as a nightingale, "Your Majesty, this chronic poison must have been administered by someone who had long-term contact with Your Majesty. Your Majesty, why don't you start your investigation from this aspect?"
"The Queen has a point."
The emperor managed to utter a few words.
The severe pain in my chest came over me again, and I could no longer suppress it, so I fainted.
Ning Yu's eyes were filled with worry, but he managed to calm down. "Please ask the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for Your Majesty."
The chief physician took the order and wrote a prescription.
After the palace maid prepared the medicine according to the prescription, Ning Yu took it and slowly fed the medicine to the emperor with gentle movements and without any sign of haste.
During the period of the emperor's illness, he woke up countless times, always saying a few words in a hurry before falling asleep again.
The emperor woke up again.
Looking down, I saw Ning Yu lying on the edge of the bed, with dark circles under his eyes and messy hair. I couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
He raised his hand with difficulty and tucked the hair behind Ning Yu's ear.
Ning Yu was suddenly awakened by the emperor's movements, with a look of surprise on her face. "Your Majesty, you are finally awake. I will ask someone to bring the medicine over..."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "No need. I know my health well."
Ning Yu ignored him and asked someone to bring medicine. She looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and begged.
"Your Majesty, please drink this medicine quickly. Only if you drink it will you have a chance to get better. Do you want me to lose my husband? Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan both call me father now..."
The emperor was touched when he heard this.
The images of two little balls appeared in his mind, fair and tender. He also noticed that the queen's complexion was paler than usual, and even her robes were a little looser. He was afraid that she was tired from taking care of him.
The emperor's face was full of sickness. He patted the queen's hand and said, "I don't know when I will wake up next time. Please help me get up..."
Ning Yu was puzzled, but he still helped the emperor undress and supported him to the table.
The emperor barely held up his body, picked up the wolf hair brush, dipped it in ink, and the tip of the brush gradually became full. He wrote a line of words on the blank bright yellow imperial edict, with strong bones and flesh, iron strokes and silver hooks.
It took a long while before he put away the pen and stamped the jade seal on the end.
Ning Yu then realized that the emperor wanted to make arrangements for his funeral. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, her voice choked, but she couldn't say anything.
The emperor raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Ning Yu's eyes, placed the imperial edict in her hand, and coughed a few times before saying, "When I die, I will announce the edict. I will also return the military power of the Ning family. This way, I can protect you and the children well."
Ning Yu was a little touched for a moment, but regained his composure in the blink of an eye.
His face still pretended to be incredulous, with a hint of sadness.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. You will definitely get better. Wait for the imperial physician to find a way to detoxify..."
The emperor smiled weakly, and although he looked a little sick, he was still handsome.
"Queen, I want to ask you a question. Do you... still hate me?"
It was rare for the emperor to refer to himself as "I".
Ning Yu lowered her eyelids to hide the emotions in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I will help you to rest on the couch first."
The emperor felt bitter when he saw that Ning Yu refused to answer.
It seems that the queen has not forgiven him yet, otherwise why would she avoid this question.
In the end, he was the one who was wronging the queen.
As soon as the emperor touched the bed, he fell into a deep sleep again.
Suddenly there was a noise outside the door, faintly mixed with Concubine Li's voice.
Li Xiang walked over quickly and whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li has been clamoring to see His Majesty these past few days."
Ning Yu nodded slowly, "I understand."
Concubine Li gritted her teeth and looked at the guards standing outside the palace. "You are so brave! Do you know who I am? Why can the Queen enter, but I can't?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened.
A beautiful and noble figure walked over.
Ning Yu looked down at Concubine Li, her eyes cold and full of the majesty of a queen. "Concubine Li, Your Majesty has me guarding you. If there is nothing else, please leave."
Concubine Li thought of the Tu family's instructions and said, "I am really worried about Your Majesty. Please allow me to go in and take a look."
The Queen said nothing, but coldly addressed the guards at the gate, "No one is allowed to trespass! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
He walked in slowly.
As the red door was closed, Concubine Li finally reacted. Thinking of what the Queen had said, she was still frightened.
As night fell, a cold wind howled.
Ning Yu stayed by the emperor's side as usual and dismissed everyone around him.
Suddenly, there was a sound of light footsteps behind me.
Ning Yu looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Chu Hewang coming. The man was so handsome, with his usual cold eyes.
But as soon as his eyes fell on the woman in front of him, the first snow suddenly melted and turned into a pool of spring water.
Ning Yu glanced at the sleeping emperor and lowered his voice, "Why are you here? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Only now did she realize that Chu Hewang was simply too bold.
He even went to great lengths to reach the emperor's bedroom.
Chu Hewang walked towards Ning Yu, pulled the woman into his arms with his big hands, and rubbed her neck, very frankly.
"My Lady, I miss you."
The warm breath sprayed on Ning Yu's ears, making her feel a little numb.
Ning Yu's cheeks also started to feel hot.
Perhaps because the emperor was still lying on the bed, she felt quite uncomfortable and wanted to break free from Chu Hewang's arms.
Chu Hewang knew what Ning Yu was thinking and chuckled softly.
"Are you afraid that the Emperor will wake up? Your Majesty, don't worry. The guards of the palace have been replaced by my men..."
At this point, Chu Hewang's tone suddenly paused, and his voice became magnetic and hoarse, "Even if you do something here, you don't have to worry about being discovered."
Ning Yu felt a little embarrassed and annoyed and glared at him.
Chu Hewang loved Ning Yu's look very much. Her almond-shaped eyes were slightly open, with the corners of her eyes raised, revealing a bit of girlish cuteness.
Chu Hewang couldn't help but kiss her face again and again.
The emperor's breathing became slightly disordered, veins on his forehead throbbed, and he forced his eyes open.
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