But no matter how Liu Xi shouted, the emperor continued to run around like a madman, until he was completely exhausted. He then gasped heavily, half-closed his eyes, and lay limply on the bed, his body as if it had been pulled by a thread.
Seeing that he was finally quiet for a while, Liu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward again, stuffed the pill into the emperor's mouth, and said to himself:
"Your Majesty, you are tired. Take a pill and get some sleep."
The emperor did not respond, nor did he open his eyes. At this moment, the emperor was as silent as if he were dead.
Liu Xi adjusted the sheets for the emperor, sighed, and turned to walk out of the Yangxin Palace.
He came to the door, looked around, and said to the eunuch guarding the door:
"Xiao Shunzi, take my token and leave the palace. Go to Bai'antang and tell Princess Yu that the emperor is not well. He is in great pain, but not yet at the point of fainting. Ask her when she will come to treat the emperor. And, one more thing, Prince Xi sent two days' worth of medicine. Should we continue to get more medicine? Please give her instructions."
"I understand. I'll go right away."
After receiving the order, Xiao Shunzi took the token from Liu Xi's hand and left quickly.
Looking at his back, Liu Xi half-closed his eyes and said to another young eunuch:
"Little Leo, follow me. If there's a tail, get rid of it."
"I understand."
Little Leo turned around quickly with a serious expression and headed in the direction where Little Shunzi had left.
Xiao Shunzi was only focused on walking towards the palace gate and didn't notice the person coming in front of him. Just when he was about to bump into someone, a sharp voice rang in his ears.
"You little dog slave, can you handle the consequences of bumping into the Imperial Concubine?"
The panicked Xiao Shunzi didn't even have time to look up before he was frightened by the sudden threat and took two steps back. He kept bowing and saying:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
"Look up..."
The person who called him was none other than Aunt Lu who was beside Concubine Li. She stared at Xiao Shunzi with a distorted face, gritting her teeth as if she was going to eat him alive.
Xiao Shunzi did not dare to neglect and raised his head obediently. Madam Lu hurriedly bowed to Concubine Li beside her and replied:
"Your Highness, this slave boy is the Emperor's man. His name is Xiao Shunzi and he is under the jurisdiction of Eunuch Liu."
At this moment, Concubine Li's expression looked very gentle, but in fact, there was a fierce look hidden in her eyes.
She walked slowly to Xiao Shunzi, who bowed and saluted.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was in a hurry to leave the palace to do something, and I was distracted for a moment. I almost bumped into you by mistake. Please forgive my lack of vision."
Concubine Li narrowed her eyes and looked him up and down, questioning him in a questioning voice:
"What can a mere eunuch like you do? You're in such a hurry, acting so stealthily. Did you steal something from the palace? Someone, arrest him and search him..."
"No, I left the palace on the orders of Eunuch Liu. I didn't steal anything. If you don't believe me, you can search..."
"Humph! Regardless of whether you took it or not, if you, a mere eunuch, want to leave the palace, there's something wrong. Come on! Tie him up first and give him twenty lashes."
Just as the maids around Concubine Li were about to step forward, Little Lizi came running over at lightning speed. Without saying anything, he came up and kicked Little Shunzi, shouting loudly:
"Eunuch Liu asked you to go out of the palace to buy something, why are you still dawdling here? You have a sore on your foot, why are you walking so slowly? If you come back late, be careful that Eunuch Liu will punish you."
After saying this, he bowed to Concubine Li and said:
"Your Highness, Xiao Shunzi is a servant who has no sense of propriety. He must have been disrespectful to you and offended you. I apologize to you here. If you still feel unsatisfied, you can ask Eunuch Liu to punish him and chop off his head. You are the Imperial Concubine, of noble status. Please do not take his faults seriously and do not argue with him."
Concubine Li did not expect that after she had ordered people to guard the Yangxin Palace for two days, she finally saw someone leaving the palace. She originally wanted to take this opportunity to tie up the young eunuch and ask him why he was leaving the palace.
However, he did not expect that his plan would be ruined by the deputy eunuch in charge beside Eunuch Liu.
She raised the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth, rolling her eyes and snorting.
"Forget it. I was just passing by. Since it was Eunuch Liu who ordered him to leave the palace, I will not interfere in such trivial matters."
After saying this, she turned around, swung her handkerchief, twisted her graceful body, and went in another direction.
Little Li frowned and whispered to Little Shunzi:
"Go quickly and come back soon..."
Xiao Shunzi nodded, took small steps and walked towards the palace gate.
Little Leo looked around and saw that there were no more suspicious people, so he continued to walk in the direction Xiao Shunzi left.
Luo Lan comes to Bai'antang for consultation every morning. This is a rule she sets for herself. In the afternoon, she has to go home to help her three children learn to read and write. Therefore, Bai'antang has the most patients in the morning.
After sending a patient away, Ah Hong walked in quickly.
"Princess, someone from the palace wants to see you. It's Xiao Shunzi, who is with Eunuch Liu."
Luo Lan frowned for a moment, then whispered to the patient who had just sat in front of him:
"Wait for me here for a moment. I have something to do. I'll be back soon."
The patient nodded repeatedly in understanding.
"You're busy, you're busy. You're treating us for free, how dare we rush you?"
Luo Lan smiled at him and signaled Ahong to take Xiao Shunzi directly to the backyard.
After Xiao Shunzi followed Ah Hong to the backyard, Ah Hong retreated to the doorway, and Luo Lan asked anxiously:
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