Emperor Rongcheng's heart was finally at ease.
Just now, he didn't dare to come in, fearing that Jiang Xianhao was a fake and that he would find out it was all a dream.
Jiang Xianhao has not forgiven her yet.
He felt extremely depressed whenever he thought about this possibility.
He sat down by the bed, looking at Jiang Xianhao's fair face, and felt even more pity for her.
She appears to be thinner than before.
Her cheeks were almost completely devoid of flesh, making her small, palm-sized face appear even smaller, and her eyes seemed especially large.
His heart trembled uncontrollably when she looked at him.
Seeing Emperor Rongcheng's tense expression, Dexi whispered, "Your Majesty, the Empress was feeling unwell and vomited."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression immediately changed.
"Has the imperial physician been summoned?"
Dexi shook his head.
"Her Majesty forbids it from being spread, saying it might affect you."
Emperor Rongcheng felt a pang of heartache and immediately ordered him to summon the imperial physician.
And the way he looked at Jiang Xianhao became even more pitying.
No wonder her face was so pale.
Even in this state, she still thinks of him, yet he has argued with her for so many years over such a trivial matter.
As Emperor Rongcheng thought this, he felt increasingly guilty and took Jiang Xianhao's hand in his own, gently rubbing it.
Jiang Xianhao then slowly opened her eyes.
Seeing that Emperor Rongcheng was sitting beside her, she struggled to get up, but Emperor Rongfang held her down.
"You're not feeling well right now, so lie down and rest for a while!"
Jiang Xianhao paused, glanced at Dexi subconsciously, and immediately understood that Dexi must have told Emperor Rongcheng everything. He then explained:
"I'm fine, it's just an old ailment, I'm used to it."
Although Emperor Rongcheng had not visited Jingyu Palace over the years, he had been keeping an eye on it and was aware of Jiang Xianhao's whereabouts.
However, he never imagined that her health was so poor that even vomiting had become a chronic problem.
Emperor Rongcheng was greatly shocked.
"If that's the case, why don't you call the imperial physician?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xianhao couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"Please pass..."
As she spoke, she paused, as if she had thought of something, and then gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"What difference does it make whether you invite them or not? The result is the same anyway."
Jiang Xianhao's pause and the smile on his lips did not escape her eyes.
Having spent many years in the palace, how could Emperor Rongcheng not be familiar with certain "rules" within the palace?
She had always thought that Consort Hui was a law-abiding and sensible person.
Although she has a bit of a temper, she is still sensible.
Unexpectedly, she dared to do these things right under her nose, and dared to deal with Jiang Xianhao in secret.
This instantly ignited Emperor Rongcheng's anger.
Thinking about what Jiang Xianhao might have gone through during this time, I felt a surge of guilt and couldn't help but say:
"Ah Hao, you've suffered a lot these past few days."
Jiang Xianhao withdrew her hand, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. She turned her head to look in the other direction and said in a muffled voice:
"I am not wronged, I have not been wronged. After all, in Your Majesty's eyes, I have not suffered any grievances."
Emperor Rongcheng felt a tickle in his heart when he saw her angry expression. He didn't care about anything else and immediately took a step back, grabbed Jiang Xianhao's shoulders, and made her face him.
Then he said, "No, it was my fault. I made a mistake back then. I was afraid you wouldn't forgive me. I didn't know how to face you, so..."
Thinking back on the past, Emperor Rongcheng felt as if he were in another world.
"Okay, all of that is in the past. How about we start over from now on?"
"I will never let such a thing happen again in the future."
Looking at Emperor Rongcheng, Jiang Xianhao could no longer hold back, and tears instantly streamed down her face, soaking the quilt and leaving a large stain.
Her silent, tearful appearance only made Emperor Rongcheng feel even more heartbroken.
He now has countless concubines in his harem, but he still doesn't know how to coax women. When he saw Jiang Xianhao's tears, he only felt heartache, but he was too clumsy to say a word.
In the end, all he could do was hold her in his arms and gently comfort her.
Jiang Xianhao nestled in his arms and burst into tears instantly.
She seemed to have suffered countless grievances, crying unrestrainedly and loudly, as if she wanted to cry out all the bitter tears and grievances she had endured over the years.
Her tears soaked Emperor Rongcheng's clothes, and they also soaked his heart.
Jiang Xianhao stopped crying and allowed the imperial physician to take her pulse only when he arrived.
The imperial physician, however, frowned deeply.
When the diagnosis results came out, Emperor Rongcheng's face immediately changed color.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has been depressed for many years and is in poor health. Due to her long-term melancholy, her health is already deteriorating."
At this time, Jiang Xianhao had already returned to Jingyu Palace under the pretext of feeling unwell.
Emperor Rongcheng then summoned the imperial physician, Ah, and inquired carefully about his physical condition.
However, upon hearing this, his heart sank further.
"How could it be so serious?"
"Haven't the Imperial Medical Academy been taking pulses for years?"
"Why hasn't it been reported?"
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician remained silent for a moment.
Emperor Rongcheng was furious upon seeing this, and without regard for anything else, he immediately rebuked him angrily:
"You had better give me a reasonable explanation today, or you will lose your head today."
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician knelt down and explained:
"Your Majesty, over the years, because the Empress has not been favored by you, the palace maids and eunuchs have inevitably looked down on her."
"Therefore, those seemingly normal allowances actually didn't amount to much in the Empress's hands."
"The same applies to the imperial physician's pulse diagnosis."
"Sometimes, the imperial physicians are too busy to make the trip, so they just write it down casually."
After all, there are plenty of people like that in the palace, and no one would care about them, much less check this record.
Emperor Rongcheng naturally understood all this, but in his view, Jiang Xianhao was clearly the Empress, so how dare they humiliate her like this?
However, Emperor Rongcheng, having reigned for so long, forgot that the palace was a place that devoured people, and there was no longer any distinction between empresses.
After all, in their eyes, Consort Hui was the Empress.
As for Jiang Xianhao, the nominal empress, she was no longer that important.
In addition, Consort Hui would occasionally slip in a few words, and those sycophantic people would naturally have countless ways to deal with her.
He overlooked it.
He forgot.
He thought he had arranged everything perfectly, and wholeheartedly believed that Jiang Xianhao had never bowed her head.
However, I never imagined that Jiang Xianhao would suffer so much injustice because of his platform.
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