Chapter 03
Xiao Huan was furious.
After being angry, I took a deep breath. I never expected that it would be like this.
That's it? His Majesty, who was rich and had everything he wanted at his fingertips, had a dark face and felt the feeling of being anxious for the first time.
So what happened in the end?
What did the young doctor diagnose?
Even though he felt it was fictional, the overly similar background still made Xiao Huan completely immersed in the story.
Intellectually, Xiao Huan knew that there shouldn't be any big problems. Didn't the doctor say at the beginning that his medical skills were not good? Could his diagnosis be taken seriously?
Maybe that "click" on his part was just an outburst of alarm.
However, on the other side, Xiao Huan couldn't help but think: What if there really is a problem?
After all, the status of the imperial physician was indeed very low, and the level of the selected medical officers was also uneven... He usually only paid attention to civil and military affairs, and did not pay much attention to the medical officers.
The thought flashed through his mind, and Xiao Huan subconsciously wanted to ask Xia Changli to check his pulse again. However, the next moment he realized that his performance just now was too obvious.
This "Xie Ling" had no idea that there was something strange on his head. After staring at him for a long time, he immediately called the imperial physician. Even a fool could have noticed that something was wrong.
Thinking that he would have to rely on the other party to know the next chapter, Xiao Huan slowly withdrew his hand.
"woke up?"
Emperor Wu, who rarely talked nonsense, was a little uncomfortable with it, and couldn't help but pause after he finished speaking.
Xie Ling: …
"I have been awake for a long time, Your Majesty."
So why did the other party pinch his face?
Just confused.
Perhaps it was because the man's accusing look was too obvious. Xiao Huan glanced at the blue handprint on the other person's face, and the next moment, his brows slowly furrowed.
He didn't think it was a big deal at first, as his memory only stayed on the novel when he was reading it seriously. But after being reminded, when he looked at the mark on the other person's fair face, his late obsession with cleanliness immediately came up.
Xie Ling only saw that after he finished speaking, the emperor's face suddenly turned ugly. It was unknown what he was thinking about. He looked at him deeply and left without saying a word.
Xie Ling: …
No, I tied him up and watched him for a long time and that’s it?
What does it mean?
He thought about it over and over but couldn't figure it out. He just felt that emperors were indeed always moody.
Xie Ling yawned and felt a little worried when looking at the chapter he updated last night.
"System, how can I recharge my energy if no one is reading the new book?"
Now that we've landed here, we have to rely on the system's energy maintenance. Now that we can't even send out books, we can't absorb energy balls, and we can't repair the space-time channel.
Xie Ling's eyelids twitched wildly.
A system that automatically shuts down and suddenly turns on in the morning: …
He originally thought that they were finished, but after Xie Ling's update last night, there seemed to be something unexpected on the panel... His battery, which was on the verge of death, actually recharged with some energy.
The system was puzzled and he checked it up and down for a long time, but the host was so broken that air leaked from all sides, and it seemed like there were problems everywhere. He couldn't even detect what went wrong that caused him to have an extra 1% of electricity.
But, this is always a good thing, right?
I don't know why, but the system, which seemed to have let Xie Ling down, shut up and, after booting up, rarely urged Xie Ling to update immediately.
Xie Ling thought that the system had finally figured out how to provide humanized services. His dear host hadn't eaten for a whole day and night, and was now so hungry that he couldn't even update.
Xie Ling leaned weakly on the chair, wanting to sleep but unable to.
Damn, the emperor is so great, he woke people up and didn’t give them food.
"Tongzi, will I be the first person in history to starve to death in the palace?"
system:……
"No, it seems that some of the concubines in the cold palace also starved to death."
Xie Ling: "But Xiao Huan has no concubine."
System: ...Damn, nothing to say.
There was silence for a while, and everyone looked at each other. It was okay for everyone to not eat, but people would really die if they didn't eat. The system tentatively made a suggestion: "Why don't you try asking outside?"
He's been tied up for two days and he's still alive. Maybe he'll actually be given food.
Xie Ling was a little skeptical at first, but he overestimated his physical fitness as a male college student. After being hungry until the afternoon, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.
He lay by the door with his ears perked up, and spoke carefully after hearing someone seem to be walking outside.
"Anyone there?"
The sound outside the screen stopped, and the palace servants who were cleaning the palace did not dare to speak.
Xie Ling waited for a long time, and said weakly: "Can you give me some food?"
The hungry young man in the mirror had pale lips, as if he was about to faint at any moment.
"Wait a moment."
Frightened by the starving ghost's tone, the palace servant quickly got up and went outside to report to Lord Liang, fearing that the person inside would really die in the next second.
"What, you said he wants to eat?"
Liang Chun came to his senses only after being reminded - he had forgotten to give meal to Mr. Xie.
His Majesty came over suddenly in the morning and the Eagle Guards were so alert that they almost forgot about it. If Master Xie hadn't reminded him... he might not have remembered it until tomorrow.
Ahem, since His Majesty didn't say how to deal with him, he must be given food. Liang Chun turned around and gave a few instructions to the eunuch. It was not until Xie Ling waited for an hour that he had his meal.
It was not Liang Chun's fault for dawdling, but there was a set time for meals in the palace. When Xie Ling woke up and was very hungry, it was just past lunch time. There was no food in the imperial kitchen at this time, so he had to ask His Majesty for permission to make it again.
Simple pastries, side dishes and shredded chicken porridge were placed in front of him. Xie Ling was so moved that he burst into tears. He said bluntly that if it had been a little later, he would have fainted from hunger and become the first backup writer in history to die of starvation at the beginning of the game.
But "Brother, how can I eat?"
Xie Ling glanced at his bound hands and feet. It seemed difficult for him to eat in this state.
Liang Chun personally jumped down to watch over him. Seeing that Xie Ling had no intention of running away, he untied his left hand and said respectfully:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xie, your majesty was busy and forgot."
"Thank you, eat as soon as possible."
Liang Chun paused when he said this, and suddenly he remembered that he didn't know what happened in the morning. As soon as the emperor came back, he ordered him to wash his hands and even took a bath again. It was very strange.
He looked at Xie Ling with curiosity.
However, Xie Ling knew nothing. Emperor Wu pinched his face with a gloomy look for a long time and then left in a huff. He still didn't know what this emperor did.
As Xie Ling spoke, he became somewhat confused again. This Lord Liang, who looked to be of a high status, seemed to be quite polite to him?
He is just a death row inmate on reprieve, so there is no need to be so polite. Or is it that Lord Liang is naturally hospitable?
Xie Ling seemed to be thinking about something. He drank a mouthful of porridge first and then picked up the pastry next to him.
After just one bite, Xie Ling felt that the taste was different from what was sold outside.
The pastries in the palace are indeed carefully prepared by the imperial chefs. One bite of them reveals what it means to be sweet but not greasy. No wonder the emperor loves them so much.
Xie Ling ate two quickly, then realized that he was eating too fast, and only slowed down after his stomach was a little full.
"Tongzi, I'm going to be full after this meal."
No future!
The system choked and didn't want to speak.
It was also the first time that Liang Chun witnessed how much Mr. Xie ate. Perhaps he was really too hungry, as Mr. Xie ate two plates of pastries, a bowl of chicken porridge and a side dish in a row. The palace servants who were called to serve the dishes were almost too late.
Xie Ling didn't care about that. Just as he was about to wipe his mouth after eating, a palace servant came with a plate. The original owner had a vague impression of it, but not much.
Xie Ling didn't react until the palace servant held his head up and rinsed his mouth.
Okay, I almost forgot about this.
After the meal, when Xie Ling was about to test Emperor Wu's attitude towards him, Liang Chun naturally took the rope and tied him up again, as if he let him go just to have a meal.
Xie Ling: …
Before he traveled through time, he only lived between two points in his home, but now he can eat, drink, defecate and urinate within a meter, right?
The system also felt that he was a bit miserable.
Liang Chun also explained seriously at this time: "Mr. Xie, I am also doing things according to the regulations, but if you have anything else in the future, you can tell me in advance."
Xie Ling: …
Xie Ling had no choice but to smile and nodded.
On the other side, Xiao Huan, who had just finished bathing, listened to Xie Ling's movements throughout the day with his eyes slightly closed. It ended unexpectedly halfway through. Xiao Huan originally wanted to starve him for a day, but he didn't expect that this guy was so weak to hunger that he almost fainted without eating for a day.
How could such a fragile physique produce such a miraculous performance? The extremely self-disciplined Emperor Wu, who insisted on not eating after missing the meal, could not understand it at all and was speechless.
Xiao Huan was worried about the golden words on Xie Ling's head. After taking a bath, he thought of the things about the Imperial Hospital that the fictional protagonist in the golden words had revealed himself, and he knocked on the table.
"Your Majesty, are you going to Wannian Pavilion?" Wang Bao waited carefully on the side.
At this time, His Majesty would usually summon the cabinet scholars to the Wannian Pavilion to discuss state affairs, but today he was delayed a little.
Who knew that after he asked, Xiao Huan thought about it for a while.
"Go to the Imperial Hospital."
Wang Bao was surprised for a moment: Didn’t Your Majesty summon Dean Xia yesterday? Why is he going to the Imperial Hospital again today?
Xiao Huan was in a complicated mood. He had already told himself that even the so-called "host of the post" was fake and the content of the story could not stand up to scrutiny. But on the other hand: this damn emperor was suspicious!
As an emperor in charge of the court, Xiao Huan wanted to see whether his Imperial Medical Bureau, apart from the director, were really a bunch of good-for-nothings?
The news of His Majesty's sudden visit to the Imperial Medical Bureau caught everyone off guard. The imperial physician on duty did not react until the imperial carriage had arrived at the door.
Wang Bao bent down respectfully and looked at His Majesty, then heard His Majesty speak.
"I have seldom asked about the Imperial Hospital's medical care over the years. I just happened to be passing by today so I came to take a look."
Well, did His Majesty just happen to pass by? Didn’t he come here specially? The eunuchs remained silent.
The imperial doctors who were called out were simply frightened to death. They trembled in fear under the emperor's mighty majesty, and several of them who had never seen His Majesty almost fainted.
The memory of the dead suddenly began to attack him.
The adjective he had just learned today suddenly popped up in Xiao Huan's mind: an excited heart and trembling legs.
I didn't see the excited heart, but I just glanced at the trembling legs, a whole row of them.
Emperor Wu: ...
Before the exam even started, I suddenly had a bad feeling.
Xiao Huan's face darkened. Could it be that what he said was right? !
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