When Cang Xixue saw Feng Guche sitting on the bed looking at a memorial handed to him by Eunuch Gao, she quickly got up and knelt down in front of him.
Upon seeing this, Feng Guche, who had been expressionless and even somewhat irritated, quickly threw aside the memorial in his hand and personally helped Cang Xixue up with a look of heartache and concern.
“The ground is cold, and you are weak. How can you kneel on the ground?” Feng Guche said gently, his eyes full of tenderness as he looked at Cang Xixue.
With a slightly pale face, Cang Xixue quietly pulled her hand away from Feng Guche's and sat down with him on the edge of the bed, her face full of self-reproach and worry.
"Your Majesty, I am truly useless. Not only have I failed to serve you properly, but I have also caused you worry." Cang Xixue lowered her eyes, secretly plotting what was to come.
Just as she had expected, Feng Guche not only did not blame her, but instead took her hand and held it in his own, comforting her, "My beloved consort, I am very moved by your tireless care for me day and night. It was my oversight; I should have noticed that you hadn't been getting enough rest."
"Perhaps it was your sincerity that moved the heavens, for my health has improved considerably. You should return to your palace to rest."
Although Feng Guche was not used to Cang Xixue not being by his side, he still felt a little sorry for her when he saw that she looked haggard from taking care of him and even fainted.
Feng Guche's decision was exactly what Cang Xixue wanted, but that wasn't enough.
Weakly raising her head, Cang Xixue said with a worried and reluctant expression, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty, but I am truly worried about Your Majesty's health."
"If I were to return to the palace to rest, I would be truly worried about Your Majesty, as there would be no one to care for you." Before she finished speaking, Cang Xixue raised her hand, looking somewhat weak and exhausted, and wiped the fine sweat from her face with a handkerchief.
"Perhaps I shouldn't go back to rest. I can still manage." Cang Xixue looked like she was determined to persevere despite her difficulties.
Seeing Cang Xixue's appearance, Feng Guche felt both touched and heartbroken. He sighed and said, "Luanlang, if you can't rest properly and you fall ill again, I really won't be able to get better."
“Although there’s no one in the harem more considerate than you, Consort, it’s not impossible to order them to come.” Feng Guche thought about the other concubines, then felt annoyed and said, “I don’t need them to serve me…”
"Don't……"
Before Feng Guche could finish speaking, Cang Xixue quickly reached out to stop him.
"If His Majesty truly prefers to rest and recuperate, the Empress can accompany him."
As Cang Xixue spoke, a look of guilt and unease appeared on her face. "These past few days, the Empress has personally come every day to inquire about His Majesty's recovery. But I felt that His Majesty was not pleased, so I took it upon myself to refuse on His Majesty's behalf."
Upon hearing these words, Feng Guche merely showed a look of sudden realization, without showing the slightest sign of anger or displeasure.
"But these past few days, I have actually felt deeply uneasy." Cang Xixue lowered her head, and this proactive attitude of admitting her mistake only aroused Feng Guche's protective instincts even more.
Feng Guche quickly took Cang Xixue's hand and comforted her, saying, "It's alright, if you refuse, you refuse. Even if you come to ask me, this is still my opinion."
However, these words of comfort did not console Cang Xixue.
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