The emperor didn't even raise his eyelids. He just said "hmm" lightly, then stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

Seeing the emperor come in, Wen Shichu, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang hurriedly bowed and said "Your Majesty" in unison.

"Everyone, get up."

Everyone stood up and stood on both sides.

The emperor walked straight to Hua Fei's bed, stepped onto the bed, held Hua Fei's cold hand, then turned to look at Wen Shichu.

"How is Concubine Hua's condition?"

Wen Shichu bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, after taking a dose of medicine, he will wake up in about a quarter of an hour."

The Emperor nodded and waved wearily to the crowd.

"You all go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked worriedly at Concubine Hua who was still unconscious on the bed, and left reluctantly.

Wen Shichu was a foreign man, and although he was worried, he couldn't show it too obviously. He just carefully repeated the prescription to Songzhi several times.

After everyone left, only the emperor and Concubine Hua were left in the bedroom.

The emperor looked at Concubine Hua, who was still frowning in coma, and sighed deeply, but the depression in his chest was still not relieved.

"Shilan, Doctor Wen said that your health has been deteriorating for too long and you may not live long enough. I don't believe it. I won't allow you to die before me!"

The emperor murmured to himself to the unconscious Concubine Hua.

"That maidservant, she was so mean, and made you worried. Don't worry, I have already beaten her to death."

"From now on, if anyone dares to gossip in front of you, I will kill him!"

"I don't ask for anything, I just ask you to live well."

I don't know how long they talked, but the emperor just felt his mouth dry and finally closed his mouth. He lay down next to Concubine Hua and fell asleep.

When Concubine Hua woke up, she saw the emperor lying beside her.

She was a little surprised.

Although this man is ruthless and iron-blooded, he is very diligent in serving the people.

As long as he didn't set foot in the harem, he would almost always stay in the Yangxin Palace from morning to night, reviewing memorials and reading official documents.

At this moment, the man was lying beside her, sleeping so peacefully that Concubine Hua couldn't bear to wake him up.

Thinking of the scene when she fainted just now, Concubine Hua remembered what the palace maid said, that her father Nian Xialing vomited blood because he was worried about her.

She had to quickly send a message to her father to tell him that everything was fine in the palace.

As her thoughts turned, a hand gently covered Hua Fei's face.

Concubine Hua looked up in surprise and found that it was the emperor who woke up.

"emperor."

"Don't talk. It's a waste of energy. Get some more sleep."

The emperor placed a finger on Concubine Hua's lips, signaling her not to speak.

Concubine Hua shook her head and gently took the emperor's hand away.

"Your Majesty, I am worried about my father."

"Don't worry, I have sent someone to tell your father that you are doing well in the palace. The eunuch who delivered the message replied that your father was just too sad and is getting better now."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Hua expressed her gratitude from the bottom of her heart.

She didn't expect that the emperor could think so thoughtfully for her.

"Why are you being so polite to me? These are what I should do for you."

The emperor hugged Concubine Hua and spoke tenderly.

Lying in this man's broad arms, Concubine Hua felt mixed emotions.

She could clearly feel that this man treated her differently than before.

What exactly is the difference?

Concubine Hua couldn't understand it for a moment.

Because the medicine prescribed by Wen Shichu had the effect of calming the mind and promoting sleep, Concubine Hua fell into a deep sleep again.

The emperor pretended to fall asleep with her, and only got up carefully after making sure that she was really asleep.

When he got up, he found that his dragon robe was pressed down by Concubine Hua, and he frowned slightly.

Su Peisheng, who was standing by, hurried over and wanted to reach out to pull it, but was stopped by the emperor's sharp look.

"Go get a dagger!"

"Yes." Su Peisheng responded softly and immediately found a dagger.

The emperor took the dagger and gently cut off the dragon robe that was pressed by Concubine Hua.

When he walked out of the Yikun Palace, Su Peisheng said worriedly: "Your Majesty, your dragon robe..."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "I have more than one dragon robe. Just go and change into one."

----

Inside Jingren Palace, the Queen was restless.

After a while, Jiang Fuhai hurried over and knelt on one knee to salute.

"See the Queen."

"No need to be polite, just speak!"

Jiang Fuhai stammered, "The palace maid was beaten to death by the emperor."

"What?" The Queen stood up in shock. "Did the maid say anything else?"

Jiang Fuhai thought about it carefully and shook his head.

"I haven't heard of it, but I know that the emperor used an extremely cruel punishment to break the maid's back."

The queen tightened the handkerchief in her hands and felt a chill all over her body.

She seemed to have figured something out and sneered.

"The Emperor is very angry. He should be very angry..."

Jiang Fuhai looked at the emperor's distraught appearance and didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only kneel on the ground with his head down.

Jianqiu still understands her master's temperament.

She said to Jiang Fuhai, "Go and find out whether the maid has said anything to the emperor. Be sure to be thorough! No matter how much money you spend, you must find out!"

Jiang Fuhai replied "yes" and hurried away.

After a long night of waiting.

Late at night, Jiang Fuhai returned to Jingren Palace tiredly.

The queen sat upright on the chair, turning the Buddhist beads in her hands.

"Go ahead."

She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and looked at Jiang Fuhai coldly.

Jiang Fuhai felt as if he was in an ice cellar after being given such a cold look by the emperor.

He knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "I have spent money to find out that the maid confessed everything before she died. She also signed and sealed it and presented it to the emperor."

"It is true." The queen smiled coldly. After confirming her guess, she was no longer afraid of anything.

When Jiandao Qiu heard this, he became quite anxious.

"My lady, what should we do now?"

The queen held the Buddhist beads tightly in her palm and said in a trembling voice, "Wait."

Jian Qiu was puzzled. "Wait? How long will your Majesty wait?"

The queen looked out at the dark night sky. "Three days."

If the emperor comes to settle accounts with her within three days, then everything will be over.

If the emperor did not look for her or issue any imperial decree within three days, then she would be safe.

The Queen quickly went over all the possible consequences in her mind.

Suddenly, she stood up and looked at Jianqiu.

"How long has it been since I last saw the Queen Mother?"

Jianqiu couldn't remember it for a moment.

The queen saw her thinking for a long time, laughing at herself.

"It has been a long time since I last served the Queen Mother. So even you can't remember when I last saw her."

Early in the morning.

As soon as the Queen Mother got up, Zhu Xi hurried in and said, "Queen Mother, the Queen is here."

The Queen Mother frowned, without a trace of joy on her face.

"She, the queen, finally has time to come and see me... I'm afraid she wouldn't come to see me for no reason."

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