Ji Lingzhou failed to answer immediately. His silence and hesitation were noticed by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother didn't actually want to ask for an answer right away. If he had the answer already, then she would not have asked.

The Queen Mother took two steps forward and said, "Your Majesty, you can think about it carefully. Well, I have something else to do, so I will leave first."

After saying this, the Queen Mother walked past Ji Lingzhou, who did not respond. When the Queen Mother's figure disappeared in Lianyi Palace, Li Sheng came over from outside.

"Your Majesty," he called softly.

Ji Lingzhou didn't respond, he was still in a daze.

Li Sheng was puzzled. What happened to His Majesty? What was he thinking about? Unfortunately, he didn't dare to disturb him, let alone ask any more questions.

Ji Lingzhou's mind was now full of the questions that the Queen Mother had just asked, and all the words she had said were spinning in his head.

His words were not impulsive, but why did he say these words? Was it just because of his previous life? But what kind of feelings did he have for her in his previous life?

Was it gratitude for blocking that sword? No... it was more than gratitude. Something seemed to be slowly emerging from Ji Lingzhou's heart, and it was not just simple gratitude...

"Your Majesty?" Li Sheng called again. His Majesty had been standing alone for a long time.

This time Ji Lingzhou finally came back to his senses. He glanced at Li Sheng and said, "Let's go."

"Yes," Li Sheng agreed. Is he going back?

indoor

Shuhua walked in lightly from outside. Cheng Mingran was still sitting on the bed.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has left." Shuhua said.

Already gone? It seemed that he wasn't that persistent about coming in. For some reason, Cheng Mingran still felt a little sad.

But then I thought about it and it didn't matter. What did he want to do with me? What could I ask or expect him to do?

It’s better to leave so I don’t have to deal with it myself.

However, the news that Ji Lingzhou came to Lianyi Palace spread.

Fengyi Palace

The queen was completely confused when she heard the report from her subordinates: "Isn't your majesty seriously ill? Why did you suddenly go to Lianyi Palace again?"

"To answer the Queen, His Majesty did go to the Concubine Shu's place. As for His Majesty's illness... we haven't heard what it was like." The palace maid was also confused.

Queen: "..."

An unrealistic idea came to her mind, but she felt it was unlikely. There was no need for His Majesty to pretend to be sick, right? And what good would it do for him to pretend to be sick?

"Where is Concubine Shu? Why is she sick too?" The queen felt a little tired. What was going on with all these things?

"They said that he felt unwell last night, but he had been asked to hold it in and not call the imperial physician. It was not until the Empress Dowager went there today that the imperial physician was allowed to come." The palace maid replied.

"Send someone to deliver some supplements to Lianyi Palace later. Concubine Shu still needs to take good care of her body." said the Queen.

"Yes, I understand." The maid answered.

Having said this, the queen didn't say anything more. She raised her hand and waved, and the palace maids slowly retreated.

Except for the Queen, all the concubines in the harem almost flipped the table after hearing this. Isn't His Majesty unwell? Even in this situation, he still went to visit Concubine Shu after hearing that she was unwell.

What tricks did this evil concubine Shu use? What kind of magic did she use? How could she seduce His Majesty into this state? Could she also make a magic potion?

Purple Palace

Li Sheng looked at the emperor sitting in front of him with a worried look on his face. What happened to the emperor? He had been sitting alone for half an hour...

What is he thinking about? What did the Queen Mother say to His Majesty just now? Why has His Majesty been absent-minded since he came back... since he was in Lianyi Palace?

Li Sheng sighed silently in his heart, thinking that it must be about Concubine Shu, right? They, the servants, are going to be in trouble again...

Late night

Cheng Mingran sat in the house all day, reading a book when she had nothing to do. It was cold outside, and she didn't want to go out, but the warmth in the house slowly made her sleepy.

Ever since she came out of the cold palace, she liked to be alone. Even on weekdays, she would not let the palace maids serve her closely. She glanced at the scenery outside through the window not far away.

It was pitch black outside. Cheng Mingran was shocked. Is it so late already?

She looked at the book in her hand and finally yawned lazily. The time passed before she could do anything, which made her feel dazed.

"Empress" calligraphy and painting walked in from outside.

"It's time to take the medicine." Shuhua said, and Yingsu behind him brought the bowl of medicine.

Cheng Mingran frowned after just one look: "You're not really sick, why are you taking medicine? Take it away."

"To answer your question, Your Majesty, this is the order of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager said that the performance must be more realistic. This medicine is just an ordinary nourishing medicine, so Your Majesty does not need to worry." Shuhua said.

"It's already dark every day and no one comes. What's good to drink? I don't want to drink it. Take it away." Cheng Mingran said he didn't want to drink it no matter what. After all, he really hated taking medicine.

"Your Majesty, you should drink it. This medicine was specially prepared by the Queen Mother. It is good for your health and not bitter." Ying Su also spoke up to persuade her.

Cheng Mingran's face was wrinkled. Why did she have to drink this? However, she finally sighed and compromised.

Cheng Mingran took the medicine bowl and looked at the black medicine. She took a deep breath, pinched her nose and drank it down.

"Your Majesty, you need to rest now. How about I help you to rest?" Shuhua said after seeing her drink the medicine.

Cheng Mingran waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, go away." She couldn't sleep.

All right, she didn’t want to stay with the calligraphy and painting any longer. Since she had finished the medicine, she left the inner hall with Ying Su.

Cheng Mingran was originally planning to read for a while, but after just two minutes she felt a little sleepy.

She yawned again, and when she tried to concentrate on her book again, her head started to feel dizzy and it seemed as if she could hardly open her eyes.

Very sleepy……

Cheng Mingran yawned twice in a row, and tears came out. Perhaps because she really couldn't bear it anymore, she put down the book in her hand, and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

After a while, she fell asleep completely, and the book beside her slowly slipped and fell to the ground with a plop. However, this little episode did not wake Cheng Mingran up, as she seemed to be sleeping soundly.

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