After finally feeding the whole bowl of medicine, Ji Lingzhou felt very tired. He had never thought that feeding medicine was such a physical job.

"There's no need for so many people to gather here. Let's all leave." Ji Lingzhou looked at the people in the room with some impatience.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Li Sheng quickly asked these people to leave.

Ji Lingzhou put the person down again. Maybe it was because the medicine was too bitter, but Cheng Mingran's face was wrinkled from the moment she started drinking the medicine.

"Bring me a basin of warm water and a clean towel." Ji Lingzhou didn't understand why he would meddle in such trivial matters, but he just wanted to do it himself.

After the palace servants brought the things over, he personally helped Cheng Mingran wipe the sweat off her face. Li Sheng was watching from the side, terrified. Was His Majesty possessed by an evil spirit this weekend?

How could I still see His Majesty taking care of others like this in my lifetime? And he was an unfavored concubine? What happened to His Majesty today?

"Don't..." Cheng Mingran's voice trembled slightly. Her face was as pale as snow, making the injuries on her face even more shocking.

The fear lingering between her brows pulled him into a nightmare. Fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, which were unusually clear in the quiet night.

The beads of sweat slid down her cheeks, like a string of crystal pearls, and fell on the pillow, wetting it. Cheng Mingran's lips slightly opened, and she kept muttering, "Don't..."

Her body twisted under the thin blanket, as if she was struggling with the invisible claws in her dream. Although her voice was very weak, it seemed to be filled with endless fear and pain, as if some invisible claws in the darkness were holding her tightly, making her unable to extricate herself.

"No...no..." Her hands began to become restless, as if she wanted to grab something, and finally in panic she accidentally grabbed Ji Lingzhou's sleeve.

Every breath she took was hurried, as if someone was chasing her or she was facing something terrifying.

No matter how calm and self-controlled she was during the day, the fear and pain in her heart were still being torn apart bit by bit at this moment, and she couldn't get rid of it at all.

Ji Lingzhou didn't know what she had dreamed about that caused such a big reaction. But he still reached out to hold her hand. However, when his eyes fell on Cheng Mingran's bloody hand, a hint of depression froze between his brows.

"No...no..." Cheng Mingran's voice was already filled with tears. The broken sound was squeezed out of his throat bit by bit. Tears slid down the corners of his eyes and finally hid in his hair.

Ji Lingzhou's breathing seemed to stagnate for a moment, and finally he gently grabbed her wrist and tried to comfort her.

"It hurts... it hurts..." Cheng Mingran's voice became more and more obvious, and her tears flowed more and more wantonly.

Hurt? Where does it hurt? Ji Lingzhou looked at her hands that had been tightly holding her clothes. Was it because they touched the wound?

But even so, he didn't dare to pull it open with force, for fear of worsening her injuries.

“Don’t… don’t… it hurts…” Cheng Mingran struggled more and more. Ji Lingzhou had never faced such a situation before and was at a loss for a moment.

But she looked so uncomfortable, and if she wasn't comforted, it might get worse. So he took the initiative to move over and picked her up again.

Cheng Mingran leaned on him and finally slipped into his arms. Ji Lingzhou held her completely in his arms: "Okay, don't be afraid." Ji Lingzhou patted her gently to comfort her.

Li Sheng was shocked enough when he saw this action, and now when he heard the four words "Okay, don't be afraid", he almost couldn't breathe. Is this what His Majesty said? So His Majesty is trying to coax people now?

"Don't... don't..." Cheng Mingran kept shaking her head. What on earth did she dream about? What could have frightened her so much?

Ji Lingzhou put one hand around her back and held her arm, and with the other hand he held her wrist in front of her and rubbed it repeatedly.

"If it hurts, let go of your hand first. Don't hold on to it." Ji Lingzhou lowered her voice. She already had an injury on her hand. What if the force made it worse?

I don't know if it was because of the comfort that Cheng Mingran was calming down little by little. Her hand slowly lost strength, and Ji Lingzhou took the opportunity to take her hand away from his sleeve.

"No..." Tears fell, but the person was not awake.

Ji Lingzhou used his fingertips to wipe away her tears, and watched Cheng Mingran calm down. Gradually, the little woman in his arms really began to calm down, and Ji Lingzhou breathed a sigh of relief without even noticing it.

But before he could completely relax, he heard Cheng Mingran's weak voice calling out: "Your Majesty..."

Ji Lingzhou felt as if someone had scratched his chest, and even his body became somewhat stiff. He lowered his head to look at the little woman in his arms, and then he heard her speak again.

she says……

"The Cheng family is innocent..."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to become serious. Li Sheng held his breath and dared not say a word, while secretly feeling regretful in his heart.

The Cheng family is a taboo for His Majesty! Madam Shufei, why are you still mentioning it! His Majesty will probably be angry again. Alas, he shook his head. What a pity.

but……

Hmm? Why didn't your Majesty respond?

Li Sheng looked at Ji Lingzhou again. Your Majesty... you don’t seem to be angry?

"Your Majesty..." Cheng Mingran's voice became smaller and smaller, and it seemed that he had calmed down.

Just when Li Sheng thought that his Majesty was about to push the person away angrily, he actually saw his Majesty sighing as if he was quite helpless?

Then he heard something even more outrageous.

"I will have someone investigate the Cheng family's affairs again." Although he didn't know whether Cheng Mingran could hear him or not, he still said this.

Li Sheng was dumbfounded watching from the side. Asking someone to investigate again? Was he trying to clear the name of the family or was he trying to crush the Cheng family in one fell swoop?

Cheng Mingran stopped struggling, and her petite and weak body was held in Ji Lingzhou's arms. For a moment, Ji Lingzhou's thoughts seemed to be pulled back to his previous life.

In his previous life, after Cheng Mingran blocked the sword, he seemed to have hugged her like this. In fact, as far as he could remember, he had not touched Cheng Mingran at all, let alone hugged her.

After his rebirth, he hugged her more on that day than in his previous life. He still remembered what Cheng Mingran said before she died.

She said... "Now I know what it feels like to be held in your majesty's arms. Your majesty's arms are warm, but why does your majesty hate me so much?"

Disgusted?

Even Ji Lingzhou couldn't figure out in his heart whether he really hated her.

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