Is this disease not cured yet?

"She's been ill for nearly half a month and there's no improvement?" Ji Lingzhou's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Li Sheng was sweating profusely, and he dared not say a word. Who knew what was going on? The imperial physician couldn't do anything, so what could he do?

"Go to Lianyi Palace." Ji Lingzhou was silent for a moment, but still said something.

Well, is this because he is worried or does he care about her? Li Sheng did not dare to guess and could only order his men to prepare the sedan chair.

However, Ji Lingzhou thought it was too troublesome, and the sedan chair was very slow, so he just went straight over.

When the Queen arrived at Lianyi Palace, Cheng Mingran had just drunk the medicine. Her complexion was not much better than a few days ago, but the injuries were almost healed, except for the one on her forehead which was basically unnoticeable.

The Queen did not inform anyone. She frowned slightly as she watched the palace maid holding the bowl of medicine that Cheng Mingran had just finished drinking. Is it true that she has not recovered yet?

"Does your Majesty want to rest for a while? How about sleeping for a while?" Shuhua has now become the closest person to Cheng Mingran.

After hearing this, Cheng Mingran shook her head and said, "I've slept too much these days and I feel a little dizzy." She closed her eyes and supported her head with one hand, looking completely exhausted.

"Why hasn't Concubine Shu's health improved after so long? Are the people below slacking off?" The Queen's voice suddenly rang out, and Cheng Mingran was a little surprised.

She looked outside and saw the queen just walked in from the door. The maids around her also greeted her: "Greetings, Queen!"

Cheng Mingran wanted to stand up quickly: "Your Highness, I greet the Queen."

The queen was not arrogant. She came over and helped the man up. "If you are not feeling well, there is no need to pay attention to these empty formalities. I see that you look so bad. Why do you still look so bad?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I am really useless in this body." Cheng Mingran replied.

"If you are not feeling well, take a good rest. Don't stand. Sit down." said the queen, and then pulled her to sit down beside her.

Cheng Mingran didn’t know why the Queen came here today, but she didn’t care much.

"I have been thinking about you coming back for a long time today, but I heard from the people below that you have not been in good health. I just wanted to come and see you, but I didn't tell you in advance. Is it too abrupt?" The queen did not say anything inappropriate.

There was not much expression on Cheng Mingran's face. As for the Queen...she actually never really knew her. In her impression, the Queen didn't seem to do anything except these matters in the harem. As long as she did not lose her sense of propriety, she rarely cared.

And even though she is the queen, Ji Lingzhou doesn't seem to have much affection for her. But this is not a big deal, after all, Ji Lingzhou is equally cold to everyone.

Over the years, the queen has done a good job, managing the harem in an orderly manner by herself. Moreover, she is a stickler for rules, well-educated and well-mannered, and has never broken any rules. Even in front of Ji Lingzhou, she knows how to behave and when to advance and retreat.

"Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me. It is my honor that you have come all the way to ask about my health. How can it be rude?" Cheng Mingran said.

The queen smiled when she heard this and said, "I didn't think of it at first. After all, the affairs of the harem are enough to give me a headache, so I didn't find the time for a while."

"It was this morning when the sisters from the harem came to pay their respects that they mentioned you, and then I remembered that you had been ill for quite a while." The queen said this, which was an explanation.

Cheng Mingran's eyebrows moved slightly when she heard this, and she lowered her head: "After I came out of the cold palace this time, your majesty ordered me to stay at home, so I have not been to see the queen. I hope the queen will forgive me."

House arrest? Did His Majesty say that he wanted to put me under house arrest? The Queen was not aware of this matter, but she did not intend to pursue it.

"What's the big deal? Since it is His Majesty's intention, there must be some purpose. Maybe he saw that you just came out of the cold palace and wanted you to recuperate well." The queen was not angry.

"Speaking of this, you have suffered a lot in the past few months." The queen added, and these few months naturally referred to the months he spent in the cold palace.

Cheng Mingran shook her head: "It's all in the past."

"It would be great if you could think this way. Since it has already passed, there is no need to keep dwelling on it. The most important thing now is to take good care of your body and don't let your imagination run wild. I see that you have not been in good health, and I'm afraid it's because you worry too much." The Queen patted Cheng Mingran's hand.

Cheng Mingran didn't dare to say how sincere the queen was, but she still echoed a few words. She grew up beside the queen mother, and although the queen mother had always protected her very well, she had seen too much intrigue in the palace.

Although the Queen has always fulfilled her duties and done things in accordance with the rules over the years, that is only the case in her position as Queen.

Cheng Mingran always remembered what the Empress Dowager told her, that in the harem, one can only show off on the surface, but no one can tell what is hidden beneath the surface.

If it were in the past, she might not have speculated about others with such malice. But in the past few months in the cold palace, she had already experienced things that she had never experienced before.

She knew that she had no special abilities and was just someone who relied on her family and the Queen Mother, so she would be more careful, cautious, and on guard...

Cheng Mingran even felt that she was quite hypocritical now. Things that she could do at will before, she now had to think twice before doing them, for fear that she might make a mistake and bring disaster upon herself.

The Queen didn't stay here for long, and was about to leave because she didn't want to disturb Cheng Mingran's rest. However, when the Queen just reached the door, she saw Ji Lingzhou coming towards her.

"Your Majesty?" The Queen was a little surprised, then leaned over.

When Cheng Mingran heard the sound coming from the door, her heart moved slightly, and then she raised her eyes and looked outside. Is Ji Lingzhou here?

After the incident with Concubine Zhou (Concubine De), she had actually been thinking about testing Ji Lingzhou's attitude towards her.

Originally, after Concubine Zhou was demoted, she thought Ji Lingzhou would now be on her side, but what she didn't expect was that he didn't come for almost half a month after that.

That's why Cheng Mingran has been feeling uneasy. She really isn't sure about Ji Lingzhou's thoughts and attitude towards her.

She originally wanted to take a gamble and try to gain Ji Lingzhou's sympathy for her, but now she was a little scared and didn't dare to do it.

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