Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

In the imperial study room.

After hearing what Li Defu said, Xiao Jingzhan frowned and said, "Summon the imperial physician Chen."

Maybe something happened to her body.

Why did you become depressed after seeing Doctor Chen?

His mind was full of thoughts about her. Xiao Jingzhan looked at the mountain of memorials in front of him and had no intention of reviewing them.

After a while, Doctor Chen walked into the imperial study trembling slightly, not daring to look at the emperor's expression.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Doctor Chen's voice was trembling. He knew that His Majesty would come looking for him sooner or later, and he was doomed today.

"What's going on with the Queen?"

Xiao Jingzhan asked directly in a cold tone.

Upon hearing this, Doctor Chen's heart finally gave up. He prostrated himself on the ground and slowly told the whole story.

Xiao Jingzhan listened to his words with a frown on his face, no emotion could be seen, but there was endless depth in his eyes.

Li Defu on the side also knelt on the ground after hearing this, and upon closer inspection, he could see that his body was trembling slightly.

The Queen is infertile, this... this is a huge matter.

Judging from His Majesty's favor for Her Majesty and the fact that His Majesty has never entered the harem, His Majesty is probably devoted to Her Majesty. Now that Her Majesty is infertile, what should we do?

"I have felt the pulse of Her Majesty. She has been taking medicine since she was young. All medicines are poisonous. Moreover, Her Majesty has been weak since birth. If she had not been given strong medicine, she would not have lived to this day. So she has hurt her body. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I originally wanted to tell Your Majesty, but Her Majesty said she would tell Your Majesty in person." Doctor Chen looked at His Majesty's increasingly gloomy face and did not dare to say anything more. He quickly lowered his head.

"Is there nothing we can do?"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Chen trembled and said, "Your Majesty's illness is terminal. You are lucky to be able to save your life. I am incompetent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The imperial study was silent. The kneeling Doctor Chen and Li Defu felt the low pressure coming from above, and their kneeling figures became even more nervous.

Xiao Jingzhan sat quietly on the dragon throne and didn't speak for a long time.

His eyes were deep and dark, making it impossible to fathom his thoughts. The two people on the ground were trembling, not daring to look up at him.

After a while, Xiao Jingzhan broke the silence and said quietly: "Get up, don't let anyone else know what happened today." There was an unquestionable majesty in his words.

"I understand,"

The two people on the ground got up quickly as if they had been pardoned, lowering their heads and not daring to look at His Majesty.

"Go back all!"

After hearing this, the two men bowed and retreated.

Xiao Jingzhan stared blankly at the empty hall, feeling a little confused for the first time.

The emperor's eyes were dark and his face was covered with thick ink.

Until nightfall, the imperial study remained dark.

Li Defu looked inside. His Majesty had not eaten a single bite of food or drank a single cup of tea since noon. He did not dare to go in and disturb him, as he had never seen His Majesty like this before.

His Majesty looked extremely lonely like this, as if he had returned to the time when he was a prince, always alone, silent and lonely.

Seeing His Majesty like this, Li Defu felt very sad. After meeting the Empress, His Majesty looked the same as before, but Li Defu could see that the loneliness in him slowly disappeared. As long as the Empress was around, His Majesty's eyes would always be on her.

Because of the matter of his biological mother, even though he now has three palaces and six courtyards and countless concubines, his majesty has never really favored that lady, except for the Empress. Now, he is the king of a country, but the Empress cannot give birth. It is really fate that plays tricks on him.

It was not until late at night that Xiao Jingzhan stepped out of the palace, and Li Defu hurriedly followed him.

"Go back to the Yangxin Palace and tell the Queen that I am busy today and will not go to her palace." Xiao Jingzhan said to Li Defu as he walked.

Li Defu responded after hearing this, then turned and walked towards the Queen's bedroom.

Li Defu didn't quite understand what the Majesty was thinking. In the past, he would go to the Empress' palace even when he was busy, but today he was a little confused.

Yaohua Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the fur of the Tianshan snow fox, which was presented to Your Majesty by the Beidi people. Your Majesty asked the Clothing Bureau to make a cloak for Your Majesty to wear in winter. It is extremely rare. Your Majesty really loves Your Majesty." Dongxue took the newly made cloak and put it on the Queen.

"Have you packed up everything inside?" Shen Yanyan asked calmly.

She was still used to living in Yaohua Palace, which was even more luxurious than the queen's bedroom. Xiao Jingzhan allowed herself to change the queen's bedroom into Yaohua Palace. From then on, Yaohua Palace was the queen's residence.

He could really be said to be very obedient to her, giving her priority in everything and giving her the best food and things to use.

"Yes, it's all ready." Dongxue nodded. She moved the charcoal fire in the hall closer. The queen had been weak since she was a child and was extremely afraid of the cold. As soon as winter came, her hands and feet were cold all day long.

"Empress, Eunuch Li is here." Xia Zhu walked in from outside, followed by Li Defu.

"This old servant pays his respects to Her Majesty the Queen." Li Defu stepped forward and saluted.

"Eunuch Li, there is no need to be so polite. Why are you here?" Shen Yanyan looked at him in confusion. Why was he the only one here today and not His Majesty?

"Your Majesty has important business today and cannot come. Your Majesty is afraid that the Queen is waiting for you, so you asked this old servant to pass on the message!" Li Defu replied with a bow.

Shen Yanyan nodded. He must have been busy these days. The palace was unusually quiet, like the calm before a storm. He and Prime Minister Gao were probably about to have a complete falling out.

"I understand. Your Majesty, please take more rest."

"Yes, I will tell your majesty, madam. I will take my leave now."

Shen Yanyan waved her hand, signaling him to leave.

"Your Majesty, I will help you sleep." Dongxue stepped forward to help her.

Shen Yanyan nodded.

At night, lying on the bed, Shen Yanyan was even somewhat thankful that he did not come today. Every time she faced him, she felt even more guilty. The better he was to her, the more guilty she felt. She could not do anything for him and would hurt him in the end. She really did not know what to do.

Shen Yanyan couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning in bed. She simply gave up, got up, put on a heavy cloak, and walked out of the hall.

Knowing that His Majesty would not be coming tonight, everyone in the palace went to bed except the palace servants who were on night watch.

Shen Yanyan looked at the inky black night and did not walk far. She sat quietly on the cushion by the window, opened the window, and stared blankly outside.

As the cold night wind blew, Shen Yanyan's confused eyes became clearer.

She thought about her life, from Shen's house to Divine Doctor Valley, from Divine Doctor Valley back to Yangzhou, and then to the capital, 16 years, not long, not short. Her behavior habits have been slowly assimilated by this feudal dynasty over time. Sometimes, looking at everything around her, she would be in a trance, as if her last life was a long time ago, and she seemed to slowly forget the things in her last life.

Sometimes she felt very clear-headed. She grew up in a new era, and her words and deeds were incompatible with this world. The two were pulling and struggling against each other, and she was a little confused.