On this snowy night, many people were unable to sleep. Morong Gan was one, Grand Consort Rui was one, and even the emperor of Chengde Hall was one. He tossed and turned on the bed, and finally sat up, calling for tea to be sent in.
The Palace Maid who was on duty immediately mustered up her spirit to send the tea in. The Emperor leaned on the bed and absent-mindedly received the teacup, then lowered her head to drink. She was burned and became furious, fiercely throwing the teacup on the ground. On the black floor tiles, the white porcelain pieces were broken into pieces, and the tea leaves were thrown far away.
The Emperor was furious, Palace Maid immediately kneeled on the ground, her entire body trembling non-stop: "This servant is guilty!"
After causing such a commotion, someone poked their head out of the door but didn't dare to go in. The emperor raised his voice and ordered, "Drag him out and heavily beat him up!"
The emperor was a kind man and had always been kind to the people around him, but it was not like he did not keep his temper. Even if he said that he would beat them to death, the moment Palace Maid heard him, he became anxious and could not care less about the ruckus in the inner court. He started crying at the top of his lungs, "Your majesty, please spare me, please spare me this time, your majesty, please spare my life …"
Head Steward Gao Shenghai hurried over and gave a look to the two young eunuchs by the side. The two young eunuchs immediately dragged the crying Palace Maid out.
"Your majesty," Gao Shenghai bowed and carefully observed him, "Your servant will have someone bring more tea."
The emperor remained silent and waved his hands after a long while. "There's no need." He paused before continuing, "Let Qiu Ling go. She will be leaving the palace in the new year. Don't make things difficult for her."
"Your majesty is kind and compassionate, worthy of being the current Emperor," Gao Shenghai said with a face full of smiles. He sized him up and said, "Is Your Majesty worried for the Empress's Phoenix Body?"
The emperor sighed. "In winter, the empress's health is getting worse. This Emperor is really worried."
Emperor and Empress was a young couple who got married at the age of fourteen. They had an extraordinary relationship, and according to usual practice, in the middle of the month, the day that he left for the Empress to sleep was only the first fifteen or fifteen days, but the Emperor did not care about that. He spent most of his time in the queen's palace, or picking his up to sleep in his chamber.
The empress had a noble identity, although she doted on the palace alone, the people below did not dare to gossip. Emperor and Empress was originally a married couple, love between husband and wife was a virtue. The empress had been ill all year round, so she could not help but be reluctant to go to bed. Not only did the emperor not abandon her, he even took care of her with all his might. Whenever he heard that the empress was getting worse, he would become worried and unable to eat or sleep well.
The empress's face didn't look good when she was sent back to the Phoenix Cry Palace due to the night breeze. The emperor ordered someone to invite the Imperial Physician over to take a look. Only after consuming the medicinal pellets did he recover a bit, but the emperor did not stay behind like usual.
At that time, Gao Shenghai already felt that something was amiss. He was present at the incident regarding the fake mountain, so perhaps no one else had noticed, but the Emperor Dragon Yuan stood up and accompanied him. The moment he bumped into the Prince Chu and Queen, he could clearly see a cold light flash in the Emperor's eyes.
It was because the emperor often summoned the Prince Chu to discuss matters at the South Study, and the empress was also often there. The aunt and uncle were very familiar with each other, so it wasn't a big deal to meet and say a few words, but why did they have to go to the fake mountain, or at such a time, it couldn't help but make people suspicious.
"Your Majesty, from this old servant's perspective, although Empress has been sick for a long time, Empress is a person of great fortune and will definitely be alright."
The Emperor went silent for a moment before asking, "What time is it?"
"Your majesty, it's already time to be ugly. Please go back to sleep."
The emperor pondered for a moment. "Tomorrow morning, go to the Hokkaido to summon Prince Chu over."
"Your Majesty, the Prince Chu has left the palace."
The emperor was stunned. "You're out of the palace? "When?"
"Not long after you sent the Empress back to the Phoenix Cry Palace, Prince Chu took her out of the palace and back to the palace.
"Didn't you say that the palace door was going to set a trap for you in the next three minutes? How can they get out? "
"This …" Gao Shenghai turned his body, and did not dare to answer.
He did not answer, the Emperor knew that the Imperial Palace's Imperial Guards were under Prince Chu's control, he could only go in and out with a single sentence, the Palace door had a key, if there were no urgent matters, even he, the Emperor, would not dare to call for people to open the door, for fear of breaking the rules, for the Prince Chu was fine, it was as if no one was in and out of the Palace.
He waved his hand and said, "You may leave, I'll sleep a bit more."
Gao Shenghai hesitated before asking, "Your majesty, should we send someone to the Prince Chu Palace tomorrow morning to invite the Prince Chu …"
"No need. I remember that he wasn't in a hurry. He's going to be in court tomorrow. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Gao Shenghai agreed, went up to the emperor and laid him down. After tucking him in, he quietly left.
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Under the shine of four bright lanterns, the silver blade cut down, fresh blood gushed out, Bai Qianfan's forehead instantly perspiring, she bit on a handkerchief, and could not even make a sound, she knew that if she made a sound, Morong Gan would fall into chaos.
Under the light, his face was pale white, but his eyes were shining brightly. He stared unblinkingly at the wound, and beads of perspiration trickled down his forehead. Qi Hong helped him wipe it off with the handkerchief from time to time.
Lv He held the small bowl close to her body. Dark yellow pus flowed out from the wound and slowly flowed into the small bowl.
Qi Hong had mixed the Golden Sore Medicine with warm water and the soft silk cloth was soaked in the medicinal juice. She placed it at the side and used it to wait for use, then handed over the sorghum wine. Morong Gan looked at Bai Qianfan, and suddenly took off the handkerchief in her mouth and pressed her head on his shoulder, "It's going to hurt a little, and I can't resist biting me."
"No, I'm not …"
"Bite if you want to," he ordered in his commanding tone. It was freezing cold, and he felt all the pain in her body, no, the pain should be doubled, and if she didn't bite, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to bear it.
Bai Qianfan's eyes started to mist, afraid that he would see, she quickly lowered her head and placed her face on his shoulder.
Morong Gan turned the wound over and over as he dipped the cotton strip into the sorghum wine. Bai Qianfan's body trembled as she trembled in pain.
"Bite me!" Morong Gan growled softly. Bai Qianfan was in so much pain that his internal organs almost moved. Instinctively, he listened to him and bit his shoulder.
Through the thin undergarment, sharp teeth seeped into his flesh, and a little pain finally eased the pain in his heart. He quickly stuffed the medicinal liquid soaked soft silk into her wound. There was a large hole at the top of her head. He stuffed two silk threads in order to fill up the hole where she had cut her flesh.
After filling up the white cloth, Bai Qianfan felt better and released her lips. She discovered that her mouth was filled with a sweet and fishy taste and only then did she realize that she had bitten Morong Gan's shoulder.
She blinked her eyes as tears dripped down onto Morong Gan's shoulders.
"Does it hurt?" he asked her in a low, hoarse voice.
Bai Qianfan shook her head, "I bit you."
"Silly girl, I'm not in pain." He took a deep breath, ignored the surprised gaze of the maidservants beside him, lowered his head and forcefully kissed her.