If she asked Qinghan about her situation in normal times, I should have said "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for caring about it" before telling her. But at this time, this sentence felt a little choked.

I was silent for a moment before saying, "He is better. Thank you for being worried."

"Miss Yan, is Miss Yan always by his side to take care of him?"

"Yes."

"Then has the poison in his body been relieved?"

"Not yet, but there is no life worry for the time being."

As I said that, I looked at her again: "Does the concubine want to see him?"

She thought quietly for a while, then shook her head and said, "I won't go to the Ai family." Speaking of this, she raised her head and looked at me: "Miss Yan and him--"

She hesitated for a moment, looked at me again, and then sighed: "Forget it."

I don’t know how many twists and turns her mind was in this moment, but in the end it only turned into these two words.

I said softly: "Oh."

Seeing that she was not going to say anything, I turned my head and looked at Pei Ningyuan and said softly: "Your Highness Ning--"

Pei Ningyuan immediately said, "Miss Yan, I'm not used to calling me like this, I'm a little too uncomfortable. You're still like before--"

I smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor's words cannot be changed, and your Highness will get used to it slowly."

“…”

He seemed to hesitate a little, so I asked, "Where is Yuer now?"

When he heard this, he immediately said, "Oh, Yumei, she is still in Jiujiang."

"She didn't come with His Highness?"

"I received a letter from the lady, saying that the emperor summoned me to Xi'an Mansion, but did not say what to do. I was worried that the emperor would give me important things. In order not to be distracted and for the safety of Yumei, I still let her stay in Jiujiang."

“So that’s how it is.”

"If Miss Yan misses Mei Yu, I can write a book and let her come over."

"No need, we won't stay in Xi'an Mansion for too long. She will be tired from the journey. Let's talk about this."

“Okay.”

I looked at Concubine Zhao next to me again, and then smiled and said, "Then I won't disturb you, let's say goodbye."

They nodded, and I turned around and left the pavilion.

When I walked to the sun again, I felt like a flame was burning. I suddenly felt that the flames were lit all over my body, and I had the illusion of causing fire to burn my body. I hurriedly took a few steps before returning to my room.

But the heat on my face couldn't be dissipated for a long time.

I wanted to think carefully about what to do next, but I felt a little dizzy and could only sit on the head of the bed. When a few maids came over and saw me, I realized that I had a fever.

They were startled and immediately went to see the doctor to see me. Fortunately, they only had a low fever and had no other symptoms. They were so soft that they couldn't use their strength. After the doctor finished diagnosing my pulse, he said softly: "Miss Yan probably had cold air accumulated in her body before and had not been dissipated. It was not serious. Just take two doses of medicine."

I nodded gently, and one of the maids followed the doctor to get the medicine for the prescription. The remaining maid carefully covered a veil soaked in cold water on my forehead and said softly: "Miss Yan, let me tell the emperor now."

I hurriedly said, "No need."

She looked at me: "But, you-"

"This book is not a big deal. Didn't you hear the doctor say it?"

“…”

"His Majesty the Emperor must be busy with his government affairs now. I have to tell him all these small things. Are you not afraid that His Majesty will cut off your head?"

She was startled by me and hesitated.

I said, "Don't tell Your Majesty if you know? Also, don't tell Mr. Liu that you know... By the way, how is he doing now?"

"I just came back from Mr. Liu. He just drank a bowl of medicine and fell asleep again."

"Is it okay?"

"The doctor went to see it, and it was said that it was nothing serious."

"That's good."

I breathed a sigh of relief, then leaned against the head of the bed, my face still red, and said, "Then it's okay, you all go down."

"But Miss Yan, you are alone-"

"I just want to rest alone for a while. When I get better, I may be cured of my illness."

"Oh well."

She hesitated and retreated.

I was really tired, and I felt a fever and my whole body was soft. Seeing the candlelight swaying by the bed, I couldn't help but sleep and wake up several times. When I opened my eyes again, it was dark outside.

And I felt a person sitting by the bed.

My neck became weak, and it took me a little effort to turn my head. It just turned black in front of me. I reached out with one hand and took away the veil on my forehead that had stained my body temperature. The forehead suddenly became cold, which made me feel a little more awake. Chang Qing's gentle and dignified face appeared in her sight.

I whispered: "Empress..."

She looked down at me: "Are you awake?"

"Um."

"Is it still uncomfortable?"

“…”

"Those girls, I came to tell me so late. So are you. I won't let them say that when I'm sick, do you want to hold on like this?"

I smiled and said, "It's just a minor illness."

"Mini diseases are minor diseases, but if you don't take a good look, you will easily develop chronic diseases. You are not young anymore. You should know, how could you be so sarcastic about your body?"

I felt so sad when she blamed me, and I didn't know what to say, just looked at her.

She reached over and touched my forehead and whispered: "It's still hot."

Kou'er stood behind her and reached out and said, "Empress, let's do it."

She waved her hand gently, soaked her handkerchief in the basin of water beside her and swayed it for a while, then twisted it moist, put it on my head, and lifted my cheeks away a strand of hair wet with sweat.

Chang Qing said softly: "Do you want to eat something?"

I actually have no appetite, but seeing that she cared so much and was still a little bit blaming me, she nodded and asked Kouer to prepare, then turned to look at me, and sighed helplessly: "You..."

Speaking of which, it was just two days ago that they were separated by the Yellow River, but it seemed like they had been separated for a long time. Her face was even more obvious haggard than the previous two days ago. There were also large black greens under the corners of her eyes. I knew that before the dust settled in Xi'an Prefecture, she would have been unable to sleep or eat.

The two of them quietly met for a long time before she said, "I already know it."

I only looked at her and didn't say anything.

She seemed a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I just came from Mr. Liu."

I asked hurriedly, "How is he?"

"fine."

“…”

"He still needs rest, so I didn't bother him. I just didn't expect that you would fall ill."

“…”

"You two are just talking and speaking together."

I smiled faintly and asked, "Why should the Queen look for him?"

After all, he is still a man with a man with a special situation now. Pei Yuanhao could not have separated her place from the outside in such a hasty environment, but with Chang Qing's identity and temperament, she should be more cautious in her words and actions than when she was in the palace.

She was silent for a while before saying, "No matter what, he saved the emperor, I - I am very grateful to him."

“…”

"I am also ashamed of him."

“…”

"Before, I've been so suspicious of him..."

It turned out that she was doing this. I hurriedly said, "Empress, you don't have to mind this matter. He doesn't know. Even if he knows, he won't mind."

Chang Qing shook her head gently, looked at me again, and then said, "Forget it."

In fact, this matter was only - "Forget it". After all, from beginning to end, her guard against Qinghan was just what she deserved as a queen. What she wanted to protect was her husband, the supreme emperor. She was just suspicious of such behavior, which was nothing at all.

When I saw her, I had something else.

"Empress, Miaoyan her—"

Chang Qing glanced at me and sighed.

My heart immediately sank: "She is still angry with me?"

She Chang Qing said, "It's hard for her not to be angry with you when you left that day."
To be continued...