Empress, she is rising step by step

After a while, Xiaohezi slowly opened his eyes. There was confusion in his eyes for a moment, and he turned his eyes and landed lightly on Xu Tingyue. His lips pursed.

Xu Tingyue leaned over quickly, "Are you awake? I'm here. If you have any words or unfulfilled wishes, just tell me. I will definitely help you do whatever I can do."

"Empress, you..." Xiao Hezi turned around and stared at Xu Tingyue, his eyes filled with unwillingness and hatred.

He has been working with his empress since the first year he entered the palace, and he considers himself loyal and reliable. The empress always told him that she felt extremely relieved to have him by her side.

But now the empress pushed him out without hesitation, and he suddenly understood. In the past, the opportunities that the empress had said about promising him a high official salary were all lies, just to make him work for her wholeheartedly.

I know too many secrets about my empress. If I want the secrets to never be known to anyone, the only safest way is silence.

"What a cruel heart...I am loyal to you..."

Because the poison was too deep, Xiao Hezi's voice was intermittent, like a mosquito or an ant. If you don't listen closely, you can only hear his mumbled voice, and you can't make out what he is saying at all.

Xu Tingyue looked left and right with her peripheral vision, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Don't be impatient. Speak slowly if you have anything to say. Are you worried about your family far away? Don't worry. I will ask someone to take good care of your parents, siblings. After all, I am the one who caused you to be like this. What did I do? It’s all as it should be.”

Kowako's pupils shrank. Yes, this is in line with the empress’s style of doing things.

"In this case, I will thank you very much."

After saying that, he kicked off his legs and lost his breath.

"Xiao Hezi." Tears fell silently down Xu Tingyue's face. Don't blame her. She had no choice but to do so.

Shen Que found it really boring, which was why he liked the imperial concubine so much. Although the imperial concubine is overbearing and loves to indulge in random things, she is indeed the most upright and aboveboard person in the palace.

He patted his knees and stood up, "Xiao Hezi is loyal to protect the Lord and his courage is commendable. I specially allow his body to return to his hometown and give him a grand burial."

Xu Tingyue bent her knees and looked up at Shen Que with hazy eyes.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor on behalf of Xiao Hezi."

Shen Que weakly helped Xu Tingyue up from the ground and glanced at her face.

"Xiaohezi is a loyal servant, but the palace lacks such a servant. He is the concubine Shu who is protecting you for me. How could I mistreat such a loyal servant?"

"Please ask the two imperial doctors to take a look at Sister Zhu and the Imperial Concubine." Yan Qingshu ran over and pulled the sleeves of Imperial Physician Feng to Zhu Ci and Bai Xinrui.

"Sister Zhu injured her wrist, and the imperial concubine was also frightened. The imperial doctor will take a look, and the emperor's brother and I can rest assured."

"Okay. Yan Baolin has just put on Wei Chen's clothes. You are dragging Wei Chen like this. Wei Chen really can't move."

Yan Qingshu took back her hand in embarrassment and blushed.

Dr. Feng first took Bai Xinrui's pulse and found that the health of mother and child was not serious. He looked at Zhu Ci's injured wrist again.

"Zhu Baolin just sprained his tendons, but fortunately no bones were injured. Weichen prescribed some medicine, taken internally and externally, and he will be fine after a while."

Zhu Ci nodded, "Thank you, Doctor Feng, for your hard work."

Shen Que said a few more words and asked everyone to go back to his palace first, then left first with a solemn expression. Xiao Hezi's body has also been carried out by specialized personnel. Xiaohezi died protecting his master, and the emperor, mindful of his loyalty, specifically allowed his body to be returned to his homeland. A special person is needed to clean and tidy up his clothes, and then the coffin can be sent to Xiaohezi's hometown.

Zhuang Xiao was in a state of confusion when he saw Shen Que walking away. She couldn't sit still anymore, so she excused herself because she felt unwell.

Yu Jieyu asked strangely: "What's wrong with this Mr. Zhuang? It's like there's a ghost chasing him behind him. His face was rosy and lively just now. Why is he feeling uncomfortable now?"

"How can a person eat whole grains and not get sick? It's just that the disease on the body can be cured, not on the heart."

Cao Wenxi looked away and smiled at Yu Jieyu, "Jieyu is really warm-hearted. When you care about others, Jieyu should not forget to care more about yourself. I look at you, Jieyu, and you seem a little angry!"

"You should be observing carefully. I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I've been suffering from severe internal heat, and even taking a lot of refreshing and cooling medicines doesn't help. Maybe it's because I'm angry."

Yu Jieyu has no hostility towards Cao Wenxi. Seeing that she takes the initiative to care about her, she will not deliberately speak harshly to him.

But why was what she just said so strange? What kind of disease could Zhuang Cairen have in his heart? Even gods can't save him from his terminal illness.

Cao Wenxi said: "You can use bamboo leaves, lotus seeds, jasmine flowers, etc. to make tea and drink it to reduce heart fire. You can also press the Shenmen point before going to bed."

Yu Jieyu was a little surprised, "You know a lot. Is the method you said really that useful?"

"I'm just a concubine who has been ill for a long time." Cao Wenxi smiled slightly and followed the others outside.

"It won't do any harm to the body. If it's good, everything will be fine. If it's bad, there's nothing to lose. What does Jieyu say?"

Yu Jieyu nodded. She was really uncomfortable when she got angry. These medicinal materials were easy to obtain and did no harm to the body, so there was no harm in giving them a try.

Bai Xinrui gently waved the red silk fan embroidered with floral and bergamot patterns in her hand, her watery onion-like fingers as warm as jade.

She looked at Zhu Ci and said, "Your hand injury is ultimately because of me. Don't come to Yongfu Palace to pay your respects to me during this period. Just take good care of yourself in your own palace."

Zhu Ci looked at her wrist and said, "Empress, my concubine's hands are not in the way."

"You can take care of me as long as I ask you to take care of me. Why do you talk so much and talk so much?"

Bai Xinrui interrupted Zhu Ci impatiently, "If there is any root cause of disease in your hand, do you want to make me feel guilty for the rest of my life? Make me feel that I owe you all my life?"

"Concubine, that's not what I meant. Your Majesty has misunderstood."

"Since you don't want me to misunderstand, just do as I say. I am not someone who doesn't know how to repay, and I don't like to be in debt to others. Now that you have saved me, I will naturally repay you."

As he spoke, he arrived at the lake. At this time, the sun was already setting in the west, and the water and sky were the same color. The gorgeous sunset made Bai Xinrui's beautiful face even more charming.

"I will provide your daily meals. I will order people to send tonic soup to your palace every day until your injury is healed.

Zhu Ci didn't want to go to such trouble. She had her own considerations in saving Bai Xinrui, and it wasn't really for her.

Based on her understanding of Bai Xinrui, it was impossible for her not to make this thing known to everyone. Although there was no loss to her, it was Bai Xinrui's unilateral decision.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to go to such trouble. There is nothing missing in the concubine's palace."