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After Concubine Xue Shu comforted the maid, she hurried to Ruoxi Palace. The queen suddenly wanted to bring medicine to the emperor, and she felt a little strange.

When she walked outside the Ruoxi Hall, Duanmu Yunji just came out, seeing her gloomy face and angry eyes, secretly thinking that she must have been kicked out by the emperor.

"The concubine sees the empress." Concubine Xue Shu is blessed.

Duanmu Yunji didn't even look at her, and walked past her. Concubine Xue Shu smiled indifferently, and after she walked away, she lightly moved the lotus into Ruoxi Hall.

The medicine bowl on the bedside was still full, it seemed that the emperor didn't drink it, Concubine Xue Shu's heart was relieved.After she paid her respects, she went to the edge of the bed and sat down, tucked in the corner of the quilt, and asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"

Liu Hongjing shook his head: "I feel that time is running out."

"Your Majesty! Don't scare the concubines!" Before Concubine Xue Shu could speak, tears were streaming down her cheeks. She stretched out her hand to cover Liu Hongjing's mouth.

"I've lost all interest in life." After Liu Hongjing finished speaking, he closed his eyes, as if he was extremely tired.

Concubine Xue Shu looked at him, she had no choice but to cry.She sat for a while, reached out to explore the medicine bowl, the soup was still warm, she called the eunuch and asked softly, "Have you tested it?"

The eunuch replied: "It has been tested."

Concubine Xue Shu nodded, signaling him to back down, she picked up the medicine bowl, still feeling something wrong in her heart, she put it to her lips, and took a few sips with her head raised.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Concubine Xue Shu's personal maid asked in surprise.

Liu Hongjing raised his eyelids, saw the drug marks on Concubine Xue Shu's lips, and asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?"

"Try it, my concubine, is the medicine still hot?" Concubine Xue Shu smiled softly, and put the medicine on the bedside.

"Is it still hot?" Liu Hongjing asked.

"It's not hot anymore." Concubine Xue Shu said.

"Then help me get up and drink the medicine."

"Wait a little longer." Concubine Xue Shu sat upright, as if she was savoring the feeling carefully.

"Is there anything unusual?" Liu Hongjing looked at her and asked.

Concubine Xue Shu shook her head.

"You actually used your body to test the medicine." Liu Hongjing stretched out his hand and placed it on Concubine Xue Shu's cheek.

Concubine Xue Shu raised her hand to hold his hand, stood up and leaned over to help him up, and said, "Drink your medicine." She moved softly and spoke softly. Only you make me feel like an old married couple."

Concubine Xue Shu suddenly heard him call her baby name, she blushed and bowed her head shyly.

"Haha, Man'er's appearance makes me feel like I've gone back to 20 years ago." Liu Hongjing laughed loudly, his energy was not as sluggish as before.

Seeing him happy, Concubine Xue Shu was also relieved, she raised her eyes to look at him, and said softly: "In the eyes of my concubines, the emperor will always be like the first time I saw him." Her eyes were rippling, Liu Hongjing couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

"Drink the medicine, Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu's face was as bright as a peach blossom, she picked up the medicine and handed it to him to hide her shyness.For so many years, although the emperor has favored her, he has never looked at her so attentively like this moment. His eyes made her return to the heart of a young girl who had just fallen in love.

Liu Hongjing drank the medicine obediently and ordered Concubine Xue Shu to help him up. "Help me to the window and have a look, is it still snowing that much?"

"The snow has stopped this afternoon, but the weather seems to be even colder." Concubine Xue Shu stretched out her hand, and the maid hurriedly handed her the emperor's ermine cloak. She put it on for the emperor, tied the tie carefully, and helped him walk to the window.

The red plum blossoms on the window sill were newly put on by Concubine Xue Shu in the morning, and they were so delicate and charming. Liu Hongjing gently stroked the petals, and his eyes were filled with deep thought again.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu leaned against him, she didn't know what words to use to comfort him, she just wanted to use her living body in front of him to relieve some of his deep lovesickness.

"Man'er, I feel a little hot, take off the cloak." Liu Hongjing turned around and stretched out his hand to untie the tie. His previously sallow face was now flushed and radiant.

"It's better not to untie it, the emperor is weak in the first place, and it won't be good if he catches a cold." Concubine Xue Shu hurriedly grabbed his hand to prevent him from taking off the cloak.The two were so close that they could smell each other's breath, Liu Hongjing's eyes suddenly became hot, and he hugged her.

Seeing this scene, the maids and eunuchs in the hall retreated knowingly and closed the door for them.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu lowered her eyelids, blushing all over her face.Liu Hongjing picked her up by the waist and put her on the bed, he had already thrown the cloak on the ground, and he tore Concubine Xue Shu's clothes.

"Your Majesty—" Concubine Xue Shu looked at him blushing, as if she couldn't wait, thinking that it was because he thought of her today, she fell in love with her, and felt even more shy.

Like a storm, Liu Hongjing got off Concubine Xue Shu profusely with sweat, and lay on his back as if he had collapsed.

"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Concubine Xue Shu tenderly leaned towards him, wanting to lie in his arms for a while longer.But Liu Hongjing closed his eyes, snoring like thunder in a blink of an eye.

Concubine Xue Shu sat up, covered him with a quilt, gently stroked his gray temples, her eyes were full of pity, but when her hand touched his forehead, she was startled by his strange scorching heat.

"It's so hot!" She exclaimed, and when she put her hand on his chest, she felt his heart beating abnormally fast.

"Not good! The emperor's condition has worsened!" She hurriedly got out of bed, tidied her clothes, ran to the door, opened the door and called the eunuch, and ordered: "Hurry up and send the imperial doctor! The emperor seems to have a severe fever!"

The eunuch took the order and ran away. Concubine Xue Shu thought about it anxiously, and then told a maid: "Go and call His Highness the Crown Prince."

After a while, both Liu Fan and Imperial Physician Zhao came over in a hurry, Liu Fan ran to the window, looked at his sleepy father, touched his forehead with his hands, and asked the imperial physician with a frown: "Why is this happening?"

"Let me take a look." The imperial doctor bowed over, stretched out his hand to feel the pulse, and carefully looked at the emperor's face, turned around and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Liu Fan frowned.

"Your Majesty is weak, you shouldn't—" His eyes fell on Concubine Xue Shu, Concubine Xue Shu was immediately ashamed and bowed her head in silence.

Seeing this scene, Liu Fan couldn't say anything, but said to Imperial Physician Zhao: "Hurry up and prescribe medicine to lower the emperor's temperature."

Doctor Zhao knelt down on the ground, kowtowed like garlic: "My minister said something that would kill me, I am afraid that the emperor's condition is too weak to recover."

"What?" Liu Fan trembled, his body swayed, and he almost couldn't stand still. He glared at Imperial Physician Zhao angrily, and shouted: "You know you're going to die?!"

"I'm just telling the truth." Imperial Physician Zhao prostrated himself on the ground.

"Get out! Get out!" Liu Fan kicked him away, Imperial Physician Zhao rolled and crawled away.

"Father! Father!" Liu Fan threw himself on the bed, grabbed his father's hand with trembling hands, and burst into tears.

Concubine Xue Shu quietly exited Ruoxi Palace and stumbled towards her Purple Cloud Palace.

"Empress, be careful!" The maid following her saw that she almost fell several times, so she hurriedly caught up with her and helped her.

"Your Majesty! If you want to leave, the concubine will never live alone!" Concubine Xue Shu seemed to be unable to walk anymore, squatting on the ground sobbing.