The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 1019 - 610: Her Majesty Has Been Longing for His Majesty (First Update)
Upon hearing the sound of coughing, Xiao Jinxing seemed to pause his steps.
Then, he still strode away.
An Ning suppressed her cough for quite a while.
The Palace Attendant hurried forward, "Your Majesty, what’s wrong?!"
An Ning finally managed to stop coughing and said, "It’s nothing. Just a cold, a few doses of medicine and it’ll be fine."
In the past few days, she had been waiting at Xiao Jinxing’s bedroom, yet he never saw her. She had waited at the door for several days, enduring the heavy snow and low temperatures, and it seemed she had caught a cold. In fact, her body had warned her long ago, but she hadn’t paid much attention, mainly because in the past, she would recover quickly even from illness or injury. Now, she suddenly remembered that she no longer had her self-healing ability.
She accepted the hot tea handed over by the Palace Attendant and was about to pick up pen and ink to prescribe herself some medicine when the announcement of the Palace Attendant came, "Your Majesty, Physician Wen has arrived."
An Ning was a bit surprised.
She honestly hadn’t expected that Xiao Jinxing would actually send the Imperial Physician over.
She pondered that Xiao Jinxing would assume her illness was feigned.
Moreover, even if it wasn’t feigned, with her own medical skills, she could certainly treat it.
Never mind.
Since he’s here, she couldn’t let the Imperial Physician come for nothing.
"Let him in."
"Yes."
Physician Wen hurriedly approached, respectfully performing a bow, "This humble servant has come by order of His Majesty to check Your Majesty’s pulse."
"Hmm." An Ning responded.
Physician Wen bowed humbly and approached An Ning, cautiously taking her pulse.
After a while.
Physician Wen spoke, "Your Majesty has caught a cold and has a slight fever. I will prescribe a few doses of medicine. Your Majesty should take the medicine daily, rest more, and drink a lot of water. You will recover within three days."
"Thank you, Physician Wen."
"It is my duty," Physician Wen said quickly, "Please take good care of your health in the coming days, as the snow is heavy, the weather cold, and Your Majesty has caught a cold, you must avoid getting chilled further, or the illness could worsen."
"Alright." An Ning replied.
"I will go and prepare the medicine for Your Majesty. I take my leave." Physician Wen bowed respectfully.
An Ning nodded.
Physician Wen withdrew.
An Ning stood up and walked toward the window lattice, opening it.
A gust of cold wind blew in.
"Your Majesty." The Palace Attendant hurriedly brought her a cloak and draped it over her, "Physician Wen just mentioned not to get chilled again."
"The snow has indeed been heavy these days." An Ning sighed softly.
This might be the heaviest snow Daxuan has seen in years.
"Your Majesty, shall I close the window lattice?" the Palace Attendant asked worriedly, afraid her lady would catch cold again.
"Close it."
The Palace Attendant quickly closed it.
After closing it, the charcoal fire inside made the room noticeably warmer.
She was just wondering.
Is Gu Xingchuan cold, in that icy prison?!
...
Qiankun Hall.
Xiao Jinxing sat on a soft couch reviewing memorials.
"Your Majesty, Physician Wen requests an audience," Eunuch Ping said respectfully.
"Let him in."
"Yes."
Physician Wen respectfully knelt in the hall, "This humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty."
"How is she?" Xiao Jinxing asked, seeming indifferent while reviewing the memorials.
"In reply to Your Majesty, Her Majesty indeed has caught a cold and has a slight fever, but it’s not serious. I will prepare some medicine, and if Her Majesty doesn’t get chilled again and rests more, she will recover within three days," Physician Wen replied quickly.
"Hmm." Xiao Jinxing acknowledged, "You may leave."
"This humble servant takes his leave."
Physician Wen departed.
Eunuch Ping watched the emperor, many questions on his mind yet not daring to ask.
Today, he had heard Physician Feng was summoned to Fengqi Palace, and the emperor had gone there without hesitation.
At first, Eunuch Ping thought the emperor simply went to save Physician Feng.
After all, although the Empress had come many times, the emperor hadn’t seen her, and Physician Feng being around the emperor could understandably cause jealousy.
Yet at this moment, he suddenly wondered if the emperor was worried whether the Empress truly was ill.
Considering the emperor’s urgent steps on the way there.
However, upon entering Fengqi Palace and seeing the Empress looking energetic, the emperor seemed much calmer.
Besides, the emperor even specially summoned Physician Wen to inquire about the Empress’s condition.
If he didn’t care, would the emperor go to such lengths?!
But why would the emperor be so cold to the Empress, suppressing his emotions, creating such misunderstandings?!
Today’s actions, anyone would misunderstand that the emperor is biased toward Physician Feng.
Eunuch Ping suddenly sighed.
And did so in front of the emperor, unable to hold it back.
Xiao Jinxing frowned slightly.
His cool eyes looked at Eunuch Ping.
Eunuch Ping, startled, hadn’t realized he made a sound and quickly knelt, "This servant has disturbed the Emperor’s work, this servant deserves to die."
"Stand up," Xiao Jinxing said leniently to Eunuch Ping.
Eunuch Ping quickly stood up, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Jinxing continued to review the memorials.
In recent days, because of the heavy snow, the morning assembly had been waived.
Without the morning assembly, the memorials piled up like mountains daily.
Most of them concerned dealing with the "Gu Family" and the "Bai Family."
Xiao Jinxing’s expression grew increasingly grim as he reviewed them.
"Your Majesty, in fact, Her Majesty has been thinking of you for the past half-year," Eunuch Ping said, proactively speaking as he saw the emperor growing irritable with the memorials.
At the moment, Xiao Jinxing indeed had no stomach for reviewing them.
He stood up, walked toward a window lattice.
The window opened, and the cold wind was piercing.
His eyes just watched the wild dance of the snowflakes outside.
Eunuch Ping naturally stayed behind Xiao Jinxing, seeing the emperor hadn’t told him to be quiet, he spoke again, "Her Majesty, in this half-year, frequently came to Qiankun Hall longing for Your Majesty, and would practice calligraphy there, sometimes for a whole day. Her Majesty would say, when Your Majesty returned, you would definitely praise her for progressing swiftly."
Xiao Jinxing’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
His mind seemed to conjure the image of An Ning in Qiankun Hall, diligently writing.
Writing what.
"Fu Xingyi" perhaps?!
"After Your Majesty returned, Her Majesty also visited Qiankun Hall every day to pay respects. Each day enduring such heavy snow, each time waiting at the hall doors at least for an hour. Her Majesty’s cold is likely due to this coming and going in such harsh weather," Eunuch Ping said nonchalantly.
Xiao Jinxing pressed his lips tightly.
"I also heard that the nourishing soup Her Majesty sent daily to Your Majesty was personally prepared by the Empress," Eunuch Ping said, "Even when Princess Youyou wanted some, Her Majesty didn’t allow it..."
"How much did the Empress pay you?" Xiao Jinxing interrupted Eunuch Ping’s words.
Eunuch Ping, scared, quickly knelt on the ground again, "Her Majesty has not given this servant any benefits, this servant merely saw Her Majesty’s goodness and took it to heart, please Your Majesty, offer discernment."
Xiao Jinxing gave Eunuch Ping a glance.
Eunuch Ping gathered his courage to ask, "Would Your Majesty consider going to Fengqi Palace?"
