A rough cough woke Lin Yueying from her dream. Through the thin gauze curtain, she saw Chu Huaijin standing upright in front of the bed with an indescribable expression on his face. His eyes kept changing, sometimes like the dark clouds in the night, sometimes like the reefs at the bottom of the sea, and sometimes even like ribbons floating in the air. He was unfathomable and could not be touched by her hand.
The jade pillow was wet with tears, and her eyes were red and swollen.
It was not dawn yet, so she got up and dressed as usual. Today was the fifteenth day, and it was the day to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager's palace. She hadn't been there for a few days, and Qing Li had used an excuse to go back. But today, she had to go.
"Qing Li, quickly take the ointment to reduce the swelling.”
Granny Li kept everyone quiet as she walked. When they reached the bedroom, Qing Li was looking for ointment while Lin Yueying was applying powder on her face.
In the bronze mirror, she had a pointy horse, a high nose bridge, and a face like a peach. When she looked up and saw the pair of red eyes, Granny Li was shocked and cried out.
"Empress…"
"Li…Granny Li?" Lin Yueying's eyes widened as she looked at the old face that had suddenly appeared behind the curtain. Who else could it be but Granny Li, who was by the Empress Dowager's side?
"Why didn't you inform this servant that you were here?”Qing Li's heart sank. At this moment, her identity was particularly awkward.
For the sake of the empress, she was pregnant with a child and had suffered a miscarriage. It was naturally good to tell the Empress Dowager, but once they told her, with the Empress Dowager's love for Lin Yueying, she would definitely blame the emperor. In this way, wouldn't she be harming the emperor?
Qing Li bit her lip and froze on the spot with the ointment in her hand. She did not move at all, as if she had been petrified.
"Empress, the Empress Dowager invites you.”Granny Li looked at Qing Li and glared at her. She took the ointment from her hand, pulled Lin Yueying back to her seat, and personally applied the swelling ointment on her.
"Nanny, auntie, she…"
"Empress, there are no walls in the world that are airtight. Some people have done something wrong in their hearts and have to admit it.”Granny Li skillfully cleaned Lin Yueying up. She called for a sedan chair and ordered people to cover her up tightly. She helped her to Cining Palace.
Before he entered the main hall, he saw Empress Dowager Lin already waiting at the door. She was dressed in Empress Dowager makeup and wore a purple ruby phoenix hairpin on her head. Her eyes were filled with worry and heartache.
As soon as he saw Lin Yueying's sedan, he immediately went forward and asked someone to help him into the inner room. Then, he closed the palace door tightly."This widow is not feeling well today and does not want to see anyone.”
When Lin Yueying heard this, her heart suddenly tightened. She realized that she had made a big mistake.
"Imperial physician, quickly diagnose the Empress 'body.”The moment she entered, Empress Dowager Lin called out the imperial physician to take Lin Yueying's pulse.
Lin Yueying was directly wrapped in brocade by the palace maid and placed on the bed. Nanny Li was afraid that she would be uncomfortable lying down, so she even put a soft pillow behind her.
" Don't bother taking care of her. She doesn't even care about her own body…" Empress Dowager Lin pointed at Lin Yueying in disappointment, but she was worried about her health. After scolding her, she sat on the edge of the bed and anxiously watched the doctor take her pulse.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the empress…the empress has just had a miscarriage and her body is greatly damaged. I'm afraid she won't be able to conceive children in the future.”After the imperial physician finished his diagnosis, he hurriedly spoke.
" What... Hu Zhiping, you're talking nonsense. How old is she? How could she... How could she..." Empress Dowager Lin was so angry that she stood up and retreated. Her eyes were full of warning.
"This lowly official does not dare to speak nonsense. This lowly official's pulse is indeed like this.”Imperial Physician Hu was Empress Dowager Lin's subordinate and was also a gynecologist. He had done a lot of research on women's health and pregnancy, so his words were naturally credible.
Empress Dowager Lin just couldn't accept this fact.
"Take good medicine and help the Empress recuperate. This matter cannot be made public.”After Empress Dowager Lin adjusted herself, her voice suddenly became low and hoarse.
He looked like he had aged ten years.
"Empress Dowager, please calm your anger. This lowly official made this pill for you, right now…right now it's best to eat one.”Imperial Physician Hu took out a brocade bag from his bosom, which contained ten pale yellow pills.
Empress Dowager Lin had been strong all her life but she had been sick all over. Because her body was weak and she did not have any children, she needed to use this pill to regulate her body from time to time.
After swallowing the pill with tea, Empress Dowager Lin's voice trembled.""Yue Ying, why are you so silly? So silly? It wasn't easy for you to get pregnant with the child, but you actually let him force you to abort it. This is his biological prince. He can endure it, but could it be that you…could it be that you can bear it?”
Lin Yueying's eyes were filled with tears. It was fine if Empress Dowager Lin didn't know, but now that she knew, she only felt wronged and painful.
"I don't want to, but…the emperor…he doesn't want it. Consort Lian's child is gone.”
"That slut, how can she be worthy of giving birth to our royal family's child. Even if she is lucky and the child is still there, this widow will not allow her to give birth.”Empress Dowager Lin's face was fierce,"If our Lin family can't give birth to a child of the royal family, they won't need to give birth either.”
At this moment, her eyes were filled with anger and coldness, causing Lin Yueying to shiver.
After spending so much time with Empress Dowager Lin, she had always been gentle and elegant. She was never so cold and wanted people to die.
The more Empress Dowager Lin thought about it, the more she couldn't agree,"Call the emperor over. This widow wants to ask him how he should explain this to this widow."”
She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and bit her lip as anger flashed in her eyes.
Granny Li immediately sent someone to invite him, but Chu Huaijin was not invited.
He told her that he was accompanying Consort Lian to see a doctor and that he had to watch her take her medicine. After he was done, he had to finish reading today's memorial before coming over.
"Little kid of the Chu family, you're rebelling against the heavens.”Empress Dowager Lin slammed the table, scaring Lin Yueying awake.
Empress Dowager Lin had a bad premonition. She had Granny Li send Lin Yueying back to the Phoenix Perching Palace and ordered someone to send a letter out of the palace. Then, she ordered someone to put on a lot of makeup that would only be done during the national sacrifice. She directly sent an imperial decree for Chu Huaijin to come over immediately.
"Why did the Empress Dowager call zhen over?”Before Empress Dowager Lin's anger could subside, Chu Huaijin had already walked over, dressed in bright yellow.
The Chu Huaijin of today was completely different from his past self.
He wasn't as cautious as before, nor was he respectful to Empress Dowager Lin.
There was a cold smile on his handsome face, and the corners of his mouth were pursed. Empress Dowager Lin's heart skipped a beat. She felt that his visit today was unusual.
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