Chapter 115: Visiting the Sick
Li Jingxi took advantage of this "accident" injury to finally see the emperor every day, and she naturally would not let go of this great opportunity to intercede for Li Shufan. It's just that whenever she mentions Li Shufan, Duan Yulin always talks about him left and right, but he doesn't take her words head-on. Seeing that the New Year is coming to an end, and Li Shufan's execution deadline is not far away, she must seize the time to get the most lenient treatment for Li Shufan. But she didn't dare to push too hard, for fear of provoking the emperor and having the opposite effect. So Li Jingxi decided to adopt a soft policy.
Each time, the doctor only drank half of the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, and did not use the external ointment, which caused the wound to heal very slowly. Every time Duan Yulin came to see her, she was distressed and anxious when she didn't see her injury getting better, and she became thinner and thinner with a weak and sad look.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Duan Yulin came to visit Li Jingxi again and found that her wound was inflamed, which scared him a lot. hurriedly called the imperial doctor, and prepared an anti-inflammatory medicine decoction for the curvacant in front of him and applied it externally, which was a little relieved.
"The emperor doesn't have to worry so much about his concubines, concubines don't matter...... I heard that Concubine Lian gave birth safely last night, congratulations to the emperor for getting another lovely princess. Li Jingxi didn't directly mention Li Shufan this time, and directly led the topic to the child.
"You're sick, what do you care about? You just have to meditate and recuperate, and you don't have to worry about anything else. "Jiang Lianhuan gave birth to a daughter, this is already the sixth princess of the Dahan Dynasty, and Duan Yulin is not very concerned.
"The concubine is happy for the concubine and the emperor. Concubine Lian is really blessed to have a caring daughter. I only hope that Shuchun can be considerate of her mother when she grows up, and there is no father and brother to protect her concubine's family, and I don't know how hard it will be in the future...... is also from the same family, and the concubine feels sad when she thinks about it......" When it comes to sadness, she can't help but cry.
"Niangniang, the doctor advises you not to think too much during your illness. It's because you're always depressed that it's not good for wound healing. Ruri reminded.
Duan Yulin was silent for a while, and then asked Liuli: "Why, has your mother always been in such a low mood?" ”
"Back to the emperor, mother, she ...... The little concubine washed her face with tears all day long because of her brother's affairs, and the mother was inevitably worried about her. Liuli replied according to the previous explanation.
"Concubine Tian......" Duan Yulin seems to have not seen Li Shutian for a long time, but she has been constantly asked to see her these days, but unfortunately she was sent back by him.
"How long has it been since the emperor went to Yuxiu Palace? After returning to the palace, has the emperor gone to see Princess Shuchun? Li Jingxi's words couldn't help but bring some resentment, she blamed the emperor for not paying too much attention to Concubine Tian's mother and daughter.
"Yes, I really haven't seen Concubine Tian's mother and daughter for a long time." He only saw it once on the day Shuchun was born, and he didn't have time to see his daughter after returning to the palace.
"Then can the emperor go and see them tonight? Don't let Concubine Tian think that the emperor doesn't care about Shuchun if he has six princesses. Graceful pleading, Duan Yulin really couldn't bear to refuse.
"Alright, I'll be over in a moment. However, you must promise me to take good care of my wounds, and not to be sad and troubled. Duan Yulin repeatedly advised.
"Yes, concubine as much as possible." Li Jingxi smiled and watched the emperor leave.
Duan Yulin stayed in Yuxiu Palace that night, and Li Shutian listened to Li Jingxiao's words and never mentioned anything about Li Shufan, just holding Shuchun and barely pretending to be normal. The beautiful woman is forced to smile, and the child is innocent and pitiful, such a scene even Duan Yulin can't bear to see it. Li Shufan's "adultery" was originally arranged by Duan Yulin, and he hesitated whether to let him live.
"Your Majesty, can the concubine ask you for one thing?" Li Shutian asked cautiously.
Duan Yulin, who was teasing her daughter, thought that she was about to intercede for her brother again, although she was slightly unhappy, but in the end she was helpless to let her continue: "Speak." ”
"The concubine knows that her brother's time is running out, and the maid Ruixiang beside the concubine has admired her brother since she was a child, and begged the emperor to allow Ruixiang to go in and out of the court prison every day to take care of him and accompany him on his last journey." Duan Yulin didn't expect Li Shutian to make such a request, since he didn't ask him to exempt Li Shufan from the death penalty, such a trivial matter might as well satisfy her, so he readily agreed.
thought that this was the end of the matter, but Li Jingxi had a high fever on the twelfth night of the first lunar month. She had a high fever that didn't go away, and she didn't go away until everyone was unconscious, and Duan Yulin was really scared. The doctor said that Li's wound was still inflamed, which caused a fever. Dog bites are already very dangerous, and many patients who later suffer from "rabies" and die of "rabies" have a high fever that does not go away.
Duan Yulin was furious, smashed the porcelain in Guan Ju Palace, and scolded the imperial doctor for being incompetent! also threatened that if Concubine Zhuang could not be cured, he would let the entire Tai Hospital accompany the funeral! Duan Yulin stayed in front of Li Jingxi's bed all night to talk to her, and even promised that he would promise her anything as long as she could get better, but Xuanxi never came to her senses.
At this time, in addition to the emperor and the Li family, there was another person who was more worried about the safety of the concubine, and that was King Jing. Duan Yuhua wanted to rush to Guan Ju Palace to visit her several times, but in the end he was stopped by the remaining reason. He is a foreign minister who has no legitimate reason to enter the concubine's dormitory! At this time, he hated himself more than ever for being just an incompetent "prince"!
Li Jingxi finally subsided her fever on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and woke up quietly.
Duan Yulin guarded her for three days and three nights, and even ignored the queen's birthday banquet for her, she was already exhausted at this time, but he couldn't help but be ecstatic when he saw the concubine wake up: "Ai Concubine, you are awake!" You're scared to death, do you know? I'm afraid you'll leave me like this! Duan Yulin hugged his wife tightly to his chest.
"I'm sorry to worry the emperor." Duan Yulin treated her so sincerely, and she was not unmoved. It's just one thing to be moved, but love is another.
"It's okay, just wake up. Hungry? Or do you want to drink water? Duan Yulin instructed his subordinates to prepare some porridge and rice, and at the same time called the imperial doctor to come in and see the concubine again.
After seeing it, the imperial doctor also breathed a sigh of relief: "The emperor can rest assured that Niangniang's condition has been controlled, and as long as she insists on taking medicine for a while, she can be cured." But ......"
"But what? Don't say it yet! "Duan Yulin hates it the most, and he stops halfway through his words.
"Yes. Although the mother is fine, she still needs to maintain a happy mood to be more conducive to recovery. Niangniang's body is already weak, and if she is still as depressed as before, she is afraid that she will continue to linger on the sickbed. The Imperial Doctor bowed his head and replied, cold sweat flowing down his forehead.
Duan Yulin waved his hand and ordered the imperial doctor to retreat, he looked at the concubine helplessly and worriedly: "Graceful, what else are you uncomfortable with?" Say it, I'll satisfy you. ”
"Your Majesty, how long has the concubine been sick, has it been the fifteenth day of the first month?" Graceful asked weakly.
"You've been in a coma for three days and three nights, isn't it the Shangyuan Festival today?" Duan Yulin knew that Grace must have wanted to know if he had executed Li Shufan, so he told her to be relieved: "Don't worry, I haven't killed Li Shufan yet." ”
"Today is the birthday of the queen mother, and it is the Lantern Festival, so the emperor naturally will not choose such a festive day to execute the prisoner. However, how could the emperor stay in the Guanju Palace and not accompany the queen? This concubine can't afford it! "Graceful knows that after this illness, no matter what she asks, the emperor will agree, even if it is to leave Li Shufan alive. But she can't bring it up immediately, so as not to appear too deliberate, it is better to have someone to say the item, and this person should be a weighty person, the queen is undoubtedly the best candidate. She didn't dare to guarantee that the queen would definitely help, but her move obviously meant to show favor to the queen, and whether the queen was willing to help or not and whether she was willing to accept her surrender depended on the will of God.
"It's hard for you to still remember the queen's birthday, which shows that you respect her very much. I believe that the queen knows your respect, and she will not blame me for not going to see her for your sake. "In the end, the queen is still not as important as Li Jingxi in his heart.
"Your Majesty! The queen is the mother of a country, and the birthday of the mother of the country is celebrated all over the world, how can there be a reason why the emperor is not accompanied by her? Doesn't this provoke people all over the world to speculate that the emperor and queen are not harmonious? The concubine never dared to be this sinner, and asked the emperor to fulfill the concubine's heart for you and the queen. Li Jingxi struggled to get up and kneel and beg, but was quickly stopped by Duan Yulin.
"That's it, I promise you. Who told me that all things depend on you? Rest well, and I'll see you tomorrow. After speaking, he helped her to lie down, and tucked the quilt for her before leaving Fengwu Palace.
Today is a major festival and the queen's birthday, so Duan Yuhua was able to enter the palace to present gifts. After the emperor left, Zimo went to Moyunzhai to pass the word, Duan Yuhua took advantage of the dark moon and high wind to risk entering the Guanju Palace from behind, and it was naturally Zimo who answered him.
Seeing the haggard Duan Yuhua's heart couldn't help but tremble, he walked quickly to the bed and took his weak lover into his arms, and blamed himself: "I can't stay by your side when you need it most, I'm sorry!" You've suffered! ”
"Don't say that! You have your troubles. Besides, isn't that all right for me? The concubine kept his mouth shut and forbade him to blame himself. She leaned against his chest and fiddled with his hair that hung down to his chest, then tied a knot of her own strand with his.
"Graceful, you ......" Duan Yuhua was surprised by the gesture of Graceful Sister, but his heart was overflowing with happiness: "Thank you for your understanding, I have wronged you." ”
"Married as husband and wife, there is no doubt about love. I walked through the ghost gate once, and now I truly realize the true meaning of life. I want to cherish my lover, how nice would it be if I were your wife? Graceful didn't dare to tell Duan Yuhua that her serious illness was completely designed by her, in order to fight for Li Shufan's life, she was afraid that he would blame herself more and be more distressed if she said it.
"It's a hateful fact that I can't give you a marriage letter, let alone take you away!" Duan Yuhua looked at the hair that was tied into concentric knots, and feelings of guilt and remorse arose.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. As long as you have me in your heart and I have you in your heart, that's fine, I don't want anything else......" Graceful tears burst out of her eyes.
"In my heart, I have long regarded you as a wife!" Their love is so bitter! Duan Yuhua couldn't help but wet his eyes.