QT: TPE Chapter 33.1

The Emperor glanced at Chief Eunuch Zhang, and before he could speak, Chief Eunuch Zhang already understood.

“This servant will go and fetch the imperial physicians immediately.”

After the imperial physician’s actions, the Emperor initially thought that nothing could possibly happen to Xu Lingyi; she is still young, and this should be the healthiest time of her life.

But now, even the Emperor was getting nervous.

A woman like Xu Lingyi is rare in this world.

He gained it, and now he doesn’t want to lose it.

“This quack doctor has no real skills and has delayed your treatment, my dear concubine. Don’t worry, the other imperial physicians will be here soon.”

The Emperor held Xu Lingyi in his arms, and she leaned against him in return.

“My dear consort, have you felt unwell all these days?”

The Emperor asked her.

Xu Lingyi pretended to think carefully and then hesitated for a while before finally nodding truthfully.

“Yes.”

She noticed that the Emperor’s expression had become slightly tense.

It was only then that she truly realized that the old Emperor did indeed like her quite a bit, and that he was actually worried about her.

He might prefer her appearance, or he might have other reasons.

But Xu Lingyi didn’t care; she just needed to be sure of that.

“What specific aspects are included?” The Emperor asked.

“I haven’t had much of an appetite lately.” Xu Lingyi said.

The imperial physician, kneeling not far away, also pricked up his ears to listen.

“It’s strange. Although I don’t want to eat most of the time, I really want to eat sometimes. I’ve also been falling asleep quite often lately. I always feel very tired and have no energy.”

The imperial physician was astonished upon hearing this.

Is De Fei really pregnant? 

Or perhaps he’s just senile and misdiagnosed her?

“Perhaps my beloved consort hasn’t been resting well these past few days.” The Emperor comforted her.

Xu Lingyi spoke in a muffled voice, “Your Majesty, I don’t know either, but I don’t want to leave you. If I were gone, would Your Majesty still remember me?”

Xu Lingyi’s voice was choked with sobs. 

The Emperor looked down at her; her eyes were red and swollen, making her look especially pitiful.

The fact that Xu Shi was so kind made Gui Fei seem even more wicked.

The Emperor had some suspicions about what had happened today, but he had no evidence. However, he had a feeling that this time, it was Gui Fei who was up to no good, but she was too incompetent to harm anyone.

And her target was most likely Xu Lingyi.

Princess Minghua was likely also involved in aiding and abetting the wicked.

“My beloved consort will be alright. Even if something does happen, I will make sure the Imperial Medical Bureau heals you.”

Xu Lingyi shook her head: “If something were to happen to me, would His Majesty care?”

The Emperor nodded: “Of course. I like you very much.”

The Emperor had never uttered the word ‘like’ to any of his concubines; Xu Lingyi was the first.

“If I also do something wrong, will Your Majesty despise me?”

Xu Lingyi knew that her retaliation against Gui Fei would not be hidden from the Emperor. Every action leaves a trace, and besides, switching Gui Fei’s wine was not an easy thing to do, so it would be difficult to completely erase the truth.

The Emperor’s men will find Chief Eunuch Xu sooner or later, and it will be easy to find out the relationship between Chief Eunuch Xu and the Xu family.

The Emperor nodded: “As long as it’s not an extremely serious mistake, I can forgive you. You’re so much younger than me, so it’s normal for you to make mistakes.”

When an emperor likes someone, he will be exceptionally lenient and preferential to her, and will show her a great deal of favoritism.

Xu Lingyi knew this.

With tears streaming down her face, Xu Lingyi confessed to the Emperor: “Gui Fei originally intended to poison me. The drug was meant for me today, but I turned the tables and returned it. At first, I didn’t know what kind of drug it was. I only knew that Qiu Shi had betrayed me. Later, I wanted to see who the person behind this was, but I never expected it to be Gui Fei.”

Xu Lingyi sobbed, her body trembling.

 

 

 

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