Yang thought Xichun's words made sense, so she said, "Your suggestion is very good. When the queen wakes up, I will ask her to bring Yingchun into the palace to serve her."

Before Xichun could say anything, I weakly shouted, "Come and help me up."

Both Yang and Xichun were shocked. They jumped up from their stools and walked towards me quickly.

Yang was very strong. She put her arms around my back and helped me up.

I said hoarsely, "I want to drink some water."

Xichun quickly brought a glass of water over and fed it to me.

I drank all the water in one breath and said, "Have someone prepare some food. I'm a little hungry."

I don’t know what happened. After waking up, I felt very hungry. It felt like I hadn’t eaten for several days and I could eat a cow in one breath.

When Xichun heard that I wanted to eat, she was so happy that she almost cried, and hurriedly said loudly: "Okay, I will ask someone to prepare the meal right away."

Seeing that I seemed to be in much better spirits, Yang thought that my condition had improved, and she said happily, "Your Majesty sent someone to deliver a basket of fresh peaches today. I will cut some and bring them to you right away."

Nanqin is like spring all year round and is rich in peaches and grapes. Although the peaches are not big, they are sweet and crispy, and I like them very much. So even in the cold winter in Dayu, when travel is inconvenient, Zheng Yan will find ways to have people send peaches from Nanqin to Beijing as quickly as possible.

I was also very happy to hear that there were peaches, and said, "Then serve some peaches first, so that we can fill our stomachs before we eat."

After hearing this, Yang said happily, "Oh!" and went out quickly to peel peaches for me.

After Yang and Xichun both went out, I remembered that I hadn't figured out the matter of the bracelet, so I reached out to the pillow to get the bracelet and jade pendant, but I only touched a bracelet!

I was so scared that I quickly turned over the pillow, but there was indeed only a silver bracelet.

This is the imperial palace, and Xichun or Yang is always there to look after me, so no one would dare to come in and steal anything. Yang and Xichun have served me for so long, and I know their personalities very well, so it is absolutely impossible that they took it.

Besides, such a crude jade pendant would be thrown on the street and no one would pick it up, so who would steal it?

I was holding the bracelet and wondering what it was, when suddenly it emitted a bright light, and then a row of small lights lit up on the side, just like a row of buttons!

I was so scared that I almost dropped the bracelet. I reached out my trembling hand and touched the row of small lights. It turned out that the lights really worked like switches and could be turned off and on!

I looked at the row of small lights and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Did the bracelet swallow the jade pendant? Otherwise, why didn't I notice this row of small lights on the bracelet before?

I was lost in thought when suddenly I heard Wei Yi's distinctive scream from outside the door: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Zheng Yan is here?

Before I could react, Zheng Yan strode in from outside the door.

Zheng Yan saw me sitting on the bed holding a silver bracelet in a daze, so he walked over to the stool in front of my bed and sat down, saying, "Don't you like all the jewelry I gave you?"

"Ah?" I looked at Zheng Yan in some confusion.

Zheng Yan pointed at the silver bracelet on my hand and asked, "I always see you wearing this old silver bracelet on your wrist. Is it because you don't like the jewelry I gave you?"

I finally understood what Zheng Yan was talking about. I held up the bracelet and said, "This is a relic left to me by my grandmother. It is not valuable. I wear it just for the sake of remembrance. I like all the jewelry your majesty gave me, but now I am in such a poor condition that I can't even leave the house. I have nowhere to go to show it off."

Zheng Yan heard this and said helplessly: "Wear it if you like it. The things I gave you are the best. Why do you need to show off?"

I paid the fee with a fake smile, then stuffed the bracelet back under the pillow. I couldn't let Zheng Yan see that this bracelet glowed, otherwise I would have to explain myself again.

Zheng Yan was talking to me when Xichun brought in some food. When Xichun saw Zheng Yan, he quickly asked someone to bring another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Zheng Yan said, "I haven't eaten at your place for a long time. It seems that I came here by chance today."

Yang came over to help me up and put a thick cloak on me.

Before eating, Wei Yi habitually tested for poison. After testing the poison and tasting the dishes, I felt that the food was cold, but I didn't dare to show my dissatisfaction.

Finally, it was time to eat. I drank the whole bowl of soup in one go. Xichun saw that I liked soup, so he gave me another bowl. I took it and drank it all in one go, then took the rice bowl and started eating the food.

The bowl of rice was almost half gone when I noticed that Zheng Yan didn't even move his chopsticks. Instead, he stared at me in amazement, looking in disbelief.

I puffed my cheeks and said, "Your Majesty, please eat quickly. Today's meal is really delicious."

Zheng Yan looked at me, picked up the chopsticks silently, and said, "I came to see you today, but you were sleeping at that time. I sat for a while and then left. How do you feel now?"

I didn't even raise my head as I ate my meal and said, "After waking up from a nap, I felt like I was suddenly alive again. I'm so hungry."

Zheng Yan's face darkened. He knew that people would have a last moment of lucidity before they die, but he didn't know if my situation counted as a last moment of lucidity.

Otherwise, I vomited blood yesterday and looked half dead, but now I can eat with big mouthfuls and don’t look like I’m sick at all.

I saw Zheng Yan was staring at me, so I couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, please eat quickly. It's such a blessing to be able to eat fresh black fish in the winter. We can't waste it."

"Okay." Zheng Yan then picked up the bowl and started eating.

After eating for a while, Zheng Yan asked, "Although you and the queen are not born from the same mother, you are sisters. But I see that you don't like her. Why is that?"

Zheng Yan's tone today was relatively calm, not accusing. I was thinking about whether to tell the truth while eating, but I was afraid that he would be as furious as he was that day. To be honest, I don't have much time left, I just want to live a comfortable life for a few days, and I don't want to fall out with him.

I was just feeling worried when Zheng Yan said, "Ah Man, just say whatever you want to say. I promise I won't get angry."

Zheng Yan saw that there was oil on the corners of my mouth, and considerately took a white towel to wipe my mouth.

I saw that he seemed to have regained his sanity, so I asked cautiously, "Why don't you get angry no matter what I say?"

"Don't be angry." Zheng Yan looked at me seriously and said.

When I heard this, I couldn't suppress my anger any more, and it burst out like a volcano. "Her mother wanted to kill me when she was alive, but I was lucky enough to survive, but instead I killed my grandmother. How can such a vicious mother give birth to a good child? What sisters? Bah, she is my biggest enemy in this life! I was on guard day and night, but she didn't have the chance to attack me, but she actually attacked my third sister. Fortunately, my third sister is fine. If anything happened to her, I would make her pay for her funeral!"

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