Chang'an Xu's hometown

The person who came to see the emperor was Doctor Wang. He came in a hurry, his clothes were disheveled, and his hair was messy. When he saw the emperor, his eyes lit up and he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I greet you. I greet Princess Chaoyang."

The emperor's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he said, "My dear, you've come just in time. Come and show it to Rou'er."

As he said this, he reached out and pulled Doctor Wang over.

When Doctor Wang heard this, he said, "I obey your command."

Then Doctor Wang approached Concubine Rong and carefully examined her. The more he examined her, the worse Doctor Wang felt.

The emperor saw how anxious he was, so he asked him, "My dear, please tell me quickly, how is my beloved concubine? Please tell me quickly, I am really worried to death."

Doctor Wang could only say: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is dead.

When the emperor heard this, his eyes turned red and his face turned pale in an instant. He held the hand of Concubine Rong tightly. He could feel the cold temperature but said to Doctor Wang: "My dear, you must be lying to me, right? Rou'er must be reluctant to leave me. How could she be willing to leave me and Chaoyang? Impossible, impossible.

When Doctor Wang heard the emperor say this, he said, "Your Majesty, even if you mourn, you can't change the situation. You should take good care of your body. You still have Princess Chaoyang to take care of you.

Princess Chaoyang couldn't bear the news and fainted. The eldest prince finally came to his senses after hearing the news and ran away.

After hearing this, the emperor said, "My dear, I understand. I don't want to see you now. Please go out."

Doctor Wang heard this and said, "Your Majesty, I can leave, but I have something else to report to you. Can I leave after I finish speaking?"

After hearing this, the emperor nodded and said, "Then go ahead and talk. I'll give you a few minutes."

Doctor Wang said, "I thank the emperor."

Then he said, "Your Majesty, today my disciple came to me and told me that Princess Jing was having a difficult delivery. I went to the Prince Jing's mansion, saw Princess Jing, and prescribed medicine for her.

But Princess Jing doesn't have the herbs I need, and neither does the pharmacy. Only your private storehouse has them. Can you let me get the herbs from your private storehouse?

After hearing this, the emperor said, "Then go to my private storehouse to get the herbs to save Princess Jing."

Doctor Wang said, "Then I thank the emperor."

The emperor nodded and said, "My dear, you are fine now. Please leave first. I just want to be alone for a while. By the way, take Chaoyang out and take her to see her legs. I am afraid that her legs will have sequelae.

Doctor Wang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded after hearing this, and then he took Princess Chaoyang out of Qianfu Palace.

After everyone left, only the emperor and the deceased Concubine Rong were left in Qianfu Palace. He said to her, "Rou'er, I know you are not dead. You just fell asleep. Can I come to accompany you?"

Having said this, he reached out and hugged Concubine Rong, who was covered in blood, and put his face close to her, and the blood got all over him.

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Eunuch Shun, who was outside Qianfu Palace, heard that there had been no movement inside for a long time, so he walked in for fear that something had happened.

When he walked in, he saw the emperor holding Concubine Rong, who was covered in blood. His face was very red and looked abnormal.

He hurriedly walked to the emperor, stretched out his hand and placed it on the emperor's forehead. When he put it on, he felt the scorching heat.

He knew that he couldn't let the emperor lie on the ground any longer and had to find a royal physician immediately.

So he shouted outside: "Hurry up, someone, something big has happened."

An Yi, who was waiting outside, heard this and walked in: "Eunuch Shun, what's wrong?"

She was so shocked when she saw what was going on inside that she covered her mouth and started crying. She stood there motionless. When Eunuch Shun saw this, he said, "Why are you still standing there? Go find the imperial physician."

She came back to her senses and said, "As you command, my servant."

After seeing this, Eunuch Shun nodded, and she hurried out to find the imperial physician.

After she left, Eunuch Shun saw that it was not a good idea for the Emperor and Concubine Rong to hug each other like that, so he grabbed the Emperor's hand holding Concubine Rong's hand and tried hard to separate them but failed.

He thought that he didn't use enough strength to separate them.

So this time he tried his best to loosen their clasped hands.

But things did not go as he wished. Instead of separating their clasped hands, he was thrown out and his hand hit the pillar, causing bleeding.

Just then, Doctor Liu, who was brought by Anyi, arrived.

When Doctor Liu saw Eunuch Shun, he asked him, "Eunuch Shun, what does the emperor want to see me for?"

When Eunuch Shun saw him, his eyes lit up and he said, "Doctor Liu, you are here. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Go and see the emperor."

At this point, he reached out his hand to grab Doctor Liu and pulled him inside. Doctor Liu then saw Eunuch Shun's hand dripping with blood. He asked him, "Eunuch Shun, what's wrong with your hand? Do you want me to take a look at it for you?"

After hearing this, Eunuch Shun said, "It's okay, just a minor injury. Don't worry about me. Come with me to see the emperor. This is the real business."

Doctor Liu nodded after hearing this.

After a while, Eunuch Shun brought Doctor Liu to the emperor and his family. Doctor Liu was shocked when he saw them and stood there motionless.

When Eunuch Shun saw this, he held his forehead and walked to Doctor Liu, shaking him and saying, "Doctor Liu, what's wrong with you? Please move. I asked you to save my life. Please move. I beg you."

At this time, Doctor Liu came to his senses. He pushed Eunuch Shun away, walked up to the Emperor and put his hand on his forehead.

At this time, the emperor's face was already red. Doctor Liu felt the burning temperature on the emperor's forehead and said, "Eunuch Shun, take the emperor to the Imperial Hospital quickly. He has a fever."

After hearing this, Eunuch Shun held his head with his hands and said, "Okay, Doctor Liu."

As he said this, he walked up to the emperor and wanted to carry him on his back, but he couldn't.

He was very confused and opened his eyes wide to see the Emperor and the bloody Concubine Rong hugging each other and standing there in a daze.

When Imperial Physician Liu saw this, he held his forehead and said, "Eunuch Shun, I asked you to send someone to bring a stretcher to take the emperor to the Imperial Hospital. What are you doing standing there? Hurry up, the emperor can't delay any longer. If this goes on, the emperor will be burned into a fool!"

After hearing this, Eunuch Shun came back to his senses and said, "Okay, Doctor Liu."

Having said that, he ran out without waiting for Doctor Liu's reaction. When Doctor Liu saw this, he held his forehead and smiled bitterly.

He wanted to obey his father-in-law, but he didn't know what happened today. He couldn't rely on him, so he had to do it himself.

So he walked to the emperor's hands and wanted to carry him on his back.

Just then, Eunuch Shun came with a stretcher, followed by many young eunuchs.

When Doctor Liu saw this, his eyes lit up and he said, "You've come just in time. Quickly put the emperor on the stretcher and take him to the Imperial Hospital."

Eunuch Shun said, "Disciples, did you hear me? Quickly put the Emperor and Concubine Rong on the stretcher and send them to the Imperial Hospital."

They all nodded.

Then, they quickly and efficiently put the emperor and others on stretchers and sent them to the Imperial Hospital.

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When the emperor opened his eyes and woke up, he saw medicinal herbs all around him and smelled a foul odor. He knew he was now in the Imperial Hospital.

He was confused. Who had sent him to the Imperial Hospital? And what about his Rou'er? Could it be that it was just a dream?

He shouted: "Someone come!"

When Doctor Liu heard this, he came in and said, "Your Majesty, you finally woke up. You have been sleeping for three days and three nights. If you don't wake up, I don't know what to do."

The emperor said, "Rou'er, where is my Rou'er?"

Doctor Liu said, "Your Majesty, are you talking about Concubine Rong?"

The emperor said: "Yes, it is my Rou'er."

Doctor Liu said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong died ten years ago. What happened to you? Did you fall into a trance after sleeping?"

The emperor was surprised and said, "What? What did you say? Ten years ago! It's impossible that I was holding her in my arms yesterday. It's impossible. You must be lying to me."

Doctor Liu said, "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. How dare I lie to you? Concubine Rong really died ten years ago. Your Majesty, you may have dreamed about her."

The emperor was very confused after hearing this and asked, "What did you say? Are you dreaming?"

He said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I am sure that you are dreaming."

The emperor was thinking in a wrong way. How could the memory of such a real scene be false?

He thought that the smell he smelled couldn't be fake.

He asked him, "Doctor Liu, is this the Imperial Hospital?"

Doctor Liu replied, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the Imperial Hospital. What's wrong, Your Majesty? Did you fall into a trance after sleeping?"

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what he said. He said, "Doctor Liu, stop lying. I knew such a real scene could not be a dream."

Doctor Liu was puzzled after hearing this: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

The emperor said, "Didn't you say this is the Imperial Hospital? This place is the same as in my dream, and you still say I was dreaming. Aren't you lying to me? And you are exactly the same as the Imperial Doctor Liu in my dream. Could it be that you are also fake? Am I in a dream now?"

Having said this, he reached out and pinched his face, making Doctor Liu's face red.

Doctor Liu cried out in pain and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, what are you doing? It hurts so much, Your Majesty, can you please let me go? I beg you."

The emperor was very confused after hearing his words. His hand that was pinching his face loosened, and he took the opportunity to take his face out.

After taking it out, he rubbed his face with his hands. When the emperor saw him like this, he looked at his hands again.

He thought: Is this true? Was I really dreaming? That's not right!

The emperor said, "Liu Taiyi, is that enough? Is it that painful? What is going on? Tell me why I have been sleeping for three days and three nights."

Imperial Physician Liu said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the situation was this: you accidentally fell off your horse during the spring hunt a few days ago, and then you were taken to the Imperial Hospital for a physical examination, but they found that you had no injuries at all, and you had just been unconscious until you woke up just now."

The emperor said, "Why is this place exactly the same as in my dream? Even the smell is the same."

Doctor Liu said, "Your Majesty, I don't know why. But I haven't finished what I said before. This is indeed the Imperial Hospital, but it has been abandoned for a long time. I don't know how Your Majesty found this place.

And Concubine Rong died ten years ago. She was not your concubine. She was your father's favorite concubine. "

The emperor was surprised and said, "Doctor Liu, what are you talking about? It's impossible. I must be dreaming!"

Then he fell backwards and fainted.

When he woke up, he found that he was attending court.

Du Zhizhi said: "An An, do you understand the story I told?

Tang Changan said, "Sister Zhizhi, what do you mean?"

Du Zhizhi said: "An An, think about it carefully!"

Tang Changan said, "Sister Zhizhi, please don't be anxious and let me think about it carefully."

After hearing this, Du Zhizhi nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah, An An, think about it carefully. I believe you can definitely break xx."

Tang Changan was very confused. What did she want me to break? No matter what, I just nodded.

So she nodded vigorously.

Du Zhizhi was very happy when she saw it.

So they stopped talking, and the whole place was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Tang Changan thought carefully about all the experiences.

I feel like there is a problem, but I don’t know what it is.

Du Zhizhi asked, "An An, have you thought about it?"

Tang Changan said, "Sister Zhizhi, please give me a little more time. I haven't thought of it yet. But it doesn't matter. I believe I can definitely think of it and can definitely help you break that thing."

Du Zhizhi nodded vigorously.

After that, Tang Changan continued to try hard to recall. She thought about her experiences so far, from lying on a man to leaving that place and returning to the Qianyou Forest.

Since she met Du Zhizhi again, she always felt that there was something wrong but she didn't know what it was.

Then she thought of the story Du Zhizhi had just told her. The emperor was dreaming, so everything was a dream, so what did it have to do with me?

She said to herself, "Dream? Fantasy? Virtual? Fake?"

Could it be that all this is fake?"

Du Zhizhi asked, "An An, what did you just say? Why didn't I hear it clearly? Did you think of it?"

Tang Chengan said, "Sister Zhizhi, why do I feel like everything I've experienced is fake? Am I overthinking it?"

Du Zhizhi's eyes lit up after hearing this. She held Tang Changan's hand and said, "An'an, you've already thought it through very well. You're almost there. Think about it again."

Tang Changan said, "Okay, okay, Sister Zhizhi, let go of my hand first. I'll think about it carefully. I can definitely help you break that thing."

Du Zhizhi nodded vigorously and said, "An An, I believe you. You can definitely get out of this illusion."

Tang Chen Anna thought about it carefully, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration. She thought of what she said to Du Zhizhi: "Sister Zhizhi, are we in a fantasy world?"