"Cough! Cough!" Su Minglang raised his hand and felt a sense of weakness coming over him. It felt as if there were heavy weights pressing down on his eyelids. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a blur of light and shadow in front of his eyes. It took a long time for the scene to slowly become clear.

"Master, you're awake!" Xiao Ye was the first to notice Su Minglang's movements. He came up to him in surprise and said, stretching out a hand to gently touch his forehead and found that the high fever had subsided.

"Finally, the fever is gone!" Xiao Ye was so happy that she wanted to cry. She pulled the corners of her mouth into an ugly smile, with tear marks on her cheeks.

“Leaf?” Su Minglang moved his dry lips, causing another dry itch. “Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!”

"Master, just drink some water." Xiao Ye held the teacup and gently put it to her lips. The clear white water moistened her dry lips and soothed the dryness and hoarseness in her throat.

"Huh!" Su Minglang let out a long breath, coughed for a while, and used up most of his strength. He lay back on the bed again, "What on earth is going on?"

"Master? You're awake!" Nanxing happened to come in, and saw Su Minglang's movement at a glance and said with surprise: "You are finally awake, please wait, I will go find the imperial physician!" After that, she ran out happily again.

After Nanxing left, Su Minglang turned his attention to Xiaoye again, as if he was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.

"You fell ill in that abandoned palace." Xiao Ye said softly, "Do you still remember meeting Jipin on the road?"

"Ji Concubine?" Su Minglang tried hard to search through his chaotic thoughts, trying to find a clue, "Ji Concubine? Yes, the one who went to pick flower dew?"

"It's her!" Xiao Ye nodded. "You'll be fine if you remember her. You thought she was sick and you were in a daze."

"After finally returning, you fell into a complete sleep and only woke up just now."

"What time is it now?" Su Minglang rubbed his swollen forehead and asked tiredly.

"Probably around the end of the afternoon." Xiao Ye thought for a moment and replied, "You've been in a coma for the entire day."

"The imperial physician came? What's the problem?" Su Minglang looked up at the bed curtains, and the confusion in his mind gradually dissipated. "Did you meet anyone else on the way back besides Concubine Ji?"

"The imperial physician came and said that you had a high fever due to the cold entering your body and you fell into a coma without timely treatment." Xiao Ye paused and said worriedly, "Imperial Physician Zhao said that it was a good thing that you didn't have a seizure, otherwise the situation would be very bad."

"On the way back, I only interacted with Concubine Ji. The other people I met were eunuchs and palace maids I had never seen before."

"Yeah." Su Minglang responded softly, and asked with a little confusion: "You said that I fainted when I came back this morning. Logically, it's just a cold symptom, not a chronic kidney disease. The imperial physician came and gave me acupuncture and I would wake up soon. Why did I sleep until now?"

"This..." Xiao Ye pursed her lips in embarrassment, secretly glanced at her, and seeing that she looked uncertain, she tentatively said, "The Imperial Hospital is busy with official business, so..."

"Xiao Ye!" Su Minglang straightened his expression, "Tell the truth."

"The Imperial Hospital would not be delayed in seeing patients even if it was busy. What on earth happened?"

"Yes, it was Li!" Xiao Ye gritted his teeth and vented without restraint: "Li sent people to call away all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital."

"Originally, I was the one who called for Doctor Zhao, but he dismissed me as soon as he saw the maidservants beside Li. I waited for them for a long time but no doctor came to see you."

"Mrs. Li is really capable! I don't know what serious illness she has that she has to mobilize the entire imperial hospital to serve her." Xiao Ye said sarcastically: "Your Majesty is really affectionate to his wet nurse."

Su Minglang was silent. In her previous life, Li often felt unwell when she was pregnant, but she didn't often consult the imperial physician at that time so she didn't have any worries. However, Li's actions did cause rumors of dissatisfaction among the various palaces.

"Then why is Doctor Zhao here?" Su Minglang asked puzzledly. You have to know that in the previous life, as long as Li was ill, not to mention Doctor Zhao, even a small medical officer would not stay, and they would not rest for three to five days.

"Miss Xiaoye and Miss Nanxing went to ask His Majesty for help." Xiaohe went to get some water when she learned that Su Minglang had woken up. As soon as she entered the room, she heard Su Minglang's question and answered subconsciously. By the time she realized that something was wrong, the words had already come out.

"You went to see His Majesty?" Su Minglang's expression changed instantly. He sat up without caring about his weak body and grabbed Xiaoye to look him up and down. "What did His Majesty say?"

"No, no." Xiao Ye was startled by her action and quickly stretched out her body to show her, "Your Majesty did not make things difficult for me, and he even sent Doctor Zhao to treat you."

"Yes, your majesty, the emperor has you in his heart no matter what." Seeing that Su Minglang did not blame her, Xiao He flattered her, put down the basin, and hurriedly retreated.

After Xiao He left, Su Minglang spoke seriously, "Nonsense! You asked to see the emperor without permission, aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

Su Minglang knew the bond between Xiao Heng and Li very well. Xiao Heng was never a good-tempered person. When Li was unwell, Xiao Heng would definitely stay by her side. To ask for an audience at this time, and for the imperial physician's matter, wasn't this a slap in Xiao Heng's face? How could he let them go so easily?

"Tell me in detail what happened." Su Minglang didn't lie down either. Instead, she leaned on the edge of the bed and stared at Xiaoye. Even the slightest change in expression could not escape her eyes.

"Your servant, you did go to ask for an audience with the emperor..." Xiao Ye looked at her interrogating gaze and suddenly felt nervous. She stammered and told her everything that had happened, not even daring to hide the fact that the two of them were shouting outside the door.

"I originally thought that His Majesty would not see us, but I didn't expect that Eunuch Xi would come out to ask what happened, and soon he left with Doctor Zhao."

After Xiao Ye finished speaking, she looked at Su Minglang nervously, standing properly and waiting for her to lecture her.

"Xiao Xizi?" Su Minglang had a serious expression. He glanced at her and simply left her alone as a punishment for her impulsiveness.

Su Minglang really couldn't say that she liked Xiao Xizi. The child was very young, but his eyes were full of ambition. Moreover, he was someone close to the emperor, and his status and identity were very awkward. She didn't want to have any interaction with anyone around Xiao Heng.

But it was this person who helped me several times.

Su Minglang felt somewhat conflicted and helpless. After all, Nan Xing and the young eunuch did have a good relationship, and he did not want to stop her from making friends.

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