The Prince Consort's Beloved

Li Yuanrou did not want to argue with an imperial censor who was always engaged in verbal battles. She relaxed her expression and said, "Imperial censor Cao has misunderstood. This princess is just concerned about your majesty's health. Your majesty is still ill. If your majesty is angry with Imperial censor Cao's harsh words..."

Censor Cao glanced at Li Yuanqi who was coughing non-stop. As if in response to the situation, Li Yuanqi suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood. Censor Cao and Li Yuanrou were both shocked.

Chang Xinyi hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe Li Yuanqi's mouth, biting her lips while wiping and trying hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.

They knelt down and everyone exclaimed: "Your Majesty..."

Two of them couldn't help but stand up and step forward, but were stopped by Fu Lai who was standing nearby.

Li Yuanrou frowned and walked to the bedside. Chang Xinyi looked at him and called out with sobs, "Imperial sister."

Li Yuanrou nodded, facing the ministers, and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty is not in good health, and it is impossible to make a conclusion today whether to negotiate peace or not. It is better to wait for Your Majesty to rest for two days before discussing it. All the pillars of the country should go back first."

Several ministers looked at each other and whispered.

"What should we do? The war is getting intense..."

"Who said it wasn't true? It's a pity that Prince Yun is in a coma. Otherwise, if Prince Yun could go to the battlefield..."

"I heard that General Sima has taken matters into his own hands and is secretly negotiating peace with Bei Luo. Why don't we wait a little longer..."

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"I'm waiting to retire."

The ministers withdrew.

Chang Xinyi's eyes were red, and she tried to force out a decent smile towards Li Yuanrou: "It's rare for my sister to come to the palace, so please have a good chat with His Majesty."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Li Yuanqi, whose eyes were filled with tenderness, and he said softly, "Xinyi, don't cry anymore. I told you I'm fine, but you just don't believe me. If you cry again, be careful..."

Li Yuanqi stopped talking in time and quickly glanced at Chang Xinyi's belly. When he came out of Fengqi Palace that day, it was the thought of Chang Xinyi and the fetus in her belly that made him return to Changsheng Palace with one breath.

Now, no one knows that Chang Xinyi is pregnant except a few confidants around her.

Li Yuanqi concealed this matter intentionally, which was also a kind of protection for Chang Xinyi. She was too kind-hearted, especially at this critical juncture when she was poisoned, and she could not take care of everything herself. The women in the harem were very jealous and kept making small moves behind her back, fearing that if the news of her pregnancy got out, it would cause complications.

Li Yuanqi coughed lightly, and his voice became softer: "Be careful not to hurt yourself by crying..."

Chang Xinyi nodded obediently to Li Yuanqi, then pressed her red eyes and looked at Li Yuanrou: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sister. You guys chat."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Li Yuanqi again and walked out with a worried look on her face.

Li Yuanrou and Li Yuanqi were the only two people left in the hall. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became a little dull.

After a long while, Li Yuanrou broke the deadlock and asked softly, "Are you okay? What did the imperial physician say? Will you be sick?"

Li Yuanqi's face was calm, but he had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He thought that Li Yuanrou only had Xiao Luobai in her heart now, but he didn't expect that she would come to the palace to see him.

He pulled the corner of his mouth indifferently, and said in a light tone: "You can't die."

Li Yuanrou glanced at the bloodstains on the ground, and all kinds of emotions intertwined in her heart, including hatred for Li Yuanqi who wanted to kill Xiao Luobai, resentment for being under house arrest, and heartache for Li Yuanqi who was now bedridden.

Seeing her worried look, Li Yuanqi softened his tone, but his voice was still weak: "It's nothing serious. The imperial physician said that once the blood is vomited out, it will be fine. You will be basically fully recovered after a period of rest."

Li Yuanrou nodded, and thought of Prince Yun being poisoned as well, and said absentmindedly: "That's good, as long as he can recover..."

Li Yuanqi's eyes were complicated and he sighed very lightly.

After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice with a hint of bitterness that was barely noticeable: "I didn't expect that my sister still cares about me."

Li Yuanrou came back to her senses immediately after hearing this, and did not notice that Li Yuanqi had changed his name. She frowned and almost immediately retorted: "What are you talking about? Of course, my sister cares about you."

She thought of Xiao Luobai's matter and whispered, "Let's put things in order. The most urgent thing is to take care of your health first. We can talk about other things after you are well."

Li Yuanqi's expression eased a little. This was probably the only thing that made him feel at ease after the death of the Empress Dowager.

He covered his lips and coughed twice. Li Yuanrou supported him and helped him smooth his back. After Li Yuanqi recovered, he looked up again, with a look of fatigue on his face.

Li Yuanrou's eyes darkened.

After a long while, she looked down and asked unsurely, "I haven't even had the chance to see my mother for the last time, why did you bury her so hastily? According to the rules, you should..."

Li Yuanqi's face, which had just calmed down, immediately turned red due to excessive excitement. He slapped Li Yuanrou's arm that was supporting his shoulder away and shouted angrily in a high voice: "Don't mention the Queen Mother!"

Li Yuanrou looked up at him in surprise: "Yuanqi?"

Li Yuanqi's eyes were red and veins were throbbing on his forehead.

He shouted coldly: "Why did you see her for the last time? What's so special about her that you should see her?"

Li Yuanrou looked confused for a moment. She thought Li Yuanqi would be unhappy, but she didn't expect him to react so violently.

Li Yuanqi's face was very ugly, and his eyes were filled with coldness: "She has never loved you and me. What did you see her do..."

Li Yuanqi said coldly: "Never loved before!"

Li Yuanrou's heart choked, and a voice suddenly popped up in her mind: "Your mother doesn't love you, but your father loves you."

Her heart felt like it was pricked by a needle.

Her eyes moved slightly: "What happened in Fengqi Palace that day?"