Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

The Imperial Palace of Tian Shu Kingdom.

This wasn't Ye Li's first time entering the palace, but this time she clearly felt that the palace was more heavily guarded, with patrolling guards all around.

When she entered the Palace of Rainbow Garments, she felt as if the entire palace was packed with people...

There was a guard standing guard almost every few steps.

This shows that Xuanyuanming genuinely wants to protect this child.

After Ye Li went inside, Xuan Yuanming didn't wait for her to bow and quickly said:

"Quick! Quickly check on Siyue, why hasn't she woken up yet?"

Ye Li bowed her head and said humbly, "As you command."

When Ye Li finally took Li Siyue's pulse, she discovered that Li Siyue was deeply troubled and emotionally distressed, resulting in an extremely weak pulse, but she was indeed pregnant.

However, the mother has not been eating properly for several days and is very weak. If this continues, it may affect the fetus.

Ye Li sensed something was wrong and sighed. Xuan Yuanming, unaware of the situation, saw Mu Nianchen sigh and quickly gave instructions:

"No matter what medicine you use, you must cure her. As long as the Empress is safe and sound, I will reward her handsomely!"

Ye Li disliked Xuan Yuanming and naturally didn't believe what he said, but outwardly she still agreed:

"Your Majesty need not worry. I will first perform acupuncture on Her Majesty the Empress and see how things go."

"But I must also tell Your Majesty that Your Highness is feeling depressed, which is why you are in a bad mood. If this continues, it may be detrimental to the fetus."

"As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Your Majesty might as well offer some comfort to the Empress after she wakes up, so that she will not have any more suicidal thoughts..."

Mu Nianchen dutifully reported the patient's condition and offered appropriate advice.

But to her surprise, Xuanyuanming said, "I know what I'm doing. You just need to do your job."

Ye Li wanted to finish the task quickly so she could go home and explain to Mo Chen, so she didn't say much.

Following her master's instructions, Ye Li performed acupuncture on Li Siyue and then prescribed her medicine.

She instructed the palace maids to prepare the medicine, but at that moment, Xuanyuan Ming said from the side:

"Bring the prescription over here and let all the imperial physicians examine it."

Ye Li knew that Xuan Yuanming didn't trust anyone, so he would only allow Li Siyue to take the medicine after the Imperial Hospital had worked together to give a consistent answer.

Looking at Xuanyuan Ming now, he is quite the model husband.

For other concubines, this would probably be a rare favor, but Ye Li knew that some things, once missed, are missed forever. From the little bird's intelligence, Ye Li knew that Li Siyue would never forgive Xuan Yuanming, and perhaps the first thing she would do after waking up would be to kill him.

Ye Li waited until the medicine was ready, then personally fed it to Li Siyue, and then used acupuncture to stimulate the acupoints on Li Siyue's head.

Sure enough, Li Siyue soon woke up...

Xuanyuan Ming was overjoyed. The Imperial Hospital had been treating Li Siyue for so many days, but they still couldn't wake her up.

The disciple of the divine physician is indeed quite capable!

As soon as she arrived, Li Siyue, who had been unconscious, came back to life!

Xuanyuan Ming was overjoyed and was about to visit Li Siyue, but...

Li Siyue was awake, but her eyes were like a stagnant pool—still and without waves.

No matter how Xuan Yuanming called or called her, Li Siyue did not respond or speak, as if she were deaf and mute.

Xuanyuan Ming stared at Mu Nianchen and asked, "What's going on?!"

Mu Nianchen calmly replied, "Your Majesty, I can only treat physical ailments; mental illnesses require a remedy for the mind."

"Your Majesty is utterly heartbroken, and has lost all will to live..."

Xuanyuan Ming angrily rebuked, "I ordered you to enter the palace to cure her! Prescribe a few more doses of medicine for the Empress, she must recover!"

Mu Nianchen knelt down and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I truly cannot do it. Her Highness is now only a step away from death. She has suffered a great calamity and has already stepped into the gates of hell..."

"If we insist on prescribing more drastic medication, I'm afraid I might lose the baby..."

As the saying goes, "Strike the snake at its seven-inch spot," Mu Nianchen felt sorry for Li Siyue, who had lost her family and was now pregnant with the child of her father's killer. He did not want to torment Li Siyue any further, so he used the child as a reason to politely decline Xuan Yuanming's request.

As expected, when Xuanyuan Ming heard that it might harm the child, he did not insist any further.

But Xuanyuan Ming was unwilling to give up, and he said anxiously, "What do we do now? Is the child alright?"

Mu Nianchen said, "Now that Her Majesty has awakened, she can still sense what has happened. Your Majesty can talk to her more and do things to make her happy. Perhaps then, Her Majesty the Empress will recover..."

Now that things had come to this, Xuanyuan Ming knew that Mu Niancheng had done his best. He waved his hand.

"Mu Nianchen, I order you to stay here and keep watch to see if there are any further developments after the Empress."

Mu Nianchen respectfully accepted and continued to offer suggestions:

"Your Majesty is currently pregnant. If Your Majesty cares about Your Majesty, you can talk about things related to the child. I'm sure Your Majesty would be willing to listen."

Xuan Yuanming sat down beside Li Siyue's bed, took her hand, and leaned close to her face to say:

"Siyue, we have a child, it's your child and mine."

"The previous child couldn't be born smoothly, it must be because he still missed us, so he came again."

Unbeknownst to Xuanyuan Ming, a warm smile flickered across his face as he spoke these words.

Li Siyue's eyes, which had been like a still pond, refocused after hearing Xuan Yuanming say that she was pregnant. Her consciousness slowly returned, and she asked uncertainly and blankly, "What did you say?"

Seeing that she reacted, Xuanyuan Ming repeated, "I said we have a child!"

"Didn't you always want to have another child? Now that your wish has come true, aren't you happy?"

Unexpectedly, after Li Siyue heard this clearly, a murderous glint flashed in her eyes. She pulled out the hairpin from her hair and was about to pierce her own stomach!

The incident happened in an instant, catching many people off guard. It looked like the empress was about to kill her son!

At the critical moment, Xuanyuan Ming made his move!

Xuan Yuanming had been watching Li Siyue closely. From the moment she raised her hand, he anticipated her direction. Seeing that Li Siyue was about to puncture her stomach with the gold hairpin, he quickly reached out to protect her belly.

The golden hairpin was stabbed down by Li Siyue with great force, quickly piercing Xuanyuanming's palm, and blood gushed out!

The maids and eunuchs watching couldn't help but scream...

Fortunately, Li Siyue had not eaten normally for a long time and was actually very weak, so the poke only hit the surface of Xuan Yuanming's palm and did not penetrate to his stomach.

Ye Li watched as Li Siyue, having just woken up, immediately tried to abort the child, while Xuan Yuanming was actually stabbed by her gold hairpin and bled.

It's a love-hate relationship...

Xuanyuan Ming seemed oblivious to the blood flowing from his hand. He grasped Li Siyue's hand and asked, "Does it hurt? Is your stomach upset? Someone! Wash Her Majesty's hands and wipe her sweat!"

After giving a series of instructions, Xuan Yuanming was no longer as indifferent as before. Instead, he showed concern for Li Siyue, asking if she was injured or tired.

Seeing that her assassination attempt had failed, Li Siyue turned to Mu Nianchen and shouted:

"I don't want to give birth to this child! Give me abortifacients!"

Ye Li was overwhelmed with emotion.

They were once a golden couple in the palace.

However, people's hearts cannot withstand the test; they are never satisfied with what they have and only cherish it after they lose it.

Time has passed, and Li Siyue and Xuan Yuanming are now locked in a life-or-death struggle...

Looking at the nearly deranged Li Siyue, Ye Li realized that being pregnant with Xuan Yuanming's child was indeed a form of torture for her...