“No, I just got out of the palace.”
‘Shen Yu was in despair. She knew this Dog Emperor was being stubborn when she said she wasn’t cold. A common cold doesn’t care about your stubbornness—if you underestimate it, it will make you suffer beyond belief.’
“Shen Physician Attendant, please hurry. His Majesty is in great discomfort… You don’t know, I’ve never seen her like this before.”
“Have the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Academy of Medicine seen her?”
Shen Yu quickly dressed and opened the courtyard gate of Mu’en Hall.
Outside, the small alley was crowded with Fenglin Guards, each holding torches, fully armed, looking overwhelmingly imposing.
Leading them, Eunuch Li was so anxious that he was sweating profusely in the cold late autumn night, the sweat particularly visible in the firelight.
This time, Shen Yu stopped being playful, and her expression instantly turned serious.
“His Majesty dares not let them see her, Physician Attendant Shen… You understand. His Majesty already spoke with you today. Please come with me quickly.”
“Alright.”
Shen Yu nodded.
Under these circumstances, how could she refuse?
After instructing Yin Qiu to rest early, Shen Yu hurriedly entered the Imperial Palace under the escort of the Fenglin Guards.
Because the palace was under curfew late at night, the main gate absolutely could not be opened, so Shen Yu had the strange experience of climbing over the wall in the middle of the night.
The Fenglin Guards even helped her climb over…
Although Shen Yu hadn’t done anything guilty, she still felt it was a bit weird to climb over the wall at night to see the Empress.
At that moment, the Empress was curled up on the Dragon Couch in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, her expression pained…
The bright yellow brocade quilt was half-covering her voluptuous curves, and her breathing sounded rapid and heavy.
After escorting Shen Yu into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the attendants obediently withdrew.
The vast Hall of Mental Cultivation was once again left with only Shen Yu and the Empress.
“Here?”
The Empress slightly opened her eyes, her movements and voice showing great difficulty.
“Your Majesty, do not speak. Conserve your strength. Leave the rest to your humble servant.”
Shen Yu set down the medicine box she was carrying and quickly stepped forward to take the Empress’s pulse.
Seeing her flushed face and rapid breathing, Shen Yu thought she might be allergic to the cowpox vaccine.
But after careful examination, she found it wasn’t that.
It was just due to overwork, weakened immunity after vaccination, and having talked with Shen Yu for several hours while both were without their upper garments.
Even a health-conscious physician like Shen Yu wouldn’t dare to be careless.
The Empress, stubborn as she was, didn’t take any precautions, so she was bound to catch a cold.
“Minister Shen, I feel… a tightness in my chest, and my mind is not clear. Have I been poisoned? Am I about to die?”
“Your Majesty, you’ve simply caught a common cold. It’s nothing serious.”
“But I’ve had colds before… None of them were as painful as this.”
The Empress instinctively grabbed Shen Yu’s wrist.
To be honest, this painful feeling truly frightened her.
No matter how strong the Empress was, she was still human.
Humans are bound to feel fear sometimes.
Moreover, there were many people in the court and the countryside who wanted to harm her.
Even the prescription Shen Yu gave for insomnia, after passing through the Imperial Academy of Medicine, had been tampered with in secret.
The Empress was truly afraid.
She didn’t know who she could trust.
She couldn’t even control her own health.
Forget being the Empress, anyone in her position would feel fear and helplessness.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. I’m here. I’ll use acupuncture to unblock your meridians first. Don’t be scared…”
Shen Yu patiently calmed the Empress as if soothing a child.
It had to be said, this tactic was quite effective.
Whether it was because the Empress was too scared, or because Shen Yu had mastered child psychology, the originally tense and even slightly agitated Empress gradually calmed down under Shen Yu’s soothing.
Those beautiful phoenix eyes stared at Shen Yu pitifully, making Shen Yu’s heart soften for a moment, even making her maternal instincts surge.
‘A reigning monarch can have such a contrasting side? She’s… quite adorable.’
“Your Majesty, you have a persistent high fever. We can’t let this drag on. Please turn over, lie on the bed, and raise your buttocks…”
“Huh???”
“Your Majesty, don’t overthink it. This is just to treat you. After all, you don’t want to remain with a high fever, do you?”
“Huh???”
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