After a night of her heart dying like ashes, it was already afternoon when An Jinxiu woke up from her slumber. The Emperor Shizong had already returned to the palace early in the morning, but had only left Eunuch Xie to wait upon her.
Knowing that the death of her biological mother had come from the mouth of a young eunuch serving tea, An Jinxiu could no longer bear the repeated grievous news. This coma not only injured her temple when she fell to the ground, but also left with her mother.
The two imperial physicians, Yuan and Rong, didn't dare let An Jinxiu die just like that. If this woman died, the Emperor wouldn't spare them. Under the circumstance of not waking An Jin up, Rong Shuang used the Art of Burning on An Jin. When An Jin woke up, her arms had already been burned red.
The two imperial physicians didn't dare speak to An Jinxiu, but it wasn't good for them to leave either. They stood by the bedside, waiting.
When Eunuch Xie came over, she put down the bed cover for An Jinxiu. While persuading her, she said, "Madam, people cannot be revived. You'd better open up a little and grieve while you're at it."
An Jinxiu looked at Eunuch Xie. Her watery eyes masked all of her emotions. Even the imperial physician didn't dare speak to her, so how could that young eunuch speak to her? He must have been ordered by this chief eunuch. This eunuch wanted her to die. He wanted her to die from the pain in her heart.
Eunuch Xie looked at An Jinxiu lying on her side with her back facing him. He felt that he had brought a great deal of trouble upon himself. Seeing An Jin's teary eyes and delicate and pitiful appearance, Eunuch Xie felt that this Grand Preceptor's concubine daughter was nothing to be afraid of.
She only had a good appearance, and there were plenty of women like her in the palace. Eunuch Xie suddenly felt reassured. Even if this woman received His Majesty affections, she wouldn't be a match for the queen and concubines in the palace after entering the harem. She wouldn't be able to live for long.
Her mother had actually committed suicide. Had Aunt Xiu done it after learning of Aj Jin"death"? An Jinxiu silently cried while lying on the bed, thinking about the death of her mother. Under the pain of despair, she was still able to consider the matters around her. This was something that the scheming An JinXiu of his previous life could do. Now that her wish to live together with Shangguan Yong had been shattered, the revenge she wanted to take, even she herself could not feel it, and she returned to being the woman from her previous life who had helped Bai Chengze become the emperor.
It couldn't be because of the news of her death. Even if she died, her mother would still have An Yuanzhi as her son. How could her mother be willing to let An Yuanzhi live alone in this world? An Jin quickly calculated all sorts of possibilities in her mind. In the end, she recalled the scene from last night in this guest room. Her mother's hair was in disarray and her clothes were messy. Although she couldn't see much when she walked, An Jin had bitten her lips.
As the blood flowed down her throat, a sweet and fishy taste filled her throat. Yesterday, it wasn't that nothing had happened here, but that her mother had taken everything for her. Damn it, these people deserve to die! Hatred made An Jinxiu's entire body feel as if it was being roasted by flames, wanting to burn her to ashes. Even if Bai Chengze had abandoned her in his previous life, she had never felt such resentment like today.
The smell of blood in her mouth was getting stronger and stronger. Just as she was about to lose consciousness again, An Jinxiu dug her fingers into the bed sheet and told herself, "She can't die yet. If she dies, all her family members will die in vain!" She still needed to protect Shangguan Yong's life, so she could not die. Even if she did not seek revenge, for Shangguan Yong's sake, she could not die.
"Madam!" There was no response from the bed for a long time, causing the two Imperial Physician Xiang and Rong, who were guarding the bed, to a non-stop worrying. After hearing the news of her own mother's death, this little girl nearly fainted and fell asleep. How come there was no sound at all?
Imperial Physician Rong lifted a corner of the bed curtain and stuck his head out. Before he could clearly see what An Jin looked like, Imperial Physician Rong could already smell the scent of blood. "Madam, are you hurt somewhere?" Rong asked hurriedly.
He lifted the two fingernails, causing the two imperial physicians to feel the pinch, but An Jin herself had no reaction.
"Madam, I'll help you bandage them." He held a pair of tweezers in his hand, wanting to pull off two pieces of fingernails, but facing the teary face of An Jinxiu, he couldn't bring himself to do such a cruel thing.
These two imperial physicians were specially employed by the Emperor. It was useful to him to form a good relationship with them, so after she determined the value of the two imperial physicians, An Jinxiu spoke up weakly to the two imperial physicians, "My lords, I'm feeling very sad right now, I can't feel any pain at all."
Imperial Physician Rong, "The pain of fingernails being pulled out is one of the tortures in the Ministry of Justice. Please bear with it, Madam."
Imperial Physician Yuan took a clean handkerchief and folded it a few times before letting An Jin bite into it.
The fingers were linked to own heart. The pain of pulling off the nails was a heart-wrenching pain, but at most, An Jin's face was even paler. Besides that, there really wasn't any other reaction.
Imperial Physician Rong who was standing at the side sighed. Looking at An Jin's appearance, even though she was beautiful, she didn't seem like a happy woman. It was unknown if it was luck or misfortune that a girl like this had fallen into the hands of the Emperor Shizong.
As soon as Imperial Physician Yuan finished treating An Jin's wounds, the Emperor arrived.
By now, the Emperor had learned that Ah Jin's mother had committed suicide last night. It hadn't occurred to him that Aunt Xiu would know about his relationship with An Jin.
The Emperor thought it was just that Grand Preceptor An had done it just in case. Although Aunt Xiu was An Jin's biological mother, the Emperor couldn't find any sympathy for the Grand Preceptor's concubine, whom he had never met before. The idea of loving one's home had never existed in this world before.
After listening to the two imperial physicians, Yuan and Rong, explained the illness of An Jin, the Emperor
ShiZong ordered the guests in the guest room to withdraw and sat down beside the bed.
"Your Majesty." This time, when he saw An Jinxiu, she didn't shed a single tear. Her eyes were filled with grief, giving the Emperor a feeling that they had nothing to live for.
"I've heard about your mother's matter," Emperor Shizong said as he held An Jinxiu in his arms. He lifted her left arm and pushed up her sleeve, causing a large patch of burn marks to appear in front of her eyes, "I know you're sad, but just treat it for me. Don't hurt your body anymore," he told her.
An Jinxiu sneered in her heart. Since she was already dead, what was the use of having such a glorious funeral? Furthermore, how glorious would it be for Grand preceptor's concubine, or even a concubine who would commit suicide in the mansion, as a funeral? Her mother couldn't even enter the An clan's ancestral tomb, so how could she talk about treating her mother unfairly?
"Does it hurt?" Emperor Shizong looked at An Jin's arm, then at the wrapped fingers, before asking her in a soft voice.
When she thought about how this man had used his mother before, she felt a wave of disgust. She instinctively wanted to push him away, but she didn't do anything at all. As someone who still wanted to live, she could not bear the consequences of pushing the Emperor aside, so she could only pretend that nothing had happened.
"It does hurt," An Jinxiu said in a low voice. "I don't have anything now."
"Isn't there still me?"
An Jinxiu raised her head to look at him and asked, "Is Your Majesty not afraid?"
The Emperor looked at the pale and exquisite face and asked, "What should I be afraid of?"
An Jinxiu said faintly, "I am just a woman, but I know that people's words are like gold."
"The Grand Preceptor's daughter, An Jinxiu, is already dead," the Emperor said as he stroked her face. "You're just a girl with the same surname as her. How can the mouths of the people of the world mend the name of my Son of Heaven?"
An Jinxiu lowered her eyes. "My heart cannot rest."
He would protect her from harm. Now that this little girl has no one left, she will definitely not be able to live in this world anymore. This kind of mentality allows the Emperor to protect her even more." "Don't think about anything else in the future. Just think about me."
"My family's general, where's Shangguan Yong?" "He's still alive, he's the only one left in the Shangguan Family."
"Then I shall execute him as well," said the Emperor Shizong.
An Jinxiu's body stiffened and her face turned ashen. It wasn't that she didn't have any idea how to respond, but she felt a sharp pain in her chest when she heard him say this.
"Ah Jin?" Seeing that An Jin didn't look too good, the Emperor held her in his arms as he shouted towards the door, "Imperial Physician, please come in!"
As Yuan Qing and Rong Shuang entered the room, they saw An Jin, who had fainted in the arms of the Emperor, and their faces turned bitter.
"What are you waiting for?" "What's wrong with her now?" Emperor Shizong asked the two imperial physicians anxiously.
This time, Rong Shuang took a very long pulse, then hesitated for a long time. Just as the Emperor was about to lose his temper, Imperial Physician Rong said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, this madam's grief is excessive. For a long time, her heart will definitely be injured."
"Is her heart meridian injured, or not?" Emperor Shizong asked.
Rong Shuang knew that the Emperor would be angered, but he didn't dare to not tell the truth. "Wounded."
The Emperor Shizong gently placed An Jin down and covered her with a blanket. He said to the two imperial physicians, "You two, wake her up first."
The two imperial physicians didn't dare to tarry as they hurried to the bedside.
Not long later, the two imperial physicians heard a young eunuch cry out from the courtyard outside the door, begging for mercy.
"It's none of our business." Rong Shuang hurriedly said to his comrade and friend, "You must be careful. If anything happens to her, the little eunuch shall be our example."
The young eunuch who told An Jinxiu that the aunt had died was dragged out by a guard to be killed.
Eunuch Xie kneeled in front of the Emperor Shizong and slapped himself in the face. It was because of his treatment that this eunuch had talked too much.
"This is the last time I'll allow you to live," the Emperor Shizong said to Eunuch Xie. "If anything happens to Ah Jin, I won't keep you here any longer!"
Eunuch Xie was busy kowtowing under the foot of the Emperort. If that woman An Jin didn't have the ability to stir up waves, then what was he doing? He would definitely have to let this woman live in peace until she entered the harem.
The Emperor turned around and entered the house. An Jinxiu was still unconscious when the Emperor asked Rong Shuang, "Can I take her back to the palace at this time? Will she be able to bear the bumpy carriage ride?"
The two imperial physicians both shook their heads. They didn't have any objections to bringing the person on the bed back to the palace, but they had no confidence that she would survive after entering the palace.
Seeing the two imperial physicians shake their heads, the Emperor didn't bring up the matter of taking An Jin back to the palace. Instead, he asked Rong Shuang, "Why isn't she awake yet?"
Rong Shuang said, "Your Majesty should just let Madam sleep for a bit longer."
Emperor Shizong sat on the bed and looked up at the two imperial physicians whom are still standing in front of him.
"This official will take his leave." Yuan and Rong were not people without eyes, so they hurriedly left the guest room.
The Emperor Shizong turned to look at the sleeping An Jin. Even in her dreams, the little girl furrowed her brows and said, "You still don't believe me?" The Emperor stroked An Jin's eyebrows as he said to himself in a low voice: "Looks like with Shangguan Yong, Zhen won't be able to move?"
An Jin was in her dream. Other than being trapped in darkness, there was nothing else she could do. She had nowhere to go and stood in the darkness, looking around blankly. There was the sound of a child's crying in front of her, as if he was Ping An. An Jinxiu ran forward, but she couldn't catch up.
Suddenly, Shangguan Ning's voice called out to her 'Sister-in-law', and she jumped off as naughtily as usual. In the darkness, there was only An Jinxiu left running. The two voices had long since disappeared. She had fallen into a dream and knew that she would never get out of it.
Even though the beauty was beside him now, he was tired. He had to think carefully about how to deal with the crown prince, and think about the fire in the old alleyway in the south of the city.
After sunset, the usual homecoming hymns were heard in the mortuary.
When he opened his eyes, he saw An Jin, who was in his embrace, blushing and mumbling to herself. Even though Emperor Shizong was listening attentively, he could not hear what An Jin was saying in her sleep.
Rong Shuang was called into the house by the Emperor again. When Rong Shuang entered the room and saw the look on An Jin's face, he knew that he wouldn't be able to escape this serious illness.
Imperial Physician Rong's hands trembled when Ah Jin suddenly opened her eyes.
"Ah Jin?" The Emperor Shizong looked over to see An Jin. His voice was filled with concern as he called her name.
"Your, Your Majesty?" As soon as she saw the face of the Emperor, she immediately returned to reality.
"There's no need to say anything else. Drink the medicine first," the Emperor shook her hand, silencing her.
Eunuch Xie walked over with a bowl of soup that had been cold for a while.
How could An Jinxiu allow this eunuch to serve her with medicine? She felt nauseous just by looking at this eunuch. She forced herself to sit up on the bed and reached for the medicine.
Eunuch Xie didn't dare to let An Jin take the medicine. He respectfully said to her, "Madam, your servant will serve you."
An Jinxiu looked at Emperor Shizong as if she was begging for help.
Surprisingly, the Emperor Shizong took the medicine bowl from Eunuch Xie hand and said to An Jin, "You have to get used to being served. This time, I'll feed it to you."
An Jin swallowed a mouthful of bitter medicine. With an embarrassed expression, she whispered to the Emperor, "I, I have a servant girl."
The Emperor Shizong was stunned for a moment, but when he finally understood what An Jin had meant, the Emperor Shizong laughed out loud and said, "You little girl, he's a eunuch, yet you're not ordering him around like a woman. Do you still want to be shy in front of him?"
An Jin's face was red as she carefully looked at Eunuch Xie. She opened her mouth to speak.
However, before An Jinxiu could even open her mouth, Eunuch Xie had already kneel down and said to her, "This servant's duty is to this servant's fortune."
The Emperor sent a spoonful of medicine into An Jinxiu's mouth. She smiled and said, "The palace has more eunuchs than the palace maids. If you can't get used to it, how will you live in the palace in the future?"
An Jinxiu lowered her head. She looked like she was out of strength, but it also looked like she had been beaten down by the Emperor for quite some time.
"You may leave," Emperor Shizong said. He held a medicine bowl in one hand and helped An Jin lie down with the other.
After Rong Shuang left the guest room, he looked at Eunuch Xie and said: "Head Steward, it looks like we'll have to stay in the main hall for a while longer."
Eunuch Xie smiled. He had never expected the Emperor Shizong to hold a woman in such high regard even though she was already in his possession.
"Head Steward." At this moment, Rong Shuang wanted to ask for a few words from Eunuch Xie. Just what was the Emperor's plan for this An Jin girl?
"Let's see again," Eunuch Xie whispered to Rong Shuang. "Once she's in the palace, we'll know what this lady's fate is. Here, we will serve her with care. "
For some reason, Rong Shuang felt that even if this An Jin entered the palace, she would still be able to survive. It was just a matter of feeling that he couldn't tell anyone.
In the guest room, An Jinxiu, who had finished feeding the medicine, asked, "Your Majesty, does this humble one's father know that this humble one is still alive?"
"Why," Emperor Shizong said, "do you want to see him?"
"Your concubine is afraid that he would scold your concubine."
"How dare he scold you now?" "He knows that you are not dead," said the Emperor Shizong. "We do not intend to hide this from him. If you wish to see him, I shall allow you to see him. "
An Jinxiu was a bit surprised. She thought it would take some effort to get the Emperor to agree to let her meet with Grand Preceptor An. But before she could say she wanted to meet with him, the grand Emperor said it himself.
"Is your father good to you?" Emperor Shizong asked An Jinxiu.
An Jin nodded. "Father has always been nice to me and my younger brother. Actually, the people of the Residence of An have never treated me unfairly."
The Emperor held on to An Jin and sighed as he rubbed their his chin against her hair. Even until today, this little girl still hadn't thought it through. Wasn't Madam Qin and sister trying to kill her? Whatever, the Emperor thought later. It's fine if this little girl is stupid. He doesn't like women who are too sophisticated and smart, because this kind of woman was lacking in the palace.
"Your, Your Majesty," An Jinxiu stuttered as she called out to the Emperor again. She looked up at the Emperor before lowering her head, as if she wanted to speak but didn't dare to.
"You little girl," Emperor Shizong said.
Emperor Shizong said: "I won't touch Shangguan Yong, he's also a general in my court. Girl, now are you relieved?"
An Jinxiu's lips quivered. She took the initiative to lean her head against the Emperor's chest and whispered, "I only wish for peace of mind."
The Emperor was thinking about what Rong Shuang had said. The heart meridian of the young woman in his embrace was no longer good. It's dangerous if she was overly sad and had a palpitation in her heart.
If not killing Shangguan Yong will make this girl feel at ease, then he wouldn't kill Shangguan Yong. In the future, he would send this general husband to a faraway place and it would be fine if he didn't see him with his own eyes.
An Jinxiu was buried in the Emperor's embrace, looking at Shangguan Yong matter, she was guessing if the Emperor words were true or false.
"I still have some matters to attend to at the palace. I told your father to come see you right away, so you must promise me that you will not cry after seeing your father," Emperor Shizong said to An Jin. "Tell me, are you going to cry or not?"
"Stop crying," An Jin said. "In the future, don't cry."
The softness of An Jin made the Emperor think of home cats. His body began to grow hot again. Last night, he was too delirious to savor the taste of this little girl. However, the Emperor could only touch the face of An Jin. This little girl could not even stand the jolting anymore. Since it's next day just now, the Emperor had a good look at An Jin again. Her sickly face was so beautiful that if she were to change into palace clothes, who knew how beautiful she would be.
"Your Majesty?" Seeing that the Emperor was staring at her, An Jinxiu started to panic.
"I'll come and see you tomorrow. Eunich Xie is my personal eunuch, and I'll keep him here to serve you," the Emperor said after kissing An Jin's forehead.
"Eunuch Xie?"
"It's that eunuch who just entered."
"I'm a bit afraid of him."
"You are the master and he is a servant. What are you afraid of him?" Emperor Shizong asked An Jin with a smile.
An Jinxiu whispered, "I heard that the people outside call him Head Steward."
An Jinxiu couldn't even compete with her own sister, so when facing this kind of person, the Emperor could only step back a bit and say, "First let him serve you, I will pick an honest man to serve you."
Only then did An Jinxiu nod her head. Xie, this eunuch had sided with Bai Chengze in her previous life and was a vicious and merciless person. She could not afford to use such a person, nor could she let him stand in her way.
The Emperor liked An Jinxiu, he don't want to leave her alone but he needs to go. After comforting her for a while, he left for the palace.
An Jinxiu saw Emperor departure then saw Eunuch Xie led into the room with Zi Yuan.
"Madam," Eunuch Xie smiled and said to An Jin, "This maid is someone who has been serving Madam for a long time. This servant has brought her here."
An Jinxiu hurriedly thanked Eunuch Xie. She stuttered as she expressed her thanks.
Eunuch Xie laughed to himself. How did such a petty woman get caught in His Majesty's eyes? Or could it be that the noble ladies of the influential families had seen too much?
"Madam, please talk for a while with Zi Yuan. This servant will not disturb you." Although he didn't think much of An Jin, he still maintained a respectful expression when he spoke with An Jin.
"Yes, thank you, Head Steward," An Jinxiu stuttered.
Eunuch Xie turned and walked away.
From yesterday to today, to Zi Yuan, it was as if the entire world had collapsed. "Little Miss …" Zi Yuan ran to An Jin's side and cried, "Just what happened?" Why did everyone die all of a sudden? "
"Stop crying. There's no use in crying now." An Jin raised her hand to wipe the tears away from her eyes. "Zi Yuan, my father will come over later. I'll let him take you away. You don't need to follow me anymore."
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