Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 155 (Extra:1)
Shi Ye has been unconscious since he was rescued.
The imperial doctor said that the poison in his body was gone but he didn’t know why Shi Ye couldn’t wake up. The doctor had no choice but to tell Eunuch Zhu to serve Shi Ye well and hope that he might wake up one day.
Eunuch Zhu asked worriedly: “Doctor Liu, how long do you think the emperor will keep sleeping for?”
The imperial doctor shook his head: “Maybe one day, maybe several days, maybe several years. It all depends on the emperor’s fate.”
After saying that, he still comforted Eunuch Zhu, “Don’t worry, Eunuch Zhu, the emperor has his own good fortune. Even the difficult to remove poison is somehow gone. Doesn’t this mean that heavens are also watching the Emperor? The emperor will not sleep for too long.”
Although said like this, they both knew in their hearts that this matter could only be left to fate. The two of them, with their worried faces, sighed at the same time, and Eunuch Zhu sent the imperial physician away.
When Eunuch Zhu returned to the bedchamber, he happened to see Xiao Shuanzi.
“How is Young Master Wen?”
“He just now fell asleep.” Xiao Shuanzi had not had a good night’s sleep during this period and there were obvious black spots under his eyes. The sadness between his eyebrows was thicker than that of Eunuch Zhu, “Young Master Wen always has insomnia and nightmares, if it wasn’t for the fact that he is really tired, I’m afraid that he would have to come over again to watch over the Emperor.”
Eunuch Zhu frowned: “Try not to let him come over. His body is unstable. If something happens to him, we cannot bear the responsibility.”
Xiao Shuanzi naturally understood this truth.
Young Master Wen is still five months pregnant and has gone through twists and turns that his body is not as good as before. Ever since he moved to the palace for recuperation, Young Master Wen has been frail and sick and he occasionally needs to seek medical attention from the imperial physician.
But how could Young Master Wen’s stubbornness be persuaded against by a young eunuch? He wouldn’t even listen to what the Prime Minister and General Lin says.
I am afraid that only when the emperor wakes up can the big stone in Young Master Wen’s heart be set down.
Xiao Shuanzi was complaining in his heart but he didn’t dare to refute Eunuch Zhu’s words, so he could only keep saying yes.
Eunuch Zhu asked him to try his best to persuade Young Master Wen, so he should try his best to persuade him.
Unfortunately, the truth was that he couldn’t persuade him at all. Wen Chi woke up from a nightmare less than two hours after falling asleep. His face was covered in cold sweat and he was helped to sit up by the palace maid.
The maid brought warm water for him to drink.
After Wen Chi drank a little, he called for Xiao Shuanzi.
Xiao Shuanzi had just walked outside the hall and after hearing the voice, he ran in anxiously: “What are your orders, Young Master?”
“Prepare the sedan chair,” Wen Chi said, “I’m going to see the emperor.”
Xiao Shuanzi let out a sign and said hurriedly: “Young Master, I just came back from Yangxin Hall1(the hall where the emperor resides). The imperial doctor said that the emperor is no longer seriously injured. All we have to do is wait for the emperor to wake up. Besides, there are so many people around the emperor to serve him. So, Young Master doesn’t need to worry.”
Wen Chi only saw Xiao Shuanzi’s mouth opening and closing but could not hear a single word. He waited for Xiao Shuanzi to finish speaking, then repeated: “Prepare the sedan chair.”
Xiao Shuanzi stood still and continued to persuade him earnestly.
Wen Chi continued to wait for Xiao Shuanzi to finish speaking and the same four words came out: “Prepare the sedan chair.”
Xiao Shuanzi was so anxious that he almost cried. Seeing that Wen Chi was trying to get out of bed regardless, he had no choice but to compromise.
Wen Chi sat in the sedan chair and went to Yangxin Hall.
After Eunuch Zhu saw him, although he was a little frustrated, he also had expected that he would do this. So, he just sighed and then led him in.
Wen Chi came to Shi Ye’s bed.
Shi Ye lay peacefully and quietly on the bed, as if isolated in a small unknown world. His complexion was pale, his eyes were closed and only his weak breath proved that he was still alive.
Wen Chi sat on the chair prepared by Eunuch Zhu for him and began his long wait again.
By dusk, Shi Ye still showed no sign of waking up.
Wen Chi looked at Shi Ye’s sleeping face with a calm expression. No one knew that his expectations were gradually disappointed again. This process was long and painful but he had already got used to it.
When he went back, Eunuch Zhu called out to Wen Chi: “The emperor has servants to take care of him. Don’t worry, Young Master Wen. Please take good care of yourself and give birth to a healthy eldest son for the emperor.”
Wen Chi had heard these words from Eunuch Zhu too many times and his heart had long since calmed down. He said numbly: “I am in good health, please don’t worry Eunuch Zhu.”
After saying that, when he saw that Eunuch Zhu had nothing more to say, he nodded politely, turned and left.
Eunuch Zhu looked at Wen Chi’s waning back, his heart aching.
He has lived for decades and has served so many masters. Which master was not being served by palace maids and eunuchs when they were pregnant with the dragon’s seed? All kinds of food are brought into the palace like running water and they are kept white and plump.
Only Young Master Wen couldn’t eat anything. He waited day after day for the emperor to wake up and looked forward to it. And in just a few days, he had visibly lost alot of weight.
Ai yo, what a sin.
But the strange thing is, the poison in the emperor’s body is gone. The poison has been there in the emperor’s body for so many years but it turned out that it was gone just like that…
Thinking of this, Eunuch Zhu suddenly remembers Zuo Zhi saying that Young Master Wen went to find the emperor with the spirit stone. Later, the emperor was found but the spirit stone was gone.
Nobody knows if the spirit stone has worked or not.
But no matter what, the result was good.
Eunuch Zhu shook his head and didn’t think about it anymore. Instead, he continued to worry about Wen Chi’s body.
Sure enough, within two days, Wen Chi had a fever again. He couldn’t get out of bed and was lying on the bed talking nonsense. He kept shouting Shi Ye’s name and saying he was sorry.
This is the most serious illness Wen Chi has ever had.
Eunuch Zhu was so anxious when he heard the news that his head almost exploded. The emperor hadn’t woken up yet. If something happened to Young Master Wen, his life would be over.
It was Eunuch Zhu who ran in both directions day and night, taking care of the emperor while checking up on Wen Chi.
The maids and eunuchs in the palace that Wen Chi lived in were also busy and they were always on tenterhooks, fearing that something might happen to Wen Chi.
Wen Chi had been ill for more than a month and he almost lay in bed the whole time. Occasionally, he was helped out of bed by Ruo Fang and the maids.
By the time he recovered, he was already seven months pregnant.
In order to relieve Wen Chi’s boredom, Eunuch Zhu brought Young Master Zhang from Prince Qi’s Mansion into the palace and asked him to speak with Wen Chi.
Young Master Zhang is also seven months pregnant and Wen Chi hasn’t seen him for a while. He has gained more weight and has a big belly but his movements are very flexible and he doesn’t need any help when walking.
In comparison, Wen Chi’s belly is much smaller.
Young Master Zhang was also very surprised when he saw Wen Chi’s appearance.
He didn’t know what Wen Chi had been through. Ever since he and Wen Chi parted ways in a restaurant last time, Wen Chi had seemed to disappear out of thin air. It wasn’t until yesterday that Eunuch Zhu suddenly found him and asked him to come into the palace to keep him company.
He originally thought that Wen Chi would have a better life than him but he didn’t expect Wen Chi to suddenly lose a lot of weight and his face didn’t look very good. When he first arrived, he saw Wen Chi sitting in front of a stone bench, holding his chin listlessly and lost in thought.
The two people stood face to face, looking at each other for a long time and then spoke at the same time.
“You’ve gained weight.”
“You’ve lost weight.”
The two of them were startled at the same time.
Later, the fat Young Master Zhang laughed and said: “Now I don’t do anything at home. I’m either lying or sitting down. I’m very lazy and indeed I have gained a lot of weight. However, Young Master Wen, how could you suddenly lose so much weight?”
Wen Chi couldn’t tell the details of what happened, so he simply replied: “Maybe I don’t have a good appetite.”
Young Master Zhang asked: “Young Master Wen, do you still get nauseous and vomiting from time to time?”
Wen Chi shook his head: “I caught a cold some time ago. I have been ill for a long time, so I don’t have much of an appetite.”
“I see.” Young Master Zhang suddenly realized and said with concern, “Young Master Wen still needs to pay more attention to his health. If Young Master Wen really has no appetite, why don’t I make some food for you and let the servants bring it to the palace.”
“No, no, that would be too much trouble for you.” Wen Chi was flattered and waved his hand, “Now that I’m better, I should have some appetite.”
Young Master Zhang did have the intention of making some food for Wen Chi, but seeing Wen Chi being so polite and considering his own situation, he had to dismiss the idea.
It is midsummer now and the weather is extremely hot.
The sun was shining fiercely and the cicadas on the trees were chirping one after another.
Wen Chi and Young Master Zhang were sitting in the pavilion in the center of the lake and the hot wind made the white gauze hanging in the pavilion flutter.
Under the scorching sun, this pavilion looked like a small steamer placed on a fire, but then a couple of eunuchs moved a small box filled with ice cubes. They placed the boxes next to Wen Chi and Young Master Zhang and then took out the small fans and fanned them.
The cool wind immediately dissipated the heat inside the pavilion.
Young Master Zhang straightened his legs, raised his head and sighed comfortably: “Fortunately, I entered the palace. If I had stayed in the mansion, I wouldn’t know how to deal with the heat.”
Seeing Young Master Zhang’s exaggerated reaction, Wen Chi couldn’t help but smile: “Summer is a bit hard to get through, but with the ice, it’s not particularly hard.”
“Young Master Wen, how can these ice cubes be owned by just anyone?” Young Master Zhang turned around and saw Wen Chi’s unfazed appearance. He smiled, quickly sat up straight and explained seriously, “These ice cubes are not only troublesome to make, but also take a lot of effort to preserve, costing money and effort. Under this vast sky, only the people in the palace can enjoy them.”
Perhaps it was because Wen Chi had lived in modern times. Even when he came to ancient times, some of his thoughts had not changed. He did not expect that ice cubes, which are common in modern times, were rare in ancient times. Remembering that he could not live without charcoal fire in winter and ice in summer, he suddenly blushed a little.
Young Master Zhang watched Wen Chi’s expression become visibly embarrassed and guessed what Wen Chi was thinking. He hurriedly changed the subject, “By the way, Young Master Wen, I made some clothes for the child in my free time. Do you want to take a look?”
With that said, Young Master Zhang asked his servants to bring him the clothes he had prepared.
After a while, the servants brought seven or eight pieces of colorful clothes.
Wen Chi liked it, so he stood up to take a look. But just as he stood up from the cushion, he froze.
Young Master Zhang looked at him puzzled: “Young Master Wen?”
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In an instant, Wen Chi’s face turned pale and big beads of sweat ran down his forehead. He furrowed his brows in pain then he looked at Young Master Zhang with a hint of bewilderment, “I… My stomach hurts.”
Hearing this, Young Master Zhang was so frightened that he almost jumped up from the seat. He glanced at Xiao Shuanzi, who had realized something was wrong and walked quickly towards him. He wanted to reach out to help Wen Chi but didn’t dare to touch him. He could only stand beside him and worry, “Did you eat the wrong thing? Or is it because of the heat?”
Wen Chi shook his head: “I’m not sure…”
He was in so much pain that it was difficult to even speak. It was as if there was an invisible hand stirring up his stomach. His legs were trembling and he staggered back. Fortunately, Xiao Shuan held him in time.
“Young Master!” Xiao Shuanzi also had a frightened expression on his face, “Young Master, are you okay? Just hold on, I will send you back right now!”
After saying that, Xiao Shuanzi turned around and shouted, “Hurry up and prepare the sedan chair. Someone go back quickly and bring the imperial physician.”
The accompanying maids and eunuchs were all frightened by this sudden turn of events and dared not breathe. They hurriedly followed Xiao Shuanzi’s instructions, and the small pavilion was in chaos.
At this moment, Wen Chi was in so much pain that he was about to lose consciousness. He had never been in such pain, not even the two stabs he endured for Shi Ye in the illusion were this painful. He felt like he was going to die at any time.
The clothes on his body were soaked with sweat. He covered his stomach with his hands and forced himself to sit on the sedan chair with the help of Xiao Shuanzi and the others.
By the time the group of people returned to the palace as quickly as possible, Zuo Zhi and Ruo Fang were already waiting anxiously outside the palace gate with the imperial doctors.
Wen Chi’s entire face was as pale as a piece of paper and his lips were also white. His eyes were closed tightly and his body was trembling continuously under the extreme pain.
He was extremely embarrassed but at this moment he didn’t care about his image.
“Xiao Shuanzi!” Zuo Zhi rushed over, glanced at Wen Chi on the sedan chair and frowned, “What’s going on?”
Xiao Shuanzi cried: “I don’t know why the young master suddenly became like this…”
“Young Master Wen is showing signs of premature labor.” The imperial doctor next to him said, “Bring Young Master Wen in first.”
Zuozhi said in a solemn voice: “Everyone, please slow down.”
The group of people gently carried Wen Chi in and put him on the bed.
Wen Chi opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a bunch of people surrounding the bed. The room he was in was not the bedroom where he usually rested. He remembered the words “premature birth” that he had vaguely heard just now and panic suddenly surged in his heart.
His child was only seven months old!
It was not yet full-term and should not be born yet.
He once had a friend who was born prematurely and was in poor health. He could not stay up late or exercise excessively. He almost regarded the hospital as his home.
He didn’t want his child to live that kind of life.
“The child…” Wen Chi struggled to squeeze out a few words from his mouth, “Is it okay?”
“Young Master!” Ruo Fang came over with tears on her face and comforted him while crying, “Young Master, don’t worry, the child is doing very well and the doctors are here too. Everything will be fine.”
Although Ruo Fang said so, Wen Chi did not quite believe it because Zuo Zhi and the Imperial physician’s expressions were all very grave.
Wen Chi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he was in too much pain to make any sound.
The labor pain hit like a wave, instantly overwhelming Wen Chi.
The darkness in front of Wen Chi gradually widened.
At the same time, the fear in his heart also amplified.
He seemed to see Shi Ye’s figure in a trance. Shi Ye was standing in the darkness not far from him. The strange thing is that even though they were all surrounded by darkness, he could easily see Shi Ye’s face.
He saw Shi Ye smiling at him, with the corners of his mouth raised and his beautiful phoenix eyes curled up in a smile.
“Shi Ye!” Wen Chi seemed to have grasped the life-saving straw. He ran towards Shi Ye like crazy, “Shi Ye, don’t go.”
Shi Ye heard what he said but he still turned around and walked in the opposite direction from him.
“Shi Ye!” Wen Chi had to speed up his pace. He was very anxious and his heart was pounding. He ran with all his strength but he still couldn’t catch up with Shi Ye’s slow pace. He could only shout, ” Shi Ye, can you wait for me?”
Shi Ye didn’t look back.
Wen Chi kept running and accidentally fell. The intense pain covered him all at once, making him almost pass out from the pain.
Ruo Fang’s crying voice came vaguely to his ears: “Young Master, just hold on, you’ll be fine soon… Oh my God, there’s a lot of blood…”
Wen Chi looked down subconsciously, to see a large amount of blood had seeped out of his abdomen at some point and the scarlet blood stained his clothes2I think Wen Chi is seeing this in his illusion, not the real life.
He was about to be knocked down by the pain but he still insisted on standing up, he stared dead on at Shi Ye’s figure that was getting farther and farther away and staggered forward.
“Shi Ye, just walk a little slower and let me catch up to you, okay?” Wen Chi pleaded.
His body was in so much pain that he couldn’t straighten up but he still gritted his teeth and continued to run forward.
At the same time, he vaguely heard voices.
“I can see the child!”
“Thank goodness …”
At this moment, Shi Ye, who had been walking slowly and unhurriedly in front, suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Wen Chi, with a smile on his face. He raised his hand and waved at Wen Chi: “Come here. .”
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Wen Chi, who was about to collapse, was stunned for a moment.
The next moment, an emotion called joy shook his brain. He was already very weak but somehow, he actually managed to run forward.
He was getting closer and closer to Shi Ye.
Closer and closer……
Finally, he took Shi Ye’s outstretched hand.
****
Young Master Zhang was pacing outside the delivery room anxiously.
He regretted entering the palace today to visit Wen Chi. If he had not entered the palace, he and Wen Chi would not have been relaxing in the pavilion, nor would Wen Chi have an accident in the pavilion. There was a certain distance from the pavilion to here and he didn’t know if there was any delay on the way back.
The accompanying maid saw Young Master Zhang walking in circles and stepped forward to comfort him: “Young Master, don’t worry. Young Master Wen is blessed with great fortune and will definitely give birth to the child smoothly.”
Young Master Zhang looked back at the maid and said nothing but sighed heavily.
The maid comforted Young Master Zhang with a few more words and Young Master Zhang’s heart slowly relaxed.
The maid was right. Young Master Wen didn’t bump into it again but he still gave birth prematurely for no reason. Perhaps it was because he fell ill a while ago that made his body weak. In this case, premature birth is much safer than bumping into something and causing premature labor.
After barely putting his heart down, Young Master Zhang finally stopped pacing back and forth and found a place to sit.
Then, he began to think wildly again.
Since the new emperor took over, he has not appeared in public once. Many people were speculating whether the new emperor suffered from an unknown disease, so had to let the Prime Minister and General Lin assist in handling the government affairs.
Young Master Zhang’s natal family came to visit him again and again to inquire about the new emperor. Although Young Master Zhang knew that Prince Qi knew something about the matter, he also knew that Prince Qi would never disclose any information from the court to those next to him. He dared not let the Prince Qi break his precepts and was naturally unable to respond to his family’s doubts.
Originally, Young Master Zhang had given up on gossiping about such things but now that he was sitting outside Young Master Wen’s delivery room, he suddenly became curious again.
When the emperor was still the crown prince, he dismissed everyone in his harem for one Young Master Wen. Now Young Master Wen is the only one in this huge three palaces and six courtyards. At this moment, Young Master Wen is giving birth to the emperor’s first child. No matter how serious the emperor’s illness is, shouldn’t he come and take a look?
Sadly, Young Master Zhang waited for a long time, until the surprised voice of the palace eunuch came from the delivery room but he still didn’t see the emperor.
After his maid heard the sounds inside the delivery room, she eagerly ran to the delivery room to inquire about it. After a while, she ran back happily.
“Young Master!” the maid said happily, “Young Master Wen has given birth! It’s a little prince!”
Young Master Zhang stood up suddenly: “Really?”
The maid said: “It’s absolutely true!”
Young Master Zhang was also very happy and wanted to go over and have a look at Wen Chi. But as soon as he took two steps forward, the bustling voices around him suddenly disappeared. When he realized it, he found that all the people in the front yard, including his accompanying maid, were kneeling tremblingly on the ground.
He turned his head confused and saw a man in bright yellow garments walking over very slowly.
The man was extremely handsome but the only downside was that his face was sickly pale.
However, even if Young Master Zhang had a hundred bear hearts3(courage), he would never dare to admire the man’s appearance. When he noticed the bright yellow clothes on the man’s body, he naturally guessed the man’s identity.
It was the Emperor!
The emperor is here…
Young Master Zhang lowered his head in horror. He was pregnant, so he didn’t need to kneel and salute like the others, however, when the Emperor walked past him, the mental oppression still made his legs go weak.
As if the Emperor did not see the people kneeling all over the courtyard, he walked towards the delivery room step by step.
Eunuch Zhu and a group of eunuchs followed behind him cautiously.
When the people in the delivery room saw the emperor appearing outside the door, they were shocked and knelt on the ground.
Shi Ye’s lax gaze looked around the delivery room, emotionlessly sweeping over the eunuchs who were carrying the newly born imperial son and finally landing on Wen Chi’s bloodless face on the bed.
In an instant, his stagnant water-like eyes became turbulent.
He heard Wen Chi’s cry in his sleep and he walked forward following Wen Chi’s cry. He walked for a long time, walked out of his dream world, walked out of his bed and he finally walked here.
“Wen Chi.” Shi Ye uttered in a hoarse voice and walked towards Wen Chi.
He couldn’t see anything else but Wen Chi and directly brushed past the eunuch holding the imperial son.
One of the imperial doctors was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly stopped him and said: “Your Majesty, there is too much blood in the delivery room, which brings bad luck. Your Majesty cannot…”
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Eunuch Zhu: “Doctor Li, if you don’t speak, no one will think you are mute.”
Doctor Li was stunned and then shut his mouth.
Shi Ye walked to the bed step by step and slowly knelt on the ground. He completely ignored the people around him who had already had their jaws dropped by this scene and lowered his head to kiss Wen Chi’s cold lips.
Wen Chi seemed to feel something and his eyelashes fluttered slightly, then he slowly opened his eyes. He struggled to look at Shi Ye’s face and gently tugged at the corner of his mouth, “I caught up with you.”
Shi Ye closed his eyes, hot tears rolled down instantly and he hummed: “Thank you for chasing me, I have been waiting for you for a long time.”
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