Dongfang Yi seemed to have had a very long dream. In the dream, she was in a confined space surrounded by darkness. Suddenly, light shone around her, and she found herself in a hospital ward. And the person lying on the hospital bed was actually herself.
In her surprise, the scenery around her suddenly became distorted. The glaring light made her squint involuntarily. When she opened her eyes again, she was in the imperial palace. Helian Qi was alone, sitting on the dragon throne. There was no one else around. There were a few strands of white hair mixed in his hair. His lonely look was extremely distressing.
Dongfang Yi wanted to walk over and hug him, but she found that the scenery around her and even Helian Qi were getting farther and farther away in an instant...
Pain, intense pain. Her body seemed to be falling apart, but her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open them. She could feel that there was a lot of noise around her. Some were calling "Your Majesty the Queen", some were calling "Miss", and there were cries and shouts.
But why, oh why, was there no sign of that particular voice...?
As soon as Helian Qi and the others entered the palace, they summoned all the imperial physicians to diagnose Dongfang Yi. For a moment, the Queen's palace became bustling. Xiaoxin kept shedding tears in front of Dongfang Yi's bed, thinking that the Queen had just been kidnapped and then assassinated.
"The remaining poison in Her Majesty the Queen's body has been cleared. But the Queen is in poor health. She hadn't fully recovered from the previous injury. This time, although the poison didn't harm her heart and lungs, it still caused great damage to her body. Whether she can wake up or not depends on the Queen's willpower."
After the diagnosis, Imperial Physician Li from the Imperial Medical Bureau analyzed Dongfang Yi's condition.
Hearing this, Helian Qi crushed the teacup in his hand and swept the tea table beside him with one hand.
"What's the use of you imperial physicians if the Queen's awakening depends on her will?!" Helian Qi roared.
The imperial physicians were so frightened that they buried their heads tightly on the ground and didn't dare to move at all.
"If the Queen doesn't wake up, the whole Imperial Medical Bureau will be buried with her!" Helian Qi said fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes.
The imperial physicians lying on the ground were like frightened quails, in a state of constant panic.
"Your Majesty — Your Majesty is awake!!!" Xiaoxin's voice suddenly came from inside the palace.
Without any hesitation, Helian Qi rushed in and leaned over Dongfang Yi's couch.
As soon as Dongfang Yi opened her eyes, she saw Helian Qi with a worried face in front of her. His beautiful eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. She didn't know how many days and nights he had stayed up.
"Helian Qi..." Dongfang Yi said, but found that her voice was extremely hoarse and her throat felt extremely dry.
Xiaoxin quickly handed over a cup of tea. Helian Qi personally fed it to her slowly, then waved his hand to signal the servants to leave.
In just a moment, there were only the two of them left in the room.
"Helian Qi..." Dongfang Yi called out again.
"I had a dream. In the dream, you were so lonely... Cough, cough..."
Dongfang Yi wanted to continue, but was interrupted by a few coughs.
"I'm not lonely. I have you..." Helian Qi helped her calm down and replied in a gentle voice.
"Are the words you said true?" Dongfang Yi stared at Helian Qi without blinking.
After being in a coma for two days, her face had become thinner, making her eyes look even bigger. Staring at him like this made him feel extremely distressed.
"Which words?" Helian Qi asked.
"Those words... the words you said that you fell in love with me..." A blush rose on Dongfang Yi's pale face due to illness. She asked the man in front of her shyly.
Helian Qi let out a low laugh, then leaned down and kissed her forehead. He then leaned close to her ear and said, "I'm in love with you — Dongfang Yi."
Dongfang Yi's chest couldn't stop burning, and the joy in her heart was indescribable. It turned out that being loved by the person you like was such a happy thing. Tears couldn't help but slide down from the corners of her eyes.
Helian Qi wiped the tears from her face and said with a gentle smile, "Silly girl, don't do such things that hurt yourself to protect me in the future."
"No! I said I would protect you..." Dongfang Yi retorted firmly.
Helian Qi smiled helplessly.
In Concubine Chu's palace on the other side, Concubine Chu initially heard that Dongfang Yi was carried into the palace. She thought that Dongfang Yi was surely going to die. But later, when she heard from her informant that Dongfang Yi had woken up, she couldn't help but feel angry. She thought to herself how Dongfang Yi could be so lucky and just not die.
Not long after, a palace maid came to report that Concubine Lian had come. Concubine Chu waved her hand to signal her to come in.
As soon as Concubine Lian entered the palace, she knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I didn't plan well..."
As soon as Concubine Chu saw her like this, she felt annoyed. But she knew that she couldn't get rid of her at this time, so she could only say coldly, "Forget it, forget it. Get up quickly."
Concubine Lian was helped up by a palace maid beside her and sat down. Then she took out a small green jade bottle from her bosom and said with a fierce look on her face, "Your Majesty, look at this medicinal powder. As long as a wound touches a little bit of it, it will fester and won't heal for a long time."
A glint of light flashed in Concubine Chu's eyes as she stared at the medicine bottle. Dongfang Yi, let's see if you can still be lucky this time. You're still too inexperienced to fight with me.
After Dongfang Yi had recuperated for a few days, her body had mostly recovered. She could already get out of bed and even do some things by herself.
On this day, as soon as Helian Qi finished approving official documents in the Chenqian Palace and rushed to the Queen's palace, he saw Dongfang Yi walking unsteadily while holding a kettle to water the flowers. Because of her injury, she had to put the kettle on the ground and rest for a while after watering for a while.
Helian Qi walked over a bit angrily and took the kettle from her hand, saying, "Why are you so disobedient? Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, but you're still being naughty."
"But I'm so bored～" Dongfang Yi leaned her whole body against him and rubbed her chest while coquettishly saying.
Helian Qi lowered his head and looked at the little woman in his arms. Her fluffy hair was rubbing against him non - stop, and her body was also wriggling. An unnamed heat rose in his heart, and that heat spread down his chest.
Unable to control his emotions, he gently lifted Dongfang Yi's chin with one hand and kissed her. This was a lingering and passionate kiss, completely different from the previous two light pecks. Since both of them had confessed their feelings, it was like dry wood meeting fire, easily ignited.
Dongfang Yi was so weak all over from the kiss that she could barely stand without leaning on Helian Qi. But she still stubbornly raised her head to respond to his kiss. His kiss was both domineering and gentle, making people unable to help but sink into it.
After the kiss, both of them were sweating profusely. Helian Qi's eyes were blood - red, and Dongfang Yi was also out of breath, looking at him with eyes as if filled with water.
The next moment, Helian Qi bent down to pick her up and carried her into the inner palace.