She still felt a bit guilty towards Helian Qi. For two people in love, hiding things from each other was a sign of distrust in their relationship.
But now, even she herself was unsure how she had come to this place. She was uncertain about her own existence, so how could she involve him?
Helian Qi heard the aggrieved words from the woman in his arms, and his heart ached as if it had skipped a beat.
"I don't blame you. I'll wait for the day you're willing to tell me." He said firmly.
"Thank you, Helian Qi." Dongfang Yi hugged the man in front of her tightly. Her heart felt as if it was melting.
Just as she fainted, Helian Qi rushed over without hesitation. She understood that she would never love another man in her life.
Helian Qi felt the same way. Although he was unhappy about her hiding things from him, he felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw her faint. He wished he could take all her pain away and make her well again.
He had done so much for her, so why was he still bothered by such a small thing?
After this incident, their relationship became stronger. They both felt that the other was an important person in their life.
"Why did I faint just now?" Dongfang Yi frowned. She didn't feel anything wrong with her body.
Helian Qi hesitated for a moment before answering, "Doctor Li said that your cold wasn't cured yet, and you caught a cold on top of that. Plus, your blood rushed to your head, so you fainted."
After saying that, he lowered his head. He seemed to be blaming himself. After all, half of her cold was because of him, and her blood rushing to her head was because of him too. It was because he had been so cold towards her.
"Yo, you're feeling guilty, aren't you? You feel that I've been wronged." Dongfang Yi raised her eyebrows and asked jokingly.
"You promised me that you won't hide anything from me in the future!" He lifted his head and stared at her.
Dongfang Yi could feel his seriousness, so she nodded her head heavily. She also made a promise to herself that she would never hide anything from him again.
The two of them hugged each other for warmth and comfort. They had poured out all their troubles for the past few days. Helian Qi didn't leave the Queen's Palace until Dongfang Yi fell asleep.
On the other side, in Lan Fang Yuan.
Yao Ji had heard the news of the Queen fainting in the first instant. A cold smile appeared on her lips as she began to mutter, "The Queen's body is so weak? She fainted just like that?"
She hoped that the Queen would die soon. That way, she would have one less problem. She could do things much easier in the palace in the future.
When she thought of this, the smile on her lips became even more pronounced. She began to think of more malicious methods, hoping to quickly take that woman's life.
She casually picked up a jade flute and began to play it. As the flute sounded, a light blue snake slowly crawled out from a porcelain bottle beside her. The patterns on its body looked extremely beautiful, like the glass.
The snake was also like its name. It was the Western Region Glass Rattlesnake that everyone talked about.
It seemed that Yao Ji was the person Helian Qi and the others suspected of killing Concubine Lian. She had used this Western Region Glass Rattlesnake to do so.
"Such a good snake. Then go and kill another person for your master!" Yao Ji said in a calm voice.
She threw a piece of raw meat from the table. The snake immediately rushed over to eat it. Its entire body glowed brightly.
All the other palaces in the palace had heard the news of Dongfang Yi's fainting. Among them, Concubine Shu was the most worried. She didn't expect that she had just gone to visit Dongfang Yi with a cold the day before, but now she was in a coma.
As she was thinking, her feet didn't stop. She wanted to go out of the palace to visit her. But Cuiping, who was standing beside her, said, "Your Highness, you've been going to the Queen's Palace too often, haven't you?"
Concubine Shu heard this and turned back to slap her. She said angrily, "Shut your mouth. Have you forgotten who saved me with her life?"
She would never forget how the Queen had saved her in front of the Empress Dowager. From that day on, she had decided to use her life to repay her.
Cuiping saw that her master was so angry. She immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Cuiping knows her mistake. This servant will never say anything again. Your Highness, please forgive this servant!"
Concubine Shu looked at her and snorted. Then she said, "You can stay in the palace and think about your mistake. Xiaotian, come with me!"
Then, another maid in the palace bowed her head and followed her.
Cuiping, who was left behind, watched as the two people's backs gradually disappeared from her vision. A strange light appeared in her eyes. Then, as if she was angry, she muttered, "You treat my loyalty like this?"
Not long after, Concubine Shu arrived at the Queen's Palace. After hearing from Donghua that the Queen was still resting, she carefully walked into the bedroom.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she entered, she heard a woman's voice say, "Concubine Lian, is that you?"
"Did I wake you up, Your Highness?" She asked with a bit of guilt.
"No. I woke up just now. I just didn't make a sound." She comforted her with a smile.
Then she looked behind her. She didn't see the familiar figure, so she asked, "Why isn't Cuiping with you today?"
In her impression, Concubine Shu and Cuiping were always inseparable.
Concubine Shu's face froze. Then she hesitated before answering, "Er... She's sick!"
She naturally wouldn't say that the maid had said something bad about the Queen. After all, the Queen had just woken up. It wasn't suitable for her to hear any unpleasant words.
Dongfang Yi heard this and nodded her head. Then she said, "Since you're here, you can have dinner with me tonight."
After saying that, she pursed her lips and patted the position beside her bed, indicating for her to sit down.
The two of them happily sat together and chatted for a while. Then it was time for dinner. But unexpectedly, a voice came from outside the palace, "The Emperor is here!"
After hearing this voice, Dongfang Yi didn't feel anything. But Concubine Shu was so scared that her hand holding the chopsticks trembled. Then she asked, "Your Highness, should I avoid him?"
Dongfang Yi frowned. She said unhappily, "Avoid him? Sit down and eat in peace. Will the Emperor stop you from eating?"
Then they saw Helian Qi in a black robe walk in. After seeing the two people having dinner, his eyebrows couldn't help but frown.