Chapter 445 Restoring Memory
Chapter 445 Restoring Memory
Prince Rui's plan to send troops to the coastal areas was thus called off. The young emperor summoned the imperial physician to treat Prince Rui's injuries and ordered someone to send Prince Rui back to the Rui Palace safely.
The matter had been put aside, but in the evening, when the little emperor was about to return to his bedroom to see his beloved, the imperial physician who had returned with Prince Rui came hurriedly to report Prince Rui's illness.
The imperial physician knelt on his knees in fear and trepidation, saying, "Your Majesty, this is terrible! Prince Rui has returned to the palace and has gone mad again. He's acting just like before, and he can't even recognize anyone. He strikes anyone he sees, even hurting himself!"
The little emperor was also shocked and quickly asked what the reason was and why it suddenly became like this.
The imperial physician said, "I'm hesitant to make a definitive conclusion on the cause. I believe it was triggered by some crucial person or event, but another imperial physician said... it was an evil spirit invading and possessing him."
The young emperor obviously believed the previous diagnosis results. He did not care about anything else and ordered the imperial physician to treat his uncle carefully. Later, he sent many other imperial physicians to the Prince Rui's mansion for treatment. As for sending Prince Rui to fight, the matter was shelved.
The little emperor was busy until dinner time, when he finally had some free time. Then he hurried to the bedroom to see his sister Shen.
The whole afternoon, the young emperor also asked about his sister Shen's condition. The personal eunuch Guo Gonggong called the eunuch on duty in the bedroom to ask, and the eunuch said that sister Shen had been sleeping all the time. Eunuch Guo also said that Miss Shen had been unconscious when she was found, and asked the imperial physician to examine her and prescribe medicine for her. Eunuch Guo was so meticulous and considerate that he even called the imperial physician who took the pulse and personally reported to the young emperor about Miss Shen's condition. Hearing the imperial physician say that Miss Shen was sleepy all day due to the stimulation she had suffered a few days ago, and that she had no other physical illness, the young emperor was relieved.
The little emperor came to the door of the bedroom. The two young eunuchs guarding the door knelt on the ground and told the little emperor that Miss Shen was still asleep.
The little emperor moved slowly and quietly pushed open the door. He was worried that Sister Shen would be unhappy after being woken up, and even tiptoed to Sister Shen's bed curtain step by step.
The young emperor gently lifted the bed curtains and saw Sister Shen, her face turned away, still sleeping soundly under the quilt. A young palace maid came in from behind, holding a tray and bowing softly, saying, "Your Majesty, may you be well. I have brought Miss Shen dinner. I haven't dared to disturb her sleep before. Eunuch Guo and the imperial physicians have repeatedly told me not to disturb her unless she wakes naturally. We have been guarding outside the door. The decoction prescribed by the imperial physician is very effective. Miss Shen slept soundly all afternoon."
The little emperor was very satisfied. He looked back at the bowl of shredded chicken and pork porridge on the tray and said with great satisfaction, "Miss Shen has slept all afternoon and must be very hungry. I have some free time now, so I'll wake her up and have dinner together."
So the little emperor climbed onto the bed and pulled Sister Shen, who was facing away from him, over to him.
When the little emperor saw the face of the person on the bed, he jumped off the bed in shock. He was so disbelieving that he thought he was seeing things. He pointed at the person on the bed and said to the little palace maid in panic, "Look, is she Sister Shen?"
The little palace maid then boldly raised her head to take a look at the sleeping person. This look frightened her so much that her hands trembled, and she dropped the entire tray to the ground, knocking over the bowl of meat porridge.
The little emperor's expression gradually became hideous and ferocious.
Then, shrill screams were heard from the bedroom. Eunuch Guo and other eunuchs, both big and small, who had been waiting happily outside the bedroom, entered the room in panic. The little emperor became even more crazy. He smashed the entire palace into a mess. He was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot and his chest was heaving. Eunuch Guo wiped the blood from his forehead and ran over to support his own emperor without caring about the pain. However, the emperor still fainted.
The little emperor was revived again by the invited imperial physician. When he woke up, he looked like a little fool with his eyes open. He could not drink water or take medicine.
Eunuch Guo was so upset that he was almost dead. If he had known this would happen, why would he have taken the initiative to sneak that fake thing into the palace?
Eunuch Guo no longer cared about his own life, and told the story of how he secretly went to Duke Ji's mansion to bring the fake into the palace.
Although the little emperor was crazy, he was very clear-headed when he heard about Miss Shen.
When the little emperor heard Eunuch Guo say that the person who suddenly disappeared today was a fake, he perked up again. His mind raced, and he asked Eunuch Guo, "So, does that mean you haven't found my sister Shen at all? Then, shouldn't you die? I'll drag you out and chop off your head right now, and you won't be wronged, you bastard?"
Eunuch Guo was so frightened that his eyes were dumbfounded, his legs went limp to the ground, his tongue was tied and he couldn't utter a word to beg for mercy.
Eunuch Guo took a long time to calm down before he hurriedly crawled to the little emperor's feet and begged for mercy crying bitterly.
The little emperor became even more willful. He roared and shouted, "I don't care. I just want my sister Shen to come back. Go find her for me. If you can't find her, I will chop off all of your heads."
Eunuch Guo crawled out of the bedroom in a panic, and took a group of eunuchs and guards with him, looking for people everywhere like a group of headless flies.
Eunuch Guo had an intuition. He was convinced that whether it was the fake or Miss Shen, they must be related to Lord Chu, so he took his men to guard outside Duke Ji's mansion.
Chu Yanqiu in the mansion had woken up since last night. The second branch of the Ji family was very happy. Both the master and the servants were busy running around happily. Looking at Chu Yanqiu who was more gentle than usual on the bed, everyone no longer felt the sense of life-and-death crisis in their hearts.
Because Chu Yanqiu had returned to his former self, without the interference of the Immortal Ancestor, Chu Yanqiu had recovered his memory of what had happened in the past few days. Chu Yanqiu took the medicine handed to him by the maid and drank it all. He ordered the servants to leave. Seeing that he looked tired and sleepy, Master Ji and his wife comforted him with a few words and went back to their own yard, leaving Chu Yanqiu alone lying on the bed.
Chu Yanqiu leaned on the bed and looked at the scenery outside the window, his head full of thoughts and his heart was in turmoil.
Although he was worried about his sweetheart, the more he worried about her, the less he dared to go look for her in a high-profile manner, and he didn't know where she was and whether she was in danger.
He could no longer be willful, because he remembered that every time they were together, with the intervention of the Immortal Ancestor, he always hurt her to death.
I sat on the bed silently and worriedly all day, and didn't eat anything at night. I fell asleep unknowingly because I was tired.
But he only slept lightly for an hour or so before waking up from a nightmare.
He sat up with cold sweat on his forehead. In the dark night, only his lonely shadow was reflected. The maid who was guarding outside heard the noise, put on her coat and asked her master softly what was wrong.
Chu Yanqiu told her not to bother and sent her out.
Hearing the sound of the maid going back to bed to sleep, Chu Yanqiu sat up from the bed.
He quietly opened the door and left the house. Taking advantage of the cold night, he strolled alone in the small garden of Duke Ji's mansion.
After strolling around the small garden, Chu Yanqiu's originally casual steps became even more disorderly. The inexplicable anxiety in his heart affected him and made him feel strange. His desire to go out was torn between repeated self-control and conflict.
He looked towards the door and felt like he was going crazy.
"Will I be able to see you if I go out like this? Please, God, I have only this one wish, just let me see you once, just once! As long as I know you are still alive and well, as long as I know you are safe, this time, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will be happy."
Chu Yanqiu was really crazy, so crazy that he was talking to himself on the spot.
In the end, Chu Yanqiu didn't have the courage to step out of the door. He went back dejectedly, as if he had lost his soul.
This situation lasted for a few days, and one night, Chu Yanqiu finally couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped out of the door like crazy with his lightness skills.
He was searching for that figure everywhere in the huge streets of the capital like a headless fly. In fact, he didn't want to see that figure, he just couldn't help it and just wanted to vent. He thought that maybe after venting, he could get rid of the pain of missing her.
A lonely figure in the frantic night, time passed by bit by bit. Chu Yanqiu's body was not the same as before. The burning and damage in so many days had overdrawn his lifespan, so that his normal physical condition had already been injured inside and out.
Chu Yanqiu covered his aching heart, and when a mouthful of blood spurted out, his whole body collapsed.
He lay drowsy like a poor stray dog in a corner where no one could find him.
As the night passed, in the courtyard of Chu Yanqiu's house in Duke Ji's mansion, servants carried basins of water to their master's room to serve him. Seeing that Chu Yanqiu was sleeping soundly on the bed, they did not dare to disturb him and quietly left.
After an hour, Chu Yanqiu still hadn't woken up. The maid then reported to Madam Ji Er's room. Master Ji Er and his wife invited a doctor to take Chu Yanqiu's pulse. The two elders stood by and were relieved to hear that Chu Yanqiu was not in danger of life. Madam Ji Er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and followed Master Ji Er out of the room.
What happened last night just passed by without anyone knowing. Chu Yanqiu disappeared without a trace and was sent back inexplicably. Even his personal servant Chi He was unaware of it.
Chu Yanqiu woke up in the evening. After he woke up, he still looked depressed. Chi He, the servant who knew him best, became even more worried.
Compared to his previous madness, Chu Yanqiu was now so different. Chi He hoped Chu Yanqiu could channel his worries into anger and vent them. But now he looked so lifeless. Even when the scorching fire poison had frequently attacked him, he hadn't suffered as much as he did now. He felt like his son was standing on the brink of life and death. Just one step and his son would be gone forever. Chi He couldn't help but shed tears at the thought. He didn't know how to save his son from this pain. In just twenty years, why did their son have to live such a hard life? Their son's life was too hard.
Chi He watched Chu Yanqiu drink the medicine and lie down to rest drowsily. He then left the room and stood at the door with a tired look on his face.
In his grief and despair, he thought of Miss Shen, who shared the same suffering as the young master. Perhaps at this critical moment, only by finding that woman could his young master regain his life by seeing Miss Shen.
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