The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 998 Shi Anxia's Anxiety

When Shi Anxia fell on the brocade quilt, she felt her whole body go limp, as if her soul had been pulled out of her body.

The breath that he had been holding on to for days was gone, his fingertips could no longer lift an inch, and even his eyelashes drooped with a heavy feeling of fatigue.

The pillow embroidered with auspicious clouds was so soft, but it reminded her of the black jade chess piece that she had held between her fingers during the game just now and finally fell heavily on the chessboard. It was just as cold and heavy, and it also drained the last bit of clarity from her mind.

Shi Anxia was tired, her eyes were dark and she couldn't hold on any longer.

She was anxious and exhausted.

From the moment Shi Anxia received the hidden letter from his brother and learned that his mother was in trouble, he rushed back to the capital after a tiring journey and played a shocking game of chess with Emperor Zhaowu.

This is definitely a top-notch duel. If it were made public, it would shock the world.

Facing a strong opponent like Chang Ping Jun, the national player of Beiyi, Shi Anxia seemed to be dancing on the edge of a knife with every move he made.

Although the situation on the chessboard seemed calm and peaceful, she had actually deduced thousands of variations in her mind and recalled countless chess games from her past lives.

Every change in Emperor Zhaowu's expression was clearly visible in Shi Anxia's eyes.

The fine lines between the emperor's eyebrows when he frowned, the rhythm of his index finger tapping the chessboard, and even the frequency of his Adam's apple moving slightly, all silently revealed his chess moves.

She was so familiar with these signs that she could predict which star position the opponent's chess piece would move to three breaths before he made his move.

Shi Anxia won, but she was not sure whether she could let her mother return home safely.

She could only wait.

The heart of an emperor is like a needle in the sea. She knows too well what it means to be with an emperor like a tiger.

Shi Anxia closed her eyes tightly, and her crow-feather-like eyelashes cast two shadows on her pale face.

She forced herself to remain calm, but those messy thoughts kept lingering in her mind like a thorn in her flesh.

She fell asleep, or perhaps was half asleep and half awake, and her sleep was restless.

Occasionally she would mutter in her sleep, murmuring "mother" or "husband".

Qiu Hongyan stayed by the bed, looking at Shi Anxia's usually bright and beautiful face, which was now as pale as snow, and even her lips were so pale that they were almost invisible.

She was so sad that she felt useless and couldn't help in any way.

She pulled Dong Xi outside and said, "You go and rest. I'll keep watch tonight."

Dong Xi waved his hands repeatedly, "How can this be allowed? You are the sister of Lord Qiu, a woman of noble status, how can you stand guard for me?"

Hearing this, Qiu Hongyan's eyes widened, "In this room, apart from Sister Xia'er, who is the noble and precious mistress, where else can we find the noble and precious women?"

The two of them rushed to keep watch, and neither was willing to leave.

Qiu Hongyan pondered for a moment, and a gentle smile suddenly appeared in her eyes. "Dongli, you stay here first. I'll go to the kitchen and get you a bowl of red date and bird's nest soup. I specially asked the kitchen to simmer it over a low fire all day, so the bird's nest is very smooth. I also added wolfberry and rock sugar, which is very nourishing."

Dong Xi waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, no, I am a wild boar that cannot eat fine bran. Don't waste the good stuff on me. Save it for my wife to eat when she wakes up."

Qiu Hongyan gently gathered Dong Xi's sleeves with her fingertips, "You have been traveling with Sister Xia'er these days, and you have been exhausted. Your eyes are blue. I stewed a lot, and Sister Xia'er couldn't finish it."

She went out as she spoke, and came back after a moment, putting the soup into Dong Xi's hand.

Dong Xi held the small celadon cup and sipped the bird's nest soup carefully. Finally, he joked to Qiu Hongyan, "The girl is going to get married, and she looks more virtuous."

Qiu Hongyan sighed, "What's the point of getting married? If the old lady doesn't come back, I won't have the heart to get married."

Dong Xi was silent after hearing this, not knowing what to say.

When Qiu Hongyan asked about her brother's recent situation, Dong Xi picked out some nice things to tell her, such as Qiu Zhiyan being able to take charge of Lingzhou, and how the lady always praised Lord Qiu for his reliable work.

Qiu Hongyan asked, "Is there no girl he likes?"

Her brother is already an adult, but still has no place to go. The brother next door, Yunqi, even has a son.

For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be worried about the old lady's not coming back, or about her brother's lifelong event.

Dong Xi shook his head, "I don't know about that. Who can understand your brother's thoughts?"

The two of them were talking, neither feeling sleepy at all.

In the second half of the night, Shi Anxia woke up, her face flushed, and she groggily asked someone for water.

Qiu Hongyan hurried to pour some water, and Dong Xi helped her sit up.

Shi Anxia held the cup, drank it all in one gulp, but still said it was not enough and he was still thirsty.

Qiu Hongyan went to pour another cup.

After Shi Anxia finished drinking, she leaned in Dong Xi's arms and began to talk nonsense, "Mother, don't die! I'm telling you, that's not your son, really... Your son has been replaced! Aunt Wen's son is your son!"

Qiu Hongyan and Dong Xi looked at each other, at a loss as to what to do.

Shi Anxia added, "My brother died so tragically! No, don't do this! It's all my fault! I should have taken better care of my brother...he wouldn't have died so tragically."

She muttered a lot, either about this person dying or that person dying. Then she mentioned Wei Cailing and a lot of other people.

Qiu Hongyan asked bravely, "Sister Xia'er, what about me?"

Shi Anxia looked at her with a confused look, "You? Who are you?"

"I am Hongyan, Sister Xiaer, your little Hongyan!" Qiu Hongyan put her face in front of Shi Anxia.

"Oh, Hongyan!" Shi Anxia was so tired that she closed her eyes and spoke softly, but her words scared Qiu Hongyan so much that she almost fumed. "You fell into the well, and Wen Huiyi called people to push you into the well and drowned. Alas, Hongyan, you! You said you are stupid or not, why did you speak for me? You even said you would tell me about it, it would be strange if they didn't kill you! You can't even protect yourself! Don't leave my side in the future, I will protect you... protect you... you will be my sister in the future, I won't let anyone bully you!"

Qiu Hongyan stood there, feeling sweat all over her forehead.

Because she dreamed more than once that she fell into a well and drowned, and she also dreamed that someone pushed her into the well.

The cold well water slowly drowned her, making her extremely desperate.

But she always thought it was a dream... If it was a dream, how did Sister Xiaer know? She seemed to have never said anything.

Qiu Hongyan began to tremble, and for a moment she couldn't remember whether she had said it or not. At this moment, she suddenly understood why Sister Xia'er was so nice to her for no reason.

But at this moment, Dong Xi asked, "Madam, what about me? How did I die?"

Shi Anxia was obviously very tired and opened her eyes with great effort.

She fell into Dongzhi's arms, unable to see, and could only raise her hand to carefully touch Dongzhi's face.

After a long while, she slowly uttered, "Dong, Dongqi! You, you...you..." She suddenly burst into tears, crying very sadly.

Dong Xi's back was also covered with sweat. She always felt that when the lady touched her face, it was like touching a piece of skin... It was because of the touch of this skin that she cried so sadly.

She also started crying, "Madam, I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore, please don't cry, don't cry..."

Dong Xi touched Shi Anxia's cheek with his hand and was startled. "Miss Hongyan, the lady has a high fever... Go call the doctor..."