Chapter 1253 - 10: The Emperor Turns Into a Dog
Chapter 1253: Chapter 10: The Emperor Turns Into a Dog
The Imperial Concubine Shu thought for a moment, ordered a tonic to be decocted, and had her Chief Palace Maid Liu Yin deliver it to the Emperor. With the Empress Dowager having confined her, she could only send the Chief Palace Maid over.
In the end Liu Yin was stopped at the door by the guard. The guard’s attitude was icy; no matter what Liu Yin said, he wouldn’t let her pass, nor would he go in to report.
This had never happened before.
The Imperial Concubine Shu was favored, so her Chief Palace Maid Liu Yin also had some standing in the palace. Those Palace Attendants who saw Liu Yin were all very respectful; even the Chief Eunuch Xue, who served at the Emperor’s side, would greet Liu Yin with a broad smile.
This time Liu Yin didn’t even get to see Eunuch Xue.
It was far too strange.
Was the Emperor’s illness really that serious?
Imperial Concubine Shu was filled with doubts and wanted to go see for herself, but the confinement order was still in effect. She thought it over and decided she’d wait a few days and then find an opportunity to go take a look.
...
The Princess had stayed by Happy’s side the whole time, watching as Lianhua fed medicine to Happy.
The Emperor had never experienced this kind of pain before. His whole body felt as if it were on fire, his head was so heavy it was like it had been filled with lead, and the pain in his stomach was as if someone were cutting into him with a knife over and over.
The medicine Lianhua poured down his throat was very bitter. He desperately wanted to vomit it back up, to end it all, but when the Princess’s tearful voice sounded next to his ear, he forced himself to swallow it.
"Princess, Happy is trying his best too. Look, Happy swallowed the medicine. Princess, don’t cry anymore, Happy will get better." Lianhua watched the little dog gulp the medicine down and tried to comfort the Princess.
The Princess sniffled. "It’s all my fault. If I’d watched Happy properly, Happy wouldn’t have been kicked by that bad man."
Lianhua was silent for a moment, then spoke softly. "It’s not the Princess’s fault. Princess, you’re very good, you’ve already done very well. You yourself said it was a bad man. Then of course it’s the bad man’s fault."
"Happy, you have to hurry up and get better." The Princess looked at the little dog with his eyes closed and said sadly through her sobs, "When you’re better, I’ll give you meat bones to eat."
I will do my best to get better, silly child, don’t cry anymore, crying too much is bad for your eyes. And besides, I don’t want meat bones, I want meat...
Just as the Emperor’s consciousness was blurring and his thoughts were wandering, a chorus of voices greeting respectfully sounded in his ears.
The Empress Dowager had arrived.
"Little Dumpling." Tianmiao walked over and saw the Princess’s eyes swollen from crying, and, heart aching, beckoned her over. "Little Dumpling’s eyes are all swollen from crying, Grand Empress Dowager feels so sorry for you."
"Grand Empress Dowager, wuwuwu... Happy is about to die." The Princess threw herself into Tianmiao’s arms and burst into loud sobs.
"Come, let Grand Empress Dowager take a look. Ah my, the injuries are so serious." Tianmiao held the Princess by the hand and walked over to the cushion, looking at the little dog on the verge of death, her brows knitting in a show of sympathy. Dog of a man, getting tortured like this by your one true love—comfortable now, are you? Hehe... Tianmiao, outwardly sorrowful but inwardly mocking without mercy, reached out to rub the Princess’s head and comforted her, "Little Dumpling, don’t cry, don’t cry, Happy will get better."
"Really?" The Princess looked up at Tianmiao through tear-filled eyes and asked.
"Really. When has Grand Empress Dowager ever lied to you?" Tianmiao nodded with a smile. "Though Happy might have to suffer a bit first. Once he’s recovered, Happy will be able to play with Little Dumpling again. And after this, Happy will definitely remember to stay far away from bad people. Something like this will certainly never happen again."
The Princess thought it over seriously. Grand Empress Dowager really had never lied to her.