The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 754 - 754 348 Truth (Second Update) _3

Chapter 754: 348 Truth (Second Update) _3 Chapter 754: 348 Truth (Second Update) _3 The nightmare he just had was too horrifying – the sensation of falling into a bottomless abyss was even worse than being stabbed ten thousand times with a knife.

It was just a nightmare. He was the supreme Emperor, not some timid mouse. How could he have gotten so frightened?

He despised himself.

“Your Majesty, have some tea.” After putting down the oil lamp, Wei Gonggong brought over a cup of cold tea to calm him.

The emperor drank it all in one go, but he didn’t feel much better.

“I can’t sleep. Bring me some documents to read.”

Wei Gonggong couldn’t persuade him otherwise, so he brought over the papers from the imperial study.

But the Emperor was too distressed to settle down. The fear from his nightmare was like maggots eating into his bones, impossible to shake off from within him.

The Emperor, in his bothered state, put down the documents and said, “I’m going for a walk, no need for them to follow.”

“Yes.”

Wei Gonggong lit the lantern and left Huaqing Palace with the Emperor.

The Emperor walked aimlessly.

Before he realized it, he had arrived at Kunning Palace.

Wei Gonggong quietly asked, “Your Majesty, do you want to visit the Empress? I can announce your arrival.”

The Emperor glanced at the tightly closed palace gate and said indifferently, “No need. It’s late, let’s not wake the Empress Dowager.”

Wei Gonggong was surprised.

Empress Dowager?

Wasn’t Empress Xiao the one living here?

Now that he mentioned it, after the late Emperor passed away, Empress Dowager had moved to Renshou Palace.

Looking confusedly at the Emperor, Wei Gonggong saw that he had snapped back to reality and was suspiciously looking at him. “What did I say just now?”

Wei Gonggong was startled and said, “Ah, no, nothing. Your Majesty said it’s late and it’s not to wake the Empress.”

Maybe he heard it wrong.

The Emperor should have said Empress, not Empress Dowager.

“Empress…” The Emperor’s look seemed to drift off for a moment, and then he frowned, “How did I end up here? Why didn’t you remind me? If the Imperial Harem was disturbed in the middle of the night, there will be a huge commotion!”

“…Uh, yes, it’s my fault.”

We Gonggong felt extremely wronged.

From the moment you left Huaqing Palace, you seemed determined to come this way, who could have stopped you?

“Let’s go back,” the Emperor said, somewhat annoyed.

The Emperor didn’t sleep well that night and proceeded to change his clothes after the tiger hour, headed for the morning court meeting.

He felt languid, almost falling asleep on the Dragon Throne.

Empress Dowager sat majestically and spoke, “If there are any matters, present them, if not, court is dismissed!”

Her aggressive tone indicated that whoever dared to create trouble would face consequences.

Civil officials and warriors all professed that there were no matters to present.

Wei Gonggong cleared his throat and announced, “Court dismissed—”

After leaving Jinluan Hall, Empress Dowager mounted her phoenix sedan chair. Glancing at the emperor on one side, who was putting on a whole act of seeing her off beside the sedan chair, she mocked, “Don’t burn yourself out before the culprit is caught!”

The Emperor coldly replied, “Empress Dowager needs not to worry, I am fine!”

“Someone’s coming!” Wei Gonggong reminded.

The Emperor and Empress Dowager immediately plastered on smiling faces!

When he arrived back at Huaqing Palace, Wei Gonggong was invited by Cai Momu to visit Quiet Concubine in Qiuhua Pavilion.

Quiet Concubine was copying Buddhist scriptures. Upon seeing him, she smiled and asked gently, “Did His Majesty sleep well last night? Did he have any more nightmares?”

Wei Gonggong looked hesitant.

Quiet Concubine’s smile gradually faded, “What’s the matter? Is His Majesty still unable to sleep?”

“Well, he did sleep, it’s just that…” Wei Gonggong sighed helplessly, “He had another nightmare. He was very frightened again.”

The writing brush in Emperor’s Mother Jing’s hand clattered to the table, the brush tip rolled once, falling from the table to the ground, dirtying the freshly copied page of scripture.

“How could this happen?” she murmured in disbelief.

Eunuch Wei gave Emperor’s Mother Jing a strange look.

Widow Cai quickly knelt down, picked up the writing brush and put it back in place, wiped the ink on the floor with her handkerchief, and said, “All parents in the world worry for their children. It’s inevitable that you’re concerned about His Majesty’s health. Your handmaid understands your feelings! But you must also take care of yourself! The imperial physician said your injury has not healed and you cannot overexert yourself with worry!”

Eunuch Wei looked at Emperor’s Mother Jing.

Emperor’s Mother Jing’s face was full of disbelief. She clenched the Buddhist scriptures on the table so tightly that she crumpled them into a ball.

Eunuch Wei was astonished.

Widow Cai grabbed Emperor’s Mother Jing’s wrist and stared at her, “Your Highness, you must hold on! His Majesty has already been working hard for the country, you cannot ruin your health through worry”

So, was she too worried about His Majesty? Eunuch Wei sighed inwardly, “I will ask the imperial physician to come over to you afterwards.”

Widow Cai gratefully said, “Thank you, Eunuch Wei!”

Eunuch Wei modestly replied, “It is my duty.”

Widow Cai said with a smile, “I’ll see you out, Eunuch Wei.”

Eunuch Wei declined, “No need, Widow Cai. Please take good care of Her Highness.”

Widow Cai insisted on seeing him out. She smiled as she watched Eunuch Wei disappear at the end of the corridor before returning to the Qiuhua Pavilion with a withdrawn smile.

She looked at Emperor’s Mother Jing with concern, “Your Highness!”

Emperor’s Mother Jing casually adjusted her wide sleeves, “I’m fine now.”

The imperial physician checked the Emperor’s pulse in the Imperial Study Room and said that the Emperor was worried and overworked, and his liver heat was weak and excessive. He prescribed a remedy to enhance the energy, stabilize the fundamentals, soothe the mind and calm the mind.

The Emperor disdainfully said, “It’s that prescription again. How many times have I taken it? Has it ever been effective?”

Eunuch Wei’s eyes spun around, “Why not… go and find Gu Jiao?”

The Emperor snorted, “Didn’t you hear her say that she will not come to the Huaqing Palace to treat patients anymore?”

Eunuch Wei smiled, “If she doesn’t come to us, we can go find her! It’s not a solution for you to keep going like this, you have scared Emperor’s Mother Jing!”

The Emperor furrowed his brows, but was finally persuaded. He and Eunuch Wei each changed into their outing clothes and took a carriage to the Miao Shou Tang.

But they were told that Gu Jiao was not there.

Doctor Song had met Eunuch Wei before and knew that his master was Qin Chuyu’s father, an official of the court. He bowed his hands in courtesy, “Miss Gu has gone out for a consultation.”

“When will she be back?” asked Eunuch Wei.

Doctor Song replied, “She didn’t say, but I estimate she won’t be back at the medical hall today. She has to pick up little Jing Kong from school later. Don’t you know where her house is? Why not go directly to her house to find her!”

So the master and servant went to Bishui Alley.

Gu Jiao hadn’t returned yet, and Madam Yao invited the two into the house.

Today, Granny Zhou’s two daughters-in-law and Aunt Liu -along with her sister-, came to ask Madam Yao for advice on embroidery. A room full of women filled the living room, and Aunt Liu’s eyes kept wandering over to the Emperor.

The Emperor’s scalp was tingling!

Madam Yao smiled and invited the Emperor into Granny’s room, “Your Majesty… sir, why not sit in the room for a while? Jiaojiao will be back soon.”

“Thank you, Madam Gu.” The Emperor politely thanked her.

Aunt Liu sneaked over.

The Emperor was so frightened that he latched the door shut!

Inside the small, cramped room, the swallow- ing of the door and other windows made the room somewhat dark, enhancing his other senses.

He smelled a faint, warm scent.

He had smelled this in some distant memory.

When Gu Jiao returned after picking up little Jing Kong, she heard from Eunuch Wei that the Emperor had been unable to sleep at night. She knocked on her grandmother’s room door, but there was no movement for a long time.

Eunuch Wei was terrified, “It can’t be that His Majesty has had an accident, has he!”

Gu Jiao pulled out her dagger and pry open the door latch.

Eunuch Wei immediately rushed in after pushing the door open, “Your Majesty! Your Majesty–!”

He was dumbfounded.

Despite having said he couldn’t sleep, the Emperor was sprawled out on the bed, drooling and snoring in a deep sleep!

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