frightfiction Chapter 572 Hurting and Comforting Each Other
Chapter 572 Hurting and Comforting Each Other
In the secret bedroom, Lan Qingwu couldn't help sobbing. It was so painful that she fell into a semi-faint sleep.
There were footsteps at the door, and Lan Qingwu half sat up like a frightened bird, fearing that Nanny Yi would come back again.
When Emperor Shenwu saw Lan Qingwu lying on the bed with tears on her face, he was shocked and hurried forward.
Lan Qingwu looked at the approaching Shenwu Emperor in a daze, afraid that it was an illusion. She called out softly, "Brother Heng..."
"Weak weak!"
Emperor Shenwu looked at the haggard and pale Lan Qingwu, whose lips had turned extremely pale. Without thinking, he hugged Lan Qingwu in his arms: "Weak..."
Lan Qingwu finally realized that the person in front of her was not an illusion. She threw herself into the arms of the Shenwu Emperor and burst into tears: "Brother Heng, it hurts so much!"
Emperor Shenwu raised Lan Qingwu's right hand in shock, only to see that the hand, which should have been as slender as jade, was covered in blood, and the wound that had just been torn open was hideous, making Emperor Shenwu extremely heartbroken.
Li Xiang didn't dare to breathe beside him. He didn't expect that someone would dare to go against the emperor's will and criticize the queen in private!
Emperor Shenwu shouted angrily, "Bastard Li Zhong! Where is he?"
Li Xiang came to his senses and ran outside. When he came back, he had a bottle of ointment for external injuries in his hand. Behind him, two strong eunuchs came in, holding Nanny Yi. Nanny Yi was a person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. At this time, she was too weak to kneel. She just collapsed on the ground and begged for mercy, even slandering Lan Qingwu: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! It was this woman who took advantage of your favor and cursed me, so I taught her a lesson!"
The Shenwu Emperor was still checking Lan Qingwu's body for other wounds. Hearing this, he said without turning back: "Drag him out!"
Emperor Shenwu took the ointment from Li Xiang's hand and glanced at Li Xiang with his phoenix eyes. Li Xiang nodded in understanding and turned to walk out.
Lan Qingwu sobbed and said, "Brother Heng, she stole my coral bracelet!"
The Emperor's rage intensified, and Li Xiang hurriedly trotted out. He had never seen such a fool! Stupid and vicious! Where had Li Zhong found such a person? And even sent him to the Empress.
Not long after, Li Xiang returned to the bedroom with the peach blossom and butterfly coral bracelet. "Your Majesty, I brought it back!"
Emperor Shenwu had already applied ointment and bandaged the wound on Lan Qingwu's hand. He reached out to take the bracelet and put it on Lan Qingwu himself.
Li Xiang retreated silently. Outside the door, Li Zhong was kneeling silently. Li Xiang glanced at the other room. There, Nanny Yi was being tortured! The white blade, as thin as a cicada's wing, was cutting off Nanny Yi's flesh piece by piece, but she couldn't even scream!
Li Xiang turned his gaze and looked at Li Zhong: "Your Majesty wants her to be stabbed three thousand times before she dies! Li Zhong, you are overstepping your bounds! You have crossed His Majesty's bottom line!"
Li Zhong's cheeks twitched: "She betrayed His Majesty!"
Li Xiang scolded him lightly, "You are foolish! What does His Majesty need you to do? Remember, they are His Majesty's men. No one else has the right to do anything except Your Majesty! You deliberately chose such people to torture the Empress. You are only venting your own anger, and Your Majesty will only suffer more!"
Li Zhong finally looked up at Li Xiang and asked, "Have you also been bribed by the Queen? Do you also think that the Queen is innocent and kind, and you can't bear to touch her?"
Li Xiang glared at Li Zhong and said, "After all these years of observation, I'm sure you already know who the Empress is. I don't need to explain it any further! However, since we've known each other for so long, I must remind you again that we servants must always put His Majesty's wishes first! Don't forget, there's also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! If you touch the Empress, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not let you go!"
Li Zhong's expression finally changed and he lowered his head again.
"I didn't expect that crazy woman to be so cruel. I thought she was just..."
Li Zhong thought that the crazy woman would at most starve Lan Qingwu and give him a few slaps! Who knew that Nanny Yi, jealous because Lan Qingwu's appearance irritated her ugly heart, turned and attacked him!
Li Xiang shook his head. It was too late to say anything. His Majesty would definitely punish Li Zhong. It all depended on whether he could survive.
In the bedroom, the Emperor Shenwu examined Lan Qingwu's body thoroughly. Lan Qingwu was weak and powerless. When the Emperor Shenwu asked him about it, Lan Qingwu sobbed and replied, "That person only gave me cold barley porridge. I didn't dare to eat it!"
After not eating or drinking for two days and two nights, Lan Qingwu was already feeling dizzy.
The Shenwu Emperor's phoenix eyes were cold and dark. What a Li Zhong! What a slave!
Emperor Shenwu picked up Lan Qingwu and turned to go to the hot spring pool next to him. Lan Qingwu's snow-white pajamas stained with blood were taken off by Emperor Shenwu, and the two of them entered the hot spring pool with curling smoke.
Lan Qingwu sobbed softly in the arms of Emperor Shenwu. She knew that Emperor Shenwu only came to visit her when he had some free time. She was terrified and could only cling to him tightly.
Emperor Shenwu quickly washed Lan Qingwu, and her cloud-like black hair floated in the water...
Lan Qingwu looked at the thin and haggard face of the Emperor Shenwu and couldn't help but reach out to touch his cheek. The Emperor Shenwu said indifferently: "Don't touch me!"
Lan Qingwu lowered his eyes and lowered his hands as well.
After washing up, Emperor Shenwu ordered someone to bring food. Emperor Shenwu personally fed him some easily digestible porridge and only put down the spoon when Lan Qingwu shook his head.
Lan Qingwu regained some strength and spirit, and then he discovered the injury on Emperor Shenwu's right hand.
"Brother Heng...your hand!"
Lan Qingwu looked at the bandaged wound, his eyes filled with tears again. Li Xiang took the ointment and took it away. Lan Qingwu removed the water-stained cloth, carefully applied the ointment to the wound of Emperor Shenwu, and rebandaged the injured palm.
After all this was done, the two of them fell into silence again. At this time, Lan Qingwu was still sitting in the arms of the Shenwu Emperor. Thinking about what had happened in the past few days, Lan Qingwu still felt like he was in a dream.
She didn't know how all this happened. This nightmare shattered her peaceful life. Even if the truth came to light in the future, could the two of them go back to the way they were before?
Cold tears fell into the arms of Emperor Shenwu. Feeling the heartbreak of the person in his arms, Emperor Shenwu hugged Lan Qingwu tightly with his arms trembling slightly. It was obvious that the two of them were very loving before, but now they were in such a situation.
The same cold tears fell on the back of Lan Qingwu's neck. The two of them were like migratory birds snuggling together for warmth, hurting each other and then comforting each other.
After a while, Emperor Shenwu had calmed down. He was glad that he had made a prompt decision to come in and visit Lan Qingwu after feeling uneasy. Otherwise, he didn't know what would happen to Lan Qingwu in two days.
Even so, Emperor Shenwu did not take it lightly. "Come here! Summon Imperial Physician Zhao!"
Li Xiang made arrangements immediately. Doctor Zhao was also blindfolded when he was brought in. He felt like he had been led around in circles for countless times before he was finally brought in.
When the black cloth was removed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Doctor Zhao immediately knelt on the ground to pay his respects.
Emperor Shenwu ordered Doctor Zhao to come forward and say, "Come and take the Empress's pulse!"
Doctor Zhao didn't dare to say a word and stepped forward to carefully check the patient's pulse.
After a while, Zhao Wubing frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is weak and frightened. She is terrified and needs to rest and recuperate. Otherwise..."
Emperor Shenwu's face darkened: "What else?"
Zhao Wubing gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, there's no need to wait until the baby is delivered... What's strange is that the baby in the belly is extremely strong, seemingly unaffected by the mother's body. This is truly bizarre. I am a stupid minister, so please, Your Majesty, invite Nie Wushuang to come!"
Lan Qingwu moved uneasily. Emperor Shenwu considered for a moment and said, "Summon Nie Wushuang!"