Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 555 Li Chu finally wakes up

After Concubine Lan Shu returned to Zi Lan Palace, she no longer looked weak and helpless as before, but a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her eyes.

She was just pretending to be weak in front of Emperor Suzong, hoping that Emperor Suzong would release Magistrate Du and his wife because of his continuous donations over the years and because she had given birth to children for him.

But judging by Suzong's attitude, now that Li Chu had discovered Du Zhifu's treasury, he could have simply confiscated it all. Why would he bother waiting for them to pay him tribute? Furthermore, after listening to Li Mi and Guo Ziyi's reports, Suzong already knew that Zhifu and his wife had close ties to the garrison. With both money and troops, they might be the next An Lushan. Naturally, Suzong wouldn't let them go.

Concubine Lan Shu also had some guesses about this, but Magistrate Du and his wife were her only support, so she naturally could not sit and wait for death. So she went back and stayed silent for only two days. On the third day, she went to Lingxiao Palace to find Concubine Xiao, hoping to form an alliance with the Li faction. After all, the Li faction and Li Chu and his two siblings had a bad relationship. If she could form an alliance with the Li faction, she might be able to defeat Li Chu and his two siblings and rescue her brother and sister-in-law.

However, Concubine Xiao had always looked down on Concubine Lan Shu, who came from a humble family and was on the same level as herself. So Concubine Xiao refused to see Concubine Lan Shu, saying that she needed to take care of her pregnancy.

However, Concubine Lan Shu did not give up. She went there three or four times, but Concubine Xiao never saw her.

Seeing that this path was not feasible, Concubine Lan Shu naturally looked for other ways. One day, she came to see Concubine Xiao and met Gu Shiyi who was paying her respects to Concubine Xiao.

In fact, Gu Shiyi didn't want to pay attention to Concubine Lan Shu, especially since she was the sister of a criminal. But she ran into her right away and had no choice but to avoid her.

However, Gu Shiyi also thought about it. Although Concubine Lan Shu was the sister of a criminal, and the crime committed by Governor Du was punishable by death, she was not punished, and Concubine Lan Shu's status was not affected at all. It can be seen that Concubine Lan Shu was still favored by Emperor Suzong.

So Gu Shiyi smiled and greeted Concubine Lan Shu politely: "Good morning, Concubine Lan Shu, I didn't expect to run into you by chance."

Concubine Lan Shu saw this and thought, isn't this a ready-made opportunity? Although she also despised Gu Shiyi for using dirty tricks to gain power, for the sake of her brother and sister-in-law, she politely said, "So it's Princess Zhao? Are you here to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine?"

Gu Shiyi nodded slightly and said, "Exactly. Then why are you here?"

Concubine Lan Shu sighed and said, "Originally, I wanted to come and pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine, but she said she was pregnant and didn't see me."

Gu Shiyi knew that Imperial Concubine Xiao was deliberately refusing to see her, so she said, "That's true. Mother has been feeling a little sleepy lately, so she told me that she doesn't need to come to pay her respects every day. Please bear with me, Imperial Concubine Lan Shu."

Concubine Lan Shu simply said that this was human nature, and that she had been pregnant the same way before. Then she continued, "Since that's the case, I'll be leaving first."

The two said goodbye, but when Concubine Lan Shu passed by Gu Shiyi, she whispered, "I can help Prince Zhao get what he wants. If Princess Zhao wants to discuss it in detail, you can go to the abandoned Xiaoxiang Pavilion. I will wait for you for an hour."

Gu Shiyi was about to ask something when she saw Concubine Lan Shu had already walked away. However, she had to pay her respects to Concubine Xiao, so she had to give up.

In the Chenxiang Pavilion in the Prince of Chu's Mansion, Dugu Jingyao, Li Neng and Li Ruo were accompanying Li Chu.

Li Chu had been in a coma for over twenty days. Just as Feng Shengyi was reporting the results of his investigation over the past half month, Li Chu suddenly frowned, cold sweat broke out on his head, and he kept muttering, "Don't go, don't go..."

Seeing Li Chu like this, they didn't know whether to be happy or nervous. They were happy because Li Chu had responded and was still talking, but they were nervous because they saw that he hadn't woken up from his dream yet.

Dugu Jingyao tried to remain calm and said, "Go and call Lin Zhi."

Li Neng volunteered, "Okay, I'll go!" Dugu Jingyao did not object, because after spending some time together, Murong Linzhi did not seem to object to contacting Li Neng and Li Ruo, two members of the royal family.

Dugu Jingyao nodded, and Li Neng left Chenxiang Pavilion like an arrow and came to Murong Linzhi's courtyard. However, there was a difference between men and women, so he couldn't go in directly. Si Jian happened to be at the door, so Li Neng told Si Jian about Li Chu's situation.

Si Jian realized the importance of the matter, so he quickly ran to Murong Linzhi's house, knocked on the door and said, "Miss Murong, are you busy?"

Murong Linzhi opened the door and saw Li Neng outside the courtyard. He asked Si Jian, "I'm fine, but what's going on with the King of Chu?"

Si Jian couldn't help but praise: "Miss Murong is wise! That's exactly it!"

Murong Linzhi said: "I'll go get the medicine box."

Soon, Murong Linzhi took out the medicine box and said, "Let's go."

Li Neng had naturally been waiting outside the courtyard, though he looked a little anxious. Seeing Murong Linzhi come out, he tried to remain calm and whispered, "Miss Murong, my brother's reaction is quite intense. His brows are furrowed, cold sweat is breaking out on his forehead, and he's still saying, 'Don't go, don't go'... Is there anything wrong?"

Hearing this, Murong Linzhi felt that Li Chu should be gradually fading from the nightmare. Now it was just like a nightmare when we usually sleep. She said: "Your Highness, don't worry. This should be a good sign. Your Highness's behavior now is just like a nightmare when we usually sleep. Maybe he will wake up soon."

After hearing Murong Linzhi's words, Li Neng suddenly felt less anxious.

When they hurried to the inner room of Chenxiang Pavilion, they were surprised to find Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao hugging each other, and Li Ruo beside them was crying with joy.

It turned out that during the time when Li Neng went to find Murong Linzhi, Li Chu's pronunciation gradually became clearer, from the initial "Don't go" to later saying: "Ayao, don't go!"

Dugu Jingyao heard Li Chu calling her name, so she sat down beside the couch, held Li Chu's hand and said, "Donglang, I'm here, I'm here."

But Li Chu seemed not to hear and kept repeating it, his hands tightening more and more. In the end, Dugu Jingyao's hands were a little painful, but she didn't dare to pull them away.

Dugu Jingyao endured the pain while stroking Li Chu's hand with her other hand and said, "I'm not leaving. I'm always here."

Suddenly, Li Chu seemed to break out of the nightmare and sat up in shock, startling Dugu Jingyao, Li Ruo and Feng Shengyi who were standing beside him.

Perhaps because he had been unconscious for too long and had not eaten, Li Chu only sat for a while and fell back before everyone could react.

Although she fell this time, she was not unconscious. Instead, she kept her eyes open. When Li Chu saw clearly that the person in front of him was Dugu Jingyao, he took the initiative to hold Dugu Jingyao's hand.

Dugu Jingyao also cried for joy, and her tears fell on Li Chu's hands. Only then did Li Chu finally wake up.

Li Ruo saw Li Chu wake up and said excitedly: "Brother, you are finally awake! We were all worried to death."

Li Chu couldn't help but laugh at Li Ruo's exaggerated performance, but he did feel that he had a very long dream, so his voice was not as strong as it was in the dream just now, but he said a little weakly: "Okay, A Yao, Ruo'er, don't cry, I'm awake now, right?"

Dugu Jingyao reacted after hearing Li Chu's weak voice: "Donglang, are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

Li Chu did feel his throat was a little hoarse and nodded. Shi Jian was still relatively calm. Although she was also happy, she was not completely immersed in the atmosphere of Li Chu's awakening. So she prepared warm water shortly after seeing Li Chu wake up, and was ready to hand it to him at any time. This came in handy.

Li Chu was helped to sit up by Dugu Jingyao and Feng Shengyi. After drinking some water, he felt his throat moistened and recovered a little. Li Chu asked, "You seem so worried. How long have I been sleeping?"

Li Ruo wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "You've been asleep for over twenty days! How can we not be worried? Especially your sister-in-law, look how much thinner she has become!"

Li Chu took a closer look at the person in front of him. He was indeed thinner than the last time he saw her. He looked at Dugu Jingyao with some heartache and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yao."

Dugu Jingyao also wiped her tears and shook her head, saying, "I'm not tired. Donglang waking up is better than anything else."

Hearing this, and recalling the dream he had, Li Chu used all his strength to hug Dugu Jingyao. Li Ruo, who was standing by, was extremely moved. Although Feng Shengyi and Shi Jian were also moved, they looked away and finally smiled at each other.

That’s why when Li Neng and the others arrived, they saw Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao hugging each other.

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Sorry, I’m here, I’m here. I’ve kept you waiting for so long!