Shen Xihe stood aside with her head lowered. No matter what the Queen Mother's intention was, the marriage was also her and Xiao Huayong's idea. As long as she could achieve her goal, Shen Xihe had no reason to be unhappy.
"Zhao Ning, Qi Lang..." Emperor Youning asked again, "Are you still willing to marry into the Eastern Palace?"
"Your Majesty, Zhaoning's heart has not changed. Please grant me the marriage." Shen Xihe bowed deeply.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Youning were both shocked by her decisiveness. How could a woman in this world not care about her husband being weak and sickly, or even dying at any time
Is the love really so deep and loyal
Emperor Youning nodded and said, "Okay, I will grant you two a marriage today."
With the marriage granted by Emperor Youning, Sui Axi and Zhenzhu did not dare to delay and waited for the prince to soak in the medicinal bath for half an incense stick of time. Then Sui Axi and Zhenzhu went inside and gave acupuncture to the prince.
After the acupuncture point was opened, the medicine was poured into Xiao Huayong's chin. In order to ensure the heat of the medicine, the bathtub was placed on the stove. There was a specially built square stove in the palace. Usually, a copper vat with water was placed there. This was to prevent fire in the palace and to provide water for timely firefighting. Now the copper vat was lifted down and Xiao Huayong's bathtub was lifted up to burn on the stove.
Sui A Xi had to control the temperature of the medicine at all times to avoid scalding Xiao Huayong, but was also afraid that it would not be hot enough to achieve the desired effect.
Xiao Huayong's face was covered with a layer of crimson, and sweat was dripping down his forehead like rain.
After soaking for half an hour, Xiao Huayong was carried back. He was still not awake. The imperial physician checked Xiao Huayong's pulse. There was a hint of joy in his eyes, but when facing Emperor Youning, he was mature and dignified without any emotion: "Reporting to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, the poison in your body has been controlled. You will be fine after two days of bed rest."
The Queen Mother and Emperor Youning both looked delighted. The Queen Mother held Shen Xihe's hand and said, "You are doing well."
"Zhaoning has fulfilled his responsibilities and cannot bear the praise from the Empress Dowager," Shen Xihe replied modestly.
Xiao Huayong's condition stabilized, and Emperor Youning got to the bottom of it. Tian Yuan suddenly had an idea: "Your Majesty, the prince was attacked by the people who caused the rebellion on Yuanjie yesterday. Today, the princess came to visit the prince and told him what she saw last night, which made the prince angry."
Emperor Youning already knew what terrible things had happened yesterday. Since Xiao Huayong had gone to chase the rioters early in the morning, he must not have seen them. He was furious when he first heard about it. Emperor Youning did not see that Shen Xihe felt guilty. It was obvious that Xiao Huayong's sudden attack of the poison had nothing to do with her, so he believed Tian Yuan's words.
Besides, Tian Yuan is only loyal to Xiao Huayong. If Shen Xihe is detrimental to Xiao Huayong, Tian Yuan will never be partial.
Emperor Youning and the Queen Mother left the East Palace first. Shen Xihe was still a little worried about Xiao Huayong, but as Ah Xi said, letting Xiao Huayong sleep for one more day would help him absorb the medicinal properties and control the toxins, which would be better for Xiao Huayong. So Shen Xihe stayed for a quarter of an hour longer and left.
"Why did he react so violently after knowing that I have a keen sense of smell?" Shen Xihe couldn't figure it out. When they met, he didn't show any abnormality at all. But after talking about her sense of smell, he obviously thought of something, which caused him to get so angry.
She did not think that Xiao Huayong was struggling with fear of loss, guilt of concealing the truth, and the ups and downs of emotions between confessing and not confessing. She just wondered if her keen sense of smell brought back the past that had a great impact on him and was difficult for him to let go.