The palace maid lit the palace lanterns, and he saw the queen lying on the bed, quietly as if she was asleep.
What came to his mind were the words the Queen said before he left. He wanted to approach the Queen eagerly, but he stumbled and fell to the ground.
He looked up and could already see the queen's face. It was so close yet it seemed as if she was so far away.
A huge fear hung over his heart like a haze. Murong Zheng finally mustered up the courage, stood up, and shouted to the person on the bed, "Queen."
There was no response, and Murong Zheng felt disappointed again. He suppressed the worry and fear in his heart and spoke again.
"Queen, I came to talk to you."
This was what he said most often when he came to Qifeng Palace. However, every time after he said this, the Queen would charge into battle for him, take the blame for him, and give him advice.
Only this time, my words had no power at all, I just wanted to wake her up.
But even though Murong Zheng changed his mind, the queen still lay there quietly, as if she was asleep, or even more like... dead.
"Yuerong, I'm here to see you."
This time when Murong Zheng spoke, his voice was trembling. He tried hard to suppress the sadness that was about to overflow and shouted loudly.
However, the queen still did not answer.
The silence in the bedroom shattered Murong Zheng's heart. He could no longer control the tears in his eyes, let alone his steps. He took two steps at a time and walked to the bed. After hesitating for a long time, he gently held the queen's hand.
The Queen's hand was warm, or to be more exact, scorching hot. When Murong Zheng felt the temperature, he could no longer describe the joy in his heart. He had never felt this happy even when the edict to appoint him as the Crown Prince came down, or when he ascended the throne.
"Queen, why don't you respond to me? You really scared me to death." Murong Zheng said this softly, with a hint of anger in his words, but it sounded more like a casual conversation.
"Yue Rong, I know you are angry. It's my fault. I will change in the future. I really will." Murong Zheng said softly when he saw that the queen still did not respond.
His words had successfully shocked the people who were following behind him. They had never seen the emperor speak to the queen so calmly and affectionately.
But besides being shocked, they also felt it was a pity because the queen did not respond at all.
Murong Zheng's heart was in his throat. The answer that made him uneasy suddenly exploded in his heart.
Murong Zheng only felt that his world was still collapsing.
He didn't understand what emotion he was feeling right now. The only thing he was sure of was that he was at a loss as to what to do.
He inched towards his queen slowly, not daring to even breathe.
Only when he walked to the bedside, reached out and touched the queen's face did he finally feel relieved.
Her not-so-beautiful face had an abnormal blush and was incredibly hot, but Murong Zheng finally felt relieved.
The queen did not commit suicide. She is still alive, living well in the Qifeng Palace, and living her own life well.
When the relief in his heart faded away like fireworks, Murong Zheng suddenly realized something. He raised his hand and touched the queen's forehead, which was burning hot.
"Go quickly, Doctor Xuan, go quickly."
"Go get some cool water so I can wipe the queen."
"Go get some ice, quick."
"… "
Murong Zheng gave a series of instructions that stunned the eunuchs and palace maids who followed him in.
Before, when the emperor came to Qifeng Palace, he was served like a big boss and there was no need to ask anyone to do this or that. So the impression Murong Zheng left in their minds was that he just sat and was served wherever he went and he didn't even need to give orders to anyone.
But everything they saw made them realize that their emperor was also a normal person, but he had never done for the queen what normal people did.
(End of this chapter)