Chapter 575: Chapter 576, Treating the Emperor
"The Emperor’s life is not in danger, but his body must have been severely depleted. He needs to be taken good care of to recover!"
The Empress nodded.
However, she noticed that when Yun Jinnian addressed her, he would refer to himself as ’Jinnian’ or ’I’, but he would switch to ’this humble girl’ in front of the Empress Dowager, very proper indeed.
He apparently didn’t want to be associated with the Yun Family, yet he couldn’t completely distance himself from them.
She seemed to forget that for a woman, a married daughter is like spilled water; once she is married, she has no connection to the Yun Family. If she’s happy to, she can visit multiple times; if not, it’s also okay to cut off contact entirely.
"Hmm, let’s wait for the Emperor to wake up first!"
"Your Majesty, Jinnian can wake the Emperor at any time, but His Majesty’s body is too frail. Waking up rashly, especially knowing that he..." Yun Jinnian paused, giving the Empress a meaningful look before continuing, "If the Emperor awakens and becomes emotionally agitated, it’s not good. So, let’s wait for the medicine to be ready, let His Majesty drink the medicine, then I will perform acupuncture on His Majesty. He can wake up after that, and how to detoxify further will depend on the Emperor’s wishes!"
After thinking for a moment, the Empress said, "Then let’s do everything as you arrange!"
"Yes!"
When the medicine was ready and brought in, Yun Jinnian instructed Eunuch Hai and a few young eunuchs to help the Emperor drink it. After the time it took an incense stick to burn, Yun Jinnian said, "Can you help remove the Emperor’s clothes, please?"
"Miss Yun the Fourth?" Eunuch Hai inquired.
"To perform acupuncture on the Emperor," Yun Jinnian said calmly, as he began to inspect the silver needles.
The three women had not arrived yet; she wondered if something had happened. However, it had nothing to do with her. If they arrived, she could determine whether this poison could be transmitted through intimacy. If not, she didn’t need to concern herself further.
Eunuch Hai glanced at the Empress Dowager, who gave a slight nod.
Only then did Eunuch Hai and two other small eunuchs strip the Emperor, as Yun Jinnian had already prepared the silver needles and cleaned her hands, taking a white cloth to wipe them before starting to kneel by the bed to administer acupuncture to the Emperor.
Those silver needles, one by one, were inserted from his back to his neck and then to his temples.
Yun Jinnian was very serious, and the Yangxin Hall was silent as a grave, with no one daring to speak up or even breathe heavily.
Not until Yun Jinnian began to remove the needles.
She took them out one by one, placing each back into the basin.
After all the needles were removed and the Emperor had changed back into his clothes, Yun Jinnian pricked his brow with a needle, and the Emperor faintly opened his eyes.
Yun Jinnian knew the task was accomplished and stepped aside, as an eunuch had already gone to inform the Empress Dowager that the Emperor had awakened.
"Our son..."
The moment the Emperor spoke, his voice was very hoarse, and he felt utterly weak, not wishing to move even his fingertips.
After a moment of fuzziness, his mind became clear.
When Le Xun entered the palace, he felt some excitement and agitation, and with Le Xun deliberately flattering and alluring him, having abstained for over a year, he felt aroused. Thinking once or twice wouldn’t hurt, Le Xun, coaxed into weakness, called out to the Emperor with charm and soft moans.
Unable to control himself, he took Le Xun.
At first, it was indeed passionate affection, but after one release, he lost control, his mind started to blur, and eventually, he knew nothing, feeling insatiable. Afterward, he remembered nothing at all.
"My son, you’ve woken up!"
The Empress Dowager was the first to rush to the dragon bed, sitting on the coucher and taking the Emperor’s hand, "Finally, you’ve awaken!"
"Mother Empress?" the Emperor called out hoarsely.
He also realized that even the Empress Dowager was alarmed, suggesting the situation was quite serious.
"You have been unconscious for a day. The Imperial Medical Bureau’s Imperial Physicians were all at a loss. Fortunately, the Fourth Miss of the Yun Residence entered the palace, and you have since awakened!"