That feeling was as if he had gone through life and death.
Unspeakable agony and pain.
But, at this moment, he felt at ease.
He hesitated and stood up.
Every time he fainted and woke up, he needed someone to help him up, otherwise he couldn't get up.
But now, he stood up on his own.
He looked at Yun Shu with immense surprise.
"How did you save me? Do you know medicine?"
Yun Shu glanced around, then smiled and nodded at Zhan Tianhong, gently hushing him, "I saved Your Majesty, and I am Your Majesty's savior, no matter what. I hope Your Majesty will help me keep this a secret. I don't want anyone to know I know medicine."
Zhan Tianhong froze.
A brief silence followed.
Zhan Tianhong coughed a few times, the discomfort in his throat very intense.
He could only nod in response to Yun Shu.
"Swallow this pill, it will provide some relief," Yun Shu handed him a pill.
Zhan Tianhong looked at the pill, his dark eyes flickering, seemingly hesitating about something, but then he let out a self-mocking smile, a very brief one, took the pill, and swallowed it.
A slight cooling sensation, like mint, lingered in his throat.
Moments later, he felt incredibly comfortable.
He looked at Yun Shu in disbelief.
It was as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.
All his youthful years had been filled with pain, darkness was everywhere. For the first time, he saw someone extending a hand to him in the darkness.
Just as he was about to speak, a eunuch's shout echoed from not far away.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
"Where is Your Majesty?"
"Quickly find His Majesty, it's time for His Majesty to take his medicine. If he doesn't take it, he will faint!"
"If His Majesty is unwell, we will all lose our heads!"
Hearing the eunuchs' voices, Yun Shu whispered to Zhan Tianhong, "Your Majesty, I must take my leave."
With that, her lithe figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Zhan Tianhong reached out, about to call Yun Shu back, but found she was already far away.
And the eunuchs had already reached him.
"Your Majesty, this servant deserves to die! This servant has brought the medicine, please take it quickly!" the eunuch knelt down, trembling.
Seeing Zhan Tianhong unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhan Tianhong glanced once more into the distance and pushed the medicinal soup away, "I feel very well today, no need for medicine yet."
The boy, going through puberty, had a slightly hoarse voice when he spoke.
But there was an air of authority.
The eunuch was astonished. Not take medicine?
This...
"Return to the Imperial Garden," Zhan Tianhong turned and headed in the direction Yun Shu had disappeared.
...
A moment later.
Madam Yang and Yun Ying, led by a palace attendant, arrived at the changing quarters.
Both with ulterior motives, they were well aware of what was happening.
After changing their clothes, Yun Ying impatiently asked the palace attendant beside her, "My second sister came here to change, but she hasn't returned to the Imperial Garden. Is she feeling unwell and resting in her room? Shall we go in and see?"
The palace maid looked surprised, "Miss Yun Er hasn't returned yet?"
"My second sister is not in good health, perhaps she's feeling unwell. I want to go and see if she's in that room?" Yun Ying pointed to a room not far away. The door to the room was tightly shut, but the room was brightly lit.
Madam Yang nodded at Yun Ying.
Receiving confirmation, Yun Ying became even more impatient, eager to find Yun Shu as soon as possible.
She longed to see Yun Shu humiliated!
She longed to know if the Yun Shu who had shone so brightly just now would be filled with despair.
Thinking this, she followed the palace maid.
Upon arrival, she knocked a few times on the door.
No response.
She knocked a few more times, still no response.
"Second sister? Are you still inside? Are you feeling unwell?" Yun Ying asked with feigned concern.
Still no response.
"Yun Shu?" Madam Yang asked coldly.
The inside remained silent.
"I'm worried something might have happened to second sister!" Yun Ying said with concern, and the next moment, she kicked the door open.
They barged in immediately.
The palace maid followed closely behind.
"Ah!"
Yun Ying screamed.
This!
This, this, this!
She saw two naked men pinning down a naked woman.
All three were fast asleep,
Completely unaware of the commotion.
Entwined together so shamelessly!
"Ah! Second sister, second sister, how can you be so indecent? How could you... how could you? How will you face Father in the future? Your actions disgrace all of us!" Yun Ying exclaimed as if she had been shocked.
Following suit, Madam Yang also cried out with feigned shock, "Yun Shu, you! How can you be so... promiscuous? Doing such an indecent thing in the palace? You! We couldn't control your past behavior, but here, how can you be so unrestrained?"
"Ah! Is that, is that, Miss Yun Er? This!" The palace maid who led them in was startled.
She looked at the scene before her in disbelief.
Everyone at the banquet had witnessed Miss Yun Er's astonishing talent, yet little did they expect that in the blink of an eye, Miss Yun Er would be so...
Just then.
The three people lying on the bed slowly woke up.
They looked around in a daze, completely unaware of what had just happened.
Hearing the noise in the room, they looked up at Yun Ying and the others.
At this sight, they all screamed.
"Ah!"
"It's not second sister?!"
"Ah! What is going on!"
...
Yun Shu quickly returned to the Imperial Garden.
The Imperial Garden was very lively at the moment.
Someone was performing a dance.
The dance was breathtaking.
Looking around, she saw it wasn't a palace dancer, but someone the original owner had known.
Indeed, in the current palace, there would be no shortage of people seizing this opportunity to make a name for themselves.
As she sat down, Yun Changfeng, who was beside her, asked, "Why did you take so long? Did something happen?"
Yun Shu nodded subtly and replied in a low voice, "Something did happen, but I handled it. Don't worry, Father."
Yun Changfeng's brow furrowed subtly. His heart had been pounding earlier, and he felt the palace maid's spilling of the tea had been strangely deliberate.
As he was thinking of going to investigate, he was stopped by colleagues, one after another offering him drinks.
By the time he managed to get away and looked for her, his daughter had returned.
Now, hearing her say this, he understood instantly. Someone had tried to plot against Shu'er!
Yun Shu looked across to the opposite side, but the seats there were now empty. Zhan Tianye and Zhan Xiaoli were nowhere to be seen.
They had left?
Suddenly, Yun Shu found the palace very boring and had no desire to stay any longer, wasting her time.
"Shu'er, are you looking for Prince Ye?" Yun Changfeng saw Yun Shu looking across and showing a hint of disappointment.
Yun Shu came back to her senses, "I'm not looking for Prince Ye."
This was her first love, her shyness.
Yun Changfeng smiled.