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Chapter 8 - Empress Zhangsun is in serious condition!
Chapter 8: Empress Zhangsun is in serious condition!
Waiting to be discovered would be awkward later. Just after crossing the dividing line, Li Lizhi couldn’t resist a shiver.
Xiao Ran’s side was more comfortable, and Li Lizhi was increasingly disliking her own side. Time was almost up, and Yushu would come again soon.
Li Lizhi glanced at the still-sleeping Xiao Ran on the other side and quietly started changing clothes.
It’s too cold in bed. I don’t feel like sleeping.
Leaving the bed, Li Lizhi brought the screen over to block it in front of the bed, preventing Xiao Ran from peeking.
This also blocked Xiao Ran from sneaking a look.
Xiao Ran listened quietly to Li Lizhi and the palace maid whispering, unable to hear the specifics.
The dormitory was quite large, and their voices were still very low.
Xiao Ran wasn’t in a hurry. He could slowly build relationships through food with Princess Changle.
Cooperating with Princess Changle opened up numerous money-making opportunities. Xiao Ran wasn’t in a rush.
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After grooming, Li Lizhi went to the Lizheng Hall to pay respects to Empress Zhangsun.
Just entering Lizheng Hall, she saw Prince Li Zhengqian.
“Brother!” With no outsiders, Li Lizhi wouldn’t call Li Zhengqian “Prince.”
“Lizhi!” Li Zhengqian’s eyes turned red.
“Brother, what’s the matter?” Li Lizhi couldn’t help but feel worried.
Li Zhengqian sighed, “Lizhi, spend more time with the queen’s mother. The elder brother has many things to attend to.”
Li Lizhi nodded, entered Lizheng Hall, and saw the weak Empress Zhangsun on the bed.
“Mother! Is it serious again?” Li Lizhi looked worried.
Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Lizhi dotingly, “It’s okay, just the cold weather. The old ailment flared up, but it’s nothing!”
Li Lizhi held Empress Zhangsun’s hand, feeling the cold.
Li Lizhi reached out to touch Empress Zhangsun’s feet under the quilt, which were cold, too.
“Mother, is the quilt thin? Let’s add two more stoves in the bedroom!” Li Lizhi suggested.
“No need to waste. It’s enough.”
Li Lizhi touched Empress Zhangsun’s feet, noticing they had chilblains.
“It’s all like this! Father will definitely be unhappy if he knows!”
Empress Zhangsun shook her head, saying, “Don’t tell your father. The weather is getting warmer, and I can still rest in the palace. There are countless people in Changan City enduring hunger. Your father is extremely busy lately, so don’t add to his troubles!”
Li Lizhi nodded.
At the age of marriage, Li Lizhi no longer attended the Imperial College, spending most of her time with Empress Zhangsun.
After Empress Zhangsun rested at noon, Li Lizhi returned to the Princess Mansion. During the meal, Li Lizhi had little appetite, partly due to Empress Zhangsun’s condition and partly because after eating instant noodles, the palace meals seemed hard to swallow.
Li Lizhi dismissed the other palace maids in the Princess Mansion and prohibited them from disturbing her in the bedroom.
Entering the bedroom, Li Lizhi once again caught a whiff of a distinctive fragrance. Going around the screen and looking towards Xiao Ran’s bedroom, there was no sign of him, but Li Lizhi knew the scent emanated from there.
Though tempted to investigate, Li Lizhi knew the food from over a thousand years later was delicious.
“Xiao Ran!” Li Lizhi called out softly. No response. She called a few more times, but there was still no answer.
Deciding to check, Li Lizhi entered the bedroom, feeling a warm sensation that comforted her.
She continued towards the bedroom door without much thought, fueled by curiosity about what lay beyond.