The Mute Wife Who Brings Prosperity

Chapter 904 - 859: Third Update

Li Yuan returned to Fengyang Palace, removed her attendant’s robe and immersed herself in the luxurious jade-paved bath. An hour later, palace attendants served her as she emerged from the bath, wringing out her hair and donning an elaborately embroidered vibrant purple palace gown.

Just as she returned to her sleeping chamber to take a nap, she heard the Chief Eunuch Cai Fu shouting loudly: "The Emperor has arrived—"

Li Yuan had to walk to the entrance and bow to welcome him, "I was unaware of the Emperor’s arrival; I apologize for not welcoming you from afar, and I hope the Emperor will forgive me."

"No need for excessive courtesy, my beloved concubine." Emperor Yan supported her with an outstretched hand, his deeply lined face full of smiles.

With the palace attendants and eunuchs dismissed, the two of them walked to the long couch in the side room and sat down.

Emperor Yan gazed at her freshly bathed beautiful face, even after so long, it was still tinged with a sickly pallor, indicating how severe her injury was back then.

He pulled the Imperial Concubine’s hand into his palm, gently caressing it. Emperor Yan’s aging face gradually turned cold, "I just met Prince Liang’s heir and heard him recount the assassination attempt. The Chu Country’s arrogance and disregard for Bei Yan deserve a solid lesson. Now that the Chu envoy is in Yanjing, how would my beloved concubine like to handle them? I will issue orders immediately."

Li Yuan lowered her long lashes, "I thought Your Majesty had already arranged something."

"I’ve sent reinforcements to the Northern Border; with Chu Country plagued by disease and struggling, despite having mechanical beasts, such Divine Weapons won’t win them the war." Emperor Yan said, pulling Li Yuan into his arms, "The reason for not touching those envoys is considering that your beloved nephew is among them. I don’t want him implicated by mistake. Now they are settled in Yanjing and can be dealt with individually."

"The two countries are already at war; killing them means nothing." Li Yuan remarked, "Let’s keep them for now, and then we’ll see after I meet with Amuer."

The Imperial Concubine had been away from Bei Yan for too long, and the other women in the harem bored the Emperor Yan. Holding the fragrant beauty in his arms at the moment, his heart felt somewhat heated.

Picking up Li Yuan horizontally, Emperor Yan strode into the bedchamber.

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Emperor Yan only left Fengyang Palace nearly an hour later.

Nanny Ji came in and said, "Mistress, the water in the bath is ready."

Li Yuan replied with a gentle "Hmm."

Nanny Ji then approached to support the tender and weak Imperial Concubine back to the bath.

As soon as she submerged half her body into the bath, Li Yuan suddenly turned around and leaned over the edge, retching.

Nanny Ji quickly brought a spittoon, worriedly saying, "Mistress’s spleen and stomach are getting worse."

After Li Yuan finished retching, she waved her hand, "An old ailment."

Nanny Ji remained unconvinced, "How about I ask an Imperial Physician to come over and take a closer look later?"

Afraid her mistress would refuse, Nanny Ji added, "Mistress has been away from Bei Yan for so long; now that you’re back in the palace, you should have the Imperial Physician check your health, so both the Emperor and we, the servants, can be at ease."

Li Yuan did not refuse.

Not long after she finished her bath and returned to the sleeping chamber, the Imperial Physician arrived, checked her pulse, and said that besides some deficiency in vital energy and blood, there was no major problem. With careful nurturing for a period, it would be restored.

The deficiency in vital energy and blood was due to the injury at that time.

After Li Yuan left Bei Yan, to avoid reproach from court officials, she left a stand-in in the harem. The Imperial Physician was unaware, so he did not know she had been injured.

Prescribing a remedy to replenish vital energy and blood, the Imperial Physician quickly left Fengyang Palace.

Li Yuan leaned tiredly against the large embroidered pillow, closing her eyes.

Nanny Ji sat on the embroidered bench, lightly massaging her legs, concernedly asking, "Does Mistress’s spleen and stomach still feel uncomfortable?"

Li Yuan shook her head, said nothing, and soon fell asleep.