My Devil Emperor
Watch Your Steps

The spacious square-shaped room with several bulkheads looked a little quiet.

A woman is seen leaning against the head of the bed.

"I made this soup for you, how does it feel?" An elderly woman who still looked beautiful was looking at the woman who was leaning on the bed with a soft look.

"Making the imperial Grandmother a hassle. It feels the same as my mother's, "he replied with a faint smile.

"Xiao Li, are you feeling better?"

Yuan turned to the middle-aged woman beside the Empress Dowager, the girl smiled and shook her head slowly. "Xiao Li was already feeling fine, Empress Dowager."

"Thank God, we're all so worried about you." Now Consort Zhu's mother is speaking.

Right now at the Qin Palace after Yuan had just regained consciousness, the Empress Dowager, Queen Mother, and Grand Consort Mother Zhu as well as Princess YouHua immediately came there.

They ascertained the circumstances of Empress Xuan themselves after passing through her critical period. Fortunately, the first aid ZiXuan did was very helpful.

"The person who tried to harm you should have been an imperial brother had already given him a severe punishment!"

Suri mother Xiao Chun turned her head quickly to look intently at her daughter who did not see the icon.

YouHua blinked his eyes, confused. "Am I wrong?"

"Do you have to discuss that now that your sister-in-law has just woken up?" he asked while grinding his teeth.

"I—"

"Your Majesty the Emperor entered the room." The announcement that sounded from outside the room made YouHua stop his speech.

ZiXuan entered with his eyes fixed on Yuan who was half-lying on his bed.

"You have come. How's it?" the Empress Dowager asked directly when the man was already in front of them.

ZiXuan smiled and nodded lightly. "Delayed."

Lian Chun raised her eyebrows, puzzled. But the woman then sighed softly. "You'll meet us after this. Mother, let's go back, "he said to the Empress Dowager.

Lian Chun helped her mother-in-law to walk after giving her servant an empty bowl.

Grand Concubine Zhu and YouHua followed him without saying much. They left the room, giving the couple time together.

Pinti closed slowly. But the room was kept bright because the window was left open.

ZiXuan took the position that his grandmother had taken, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Have you felt better?" tanyanya opened the conversation.

Yuan just nodded and lowered his head. Being left alone with ZiXuan made his heart somehow become beating fast. His face even began to blush when recalling the few days that had happened between them.

"Have you taken the medicine?"

"Um, Mother has already given it," replied Yuan slowly.

Both were silent for a moment.

Yuan bit his lower lip, slowly raising his face. "That, what do you mean by postponed? What's being delayed?" asked Yuan who could not help his curiosity.

"Oh that? There's nothing. There was only something happening in the trial today, but since you've come to your senses, I postpone it and see you soon."

"You postponed it for me?"

ZiXuan smiled faintly and nodded in agreement.

Yuan looked down again with an increasingly reddened face. Then he remembered something and looked back at that handsome face beside him. "Yunniang, what about him? Is she okay?"

The man frowned, confused. "Do you still have time to think of others when you almost die?"

"It wasn't so, but Yunniang saved me. If he didn't pull me back then, maybe it wasn't just my arm, " Yuan said softly.

"It's okay. She's doing just fine. Your servant's guarding her."

Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good," he murmured.

Then her beautiful eyes again looked worried, but she hesitated whether to ask or not.

"That—Brother, when we were in gua—" Yuan hung up his sentence. The girl's palm even started to sweat.

"It—when we were in the cave, kamu—" The sentence stopped again.

"I why? Can you not talk half-way like this?" tanya ZiXuan urged.

Yuan swallowed his saliva to moisten the esophagus which felt very dry. "My servant to take out your plans, all right?" he said with one breath.

"Aah?" Of course ZiXuan was unable to hear it clearly. "What did you say? Speak slowly," he continued.

Yuan took a deep breath, then said, "When in the cave, you—you helped me remove the poison. You all right?" He lowered his head, hiding his reddened face.

ZiXuan laughed softly. "You worry about me but are also ashamed to ask. Don't worry, you can see it now. I'm fine" he replied.

Yuan heaved a sigh of relief, but he was still reluctant to look at the man who had been watching him.

"Sir, what did you say when we were in the cave, is that true?" ZiXuan reopened his voice.

"Which one? I forget. Your Majesty, I'm still a little sleepy, can I sleep now?"

"Gee!" ZiXuan held onto Yuan's shoulder which was about to lie down again. "Don't look for excuses! You say it first," he said forcefully.

"I don't understand! I don't understand!"

***

It's been a week since Empress Xuan's hostage incident happened. During these few days as well, the atmosphere of the imperial palace became peaceful.

Yuan had already returned to his room since three days after he woke up. So during those three days, he inevitably had to share a bed with ZiXuan.

Fortunately, the man was in a normal mood. He didn't always tease Yuan.

"Sir, are you still having trouble falling asleep?" Yunniang's soft voice pulled him back from the daydream.

Yuan turned his head to look lethargic at Yunniang who was already beside him. "Yunniang, I'm really tired!" said complaining. In fact, from the moment he woke up already felt that every night was very difficult to fall asleep soundly. The wound on his chest caused Yuan a little pain when he accidentally moved, so he always woke up. So Yuan just woke up and fell asleep for a while and then woke up again so he could control his movements. Sometimes he just closed his eyes, not really falling asleep.

"This. The servant asked him from the palace physician. He said this drug can relieve the Queen's pain for several hours. Enough time for His Majesty to fall asleep. The servant also brought mint plants and jasmine flowers to plant outside the window. Listening can make rooms cooler and mosquitoes less. Can make sleep more soundly," said Yunniang long and wide with a smile.

"Yunniang, you've worked hard. After this rest."

Yunniang bowed respectfully and said, "Alright. Obey the Empress's orders."

"You can go."

"Good."

After Yunniang left and closed the door of his room, Yuan let out a long breath. His head felt a little heavy due to lack of sleep.

"Who?" he said suddenly upon hearing the door being pushed open.

"Very alert. It's me." It's me."

Looking at that person, Yuan was holding the bed support pole, about to stand up.

"no need. You sit down."

The man walked closer to her.

"Yang—Your Majesty, this is not necessary." Yuan refused as the man's hand was raised helping him massage his head.

"Don't move."

ZiXuan kept massaging the girl's head slowly.

"I've heard it. You have trouble falling asleep."

"Ah, no big deal. Yunniang has found a way out" Yuan said.

"Yunna?"

Yuan looked up at ZiXuan. "Mrs. He's very smart."

"It's good that he can help you, but you also have to be careful with people who are so smart."

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