Chapter 3 — The palace was happy, the Emperor went crazy.

4The smell of poison rushed straight up my nose, my stomach immediately churned violently. I tried my best, using the tip of my tongue to quickly slide over the edge of the bowl. Bitter. An indescribable bitterness, accompanied by a fishy smell that is difficult to name. My eyebrows immediately furrowed, it took all my strength to suppress the nausea. Tham Nghien was still staring at me. Seeing me wince, he immediately shook his head like a drum. "Bitter! Nguyet Nguyet is bitter! Don't drink!" "Not bitter, not bitter." I tried to force a smile that was even more ugly than crying. "See, Nguyet Nguyet has already drank it, it's sweet." I brought the bowl of medicine close to his lips again. "Nguyen Nghien is the best, just take a sip, just a small sip. After drinking, Nguyet Nguyet will give you something to eat." sugar cake, okay?" I used all my patience to comfort the children, using a voice that had never been so gentle in my whole life. The other hand quietly reached into the sleeve and took out half a piece of sugar cake that had been carefully hidden, slightly stiff from being left for a long time. That's something Thuy Vi had to work very hard to earn. Normally we don't have the heart to eat, we just keep it so that when we feel the most uncomfortable, we can take a bite to suppress the nausea. Seeing the sugar cake, Tham Nghien's eyes suddenly lit up a bit. He pursed his lips, clearly agitated. He looked at me, then looked at the bowl, then looked at the sugar cake in my hand, hesitated for a long time. Finally, under my encouraging eyes and the seduction of sugar cookies, he hesitated and opened his mouth extremely slowly. I held my breath, carefully brought the edge of the bowl close to his lips, and slowly tilted it down. A stream of black-brown liquid flowed into his mouth. "Um!" The moment the liquid touched his tongue, his face immediately contorted in pain, reflexively wanting to vomit. "Swallow! Nghien Nghien! Swallow! Sugar cake!" I panicked and used my hand to cover his mouth, the other hand was as quick as lightning to stuff the sugar cake into his mouth, the voice carrying with it even I didn't have time to recognize the urgency and a trace of... begging. He was forced to swallow that bitter mouthful of poison, and was stuffed with sugar cookies, chewing in both pain and anger, looking at me with tears in his eyes, his eyes as if accusing him, "Nguyet Nguyet lied to me." My heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle. "Be good, just take one more sip, just one sip..." I pressed down the discomfort in my heart and continued to comfort him. Just as I was about to take my second sip, an unexpected event occurred. Tham Nghien's body suddenly stiffened. The chewing movement stopped. His eyes suddenly opened wide, his pupils constricted violently, as if he had just seen something extremely terrible. "Phew!" The piece of sugar cake in his mouth mixed with the medicine that had not yet been swallowed, and was forcefully spit out. Immediately after, he let out a scream so miserable that it didn't sound like a human voice. “Ah——!!!” That sound was filled with extreme pain and horror. His entire body felt like it had been stripped of its bones. He slid off the chair and fell heavily to the ground. The body began to convulse violently, the arms and legs trembled uncontrollably, the mouth foamed with white foam, the eyes rolled back, and strange wheezing sounds came from the throat. "Nguyen Nghien!" My soul seemed to fly away. The bowl of water in my hand fell to the ground with a bang, the black water splashing everywhere. "Your Majesty!" Ly Duc Toan and the royal doctors were also panicked, shouting and rushing forward. "Get out! Get out of here, everyone!" I was going crazy, using my strength to push away those who tried to hold Tham Nghien, rushing to his side, wanting to hug him but not daring to, for fear of scaring him. more pain. He convulsed so violently that it was like a fish being pulled out of water. "Your Majesty! Hurry up! Quickly see how the king is doing!" Ly Duc Toan's voice had completely broken. The two royal doctors quickly stepped forward, frantically checking their pulses and eyelids. "It's... it's medicine! The medicinal properties are too strong! It's shocking the dragon's body! Quickly! Get the needle."

Silver!" A royal doctor trembled, his voice no longer calm. Chaos. An extreme chaos filled this narrow palace. Tham Nghien's convulsions gradually weakened, but he fell into a deep coma. His face was as white as paper, his breathing was so weak that it was almost impossible to feel. I sat down on the cold ground, looking at his pale, lifeless face, looking at the puddle of broken water and the piece of cake. The sugar mixed with white foam on the ground. Huge fear and the chilling feeling of escape were like icy tides, instantly engulfing me. Just a little more... Just a little bit more... If I hadn't stopped it just now, if I had let Ly Duc Toan and them forcefully pour the liquid into his mouth... If... if he drank not one sip, but more... A bone-chilling stream of cold shot from the soles of my feet to the top of my head She trembled, gently touching his cold cheek. Tears flowed out without warning, not because of pity for him, but because of anger. Hatred of this man-eating palace. Hating the person sitting on top was the Queen... because at that moment, I was truly afraid of losing a fool like him medicine" from the Royal Hospital, almost became a spell that took Tham Nghien's life. He was in a coma for a day and a night, his high fever did not go down, his mouth was constantly delirious. The royal doctor knelt all over the yard, took turns checking his pulse, tried every method, exhausted his courage, and then barely pulled him back from the door of Ghost Gate. The price to pay was, he seemed even more stupid than before. After waking up, Tham Nghien's eyes became more blank, his reactions were slower. He was slower. No longer like a five or six year old child, but like a child in his twenties, confused and ignorant. Even when eating and urinating, he needs someone to watch over and remind him little by little. Even when he looks at Thuy Vi, that dependence is even deeper, he almost refuses to leave even a single step, like a little tail He grabbed the hem of my shirt, otherwise he would cry in panic. He insisted on making me taste a bite first, then the Queen Mother's anger could be imagined. Ly Duc Toan and the doctor in charge of taking the medicine were both severely punished. But the matter of "treatment" was temporarily put aside. No one dared to try again Being pregnant and taking care of an idiot emperor like a giant child exhausted me both physically and mentally. Thuy Vi became my most powerful arm, and the two of us almost exhausted all our strength. The reaction from Tham Nghien's poison last time was like a thorn, deeply embedded in my heart. It made me wary of every person in the palace, every look, and every thing given to me Thuy Vi secretly checked, then dared to let Tham Nghien use it for a while. The days passed in a state of extreme tension and fatigue. Finally, late one night when there was soft snow, I was about to give birth. The conditions in the cold palace were still as primitive as before. Even though the Queen Mother sent the two midwives to deliver the baby, their attitude was cold, and the pain became stronger and stronger. She grabbed the cloth, sweat soaked her sideburns, and was forced by the midwives to stop her in the hallway. He didn't understand the words

What does it mean to cry out in pain inside, but he feels my pain.