Chapter 5 — Your Majesty's Little Blessings

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Tieu Diem did not appear for half a month continuously. I'm completely panicked. Not normal. Too unusual. With his domineering and stubborn personality, when he discovered that I wanted to run away, shouldn't he catch me, break my legs, and then lock me in the palace? How can you be so calm? Unusual things always have love. I decided to take the initiative and go to the Royal Study Room to survey the situation. I picked up the homemade breakfast, actually made by Ngu Thien's room, and casually walked to the Ngu study room. Before I even entered the door, I heard a woman's voice from inside.

"Your Majesty, you haven't had a proper rest in several days. Your body is important."

This voice... is a bit familiar. I stuck to the door and looked in, my heart choked. To Uyen Nhi. She appeared again. More than ten years have passed, and she is no longer the young girl she was at first. Now she is more gentle and touching, and she still carries a mature look between her eyebrows. At this moment, she was sadly looking at Tieu Diem, holding a bowl of ginseng soup in her hand. Tieu Diem sat on the long chair, her face was slightly pale, her eyes were closed, she seemed very tired. He didn't open his eyes, just faintly said: "Put it there." To Uyen Nhi put down the ginseng soup, but did not leave. Instead, she walked behind Tieu Diem and reached out to rub his temples.

“Your Majesty, don't be too tired, you can tell me anything.”

Her voice was so gentle that it seemed like it could drip water. I looked like I was on fire. 【Very good, Tieu Diem!】 【I haven't been watching you for a few days, and you're already colluding with this white lotus flower!】 【And let her massage you? Haven't her hands been washed yet?】 【Dog man and woman!】 I was so angry that I scolded loudly in my heart. Tieu Diem inside suddenly stiffened. He suddenly opened his eyes, pushed To Uyen Nhi's hand away with one hand, and shouted sternly: "Who let you touch me!" To Uyen Nhi was pushed by him and staggered, almost falling down. She tearfully looked at him, her face full of sorrow.

“Your Majesty, I just want to console you…”

“Get out!”

Tieu Diem's voice was cold as a knife. To Uyen Nhi was so scared that her face turned pale, she didn't dare say another word, so she quickly retreated out. As soon as she walked out, she saw me standing outside the door. Her eyes flashed, then she bowed to me.

“Praying to Princess Vinh An.”

I didn't pay attention to her, carried breakfast, and walked in majestically. In the Royal Study Room, only Tieu Diem and I remained. He leaned against the dragon, closed his eyes, frowned tightly, as if he was enduring great pain. I put breakfast on the table and said angrily: "Eat, don't starve to death." 【After eating, quickly die. Once you're dead, I'll inherit your legacy, then leave the palace to raise little white kiem.】 Tieu Diem's eyelids moved. He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards me. Those deep eyes were full of blood, and also carried complex emotions that I didn't understand.

“Au Au.”

He called my name, his voice a bit hoarse.

“You come here.”

I don't want to pass. 【Calling a spirit? There's business to talk about, there's no need for me to leave.】 He stretched out his hand towards me.

“Come here, let me hug you a bit.”

There was a hint of... weakness in his voice? I was stunned. Is this still the unmatched tyrant I'm used to? I hesitated a bit, but finally went ahead. He pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly, as if he wanted to crush me to the bone. His head was buried in the crook of my neck, his breath hot.

“Don't Go."

He muttered.

“Don't leave me.”

My heart trembles. 【What are you doing...】 【It's like life and death are parting.】 I feel like something is wrong. I reached out and touched his forehead. Hot.

“Are you feverish?” I shouted in horror.

He didn't say anything, just hugged tighter. I was impatient and wanted to push him away to find a doctor. But his strength is amazing, I can't escape at all.

“Tieu Diem! You let me go! You are sick!”

“Don't make noise.” He said sadly, "Let me hug you for a while, just a moment will be fine."

His body was as hot as a furnace, and his breathing became increasingly rapid. I can feel his body trembling slightly. It seems he... is afraid of something.

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Tieu Diem is sick, very sick. The royal physician came in and out, everyone with gloomy faces, helpless. He had a high fever that wouldn't go down, was unconscious, and kept muttering my name.

"Au Au... don't go..."

"Au Au... I was wrong..."

I stood by his bedside, listening to those delirious words, with hundreds of thoughts in my heart. The Queen Mother also came, held my hand, and cried with tears in her eyes.

“Good child, the emperor has you in his heart, absolutely do not leave him.”

Where else can we go?