Shen Zhiqiao was frightened. Seeing how sick she was, he hurriedly stepped forward and gently caressed her back. He knitted his brows but didn't say anything.

After vomiting for a while, he only spat out some clear water. It was no wonder that his appetite had been poor recently and he had not been able to eat anything.

Nan Yue took a deep breath, closed her eyes and leaned onto Shen Zhi Qiao. Her face was pale, and she waved her hands casually, "I'm fine, it's just that my appetite hasn't been good recently. Once I'm smeared with oil, I can't stop myself from vomiting.

Shen Zhiqiao didn't suspect him. He nodded and supported her to walk to the soft couch behind her. "No wonder you look so thin." When her gaze landed on her forehead that was covered in sweat, she frowned and asked, "How long has your appetite been growing for?"

"Not too long ago. These few days." Nan Yue laughed weakly, "It's fine. Maybe in a few days, I'll be back to normal."

"We can't be careless. Let's see what the doctor has to say." He pulled her towards him and said, "Forget it, since I'm not busy anyways, I'll go take a look now. It'll be easier if I do."

"No need." Nan Yue immediately said, her eyes flashing, "I'm suddenly a little hungry. You haven't eaten even if you slept till now. If not, you could have ordered the kitchen to prepare something to eat …" He smiled at her. "You and I haven't eaten together in a long time."

"Mm. Alright." Shen Zhi Qiao replied. His gaze towards Nan Yue became a little deeper. He had a feeling that she was hiding something from him.

After helping her sit on the soft couch, Shen Zhiqiao turned to look at the little girl who was cleaning up the mess on the floor, "What's your name?"

The little girl seemed to be stunned for a moment, then she said, "Miss, this servant, Rose."

Rose?" Enjoying others …

Shen Zhiqiao pursed his lips and looked at Nan Yue, only to discover that she had also bit her lips with a smile at the corner of her eyes.

The corner of her mouth twitched, and she said in a gentle tone, "Rose, can you get the kitchen to send over some food for us to talk about?"

"Ah …" Rose didn't want her to ask such a question, so she softly exclaimed, but felt that it wasn't really right. She hurriedly lowered her head and hurriedly said, "Miss, you can. Servant, servant will do it right away."

With that, he took the broken magnets and walked out.

After she left, Shen Zhiqiao looked at the chicken soup on the wooden table, and then looked towards Nan Yue. He restrained himself for a moment, but didn't move.

Nan Yue raised her brows, "If you want to drink it, then drink it. I don't like it, so even you can't drink it!"

Shen Zhi Qiao smiled bitterly, but after hearing what she said, he could no longer bear it. He sat down in front of the wooden table and started drinking directly from his spoon, "Nan Yue, you don't know how scary this place is. Every day, when the sky is dark, even if I die, I wouldn't dare to go out …" He scooped a spoonful into his mouth and tilted his head to look at her, "Since you're already here, why don't you stay with me for a few days?"

She had a lot of things she wanted to say to her, and a lot of things she wanted to ask her. Also, her mood wasn't very good today, so if she stayed, she would find a way to get the words out of her mouth.

Nan Yue didn't answer her directly. Instead, she smiled and stared at her for a long time.

Shen Zhiqiao's scalp went numb from her 'affectionate' gaze, and his body turned unnatural. "Although I find it hard to give up my natural beauty, I refuse to do anything about it. If you have any thoughts on me, I'll kindly remind you to give up on those thoughts of yours …"

"Ah Zhi, do you still want to leave?" Nan Yue suddenly asked, her eyes landing on the exposed part of her wrist.

He stopped drinking the soup, as if something had stuck his throat and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Shen Zhi Qiao stared at her blankly, her eyes blanking out for a moment, then she stared at her hands, thinking of something, she immediately put down the spoon in her hand, covered her sleeves with her hands, and opened her mouth, but no words came out.

In her heart, however, there seemed to be thousands of small hands scratching at her, anxious and disordered.

Go?

She originally wanted to leave, but since when did she forget about this matter?

When Nan Yue saw her expression, she smiled secretly. It seemed that the little emperor was not as hot as she thought. She was afraid that he might be tempted, but he did not mention it.

"Didn't you say that the soup would be bad if it's cold?" Why are you still in a daze? Hurry up and drink it! "

The corner of Shen Zhiqiao's mouth twitched in guilt. He lowered his head and picked up the spoon. With his other hand, he held the sleeve holding the spoon and took a sip. However, his heart was heavy and heavy; he couldn't let it go no matter how hard he tried.

Afterwards, the two of them began to chat with each other as usual. However, they avoided Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Rui with every word until Qiang Le brought them food.

Today's sunshine was very good. It shone down from the roof of the flower room, causing the entire room to feel warm. The scenery was also unique, so the two decided to have a meal on the spot.

Shen Zhi Qiao was really hungry, so he started eating heartily.

However, Nan Yue ate with some difficulty, and her small bowl of rice didn't disappear.

Shen Zhi Qiao's heart skipped a beat when she saw this. No matter what, she couldn't pretend that she didn't see it.

Thus, he put the chopstick in his hand on the bowl and looked at her seriously.

"Nan Yue …"

"Ah Zhi …"

The two of them spoke at the same time. Everyone was stunned.

Thinking that she was going to confess, Shen Zhiqiao looked at her in encouragement, "What?"

Nan Yue didn't understand the meaning behind her eyes and indicated for her to look outside the greenhouse.

Shen Zhi Qiao raised his head and looked over. He immediately frowned.

An unfamiliar eunuch stood at the side of the path and said something to the south, only nodding his head. After the eunuch left, he turned to the south and seemed to hesitate for a moment. Then, he walked towards her.

Seeing him walk into the flower room, Shen Zhiqiao took the initiative to ask, "What's the matter?"

He bowed towards the south as he replied, "Miss, the empress dowager invites you to her place."

The empress dowager?!

Shen Zhi Qiao's heart skipped a beat.

She still vividly remembered the first time they met. She had a hunch that the empress dowager didn't like her, otherwise she wouldn't have knelt on the ground for so long.

"Am I alone?"

He turned to the south and muttered, "This servant doesn't know."

"…" Shen Zhiqiao didn't know what was going on, so he thought to himself, Why did the empress dowager invite me to talk to me like this?!

Nan Yue furrowed her brows and shook her hand. "Ah Zhi, don't worry. The empress dowager may look strict, but she's not …" Thinking of something, she immediately stood up from her seat. "Not good!"

Shen Zhi Qiao's heart shrank at the sudden change in her emotions. She stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Nan Yue's eyebrows were knitted tightly together as she stared at her. "Earlier, when I was entering the palace, I met someone at the entrance …"

Shen Zhi Qiao was puzzled. "Who?"

"Shen Cen, Shu, Zhi!" Nan Yue's voice was calm as she enunciated every word.

Sun Life Palace.

The empress dowager was elegantly dressed in dark blue embroidered clothes that were embroidered with gold as she sat on the throne, removing the disdain she had for the concubines when they first met. She spoke warmly as she looked at the concubines sitting on both sides of her.

Shen Zhiqiao felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He thought that the empress dowager had only invited her alone, but he didn't expect to find out that many of her concubines had also come to attend. As expected, Shen Shuzhi also appeared in the hall.

When she had first stepped into the Mausoleum of Zhou, she had immediately felt all sorts of gazes land on her, but they were all unfriendly. One of them was Imperial Concubine Hua, who sat below the Empress Dowager, and Shen Shuzhi, who sat opposite her.

She was not sure what she wanted to do with this sudden entrance of the palace, but she knew she could not let down her guard.

Nan Yue initially wanted to come with her, but she met Tuoba Rui midway and told him to capture him.

She had no choice but to face it alone. Her palms were drenched in sweat. This battle made her feel as if she was being scrutinized by tens of thousands of people.

At this moment, the empress dowager's voice came from above, filled with vigor. "This Dowager has summoned all of you consorts here today for a total of two matters.

The first matter was a common one. It seemed that the concubines had already guessed that as well. This Dowager will repeat it again today … " He looked at Shen Zhi Qiao and said, "It should be a reminder for the newbies!"

As she spoke, a group of palace maids carried something into the palace hall one after another, placing it on the long pads placed in front of each of the concubines. Afterwards, they left one after another.

Shen Zhi Qiao stared at the object in front of him.

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