As spring went to summer, the heat gradually intensified and ice was used everywhere in the palace.

The Little Emperor kicked the quilt against the cold in the night and the watchman was not vigilant enough, so he slept with his belly naked for most of the night. He got a fever the next day.

The imperial physician saw it and temporarily withdrew with medicine, but it did not take long for him to burn again. Children are most afraid of repeated fever. It is fine during the day, it is easy to detect. But at night, especially if the people around you are not paying attention and the body heat comes up, it is possible to burn stupidly.

Jiang Rui was not at ease, fearing that he would burn out, so she decided to stay overnight.

“Queen Mother, Rui’er is so uncomfortable.” The Little Emperor said with a pitiful face, a wet cloth towel was on his forehead. His face was red and he said it with a pitiful face.

Jiang Rui held his fleshy hand and squeezed, “It will be comfortable soon.”

She condensed a trace of spiritual energy and injected it into the Little Emperor’s body through the hands that the two exchanged hands, not daring to inject too much, for fear that the child’s body would be immature and could not withstand it.

As soon as she finished, she heard the Little Emperor say in amazement: “Hey, it seems to be really comfortable.”

Jiang Rui pinched his face, “See if you dare to kick the quilt in the future. Go to sleep while you are comfortable now and you will be well after sleeping.”

The Little Emperor stared at her: “Does the Queen Mother want to sleep with Rui’er?”

“You are so big, are you not ashamed?” Jiang Rui joked and said: “Go to sleep, the Queen Mother is here to accompany you.”

The Little Emperor fell asleep now.

Jiang Rui sat on the side of the bed for a while, got up, and sat at the table, supporting her forehead to nourish her mind. After a while, she heard a series of gentle footsteps from outside the palace. Her eyebrows moved slightly, but her eyes were still closed.

Lu Xingzhou made a gesture to let the entourage stay outside and slowly stepped into the hall.

The inner hall was very quiet, only the burning wick emitted a slight beep. The Little Emperor slept snoring and the people at the table seemed to be asleep. The dim candlelight illuminated half of the face as white as jade, The long eyelashes made a fan-like shadow under the eyes, the eyebrows were peaceful, and the demeanor was delicate.

Lu Xingzhou unconsciously slowed down his breathing, as if afraid of waking up the person. He stood in place for a long time, suddenly returned to his senses, and then withdrew.

“Get the cloak.”

Soon, an internal attendant brought the cloak. He returned to the inner hall and put the cloak on Jiang Rui’s shoulders with bated breath.

Jiang Rui’s eyelashes trembled slightly, slowly opened, with a little haze in her eyes, and only gradually sobered up after falling on him. She was a little surprised. When she found the cloak on her body, she nodded again, “Thank you.”

Lu Xingzhou took a step back with a smile on his face, “But, was the minister disturbed Niangniang?”

“I never slept deeply, it has nothing to do with Gonggong.” Jiang Rui shook her head.

Lu Xingzhou said again: “Niangniang has a motherly heart for His Majesty, but she should not neglect her own body.”

Jiang Rui went to the side of the bed and looked at the Little Emperor. She touched his forehead with her hand and saw that it was not very hot, before saying: “I understand Gonggong’s kindness. I am afraid that the gate of the palace has been locked now. Is Gonggong busy until now?”

Perhaps the night was too quiet, the conversation between the two of them rarely did not have the usual daggers, with a calmness that belongs to the night.

This kind of atmosphere is hard to dislike, Lu Xingzhou also glanced at the Little Emperor, “It’s just a trivial matter, don’t dare to worry about it. How about Your Majesty?”

“If it doesn’t burn now, it should be fine tonight.” Jiang Rui picked up the cloth towel on the Little Emperor’s forehead and personally wrung it out through the water.

The white and slender fingers were soaked in water. They looked more delicate and transparent under the candlelight. The nails were round and the fingertips were reddish, which was wonderful like the most exquisite jade carving.

Lu Xingzhou looked in a trance for a moment.

“Lu Gonggong especially came to see His Majesty, if there is no other matter, it is better to leave the palace early.” Jiang Rui pinched the blanket to the Little Emperor, turned around, and said.

Lu Xingzhou also felt that he was a little tired tonight. After shaking his mind twice in a while, he smiled and said, “The minister is leaving. Niangniang goes to bed earlier.”

“Gonggong, go slowly.” Jiang Rui did not send each other away and her slight tone was not much different from usual. But when Lu Xingzhou watched her sitting under the lamp, he always felt that something seemed different.

The next day, the Little Emperor’s fever really subsided and Jiang Rui asked him to rest for two more days without rushing to study.

In the hot weather, there are ice basins in every corner of the Chang’an Palace and there are almost two worlds inside and outside the house.

Jiang Rui woke up after a nap, eating an icy watermelon, and Hanyan came to pass on the message.

“Niangniang, the Noble Concubine is visiting.”

“Come in, please.” She was still crooked on the couch.

As soon as Noble Concubine Xiao stepped into the main hall of Chang’an Palace, she noticed that the coolness was coming to her face, which was even cooler and more comfortable than in her palace, and her heart was unwilling.

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