Chapter 99.1: Fifth Level pt. 2
That day, the emperor went to Yilan Hall as usual. After having dinner, someone suddenly reported that Zhen-guifei’s children felt unwell and requested the emperor to have a look at them.
According to the routine, there were two options at this time. First, the emperor would say why not see the imperial physician? The emperor was not learned in medical arts. Second, after the emperor went there, Zhen-guifei would put on a pitiful act, which would remind him of their old love and awaken him from the ‘vixen’s charms’.
As it turned out, Zhen-guifei did want to follow the routine, but the emperor didn’t give her a chance. He immediately flew into a temper and said, “How do you take care of the children? If you can't raise them well, don't raise them. I'll bring them to Yilan Hall. Yan-xiuyi likes children the most.”
Guo Huizhu was dumbfounded. She thought she had executed the killing move and could finally rob the emperor from the vixen, but the emperor was so heartless and accused her in return, rendering her speechless for a long while.
Then, she said sadly, “Your Majesty, you were not like this before…”
The emperor acted more distressed than her, “You were also not like this before. When the little princess was born weak, you were afraid that she would fall sick and took care of her endlessly. For almost half a year, you slept less than six hours a day. But now that she is well, you have made her sick instead.”
Guo Huizhu choked. She didn’t know what happened in the past. Had her persona collapsed? She quickly defended, “I thought the little princess is already well and may have been a little negligent...”
Before she finished speaking, she paused abruptly.
The emperor and the only maid in waiting were looking at her strangely, making her more uneasy. Did she say something wrong again?