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Fearing that Qi Yitang would be unhappy, Li Degui quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty, please don't blame His Majesty. He was just too nervous and afraid that something might have happened to you... You don't know, when His Majesty learned of your disappearance a few days ago, he vomited blood on the spot—"

Seemingly realizing he had let something slip, Li Degui immediately fell silent.

"No, this servant didn't say anything!"

But Qi Yitang had already heard it, and her heart tightened. "What! Yanzhi vomited blood?"

How could this be...?

He was in such good health, he could stay in bed for hours without rest, so how did he start vomiting blood?

[It was acute gastrointestinal bleeding triggered by intense emotional fluctuations. I've already mentioned that the stomach is an organ associated with emotions.]

【Hey Wa-ge, don't love him too much.】

[Don't worry too much, female supporting character. Villains are like cockroaches, impossible to kill. A little blood is nothing to them.]

Qi Yitang wasn't comforted at all. "Has the imperial physician seen her? Did he prescribe any medicine? How is she now?"

Li Degui said with a bitter face, "His Majesty didn't even let the imperial physician examine him, let alone prescribe any medicine... Tell me, if anything were to happen to His Majesty's health, how could we servants bear the responsibility?"

Qi Yitang was furious. How could the emperor, a dignified ruler, not cherish his own body at all!

He even said before that he wanted her to die before him. With all this drama, who knows who will die first in the future!

Distracted by Li Degui, Qi Yitang felt that the depression of being imprisoned had lessened somewhat.

She couldn't leave because no one came.

After eating and drinking his fill, Qi Yitang could only lean back and lie sprawled out on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling.

In the original story, she was imprisoned for two years after failing to drug Xie Ling, and she harbored resentment for it. Now, she hasn't done anything wrong, but she's still locked up.

Alas, different paths lead to the same destination.

In fact, she hadn't been missing for long, but Xie Ling had made a huge fuss and put the entire capital under martial law. If anyone in the capital knew that she had been kidnapped, rumors would probably spread like wildfire.

And then there's Chi Zheng. She was following Fourth Brother along perfectly fine, and then she was inexplicably transferred back. Fourth Brother must have guessed that something happened to her...

As Qi Yitang was lost in thought, the palace doors suddenly opened.

Chi Zheng bowed to the newcomer, her voice respectful.

"His Majesty."

Xie Ling raised his hand, and Chi Zheng silently retreated, closing the palace door behind her.

[Here he comes! Wago makes his grand entrance! I can't believe the plot has fallen apart like this; we're even seeing imprisonment play! *rubbing hands together*]

There was no way around it; the female supporting character's disappearance had practically scared the emperor to death.

[Wago is probably kicking himself for not tying his wife to his belt.]

Qi Yitang sat up abruptly and watched as Xie Ling walked towards her with a normal expression and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"You're awake? I thought Tangtang was going to sleep a little longer."

His hair was slightly damp, probably from a bath, but besides the crisp scent of soap, there was also a faint smell of blood mixed in with it—very faint, almost undetectable if she hadn't been so close.

Before Qi Yitang could say anything, Xie Ling reached out and touched her forehead. "It's still a little hot. Drink a bowl of medicine when it's ready."

"actually……"

Xie Ling: "Give me your hand, I'll change your dressing."

Having been interrupted twice while trying to speak, Qi Yitang could only obediently extend her hand.

After unwrapping the gauze, Xie Ling asked, "Does it hurt?"

It's not really a wound, just a scrape on the skin. It's already covered with a thin scab and will heal soon.

"It's alright..." She wanted to say that it was nothing serious, but she changed her mind before she could finish the sentence.

Qi Yitang was spoiled from childhood. Her parents were just a little biased, not that they treated her badly.

Looking at Xie Ling's tightly pursed lips, she suddenly felt that she should "feel the pain" a little.

"Actually, it still hurt a bit; my feet even got chilblains, but I didn't show any weakness to the kidnappers and endured it all!"

"...Yes, Tangtang is very brave."

Qi Yitang couldn't help but vent her grievances, "You have no idea how awful those people were! They tied me up and only gave me steamed buns to eat, which were cold and hard, I couldn't even bite into them..."

"There were two beasts among them who actually tried to assault me, but I was very clever. I had hidden a shard of porcelain in my sleeve beforehand, and when the man came to grab me, I poked out his eye."

Qi Yitang especially wanted Xie Ling to know about her wit, bravery, and fearlessness in the face of danger, and it would be best if she could be praised a few times.

Xie Ling showed no sign of relief or praise; her eyelashes were lowered, and her silent demeanor appeared inexplicably gloomy.

"It's all my fault, Tangtang has suffered..."

After his wrist was re-bandaged, Qi Yitang quickly cupped his face in her hands. "It's alright, look at me, I'm perfectly fine now! Even if Zhao Yan hadn't come back, I'd still have ways to deal with the other one!"

Her fourth brother had taught her to secretly gather her strength and then kick her in the groin.

If you use all your strength, even the King of Heaven himself would have to kneel down.

"But what about you? Li Degui said you vomited blood and won't let the imperial physician examine you. What if you have other ailments?"

Li Degui, that good-for-nothing who can't control his mouth.

Xie Ling said calmly, "I'm fine."

"What's wrong with you?" Qi Yitang glared at him. "Who told you to vomit blood without seeing the imperial physician? Are you trying to drive me crazy? I'll have the imperial physician prescribe the bitterest medicine for you later, and I'll watch you drink it!"

Xie Ling said, "If Tangtang hadn't insisted on leaving the palace, I don't think I would have needed to take medicine."

Qi Yitang instantly felt a pang of guilt, her imposing manner visibly diminishing. "Well... this was all an accident. I never expected anyone to kidnap me..."

Seeing Xie Ling remain silent, she moved her face closer to his and tentatively asked, "Are you really angry, so you're going to lock me up?"

Xie Ling remained silent.

Qi Yitang's eyes darted around, and she said sincerely, "Then I apologize to you—I can't afford to be wrong. I was right. It's all my fault, you weren't right at all. No matter what, I was right, okay?"

Xie Ling: "..."

【No, please tell me, from which sentence does the apology begin?】

[Wow, when did the female supporting character start using modern internet slang?]

[No wonder something felt off; it turns out the female supporting character can actually see the comments? Who taught her to do this?]

[Wa'go, can you stand for this? Quickly unleash your Pharaoh power and teach him a lesson!]

[How did he rise from a mage to a Dharma King, and then to a Pharaoh, in such a short time?]

Xie Ling said expressionlessly, "Tangtang, do you think I'm joking with you?"

Qi Yitang knew he was serious, but she just wanted to lighten the mood.

Otherwise, his face would be gloomy, as if his wife had died, even though she was still alive and well—she had only been locked up for a day and a night, ate two dry buns, and had a few scrapes on her hands.

The problem is not big.

"Then I'll obediently let you lock me up and won't go anywhere, okay?"

Qi Yitang knelt on the quilt, leaned over and wrapped her arms around Xie Ling's neck, hanging on him. "You've imprisoned me, you can't just do nothing, can you... not want to punish me severely?"

She leaned closer, her lips brushing lightly against the corner of his lips. "I heard that when you have a fever... sweating it out this way is the most effective way to reduce the fever."

Xie Ling's gaze suddenly darkened.

The emotions he had been suppressing all night surged forth as if a hole had been torn open at this moment, and they surged forth.

Xie Ling almost eagerly wrapped his arms around Qi Yitang's waist and lowered his head to kiss her.

It was supposed to be a sweet kiss, but Qi Yitang tasted a hint of bitterness, as if all her worries, fears, and lingering anxieties about regaining what she had lost were pouring out between their intertwined lips.

Qi Yitang empathized deeply and tried her best to respond.