Only then did Cheng Ning realize that she couldn't make a sound.
She spoke only in a breathy tone.
I wanted to clear my throat and continue, but found that no sound could come out.
"What's wrong with your throat?" Wei Yanzhou noticed something strange at this time, grabbed Cheng Ning's shoulder and asked, "Are you pretending?"
She also wanted to pretend, but there was no point in pretending to be dumb.
But no matter how much she tried to make a sound, it was as if she was mute.
It was past midnight, and there was another burst of people in Linhua Palace.
It was fine when I went out, but I lost my voice when I came back!
Chunhua rushed around anxiously, waiting for Meng Xin at the door.
Fortunately, Meng Xin was on duty tonight and didn't come too late.
The atmosphere in the hall was depressing. Wei Yanzhou sat in front of the couch, looking gloomy and terrifying.
The steps of the palace maids entering and exiting could not be lighter.
No one wanted to provoke the new emperor who was already on the verge of anger.
It happened that a palace maid was holding warm water for Cheng Ning to cleanse her hands. When she went out, she tripped over her feet and poured the entire basin of water on the ground.
She was shocked and pale, and at that moment sweat slid down from her temples, and she was trembling: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"Drag him down and give him twenty sticks!"
"Your Majesty—" Cheng Ning couldn't make a sound and simply coughed, but because he was in such a hurry, he couldn't stop because of the wind.
Wei Yanzhou was out of anger, and he spilled a basin of water just because he was afraid of him and nervous.
It was so cold that people would die in twenty battles.
Wei Yanzhou gave Cheng Ning a cold face, confirming that Cheng Ning was really mute.
He took a breath and felt as if his chest was going to explode: "Get out of there yet!"
The palace maid escaped from death and did not dare to delay at all. When she opened the curtain, Meng Xin happened to come in.
She checked Cheng Ning's body and lifted her neck. There were still pinch marks on it.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
He touched Cheng Ning's throat tentatively again: "Mother, does it hurt?"
Cheng Ning shook his head.
"What did the empress eat today?" Meng Xin asked Chunhua.
Cheng Ning basically didn't eat anything today. Before going to the prison, Wei Yanzhou forced him to drink the bowl of porridge, and he didn't even take a few bites of the side dishes.
Wei Yanzhou seemed to have just realized that there might be a problem with eating, and shouted angrily:
"Thoroughly check the food and supplies in and out of Linhua Palace today, and found that there are some differences, and they are all in Lingchi!"
Originally, Linhua Palace was in chaos, but now it's over, and half of the palace is in a state of alarm.
His Majesty was furious when he found out that something had happened to the Linhua Palace Empress again.
It disturbed the imperial dining room, monks and work bureau.
After working for half a night, when the sky was slightly bright, Wang Xi reported back and forth, but found nothing unusual.
"Then why did she do this? Give me an explanation, tell me!"
Wang Xi was speechless, and he didn't know that Cheng Ning would suddenly become mute, but he had taken care of every item in Linhua Palace.
The Queen has just recovered now and it is definitely too late to act.
But no one could explain why Cheng Ning was like this.
The calmest person was probably Cheng Ning himself.
Ever since she knew she couldn't make a sound, she had been unusually quiet.
Meng Xin asked for diagnosis and treatment, and she also cooperated, but the deep fatigue between her brows made her seem unable to cheer up.
"Your Majesty's pulse is a bit weak and her mood fluctuates too much."
Meng Xin put down Cheng Ning's wrist and treated the wound on her palm where her fingernails had been pulled out.
Wrapped in thick gauze, Cheng Ning leaned on the head of the bed, looking miserable.
"You mean, her mood swings were too big, so she made a mistake?"
Wei Yanzhou sneered: "If you said that I pinched your throat and caused damage to your throat, I would still believe it!"
He just went to prison and Chen Yili was released, so why did his mood fluctuate?
Meng Xin gritted his teeth: "When I was studying medical books, I did see such cases. If it is not affected by drugs, there can only be something wrong with the queen's body."
"Was it cured well?"
Meng Xin shook his head: "Treatment is of no use. The empress needs to recover on her own, eat light meals on weekdays and eat more soothing food. The main thing is... to feel comfortable, and she will naturally recover without medicine."
No one dared to look at Wei Yanzhou's expression.
The four words "feeling good" were almost mentioned by the emperor's name.
He was the only one who could make Cheng Ning feel uncomfortable.
But on the contrary, Wei Yanzhou's expression became less terrifying after hearing it.
He had no choice now. He could only believe in Meng Xin first and then look for other doctors to see him tomorrow.
Order someone to go to the small kitchen to make pear soup.
After Meng Xin went out, he sat down beside Cheng Ning's bed, squeezed her hand and asked, "Why did you harm yourself?"
For a moment, he remembered Cheng Yi's last words.
He said he hoped that one day Wei Yanzhou would not end up in his situation.
It's like a curse.
Cheng Ning withdrew his hand, looked at him with clear eyes, and shook his head.
There was no self-mutilation, it was just that when I saw my brother and sister-in-law doing that, I wanted to have pain to divert the pain from my heart.
She would never harm herself at any time.
It was a good thing that Chen Yili went out. While she breathed a small sigh of relief, she only felt tired.
With such a big turnover, why can't I still see clearly what's in the whirlpool?
"Do you hate me?" Wei Yanzhou asked again.
Cheng Ning thought for a while and nodded.
He seemed to love asking this question, knowing that Cheng Ning's answer was absolute.
Wei Yanzhou's fingers scraped across her bruised neck where he had pinched her. His palms were cold, causing a shiver.
"Go to sleep."
Wei Yanzhou didn't want to look at Cheng Ning's too clear eyes.
It felt like she had never done anything wrong, she hated her openly, and there was nothing to avoid.
He covered Cheng Ning with a quilt and walked out of Linhua Palace.
The snow stopped at some point, and the long moon hung high, coating the white snow on the palace road with a layer of light.
Wei Yanzhou did not get on the chariot and walked back to Chengqian Palace step by step.
His back was lonely, and his shadow was stretched into a long line, as if he was alone in a deep palace.
How could it be possible, Wang Xi thought to himself, the entire palace clearly belongs to him.
After returning to Chengqian Palace, Wei Yanzhou was awake and asked Wang Xi to bring wine.
He sat on the steps and drank himself two bottles of Wangchunhong from the Western Regions.
Wang Xi wanted to persuade but didn't dare. He hesitated several times and nervously ordered someone to prepare hangover soup.
"Wang Xi," Wei Yanzhou suddenly heard calling him, "do you know that I deliberately asked Cheng Yi to write a letter of separation?"
If he wants to let someone go, just let him go.
This letter and Li's letter were going to cause Chen Yili to collapse.
Wang Xi bowed to the side and listened, saying: "Your Majesty must have your reasons for doing this."
"What's the point? I just want to see what it will be like for them to struggle in my hands."
Cheng Yi's rage and Chen Yili's hysteria were a perfect show, and Cheng Ning was also hurt.
He also wanted to ask someone to tell Cheng Fengxu that he had a grandson, but now the grandson was no longer from his Cheng family.
See if he will collapse and if he will scream.
Wang Xi didn't know what to say: "Your Majesty, drinking alcohol is harmful to your health, so you should drink less."
"But Cheng Ning is mute." Wei Yanzhou took another sip of wine and muttered to himself.
The young emperor had a handsome appearance, but there was no light in his eyes.
"I didn't think about it. I thought if I got angry with her, she would at best make trouble with me."
Anyway, he has seen a lot, and it doesn't hurt when a cat scratches someone.
"I can't let go of the Cheng family," Wei Yanzhou threw the bottle to the ground, his eyes scarlet and bloodthirsty: "No matter how much she hates me, it doesn't matter."
As long as he has Chen Yili and the heir of the Cheng family, he can still have Cheng Ning in the palm of his hand.
Wang Xi concealed the sadness in his eyes and said boldly: "Your Majesty cares about Concubine Xi. Women are always soft-hearted. If they give birth to an heir, maybe it will be better?"
Heir?
