After watching Eunuch Liu's departing back, Ming Li's lips twitched. She turned and returned to Yun Pavilion.
As soon as Ming Li stepped into Yun Pavilion, she saw a distinguished adult with a large beard and a certain age step forward and say, "Your Highness, how was it?"
Ming Li played with the folding fan in her hand and said in a faint tone, "It's nothing. When His Majesty reached the entrance of Prince Yu's mansion, his steps became hurried, and he fell, hitting his head on the foot of the stone lion at the entrance and passing out. He has already been sent back to the palace for the imperial physicians. All the lords need not worry."
Everyone in Yun Pavilion: ...Could such a coincidence happen?! Why does something feel not quite right?
Although the ministers had doubts, they didn't say anything. After all, it wasn't them who fell unconscious. Upon learning that Qin Zhanhan had left, they resumed their previous topic...
In the imperial palace, within the Emperor's sleeping quarters.
The imperial physician tremblingly finished taking Qin Zhanhan's pulse. "Your Majesty hit his head and fainted. There's no major issue. He should wake up within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Eunuch Liu flicked his horsetail whisk, held his chin high with an air of arrogance, "Imperial Physician Zhang, if anything happens to His Majesty, your head..."
Eunuch Liu stopped midway, his gaze towards Imperial Physician Zhang becoming meaningful.
Imperial Physician Zhang: ...What's it got to do with me?! It wasn't me who made him hit his head! Why should I bear this blame? He's clearly seriously ill!!
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Imperial Physician Zhang's expression soured. He tidied his medical kit and walked out of Qin Zhanhan's sleeping quarters, not sparing Eunuch Liu a glance.
After Imperial Physician Zhang left, Eunuch Liu guarded Qin Zhanhan's bedside, nervously watching the unconscious man on the bed.
Half an incense stick later, as Imperial Physician Zhang had said, Qin Zhanhan woke up.
A cold wind blew in from outside the window. Qin Zhanhan's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Hiss—"
Feeling the pain in his forehead, Qin Zhanhan couldn't help but cry out. He instinctively reached up to his forehead, but as soon as he raised his hand, Qin Zhanhan noticed a large bruise on it.
"What's going on?"
As Qin Zhanhan spoke, he felt something was wrong but couldn't pinpoint it. He frowned and looked at Eunuch Liu standing in front of him with confusion.
Eunuch Liu, who inadvertently glimpsed Qin Zhanhan's two missing front teeth: ...
"R-return to Your Majesty, you... you accidentally fell and passed out at the entrance of Prince Yu's mansion... This old servant... brought you back to the palace." Eunuch Liu quickly withdrew his gaze, swallowed, and said.
Hearing this, Qin Zhanhan frowned. He raised his wrist, which had a large bruise, and looked at Eunuch Liu. "Then why has my hand become like this?"
Eunuch Liu: ...
Upon hearing Qin Zhanhan's question, Eunuch Liu's forehead broke out in a cold sweat. He almost fell to his knees, but he managed to hold himself back. "R-return to Your Majesty, this... this might have been an accidental bump..."
Qin Zhanhan's eyes narrowed dangerously. His sharp gaze swept over Eunuch Liu. "Why are you trembling? Are you cold?"
Eunuch Liu, trembling even more violently: ...R-return to Your Majesty, a... a little.