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A mouthful of blood surged from my chest, splattering onto the old woman's body.
She was furious, whipping me even harder.
It was only when my consciousness began to blur that I saw a bright yellow corner of clothing emerge from the side.
A hand pinched my chin.
A thumb wiped away the blood at the corner of my mouth.
"Do not blame me for being cruel, Your Majesty; it is Xian'er who cannot tolerate you."
I suppressed a cold laugh.
With the same deep affection as him, I replied, "The servant has never blamed Sovereign, but our child..."
Gao Huan seemed to suddenly remember this matter.
"Child? Is the Empress referring to Chang'er and Ai'er? They would be safest outside the palace; otherwise, like the Empress, wouldn't they be unable to survive?"
The fingers gripping my chin suddenly tightened, nearly crushing my bones.
"I actually have something to ask the Empress: Are Chang'er and Ai'er truly my children?"
I lowered my gaze, my voice trembling from the pain:
"Otherwise, who does Sovereign think they belong to?"
Gao Huan leaned closer to me, his lips almost touching my ear: "But the imperial physician said that I am unwell and cannot possibly have Children."
My heart skipped a beat.
The sweat and blood on my back mixed together.
But the long life in the harem has long made me unflappable.
"Which imperial physician said that? Such an insult to the Sovereign deserves to be beaten to death, and his entire family should be executed."
Gao Huan stared at me for a long time.
He suddenly loosened his grip on my hand and laughed heartily.
He took the handkerchief from the Court Official, wiped the blood off his hands, and ordered, "Someone, take Yu Qing back to the palace."
He glanced again at the old woman who had just hit me and said, "Drag her out and bury her."
The old woman didn't even have time to cry before she was gagged and dragged away.
When I returned to Xuan Ci Palace, the Court Official was already waiting to announce the decree.
As a palace maid, I occupied a palace alone, forbidden to step outside the palace gates without a decree, nor could I see anyone.
In the middle of the night, A Xian appeared at my bedside in a different outfit.
He told me that the child was safe.
But the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Institute was punished with fifty strikes in my name.
I cleared my throat and asked, "How is he?"
"Alive."
"Let him resign from his duties in the palace and make other arrangements."
At the same time, I handed He Youxian a packet of medicine and said, "Control the dosage. Until He Yu is found, the Dog Emperor cannot die."
A Xian's eyes immediately turned red.
He Yu is her Second Brother and also our childhood playmate.
After I entered the palace, He Yu came to see me.
He was taken away by Gao Huan, and since then, there has been no news of him.
At that time, the the He Family was not in a favorable position, so how could they dare to ask the emperor for someone?
Although I had lost my temper with Gao Huan a few times, the answer I received was that he had sent He Yu on an errand.
As for where he went and what he was doing, he did not mention a word.
In the end, it was my father who intervened, joining forces with other court officials to force Gao Huan to throw a letter to the the He Family.
It informed them that He Yu was well but could not return at the moment.
So many years have passed, and we have received tokens from He Yu and his letters, yet we have never been able to see him.
A Xian's voice was very soft: "Sister, do you think my Second Brother might already..."
"Don't say such things; he must be safe."
"Then why can't we find him?"
I couldn't answer, but I recognized He Yu's handwriting.
Not just the style of his writing but also his little habits when he wrote.
Those letters were indeed from him.
With He Yu as an intermediary, I contacted the the He Family when I discovered that Gao Huan had begun to take action against the Yu Family.
Although my family has fallen over the years, the the He Family has risen and still holds military power.
The reason we haven't acted against Gao Huan is twofold: first, the defense of the capital and the military stationed outside the city are still in Gao Huan's hands; second, we have searched high and low within and outside the capital but have yet to find any trace of He Yu.
A Xian entered the palace and staged a scheme of self-sacrifice with me for this matter.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
Just as A Xian was about to go out, Gao Huan's voice came through.
"Yu Qing, I have come to see you."
I rolled off the bed.
I signaled A Xian to lift the bed board and hide underneath before crawling toward the door.
It was a distance of more than ten steps from the inner chamber to the door.
Gao Huan stopped at the threshold.
Then he watched as I crawled slowly to his feet.
He pretended to squat down, saying, "You are injured so severely."
"Sovereign, may you be well!"
I bowed my head to the ground, giving him the vanity he desired.
Gao Huan had someone bring medicine and slowly sprinkled it over me.
"Yu Qing, they say if you don't become the Empress, I won't be able to hold onto this throne for long. Do you believe that?"
"I don't believe it."
I faced him, responding without a hint of hesitation: "The Sovereign is the true Son of Heaven."
"Yu Qing still knows how to speak well."
Gao Huan smiled.
He threw the medicine in his hand at me.
"I don't believe it either. The world is mine; how could I be coerced by a woman?"
Suddenly, he grabbed my neck.
"But if that's the case, I have indeed suffered some grievances in the past, being led around by you and the Yu Family."
I knew he was retaliating.
I also knew that it was best for me to say nothing now.
He would leave once he had vented enough.
But the anger in my chest ignited uncontrollably.
I stared directly into his eyes.
"If Sovereign is talking about my entry into the palace, then with three thousand in the harem, wouldn't that mean everyone has to lead you by the nose?"
"What, does Sovereign not want to be an emperor and instead wants to be a commoner's cattle, led around at will?"
"Slap!"
My face turned to one side.
My mouth tasted sweet and metallic, but my expression was blank.
I coldly turned back and delivered my final blow.
"Right now, the one in favor is Empress He. Sovereign should be careful; don't let her lead you around again."
Gao Huan was nearly driven mad with anger.
As he left, he smashed everything I had left.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
he turned back at the door.
I was once again pinned down by him.
His voice was dark and cold: "I know you want to know the whereabouts of He Yu. I'll tell you now—he's alive, but how long he can stay that way completely depends on my mood."
I clenched my fists tightly, barely resisting the urge to slap him.
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