Chapter 71 Visit the Sick Tang Xia (1/2)

As Lyuyou came with Tang Xia's cloak, she heard someone call for help faintly, hurried to check it out, and found that it was Tang Xia.

After inhaling some water, Tang Xia flopped about in the river. When she was quite terrified, Tang Xia finally saw someone coming.

”It is Lyuyou!” Tang Xia was so moved as the hope was reignited in her heart. So she shouted, ”Lyuyou, help! Help me!”

Lyuyou rushed to the water's edge hurriedly. ”Your Grace, hang... hang on! I'll have someone help you soon.”

Lyuyou was so terrified that she went limp and fell to the main road. She shouted in a trembling voice, ”Help! Someone! Help!”

Seeing the palace lanterns at a short distance, Lyuyou knew there were many people and shouted in a trembling voice. ”Someone! Help! The empress fell into the water!”

Servants were attracted by Lyuyou's voice and all jumped into the water like dumplings into the pot. They saved Tang Xia finally.

”Kekeke...” Tang Xia gasped for breath and did not come to her senses. At this moment, her face was as white as snow while she shivered with coldness.

Then Tang Xia turned her head away, fell into Lyuyou's arms, and started to cry soundlessly.

”It is too terrifying! Too terrifying! I thought I would definitely die!”

”Your Grace, Don't scare me! If something happens to you, I will kill myself to atone for my crime.” Lyuyou held Tang Xia in her arms tightly with tears in her pale face.

The servants all knelt on the ground around Tang Xia, looking terrified. They murmured inwardly, ”What will happen next? I hope that I won't be involved in this.”

After a while, one bold palace maid picked up the cloak dropped accidentally by Lyuyou and draped it over the empress's shoulders, stammering, ”Your Grace, take care of yourself. You'd better go back to your palace and summon the imperial physician for your own good!”

”Right! She's right! Your Grace, let's go back to your palace soon, I'll tell His Majesty about it now.” Lyuyou just noticed that Tang Xia was wet all over and tapped on her own chest, ”How terrifying!”

”I'm fine, I'm fine. Let's go back to my palace first,” Tang Xia said in a trembling voice and stood up by Lyuyou's arm.

However, the cold and thick dress stuck to her closely, making Tang Xia tremble. Besides, Tang Xia just fell into the water, so she did not want to stay in this place at all.

What a muddle was in the palace this night would not be mentioned here.

The next day, news of Tang Xia falling into the water spread all over the palace.

There were different versions of scandals and slanderous gossip about Tang Xia in the palace. Some said it was Tang Xia's ruse of self-injury to win her confidence, as she envied Zui Linglong, who became one of the imperial concubines. Some people said Tang Xia offended someone. Others said there was a drowning ghost who hid in the water in order to kill people...

In a word, slanderous gossip was all over the palace.

As no one bothered her with the gossip, Tang Xia was recuperating herself at ease in her palace. But Lyuyou wanted to rip off the mouths of those who spread scandals.

”Alas! My poor queen, who just fell into the water, has become the talk of the town.”

”And His Majesty,” Lyuyou thought of this and sighed, ”He just hurried here and stayed for a while before he left.”

While Lyuyou could not help defending Tang Xia against an injustice, Tang Xia just lowered her head with a lonely look and told them not to talk too much about it.

Luckily, it could be seen from His Majesty's worried face that he loved Tang Xia very much. So he hurried here at his wedding night and asked about her health condition.

Lyuyou let out a sigh, not understanding what His Majesty was thinking.

”Lyuyou!” Tang Xia called.

”Lyuyou, what's in your mind? I've called you several times,” Tang Xia said while frowning.

”Never mind. I am just thinking what I should order the imperial kitchen to cook for you. As you just fell into the water, you should eat something good for your health.” Lyuyou replied immediately.

”There is no need for that. I have no appetite. A bowl of plain porridge is fine,” Tang Xia said weakly.

”Your Grace, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Leng ask to meet you,” the little palace maid said.

”Concubine Xiao?” Tang Xia asked with a doubtful look, not knowing who she was.

”Your Grace, Concubine Xiao is the female immortal who was conferred by His Majesty yesterday.” Lyuyou reminded Tang Xia quietly.

”Oh, let them in.” Tang Xia's heart jolted as she regarded it ridiculous that she felt grieved. Then she shook her head and braced herself up.

”As Chu Tiankuo owns so many imperial concubines, I will be drowned with jealousy if I envy everyone who visits me.”

Tang Xia let Lyuyou prink for her in order to cover up the paleness and weakness of her face. Then she sat up leaning against the bed.

”I pay my respects to you, Your Grace. May the empress live a thousand years.” Zui Linglong stood straight and said with dignity, wearing a cool look.

”Rise.” Tang Xia said gently and kept her eyes half-closed, making it hard to tell what she was thinking