Chapter 214: Cultivating plants, powerful function (1/2)

Chapter 214: Cultivating plants, powerful function

Night always turned people impulsive.

Lurking beneath the silence were turbulent waves. Han Yunxi could even hear her own heart pounding wildly as she waited for an answer.

Why?

His every word and action had always been reasons solely for himself. He had never needed to explain them to anyone else.

Long Feiye looked at the woman before him, his gaze as dark and deep as the seas. Still, his face remained as expressionless as ever. A complicated emotion flitted past his eyes, too fast for anyone to see.

“There’s no ‘why,’ it’s simply an order,” he finally said.

“I refuse to obey it,” Han Yunxi said without the slightest hesitation.

“You don’t have the right to refuse. Get out,” his voice turned cold.

Han Yunxi felt depressed. “Long Feiye, living here is very…”

But before she could finish, she came to an abrupt stop. Her eyebrows creased together. Why was this happening? Without any reason, wave after wave of dizziness washed over her head. She almost couldn’t stand straight.

“What’s wrong with you?” Long Feiye noticed something peculiar right away.

Han Yunxi held her head and forced herself to look at Long Feiye. She was the bull-headed type. Either she wouldn’t ask at all, or ask until she got the answers. Ignoring whatever was going on, she was determined to get his reason tonight after coming this far. Angrily she demanded, “For what reason? Answer me!”

Yet as soon as she finished, her vision turned dark and she toppled forward. Long Feiye hastily supported her with his arms. When he saw that she’d already fainted away, he hastily picked her up and rushed towards the bed while yelling for an imperial physician.

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When Imperial Physician Li arrived, he was scared stiff by His Highness Duke of Qin’s worried expression. In all his years at the Duke of Qin’s estate, he’d never seen the Duke of Qin do as much as crease his brows, even when Grand Concubine Yi was ill to the point of death! He didn’t dare delay, but quickly went to take the pulse. But after two earnest tries, he didn’t find anything amiss. Everything was normal.

“What happened?” Long Feiye asked coldly.

“Your Highness, esteemed wangfei’s pulse is firm and steady, her vigour plentiful. This shouldn’t have…” Imperial Physician Li was puzzled despite his pondering.

Without sparing him a glance, Long Feiye said impatiently, “Zhao mama, go invite Gu Beiyue over immediately!” Hearing this, Imperial Physician Li could only retreat resentfully. If it was anyone else, he wouldn’t be convinced, but he had no words to say against Imperial Physician Gu.

Gu Beiyue hurried over by night. He originally thought he was going to Leisurely Cloud Pavilion, but Zhao mama actually took him to the main sleeping quarters. After walking through the long, dim covered walkway to the distant lights beyond, he saw Han Yunxi lying quietly on the bed behind a screen of curtains, Long Feiye sitting by her side as a guard. Time seemed to condense into eternity as the scene spread out like a painting. Gu Beiyue silently took it all in as his steps unconsciously slowed.

“Imperial Physician Gu, walk faster. His Highness is impatient!” Zhao mama urged in a low voice.

Gu Beiyue instantly quickened his steps and walked past the heavy curtains. Long Feiye didn’t make a noise when he carefully took Han Yunxi’s hand and placed it on a pillow so the doctor could examine her. It was a movement that was even gentler than Gu Beiyue, who carefully took her pulse. Only then did Long Feiye speak up.

“You’ve examined her before, it should be the same old ailment.”

Last time, Han Yunxi had passed out for a few days in Medicine City. After she returned, Long Feiye had Gu Beiyue over, who determined that she had been over exhausted and frightened. But in this case, fright wasn’t a factor. The guts of this woman were enough to take a scare. As for exhaustion, she couldn’t have tired herself out just from the estate’s affairs in the past month.

Gu Beiyue released Han Yunxi’s hand and asked, “Your Highness, may this official be allowed a glance of esteemed wangfei’s complexion?”

Only then did Long Feiye lift a corner of the curtains. Gu Beiyue stood up and took a few glances before sitting back down and taking her pulse again.

“How is it?” Long Feiye asked anxiously.

“May Your Highness keep calm and allow this official to take a more meticulous look,” Gu Beiyue said in a low voice. At his reminder, Long Feiye grew aware of his own anxiety. He looked away without speaking further.

Though the pulse seemed normal, Gu Beiyue could sense that Han Yunxi was indeed completely unconscious. Her entire body was taut as if something was consuming all of her energy. Other doctors wouldn’t be able to tell at all, but Gu Beiyue could. Still, he couldn’t explain why it was happening. In the end, he let go of Han Yunxi’s hand and mildly intoned, “Your Highness, esteemed wangfei’s pulse is normal and free from illnesses. However, esteemed wangfei seems to have something weighing on her mind. She’s taken something to heart and spent anxious nights consuming her energy and mental facilities on the issue, resulting in her collapse and coma now.”