Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 954: Chapter 865: Unwilling to Be a Slave 85

Upon hearing that Lady Jing was unwell, the Emperor’s heart skipped a beat. Without even inquiring further, he stood up and walked briskly towards Yingyue Palace.

Inside Yingyue Palace, there was chaos, with all the servants bustling back and forth. In Lady Jing’s room, basins of water were being taken out, all filled with dark, murky water used to clean the gauze.

Lady Jing lay on the bed, her face flushed red, eyes tightly closed, unconscious. She was not wearing her top, revealing the terrifying wound that spread from her back to the side of her face. Shuangshuang sat solemnly by her side, cleansing and dressing the wound.

Seeing the Emperor arrive, Shuangshuang stood up to pay her respects, but the Emperor waved a hand, ”No need for formalities, quickly attend to Lady Jing’s wounds.”

Saying this, the Emperor paid no mind to the terrifying scars on Lady Jing’s body. He stepped closer and reached out to feel her forehead, only to be startled by the intense heat emanating from it.

”How is it this hot? Could it lead to serious problems?” The Emperor’s tone was filled with concern. Though not skilled in medicine, he understood that for an injured person, especially one with burns, a fever could mean dire consequences.

Lady Jing was naturally not in real danger. Her severe condition was merely a tactic employed by Shuangshuang to emphasize the gravity of her injuries to leave a more profound impression on the Emperor.

Therefore, Shuangshuang gravely said, ”Reporting to the Emperor, the Empress’s condition is critical. Burns are the hardest to treat; her wounds are swollen, and her fever won’t subside. I will do my best to treat her.”

Hearing Shuangshuang’s words, the Emperor’s mood became even heavier. Shuangshuang’s medical skills surpassed those of the Imperial Physicians, and no matter how difficult the symptoms, she would confidently say she could treat them. This was the first time she said she would do her best.

The Emperor anxiously looked at Lady Jing and, after a moment, turned to stare intensely at Shuangshuang, ”I don’t want you to do your best, I want you to make sure Lady Jing recovers!”

Shuangshuang hesitated as if troubled, and then solemnly agreed, ”Yes, I will definitely cure the Empress.”

Lady Jing remained unconscious for an entire day and night, during which the Emperor stayed by her side in Yingyue Palace, his eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep. It was only when she finally woke up that he felt relieved enough to leave.

However, the Emperor could not yet rest as he still had to deal with the culprits responsible for the fire. The first to be punished was Du Zhaoyi, who endangered the Emperor’s life out of a desire for favor. She was given poisoned wine. Du Zhaoyi’s family, who supported her financially, were all punished and demoted to commoners.

The little palace maid Bi Ying was beaten to death on the spot. As for Song Lin, the Emperor, remembering his years of loyal service, had him whipped a hundred times before exiling him to the Violence Room to serve as Chief Eunuch. The former Chief Eunuch of the Violence Room, Xiao Chun, was promoted by the Emperor to Chief Eunuch of the harem.

Xiao Chun had always been one of the Emperor’s people. Although the Emperor thought of him less frequently over the years, he never doubted Xiao Chun’s loyalty. Previously, the Emperor couldn’t promote Xiao Chun because of the Empress Dowager.

Now that the Empress Dowager’s influence in the harem had significantly diminished, and the Emperor had found a way to completely overthrow her power, he was no longer restrained by her status and promptly brought Xiao Chun, his former confidant, back to his side.

Xiao Chun’s return greatly benefited Shuangshuang. Ever since leaving the Violence Room, she never stopped caring for either Bai Ruoyun or Xiao Chun. Xiao Chun’s legs had only fully healed thanks to Shuangshuang’s follow-up treatment. It could be said Xiao Chun and Bai Ruoyun both had excellent relations with Shuangshuang.

Xiao Chun was clever, and when the Emperor recalled him, he reported how Song Lin was framed by the woman he liked. He also confessed about his and Bai Ruoyun’s food sharing arrangement and how Bai Ruoyun had helped treat his leg injuries after Shuangshuang entered the Violence Room.

In the past, the Emperor might have scoffed at such affairs or paid them no mind, but now he had just discovered a woman who genuinely loved him, willing to sacrifice her life without hesitation. This made him particularly sympathetic to Xiao Chun and Bai Ruoyun’s situation.

When Xiao Chun was in distress, and everyone in the harem avoided him like the plague, a woman had fallen in love with him, unwavering, willing to accompany him in a place like the Violence Room all her life, and even had to find excuses just to meet him, always taking care of his injuries.

The Emperor was moved by the love between Xiao Chun and Bai Ruoyun, considering Bai Ruoyun to be a passionate woman. Moreover, he valued Shuangshuang for her loyalty as well.

After leaving the Violence Room, Shuangshuang became a favored person by the side of the Emperor’s concubine and later became the Emperor’s close confidant. Yet she never forgot her Aunt who cared for her there, despite having no use for her anymore, which was a sign of her deep character.

Because Xiao Chun spoke in advance, the Emperor allowed Xiao Chun and Bai Ruoyun to openly share their food arrangement, so they no longer had to sneak around and could live together openly.

Bai Ruoyun also left the Violence Room to live with Xiao Chun, taking a role as a teaching Aunt, responsible for instructing the newly entered little palace maids about palace etiquette.

The treatment of Lady Jing’s wounds progressed very slowly. In his desperation, the Emperor considered seeking help from the Imperial Physicians, but upon examining her, they all shook their heads, not daring to promise they could ensure her survival. Such large wounds, especially burns, were truly difficult to treat in ancient times.

Although the Emperor was already aware of this outcome, he was still greatly disappointed. During this time, he seldom lingered in the harem, dedicating himself entirely to staying at Yingyue Palace. However, he couldn’t stay for more than two days before the spring festival arrived, forcing him to leave Lady Jing with a heavy heart to preside over the event.

This time, due to her injuries, Lady Jing was exempted from attending the spring festival, successfully avoiding any possible schemes from the Empress Dowager. After the festival, the Emperor returned to Yingyue Palace to continue watching over Lady Jing’s recovery.

Lady Jing’s current appearance was disheveled and unsightly, yet the Emperor watched her daily without any hint of disdain, which surprised Shuangshuang.

Shuangshuang didn’t know that to the Emperor, Lady Jing’s wounds were not frightening. They were a testament to her love for him. As an Emperor who had seen plenty of beautiful women, he was less concerned with physical beauty and more with genuine affection, which he had never dared to believe in before.

Lady Jing’s treatment was also challenging, fraught with life-threatening moments, scabs that would break open and fester, never fully healing.

With the Emperor on edge, after a month of treatment, Shuangshuang finally announced that Lady Jing was out of danger. They only had to wait for the final scab to fall off to be completely healed. Now, Shuangshuang was focusing all her efforts on concocting medicine to remove the scars.