His Majesty cried …

His Majesty, is crying!

Shiyi was taken aback.

The burly man stood at the side, not knowing what to do.

It was the leader of the shadow guards, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Ba called him away. Only then did he realize this was not something he should see.

When everyone left, Chang Le hurriedly handed a handkerchief to His Majesty, “Senior Huang, please persuade His Majesty quickly. I keep saying it’s just a cough, likely caused by the wind and cold, which anyone can have. Rest for a couple of days, and it will be fine. But His Majesty won’t listen… Alas, you’re an authority in this field, please talk to His Majesty and put his mind at ease.”

The young man wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, remaining sullen and silent.

Imperial Doctor Huang feeling helpless, took Duan Changchuan’s and felt his pulse, “How old are you, still crying like a child? Look at how you scared the shadow guards just now. You’re still the emperor, yet you’re crying and calling me your grandfather. Besides, it’s just a cough. What are you worried about? There are countless reasons for a cough. Let alone a cold wind, or a fever, even inhaling too much atractylodes or mugwort would make you cough. Believe it or not, if you keep worrying, you’ll end up in worse condition than her.”

Chang Le hurriedly reassured him, “Look, Your Majesty, you didn’t listen when we said it, but now Old Huang has spoken, you can finally put your heart at ease, right? As for Shiyi, it’s not that this servant is looking down on him. He’s formidable in his way, but he doesn’t seem to be very intelligent. Perhaps our Empress was really just inhaling too much atractylodes, irritating her throat and nose, which is why she’s coughing and has a stuffy nose. Your health is paramount now. Should we send Xiao Ba or Xiao Qi to check on her carefully?”

“Haha, it’s not that exaggerated. Shiyi is not stupid. I’m just saying, this situation isn’t as complicated as we think. We can have Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba to investigate. You’re the emperor; you must stay composed in all matters. How come you’re so steady in big matters but lose your composure when it comes to Bai lass?”

It could be heard that both of them were trying hard to comfort him.

But the young emperor’s mood didn’t improve. Instead, he sniffled sadly, and tears kept streaming down his face.

“It’s not that I don’t believe you … In our race, Alphas, have very strong bodies and recovery abilities higher than ordinary people. Bai Su is an Alpha, so she wouldn’t get sick from minor illnesses like cold or heat. If Alpha coughs, it must be a more serious illness … I’m not worried for nothing.”

Imperial Physician Huang was also stunned when he heard this.

Then, he rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, “There’s such a thing?”

His silence was mixed with a bit of thought, and his thoughts were laced with curiosity. Compared to his worry, he seemed to be more probing. If one was not mistaken, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in this person’s eyes.

Duan Changchuan. “… Don’t always think about using her for research!”

The old man immediately put on a fawning smile, “Of course not. Are you saying that this A’erpha^[1]Tl/n: broken English from ancient people. :D have strong bodies and don’t catch minor illnesses? What if this A-what-pha was weak to begin with? For example, what if she had a serious illness before or lost a lot of blood? Just to be clear, this is not research, it’s an analysis to understand Bai lass’ condition better.”

Duan Changchuan was startled by the old man’s reminder. This was something he hadn’t considered.

“If Alpha is weak because of a serious illness or blood loss, then … they should still be infected with some minor illnesses. But regarding Bai Su cutting her wrist, wasn’t that a long time ago?”

From the end of January to June now, it had been more than four months. Has her body not recovered yet?

Moreover, there was another point he didn’t mention: Bai Su and he were both transmigrated. No matter how poor the original owner’s physical condition was, it had nothing to do with Bai Su.

But Imperial Physician Huang stared at him and directly gave him a lecture, “I’ve seen the scar on the Bai girl’s wrist. That Yun boy said she cut it twice and barely survived thanks to medical treatment. Can such a severe wound heal in four months? If it damaged her core, let alone four months, she won’t be able to recover in four years. Besides, it’s not an ordinary blood loss. She cut her wrist twice in a month, her body must be very weak.”

Despite the old man’s earnest efforts, Duanchang Chuan kept his head down, not saying a word.

In the end, Changle and Imperial Physician Huang were left staring at each other, at a loss for words.

“Your Majesty, what’s on your mind? How about … you tell us. Don’t keep it to yourself. What if you get sick?” Chang Le asked carefully.

The young man raised his eyes and sighed deeply, saying, “Chang Le, go outside and have Xiao Yi and Yi Man guard the door. Don’t let anyone come near.”

“Ah? Oh, okay. This servant will go give the order.”

When Chang Le went out, Duan Changchuan remained silent. He waited until the little eunuch had finished his instructions and returned. Then he slowly began to speak.

He didn’t start with Bai Su. Instead, he asked the two a few questions, “Do you already know what I did when I lost my memory? Do you know how that packet of poison disappeared?”

The old man and Chang Le secretly exchanged glances. No one dared to answer.

The young man didn’t care and continued, “Actually, I already know. I took the poison myself, didn’t I?”

As he spoke, he slowly looked towards the bowing eunuch at his side, “Chang Le, that day you insisted on searching again because you were worried the poison couldn’t be found and would cause trouble later. But that day, you suddenly rushed from the front hall… saying you couldn’t lose me. After that, you never mentioned the poison again. So, I guessed you found some evidence or saw some things that told you I had taken the poison.”

Then he looked at the old man beside him, “Grandpa Huang, do you remember once I asked you if there was a way to restore my memory? Chang Le stopped us from talking about it, and the matter was dismissed. I knew Chang Le was worried about something, so I didn’t bring it up again. After that day, I mentioned wanting to recover my memory again, but you persuaded me otherwise. I guessed … Chang Le must have already told you about it, right?”

With one sentence, he uncovered the secret they had been conspiring to hide from him for days.

Imperial Physician Huang gave a low cough. He scratched his head and explained, “Well… actually, I wasn’t completely misleading you. You probably lost your memory due to some issue in your brain, but I’ve been checking your pulse daily and couldn’t find anything. I figured it wasn’t a significant problem. Now that you’re pregnant, many medications aren’t safe to use. I thought we could wait until after the child is born. The main thing is … Sigh, you know it yourself. You took the poison yourself. There must be an unresolved issue in your heart that you can’t get rid of, so you don’t have any attachment in this world. I thought that once the child is born, with this attachment, even if your memory returns, you wouldn’t have those thoughts again.”

Chang Le even knelt with a thud, clutching his robes and wiping tears, “Your Majesty, please forgive this servant … This servant shouldn’t have hidden it from you, but I was afraid … afraid you’d remember the past and become trapped in those thoughts again. What would we do then? … I also hid another thing from you. Recently, Yi Man has been watching me closely. I asked him why, and he said that you, worried about my distraction, sent him to care for me. I told Yiman about everything and had him keep it from you too… This servant is guilty, this servant deceived you and deserves to die!”

As he spoke, he began slapping himself.

Duan Changchuan quickly stopped him, “I know everything you’ve done, and I haven’t blamed you. Besides, you did it for my good… I naturally won’t blame you.”

Then, scanning their faces, he said gently, “I didn’t bring this up to blame you. You don’t need to explain much; I know what I need to know. Actually, I want to talk about Bai Su.

You already know that our race is different from ordinary people. I’m an Omega and can bear children. Bai Su is an Alpha. She has a strong body and is capable of impregnating others. But there’s something else I haven’t told you … As I mentioned, I took arsenic, a potent poison. Yet aside from memory loss, I suffered no physical harm. Isn’t that strange?”

Chang Le immediately said, “Of course, it’s because Your Majesty has the body of a true dragon. You’re immune to all poisons!”

He said it with such confidence.

Duan Changchuan, “…”

He almost forgot this was a deeply feudal society.

Fortunately, Imperial Physician Huang, with his years of medical research, had some rationality left. He smacked the eunuch on the head, “What are you thinking? If the emperor were truly immune to all poisons, why did the previous emperor die of illness? Was he not a true dragon?”

Chang Le quickly covered his head and was about to kneel again, “This servant didn’t mean that … this servant is terrified!”

Duan Changchuan was helpless, “Please stop teasing him …”

The old man promptly fell silent, gesturing for Duanchang Chuan to continue.

“Before Bai Su entered the palace, she cut her wrists twice, both times cutting both wrists. Normally, she wouldn’t have survived, but she did and later was very healthy. I took arsenic, which should have been fatal, and no one saved me at the time, but I have lived healthily until now … Regarding this matter, I have discussed it with Bai Su. Perhaps … this is a triggering point for our race. In a near-death state, our traits emerge, and our bodies change, saving our lives. So, Bai Su’s previous blood loss doesn’t affect her current health much, just as the arsenic didn’t harm me in the long run.”

Duan Changchuan made up the whole story from beginning to end.

He couldn’t possibly tell them, “Bai Su and I transmigrated from another world,” could he?

That would make them think their emperor had been replaced, which they might not accept.

Luckily, the story was coherent and logical enough that Imperial Physician Huang and Changle didn’t doubt it.

After all, they accepted that a woman impregnated a man. This “resurrection” wasn’t that far-fetched.

“So … Senior, do you understand what I mean?” The young man asked cautiously.

The old man pursed his lips and sighed deeply, “I understand your point. I’ve checked Bai Su’s pulse before, and her body is very healthy, doesn’t look like someone who has cut her wrists twice … Sigh, since it’s come to his, I can’t hide it anymore, so I might as well tell you. Bai Su’s body is indeed seriously damaged, and it’s indeed caused by blood loss, but it’s not because of the wrist cut a few months ago.”

“What?” Duan Changchuan asked subconsciously, feeling a pang of unease.

“She said that your race, Omega, can’t be without Alpha during her pregnancy. She knelt before me for a long time, insisting that I take her blood and mix it into your medicine. I couldn’t persuade her, so I had no choice but to take three bowls of blood. Divided it into thirty doses and added it to your medicine. Indeed, as she said, this blood comforted you a lot. I think that between you couple, sacrifices should be known to each other. After she took the blood, she had to rush to Huainan for days. She didn’t tell you because she didn’t want you to worry. But for me … I really feel distressed for her. She’s just a woman, no matter if she’s Alpha or something else, still a woman. She’s been tormented like this … Sigh, for the past month, when I think of this, I … I feel wronged and sorrow for her.”

Duan Changchuan was completely stunned this time.

No wonder …

No wonder the medicine every night, had the smell of peony, and no wonder … Every time he drank it, the baby in his belly would suddenly become obedient.

It turned out Bai Su had left her blood for him.

“She … When did she take the blood?”

“A few days before she left. I had her recuperate in the palace for a few days. Anyway, I remember there was still some time before she left.”

A few days before …

A thought suddenly flashed through Duan Changchuan’s mind, and he asked tremblingly, “Was it the day of the sudden heavy rain?”

That day, the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite him over. He went to the Empress Dowager’s palace, leaving Bai Su and Chang Le in the Ming Sheng Hall to pack up.

That was the only time they weren’t together.

As if to confirm his words, the old man slapped his thigh and said, “Yes, yes, it’s that rainy day! That day, a gust of evil wind suddenly blew. I remember it very clearly. After I took her blood, it was raining heavily outside. I even had Nangong Jin’er to support her … Yes, it was that day. It hasn’t rained so heavily since then.”

It was that day …

What happened that day?

That day, Bai Su seemed a bit cold and he thought she was angry, so he stood at the door and insisted on making things clear.

Coincidentally, he had just remembered their “business marriage” in the modern world and pushed her away harshly.

Yes, on that day, after losing three bowls of blood Bai Su accompanied him through half of the palace and was already exhausted until she could barely speak … Yet he was still being willful.

He was willfully throwing a tantrum, being hysterical, and even calling her a liar.

But even so, his sister didn’t show any signs of abnormality. Instead, she kissed him in the rain and soothed him gently.

Saying, “Which Alpha wouldn’t like the Omega young master of the Duan family?”