Ji Lingzhou had actually been here for a long time, but no one noticed him. He stood quietly not far away, looking at the woman in the corridor.

She just stood there quietly, as if isolated from the whole world. I don't know why, even at such a long distance, Ji Lingzhou could always feel her sadness and loneliness spreading in the corridor.

Her figure becomes thinner and more fragile against the backdrop of the snow, as if she will disappear in the wind at any time. In this quiet night, she seems to be integrated with the snow, and all her sadness and loneliness are released and expressed in the snow.

Ji Lingzhou frowned slightly. Why was she standing here alone? There wasn't even a servant around her? Was this how the people in Shoukang Palace served?

During this period of time, he had been suppressing the noisy emotions in his heart and had not come to see her. He had not even asked about her affairs because he wanted to calm down.

He had long been aware of the unusual feelings in his heart, and even Ji Lingzhou himself felt very strange when he lost control in front of him. So he thought that if the two of them separated for a while and calmed down for a while, the situation would improve.

But the fact is that during the time they were apart, the feeling of confession continued to spread in his heart, and even became more intense and terrifying. Now he wanted to see her, so he found her in the middle of the night...

Unexpectedly, when he came over and saw this scene, Ji Lingzhou felt a pain in his heart, but he didn't know what the pain was.

He had been standing here for half an hour, and so had Cheng Mingran. Now that it was snowing, it was even colder at night. She was so thin that she might catch a cold if she stood here all the time.

Ji Lingzhou was just thinking about moving forward, but just as he took a step forward, someone came over there.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside and you've been out for a while. The Empress Dowager was looking for you just now. Don't catch a cold." Shuhua came over with a cloak in his hand.

Cheng Mingran let Shuhua put on the cloak for her, and then she explained: "It snowed today, so I came out for a walk. The house was too stuffy, and I wanted to get some fresh air."

"The Queen has lost a lot of weight these days, and the Empress Dowager is very worried when she saw this, so she asked people to prepare all kinds of food that the Queen likes to eat. Now the people from the imperial kitchen have delivered dinner, so the Queen should go back and have her meal." Shuhua's face was full of heartache.

Cheng Mingran smiled softly: "How did you lose weight? You've obviously gained weight."

Shuhua was helpless: "Okay, whatever the queen says is what it is. Can we go back to have dinner now?"

"I'm not hungry now, and I don't have much appetite. It's so late now, and eating too much at night is bad for my stomach. Tell your aunt not to wait for me." Cheng Mingran said.

"Your Majesty is like this again, but this time the Empress Dowager said that if Your Majesty does not eat tonight, she will not eat either." Shuhua said.

Cheng Mingran looked at Shuhua: "I really can't eat anymore, so I just want to take a walk alone. Go ahead. Tell auntie that I've already eaten some this afternoon, okay?"

Shuhua shook her head: "No, Your Majesty is already weak, how can she not eat? Let's go, don't let the Queen Mother worry."

Cheng Mingran sighed. It really didn’t make sense.

"Forget it, let's go." Cheng Mingran couldn't persuade the other party, so she just compromised.

After hearing this, Shuhua finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Empress listened to her advice, otherwise she would not know how to explain to the Empress Dowager.

Ji Lingzhou watched the two people leave, and he silently took back the step he had just taken... From beginning to end, he never really appeared in front of Cheng Mingran.

When did he become so worried? And for some reason, he seemed a little afraid just now, afraid that if he appeared in front of her, she would show the same fear of him as before, hiding from him, or even hating him.

After Cheng Mingran disappeared from his sight, he slowly walked out from the side. He came to the place where Cheng Mingran had just stood. There was nothing left here, but he felt cold as soon as he came over.

"Your Majesty" Li Sheng has always followed his Majesty.

"She is sick again recently?" Ji Lingzhou asked.

"I haven't heard that Shoukang Palace has never invited an imperial physician. I guess it should be fine, right?" Li Sheng has been having a headache recently. He can't get any news about Shoukang Palace.

Ji Lingzhou showed dissatisfaction when he heard this: "Not calling in the imperial physician doesn't mean that you are not sick. Tomorrow, ask the imperial physician to go to Shoukang Palace and say that he is going to check on the Empress Dowager and give her a checkup."

Li Sheng: "..." Since when did Your Majesty become so roundabout?

I can only say "yes" in my heart. If I really say it out loud, I will lose my head.

"Your Majesty, it's very cold outside. Why don't you go back to the palace?" Li Sheng said. It was so cold outside, how could Your Majesty stand for more than half an hour?

But Ji Lingzhou seemed to be completely unaware of it: "I remember that Concubine Shu's birthday is coming soon?"

Li Sheng was quite surprised to hear this. Why did his Majesty suddenly remember Concubine Shu's birthday?

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu's birthday is indeed coming soon, in half a month, on the ninth day of the first lunar month." Li Sheng replied.

Ji Lingzhou didn't remember clearly, but every time Cheng Mingran's birthday came, the Queen Mother would celebrate for him. So he vaguely remembered that it was winter's birthday.

"Let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of it." Ji Lingzhou said again.

Li Sheng was completely confused. Did he still need to let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs do it?

"Your Majesty, in the past, the Empress Dowager always ordered people to celebrate Concubine Shu's birthday. Do you need to ask the Empress Dowager's opinion this time?" Li Sheng said.

"Just ask someone." Ji Lingzhou seemed to be unconcerned about the matter.

Li Sheng felt a little tired. His Majesty is not as decisive as before...

"Yes," Li Sheng agreed.

"After Shufei came out of the cold palace, she became particularly afraid of the cold. You go and tell them to make sure the charcoal fire in Shoukang Palace is not lacking. The Empress Dowager is old now, and I think she is also afraid of the cold. You should know what to do." Ji Lingzhou said.

All right... Li Sheng has gradually become numb. Your Majesty cares, so why hide it? Isn't it in vain to do so much without letting the Concubine know?

Just like just now, he saw it clearly. His Majesty stood beside him for so long, but he didn't even dare to show his face? How could this be like the Majesty before?

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