Chapter 110 - Better Odds (1/2)
The Emperor looked down to see her eyes closed again and felt a little panic, ”Xing er'?”
Lei Xing opened her eyes and looked up at him and then closed them again. The Emperor relaxed just kept stroking her head resting on his shoulder, thinking she must be really tired but was very relieved to see her eyes open.
Lei Xing let out a breath, feeling fed up with feeling like this and so made up her mind.
{...What's the cure?...}
{...*We have a deal then! That's good...I told you I was useful and brilliant too! I'm great! Do you want to reconsider becoming my student now? I ca -...}
Lei Xing frowned in irritation.
{...What's the cure?!...}
{...*Fine, so touchy... It's medicinal bath therapy! So simple...}
{...-_-)...The ingredients?...}
{...*They already made it!... Just sit in it for about one hour or so a day to detoxify...It's great for your skin too, you'll look even more beautiful after! ^_^)...}
{...Seriously?...Are you sure? ...}
{...Definitely! I told you they had the right idea...}
Lei Xing felt cheated, it just gave her recycled information. Those idiotic doctors should have been able to figure that out...eventually. Anyway, consideration was simply consideration, nothing more.
{...Hey, there's no going back on the deal! There must be good reason for your choice! Otherwise, I'll -... Nevermind, I'm sure you will be reasonable hehe~...}
An Imperial doctor finally arrived to check on Lei Xing. As he checked her pulse, she looked at him and tiredly ordered, ”Prepare a medicinal bath for me with the medicine from last time.”
”Ah?” The Imperial doctor looked up at her with knit his brows, ”Your highness, that will not be a good idea. The head phys-”
”Just do it!” Lei Xing barked, which made her cough lightly.
The Emperor pat her back, then asked with a frown, ”Xing er', why do you want that?” Before, she fervently refused to drink it, and look what happened after she did, So her wanting to bathe in it made no sense. The Emperor's frown deepened.
{...She wouldn't try to kill herself, right?...}
Lei Xing knit her brows in thought, ”Um...I remember I once read in a book that medicinal baths are the key method in treating skin illnesses...to detoxify...”
The Emperor knit his brows, ”Are you certain?”
Lei Xing nodded, ”...Not all things should be digested... It is a sure method.” She frowned, starting to feel annoyed, ”Anyway I know what I'm talking about. I wouldn't play with my own life...Um, so -”
”Okay then.” The Emperor said with his suicide thought dismissed. He then turned to the Imperial doctor, ”Go see to it, quickly.”
”But - ” The Imperial doctor tried to protest again but stopped when the Emperor glared at him. He quickly left to do as they asked, hoping that they will remember they made him to if and when things go wrong.
Lei Xing sighed and closed her eyes, then mumbled, ”Wake me up when it's ready.”
The Emperor looked at her for a bit and then laid her down, he wanted to keep holding her but thought she would be uncomfortable. Then, he went back to his memorials on the side and went to finish off his work. He had been so distracted with her illness over the last two days that he had not gotten much done.
The head physician later arrived to check on the sleeping Lei Xing and the Emperor asked his opinion on the medicinal bath. The head physician assured that it was a great idea and that he had also been considering that method. The Emperor then calmly said, ”You should hope so.”
The head physician gulped and gave his assurance again and quickly left to oversee the medicinal bath. When it was ready, Lei Xing was woken up and the Emperor carried her to the bathroom. He frowned at the bathtub of herbs with orange flowers in the mix that had been set on the side. After a while of that, Lei Xing irritatedly pat his arm, he looked up to see her frowning at him, ”Put me down.”
”Are you sure abo-?”
”It's fine. Just put me down.” Lei Xing irritatedly cut him off, she was really not in the mood to be interrogated. The Emperor knit his brows, then sighed and put her down on the lounge chair and left her to Ah Jin and Xiao Ruo's care.
After Lei Xing settled into the bath, she let out a sigh of relief and closed her eyes. The heat was great for her aching body and the steam was easing her headache. She was truly feeling a bit better.
{...*See, it's working already...}
{...Thank you...}
{...*You're welcome...I'm still in a bad mood...}
{...-_-)'...}
{...*I said I'm in a BAD MOOD!...}
Lei Xing rolled her eyes and sighed.
{...Fine, what's wrong?...}
{...*sigh* I have been feeling awful lately...}
{...Too bad...Life will get better once you leave here...}
{...-_-)...Let me ask you something, do you believe in fate?...}
{...Yes and no...}