Su Muqing was her only hope, but now even she was asking her to prepare for the worst. Didn't that mean Leng Nuo had no hope at all? The thought of this possibility made Lin Rongrong feel as if her liver and intestines were being torn apart, and she was in unbearable pain...
"Rongrong, don't be like this, get up quickly... get up quickly..." Su Muqing reached out to pull her, but Lin Rongrong clung tightly to her leg, and for a moment, she couldn't pull her free.
Seeing that Lin Rongrong was so distraught she had lost her senses, Madam Zhou quickly stepped forward to help persuade her. "Rong girl, don't be like this, listen to Mama and get up quickly! His Majesty knows Leng Nuo is injured and rushed to see him without even having dinner."
"No, I don't want to, I don't want Leng Nuo to die! Your Majesty, Sister Mumu, I beg you, I beg you... I..." Before Lin Rongrong could finish her sentence, she started gasping for breath and then fainted.
"Rongrong, Rongrong..." Su Muqing supported Lin Rongrong's back, continuously stroking her chest to help her breathe, while also channeling healing spells into her.
Although Lin Rongrong had fainted, her body was still twitching, her ten fingers stiffened in strange positions, and she couldn't be straightened out.
Seeing her condition, Su Muqing was startled. Could it be a cerebral hemorrhage or a stroke? She quickly used her scanner to monitor Lin Rongrong's body and then gave her some diluted spiritual spring water.
Fortunately, it was a surge of blood pressure caused by excessive anxiety, a drop in blood sugar leading to muscle spasms, and mild anemia and hypoxia causing insufficient blood supply to the brain.
Although it wasn't a stroke or cerebral hemorrhage as she had initially feared, with so many minor ailments occurring at once, it couldn't be delayed and needed to be treated immediately.
After understanding Lin Rongrong's physical condition, Su Muqing picked her up and placed her on a low couch nearby. While massaging several acupoints on her body, she continued to channel healing spells to help her relax.
Once her body was less stiff, Su Muqing poured several oral liquids, as indicated by the scanner, into Lin Rongrong one after another.
It was only when Lin Rongrong's condition improved somewhat and the general data trended towards normal that Su Muqing breathed a sigh of relief. She had already expended a lot of her own healing power, and she was now also somewhat depleted.
This entire afternoon had been too taxing on her mind and body. Not only was someone severely injured, but others were also feeling unwell, and even the eagle had become an injured party.
It seemed tonight was destined to be another sleepless night!
Lin Rongrong woke up after half an hour. This time, she did not cry and make a scene as she had initially. She got up and walked to Leng Nuo's bedside, gently caressing his hand through the blanket.
Didn't she know that Su Muqing had already done her best? Given the Prince's importance to Leng Nuo, and His Majesty's consistent attitude towards people, if someone close to them had an accident, they would certainly go all out to help and save them.
Su Muqing and Huo Qiyuan waited by the side until past eleven o'clock at night, but Leng Nuo's fever persisted, and he did not wake up.
The high fever prevented heat dissipation, and the wound was highly susceptible to infection. Su Muqing added a large dose of fever-reducing and anti-inflammatory medication to Leng Nuo's drip.
After this dose of medication was finished, they would observe further. If the fever still did not subside, they would have to think of other methods. Regardless, the temperature had to be brought down.
Lin Rongrong, with her red and swollen eyes from crying, kept wiping Leng Nuo's palms and soles, hoping to reduce the heat in his body. They had done everything they could; the rest depended on Leng Nuo's will to survive.
Su Muqing noticed that Huo Qiyuan's chin was starting to show stubble, and his usually sharp eyes looked a bit unfocused, clearly not having rested well.
"Brother Huo, Leng Nuo's condition is not very stable. Why don't you go back tonight? I'll send you into the space for you to rest well. We can have King Zhang Hai send you back by water tomorrow during the day."
Huo Qiyuan nodded, no longer forcing himself. He was indeed tired after more than ten to twenty hours of high tension. He held Su Muqing's hand and walked towards another room in Pinglan Courtyard. He was tired, and Su Muqing, having used so many healing spells, must be even more tired. They would rest together.
Su Muqing turned her head and shouted to Madam Zhou, asking the imperial physicians to carefully attend to Leng Nuo and to report any situation immediately. Then, she was dragged away by Huo Qiyuan. Fearing sudden situations in the middle of the night, they embraced each other and slept clothed.
At past three in the morning, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Both of them, who were sleeping soundly, opened their eyes simultaneously, their gazes clear, showing no sign of just waking up from sleep.
A knock sounded on the door. It was Madam Zhou's voice. "Your Majesty, Prince, Leng Nuo is not well!" Huo Qiyuan threw off the covers, and the two quickly got out of bed, put on their shoes, and after opening the door, they didn't say a word, rushing straight to Leng Nuo's room.
Lin Rongrong sat by the bed with vacant eyes, the cotton cloth in her hand still dripping with blood. Leng Nuo's bandages and the blanket on his body were all dyed a bloody red. The imperial physicians were busy running around, and the room was in utter chaos.
Leng Nuo's body was covered by a blanket up to his neck. Except for his head and one hand exposed by the bedside, all other parts were completely covered.
"What on earth is going on? Why is he spitting blood again for no reason?" Su Muqing rushed forward. Seeing Leng Nuo's arm exposed, she reached out to feel his pulse, thus not noticing anything unusual about his body.
As soon as she touched Leng Nuo's wrist, she found his temperature to be frighteningly high. A check with an ear thermometer revealed it had risen to 43°! Wouldn't such a high temperature render a person foolish?
Why had the temperature suddenly risen so high? Had the wound become infected? Su Muqing inadvertently turned her head and only then saw that Leng Nuo's body was covered with thick quilts, and she didn't know when it happened!
Su Muqing uncovered them layer by layer, only to find that Leng Nuo was covered with as many as five cotton quilts, and each one was of the thick variety. She threw off Leng Nuo's quilts, and the imperial physicians waved their hands, saying it was not permissible.
"Your Majesty, General Leng Nuo already has a high fever, and despite all our efforts, we couldn't bring it down. That's why we thought of covering him with more quilts to help him dissipate the heat from his body. If you uncover him like this, he might catch a chill!"
"This is simply preposterous! If only he could catch a chill now! He already has a fever and isn't sweating, and you're still covering him with so many blankets! Since you realized that covering him with blankets only increases the temperature, you should have tried other methods immediately! Why did you still think covering him more would be fine..." Su Muqing couldn't bear to speak further and, in one breath, threw all the quilts onto the floor.
As the burden on his body was removed, the unconscious Leng Nuo seemed to sense it and took a deep breath.