The Emperor watched the Empress for a while. Sensing something, the Empress woke up.
She quickly tidied herself up and stood up, exclaiming in surprise, "Your Majesty, you're finally awake."
The Emperor smiled, looked at the dark circles under the Empress's eyes, nodded, and struggingly sat up, "How long have I been asleep?"
The Empress extended her hand to support him, "Your Majesty, you've been in a coma for two days and nights."
"You've been taking care of me the whole time?"
The Empress replied, "I don't trust others to attend to you. After all, we used to have Eunuch Yu, he was reliable, I didn't worry about him not taking good care of you. But now that he's gone, I just had to do it myself."
The Emperor held her hand, "You've worked hard."
The Empress smiled, "As long as Your Majesty is alright."
She asked, "Would Your Majesty like a sip of water? The Imperial Kitchen has been preparing medicinal meals, I'll have someone bring them over right away."
The Emperor nodded.