After the Emperor left, Shuangshuang felt relieved from a burden and began to recuperate. With her mind unburdened, her severe cough finally subsided.
However, her body remained weak, and she constantly felt lethargic, unwilling to move. Shuangshuang had come to realize that when someone's heart is ill, ailments arise in various parts of the body.
A slight oversight can lead to colds and fevers, and without modern fast-acting antipyretics, it's easy to develop chronic cough from the fever. When one coughs, the entire chest feels burning with pain.
Sometimes, such a frail body made Shuangshuang feel a sense of helplessness, though she quickly suppressed such feelings whenever they arose.
It is often said that illness makes one emotionally vulnerable and creates immense pressure; Shuangshuang truly experienced this.
