The Nan Mountain military camp 30 miles outside of the capital city.
Yue Yao was summoned to the Chenyang Palace by the empress, while Yanbei was inspecting soldiers at the training ground.
While receiving the message, his face turned pale instantly.
He then put down what he was holding and rushed to the palace without pause.
Afraid that the empress would also subject Yue Yao to acupuncture torture.
Just as Yanbei's figure appeared at the Xuanwu Gate, he received another message.
It turned out that the empress had fallen off her bed during a brief rest and accidentally broken her leg.
Due to excessive shock, he also developed a headache.
Yanbei's lips twitched. How could she fall off the bed while sleeping and break her leg…
He massaged his brow, feeling a headache, and thought to himself that his mother truly was getting old.
It looks like we have to go see her, but it's not as urgent anymore.
The imperial doctor has probably arrived, and the Empress should have already come.
It doesn't make much difference whether he arrives early or late.
Yanbei secretly thought to himself.
He returned to his bedroom to change into another outfit and then turned around to head towards the Chenniang Palace.
......
When Yanbei arrived at the Chenniang Palace, the bedchamber inside the Chenliang Palace was already filled with people.
They were all concubines who had rushed to the palace after hearing the news.
It was a vast crowd, with all sorts of cosmetics and perfumes mixed together, creating an unpleasant smell.
Yanbei furrowed his brow and coldly said, "All of you go outside to wait, don't crowd in here."
With so many women gathered in one room, anyone looking at them would feel dazzled and confused.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The concubines saw the emperor was originally very happy, but seeing his unhappy face, they dared not say anything more, and quickly retreated with respect.
Ruo Guifei was also among them. She had heard that the empress fell off her bed while sleeping and broke her leg, so she had been laughing happily for a long time.
She only felt that this old woman had done too many evil things and it was truly a retribution.
Now she couldn't sit still, so she quickly tidied up and rushed to the Chenniang Palace with Caicai.
Of course, Ruo Guifei was not here to care about the empress, but to come and make fun of this old woman.
"Chenlang..."
Ruo Guifei hadn't seen Night North Chen for several days, so seeing him made her both happy and sad at the same time.
Her eyes were full of lingering sorrow and affection, with a hundred turns of tenderness and endless affection.
The concubines who had not yet left were biting their teeth in silence, constantly wiping their handskerchiefs, and some couldn't help but curse in their hearts.
"Ruogufei this little slut, she just knows how to seduce the emperor!"
Yushaoyi rolled her eyes at Ruo Guifei and jealously whispered an insult.
Yanbei's gaze fell upon Ruo Guifei, naturally taking in her lingering and sorrowful expression.
However, there was no particular feeling, and he coldly said, "You can also go outside!"
His feelings for Ruo Guifei had decreased, and with this added to his already irritable mood, he lost patience with her.
Ruo Guifei's face turned a little paler, as if hurt by Yanbei's cold attitude, and tears spilled down her cheeks.
Yanbei naturally saw this and felt even more irritated. He also felt that Ruo Guifei didn't know how to handle things appropriately.
Her favorability rating was reduced by 5 points again, dropping from 65 to 60.
Ruo Guifei, seeing Yanbei's face grow colder and colder, knew that crying was no use and dared not continue.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will withdraw!"
She bowed respectfully and left.
However, she still secretly consoled herself, thinking that Yanbei was just in a bad mood today.
That's why he treated her like that. He must not have intended to be so cold.
With this thought, Ruo Guifei felt much better.
At this moment, the imperial physician had already adjusted the empress dowager's bone and applied medicine to wrap it up.
Even more, a special wooden board had been used to fix the broken leg.
In order to prevent the bone inside from moving and growing crooked later.
Although the bone was set and medicine applied, the physician did not leave but remained respectfully beside her.
Out of fear that the emperor might come and give orders.
"Subjects greet the Emperor!"
All the imperial physicians in attendance knelt and bowed.
"Get up."
Yanbei looked over the crowd with an indifferent gaze and coldly said.
"Thank Your Majesty!"
The physicians all stood up instantly.
"I, Your Highness, greet the Emperor!"
The empress walked over with an elegant and dignified demeanor, bowing to Yanbei.
Yanbei reached out to pull her up, then released her and asked casually, "I have already learned about the incident. How is Your Majesty now?"
The empress's gaze fell on the bed, her face full of helplessness as she said, "The imperial physician has already adjusted the empress dowager's bone and applied medicine to fix it. The empress dowager couldn't bear the pain of setting the bone and has fallen into a coma!"
Yanbei nodded slightly, taking a step to the bedside and looking at the empress dowager, who was now in a coma from the pain and had looked much older, his mood grew even worse.
As the empress dowager was his biological mother, seeing her in such a condition was inevitably heart-wrenching.
Seeing the emperor's displeased expression, the empress quickly said, "Today's duty guard palace maid happened to have something urgent to deal with and left. Little did we know that the empress dowager would…"
Seeing that Yanbei was not speaking, the empress continued, "No one could have predicted this. I have punished them and sent them to the Department of Punishment."
"The empress handles matters in a steady and thoughtful manner. You can just follow her lead!"
Yanbei trusted the empress's capabilities and did not ask any further.
The empress smiled slightly, ready to say something.
Just as the emperor suddenly asked, "Where is Yaofei? I heard that you summoned her to the Chenliang Palace. Why haven't I seen her?"
He hadn't seen that woman since he entered the Chenliang Palace, nor did he know if she had already returned.
"Yaofei?"
The empress was startled for a moment. She had been busy dealing with the empress dowager's matters since she arrived at the Chenliang Palace and had no time to care about that woman.
And certainly did not ask.
This was when she remembered that Yaofei had been summoned by the empress dowager.
"Where is Yaofei?"
The empress cast her gaze on the old nursemaid standing by and asked.
The nursemaid was a person from the Chenliang Palace and an elderly attendant to the empress dowager. She would certainly know where Yaofei was.
The nursemaid, upon seeing the empress's inquiry, promptly stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Your Highness, Yaofei is still kneeling in the Buddha hall!"
The empress's mouth twitched. So, the woman was being punished by the empress dowager with kneeling?
Indeed, kneeling is good.
But how can the knees bear the long time of kneeling?
She has been in the Chenliang Palace for nearly two hours, so I imagine that woman has been kneeling even longer.
Yanbei furrowed his brow and looked at the nursemaid, coldly asking, "How long has she been kneeling?"
The nursemaid, upon seeing the emperor's inquiry, dare not conceal the truth and said honestly, "More than three hours!"
Yanbei's brow was knitted so tightly it seemed as if it would tie itself into a knot, and his face grew increasingly stern.
"Send her back to the main palace immediately and let her kneel for so long, does she want to ruin her knees?"
Is the woman an idiot? No one goes to fetch her, won't she get up by herself?
She's just foolishly kneeling there without moving.
I've never seen such an idiot woman.
"Fu'an, personally escort Yaofei back. Use the dragon carriage to send her."
Yanbei said coldly again.
Kneeling for so long, her knees must be too painful to walk. I wonder if there is any injury.
He thought for a moment and added another sentence, "Send a female doctor from the imperial hospital to Yuexian Palace to have a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Fu Gongzi bowed respectfully and left immediately.
The empress was originally happy, but hearing that the emperor wanted Fu Gongzi to personally escort Yaofei back and use the dragon carriage, she became unhappy again.
Her momentary happiness quickly turned to nothingness.
It seems that the emperor is very concerned about this woman, more so than Ruo Guifei.
The empress's hand, hidden in her sleeve, clutched tightly, and her eyes darkened, lost in thought.
