As soon as they heard that the emperor had collapsed in the hall, they knew that something serious had happened.
The noble ladies in the palace all rushed to the emperor's bedroom, some of them dressed up in fancy clothes. At this time, they did not forget to compete for favors, trying to attract the emperor's attention. If the emperor looked at them more, they would be able to win
the emperor's favor. These beauties naturally did not want to see anything happen to the emperor. You know, if the emperor really died, those of them who gave birth to children for his majesty would be fine, but if they had no children, they would be buried alive with the emperor when he passed away. No one wanted to die.
Who doesn't want to live a good life? Although the days in this palace may not be pampered, they can still enjoy fine clothes and delicious food. If something really happens to His Majesty, none of them can expect to live a good life.
At this time, they all envied Shen Guijun in their hearts. This little prince was born just in time.
When Shen Guijun heard that His Majesty had an accident, he also hurried over. His residence was closest to the emperor's bedroom. He was the fastest one to come and waited outside the bedroom. His eyes were red, it seemed that he had cried, but he seemed to be deeply in love with His Majesty. "Meet Shen Guijun." Those who came later saluted Shen Guijun in a proper manner.
Some of them haven't seen Shen Guijun for a long time. You know, after Shen Guijun became pregnant, His Majesty had the entire Cuixiu Garden sealed off, and not even a mosquito could fly in.
Later, Shen Guijun gave birth to a little prince for His Majesty, but they never saw the little prince once. The little prince Jin Gui was well protected in Cuixiu Garden.
This is the same person with different fates. They both entered the palace, but Shen Guijun was prosperous and everlasting, while they didn't even get the slightest favor from the emperor, and they had already wasted their youth in this deep palace.
Shen Meiyue's eyes were fixed on His Majesty's bedroom. He was not qualified to enter there. Unless His Majesty was awake and summoned him, he could enter. He knew that in the eyes of all the officials in the court, he was just a man who served the emperor with his beauty. No one really took a noble like him seriously. He only relied on the emperor's favor.
He had very conflicting feelings towards the emperor. He did not love this king in his heart. He knew that the emperor's love for him was not love, but possession. But he could feel that the emperor was really good to him. However, when he thought of some things, his heart was inevitably a little complicated, and once he did it, there would be no turning back. He
only hoped that the man would keep their original promise and give Shen Meiyue a way to live.
At this time, everyone's mood was roughly the same, and the other nobles followed one after another.
"…What's going on inside?"
"The doctors have all gone in."
"Any news?"
"I don't know yet."
Those who came later all asked, talking about the emperor's illness, and some covered their faces and cried. Those who didn't know really thought that something had happened to the emperor inside, and he really died or something.
Sun Houjun was the last one to arrive. When he arrived, he led people to go into the bedroom to see the emperor, but was stopped outside the door by the guards. The guards were the emperor's personal guards, and they were iron-faced and impartial.
It stands to reason that Sun Houjun, with his status, could go in, but the guards didn't let him in. I'm afraid someone must have ordered him to stop people outside, so he was fearless.
"Hou Jun." The servants who followed him felt unfair for their master and glared at the guards who were blocking them.
Hou Jun's face was gloomy. He raised his hand to tell the palace servants who followed him not to cause trouble. He could only swallow his anger. At this time, he did not dare to make any trouble outside the emperor's bedroom, so he had to push aside and stand in front of the many servants.
"Greetings, Hou Jun."
Everyone in the harem had to bow to Hou Jun when they saw him, but many people were a little dissatisfied with this bow.
"Everyone, stand up." Hou Jun glanced at everyone, and then met Shen Meiyue who was standing in front, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
After everyone thanked him, he stood up.
Shen Meiyue met Sun Houjun's eyes, lowered his head, and stood respectfully behind Sun Houjun. He had no fear of this man in his heart.
Shen Meiyue knew what he had done in his heart. They were both sensible people and knew it very well in their hearts. Presumably, the master behind him would not let him really get into trouble. Shen Meiyue was not afraid of what Sun Yulin could do to him. If he could do something to him, Sun Yulin would not let him live until now. It was just
a pity that the attack at that time did not take Sun Yulin's life.
In this harem, no one's hands were clean, and whose hands were not stained with a little blood?
In the past, no matter how Sun Yulin humiliated him, he did not care, but people have a bottom line in their hearts. Once it is touched, they will fight back. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your Sun family for being too overbearing and arrogant. It wasn't Shen Meiyue who did it, it must have been someone else today.
There are so many people here, and the later emperor Sun Yulin can't do anything to Shen Meiyue.
The two stood together, one in front of the other. After giving birth to a child, Shen Guijun's figure became much more charming and more elegant. It can be seen that she has always been favored by His Majesty. Sun Houjun was a cold person with a serious face. The difference between the two people was obvious when they were compared.
Xiao Guijun stood next to Shen Guijun. The two of them didn't talk much, and they didn't interact much on weekdays, but they had no grudges or hatred, and had never had any conflicts. Xiao Guijun, who always boasted that he had the best relationship with everyone in the palace, was also very friendly to Shen Meiyue, with his hands entwined in his sleeves. Sun Houjun was also very worried.
When Sun Yulin heard about the loss of Hecheng in Changning Palace, his heart skipped a beat. He knew that His Majesty had fallen ill in the court because of this, and he was very anxious. He was even more worried about his son. He didn't know how his son was doing now, and hoped that nothing happened to him.
No matter how many mistakes his son made, in the eyes of him, the emperor and father, they were all his children. As long as his son could return to Fengdu alive, His Majesty would not really kill his own child.
At this time, his son was not in Fengdu. If something really happened to His Majesty, his son would be at the mercy of others. Sun Yulin knew that His Majesty had the idea of making his son the crown prince, but it was a pity that his son might not have this blessing in his life. He did not dare to think too much at this moment.
It was no secret why His Majesty fainted in the court. Everyone in the harem had heard the news more or less. They all put the blame on the fifth prince. Now when they saw him standing here and talking, they were also saying something with hidden meanings, making innuendos, and each word was more unpleasant than the last.
"I heard that His Majesty's illness was due to the Hecheng incident..."
"The commander-in-chief..." Although the voice was low, it was heard by some people. Sun Houjun's face was as cold as ice.
But at this time, the beauties who are stirring up trouble in the harem are not afraid of Sun Houjun. If His Majesty investigates the crime, even Sun Houjun, the emperor and father, will not be spared. Without the support of the Sun Guogong Mansion behind Sun Houjun, in their eyes, Sun Yulin is now just a paper tiger, with the status of the emperor.
He is just an empty title of the emperor, and even the Phoenix Seal is in the hands of Xiao Guijun. He is not even as good as several nobles in the harem. On weekdays, these people only dare to laugh at Sun Houjun in their hearts, and they are also well-behaved in front of Sun Houjun.
But after what happened today, whether Sun Houjun can still be the emperor is another matter.
"Okay, all of you, keep your mouth shut. Don't forget, it is forbidden to discuss the affairs of the court in the harem. Those who discuss the affairs of the court will be demoted three levels at the least, and will be sent to the cold palace at the worst!" When everyone had listened, Xiao Guijun stood up to be a good guy and glanced at the gossipers.
Those people lowered their heads one after another, responded timidly, and dared not speak again, fearing that they would really be sent to the cold palace. Only then did they remember that if they made a mistake, Sun Houjun would be the most qualified to punish them.
The people outside the bedroom looked at the closed door, and each had their own thoughts in their hearts.
The medicine prescribed by the Imperial Hospital was sent to the Emperor's bedroom. After His Majesty took the medicine, although His Majesty had not yet woken up, his pulse gradually became stable and his complexion was much better. However, it was unknown how long it would take for him to wake up.
"Let those who are guarding outside go back first." Prince Duan said. He could hear the voices outside from here, and he felt a little unhappy.
"Yes." The palace servant received the order and went out to ask those who were guarding outside to go back first.
The ministers outside knew that it was useless for them to guard here. After standing for a long time, those with weak bodies could not stand it anymore. They were hungry and thirsty. Some stubborn old ministers still wanted to guard outside. After being persuaded, they were helped to leave.
As for the nobles and beauties in the harem, they didn't dare to leave until the harem was gone. Xiao Guijun and Mei Guijun persuaded the harem, and then Sun Houjun reluctantly responded, saying, "You should go back to your respective palaces."
"Yes." Everyone responded.
When turning around to leave, Sun Houjun glanced at Shen Guijun and shook his sleeves. He didn't want to bother Shen Meiyue at this time. Everyone bowed, and seeing that Sun Houjun had left, it was useless for Zhixiao to stay here, so they also left in twos and threes. Shen Guijun stood there for the last time and looked at it, and was also helped back by his palace attendants.
"You should go back too." The Eighth Prince waved his hand with a tired look on his face.
The palace was guarded by imperial doctors in turn, and the Eighth Prince asked everyone to leave, except Prime Minister Qi. As for the princes, the eldest prince cried so hard that his eyes almost went blind, and was helped back to rest, unable to even walk steadily.
Feng Lingyun and Feng Lingrui were not here at the moment, and only these princes were left in Fengdu. Feng Lingxiao met the eyes of his uncle, and Prince Duan tacitly allowed some people to stay, along with the Seventh Prince Feng Linglan.
Later, everyone left one by one, leaving only the imperial doctors and servants in the palace, and the rest of the people went out to the outer hall.
"Everyone, sit down. No need to stand." The Eighth Prince sat on the chair and closed his eyes.