Chapter 323: Send her out of the palace for a while
The Queen Mother's sudden cry of pain caught everyone off guard.
The old man was holding his chest and crying out in pain, as if he was suffering some kind of inhuman torture.
Among the palace servants present, some were already looking at Niu Niu with strange eyes.
It’s as if Niu Niu is the culprit.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Lady Luo pulled the bewildered Niu Niu aside.
Niuniu had never seen such a scene before. She was bewildered and whispered, "I...I massage my grandma's legs at home...it never happens like this..."
Lady Luo held the little girl in her arms, patting her back gently, and comforting her, "It's okay, it's okay. The Queen Mother will be fine, and neither will you."
The emperor looked at the empress dowager with concern. Another eunuch serving beside him looked over the eunuch chief and said, "Your Majesty, this child is hurting the empress dowager. Should we arrest him?"
The chief eunuch turned around and looked at his colleague in surprise. He recalled the emperor and the empress dowager's love for Niu Niu, so he said nothing and did not follow them to be the bad guy.
The emperor frowned, looked back at Niuniu and Concubine Luo, and said, "Take care of Niuniu first, I'll send someone to pick up the child later."
When Concubine Luo heard this, she felt relieved. The emperor said this, at least he would not vent his anger on Niu Niu until he had investigated the matter thoroughly.
Niuniu whispered, "But I want to accompany the Queen Mother..."
Lady Luo hurriedly said, "Good boy, be good. Go to my place and play for a while. When the Queen Mother gets better, she will naturally summon you."
There was chaos at the scene again, and a sedan chair was dispatched from the nearest palace.
Also coming along with the sedan chair was Concubine Li.
Concubine Li bowed to the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, I heard there is a lot of chaos here. What happened?"
The emperor glanced at the chief eunuch beside him.
The chief eunuch immediately explained the situation briefly.
Imperial Concubine Li glanced at Niuniu and Concubine Luo and whispered, "Your Majesty, I don't know what the Queen Mother is suffering from, but this child has only been in the palace for one day and has caused such a big incident. Isn't this a bit unlucky?"
After all, Niu Niu was only six years old, and it was difficult to directly blame the empress dowager's physical condition on Niu Niu, but the imperial concubine fought back with the empress dowager's own words "bad luck".
Niuniu was still trying to understand what the adults were saying. Concubine Luo beside her immediately knelt down with her child and said with a stiff upper lip, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother loves Niuniu very much. Her sudden pain must have nothing to do with Niuniu!"
Imperial Concubine Li looked at Lady Luo with contempt and said, "The Queen Mother is a precious lady. She never likes to take a walk after dinner. Who dragged her out today? Who insisted on beating her legs to cause this mess? Lady Luo's empty words, are you going to completely push the child away from all responsibility?"
Naturally, Concubine Luo could not argue with Concubine Li.
Seeing that the emperor's eyes looked at Niu Niu with something strange, Concubine Luo hurriedly continued to hide the child in her arms.
But Niu Niu forced her way out of her arms. After struggling free, the little girl ran to the empress dowager and held her hand.
"The Queen Mother will be fine!" the little girl said crisply.
The Queen Mother was in so much pain that she could neither hear nor see clearly. She felt so weak that she seemed to be about to meet the King of Hell.
When the little girl held her hand, the empress dowager suddenly felt some strength. She had been in the palace for decades, so she naturally didn't think that the little girl could beat her into this state by just hitting her legs a few times.
She tried her best to say: "Niuniu... follow me..."
The empress dowager seemed to have used up all her strength to say this. The old lady could no longer bear it. She closed her eyes and fainted from the pain.
Since his own mother was in such a state but still wanted to protect Niuniu, the emperor naturally had no choice but to obey.
Several people helped the empress dowager onto the sedan chair, and Li Shunfu picked up Niu Niu and followed.
The imperial concubine glanced at Concubine Luo, then slowly walked towards Shoukang Palace, twisting her handkerchief.
Lady Luo was a step late and her face was full of hesitation.
The maid beside her advised: "My lady, the emperor hasn't said anything yet, let's just go back."
Concubine Luo now has a natural wariness towards the people in the palace. It would have been better if the little palace maid didn't try to dissuade her, but once she did, she immediately chased after them.
When the sedan chair arrived at Shoukang Palace, the imperial physician often used by the empress dowager was already waiting there.
The imperial physician took the patient's pulse for a long time, his brows furrowed.
The others looked at the doctor nervously.
"Doctor Li, what happened to the Queen Mother?" the Emperor asked.
While no one was paying attention, Concubine Li gave Doctor Li a look.
Doctor Li hesitated for a moment and said, "The Queen Mother has been feeling unwell for a long time. She moved too much today, and the child pounded her legs randomly, which aroused the acupuncture points. That's why she is in so much pain."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their attention to Niu Niu.
Before the emperor could speak, Concubine Li said, "Your Majesty, you can't help but believe the bad luck! Even if the child had good intentions, it is a fact that she did something bad and harmed the Empress Dowager. For the Empress Dowager's health, it is better to send the child out of the palace."
The emperor's expression changed greatly at this moment. He liked Niu Niu very much in his heart, but he was unwilling to believe that Niu Niu was full of bad luck, and he was even less willing to drive her out of the palace.
But what Concubine Li said was also true.
Lady Luo was extremely panicked at this time. Niu Niu had just entered the palace for one day and was being sent out before she could even stay overnight. If this news got out, it would be a huge blow to the girl's reputation.
Maybe even future marriages will be affected.
Concubine Luo knelt down again and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Niuniu entered the palace because of good fortune, and the Empress Dowager loves her very much. She is definitely not an unlucky person. If you really want to send Niuniu away, you can wait until the Empress Dowager wakes up before making a decision."
Concubine Luo only hated that the eldest princess left the palace too quickly. If there was one more person present, they would definitely be able to stop the emperor from making such a decision.
Imperial Concubine Li added fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, the longer this unlucky person stays with the Empress Dowager, the more bad luck he will bring. If this continues, the Empress Dowager's health will get worse and worse..."
The emperor's eyes finally fell on Niu Niu.
Niuniu's eyes were red, and she cried, "Niuniu is not an unlucky person... Niuniu is not a jinx..."
The emperor couldn't bear to watch.
The imperial concubine smiled and continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, look at the Queen Mother. Even though she has fainted from the pain, her brows are still furrowed. She is obviously in great pain."
When the emperor heard this, he finally sighed and said to Niuniu, "Good child, there are many things going on in the palace now. You should go home for a while, and I will send someone to take you to the palace."
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