Chapter 108 This man is thicker-skinned than a woman
Yunxiang hurriedly reported, "Princess He'an has been feeding the fish at Canglan Ferry for the past few days, and everyone's used to seeing her. Today, for some unknown reason, she stumbled upon reaching the ferry and fell into the water. While the area appears peaceful from the outside, the water is actually very deep, with many undercurrents, and the princess was swept into the lake. Fortunately, there were many boat girls waiting on Taiye Lake, and they immediately rescued her. She has been taken to Ganquan Pavilion for treatment. Bai promised to send this servant back to report to Her Majesty."
Meng Yan's heart had been in her throat since she heard that. Hearing that Princess He'an had been rescued, she felt a little more at ease. She immediately said, "Quick, call for the sedan chair. No need for any formalities. Just take me there." Just as she had said that, she suddenly remembered that Lu Haozhi was still standing behind her. She had no choice but to turn around and say, "Your Majesty, I..."
Lu Haozhi was also very concerned about Doukou. Although he was furious at the interruption of his good fortune, he nodded and said, "This situation is urgent. I will go with you."
At that moment, the two of them each took a sedan chair and rushed to Taiye Lake.
Taiye Pond, a vast expanse of water within the palace, was planted with lotuses and lilies, home to rare fish species and waterfowl such as mandarin ducks and cranes. The pond, dotted with islands and dotted with pavilions and terraces, was a popular summer destination.
These days, Meng Yan and Bai Yuxin brought Doukou to play in this area, but today something happened when she left for a while.
Along the way, Meng Yan's heart was heavy, she was worried about Doukou's safety, and she was also a little worried about Bai Yuxin. Somehow, she had a bad premonition.
Meng Yan didn't step into the Ganquan Pavilion until she arrived. She immediately saw Bai Yuxin kneeling on the ground in the hall, with the virtuous concubine Ren Shuyi and the Liang concubine Liang Chengbi sitting on either side. The remaining noble lady Zhao Chunfang, the maid Lin Yanrong and several concubines of lower rank were on both sides.
Seeing this situation, Meng Yan snorted in her heart, and the battle was complete.
If this incident today wasn't directed at her, she would have written her name upside down!
Seeing the emperor and the imperial concubine coming together, everyone's faces looked a little strange. Ren Shuyi and Liang Chengbi stood up and led the concubines to pay their respects to the two.
Lu Haozhi glanced at everyone, his face stern as he asked, "What on earth is going on? Why did Princess He An fall into the water when she was fine?"
Ren Shuyi opened her mouth and was about to speak when Liang Chengbi spoke first, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The princess is now safely out of danger. Thinking this place is far from Changchun Palace, I took the initiative to bring the princess to Ganquan Pavilion and have already invited the imperial physician to see her."
This sentence already implies that she was present at the time and is a witness.
Ren Shuyi glanced at her without saying a word.
Meng Yan was so worried about her child that she couldn't take care of this place for the moment, so she went to the next door to see the child first.
When I entered the inner room, I saw Doukou lying stiffly on the bed, her chubby little face was pale, her eyes were closed, and her small eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
After spending some time together, Meng Yan had already regarded her as her own daughter in her heart. Seeing the child suffer, her heart felt like being stabbed by a knife. She took two steps forward and held the child's wrist.
The imperial physician had been waiting in the room. When he saw the imperial concubine come in, he knelt down hurriedly and said bravely, "Your Majesty, the princess just choked on some water after falling into the water and was a little frightened. I have just helped the princess vomit out the water in her abdomen and prescribed a tranquilizing soup. Please take a look, Your Majesty." After saying this, he held the prescription above his head with both hands.
Everyone in the palace knows that Meng Yan is the granddaughter of the King of Medicine. She has superb medical skills and no one dares to play tricks in front of her.
Meng Yan took the prescription and took a look at it. Seeing that it was just an ordinary soup recipe, nothing unusual, she asked to add two more herbs: pine nuts and ginseng.
After hearing this, the imperial physician thought for a moment and realized that after adding these two herbs, the combination was indeed milder and more nourishing than before, and extremely suitable for patients with weak constitutions. He was filled with admiration for the imperial concubine's medical skills.
Afterwards, this set of prescriptions became popular in the Imperial Hospital.
Meng Yan stayed with Doukou for a while and touched the child's forehead. It felt cold, but he didn't have a fever.
She had just taken Doukou's pulse, and it was just as the imperial physician had said. Doukou was just frightened and a little breathless, so she didn't wake up for a while, and she had no other symptoms.
Knowing that the child was fine, she felt relieved. She gave a few instructions to the palace maid serving in the room and then went out again.
There is a good show waiting for her outside.
When I stepped out of the door, I saw Lu Haozhi already sitting at the top seat. The seat next to him was empty. Ren Shuyi and Liang Chengbi were both sitting at the bottom seat.
Meng Yan walked forward slowly and bowed to Lu Haozhi. "Your Majesty, the princess is safe. She is just frightened and holding her breath. She can't wake up for a while. She will be fine after resting for a while."
Lu Haozhi nodded and said, "Sit down."
Meng Yan didn't hesitate and sat on the chair next to him. Now in the palace, she was the highest-ranking concubine, so it was natural for her to do so.
But seeing her sitting side by side with the emperor, she looked like the empress of the imperial palace. It was okay for Concubine Ren Shuyi, but she just smiled faintly. Liang Chengbi and Lin Yanrong looked a little uncomfortable.
Lin Yanrong stared at Meng Yan, seeing that her hair was crooked, her hairpin was tilted, her clothes were not very neat, and she came with the emperor. She could guess what they had been doing before without having to guess!
In broad daylight, you are so shameless!
But she was scared by Lu Haozhi's beating last time, so even though she saw what was going on, she didn't dare to say anything.
It was Concubine Zhao who was standing nearby who spoke up first, "Ah, why did the Imperial Concubine come out with her hair uncombed today? Could it be that she was taking a nap? This incident happened so unexpectedly that it disturbed the Imperial Concubine's nap."
This statement was clearly embarrassing for Meng Yan.
When the two of them came in together just now, everyone in the hall had already noticed something was going on, but no one dared to ask about it. Now that Zhao Chunfang had asked, everyone was happy to watch the fun.
Meng Yan glanced at her and smiled coldly. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Haozhi spoke first, "The Imperial Concubine was with me just now. Zhao, are you dissatisfied with something?"
The emperor actually admitted it himself. This move not only surprised the concubines in the hall, but also surprised Meng Yan.
After all, she herself didn't want to admit it.
Meng Yan couldn't help but glance at him, but saw that Lu Haozhi looked indifferent, as if saying, why don't you admit it?
She withdrew her gaze and thought helplessly that men are just thicker-skinned than women.
Lu Haozhi continued, "I haven't even asked you a question, and you're already making a fuss. It's clear you're a gossipy woman. It seems the Imperial Concubine punished you too lightly last time, and you haven't changed at all. Go out and kneel in the sun for half an hour!"
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