Duanmu Shenghua carried Duanmu Qingxin back to her palace and then summoned the imperial physician to examine her.
Soon the imperial physician arrived and carefully examined Duanmu Qingxin.
"How is the Second Prince?" Duanmu Shenghua asked in a deep voice, looking at the unconscious Duanmu Qingxin with heartache.
The imperial physician quickly stood up and reported, "His Highness is probably suffering from a heart attack due to anger, which is why he is unconscious. There is actually nothing seriously wrong with his health."
Duanmu Shenghua frowned and said, "But she just vomited blood."
"His Highness just fell from a height, damaging his internal organs. In addition, the shock caused him to vomit blood. However, His Highness's internal injuries are not serious. He only needs to rest for two days to fully recover," the imperial physician said patiently. He then added, "This humble servant will go and prepare medicine for His Highness."
Duanmu Shenghua waved to the imperial physician, who immediately bowed and withdrew.
After the imperial physician left, Duanmu Shenghua sat down by the bed and looked at Duanmu Qingxin with heartache.
Xin'er must be furious with Duanmu Junyu and that bastard. She has to avenge Xin'er no matter what.
"Phoenix Lord!"
Suddenly, the sound of palace servants bowing rang out from outside.
When Duanmu Shenghua heard that Xiao Jincheng had arrived, she quickly went to open the door.
Upon seeing that it was Duanmu Shenghua inside, Xiao Jincheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned to leave, but was stopped by Duanmu Shenghua.
Xiao Jincheng tried to break free twice, but he couldn't.
Duanmu Shenghua said to the palace servants outside, "All of you, step back."
"Yes," the palace servants replied and withdrew together.
After the palace servants in the courtyard had all left, Xiao Jincheng's tense body gradually relaxed.
"How is Xin'er?" Xiao Jincheng walked to the bedside and looked at Duanmu Qingxin with heartache.
She is, after all, his own daughter. No matter how much he dislikes her, she is still his flesh and blood.
He was really worried when he learned that she had an accident, so he rushed over immediately.
Duanmu Shenghua walked to Xiao Jincheng's side and repeated what the imperial physician had just said: "He suffered some internal injuries, but they are not serious. He will recover after taking some medicine and resting for a couple of days."
Xiao Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "It's good that you're alright."
Duanmu Shenghua frowned and looked at Xiao Jincheng: "Why did Duanmu Junyu allow you to come out?"
Didn't Duanmu Junyu previously send a lot of Imperial Guards to guard the inner palace?
Xiao Jincheng said helplessly, "I don't know either. It seems like there are fewer Imperial Guards in the harem. I rushed here as soon as I heard that Xin'er was in trouble."
Duanmu Shenghua was stunned, thinking that Duanmu Junyu must have taken all the Imperial Guards to the Imperial Ancestral Temple today, so there were fewer Imperial Guards in the palace.
"Actually, I went to see you several times before, but I was stopped by the Imperial Guards."
As soon as Duanmu Shenghua finished speaking, Xiao Jincheng glanced nervously at the unconscious Duanmu Qingxin and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."
Duanmu Shenghua glanced at the unconscious Duanmu Qingxin, worried that she might wake up. Besides, she hadn't met with Xiao Jincheng alone for a long time, and she had a lot to say to him.
"Let's go next door."
Duanmu Shenghua and Xiao Jincheng left the main hall together and went to the side hall next door.
As soon as Xiao Jincheng closed the palace door, Duanmu Shenghua came over and hugged him tightly.
Xiao Jincheng was instantly terrified and immediately tried to pry her hand away, exclaiming, "Are you crazy!"
Duanmu Shenghua refused to let go, hugging him tightly and greedily inhaling his scent, saying in a hoarse voice, "I'm going crazy, I'm being driven mad by Duanmu Junyu!"
Xiao Jincheng could sense her suppressed emotions, so he quickly pulled her hand away and turned to look at her: "What are you going to do first?"
Facing Xiao Jincheng, Duanmu Shenghua no longer concealed her emotions, and said in a sinister tone, "Duanmu Junyu has humiliated Xin'er like this and harmed Xin'er like this, I certainly cannot let her go!"
Xiao Jincheng understood Duanmu Shenghua's underlying meaning and hurriedly said, "Let it go. Xin'er isn't her daughter at all. How could she possibly make Xin'er the crown prince? This whole thing was our fault to begin with. Don't do anything unnecessary. And Xin'er, I'll keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't even think about becoming the crown prince anymore..."
"Why wouldn't you want to?" Before Xiao Jincheng could finish speaking, Duanmu Shenghua coldly interrupted her: "I was the Empress of Xiliang before, and I was originally going to pass the throne to Xin'er. Xin'er should have been the Crown Prince of Xiliang. Her daughter is some bastard child born to some wild man. What right does she have to be the Crown Prince of Xiliang, and what right does she have to sit on the throne as the Empress of Xiliang!"
She is the legitimate daughter of Xiliang, the purest direct bloodline, and her Xin'er is also a direct descendant. If neither of them is qualified to be the Empress of Xiliang, then what right does this bastard have to be?
Seeing Duanmu Shenghua's firm stance, Xiao Jincheng frowned and said, "But you were only acting as empress in her place before. You are not the real empress. Now that she has returned to Xiliang, Xin'er is not her bloodline, and she has her own child. Naturally, the throne of empress cannot be passed to Xin'er. Let go, and don't make any more mistakes!"
Xiao Jincheng looked at Duanmu Shenghua almost pleadingly.
He was genuinely afraid that if she continued to make a scene, Duanmu Junyu would expose her affair with Duanmu Shenghua, and he would be too ashamed to live in this world!
But how could Duanmu Shenghua be willing to give up? It wasn't that she hadn't been an empress before. It was because she had once stood at such a height and possessed everything that she found it so hard to accept losing everything now!
Duanmu Shenghua flung away Xiao Jincheng's hand, which was gripping hers, and said angrily, "I did nothing wrong! The one who's wrong is the Empress, the one who's wrong is Duanmu Junyu, the one who's wrong is Su Xuening, and the one who's wrong is that stinky bird, Zhuque. I'm clearly better than Duanmu Junyu, so why did the Empress and that stinky bird Zhuque choose Duanmu Junyu? And Xin'er, in what way is she inferior to that bastard?"
"I raised Xin'er with all my heart as if she were the crown prince. I thought I couldn't rightfully become empress, but my Xin'er could. In the end, Duanmu Junyu actually came back alive! Not only did she survive, but she also tried to take my throne and Xin'er's crown prince position again! I refuse to accept this! Why should Duanmu Junyu, and her daughter, be the only empress? I insist on being empress, and I insist on making my daughter the crown prince!!!"
Duanmu Shenghua roared excitedly, as if only in this way could she vent her dissatisfaction.
Seeing how agitated she was, Xiao Jincheng dared not say anything more.
Walls have ears, and this was the imperial palace. He feared that if he continued, Duanmu Shenghua would utter even more treasonous words.
Duanmu Shenghua grabbed Xiao Jincheng's arm and said excitedly, "Wait for me, I will definitely take back everything I've lost, including you!"
"What do you want to do?" Xiao Jincheng looked at Duanmu Shenghua with concern.
Duanmu Shenghua laughed arrogantly: "You don't need to know? All you need to know is that once I become Empress, I will bestow upon you the title of Phoenix Queen, the true Phoenix Queen, and Xin'er will also become the Crown Prince of Xiliang!"
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