The people below were in complete chaos!
The Emperor above looked on with worry at Xiao Yanzi in the horse caravan. The Fifth Prince's brows were also furrowed, fearing Xiao Yanzi might get hurt. The Empress Dowager, completely unaware of the situation, also watched with concern.
But as the woman who controls the script, Anke exclaimed: "Wow, here comes the iconic scene!"
But then she glanced at the Empress Dowager's position and became very worried. After all, ever since An Ke arrived at Mount Wutai, the Empress Dowager had doted on An Ke as if she were her own eyes.
Anke isn't heartless! On the contrary, she's very loyal. It's like: you give me a plum, I'll give you a pear in return. You give me a sip of water, I'll give you a cup of water in return!
"Your Majesty, I..." Before An Ke could finish speaking...
Then they saw a snow-white horse heading straight for the Empress Dowager.
Holy crap! At that speed, there's no way we can dodge now!
There was no other way, so Anke could only pull the old lady back. Surely she wouldn't just fall over, would she?
But fate had other plans. Just then, a palace maid timidly called out, "Is it an assassin?" The Empress Dowager immediately turned back.
After all, returning to the palace should have been a joyous occasion, yet it was turned into such chaos. The Empress Dowager probably wants to see who the culprit is.
But Anke didn't think that way. On the surface, she still wore a smiling face, but inside she was cursing (she was just maintaining a facade and didn't say it out loud).
Seeing that Fei'er (the white horse) was about to rush towards the Empress Dowager, An Ke knew that the Empress Dowager would be alright. She wanted to move aside; after all, she wasn't someone with the protagonist's halo. It wouldn't be worth it to fall and fracture a bone or anything! After all, she had the ability to see the future and knew how things were going; if she got hurt again, wouldn't she be a complete fool?
Anke, who was about to take small steps back, stepped on her own princess dress while wearing flowerpot-soled shoes. Her foot slipped and she became the Empress Dowager's cushion. Even the Fifth Prince didn't have time to lie down.
Anke was practically in tears. She had only intended to avoid harm, but her attempt to dodge had inflicted the most serious injury upon herself. Everything else proceeded as planned. For example, Xiao Yanzi was mistaken for an assassin and lifted up. And Benjamin was pulling Fei'er along.
The first to react was Qing'er. Although the Empress Dowager had pressed down on An Ke, she was no longer young, and having just returned to the palace and been frightened, she was inevitably somewhat dazed.
Qing'er quickly stepped forward and, together with Shuangxi, helped the Empress Dowager to her feet. Then, she glanced with concern at Anke, who was still lying on the ground rubbing her arm. "Your Majesty, let the imperial physician examine you first!"
She glanced at Granny Gui again, who, understanding her meaning, helped the Empress Dowager into the Cining Palace. Such a serious incident had occurred so soon after the Empress Dowager's return; as a filial son, the Emperor naturally wanted to stay by her side at all times. With the Emperor going, the concubines in the harem couldn't just wait idly, so they all rushed to the Cining Palace. After settling the Empress Dowager in, Qing'er hurriedly ran to An Ke's side. "An'an, how are you? Did you hurt yourself anywhere? You've been rubbing your arm; is it broken?"
Qing'er didn't know where to put her hands. She was afraid that if she put them in the wrong place, she would cause Anke further harm. Her eyes were red, as if she was about to cry at any moment.
"Ouch... I'm okay, I'm okay!" Anke rubbed her elbow. She didn't know what to say. She was sure she hadn't hurt the rest of her body, but her elbow was definitely swollen. After all, that area was now numb with pain.
"You still say you're fine." Qing'er clearly heard An Ke's hiss. She and Xingxing carefully helped An Ke up. "Let's go to Cining Palace first. After the imperial physician examines the Empress Dowager, he'll take a look at your arm. You don't want to lose this arm, do you?"
“Of course I still want it. I don’t want to become a one-armed princess,” An Ke hurriedly expressed her stance.
Qing'er glanced at An Ke lightly, pouted, and said nothing more.
The imperial physicians surrounded the Empress Dowager so tightly that Qing'er couldn't squeeze in. Having no other option, Qing'er went with An Ke to a side hall to await the results.
"Imperial Physician Hu, how is the Empress Dowager?" Imperial Physician Hu had just finished taking the Empress Dowager's pulse when he turned around and saw the Emperor with a worried look on his face.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager was merely frightened; a couple of doses of calming medicine will suffice," Physician Hu said respectfully from the side.
"Imperial Physician Hu, go and examine An'an as well. If it weren't for that girl An'an beneath me today, I'm afraid this old body of mine would have collapsed." The Empress Dowager's dissatisfaction had reached its peak. Returning to the palace to see her sons, concubines, and grandchildren should have brought her joy, but instead, she had been thrown into chaos and even frightened by the incident. It would be strange if the Empress Dowager had a pleasant expression.
"Yes, yes, go check on An'an. I saw her clutching her arm. I don't know where she's hurt. Get her whatever medicine she needs." The Emperor stood to the side, rubbing his temples. This Little Swallow really isn't Little Swallow if she doesn't cause trouble every day.
"Has the imperial physician been sent to check on Consort Yu? She fell down just now too, but I don't know how she is." The Empress Dowager thought of Consort Yu, who had fallen down with her.
"Your Majesty, I have just sent the imperial physician to Yonghe Palace to examine the patient." The Emperor was now adopting an extremely humble posture.
"Well, that's good. I'm a little tired, Your Majesty, you should all go back now! Don't linger around me." The Empress Dowager was annoyed by the large group of people in front of her and directly gave them the order to leave.
As expected of the previous champion of palace intrigue, her aura is absolutely commanding.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave. May Your Majesty rest well. I will come to see you again tonight." The Emperor knew what was going on as soon as he saw the Empress Dowager's expression. Naturally, he wouldn't stay here and risk offending her.
"Hmm," the Empress Dowager leaned back on the soft couch and waved her hand at them. Then, she closed her eyes, feigning a squint. Hearing the Emperor and the others leave, she spoke, "Granny Gui, go and check on An'an for me. See how badly An'an is injured? Let An'an stay in Cining Palace to recover for now. There's no rush to bring Qing'er over. It'll be good for the two sisters to have a chat. I suppose today's scene is unprecedented."
"Yes, this old servant will go right away!" Granny Gui accepted the order and hurried off to see An Ke.
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