They actually said these were two errant servants. The Empress and Ouyang Fu also revealed their identities, but Yang Feng claimed the two were delirious, and the onlookers called them madmen. But they were clearly not madmen; they really were the Empress and the former Crown Prince.
"But I really have no strength left!" the Empress said pitifully. Yang Feng sneered, "It's alright, Your Majesty, if you have no strength, I can drag you away!"
Upon hearing that she would be dragged away, the Empress trembled with fear. She had already been dragged several times, and the feeling was comparable to being slowly sliced to death.
The horse was running quite fast, and the ground was uneven sand with lots of small stones. As she was dragged along by the horse, the sand and stones rubbed against her body, and in just a short while, her originally delicate skin was covered with dense, bloody welts.
Even now, the bloodstains on her body still hurt.
These two people have absolutely no sense of chivalry. And her son fared even worse; his arm had already been ripped off by that bitch Han Luoxue.
Now, being dragged by a horse, his arms were completely powerless. The area between his wrists was already a bloody mess.
Now, as soon as the rope is tied on, it hurts terribly even without being pulled.
"Fu'er, what's wrong?"
The Empress and the guards had been talking for a long time, but Ouyang Fu hadn't uttered a single word. Only then did the Empress realize something was wrong with her son. She struggled to walk to his side and felt that his breathing was a little rapid.
She raised her hand and placed it tremblingly on her son's forehead, only to find that it was burning hot.
"Fu'er!"
"Please, please help us find a doctor! My son has a fever too!"
The Empress was now truly worried. Wasn't he perfectly fine last night? How come her son has such a high fever today, even hotter than she is? Now, it seems they're both sick.
Yang Feng and the others originally didn't want to pay attention to the Empress, but when they heard that Ouyang Fu also had a fever, Yang Feng stepped forward and raised his hand to check.
"Get a doctor to come and take a look!"
His Highness instructed that it didn't matter whether the Empress lived or died, but Ouyang Fu had to be brought to Xishu alive.
The Empress was relieved to see that they had finally found her a doctor, but after the doctor's diagnosis, her heart sank completely.
"This person's injuries are too severe, and they're infected. It'll probably be difficult for them to fully recover!"
"I can prescribe some fever-reducing medicine for him, but whether his fever will go down depends on his own luck!"
Yang Feng cursed his bad luck inwardly. But he could only wait here for the former crown prince's fever to subside.
To his surprise, the crown prince died that very night from a high fever. When the empress learned of the crown prince's death, she went mad, becoming completely insane, attacking and biting anyone she saw.
Seeing this situation, Qin Feng was also helpless, and the two had no choice but to pause.
Why are we so unlucky?
Xiao Ding felt unlucky; this person was too fragile.
"This prince's health is really too poor. He was not injured at all, yet he died of a fever!" Yang Feng himself felt unlucky. Now those who should have died were still alive, and those who shouldn't have died were dead. He didn't know how to explain this to His Highness!
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Han Luoxue returned to the Crown Prince's residence. Since the coronation was only three days away, time was very tight, so Han Luoxue could only intensify her learning of some basic etiquette.
Fortunately, she was smart, quick to learn, and physically strong, and in just one day she had already learned it quite well.
"Your Majesty is truly exceptionally intelligent."
The person who came to teach Han Luoxue etiquette was none other than Qin Mama, who served the Empress Dowager.
Logically speaking, someone of Qin Momo's status wouldn't be able to come and teach personally. After all, she was the Empress Dowager's personal maid. Having served the Empress Dowager for so many years, her status was undeniable.
But the Empress Dowager also arrived. Upon hearing that Han Luoxue had returned, the Empress Dowager in the palace could no longer sit still.
"Granny Qin, isn't Xue'er going to learn etiquette?"
Qin Mama was the Empress Dowager's personal maid, so how could she not know what the Empress Dowager meant when she heard these words?
"Your Highness, how about this old servant goes over and teaches Miss Han a lesson?"
"Alright then, I'll go with you!"
Granny Qin was speechless. Did a nanny like her need her master to accompany her when she went out? However, both of them knew perfectly well that after arriving at the Crown Prince's residence, the Empress Dowager went straight to see the two little ones.
Although the two spent most of their time sleeping, the Empress Dowager still had a great time.
In the words of the Empress Dowager, she felt content just watching them sleep.
What's more, after the two of them woke up, they would even talk to the Empress Dowager.
The two babies were still breastfeeding, which was not allowed in the royal family. The Empress Dowager also found several reliable wet nurses, but unfortunately, the two little ones were too picky and wouldn't eat a single bite.
Normally, the Empress Dowager would have said she wouldn't indulge her. She'd let the child eat when he was hungry. But looking at this hard-won great-grandchild, the Empress Dowager's words became: "My Zhuangzhuang and Mengmeng are just so individualistic!"
In the past, the Empress Dowager preferred boys, as they were the foundation of the royal family. But Zhuangzhuang was too serious; even as a baby, he usually had a stern face and rarely smiled. Mengmeng, on the other hand, was only a month old and would smile sometimes.
When the Empress Dowager held her and teased her, she often grinned. The Empress Dowager was happy to see this and became even more attentive to her.
Han Luoxue knew the Empress Dowager liked children, so she didn't pay any attention. Yunniang, on the other hand, had become much more familiar with the Empress Dowager recently. She was no longer so reserved when meeting the Empress Dowager, and the two had practically become friends.
Knowing that Yunniang was from the Chi family, the Empress Dowager was amazed by Yunniang's skills and praised her for educating her children well.
The biggest advantage of arriving in the capital was that Ouyang Zhen would return every night. Han Luoxue would also tell him about what had happened during the day. Ouyang Zhen didn't say much about the Empress Dowager staying at the Crown Prince's residence.
"The reason they agreed so quickly this time was because the Empress Dowager spoke up for them!"
Ouyang Zhen gave a reminder, and Han Luoxue, being an extremely intelligent person, understood his meaning with just one sentence.
In this palace, she was all alone and powerless, and the Empress Dowager was merely trying to curry favor with her. As long as she clung tightly to the Empress Dowager's coattails, it wouldn't do her any harm in securing her position in the palace.
However, Han Luoxue was a little confused. Didn't Ouyang Zhen not have any other women? Then what else was there to deal with in the palace?
"Xue'er, if anyone asks to see you in the future and suggests that I take a concubine, just push the blame onto me and don't worry about anything else."
As for the palace maids and eunuchs, wouldn't it be easy to manipulate them? Han Luoxue knew that the palace was different from the outside world. Here, she had to be decisive and not indecisive. If the palace maids and eunuchs thought she was easy to bully, then her future days would be quite interesting.
"Xue'er!" Han Luoxue was lost in thought when she was suddenly embraced by a warm man. He leaned close to her neck, took a deep breath, and his warm lips landed on her small earlobe, gently biting it.
Han Luoxue felt a shiver run through her body, and the hand around her waist became even hotter.
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