"Hurry, save him."
At Gu Yingxia's command, Ah Qing immediately ordered the eunuchs to go forward to rescue people, the palace maids ran to ask for the imperial physician, and another young palace maid with quick legs went to inform Gu Yinwei.
It was late autumn and the weather was getting cooler. The eldest prince was not wearing thin clothes. If he fainted in the summer, everyone would suspect that he had heatstroke from the sun.
But the autumn sun is not very scorching, so why did he suddenly faint while walking on the road?
The bluestone slabs on the ground are a rare commodity shipped from Yunnan and Guizhou. The stone is thick and hard, and if someone hits it, it might make a bloody hole.
Fortunately, the eldest prince fell on the grass. If he had been hurt, not only would Concubine Xi blame him, but the emperor would also be angry.
When the emperor gets angry, millions of people will die. The eldest prince is the crown prince that the emperor has long designated. If he gets angry, no one serving the eldest prince will suffer.
"What's going on? The eldest prince came out, but why is there no one around him?"
Ah Qing said, "Master, don't worry. I'll send someone to ask right away."
Ah Qing randomly assigned a young palace maid to go to Liangxiao Palace for questioning. When the young palace maid arrived at Liangxiao Palace, Nanny Pan, who was supposed to follow the eldest prince closely, was squatting on the ground and crawling like a dog in a flattering manner. Nanny Pan's frail appearance made the second prince laugh.
"Shake the rattle, and the Second Prince will smile. A smile makes him look ten years younger."
"What a good boy! Look, our second prince is so well behaved."
Concubine Xi did not show up, probably because she went to take a nap.
Seeing the little palace maid standing at the palace door with her head peeked in, Ah Gui asked, "Which palace are you from? What are you doing in our Liangxiao Palace?"
The young palace maid was a little afraid of Agui. After all, Agui was the aunt in charge of Liangxiao Palace, so she ran away.
Her running away made Agui even more suspicious that she had ulterior motives.
She immediately came out of the main hall, holding up her skirt, and shouted, "Come here, catch this sneaky little palace maid."
The little palace maid ran forward two steps, but the people in front blocked her way.
She was about to run to the left, but a young eunuch stopped her. The little palace maid was so scared that she started crying. At this time, Ah Qing shouted, "Catch him, close the palace door, and send him to Empress Xi for disposal."
The little palace maid was so frightened that she was crying silently.
Concubine Xi had just fallen asleep. When she heard that someone from Liangxiao Palace had arrived, she quickly turned over and got up.
"Why is there an assassin in Liangxiao Palace? Where is the assassin? Has he harmed the Second Prince?"
"Master, don't worry. The assassin has been caught and is waiting for your interrogation."
"It's good to have him captured. Send someone to take good care of the Second Prince. Don't make any mistakes. If the Second Prince loses even a hair, those who serve him will die."
Ah Gui patiently consoled him, "Master, rest assured. The Second Prince has someone guarding him. Moreover, the Second Prince never leaves the gate of Liangxiao Palace. Even if he does, His Majesty is watching over him. The Majesty's blessings are endless, and the Second Prince is also a blessed man. Even if there are villains, they dare not attack the Second Prince."
After hearing what Agui said, Concubine Xi felt better. She didn't even have time to change her clothes and hurried out to examine the young palace maid.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
The young palace maid was a stutterer to begin with, and she stuttered even more when she was nervous.
"Slave...slave."
"Hurry up and tell me."
The palace maid was so frightened that she burst into tears, and the more nervous she became, the less she could speak.
Concubine Xi snorted coldly: "You don't want to talk, right? I have plenty of time to make you talk."
"Agui, arrest her and send someone to investigate her background. Once we find out who's behind her, we can make our final decision."
Agui immediately took his men out and came back in a hurry soon.
"Master, something bad has happened."
"What happened again?"
"One crisis has not yet subsided, another has arisen. Ever since the Great Emperor moved into Liangxiao Palace, I haven't had a single day of peace."
Concubine Xi has the habit of taking a nap, but her habit was broken today, so she was inevitably a little irritable.
If she gets angry, her subordinates will be in trouble.
"What happened? Tell me quickly."
"Master, the eldest prince has fainted."
"What? Why did he faint for no reason? Where is he now? Has the imperial physician seen him?"
"The eldest prince is in the Cining Palace. The imperial physician said that he is seriously ill. All the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau have gone to the Cining Palace to see the eldest prince."
Concubine Xi took a deep breath, carried the second prince and rushed to the Cining Palace.
A group of people came to the Cining Palace in a mighty stream. Gu Yingxia ordered Ah Qing to take the second prince and the wet nurse to a side hall to rest.
"Xi Fei, although it's autumn, the weather is still hot. The Second Prince is still young. Be careful not to get sunburned if you carry him in your arms like this in the sun."
"I feel really uneasy without the Second Prince by my side. I even caught an assassin today."
When Concubine Xi mentioned the assassin, Nanny Pan pushed the little palace maid hard. The little palace maid who reported the news was mistaken for an assassin because of her stuttering, and now she was being humiliated in public.
When the little palace maid saw Gu Yingxia, she couldn't help crying.
"Empress Dowager, I have a message... I... am not... an assassin."
Concubine Xi was dumbfounded. It turned out that this little palace maid was going to report the news.
Gu Yingxia was at the same point of laughter and tears. Concubine Xi looked smart and clever, but how could she become such a fool after giving birth to a child?
It would be bad enough if Concubine Xi and the eldest prince were at odds with each other, but now he is also so reckless.
Whenever someone was sent to Liangxiao Palace to report a news, she would suspect that the person was an assassin.
The second prince was still in his infancy, and Concubine Xi's care for him was simply excessive.
"If she were an assassin, the Cining Palace wouldn't keep her."
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