Thinking of this, Luoying ordered Ruyi to take good care of her master, and she would personally go to inform the queen to invite the imperial physician.
Ruyi nodded continuously, indicating that she would take good care of her master. Luoying felt relieved a little, and without daring to delay, she left Shuqing Palace and trotted all the way to Shengchen Palace where the emperor and the queen were staying up to see the New Year.
It was late at night and there was no one outside, but the red lanterns hanging at the entrance of each palace were still bright. Candles would be lit all night on New Year's Eve, so Luo Ying didn't go to get a lamp to illuminate the night.
Luoying chose a route that was closest and had fewer patrolling guards. After all, all the palace gates were locked at this time, and the guards would definitely stop her and question her if they saw her still outside.
Although she had legitimate reasons, being stopped and questioned would definitely waste time. Her master suddenly fainted and she didn't know what happened. She naturally couldn't waste time on such trivial matters!
Soon Luoying ran to the outside of Shengchen Palace. The journey that usually took a quarter of an hour was completed in less than half a quarter of an hour by Luoying.
She walked forward breathlessly and knocked on the door. Afraid that the palace guard inside was dozing off and didn't hear it in time, Luoying deliberately increased her strength. After a few "bang bang bang" sounds, a young eunuch sitting on the ground inside the door was frightened and woke up suddenly.
When he realized that someone was knocking on the door, he couldn't help but frown. Who would still be hanging around outside at this time? Besides, the emperor and the empress were still staying up inside to celebrate the New Year. Who would be so bold as to disturb them?
The most important thing was that his sweet dreams were disturbed. He couldn't help but raise his voice and ask with a somewhat unhappy tone: "Who are you? You're still wandering around outside in the middle of the night. Be careful or I'll report you to the Queen and punish you!"
Luo Ying heard someone and hurriedly said, "Don't be offended, eunuch. I am Luo Ying, a maidservant of Consort Yi of Shuqing Palace. My consort just fainted. I'm here to report to the Empress and ask the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician to see my consort. Please, eunuch, open the palace gate and let me in."
When the young eunuch heard that it was Concubine Yi of Shuqing Palace who had something to do, he immediately put away his dissatisfaction about being disturbed in his sweet dream. Concubine Yi's status was stable and her favor was undiminished, so he dared not offend her.
He also heard that Concubine Yi had fainted. This was a big deal. Even if the emperor knew about it, he would immediately open the palace gate to call in the imperial physician. Thinking of this, the eunuch did not dare to delay and hurriedly got up to open the palace gate.
"Sister Luoying, please come in quickly. The Emperor and Empress are still in the main hall, staying up all night to celebrate the New Year. I'll go and inform them for you."
As he spoke, the young eunuch led Luoying to the main hall. Seeing the two eunuchs guarding the door, he hurriedly said to one of them, "My dear, Concubine Yi of Shuqing Palace has fainted. Sister Luoying is here to report to the Empress and ask her to send for the imperial physician. Go in and tell them quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luoying stepped forward and said, "That's right. Please help me go in and pass the message, young eunuch."
The young eunuch also knew Luoying, after all, she was the senior palace maid beside Concubine Yi. Seeing this, he did not dare to delay and hurriedly turned around and entered the main hall.
In the main hall, the emperor and the empress were sitting together on a soft couch. The empress was sitting upright, while the emperor rested his head with his elbows on the small table beside him and closed his eyes to rest.
Hearing the door open, the Empress looked over. She took a quick glance as the Emperor entered. Seeing that the Emperor didn't open his eyes, she stepped forward, bowed, and whispered, "Empress, someone from Shuqing Palace reported that Concubine Yi had suddenly fainted. They're asking for permission to summon the imperial physician."
The Empress paused for a moment after hearing this. Did Concubine Yi suddenly faint? Didn't she seem fine at the palace banquet just now?
"Send someone in."
"yes."
Xiao Guizi bowed and retreated. After a while, Luoying came in. Taking advantage of the opportunity to push the door open, she glanced at the emperor and empress sitting above her. Seeing that the emperor was still resting with his eyes, Luoying understood and thought it was no wonder.
Just now, Xiao Guizi came in to report. If the emperor was awake, he would have asked anxiously after hearing that his master had fainted. But he didn't hear it because he was asleep.
Luoying pretended not to notice that the emperor was asleep. As soon as she entered, she frantically knelt on the ground with a plop, shouting, "Your servant Luoying pays respects to the Empress. Empress, Concubine Yi just fainted. Please open the palace gate..."
Luoying stopped talking mid-sentence, as if she had just noticed the emperor was asleep. She quickly stopped talking and looked at the queen with an uneasy expression, lowering her voice and saying, "Damn this servant for disturbing the emperor..."
The queen frowned slightly. She didn't believe that the girl didn't see it. She remembered that the girl beside Concubine Yi was the most cautious. This action was just to wake up the emperor.
Luoying lowered her head in a panic. She knew that although the Queen and her master did not get along, it was impossible for the Queen to make things difficult for her by not asking the imperial physician for help. After all, it was so blatant.
Although the imperial physician will be invited, the time it takes to invite him cannot be controlled. What if the queen finds an excuse to make the imperial physician arrive late?
So just in case, she could only wake the emperor up in this way.
Fortunately, hard work pays off. Just when the Queen and Luoying were in a stalemate, the Emperor suddenly woke up. He realized that he had fallen asleep while staying up all night and couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.
However, he really felt very tired recently and had no energy. In the past, he could review memorials until this hour without feeling tired, but how come he could fall asleep now? However, the imperial physician checked his pulse and found no problem.
Gu Qilan shook his head secretly, sighing that it was probably because of his age. When he looked up, he saw the palace maid beside Concubine Yi kneeling in the hall, and asked in confusion: "Why are you here? What's the matter with Concubine Yi?"
Seeing that the emperor had woken up, Luoying hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, my master suddenly fainted just now. I came to ask the Empress to open the palace gates and call in the imperial physician."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's sleepiness disappeared immediately: "What, Concubine Yi fainted? What happened?"
Without waiting for Luoying to reply, Gu Qilan ordered Song Qu, who was waiting at the side: "Song Qu, go to the Imperial Hospital and get the imperial physician."
Song Qu knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he immediately went out to call the imperial physician.
After Song Qu turned around and left, Gu Qilan looked at Luoying again. Luoying did not dare to delay and hurriedly told him about her master's fainting.
After hearing Luoying's words, Gu Qilan was worried about Concubine Yi's condition and decided to go and see for himself.
The queen watched the emperor leave with her chest heaving violently. This Concubine Yi! Why didn't she just die?
The queen tried hard to calm herself down, stood up and followed the emperor to Shuqing Palace. Since the emperor had gone, how could she, the queen, not go? She wanted to see what this Concubine Yi was up to!
When the group hurried to Shuqing Palace, the imperial physician had just arrived. The imperial physician did not dare to delay and immediately treated Concubine Yi who was still in a coma.
After a moment, the imperial physician relaxed his brows and breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could fully relax, he breathed a sigh of relief again.
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