Soon, all the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau arrived. A large group of people went in two waves to treat the empress dowager and the princess respectively.
Gu Qilan paced back and forth outside the Queen Mother and the Princess' bedroom with a frown on his face.
The Queen had already arranged for the nobles and their families to leave the palace when there was a commotion just now. Now that it was in such a mess, she had no time to take care of them.
The concubines also stood nervously by.
The air pressure was temporarily low.
Until the imperial physician who was treating the empress dowager came out.
Gu Qilan asked hurriedly: "How is it, how is the Queen Mother?"
Doctor Zhang quickly replied truthfully, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager fell into a coma due to a sudden attack of anger. I have already given her acupuncture, and she will wake up soon. I have also prescribed some medicine, and once she wakes up, she will take it and rest well, and she will be fine."
Gu Qilan was relieved and ordered the palace servants to take good care of her before going in to visit the empress dowager.
After a while, the Queen Mother slowly regained consciousness. Seeing the Emperor in front of her, she anxiously asked, "Yu'er, how is Yu'er?"
Yu'er is Princess Yincheng's maiden name.
Gu Qilan hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. Yu'er will be fine."
How could the Queen Mother feel at ease? She immediately got up and went to visit Princess Yincheng.
Gu Qilan tried to dissuade him again and again, but fortunately the imperial physician who had been treating the princess came back to report.
"Your Majesty, Princess Yincheng was frightened after falling into the water, and the cold air entered her body, causing her to have a fever. I have already given her some medicine to calm her nerves and reduce her fever. Once the fever subsides, she can rest well."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor finally put their minds at ease.
The Queen Mother still got up and went to see the princess accompanied by the Emperor. Seeing the princess with a red face lying on the bed, the Queen Mother's tears flowed again.
"How could Yu'er fall into the water when she was fine? How did the palace servants around her take care of her?"
The princess's maids knelt down tremblingly and said, "Report to the Queen Mother: After the banquet, the princess was drunk and rested in the side hall for a while. The servants were not allowed to disturb her. But after more than half an hour, the princess still did not get up.
When I went in, I found that the princess was no longer in the side hall. Then, news came from outside that the princess had fallen into the water..."
"During this time, we have been guarding the side hall door the entire time. The princess has definitely not left. I really don't know how she suddenly fell into the water. I beg the Queen Mother to investigate."
Gu Qilan asked, "Are you sure the princess hasn't gone out?"
"Yes, we servants have been guarding the side hall door the whole time and have never seen the princess leave."
Gu Qilan frowned and called his personal eunuch Song Qu to order him to check the side hall where the princess took her nap.
The Queen Mother calmed down now: "Since Yu'er didn't leave on her own, then someone must have abducted her. Who dares to be so bold in the palace?"
Gu Qilan was furious. It was so blatant that someone wanted to kill his own sister right under his nose. It was really bold.
At this moment, the Queen Mother suddenly remembered the people who saved the princess: "What about the people who saved the princess? Ask them if they saw anything."
Only then did Gu Qilan remember the two people. One of them was a palace guard. Who was the other woman?
Gu Qilan summoned another eunuch, Wei Qi, to ask.
Wei Qi stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, that woman seems to be Concubine Ning from the palace?"
"Concubine Ning?" Gu Qilan really couldn't remember Concubine Ning for a moment.
But since she is a concubine, she must be a woman in his harem.
The emperor ordered: "Go and see how Concubine Ning is doing, and also call that guard over to report back."
A moment later, Ning Chen arrived at the door of the bedroom, and Gu Qilan also came out: "You saved Princess Yin Cheng just now? Did you see why the princess fell into the water?"
Ning Chen hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I did not rescue Princess Yincheng. I heard someone shouting that someone had fallen into the water. When I arrived, I saw Concubine Ning rescuing the princess. Later, Concubine Ning also fainted due to exhaustion. I rescued both the princess and Concubine Ning."
Although he went there only to save his sister, he was not stupid enough to say it in front of the emperor.
"Oh? It was Concubine Ning who saved the princess before you?" If you want to know what happened at that time, you can only ask Concubine Ning.
Ning Chen replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, but Concubine Ning is still in a coma. If you want to know more, we have to send a royal physician to examine her."
Gu Qilan also knew that when the Empress Dowager and the Princess were ill, the Imperial Physician would naturally focus on them first. Naturally, no one would care about Concubine Ning. However, he didn't care much about Concubine Ning.
"Then send the imperial physician to check on her!" Gu Qilan ordered.
Wei Qi took the order and called a royal physician to treat Ning Yuxi.
Ruyi had already changed Ning Yuxi into clean clothes. When Wei Qi came, Ruyi was startled. Isn't this the second most capable eunuch in charge of the emperor?
"This servant greets Eunuch Wei."
"Alright, no need to be so polite. How is Concubine Ning?"
Ruyi replied, "The master is still unconscious."
Upon hearing this, Wei Qi stepped aside and asked the imperial physician to take Ning Changzai's pulse.
The doctor took the patient's pulse for a while and said with surprise: "Hey, this is..."
Wei Qi noticed the doctor's unusual expression and asked, "How is it, Doctor Li?"
Doctor Li confirmed it again before replying, "Eunuch Wei, Concubine Ning is pregnant. It's been over two months."
Wei Qi was slightly surprised: "Pregnant pulse? How is Ning Changzai's health?" After all, he had just fallen into the water.
Wei Qi's attitude was obviously more serious than before.
Imperial Physician Li hurriedly said, "Mrs. Ning is in good health, and the fetus is doing well. However, she caught a cold after falling into the water, and now she has a slight fever. I'll prescribe some antipyretic medicine suitable for pregnant women. She'll take good care of herself and everything will be fine."
Wei Qi was relieved and asked Doctor Li to prescribe medicine while he hurried to report to the emperor.
In the bedroom, the empress dowager was still guarding the princess's bed, and the emperor was beside her.
Seeing Wei Qi coming in, Gu Qilan asked in a low voice: "How is Concubine Ning?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has diagnosed that Concubine Ning is two months pregnant."
Gu Qilan was a little surprised: "Oh? How is her health? Is it affected?"
The Queen Mother also turned to look at Wei Qi.
After all, he is the emperor's son.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that Concubine Ning is in good health and the fetus is not seriously affected. However, she has a slight fever and is still unconscious."
Gu Qilan felt relieved: "Let the imperial physician take good care of the baby and make sure the fetus is safe."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Qi responded and retreated.
"Ning is a blessed person," said the Queen Mother.
Gu Qilan remained noncommittal: "Mother, Yu'er is fine now. You should go and rest. Your health is not good either. How can I be at ease if something else happens?"
The Queen Mother was worried about Princess Yincheng, but she was also not feeling well. After all, she was old and angry, so she just forced herself to come and see her daughter.
Now that he saw that the princess was in danger, the emperor no longer insisted on her advice and returned to his bedroom to rest.
The situation has stabilized. Gu Qilan came out and told the concubines to go back. How could they recover if they kept staying around?
The Queen stayed behind to look after the Queen Mother.
The emperor stood there for a while, then walked towards the bedroom where Ning Yuxi was resting.
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