Chapter 1384 Save Concubine Ning!
The icy rain is like a knife, hitting people's bodies. Even if the knife has not yet cut the body, the pain is so severe that it makes people's hearts and livers break.
Dozens of swords were placed on Ran Xiaoyu's neck, but she was completely unmoved and was still struggling desperately. As soon as she moved, the sharp steel blade brushed across her slender neck, immediately cutting a long gash.
Blood mixed with rainwater flowed down.
"Let me go!"
She shouted anxiously. When the people around heard her voice and saw her face in the dim light from the eaves, they were all startled: "It's you? Aren't you the maidservant beside the imperial concubine?"
"What are you doing here?"
"This is the imperial study. You trespassed into the imperial study. Do you want to die?!"
Ran Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and said, "I want to see the emperor."
A Jinyiwei said, "Your Majesty? The Emperor is too busy to see you right now! And you actually dared to trespass into the Imperial Study. Someone, take her away."
After she finished speaking, several people came forward and tried to tie her up.
Ran Xiaoyu became even more anxious and struggled desperately: "Let me go, let me go!"
It was the first time she realized that she had been able to run rampant in the palace because of the protection of the imperial concubine and because of that person who had always tolerated her. But after they all left, she really had nothing but brute force.
Nothing!
The coldness of the rain was already invading her body, and at this moment, the coldness penetrated directly into her heart.
When the Jinyiwei saw her screaming, they immediately panicked.
Tonight, the emperor summoned several ministers to do important things in the imperial study, so he specially dispatched a team of Jinyiwei to come here for protection. If they are disturbed by this girl, everyone here will be punished!
So they handcuffed her hands and tried their best to pull her aside.
One of them came over with a piece of cloth, pinched Ran Xiaoyu's chin, and was about to stuff it into her mouth.
Ran Xiaoyu became anxious and bit the man's hand.
“Ouch!”
The man screamed and retracted his hand. Ran Xiaoyu took advantage of this opportunity to shout towards the imperial study: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Imperial Concubine is ill, Your Majesty! The Imperial Concubine is ill!"
Suddenly, there was a noise in the imperial study.
The candlelight inside seemed to sway, casting several swaying black shadows on the window.
However, the surrounding Jinyiwei were panicked.
They didn't expect Ran Xiaoyu to be so reckless. When they heard her shouting, one of the Jinyiwei walked behind her, raised his hand knife and was about to chop her neck.
At this moment, a deep voice sounded in the rain——
"stop!"
The man's hand suddenly stopped just an inch away from Ran Xiaoyu's neck.
Everyone looked up and saw the door of the imperial study slowly open. Xiao Shunzi walked out holding a candlestick. Then, a tall figure slowly walked out from inside. Eunuch Yu followed behind him on tiptoe, holding an umbrella.
Soon, he reached the steps, and the dim light shone on his face, making him look even gloomier.
It’s Zhu Feng!
When they saw him, they were shocked and knelt down in prostration.
"emperor!"
Taking advantage of the panic of these people and the loosening of their grip, Ran Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and struggled to break free from them. She hurried towards Zhu Feng and knelt in front of him: "Your Majesty!"
Several Jinyiwei were shocked and rushed over to arrest her.
At this time, Zhu Feng waved his hand calmly: "Everyone, step back."
"yes."
Everyone had no choice but to stop and kneel on both sides.
At this time, the open space in front of the imperial study was already full of people kneeling, and the umbrellas that everyone was holding were scattered on the ground, and everyone was soaked by the rain.
Zhu Feng took a step forward and looked at Ran Xiaoyu coldly: "What are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty," Ran Xiaoyu looked up at him, her eyes red, and said in a trembling voice, "The Queen is ill, please save her!"
"What?"
"She is ill. She has a high fever and keeps talking nonsense."
“…”
"I have no other choice but to beg the Emperor!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another person walked out from the imperial study behind her and looked at her with a panicked expression: "Miss Xiaoyu, you said the queen is sick?!"
The person who came was none other than Gu Tingqiu.
Originally, Zhu Feng planned to announce what happened tonight at the morning court tomorrow morning, so he asked them all to stay in the imperial study and not come out. However, when he heard that the imperial concubine was ill, Gu Tingqiu immediately came out.
He asked, "What's going on?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "The queen has been ill for a long time. She caught a cold a few days ago and her condition is getting worse."
Zhu Feng's brows knitted together, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't they say that the Imperial Pharmacy has been delivering medicine all the time?"
“…”
For some reason, Ran Xiaoyu trembled slightly when she heard these words.
However, because the light was too dim, he didn't notice her abnormality. After a moment of silence, he said, "Yes, I did send medicine, but the queen's health—after what happened last time, has deteriorated significantly, so the symptoms are getting worse."
“…”
"She had a high fever and was completely delirious. She kept talking nonsense."
“…”
"Your Majesty, please save the Empress!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's face suddenly darkened and he was about to walk forward.
Eunuch Yu and the others were caught off guard and hurriedly followed with umbrellas, calling on the people behind them to light lanterns quickly, because the candlestick in Xiao Shunzi's hand had been extinguished by the rain. It was dark as they had to walk all the way, and they were afraid that the emperor would fall.
However, just when Zhu Feng reached the front gate, a few more people came running from a small path on the left. They were holding umbrellas and lanterns in their hands, with panic expressions on their faces.
As soon as he saw Zhu Feng coming out, he hurried over and knelt down in front of Zhu Feng.
"emperor!"
The Jinyiwei were already nervous, and immediately rushed forward: "Who is it?"
"Yes, it is this servant, Your Majesty!"
The voice sounded familiar, and Xiao Shunzi behind him immediately came up with a lantern. The faint light illuminated those faces. They were Hanxiang, the maid who served Concubine Ning in Jianfu Palace, and the eunuch Xiao Duozi.
Seeing them, Zhu Feng frowned again.
"What are you doing here again?"
Hanxiang's face was soaked by the heavy rain and she seemed terrified. She kowtowed to Zhu Feng and said, "Your Majesty, something has happened to Concubine Ning. Please go and see her."
"You—what happened to Concubine Ning?"
Hanxiang was terrified, kneeling at Zhu Feng's feet and trembling. She said, "I don't know what happened, but Concubine Ning suddenly cried out in pain. We've sent someone from the Imperial Hospital to see her, but she keeps crying out in pain and wants to see the Emperor."
“…”
"Your Majesty, please save Concubine Ning!"
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