Inside the imperial palace, in Di Qimeng's Qimeng Palace, palace maids came and went, while imperial physicians gathered outside Di Qimeng's gauze curtains, discussing how to treat her. Meanwhile, the palace maid Xi'er knelt on the ground, awaiting questioning.
The Empress pointed angrily at Xi'er: "Tell me, who injured Meng'er like this? And you, how could you be less injured than Meng'er? What have you both done today? My perfectly healthy daughter went out and came back like this. If she can't be healed, what will become of my precious daughter in the future!"
Di Qingtian glared at her irritably: "What's with all the crying? Did you let her speak?"
The Empress dared not utter a sound after being yelled at by the Emperor.
Di Qingtian looked at Xi'er on the ground seriously: "Explain everything clearly."
Xi'er then recounted the entire day's events to the Emperor and Empress without missing a single detail.
Upon hearing this, the Empress scoffed, "What fairy? I think she's a demoness. How could an ordinary person attract lightning and thunder?"
The Emperor glanced at the Empress, who then fell silent.
"You mean, the conflict arose because Qimeng was shopping with the carefree young prince?"
Xi'er nodded.
Di Qingtian stroked his chin and thought for a moment. If it was someone who was with Di Wuyou, then it must be the people who entered their mansion yesterday afternoon. He only found out their identities last night, and Meng'er ruined everything today. What an idiot.
The Emperor looked at the Empress, who felt a little uneasy. What was the Emperor planning to do?
"Why is Di Qimeng outside the palace? Didn't I ask the Imperial Preceptor to teach them? What, my words no longer carry weight?"
The Empress shook her head: "No, Your Majesty, Meng'er left after finishing her studies. Perhaps she found the studies boring, so she asked me for her palace exit token to go out and relax."
"Hmph, a doting mother spoils her son. Why didn't everyone else go out? Why does she want to go out? Is she the only one who's good at studying? And what's wrong with Qimeng? She doesn't care who someone is, she just goes and harasses them, and she's even harassing someone who's already taken. Did you teach her to do this?"
The Empress quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, don't listen to that brat Xi'er's nonsense. You know how well-behaved Meng'er is. How could she have such thoughts? She must have asked a few more questions for the safety of our Holy Feather Kingdom."
The Empress almost fell silent towards the end. She knew about her daughter's hobby, but she could only say this in front of the Emperor.
The Emperor gave the Empress one, and with a look that said, "Do you believe me or not?" he ignored her completely.
"Imperial Physician, how is the diagnosis?"
One of the imperial physicians stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, the princess has burns covering eighty percent of her body, including her face. If we can find or develop the Snowflake Jade Skin Cream and take good care of her, her burned skin will show significant improvement within three months."
When Di Qingtian heard about Snowflake Jade Skin Cream, he was completely dumbfounded. What was this thing? He had never even heard of it.
The imperial physician quickly explained, "It's a kind of ointment that's been circulating before, one that can make the skin grow faster. I've only heard of it at auctions before."
Di Qingtian nodded: "Some of you will go find this ointment, and the rest of you will research ways to regenerate skin."
Di Qingtian stood up, preparing to leave. Before leaving, he instructed the Empress: "These days, let Qimeng stay in the palace. Keep a close eye on her and don't let her cause any more trouble."
The Empress looked at the Emperor in surprise: "Your Majesty, aren't you going to avenge Meng'er? We had such a lovely daughter..."
The Emperor impatiently interrupted her, saying, "Alright, I know what I'm doing. Just keep an eye on her."
After the emperor finished speaking, he left without the empress seeing him off. The empress was still immersed in the emperor's impatient manner, and her heart was filled with coldness.
The imperial physicians also went out to study elixirs.
Everyone said the Emperor was ruthless and heartless. Although she knew this before, she still held onto a sliver of hope. Now, even that hope was gone.
Hmph, even if the Emperor doesn't care, the Empress isn't one to be trifled with.
The Empress walked up to Xi'er, grabbed her hair, and made her kneel in front of Di Qimeng's bed.
"You kneel here. You can only eat and drink when the princess wakes up. If the princess doesn't wake up, you will kneel here until you die. Guards, keep an eye on her for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xi'er clenched her fists in anger. The Empress was treating her like dirt! Fine, if the princess didn't wake up in two days, she wouldn't survive either. She'd take the princess with her then. After all, she had nothing left to live for in this world.
The empress strode out and returned to her palace, where she summoned her bodyguard and whispered something in his ear.
A moment later, the guard nodded and disappeared.
The queen nearly broke the nail guards on her hands, but that couldn't quell her anger.
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