The Crown Prince approached He Xue and the Fourth Prince, saying, "He Xue, Fourth Brother, get up quickly! The Empress Dowager and Grandmother have arrived!"
"Please forgive me, Empress Dowager! Ever since the Fourth Prince learned of the Consort's illness, he has been staying by her bedside, and the same is true after He Xue entered the palace. No matter what we say, these two children won't get up!" Consort Rong defended He Xue and the Fourth Prince.
"They are all sensible and good children!" the Empress Dowager said, looking at He Xue and the Fourth Prince.
He Xue stood up after hearing the Crown Prince's words.
The Fourth Prince also got up.
Perhaps because they had maintained one posture for too long, Xue and the Fourth Prince almost fell when they got up.
He Xue was helped up by the Crown Prince, and the Fourth Prince was also caught by the First Prince who rushed over.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" He Xue's voice was already a little hoarse, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
The Crown Prince felt nothing but heartache when he looked at He Xue.
As Xue started walking, she felt a sharp pain in her feet, and she forgot all about the injury.
The Empress Dowager also noticed that He Xue had always been full of vitality when she saw her before, and had never been like this before.
"Your Majesty, I think there's something wrong with that girl's feet!" the Empress Dowager said to the Grand Empress Dowager.
The Crown Prince could understand the Empress Dowager's words. He immediately looked down at He Xue's feet. He Xue's shoes seemed to have bloodstains. It was all his fault for being careless and not noticing.
"Girl, what happened to your foot?" the Empress Dowager asked.
"It's nothing!" He Xue shook her head and said.
The Empress Dowager naturally knew that He Xue wasn't telling the truth. "Tell me what's going on with your master?"
The Empress Dowager looked around and said to Nanxing, "I remember Nanxing was He Xue's maid."
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, after hearing that the Imperial Concubine was ill, the princess ran out without wearing shoes, and her feet were blistered!" Nanxing said, holding back her tears.
"Why didn't this child say so sooner!" Consort Hui said with heartache after hearing this.
“He Xue is worried about the Imperial Concubine!” Consort Rong said from the side.
"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!" the Empress Dowager exclaimed. "How can a young girl have scars on her body?"
Upon hearing this, He Xue immediately returned to the Consort's bed, took the Consort's hand, and said, "I'm not going anywhere!"
"He Xue, listen to me! Let the imperial physician treat your wound, and then come back, okay?" the Crown Prince urged.
"No, no! I want to stay with my aunt!" He Xue gripped Consort Tongjia's hand tightly.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager sighed, "Baocheng, take her away!"
He Xue shook her head after hearing this, "I won't leave, Empress Dowager, please let me stay with my aunt, okay?"
I'm fine! Please don't let me leave, okay? Please!
I won't bother anyone, I'll just stay right next to you, okay?
The Empress Dowager's eyes were also slightly red. "Good child, listen to me. Treat your injuries first, then come over!"
"No, no, I won't go!" He Xue shouted.
At this moment, Physician Liu had already arrived.
The Crown Prince picked up He Xue directly, but He Xue struggled so fiercely that he almost lost his grip.
He Xue was still holding Consort Tongjia's hand. "I'm not leaving, Auntie, wake up, Auntie!"
"I don't want to go! Brother Crown Prince, put me down! I want to stay with Auntie, Auntie!"
Consort Hui and Consort Rong burst into tears upon seeing He Xue, and the Empress Dowager also wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Physician Liu, give this girl an acupuncture needle! Otherwise, she won't be able to walk!" the Empress Dowager said to Physician Liu.
"Yes!" Physician Liu took out a silver needle and inserted it into He Xue's sleeping acupoint.
"Don't go, I won't..." He Xue, who had been struggling just moments before, immediately fell silent.
The Crown Prince rubbed the spot where He Xue had been pricked. This girl was the most delicate and afraid of pain. If it were any other time, she might have tried to bargain with him!
The Crown Prince immediately carried He Xue to another room, and Nan Xing and Physician Liu followed immediately.
After He Xue left, the Empress Dowager turned to the Fourth Prince, who was standing to the side, and asked, "Fourth Prince, are you going to rest by yourself, or will I send the imperial physician to knock you unconscious like that girl?"
The Fourth Prince pursed his lips and said, "Grandmother, your grandson wants to stay with Mother!"
"Our ancestors know you are filial, but you must take care of yourself! You need to rest now."
If you go to rest by yourself, your ancestors will have someone wake you up an hour later.
But if you insist on not resting, the ancestor can only give you one acupuncture needle. You probably won't wake up for an hour. Think it over carefully!
The Fourth Prince thought for a moment, "I'll go and rest now. When an hour is up, Grandmother will surely have someone wake me up!"
"Don't worry! Our ancestor always keeps his word!" the Empress Dowager said with a smile.
The eldest prince watched as the fourth prince obediently went to rest. How could he not have thought of such a simple and direct method? The ancestor truly lived up to his reputation; he was ashamed of his own inferiority!
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