Chapter 1024 Dragon Seed (2)
Xie Jingxing then asked Eunuch Deng to walk ahead, and Shen Miao followed behind. After a moment of thought, she asked Eunuch Deng, “Eunuch Deng, is the Empress Dowager ok now?”
"The Queen is fine, thank you for your concern, Princess." Eunuch Deng said with a smile.
Shen Miao's eyes moved slightly. The Queen was fine, but she made such a big scene. Does that mean that someone was in trouble?
As expected, just as she thought of this, she heard Eunuch Deng say, "But Concubine Jing hasn't woken up yet."
Xie Jingxing sneered, "What tricks is Lu Jing playing again?" He looked quite annoyed.
Eunuch Deng smiled and said nothing more, but Shen Miao felt that the smile was meaningful.
After entering the palace, Eunuch Deng led the two straight to Jinghua Palace. Jinghua Palace was where Concubine Jing lived. It was already midnight, and the lights were brightly lit. A group of palace maids were kneeling in the hall. Shen Miao saw at a glance that Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande were also there, sitting in the hall. Empress Xiande didn't seem any different, still calm and composed, but Emperor Yongle's face was as cold as ice.
Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing walked in hand in hand. Eunuch Deng hurriedly announced the matter. Emperor Yongle was slightly stunned when he saw Shen Miao had also arrived. However, Empress Xian De stood up, smiled, walked over to Shen Miao, took Shen Miao's hand and said affectionately, "You weren't feeling well before, so I wanted to invite you into the palace to talk, but who knew so many things would happen. I didn't expect you to come so late tonight."
Shen Miao smiled and said, “Your Highness entered the palace. I don’t know what happened, so I followed him here.”
Empress Xian De asked her, "Are you feeling better?"
Shen Miao said, "I've recovered. Thank you for your concern, Madam."
Empress Xian De smiled and said, "Then I am relieved."
Xie Jingxing, on the other hand, looked at Emperor Yongle and asked with a sullen face, "Royal brother, what happened?"
Everyone knew that Empress Xian De would definitely not push Concubine Jing into the pond. Now Concubine Jing was still unconscious, and Emperor Yongle had already started to take action against the Lu family. He didn't have to care about the Lu family's face at all. How could he summon Xie Jingxing into the palace just because of Concubine Jing's health?
Emperor Yongle said coldly: "The Lu family just came here."
"Have they been here?" Xie Jingxing frowned and said, "I didn't see any of the Lu family when I came in." The Lu family was being unreasonable, relying on their own merits to the point of being arrogant. Now that Concubine Jing had fallen into the water, the Lu family had suffered losses at the hands of Emperor Yongle for the past few days, and they would definitely seize this opportunity to make a scene, at least they would definitely twist Empress Xian De and not give in. Now there was not even a trace of the Lu family, could it be that they had already caused trouble on the way here?
"They're not afraid of anything happening to Concubine Jing." It was Empress Xian De who spoke up: "They're just confident."
Shen Miao's heart moved, feeling confident and fearless, what did this mean?
Just as he was thinking, he saw the imperial physician emerge from the bedroom. He walked before Emperor Yongle, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jing fell into the water and caught a cold. Fortunately, her health is good, and the child in her womb is safe. Take two doses of medicine, and rest for a while. I'm sure both mother and child will be safe."
Concubine Jing is pregnant?
Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing were both startled. Subconsciously, Shen Miao looked towards Empress Xian De. The corners of Empress Xian De's lips were slightly raised, and she still looked as calm and generous as usual. However, Shen Miao felt that her smile was somewhat sarcastic. She then looked at Emperor Yong Le, whose eyes were cold and his face was gloomy. He did not look happy at all.
Inside, Concubine Jing seemed to have woken up, and began to call out in a delicate voice, "Your Majesty," "Your Majesty," and "Your Majesty, I wish to see you." Xie Jingxing glanced at Emperor Yongle with a half-smile, but Emperor Yongle turned to look at Empress Xiande. Empress Xiande smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, please go see Concubine Jing as well. The child is innocent after all." She then looked at Xie Jingxing, "The Emperor will probably want to speak to you soon. You should wait here for a while." She then said to Shen Miao, "After all this time, I need to go back and change my clothes. Princess, please accompany me. It's so late at night, I'm afraid I'll be tired. Weiyang Palace just happens to have some hot tea."
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