The Queen Mother indeed saw that the clothes she was wearing were not the same ones she had just worn, so she did not ask any more questions.
"Next time, let the palace servants handle small tasks like catching butterflies. Just take care of the children. When Jia'er couldn't find me, you came looking for me and dragged me away. You almost tripped me and woke Xi'er up."
When Concubine Qi heard this, the smile on her face froze and her fingers clenched unconsciously.
Xier, Xier, this old woman is just like her son. Her eyes are full of Ye Jinyun’s daughter. They are both the emperor’s daughters, so why is there such a big difference between them!
When there was only one child in the palace, they didn't care about Yuanjia so much. Even if they saw her, they would hold her in their arms or have their nanny hold her in their arms for them to see.
Unlike this little girl, when she was just born, the emperor was like a drugged person. His eyes were glued to her and he was fighting to hold her.
Didn’t you say you like the prince?
Ye Jinyun gave birth to two sons, but neither of them was as popular as her daughter.
In an instant, the resentment and anger in Concubine Qi's heart were ignited, and she made some decisions in her heart.
As long as this little vixen is gone, her daughter will still be unique in the palace. After all, the emperor still has a son, so losing a daughter doesn't matter.
"Yes, the Queen Mother taught me that. I have taken note of it."
Concubine Qi forced a smile, walked forward to lead her daughter down, turned around, and the gentleness in her eyes turned into a cold light.
She took Yuanjia back to her seat, which was a little close to the stairs, so Concubine Qi wanted to give her daughter some advice.
"Jia'er, stay by your mother's side and don't run around. This place is so close to the stairs. If you accidentally slip and fall, it will be terrible."
"Mother, how serious is this? Will I break my legs?"
Little Yuanjia asked innocently. She really didn't understand how incredible the adults were talking about. But she had seen a little eunuch fall off a ladder and break his leg. That must be what they meant by incredible.
Concubine Qi patiently explained to her:
"'Unbelievable' means amazing, but that's just an exaggeration. This staircase has turns, so it's not really dangerous. I just didn't want Jia'er to get too close, worried something might happen to you."
But Yuan Jia didn't understand. "Didn't Mother just say that falling down would be dangerous? How come it's not dangerous anymore?"
Concubine Qi was helpless after hearing this and had to give her an example:
"It's not that it's not dangerous. It depends on the situation. For example, if someone younger like Jia'er, Mother, or Aunt Suzaku falls, at most they'll get bruised and battered, but they won't lose their lives. But if someone older like the Empress Dowager falls, then..."
Concubine Qi's eyes narrowed. If the Queen Mother fell down, at her age, she would probably have a stroke if not die.
"What?"
Yuanjia looked at his mother, curious why she stopped talking halfway.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi smiled at her, with a gleam in her eyes:
"It will be very serious, and she might break some bones. So when Jia'er comes downstairs, remind her not to fall."
Isn't this unfair treatment for the old woman? You'll spend the rest of your life paralyzed in bed.
The full moon banquet is still going on.
The empress dowager was old, and she felt a little tired after sitting with him for such a long time. After letting Mo Qiyuan take his little granddaughter over, she stood up and said that she would go back to Shoukang Palace to rest.
So everyone hurriedly stood up and respectfully saw the Queen Mother off.
The Queen Mother reached the stairs and was about to go downstairs when little Yuanjia remembered what his mother had just said and called out to her:
"Grandmother, please be careful when you go down the stairs. Don't fall."
The Queen Mother was just about to go downstairs when she heard her eldest granddaughter remind her, and she nodded to her kindly.
"Jia'er is so good. Don't worry about the Royal Grandmother. She'll be watching over the road."
The Queen Mother said this, but she didn't notice that a grape was rolling to her feet.
After saying this, the Queen Mother continued to walk down the stairs.
Suddenly she felt her foot slip, and she fell forward, then rolled down the stairs.
This scene happened so suddenly that by the time the palace maids following the Queen Mother reacted, she had already rolled down several steps.
They rushed to help, but they were all elderly palace maids and their reactions were not very quick. In an instant, the empress dowager had rolled to the second floor.
Fortunately, Lin Qingfeng, who was sitting at the table on the second floor, was quick-witted and skilled. When he saw someone falling down the stairs, he immediately flew over to catch the person. He then saw that it was the Queen Mother who fell.
Surprised, she said, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, are you okay?"
The empress dowager hummed a few times, her eyelids moved, and then she fainted.
Mo Qiyuan and Ye Jinyun also saw the commotion at the stairs. Just as they were about to ask what happened, they heard Lin Qingfeng's shout.
He was immediately shocked and sent someone to call the imperial physician, and ordered the banquet to end.
The Queen Mother fell down, and everyone at the banquet knew that they should not stay for long, so they left in an orderly manner under the guidance of the palace servants.
Lin Dingyao pulled Cui Ya closer to the Queen Mother and said, "Old Cui, hurry up. It's time for you to play your role."
Cui Ya: “…”
Mo Qiyuan saw Cui Ya coming over and said anxiously, "Divine Doctor Cui, please take a look at the Queen Mother's condition."
Cui Ya bowed in response, then immediately squatted beside the empress dowager to check on her condition.
Because the empress dowager had fallen, no one dared to move her. Mo Qiyuan had someone clear out an area nearby, brought a blanket and put it on the ground for the empress dowager to lie on.
Cui felt the Queen Mother's pulse, opened her eyelids and looked at her injuries, then stood up and replied:
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother injured her lumbar spine when she fell down the stairs. Fortunately, General Lin rescued her in time, so her injury is not very serious. Otherwise, she would have been paralyzed from the waist down.
But the Queen Mother is old and has some underlying illnesses. This stimulation may trigger other symptoms. She needs treatment as soon as possible to avoid symptoms such as a stroke. I will give her acupuncture after the imperial physician arrives, but we will have to wait until she wakes up to know everything."
Mo Qiyuan knew Cui Ya's medical skills, so he immediately handed over the task of treating the empress dowager to him. Those people from the Imperial Hospital couldn't even get a number.
He also asked Lin Dingyao to go back to the mansion and send Cui Ya's medicine boy and all his things to the palace, so that Cui Ya could stay in the palace while he was treating the empress dowager.
Cui Ya did not refuse. To treat a patient, he must live closer. Besides, he also wanted to check on Ye Jinyun's condition, and he would inevitably go to the palace later.
Seeing that Cui Ya had already started giving acupuncture to the empress dowager, Mo Qiyuan was not idle either. He called all the servants around the empress dowager to his side and asked them how they fell.
After questioning, the maids said that the Queen Mother fell suddenly and there was nothing unusual.
Just when Mo Qiyuan was puzzled and thought that the Queen Mother was old and had lost her sight and stepped on empty air, Wei Lingfeng came to report to him after inspecting the scene.
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