"Your Majesty, I have just led my men to check the third floor and the staircase. On the second step of the third floor, I found some grape pulp that looked like it had been trampled. Judging from the marks left by the grapes, the Empress Dowager must have fallen after stepping on some grapes. I have also just verified that there is indeed some grape pulp on the soles of the Empress Dowager's shoes."
"Grapes? Why are there grapes on the stairs? Didn't you check before the Queen Mother went downstairs?"
Mo Qiyuan angrily scolded the palace maids who served the empress dowager.
The palace maids knelt on the ground and trembled like sieves.
They had clearly checked before the Queen Mother came downstairs and cleaned up any foreign objects, so how could there still be a grape?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Those grapes have nothing to do with them. It's my fault."
In the crowd, Concubine Qi brought Yuan Jia, who was crying loudly, over and knelt in front of Mo Qiyuan.
"When the Queen Mother left the table, Jia'er was clamoring for some grapes. I was peeling them for her. Seeing her grandmother was about to go downstairs, Jia'er stood up and told her to be careful. As a result, she accidentally touched my hand, and the grapes fell. I looked everywhere but couldn't see where they fell. Unexpectedly, they fell on the stairs, causing the Queen Mother to fall."
Little Yuanjia was also frightened by the sight of the Empress Dowager falling down just now. She had been crying since a while ago. Now, when she heard her mother say that it was because she touched her hand that caused the Empress Dowager to fall, she could not stop crying.
"Wow... Father, Father, it's all Jia'er's fault. Jia'er shouldn't have been so careless and touched Mother's hand, causing the grapes to fall on the stairs and causing Grandmother to fall. It's Jia'er's fault. Father, please punish Jia'er."
The reason why the Queen Mother fell was found, but it was an accident.
Mo Qiyuan felt a little sorry when he saw his eldest daughter crying her heart out.
He also liked this daughter very much. She had been very sensible since she was a child and she was his first child. Although she was not like the child Yun'er gave birth to, who filled him with fatherly love, he still had a place for this child in his heart.
Because he didn't want to see Concubine Qi, he neglected his eldest daughter a little, and he felt a little guilty, so he ordered people to take good care of them. Sometimes when he heard that she was at the Empress Dowager's, he would go to see her.
Moreover, Yun'er had told him many times not to neglect Yuanjia just because they had a child, and to care about her physical and mental health, so he felt that Ye Jinyun was a rare woman in this world.
Since he was a child in the palace, he had seen his father's concubines, who even harmed their own children in order to win favor, not to mention the children born by other women. Who would persuade their husband to care for other children? That was simply impossible. Even his mother regarded the children born by other concubines as thorns in her eyes.
So, Mo Qiyuan looked at his eldest daughter who was crying so hard that she almost fainted, and his heart softened, and his tone became gentler:
"Jia'er, don't cry. You asked the Empress Dowager to be careful because you were filial to her. The grapes falling on the stairs were an accident. Father doesn't blame you. Hurry and get up with your mother."
After saying that, he signaled the palace maid beside him to help the mother and daughter up and send them back. Then Mo Qiyuan waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.
Since it was an accident, there is no need to investigate further. Just wait for Cui Ya to treat the Queen Mother.
Concubine Qi took Yuanjia out of Qiongxiang Pavilion and walked back. Hearing her daughter still sobbing, Concubine Qi felt a little distressed.
However, in order to prevent the emperor from continuing the investigation and finding out that she had deliberately caused the empress dowager to fall, she could only shift the blame to her daughter.
As expected, when the emperor heard that it was Yuanjia who caused the empress dowager's accident, he immediately stopped pursuing the matter.
It’s just a pity that the old woman was really lucky. She was rescued after falling such a short distance. Otherwise, she would definitely have gone to the gates of hell.
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The next day, the Queen Mother woke up under Cui Ya's treatment, but her consciousness was unclear and she could not speak.
Ye Jinyun looked at the empress dowager and thought that she might have had a stroke, but Cui Ya said that since she woke up so quickly, the chance of a stroke should be small. These conditions should only be temporary, and she should be able to recover with continued treatment.
Hearing this, Ye Jinyun breathed a sigh of relief. It would be too pitiful if the old woman had a stroke. He still hoped that the empress dowager could live a long life. She really loved her children.
Because there are few concubines in the palace now, Mo Qiyuan doesn't want to see other women, so he and Ye Jinyun go to attend to the empress dowager in person, and at most add a concubine Qi.
Therefore, Ye Jinyun no longer had time to stay with her children all day, so she left them to the care of the wet nurse and asked Lin Qingtang to be responsible for their safety.
Because Concubine Qi also had to take care of the sick, sometimes Yuanjia would be sent to Fengyi Palace to be looked after together.
Therefore, Concubine Qi inevitably had contact with people from Fengyi Palace during this period of time.
…
At noon, a soft moan of someone stretching was heard from the bedroom of Fengyi Palace.
Ye Jinyun stretched and turned his neck.
She had been taking care of the empress dowager for many days in a row and had not had a good night's sleep. In addition, Mo Qiyuan was busy with state affairs these two days, so she stayed by the empress dowager's side until late at night, so she slept a little late today.
She and Concubine Qi each took care of the patient for half a day. Seeing that she stayed up very late last night, Mo Qiyuan asked her to have a good rest today. Fortunately, the empress dowager's condition had improved since last night, and there was no need for someone to watch over her all the time.
Send someone to tell Concubine Qi to take care of Ye Jinyun alone today and let her have a good rest. After all, it has only been a month since she gave birth and she still needs to recuperate well.
Concubine Qi had no objection to this, so Ye Jinyun had a rare good night's sleep today.
She called out outside, and Qing'er immediately came into the hall to help her dress and wash.
"Qing'er, go ask the wet nurse to bring the children over for me to see. I've been too busy these days and haven't been able to spend enough time with them." Ye Jinyun said to Qing'er who was dressing her.
Qing'er smiled when she heard this: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was clamoring to see you this morning. The Emperor saw you were still asleep and the Crown Prince was fussing about not wanting his nurse to take care of him. The Emperor was afraid he would disturb your rest, so he carried him to court."
A trace of speechlessness flashed across Ye Jinyun's face. It was really outrageous how this man took care of the child. However, it was still good that he had the awareness to take the initiative to take care of the child.
So she didn't say anything more and continued to ask:
"What about Yan'er and Xi'er? Bring them here for me to take a look. I wonder if they are used to being fed by the wet nurse these past few days."
Qing'er agreed and was about to ask someone to tell the nurse to bring the little prince and princess over when she heard Xiao Quanzi's voice outside:
"Your Highness, are you awake? The Emperor sent someone to say that if you are awake, please go to the Imperial Study after dinner."
When Ye Jinyun heard Mo Qiyuan asking her to go to the imperial study, her first reaction was that her eldest son might have gotten into trouble in the court today.
So after finishing her makeup, she didn't even have dinner and went straight to the imperial study.
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