Chapter 493 Princess Fushou Faints
If anyone was to be the happiest about Fushou's return, it would definitely be Zhao Lingmeng. She hadn't seen this friend in years, and although they still kept in touch, she didn't know if they had changed after all these years.
While Zhao Lingmeng was still daydreaming, Fushou had already knelt in front of the emperor's coffin and kowtowed, "Father, I am an unfilial son and I am back late. Father..."
Fu Shou was so excited that he fainted.
"Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician!" the Queen cried in panic, fearing something might have happened to Princess Fushou in the mourning hall. Not to mention what her mother, the Empress Dowager, would do, even the Shui family wouldn't let her, the Empress, off.
The Queen was in a state of panic, and so were the others in the mourning hall. For a moment, the entire hall was in an uproar.
The Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager, embraced her unconscious daughter, tears streaming down her face. She looked at the panicked Queen and gritted her teeth in hatred.
Zhao Lingmeng had no choice but to step forward and take charge. "Everyone, be quiet. Those in the middle should kneel a little to the side to make way for the imperial physician. Hurry!"
When everyone saw Princess Funing come out to take charge of the situation, some of them were reluctant to give way, but they did not dare to contradict Princess Funing beside the coffin of the retired emperor.
Everyone knows that when the retired emperor was still alive, his most beloved princess was Princess Funing.
With Zhao Lingmeng at the helm, the imperial physician quickly arrived before Princess Fushou. He administered the medicine and acupuncture without a second thought, and even the imperial physician was terrified! They had finally escaped the death of the retired emperor, but if Princess Fushou had followed him, they would have been buried with him.
So the imperial doctors all used their best skills. Fortunately, Princess Fushou had been well taken care of over the years. She just fainted from exhaustion from traveling and being too sad. The imperial doctors finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Imperial Physician was just coming out to report, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Princess Fushou Chang fainted due to fatigue and excessive grief. Your servants will prescribe some more tranquilizing soup so that Princess Fushou Chang can get some restful sleep."
When the Empress Dowager heard the imperial physician say this, she felt relieved. She wiped her tears and thanked him, "Then I'll trouble you, imperial physicians."
"This is our responsibility." The Imperial Hospital did not dare to accept the Empress Dowager's courtesy at this moment. They just hoped that they could keep their heads.
Prince Consort Shui was talking to the Emperor about the problems under his rule outside the main hall. By the time the Emperor came in, the imperial physician had already completed the diagnosis.
As soon as Prince Consort Shui entered the hall and saw the crowd surrounding him, he was afraid that something had happened to Fushou. He ran forward so fast that he left the emperor behind.
When the Water Prince Consort reached the front, he saw the unconscious Princess Fushou in the Empress Dowager's arms. He suppressed his uneasiness and carefully took Princess Fushou into his arms, asking anxiously, "What happened to your Highness?"
The Empress Dowager saw the Emperor walking behind her and her rationality returned instantly. She quickly scolded him, "What are you worried about? Fushou is just too sad. Even if you are worried about Fushou, you can't walk in front of the Emperor, right?"
The Water Prince Consort also reacted at this time, and immediately placed His Highness carefully back into the arms of His Majesty's mother, kneeling upright and apologizing, "My Royal Highness, please forgive me, I have overstepped my bounds."
The emperor was not such a petty person, and it was only natural for the prince consort to worry about the imperial sister. Not to mention the prince consort, even he was worried after seeing this.
"My dear Shui, there is no need to be like this. Everyone has someone to worry about! I am so happy for my younger sister! You should quickly send her to the side hall to have some rest. If my father were still alive, I wonder how heartbroken he would be." The emperor said as he personally helped Prince Consort Shui up.
Regardless of what the other people at the scene thought after hearing what the emperor said, the Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager, and Prince Consort Shui were grateful to the emperor in their hearts after hearing what he said.
Princess Fushou is the weak point of her mother, the Empress Dowager, and Prince Consort Shui. Of course, they will remember the kindness of anyone who treats Princess Fushou well.
"Thank you, my royal brother, for your consideration!" After saying this, Prince Consort Shui knelt in front of the retired emperor's coffin again and kowtowed three times.
"Your Majesty, I apologize on behalf of Princess Fushou. She has been in poor health since she was a child. If I have disturbed you, please scold her in your dream!" After Prince Consort Shui finished speaking, he respectfully burned incense to the retired emperor, and then carefully carried Princess Fushou out.
The Water Prince Consort's courtesy was perfect, so even if someone wanted to say something to Princess Fushou, they had no reason to. The Prince Consort had already said that if the Emperor had any objections to Princess Fushou, he would personally curse her in his dreams. So what else could they say?
Zhao Lingmeng saw that Fushou was really fine, so she knelt back in her original position with relief.
When the emperor's funeral was held the next day, Princess Fushou still had to drink two bowls of medicine before she survived.
Fortunately, where Fu Shou was kneeling, there was her own husband on one side and Zhao Lingmeng on the other. With these two people secretly taking care of her, the extremely sad Fu Shou was able to barely hold on.
While she was mourning, Zhao Lingmeng had been thinking about the emperor's passing and the need to observe mourning. After the emperor's funeral, she planned to take her children to live on the farm, where it would be quiet and undisturbed.
As for Zhao Houming, it would be enough to leave him alone in the princess's mansion, as he had to be on duty anyway. Officials no longer had the freedom they once had, and couldn't go wherever they pleased.
Just because Fushou had returned, Zhao Lingmeng didn't rush to leave. After all, her only friend from this era had returned, so she had to make time to get together and see if he was still her old friend.
Zhao Lingmeng was thinking about Fushou, who was in the Empress Dowager's palace at the time. The three of them were talking and also talking about Zhao Lingmeng.
"After not seeing you for so many years, Funing is still so loyal."
Fushou leaned on the bed and said this with a smile, then happily ate the fruit peeled by his husband and his son Shui Xikang (Shui Xikang was the child adopted by Fushou and his husband, who was now filial and sensible, and had become a 13-year-old juren).
Fu Shou's face was still pale, but he was in good spirits, so the Empress Dowager and Prince Consort Shui were here to chat with Fu Shou.
"Princess Funing is quite good. She's rarely been involved in Yuanjing's troubles over the years, and she's educated her children well. Do you know Zhao Houming? He's this year's top scholar."
The Empress Dowager had always been kind to Funing. Although the Shui family had clashed with Funing before, they always took revenge on the spot and never took their anger out on others. The Empress Dowager really liked Funing's personality.
"Fu Ning is still so clear-headed." Fu Shou thought back to the days when she and her husband wentssiped together in Yuanjing. It felt like a lifetime ago. However, she had been living with her husband outside for many years, and her life had been peaceful, except for the hardship at the beginning.
"Fu Ning is clear-headed, but some people are confused." The Queen Mother pretended to complain casually.
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