When Sun Shouli and Naxiang returned to the Empress Dowager's room.
Najib had already collapsed in front of the Queen Mother's bed.
Her hair was disheveled, her face was scratched raw, and she was barely breathing, on the verge of death.
Looking at the Empress Dowager, who was panting heavily but full of energy, and Naji, who was lying on the ground, Sun Shouli couldn't help but wonder: When did the Empress Dowager become so merciful? After beating the palace maid, she even specially asked him to come and treat her?
"The Empress Dowager is truly benevolent!"
As Sun Shouli spoke, he came up to Naji and took a look, and immediately gasped.
Three nail guards were stuck haphazardly into Naji's neck, one of them almost completely embedded. Naji stared at Sun Shouli with pitiful and terrified eyes, her gaze filled with a strong will to live and a humble plea, begging Sun Shouli to save her.
Sun Shouli served in the palace his entire life, but he rarely saw such cruel scenes.
Empress Dowager, she's gone mad!
Just as Sun Shouli was about to squat down to let Naji take a look and see if he could still be cured.
The Empress Dowager's cool voice rang out from above: "Could it be that in Imperial Physician Sun's eyes, this dead, lowly maid is more important than my own life?"
Sun Shouli then realized that the Empress Dowager had summoned him not to see this palace maid.
"Empress Dowager, are you feeling unwell?" Sun Shouli's forehead began to sweat.
The Empress Dowager slammed her fist on the edge of the bed, furious and roaring, "If I knew what I had done wrong, your head would be on the chopping block! How dare you ask me that!"
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I will treat you immediately." Sun Shouli wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, quickly took out a pillow and a handkerchief, and took the Empress Dowager's pulse.
But Najib, lying on the ground beside him, kept looking at him with his dying, pleading eyes.
The Empress Dowager stared at him with eyes that seemed to devour him, as if she would confiscate his property and exterminate his entire clan if he uttered a single bad word.
Guilt and fear weighed heavily on Sun Shouli like two mountains, causing tears to stream down his face.
I swore at the Ninth Prince's Mansion last time that I would retire and return to my hometown, so why shouldn't I?
In the end, disaster struck!
If I am fortunate enough to return to the capital this time, I will immediately report it!
Ji Fengyao was just getting ready to go to sleep.
Suddenly, a maidservant from the Empress Dowager's side came to invite her: "Princess Chonghe, the Empress Dowager has suddenly fallen seriously ill and wishes to invite you to come and see her."
With her hands on her hips, Xique immediately retorted, "Doesn't the Empress Dowager have an imperial physician with her? What do you want with our young lady? She's already resting. Go find the imperial physician!"
The old woman: "..."
These bandits are definitely not to be trifled with!
But thinking of the Empress Dowager's madness and the fate of Naji and Imperial Physician Sun, the old woman had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "The imperial physician examined her, but it was no use. That's why the Empress Dowager sent this old servant to invite the princess. Princess, you should still go and see her. The Empress Dowager is ill and may be a little temperamental. If she arrives in a little while and the two old women in the ancestral hall find out, it will affect your sacrificial ceremony the day after tomorrow."
"Hey! You old hag, you're threatening my young lady!" Xi Que was furious. She rushed to the door, opened it, and was about to kick the old woman out.
Ji Fengyao stopped Xique in time and said with a very "understanding" smile, "Xique, no, the nanny is just following orders. If she can't persuade me, she will be punished when she goes back. In that case, you can come with me. Anyway, we live nearby, so it won't be a big deal."
"Miss, when did you become so good-natured? They're clearly bullying you," Xique muttered to Ji Fengyao in a low voice, unwilling to accept it.
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