bookcurios Chapter 905: Fainted from Crying
Chapter 905: Fainted from Crying
At this moment, the eldest princess only felt a "boom" in her mind, and it became completely blank!
The maids and nannies ran in, with equally ugly looks on their faces.
It has been a while since Concubine Liu was sentenced to death. The Empress Dowager has repeatedly warned and warned that the eldest princess must never know about this!
Not only in the Cining Palace, but in the entire imperial palace, no one is so desperate that they dare to mention Concubine Liu in front of the Grand Princess.
Why did the eldest princess come here without any explanation on her fifth birthday?
Could it be that he listened to someone's slander?
The eldest princess was well-behaved, cute and polite, and never made things difficult for the servants. Even though they were ordered to take care of the eldest princess at the beginning, they had developed some feelings for her after being together for so long.
Seeing the eldest princess like this, the nannies felt very distressed and stepped forward to coax her carefully, "Princess, be good. Your birthday banquet is not over yet. Can we go back to the Imperial Garden?"
Another maid followed suit and said, "Yes! Princess, this is not the place for you to be."
Hearing their voices, the princess gradually came back to her senses...
Looking at the furnishings in Lixuan Pavilion, tears rolled down her eyes.
But even so, the eldest princess still held a glimmer of hope in her heart. She turned around and asked, "Mother?! Where is my mother?!"
"She doesn't live in Lixuan Pavilion, so where did she go?!"
"Did the emperor really order her to be executed? Woohoo...will Yun'er become a motherless child from now on?"
Seeing the eldest princess crying so pitifully, the nannies' eyes also turned red: "Eldest Princess, calm down..."
"Mother Concubine! Mother Concubine!"
The eldest princess searched the Lixuan Pavilion frantically and burst into tears.
It turns out that what the palace maid just said was true!
My mother is really gone...
But everyone kept it from her...
Empress Chen didn't tell her.
Her father didn't tell her.
The Empress Dowager didn't tell her either.
Even... the happiest time she spent at her grandfather's house was the time her mother died... and she didn't know until now...
How could the eldest princess, who was still so young, bear such a huge blow? She cried so hard that she fainted...
The maids and nannies were startled.
Someone carried the eldest princess and ran all the way to the Cining Palace.
Someone rushed to the Imperial Medical Service to call for the imperial physician.
Someone returned to the Imperial Garden to report the matter.
……
Cining Palace.
The palace is very lively today. The queens and ladies have all gone to the Imperial Garden to attend the eldest princess' birthday banquet.
In comparison, the Cining Palace seems much more deserted.
But Nanny Yuan knew that the Queen Mother was in a good mood today, because she truly loved the eldest princess and naturally hoped that the eldest princess would be safe and happy.
But somehow, although Empress Dowager Liu was happy, there was always a hint of sadness between her brows.
Nanny Yuan took the medicine prepared by the palace maid and fed it to Empress Dowager Liu one spoonful at a time. Then she asked with concern: "…Empress Dowager, why are you so worried? What's on your mind?"
Empress Dowager Liu looked toward the window, her eyes filled with worry. "I don't know why, but ever since Yun'er left home today, I've been feeling a little uneasy. I always feel like something's going to happen..."
Nanny Yuan comforted her, "Empress Dowager, are you overthinking it?"
"The eldest princess is the apple of your majesty's eye. Who dares to harm her on a day like this?"
"Even if Concubine Chen had evil intentions, she would have done a good job on the surface and would not choose today to attack the eldest princess."
Empress Dowager Liu certainly understood this truth and sighed, "I hope I am overthinking..."
Who knew that at this moment, a palace maid ran in hurriedly and said anxiously: "Empress Dowager, the eldest princess fainted!"
"What did you say?!"
Empress Dowager Liu's eyes suddenly widened.
However, no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't move her body, so she could only ask in a deep voice: "What's going on?!"
"Why did the princess faint?!"
The nanny had already carried the eldest princess back to her room, settled her down, and came over to report.
She knelt on the ground, bowed tremblingly, and then told the whole story: "…Your Majesty the Queen Mother, after lunch today, the eldest princess and the children of the royal family played hide-and-seek in the imperial garden."
"I just didn't see her for a while. When I saw the eldest princess again, she was already in tears. She ran towards Lixuan Pavilion without saying a word."
"The old slaves were worried that if they tried to stop her by force, they would hurt the princess, so they didn't dare to use force on her."
"The eldest princess went to Lixuan Pavilion and found it empty and covered with thick dust. It was not difficult to hear from her words that she already knew that Concubine Liu was no longer in this world..."
After listening to the report from the nanny, Empress Dowager Liu asked angrily, "Who is it?!"
"I have repeatedly told you that anyone who dares to mention Qingqing in front of the princess will be beaten to death immediately, no matter who they are!"
"Who would be so bold as to gossip in front of Yun'er?!"
Although Empress Dowager Liu was paralyzed, her stern look and harsh expression were still extremely intimidating!
The nanny turned pale with fear and shook her head, "I don't know..."
Empress Dowager Liu immediately looked at Nanny Yuan and said, "Investigate this thoroughly for me. We must find this vicious person!"
Madam Yuan nodded heavily: "I obey your command!"
Empress Dowager Liu hated that she couldn't move at all and could only stand here and worry: "Has the imperial physician arrived? How is Yun'er?"
Mammy said, "We have sent someone to invite him. He should be here soon."
Empress Dowager Liu ordered, "Bring Yun'er to the main hall and let her sleep next to me. I want to see with my own eyes that she is safe and sound!"
"Yes!"
……
Shen Zhinian now manages all the affairs of the harem. In addition to organizing this banquet, she is also responsible for entertaining these ladies from the royal family.
Although there were some members of the royal family who were dissatisfied with Shen Zhinian's high position as imperial concubine, they would not be foolish enough to seek misfortune on such a day.
Therefore, even if the husbands of some women did not support Shen Zhinian, they still maintained superficial harmony.
The banquet was a great success with both hosts and guests enjoying themselves.
Who knew that at this moment, someone hurried over here.
But before she could get close to Shen Zhinian, she was stopped by someone.
"I have something important to report to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen!"
Fuqiu leaned close to Shen Zhinian's ear and whispered, "My Lady, it's the nanny of the eldest princess."
Shen Zhinian frowned, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "Let her come over."
"Yes!"
The nanny is certainly not stupid. She understands that some things cannot be made public in front of so many people, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the royal family.
So she just said, "My Lady Concubine Chen, the eldest princess just fainted due to feeling unwell, and has been sent back to the Cining Palace by the nanny."