APTnovel Chapter 462: Compassion
Chapter 462: Compassion
Even so, the Empress Dowager remained silent, staring intently at the Emperor.
Then he remembered what Zhuang's father had said, and his face darkened even more, his sharp, knife-like eyes sweeping over Lin Rusi.
Li Jingyang didn't say much, simply blocking the gaze with his body and looking back indifferently.
"Your Majesty, I have already summoned the imperial physician, so I will not elaborate further."
Zhuangzi's father was indeed timely.
The emperor also sensed something was wrong and wanted to persuade the empress dowager again not to abandon everyone like this.
"Mother, Juan'er is still unconscious. Even if she wakes up, she will need to rest properly. Would it be better to visit her later?"
"Besides, it's not good for your health to go like this. Why don't you go during the day?"
But the Empress Dowager ignored the Emperor's words, snorted coldly, and quickly left the palace with Zhuang's father.
None of the three expected this outcome. They looked at each other for a long time before finally letting out a sigh and addressing the guests who had not yet left.
"What should we do now? Are we just going to let ourselves become a laughing stock?"
"Shall I handle this matter?"
It's not that easy.
Lin Rusi sighed, glancing at the group of guests out of the corner of her eye, feeling even more helpless.
"What do you think the Crown Princess is thinking now?"
"What else could it be? After all, the Empress Dowager had already made her intentions clear long ago. However, she was beaten to it by someone else after just one trip. The fact that she didn't take direct action is already quite generous."
"nonsense."
The man let out a low growl and gave a cold laugh to the person next to him.
The crowd looked at him, puzzled, and were about to say something when they met the eyes of three other people.
Every gaze held a different expression, which made him dare not speak further, and he cautiously retreated to another spot.
The others noticed the change and wanted to say something more, but then they felt Lin Rusi's gaze sweep over them.
"What are you all doing here? Is there something wrong with the preparations?"
"How could that be? The Crown Princess has prepared everything perfectly, but it just feels like something is missing here since the person in question isn't here."
I thought the other person would hesitate, but the next moment I saw them nod their head.
Staring at the other person in astonishment, she finally managed to ask after a long while, "Doesn't the Crown Princess mind?"
"Why should I care about this matter? It's normal for the Empress Dowager to think that the preparations were not complete this time, after all, this is the first time we've prepared. We can just make more complete preparations next time."
"The Crown Princess's insight is truly remarkable, but what should we do now?"
Lin Rusi didn't say anything, but stared straight at the other person, a smile curving her lips as she walked straight onto the stage.
Seeing this, everyone looked at the Crown Prince, only to find that he didn't move, so they turned their attention to the Emperor.
"Does the Crown Princess have something to say?"
"Please forgive us, everyone. The Empress Dowager is unwell and we have to end this early. Please forgive us."
Everyone witnessed what happened just now, yet Lin Rusi still has to resolve it. It's truly a pity for the Crown Princess.
After all, although she had the Crown Prince's protection, the presence of such an Empress Dowager caused everyone's faces to darken.
I don't know how long they hesitated, but someone still wanted to step forward and say a few words.
But Lin Rusi didn't give him that chance. Instead, she walked straight to Li Jingyang's side and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I'm tired, I can finally get some rest."
"Okay, let's go back now."
Li Jingyang pulled the person directly to his side, glanced at the emperor beside him, and then looked away and left.
Lin Rusi had already explained the situation clearly, so he naturally didn't need to linger any longer. He got up, waved to everyone, and left in another direction.
at this time.
The Empress Dowager, who had just arrived at the Zhuang family's residence, saw that the Zhuang mother was still crying and patted her on the shoulder.
She suddenly looked up and saw that the Empress Dowager's face showed a hint of joy.
I was a little worried before, but now it's all settled.
Since the Empress Dowager adored her daughter so much, she immediately grabbed him and hurried towards Zhuang Lijuan's room.
How is Juan'er now?
The imperial physician, who was sitting by the bedside, immediately stood up and bowed upon hearing the Empress Dowager's voice.
Seeing him dawdling like this, the Empress Dowager frowned in displeasure. Just as she was about to urge him to explain clearly, she finally heard a sigh.
"Miss Zhuang is just overly frightened. A good night's sleep will actually help her recover better."
"That's fine, but when will she wake up? I have many questions to ask her."
The imperial physician hesitated for a long time before finally taking out a plaster and gently waving it at Zhuang Lijuan's nose.
A cool, bitter taste filled the air, quickly waking one up.
"I... I didn't die, did I?"
"You silly girl, don't say such unlucky things anymore. Look, even the Empress Dowager has come to see you."
"Look at me? Empress Dowager!"
Zhuang Lijuan tried to get up, but the bruises on her neck hurt, her face turned pale, and she fell back onto the bed with another light cough.
But that wasn't the end of it; her cough intensified, and she looked painfully in the direction of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager slapped the imperial physician across the face, urging him to administer medicine to relieve the patient's discomfort.
He just choked on his own saliva; what medicine would he need to soothe the pain?
But the sharp gaze behind him forced him to act, so he quickly walked to the table and poured some throat-soothing powder into the water.
"Please give it to Miss, Madam. Also, please don't make her too excited, then there won't be any problems."
"Okay, I'll give it to her."
Zhuang's mother carefully fed the medicine to the person, and her complexion finally regained some color.
But Zhuang Lijuan did not stop; instead, she shed tears and gripped the Empress Dowager's arm with all her might.
"It's all Juan'er's fault. She actually did such a thing on your birthday."
"Silly child, if you want to celebrate my birthday, you can simply have someone write a letter. Why do something so foolish?"
"Juan, Juan'er just doesn't want to make things difficult for the Empress Dowager. After all, neither the Emperor nor the Crown Prince wants me to go to the palace to cause trouble."
The Empress Dowager knew what this meant, and her face darkened. She slammed her hand on the small stool with the teacup on it.
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Lijuan couldn't help but let out a sob and tightly held the Empress Dowager's hand.
"It was my fault. Please don't be angry. Getting angry will harm your health."
"I'm not angry? If they truly didn't want to anger people, they shouldn't have acted that way!"
He raised his hand, growing angrier the more he thought about it, and was about to slam it on the table in a fit of rage.
But just as his hand was about to strike, he heard Zhuang Lijuan groan.
Looking down, he realized something was wrong and quickly withdrew his hand, looking back at the imperial physician.
The other party didn't know what was going on either, and since it was a woman's chest and couldn't be touched casually, they could only offer another ointment.
"It helps to reduce swelling and bruising; I've already applied it to Miss Zhuang's neck."
"Thank you, but please ask the imperial physician to leave first."