Chapter 223 Consort Li Suffers Another Blow

Chapter 223: Consort Li Suffers Another Blow

Within a single day, Xie Liuzheng and Luo Sinian both witnessed two women's combat abilities.

They silently thought: Indeed, women and small-minded people are the hardest to deal with. In the future, they must never provoke Ji Yuntang or Luo Qingge, or else they would beat you so badly your own mother wouldn't recognize you.

As Ji Yuntang, Xie Liuzheng, and Luo Qingge rode in a carriage toward Prince Ye's mansion, Emperor Jingyang also changed into a casual robe of black brocade and arrived at Consort Li's Weiyang Palace.

He thought, "This is the first time Consort Li has invited me on her own; I must make a good impression."

To this end, Emperor Jingyang had specially ordered someone to fetch the bird's nest tribute from the Western Regions to give to her.

But upon arriving at Weiyang Palace, he learned that due to Nanny Sun's death, Consort Li had been struck too hard, unable to bear it, and had fainted from overwhelming grief.

The palace maids in Weiyang Palace were all anxiously attending to her.

Emperor Jingyang's brows instantly furrowed, his smile disappearing, replaced by faint displeasure.

He had arrived with a joyful heart, hoping to be intimate with Consort Li, but now she had fallen ill again?

Although Emperor Jingyang knew this was not Consort Li's intention, he could not help feeling unhappy.

This feeling was like being doused with a basin of cold water on a winter day, chilling him to the bone.

His mind couldn't help but start thinking wildly: Nanny Sun was executed on his orders. Now that Consort Li had suddenly fallen ill, was she sulking at him?

Was she resenting him for not protecting Nanny Sun and saving her life?

Emperor Jingyang's expression darkened again. If that were the case, Consort Li was being too inconsiderate!

On a grand scale, he was the Son of Heaven, the supreme ruler, the pillar of all the people of the Dongchen Kingdom.

On a smaller scale, he was Consort Li's husband, the father of her son and daughter, and her most steadfast support.

Throughout history, could the decisions made by the Son of Heaven ever be wrong?

Even if he had truly made a mistake, Nanny Sun was merely a servant; dead was dead, what was there to regret?

In this palace, there was no shortage of servants.

The palace maids could feel the oppressive atmosphere in Weiyang Palace; they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Previously, when Nanny Sun was around, she handled these matters.

Now that Nanny Sun was gone, none of them dared to meet Emperor Jingyang's eyes, nor even utter a word.

Emperor Jingyang was furious inside. He hadn't been able to be intimate with Consort Li as he had hoped, nor had he eaten the Lengchan'er soup he craved.

In the end, he didn't even enter Consort Li's bedchamber; he left the bird's nest and turned and left.

Inside the bedchamber, Jian Lan, learning that Emperor Jingyang had already left, quickly went to inform Consort Li.

"Consort Li, His Majesty has already left. You can wake up now."

Consort Li's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

She stared blankly at the bed canopy above her head, all tenderness in her watery eyes was gone, replaced only by a bone-deep, crimson-red hatred.

Jian Lan was startled by her gaze, then continued whispering in Consort Li's ear:

"Consort Li, His Majesty seemed very angry when he left."

"Oh, he also left you a bowl of bird's nest, saying it's the finest from the Western Regions. He told you to eat it when you wake up."

Consort Li instantly snapped, her voice as if squeezed through her teeth.

"Enough! Don't mention that bastard in front of me!"

"He ordered Nanny Sun's execution. He is my enemy! I won't eat anything he gives me. Throw it all out to the dogs!"

Hatred surged in Consort Li's heart, and her face twisted. In her eyes, Nanny Sun was far more important than Emperor Jingyang.

Emperor Jingyang killed Nanny Sun, yet he still wanted her to attend to him? That was a foolish fantasy.

If he had dared to let her serve him today and make him food, she feared she might not be able to actually resist poisoning him.

Just then, a palace maid rushed in to report: "Consort Li, something bad has happened! The Ninth Princess and the Tenth Princess are fighting at Yanshui Pavilion right now."

Consort Li instantly recognized Qiu Tong, a maid from Luo Qianxue's Changle Palace. Startled, she quickly sat up and asked, "How did Xue'er get into a fight with Luo Qingge? Is she injured?"

Qiu Tong hesitated, stammering, before finally saying, "The Tenth Princess was beaten all over her face by the Ninth Princess. There were several scratch marks on her neck and arms. Even her chest was swollen from punches."

Consort Li was completely baffled, "What do you mean her chest was swollen from Luo Qingge's punches?"

Qiu Tong wanted to say it was just literal, but the words stuck in her throat.

She gathered her thoughts and then said slowly, "Well, it's just that the Ninth Princess punched the Tenth Princess's chest hundreds of times, and it swelled up. After returning, the Tenth Princess has been crying about chest pain."

"But the imperial physicians in the palace are all men, so none of them are suitable to treat her. And even now there's no suitable female physician to be found. The Tenth Princess didn't know what to do, so she sent me to ask for your help."

Consort Li heard this and almost spat blood in anger.

"That bitch Luo Qingge dares to do this to my daughter! What about the Empress? Doesn't she care about her own daughter at all?"

Qiu Tong said, "The Empress said it's just a little spat between two princesses, not worth interfering. She said they'll stop once they've worn themselves out."

Consort Li was speechless. Consort Li was furious!

She cursed furiously, "Bitch! They're all a bunch of bitches! I'll make sure those bitches go to hell sooner or later!"

Jian Lan, seeing Consort Li fly into a rage, quickly cautioned her, "My Lady, walls have ears. Watch your words!"

Especially since Qiu Tong was still there.

Consort Li regained a bit of composure. She took a deep breath and rose to her feet.

"I will go see Xue'er right now."

Jian Lan stopped her, "My Lady, you can't go! Don't forget, His Majesty was just here and already knows you fainted from overwhelming grief."

"If you go to Changle Palace now to see the Tenth Princess and His Majesty finds out, that would be a crime of deceiving His Majesty!"

"The best course of action now is to find a skilled female physician to treat the Tenth Princess. Her face and chest are serious; they can't be delayed."

Consort Li's mind became a bit clearer. When she heard "skilled female physician," she immediately thought of Ji Yuntang.

But that thought was immediately quashed!

That bitch Ji Yuntang would be lucky not to harm Xue'er; how could she possibly treat her wholeheartedly?

Yet for now, she couldn't think of any suitable and skilled female physician.

Jian Lan suddenly had an idea and spoke, "Consort Li, I've heard that Prince Qi and the Crown Prince hold a medical skills competition at the Green Dragon Square outside the palace every year. Their mansions likely have many skilled female physicians. Why not send someone to ask around? Perhaps we can find a suitable female physician."

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