allonlinenovel Chapter 249: Farce or Premeditated?
Chapter 249: Farce or Premeditated?
Shen Xiuqi followed closely beside Yu Yifei, and the two hurried toward the women's quarters.
Just as they were passing through the main banquet area, they suddenly saw Boyu coming towards them.
Upon seeing Boyu, Yu Yifei rushed forward as if he had found a lifeline, shouting anxiously, "Something terrible has happened! There's trouble in the women's quarters!"
Seeing this, Boyu quickly reached out to signal him to calm down and comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry, the person has been rescued."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yifei, who had been extremely anxious, widened his eyes in astonishment and blurted out, "Do you know who I'm talking about?"
Boyu nodded slightly and replied calmly, "Of course, Miss Zhu."
Yu Yifei was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth, and continued to ask, "How did you know that?"
"Hey! No! It really is my cousin!" Yu Yifei suddenly widened his eyes and stared straight at Shen Xiuqi, saying, "I knew it! I felt that figure looked a lot like my cousin, and I wasn't wrong!"
After saying that, he quickly turned his head, stared at Boyu, and asked with a suspicious look, "How do you know so much about things?"
Bo Yu rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "If I didn't even know this much, I wouldn't be the one standing here!"
"Don't worry, hurry back. The women will have their own people to handle the aftermath. It's not your place to help them."
"Miss Han had already rescued them."
"Miss Han? Which Miss Han?" Yu Yifei scratched his head, looking bewildered, and asked in confusion.
"This is none of your business! Alright, I have other things to do!" Bo Yu said, then turned and left, leaving Yu Yifei standing there looking bewildered.
"Should we still go see your cousin now?" Shen Xiuqi asked, puzzled, as Bo Yu walked away.
"Go, why don't we go and see what's going on!" Yu Yifei said as he headed towards the women's quarters.
Actually, before Boyu met Yu Yifei, someone had already reported what had happened to the women.
Just as the banquet was about to end, a palace maid rushed in to report: "Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress, Consort Han has important matters to discuss with you."
Upon hearing the name "Consort Han," Xue Huaiyu was slightly taken aback, and then fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he finally remembered who this Consort Han was.
Consort Han, whose original name was Han Qingluan, was the cousin of Han Hao, the commander of the First Army of the Imperial Guard.
When she was initially chosen for the imperial concubine selection, she was just one of the candidates to make up the numbers, but because of her outstanding appearance, she was eventually granted the title of Noble Lady.
The number of concubines in the imperial harem was large, and each of them was beautiful.
In contrast, Consort Han was gentle and did not compete for attention, making her quite low-key in the harem and almost invisible.
Speaking of which, Han Hao, Consort Han's cousin, had a certain relationship with Pei Wenyu before this.
Consort Han hurriedly stepped into the palace and immediately spotted Chen Xianlin and Xue Huaiyu sitting on the throne.
Her face was as pale as paper, her body trembled slightly, and before she could think, she knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive my intrusion!" Consort Han's voice was filled with urgency and fear. "I have come to request a royal physician to treat my sister!"
Chen Xianlin frowned slightly, gesturing for Consort Han to stand up and speak.
After rising, Consort Han continued, "Your Majesty, my younger sister has suddenly fallen seriously ill and is now on the verge of death! I humbly request Imperial Physician Zhao to treat her." As she spoke, tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Oh? What illness could be so serious?" Chen Xianlin asked with concern.
Consort Han replied with a sob in her voice, "Your Majesty, my younger sister has suffered from a cold since childhood."
"Many doctors in the community are helpless. He just fell into the water and choked on it, which triggered his chills and he is now unconscious."
"I have heard that only the highly skilled physician Zhao in the palace has the ability to save my sister's life."
Consort Han nodded slightly, her face showing difficulty, and said, "However... this Imperial Physician Zhao has always been dedicated to treating His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress."
"Therefore, I dare not ask him to treat my younger sister. But my younger sister is now so ill, and as her elder sister, I am extremely anxious but have no way to help her."
"After much deliberation, I have no choice but to muster my courage and come here to beg Your Majesty the Empress and the Emperor to grant Physician Zhao permission to examine my younger sister?"
After speaking, Consort Han's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes. She kowtowed heavily, her forehead hitting the ground with a crisp sound.
Sitting to the side, Zheng Luoqi was watching the farce unfold with great interest.
He gently picked up the teacup with his right hand, brought it to his lips, and took a small sip. At the same time, Bo Yu, who was standing not far away, reported the latest situation to him in a low voice.
Just as Consort Han arrived to request an audience with the Emperor and Empress, Boyu had already received the news.
He hurriedly walked to Zheng Luoqi's side, bowed slightly, and brought his head close to her ear. In a voice that only the two of them could hear, he reported to Zheng Luoqi in detail what had just happened in the women's area and Yu Yifei's every move.
Zheng Luoqi just smiled and remained silent. Then she instructed Boyu to keep an eye on Yu Yifei and not let him run around. She then whispered a few more instructions, and Boyu accepted the order and left.
Seeing that Consort Han was in such a hurry, Xue Huaiyu did not delay and immediately ordered Physician Zhao to go and treat her.
Upon hearing this news, Chen Xianlin hurriedly summoned all relevant personnel to a meeting and asked sternly, "What exactly happened?"
A palace maid hurried forward and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, it was Miss Zhu and Miss Zhao who had a quarrel, and in a moment of carelessness, they both fell into the lake!"
Another woman quickly added, "Yes, Your Majesty! None of the women present could swim, and none of us dared to go into the water to save someone! The situation was urgent, and we did call for help immediately."
Another woman added, "It's just that...the location is rather remote, so it will take some time to find the person."
"At that moment, Miss Han happened to be passing by and saw that someone had fallen into the water. The situation was very critical, and seeing that no one was coming to the rescue, she jumped into the lake herself and rescued Miss Zhu and Miss Zhao."
At this moment, another woman chimed in: "Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. Since none of us can swim, we could only wait on the shore for Miss Han to rescue the person."
"We only went forward to lend a hand after Miss Han brought Miss Zhu and Miss Zhao to the shore."
"It took a lot of effort to take Miss Zhu and Miss Zhao from Miss Han's hands and pull them ashore."
At this point, the woman's voice became even softer: "However, Miss Han has just saved someone, so she may be exhausted."
"She already suffered from a fear of cold, and the lake water was so cold that she accidentally swallowed several mouthfuls of lake water."
"Just as Miss Han was about to get Miss Zhu to the shore, she suddenly started shouting for help. We panicked even more. Fortunately, the palace maids who were there to help arrived!"
"By the time we got Miss Han ashore, she had already passed out."
The women explained the whole story in turn, one after another.
[Author's note: LOL, I dreamt last night that this book got a 9 out of 10 rating]