Chapter 35: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Nanshan military camp is 30 miles away from the capital.

Ye Beichen, who was reviewing the soldiers at the military training ground, also received the news that Yu Yao was summoned to the Cining Palace by the Queen Mother.

When he received the message, his face changed instantly.

Then he put down what he was doing and rushed to the palace without stopping.

He was afraid that his mother would also punish Yu Yao with acupuncture.

But as soon as Ye Beichen appeared at Xuanwu Gate, he received another message.

It turned out that the Queen Mother fell off the couch while taking a rest and accidentally broke her leg.

Because of excessive fright, it also caused a headache.

Ye Beichen's mouth twitched. He even fell off the couch while sleeping and broke his leg...

He rubbed his brows with a headache, feeling that his mother was indeed old.

I definitely have to go and see it, but I'm not as urgent as before.

The imperial physician was afraid that she had passed away, and the queen was probably also passed away.

It makes no difference whether he arrives early or late.

Ye Beichen thought very consciencelessly.

He went back to his bedroom to change his clothes, then turned around and went to the Cining Palace.

……

When Ye Beichen arrived, the bedroom of the Cining Palace was already packed with people.

They were all concubines from the harem who rushed there after hearing the news.

It was a huge black mass of various rouges and powders mixed together, and the smell was really not pleasant.

Ye Beichen frowned fiercely and said coldly: "Everyone go wait outside, don't just stand here."

A room full of women gathered together would be dazzling to anyone who saw it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The concubines were originally very happy to see the emperor, but as they saw that he looked unhappy, they did not dare to say anything more and quickly withdrew respectfully.

Concubine Rou was also among them. When she heard that the Empress Dowager fell off the couch while sleeping and broke her leg, she laughed with joy for a long time.

I just feel that this old woman has done too many bad things and this is really her retribution.

There was no time for him to sit still, so he packed up quickly and rushed to the Cining Palace with Caiyue.

Of course, Concubine Rou did not come to care about the empress dowager, but to laugh at the old woman.

"Tatsuro..."

Concubine Rou hadn't seen Ye Beichen for several days. When she saw him, she felt both happy and sad.

That look is full of tenderness, love and affection...

The concubines who had not yet left gritted their teeth and kept pulling their handkerchiefs, and some could not help but curse in their hearts.

"This bitch, Concubine Rou, only knows how to seduce the emperor!"

Yu Zhaoyi rolled her eyes at Concubine Rou and cursed in a jealous whisper.

Ye Beichen looked at Concubine Rou and naturally saw her lingering look.

But he didn't feel anything and said coldly: "You get out too!"

Because his favorability towards Concubine Rou had declined and he was in a bad mood, he lost his patience with her.

Concubine Rou's face turned pale, as if she was hurt by Ye Beichen's cold attitude, and tears fell from her eyes.

Ye Beichen saw it, and felt even more upset. He also felt that Concubine Rou did not know how to behave in different occasions.

Her favorability dropped by another 5 points, from 65 to 60.

When Concubine Rou saw that Ye Beichen’s face was getting colder and colder, she knew that her tears were useless and she didn’t dare to cry anymore.

"Yes, I am resigning!"

She responded respectfully and walked out.

However, she still secretly comforted herself, thinking that Chen Lang was in a bad mood today.

That's why he treated me like this. He definitely didn't mean it.

Thinking of this, Concubine Rou felt much more comfortable.

At this time, the imperial physician had already straightened the empress dowager's bones and applied medicine and bandaged them.

Even the broken leg was fixed with a specially made wooden board.

This is to prevent the bones inside from moving and causing it to grow crooked.

Although the bone was just broken and medicine was applied, the imperial physician did not leave, but waited respectfully by the side, fearing that the emperor would come over and give instructions.

"I have met the emperor!"

All the doctors present knelt down and saluted.

"Get up."

Ye Beichen glanced at him indifferently and said coldly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The imperial physician stood up instantly.

"Your Majesty, I have seen you!"

The queen walked over gracefully and dignifiedly and bowed to Ye Beichen.

Ye Beichen reached out and pulled her up, then let her go and asked casually, "I already know what happened. How is mother doing now?"

The queen looked at the bed and said helplessly, "The imperial physician has straightened the bones for mother and applied medicine to fix them. Mother couldn't bear the pain of straightening the bones and has fallen asleep!"

Ye Beichen nodded slightly, walked to the bedside, and looked at the empress dowager who had fallen asleep due to the pain and who had obviously aged a lot. His mood became even worse.

After all, the Queen Mother is his biological mother, and seeing her like this, he can't help but feel sad.

Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, the queen quickly said, "The maid on duty today happened to be away for something, but my mother..."

Seeing that Ye Beichen didn't say anything, the Queen continued, "No one expected this. I have already punished them and sent them to the Ministry of Punishment."

"The Queen has always been cautious in her actions. Just handle it as you see fit!"

Ye Beichen still had great confidence in the queen's abilities and did not ask any further questions.

The queen smiled slightly and was about to say something.

Then the emperor suddenly asked, "Where is Concubine Yao? I heard that my mother summoned her to the Cining Palace, why didn't I see her?"

He hadn't seen the woman since he entered the Cining Palace, and he didn't know whether she had gone back.

"Princess Yao?"

The queen was stunned. As soon as she arrived at the Cining Palace, she was busy dealing with the Queen Mother's affairs. How could she have the time to pay attention to that woman?

I didn't even ask.

Only now did I remember that Concubine Yao had been summoned here by the Queen Mother.

"Where is Concubine Yao?"

The queen looked at the old nanny standing by and asked.

This nanny is from the Cining Palace and is also an elder servant of the Empress Dowager. She must know where Concubine Yao is.

When the nanny saw the queen asking questions, she quickly stood up and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yao is still kneeling in the Buddhist hall!"

The queen's mouth twitched. Was that woman forced to kneel down as punishment by the empress dowager?
What a good kneeling.

Can your knees bear kneeling for so long?
She had been in the Cining Palace for almost two hours, so that woman must have been kneeling for even longer.

Ye Beichen frowned fiercely, looked at the nanny, and asked coldly: "How long has she been kneeling?"

Seeing the emperor asking, the nanny did not dare to hide anything and said truthfully, "More than three hours!"

Ye Beichen's brows were twisted into knots, and his complexion became worse and worse.

"Tell her to get up and go back. She has been kneeling for so long, do you want to use up your knees?"

Is this woman stupid? Can't she get up by herself if no one is around?
He was still kneeling there stupidly.

I have never seen such a stupid woman.

"Fu'an, you will personally send Concubine Yao back in my dragon sedan."

Ye Beichen said coldly again.

After kneeling for so long, I’m afraid my knees can’t walk anymore. I don’t know if they are injured.

He thought for a moment and added, "Go to the Imperial Hospital and send a female doctor to Yuexian Palace to take a look."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Fu responded respectfully and quickly retreated.

The Queen was originally very happy, but when she heard that the Emperor had asked Eunuch Fu to personally send Yu Yao back, she still used the Emperor's dragon sedan chair.

The happiness in my heart vanished in an instant.

The emperor seemed to care about this woman a lot, even more than Concubine Rou.

The queen tightened her hands hidden under her sleeves, her eyes were dark, and no one knew what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)