Chapter 55 - Invitation (2/2)
...What is happening now? Does she want to end him by herself? Old man, you should have just taken the job! Now we're both screwed, I know she is definitely not going to just let me off T_T)...
The Empress dowager just stared at Doctor Lou. After a long while, finally said through gritted teeth, ”Why are you here?”
Doctor Lou blinked and then looked left and right, then pointed to himself, ”Me?... You sent for me.”
Song mama quietly asked the Empress dowager, ”Your majesty, are you alright?”
The Empress dowager didn't respond to her, instead held onto her head and groaned, it seemed like she was in pain, then she quietly said, ”Get out.”
Song mama quickly knelt beside her, ”Your majesty, are you okay? Summon an Imperial doctor, quick!” Song mama ordered and a maid in the back dashed out of the hall in response.
Doctor Lou smiled and approached, ”Ah, I can help...Let me-”
”Don't come near me!” The Empress dowager suddenly roared, pushing Song mama away. Then she grabbed the items on the table and started throwing them forward, ”Get out! All of you get lost! Don't come near me!...” She continued to shout.
Song mama approached her again, ”Your majesty, please calm dow-”
”Am I talking to myself?!” The Empress dowager asked in irritation, ”Are you deaf? I said GET OUT!!! Now!!! GET OUT! GET OUT!! GET OUT!!...” She continued to scream over and over again while clutching her head and doubling over in pain.
At this point, the servants in the room had all panicked and quickly ran out, even the guards were gone. Lei Xing also got up, if she was unclear about whether she was included in the get out list at first, now she was very clear...time to leave.
...I will just take this as my queue...Good luck with whatever that is...
Lei Xing quickly made her way towards the doors, then she turned and saw Doctor Lou still standing there watching the screaming Empress dowager and persistent Song mama, who kept trying to calm her down.
...Oy, do you think this is a theatre show? -_-)...
Lei Xing swiftly changed directions, grabbed Doctor Lou and pulled him out of the room with her. As they got outside, a few Imperial doctors came running in with the servants tailing behind. The Empress dowager's palace was in an uproar, with servants running from place to place, it was quite a chaotic scene. As they walked away from the scene, no one was paying them any attention. They could still hear the Empress dowager screams piercing through the air, it seemed to have gotten worse, now she was no longer saying anything and was just letting out blood-curdling screams.
When they reached outside the building and were away from the chaos, Lei Xing whispered, ”What did you do?”
Doctor Lou frowned at her, ”What can I do?”
Lei Xing knit her brows in disbelief, ”That.” She simply said nodding to the building behind them, where the Empress dowager's screams were originating from.
Doctor Lou snorted, ”How can I possibly do that?” Doctor Lou asked in a condescending tone.
Lei Xing looked at him suspiciously.
...Well, most people would ask 'How can you possibly make a magic ring?' but yet here we are so -_-)...
Doctor Lou looked at her suspicious expression and squinted at her, ”I really didn't do anything...”
Lei Xing knit her brows.
...If he didn't do anything...then what is this? PTSD?...
Lei Xing then narrowed her eyes at him, ”Have you done anything...questionable in the past?”
...You really can't tell from looks, you never know...
Doctor Lou glared at her and replied with indignation, ”No, of course not!”
Lei Xing scoffed, ”So what is this?”
...But it's not like you would tell me if you did -_-)'...
Doctor Lou frowned and mumbled, ”How should I know?” Then he picked up his pace towards the entrance.
By this time they had already reached the entrance, and could no longer continue the conversation and so Lei Xing let it go...for now. As they came out of the Empress dowager's palace, Xiao Ruo ran up to Lei Xing, ”Your highness, are you okay? Is everything alright?” They started hearing the screams, then saw the Imperial doctors come running in, they were worried that something bad had happened inside, but could not go charging in.
Lei Xing nodded to her, ”I'm fine.” Then turned to back to see Doctor Lou had kept walking on his own. She sighed and then she turned to Ah Jin, ”Please direct him out of the palace.” Ah Jin bowed and quickly went to catch up to the strutting old man.
Lei Xing looked at Doctor Lou's quickly disappearing figure for a bit and then glanced at the Empress dowager's palace, where the Empress dowager's screams were still resonating and started walking back to her palace while dreading the trouble that would result from this.
...This is definitely going to be troublesome...We broke the dowager T_T)...No! I didn't do anything, I didn't even say a word, all I did was sit there...He broke the dowager. That's right! Absolutely nothing to do with me! Nothing to worry about at all haha...ha, even I am not convinced T_T)... Old man, I don't know what you did, but I suggest you skip town...Maybe take me with you too, can you do that? T_T)...