C190 (2/2)
”Yin'er!” Rong'er cried out in alarm. She hurriedly moved to look at Yin'er, trembling as she shouted, ”Yin'er, you …” Nothing will happen to you! ”
”Mistress, please leave quickly …” ”Let's go …” Yin was panting heavily.
”No …” ”Yin'er!” Rong'er's tears fell as he turned his head to look at the eunuch, ”Quick, move this beam away!”
”Young Lord Rong'er, this place is dangerous. This servant will send you out first, then Miss Yin'er!” The eunuch urged anxiously.
”No …” ”I won't abandon you!” Rong'er gripped Yin`er's hand tightly.
Yin'er's mouth was still spitting blood as she panted, ”My Lord …” Master, you … You are the most... Best Master... Yin`er's Ama is a servant of the Li family, Yin`er will... Must Listen... Listen to your concubine... Sound... Sound... Right... Sorry... Yin'er Xi... I hope that I can die for my master, Yin'er, please... Please hurry... ”Hurry up and leave!”
”No …” ”Yin'er …” Rong'er's eyes were blurry with tears and the pain in his stomach was excruciating. He knew that his child would not be in pain, and he was also afraid. Now that he had personally witnessed Yin'er being smashed to death in order to save her, Rong'er's spirit could no longer bear the pain in front of his eyes.
Xuan Ye guarded the palace of his son, the earthquake having subsided. Several of the main palaces in the palace were damaged to varying degrees, including the ZhongTian Palace, the Sage Storage Palace, the Yonghe Palace, the Changchun Palace, the Xianfu Palace, and the Jingyang Palace. Nearly a thousand other palaces had collapsed, and five maids and five eunuchs and three eunuchs had died. Xuan Ye ordered his men to immediately repair the palace where the imperial concubine lived. The damaged imperial concubine stayed in the palace for the time being, waiting to be repaired before moving back to her own palace. The arrangements were made for the empress dowager and Imperial Concubine Yi to properly settle down.
At this moment, Xuan Ye's mood was extremely terrible. Rong'er had already been asleep for nearly six hours. He was heartbroken that his child was gone. He knew that Rong'er would feel even worse after waking up. Why would there be an earthquake when everything was fine? Outside the palace, there were some incomplete reports that the capital's citizens had suffered heavy losses. Was this God's punishment? To hurt the people he loved the most, to hurt the women he loved the most, made his heart ache.
”Imperial Physician, why aren't you awake?” Xuan Ye furrowed his brows as he asked the imperial physician guarding the side.
”To return to the emperor, my concubine has been in a state of high tension and fainted after reaching a certain point, so it is normal for her not to wake up for a short while.” The imperial physician whispered.
”Your Majesty …” The advisor walked in and said softly, ”The cabinet, the nine officials, the imperial officials, the officials from the imperial court, as well as the scholars like Ming Zhu, Li Yu, Shang Guan, Song Deyi, and the Left Censorate, Wei Xiangshu, have all arrived at the Palace to wait. Should the Emperor return to the Palace first?”
Xuan Ye nodded. Four hours ago, he had ordered the ministers to enter the palace. This time, the earth had definitely shaken, and the heavens had surely punished them. Xuan Ye called out, ”Little Qing.”
Little Qing quickly wiped away her tears, then walked over to Xuan Ye. ”Your servant is here.”
”Take good care of your concubine. If she wakes up, send a message to me immediately. I will come see her after seeing the Minister.” Xuan Ye stared at Rong'er as he instructed, full of worry.
”Your servant obeys the decree!” Xiaoqing choked with sobs as she responded.
Xuan Ye gently held Rong'er's right hand to his cheek. ”Rong'er, you have to be strong. I believe in you. I'll come see you again later.” With that, he got up and walked out of the hall.