Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1181 - 1178_1

Chapter 1181: Chapter 1178_1

The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor weakly and anxiously asked, "Emperor, is the child alright? Was he taken away by the attacker?"

The Empress Dowager had already learned that her grandson had been kidnapped by the assailants.

Seeing the first concern of the Empress Dowager was her child, Xiao’er was deeply touched.

The Empress Dowager truly cared for her descendants.

"Mother, the children are alright, and they are rescued! Look, isn’t it?" To prevent the Empress Dowager from worrying and affecting her recovery, the Emperor pointed at Xiao’er, who was holding the child in her arms.

The Empress Dowager took a glance and felt relieved, "Take care of the child, fortunately, he wasn’t jeopardized by me."

The Empress Dowager felt guilty, and she slightly regretted summoning the child to the Cining Palace. If not, the child would not have been kidnapped.

"Your Majesty can rest assured, this servant will do so."

At this time, the Empress, King Anqing, and others also came to the Empress Dowager’s side. The Empress asked softly, "Mother, how do you feel?"

"I’m okay. Emperor, I’m tired, carry me back to the Cining Palace!" The imperial doctor administered a sedative, hoping that the Empress Dowager would sleep more and thus not feel so much pain.

"Alright!" The Emperor immediately endeavoured to lift the Empress Dowager, intending to take her back to the Cining Palace.

Seeing this, the maid serving the Empress Dowager quickly reminded, "Your Majesty, don’t touch the Empress Dowager’s right waist, she has a wound there!"

The Emperor immediately withdrew his hand, "Where else is she hurt?"

"Her right hand, the Empress Dowager’s right hand is severely burned!" The Emperor felt a twinge of pain hearing this. He moved to the other side of the Empress Dowager, carefully picked her up, and briskly headed towards her bedroom in the Cining Palace.

Everyone promptly followed.

After the Emperor carried the Empress Dowager back to her bedroom, he asked everyone to leave. She was in excruciating pain, and she didn’t want so many people to see it.

Just as everyone was preparing to leave, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered something and said, "Where is Aunt Fu? Don’t let her get away!"

The Emperor assured her, "Mother, rest assured! I won’t let anyone who harmed both you and the little prince get away!"

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager shut her eyes, "You all can leave. I want to get some sleep."

When the Emperor came out of the Empress Dowager’s bedroom, he looked at the director of the Imperial Hospital and asked, "How severe are the Empress Dowager’s injuries?"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager’s entire arm is severely burned, with flesh and skin blurred away. It’s very serious. Her waist wound is not as severe, but it’s still a serious injury. The current hot weather is not conducive for wound healing. I fear that the severity of her injury might cause the wounds to fester, making matters worse."

Blurry flesh and skin? Someone gasped upon hearing this.

If just a small burn from boiling water can be so painful, how painful must a burn injury be!

The Emperor, who usually doesn’t reveal emotions, showed visible murderous intent for the first time after hearing this!

Xiao’er saw the Empress Dowager’s clothing on the floor in the Buddhist temple and knew that her injuries must be severe. With half the sleeve almost burnt off, how could the injury not be serious?

Even in modern times, such injuries are very difficult to heal. The Empress Dowager is growing older year by year, she no longer has the energy to deal with difficulties. Moreover, if those people didn’t intend to take advantage of her injury to steal her child, she wouldn’t have been burned.

Xiao’er pulled out a bottle of ointment from her sleeve and handed it to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, this bottle of ointment is for treating burn injuries. It’s very effective and also relieves pain. I always carry it with me in case the children accidentally get burned by hot water. Now let’s use it for the Empress Dowager. Apply it once a day, until the wound heals."

Xiao’er didn’t want to be caught in a situation where she might indirectly cause the Empress Dowager’s death. Even though the Empress Dowager always made things difficult for her in the past, it’s still not a crime deserving death.

Anyway, Xiao’er always managed not to be pushed over the edge by her constant irritations. Now since the Empress Dowager fell into a trap due to her children, the slate can be wiped clean.

And considering that the Empress Dowager first and foremost cared for the child, Xiao’er would surely give her the ointment. This burn ointment was prepared in the space workshop. Although no components of the Ashoka tree were used, it is very good at treating burns. As soon as it is applied, the pain immediately goes away, and it can also prevent infections.

When the Emperor took it, he only uttered, "Good child!"

The Emperor also knew that the Empress Dowager always used to make things difficult for Xiao’er. But her ability to let bygones be bygones and offer the medicine, truly made her a kind and broad-minded person. This magnanimity isn’t possessed by all women.

"She is the great-grandmother of the children, and is kind to them." Solely for this reason, Xiao’er didn’t want to be nitpicky with an elderly person anymore, particularly considering that the Empress Dowager indirectly suffered because of her children."

"Good!" Indeed, a person who understands things. The Emperor was quite pleased. He handed the ointment to a maid, "Help the Empress Dowager apply this ointment, be gentle and try not to wake her."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" A maid took the ointment, and several doctors followed in to change the dressing. In the palace, whenever a female was injured, the job of applying and changing medicines was carried out by female doctors.

The Empress followed the doctors inside. She wanted to see how severe the Empress Dowager’s injury was.

Xiao’er also went in, so that she would know if the amount of ointment in the bottle would be enough.

Upon entering, they saw that the Empress Dowager’s injuries were even more severe than they had imagined.

The Emperor didn’t go in; he started to interrogate instead.

After seeing the severity of the Empress Dowager’s injuries, Xiao’er also stood on the side to observe the Emperor’s interrogation.

Such severe incidents had occurred, with the crown prince being kidnapped and the Empress Dowager being seriously injured, those who were serving were definitely at fault.

The Emperor questioned everyone who was at the Cining Palace at the time.

In the end, the suspect was narrowed down to Aunt Fu.

"Where is Aunt Fu?" After hearing several people’s statements, the Emperor recalled the Empress Dowager’s instructions and asked.

"After Aunt Fu accidentally knocked over the candlestick and set the Empress Dowager’s sleeve on fire, she ran out to get the imperial doctor, then she disappeared." A maid replied.

Everyone was busy trying to put out the fire for the Empress Dowager and didn’t have the time to care about her, let alone suspect her of being a traitor!

Aunt Fu was a veteran nanny who had been serving the Empress Dowager for many years. When the Empress Dowager ascended to the throne, she began to serve her. Over the years, she served the Empress Dowager diligently and meticulously, showing absolute loyalty. Taken aback by this revelation, nobody could have imagined her to be a spy planted by Nangong Country in the palace!

Aunt Fu had spent decades in the palace and knew the ins and outs of the palace like the back of her hand.

She had once been a maid in the Clothing Bureau, and no one knew how a young Empress Dowager had taken notice of her, leading her to serve by her side. She had always been obedient and eventually became one of the Empress Dowager’s most trusted nannies.

Originally, there had been four veteran nannies serving the Empress Dowager, three of whom had come with her dowry. Two of these nannies were given generous rewards by the Empress Dowager and sent home for retirement in the previous year. A few days prior, the Empress Dowager gifted the nanny from her dowry to the Fifth Princess as she was concerned about her. As a result, only Aunt Fu remained to serve her.

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