The calamity had struck the capital, and a great calamity had struck there.
Rong'er had been saved by the Savior of the Sound, and the Dragon's Heir was heartbroken.
Outside Yonghe Palace, Xiaoqing wailed loudly at Li Anzhu, "Where's my master?" Why didn't she come out? "
"Don't yell at me!" Lee Anzhu fiercely stared at Xiaoqing, "Who are you? How would I know if your master didn't come out and yell at me? I almost died inside! " Lee An-zhu turned around and looked at the sealed door. The moment she came out, she saw her palace maid being crushed to death, and there was even a wooden beam falling down. Rong'er shouldn't be able to live any longer, right? A trace of a smile flashed across Lee Anzhu's eyes.
"Master …" Xiaoqing was crying …
When the earthquake struck, it was extremely sudden. As Xuan Ye carried the empress dowager out of the palace, the palace itself did not collapse at all, and Xuan Ye only felt that the earthquake was exceptionally strong. After a while, people came in to report that many of the palaces had collapsed, and gonggong and palace maids had been crushed to death. Xuan Ye now and then knew the severity of the earthquake, and the earthquake was even more severe than in the past.
When Xuan Ye entered Yonghe Palace, he saw that the main hall was still in good condition. However, the main hall's doors were blocked, while Little Qing was crying nonstop at the side. "What's going on!?" Xuan Ye asked loudly.
Lee Anzhu walked in front of Xuan Ye with tears in her eyes and cried, "Sister Rong came to sit in my palace for a little while, but I didn't expect an earthquake to happen so suddenly. Sister Rong didn't have the time to run out and was trapped inside, so I don't know how the situation is right now.
"You all came out? Just the concubine didn't come out? She still has a body! " Xuan Ye shouted, "Hurry up and dig the door open for me. I'm telling you all, if there's anything good about your concubines, don't even think about living!"
When the people of Yonghe Palace heard this, they all rushed to the door. At this moment, there were still aftershocks. Xuan Ye stood in the courtyard and paced around anxiously. This earthquake was so loud that it sounded like there were thousands of men and horses.
"Your Majesty! There's a sound! " The consultant ran over and reported to Xuan Ye, "We were calling for a concubine just now, and someone inside answered us. Your Majesty, don't worry. She might be fine!"
"Hurry and save them!" Xuan Ye nodded. He gave a simple command: "Rong'er, don't let anything happen to you." He felt as if his heart was already in his throat.
Yin'er, who was trapped in Yonghe Palace, happily responded to the shouts of the people outside. He turned around and said to Rong'er, "Master, we're saved!"
Rong'er nodded slightly and closed his eyes slowly. Just now, when Yin'er told her about An Zhu's actions, Rong'er was rather emotional, but An Zhu had done everything to harm her, resulting in her happiness. She didn't know that she would actually make An Zhu hate her so much. The constant pain in her lower abdomen was making her confused. She knew that someone was coming to save them, but all she could do was wait.
Finally, a eunuch entered from the hole he had dug and called out, "Young Master Rong!"
"We're here!" Yin'er shouted happily. Seeing Rong'er and the others, that eunuch shouted loudly, "We've found Young Master Rong!"
"Quick!" Quick, help Master out! " Xiaoqing was shouting outside and was about to enter when the consultant stopped her. "Don't add to the mess, let the eunuchs in!" Xiaoqing was unable to break free, and could only stare at the entrance of the cave. "Wuwuwu!" "… …" "wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu …
Seeing that someone had come to rescue her, Rong'er finally felt at ease. Yin'er helped her up, and a father-in-law came over and moved the collapsed object in front of them. They slowly walked towards the door, and suddenly, there was an aftershock as a huge wooden beam collapsed and smashed onto Rong'er, "Master!" With her sharp eyes, Yin'er saw him quickly rush forward to block Rong'er. The wooden beam smashed heavily on Yin'er's body. "Ah!" Along with Yin'er's shout, a mouthful of blood sprayed out from her mouth!
"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.