Jiang Fugui stood in front of the crowd, his shoulders already wet with dew.
Jiang Nai felt a little bad in his heart.
The courtiers actually stood in front of the palace all night?
Something happened to the emperor?
The carriage stopped suddenly at the bottom of dozens of steps.
Outside the palace, all the civil and military officials and many courtiers of different ages all turned their heads to look in the direction of the carriage.
Jiang Xiaonai slightly picked up the corner of her skirt and jumped to the ground.
Fu Qing came over panting from the trot. He didn't care about being decent or dishonorable. He directly grabbed Jiang Nai's sleeve and dragged him up the steps.
"Hurry, His Majesty is waiting to see you. Fourth girl, hurry up!"
Without saying a word, Jiang Nai followed Grand Eunuch Fuqing and ran up the steps.
All the way to the entrance of the Yuchen Palace, Jiang Nai paused slightly.
The palace door was closed, and the Empress Dowager and Concubine Qi sat side by side with anxious expressions on their faces.
Concubine Yong, Concubine Jia, and several favored concubines of Wang Zhaoyi were kneeling beside them with tears streaming down their faces. They didn't know what had happened, and everyone looked miserable and panicked.
When Jiang Xiaonai saw this scene, her heart sank.
The Empress Dowager, Concubine Qi and others all looked at Jiang Nai, and there was a hint of undetectable anger in their eyes.
The emperor was critically ill. As the emperor's legitimate mother-in-law, the Queen Mother was not able to enter the main hall to take a look, but she didn't expect that the emperor would summon the fourth girl of the Jiang family in such a hurry?
That’s not true!
The Queen Mother stared at Jiang Nai with a gloomy face as she followed Grand Eunuch Fuqing into the palace.
After entering the palace, they saw rows of eunuchs and maids kneeling quietly on both sides of the palace, their heads lowered.
A dozen old doctors were chatting in low voices outside the golden tent, like ants on a hot pot.
Grand Eunuch Fuqing led Jiang Nai directly towards the other end of the tent, walked around the screen, and saw Shen Yi, Chen Yun, Shen Xiaoran, Shen Lan and others there.
Mr. Wei was sitting on a small round stool at the head of the bed, taking the emperor's pulse. His eyebrows were lowered and deeply furrowed.
"Your Majesty, the fourth lady is here." Grand Eunuch Fuqing's voice trembled slightly, he took a few steps forward and whispered in the emperor's ear.
The emperor, who had his eyes closed tightly and his breath was weak, suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his hand in Jiang Nai's direction, "You, come here."
Jiang Nai trotted over and squatted in front of the emperor's dragon bed, letting him hold her wrist tightly.
"I promised your mother that I would take good care of you."
"Now it seems that I'm afraid I'm going to break my promise."
Jiang Nai pressed his pulse with her backhand, and her heart suddenly trembled.
The emperor's pulse was like a withered tree, and was as messy as thin threads, curled up into a ball.
No wonder Mr. Wei frowned deeply and remained silent for a long time.
"Bring your mother's portrait."
Jiang Nai quickly ran to the bookcase and brought the scroll to the emperor.
The emperor took one look and said calmly, "This painting is not for you. When I leave, you can burn this painting for me."
"If you break your promise, you will become fat for the rest of your life. If you lose weight, you will never regain it!"
If the atmosphere wasn't so depressing, everyone would almost laugh.
Jiang Nai made a muffled "Huh" sound, his eyes fell on the painting, and he didn't make a sound for a long time.
The emperor looked at her and said, "I'm about to leave, but you still don't want to call me uncle?"
Jiang Nai's eyes were hot, and for some reason, his voice was a little thicker and he swallowed harder, "Uncle."
The emperor nodded, reluctantly reached out and patted her hanging head, "I hugged you when you were just born."