The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 786

Chapter 786: 365 Crush the Imperial Concubine (First Update)

The Emperor closed his mouth helplessly. He glanced at Empress Dowager Zhuang impatiently. What was this villainous woman up to now? Wouldn’t she even let his mother empress feed him medicine? Did she begrudge seeing his mother doing well?

Empress Dowager Zhuang walked over with a haughty expression, saying to the Quiet Empress seated on the Dragon couch, "Give the medicine to me, let me feed him."

Upon hearing these words, everyone in the hall was taken aback.

Although such words were highly disrespectful, had the Empress Dowager gone mad? How could she want to feed the Emperor medicine?

It would be merciful of her not to poison him with a bowl of medicine!

No, recently, the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor seemed to have warmed up. They could often be seen sharing mother and child moments of love, and it was heard that they no longer quarreled in Court, almost causing the ministers of both factions to dig up a two-story mansion from the floor of Jinluan Hall with their toenails out of boredom!

But the sudden reconciliation between the two after such a long-lasting feud had taken the palace maids by surprise. They always thought that they were still at odds.

"There’s no need for that, Empress Dowager, let me do it." The Quiet Empress, sitting on the Dragon couch, spoke gently.

Indeed, he didn’t want to drink medicine fed by this wicked woman!

Empress Dowager Zhuang looked down at her, "Aren’t you worried about catching a cold with your clothes all drenched? Aren’t you in poor health?"

Only then did the Emperor remember that he had spilled the medicine and hurt the quiet Mother Empress. He seemed to have been scared silly by the nightmare, and had forgotten such an important incident after briefly thinking about it once.

He looked at the Quiet Empress’s reddened hand and damp clothes and apologized, "Mother Empress, please go back and change your clothes quickly. Eunuch Wei!"

"This slave is here." Eunuch Wei walked forward with his whisk, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

The Emperor said, "You accompany Mother Empress back to the Nunnery, and make sure to send someone to ask the Imperial Doctor to examine Mother Empress."

Eunuch Wei replied, "Yes!" He turned to the Quiet Empress, "Empress, please."

At this point, the Quiet Empress had no choice but to go.

Cai Mama looked at her mistress, clenched her fist, a touch of urgency flashed in her eyes.

The Quiet Empress stood up unhurriedly and handed the bowl of medicine to Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang did not move, it was Eunuch Qin who took it.

If bullying was Xuanping Hou’s specialty, then Zhuang Jinse was a professional at crushing others as well. Something that was passed to her by an empress did not deserve to be taken by her own hands!

The fingers of the Quiet Empress clenched, turning slightly white.

The Emperor was furious. This wicked woman had obviously come to embarrass his Quiet Mother!

"Ah—"

The Quiet Empress’s hand slipped and the bowl of medicine slipped from Eunuch Qin’s fingers and overturned onto the footrest of the Dragon couch.

The footrest was wooden and the bowl did not break, but it was completely overturned. The medicine splashed all over the floor and even a few drops splattered onto the gorgeous and exquisite robe of Empress Dowager Zhuang.

"Empress Dowager!" Eunuch Qin suffered the most. He was the closest and his shoes were soaked. Nevertheless, he disregarded himself and bent down to wipe Empress Dowager Zhuang’s phoenix robe.

"No need, get up," Empress Dowager Zhuang stated calmly.

"Mother Empress, are you alright?" The Emperor asked worriedly.

Eunuch Qin smirked. The Quiet Empress was far more wet than the Empress Dowager! He didn’t care about the Empress Dowager but showed concern for the Quiet Empress instead! Didn’t he see that she was the one who had spilled the bowl of medicated soup?

The Quiet Empress said with guilt, "I’m fine, I’m just so useless, I can’t even hold a bowl of medicine."

How could the Emperor bear to see her upset, "Mother Empress is not yet recovered from her illness..."

Empress Dowager Zhuang coldly interrupted the emperor’s words, "You know you’re useless, why are you still standing here? Why don’t you leave immediately!"

The Quiet Empress was taken aback.

The Emperor and Cai Mama and others were also shocked.

Empress Dowager Zhuang and the Quiet Empress had long been estranged, but it was the first time that Empress Dowager Zhuang had spoken so harshly to the Quiet Empress in front of everyone.

Even last time they met in the Imperial Garden, Empress Dowager Zhuang had merely ignored the Quiet Empress.

The Emperor’s expression darkened.

The Quiet Empress lowered her eyes and said softly, "You are right to reprimand me, Empress Dowager. I will leave now."

The expression of the Quiet Empress was very calm, she neither complained nor showed weakness, but everyone could feel her grievance.

The Emperor’s expression darkened further.

The Quiet Empress left the sleeping hall under the escort of Eunuch Wei.

Eunuch Qin personally brought a new bowl of medicine over.

Empress Dowager Zhuang reluctantly took the bowl, looking disgusted.

The Emperor was quite irritated by her. You feel disgusted? He felt even more disgusted!

But he remembered they were playing a farce of peace at the moment and couldn’t publicly break with her. He said to the palace maids in the hall, "You may all leave."

"Yes." The palace maids withdrew one by one, only Eunuch Qin remained by Empress Dowager Zhuang’s side.