Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

Then, as if invigorated, enduring the pain all over his body, he shouted up to Xuexue above: "Xuexue, don't be afraid, I will come up to rescue you immediately."

After saying this, he cracked a smile and limped towards Stone Mountain...

Who knew that after only a few steps, he twisted his foot and fell heavily to the ground again? This time it was much worse than before, it seemed like he heard the sound of bones breaking. Before he could react, he fell flat on the ground, face down in the dirt.

The Empress Dowager was very displeased, feeling that the Fourth Prince had disgraced the Royal Family by disregarding his dignity for a woman.

"Someone, carry the Fourth Prince back to the palace and find an Imperial Physician to thoroughly examine him, and also check his brain to see if it's damaged." Although the Empress Dowager's voice was calm, the palace maids and eunuchs who had served her for a long time knew she was angry.

"Yes."

A few eunuchs stepped forward and carried the Fourth Prince away.

The clueless Fourth Prince was still shouting: "You useless servants, put me down immediately. I need to save Xuexue."

The Fourth Prince's birth mother is the Empress, and everyone was still very cautious, fearing the Empress's retaliation, and immediately hesitated.

The Empress Dowager became even angrier: "Why are you all dawdling? Has the Fourth Prince damaged his brain, and have you all damaged yours too? Quickly carry him back to the palace, and get an Imperial Physician to check on him. If anything happens, you will all be buried along with him."

With this, the servants no longer dared to delay. No matter how the Fourth Prince threatened, they turned a deaf ear, carrying him quickly out of Qiankun Palace.

The Empress Dowager, after handling everything, discovered that Xuexue had actually climbed down on her own.

The Empress Dowager fixed her gaze on Xuexue: "Miss Situ, how did you climb up there?"

This Stone Mountain was specially built by The Emperor for the Empress Dowager. About ten meters high, it looks magnificent from afar and beautiful up close, not something an ordinary girl could climb.

Xuexue knew that the shrewd and cunning Empress Dowager had become suspicious of her. Despite her seemingly agreeable demeanor, in her bones, she trusted no one. Indeed, her journey from a minor Concubine to her current position as the Empress Dowager had been one of life and death struggles, not something an average person could endure.

Xuexue dared not be careless, keeping her head down as she respectfully replied: "Xuexue loves flowers and plants. Seeing so many beautiful flowers and plants on Stone Mountain, she admired them while climbing and unconsciously reached the top, only to realize she couldn't get down, so she had to call for help."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, Xuexue dares not conceal anything from the Empress Dowager.

"It's good that you're fine. In the future, a young girl like you shouldn't run around. If anything happens, how can I explain it to The Emperor?"

A perfectly fine person coming to Qiankun Palace, if any harm comes, The Emperor will surely be displeased, and wouldn't that cause discord between mother and son?

At this moment, the Empress Dowager put away her kindly expression and turned icy cold.

Due to the sudden incident with the Fourth Prince yesterday, the Empress's plan was thus thwarted.

That night, after The Emperor finished handling state affairs, Xuexue was asked to have dinner with him.

Beneath others' eaves, one has to bow their head.

Especially when the other party is The Emperor; Xuexue had no choice but to agree cheerfully.

She even had a bit of regret, wishing she had not injured the Fourth Prince. Being with him, she could have controlled the situation since all the Fourth Prince wanted was to gain her favor and leverage Situ Yongjie's military power to secure the position of Crown Prince.

But being with this tiger of an Emperor, she was constantly worried, never knowing what kind of antics he might pull?