As a father, Ning Chen would not feel comfortable hearing the imperial physician say that he could not raise his child.
However, Qi Xiuyi had been in poor health during her pregnancy, and it was the fumigation with moxa that kept the fetus alive for so long, so Ning Chen had expected this.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Everyone in the Imperial Hospital will do their best." Ye Jun comforted in a low voice.
Seeing the child being born in that state, Ye Jun, who was already a mother, felt pity in her heart.
Ning Chen nodded slightly, "I know, everything depends on God's will. You have lost a lot of weight recently. You are also injured after giving birth. You must take care of yourself. It will be cold in November. Turn on the ground dragon. I know you are afraid of cold."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. We servants will serve you meticulously." Ye Jun said, "Your Majesty, there are dark circles under your eyes. It seems that you haven't slept well recently. You haven't had lunch yet. Why don't you eat something simple and lie down to rest for a while."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. You can rest with me." Ning Chen took Ye Jun's hand and went back to Zhaochun Palace together.
However, I didn't expect that something bad would happen during this short period of sleep.
The young eunuch following the Fourth Prince ran back with a pale face and started shouting before he even entered the yard.
"It's bad, your majesty, it's bad, the fourth prince fell from the high platform in the imperial garden and hit his head and passed out!"
Huiyue and Nanzhi had been resting for a month after their marriage. Now, Luzhi and the others were serving them closely, and their expressions changed for a moment.
He hurriedly knocked on the door and asked someone to call out Yuan Jiu who was resting in the ear room.
Hearing the noise, Ning Chen woke up first, and Ye Jun woke up soon after.
When I heard that the Fourth Prince had fallen from the high platform in the Imperial Garden, I suddenly felt as if my head was exploding.
She climbed up from the couch, without bothering to put on her undershirt, wrapped herself in her jacket and skirt, hastily put on her cotton boots, and went out with her hair loose, as if she was crazy.
Ning Chen reacted and quickly got off the bed.
"What are you still standing there for? Follow the Imperial Concubine!"
Ye Jun had never run so fast before. She held up her skirt and ran all the way, forgetting all the palace etiquette.
The servants followed him, but they could hardly catch up with him.
When they arrived at the scene, they saw the Fourth Prince lying in Bai Zhu's arms, his face pale and his eyes closed.
Fortunately, Imperial Physician Shen had arrived earlier and applied medicine to the wound on the back of the Fourth Prince's head and wrapped it with gauze.
Ye Jun came running frantically, taking deep breaths of cold air, feeling a stinging pain in his throat and lungs. When he got closer, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"My queen!"
The servants cried out in surprise and were about to help, but Ye Jun's heart was on the child. With trembling hands, she took the Fourth Prince from Bai Zhu, and tears immediately fell from her eyes.
"Jing'er, Jing'er, wake up and look at your mother. Jing'er, please don't scare your mother, okay?"
When Ning Chen caught up, he saw Ye Jun in such a dazed state.
Her long black hair was a mess because she had not had time to tie it up. Her shoes were still hanging on her feet and she was not wearing socks. Under her jacket and skirt was a thin nightgown, which had already turned her skin red from the cold wind.
The child in her arms had lost his former vitality and lay motionless. The bandage on his head was stained red with blood, which was particularly eye-catching.
Ning Chen took the thick cloak from Luzhi, squatted down and put it on Ye Jun's shoulders, wanting to take the Fourth Prince over.
But Ye Jun was tense at the moment, and subconsciously tightened his arms, leaned over to protect the child, and dodged.
"Qingqing, it's me. Be good, give Jing'er to me and let the servants take her back to rest, okay?" Ning Chen persuaded in a gentle voice with great patience.
At this moment, Ye Jun's mind relaxed a little and he brought the child to him.
Ning Chen took the Fourth Prince, his face full of worry, and ordered Bai Zhu to take the child back first.
Only now did Shen Pingzhi have time to speak.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please rest assured. The Fourth Prince's bleeding has stopped. Fortunately, he had something to cushion his fall, and the stage wasn't too high. He just happened to bump into a flower pot on the stage, which is why he was injured and fainted. He will be fine when he wakes up."
Ye Jun was half-hugged by Ning Chen. His legs were still a little weak from the previous wild run, but he had calmed down.
He then asked the servants present why the Fourth Prince fell down.
One of the fourth prince's wet nurses was still at the scene, so she stepped forward and replied, "Yes, it was the third prince who pushed..."
At this moment, everyone turned around and saw that the Third Prince and the Second Prince were both standing in the corner under the platform, both at a loss.
The third prince, in particular, had already changed his expression greatly. It seemed that he knew that he had gotten into trouble.
Ning Chen's eyes turned cold, and he continued to ask, "Why did the Third Prince push the Fourth Prince?"
"To answer Your Majesty, it's because the Fourth Prince said that if he went to the Upper Study to study next year, he would definitely do better than the Fourth Prince and get more praise from Your Majesty. When the Third Prince heard this, he suddenly pushed the Fourth Prince away for some reason." The wet nurse's voice trembled.
Originally, the Fourth Prince and the Second Prince came together today, but when they met the Third Prince, they called the Second Prince along as well.
The high platform in the Imperial Garden was built for the opera performance on Ye Yun’s birthday. It was not used later and was never dismantled.
Several princes came to play today, and out of curiosity, they climbed up.
There was no railing in front of the stage, and it was not high, only about 1.2 meters. If he hadn't hit a flowerpot when he fell, he wouldn't have fainted.
Fortunately, one of the servants was quick-witted and fell to the ground in time to catch the blow, otherwise his back would have been broken.
But no matter what, it was really infuriating that the Third Prince pushed him off the platform because of what the Fourth Prince said.
Just at this time, Yi Zhaoyuan and Jingxianfei also arrived one after another.
Before the two could say anything, Ye Jun suddenly came out of Ning Chen's arms, strode over, and slapped Yi Zhaoyuan in the face with his backhand.
"My Lady, why did you hit me, ah—"
Before she could finish, Ye Jun slapped her on the other side of the face.
He used all his strength in both slaps, especially the second one, which made Yi Zhaoyuan stagger and almost fall.
There were bright red palm prints on both cheeks.
"If you don't know how to teach your son, I will teach you well!" Ye Jun gritted his teeth, and every word he said was filled with anger.
Because she knew when she came that the third prince had caused trouble, Yi Zhaoyuan did not dare to refute a word at this moment and knelt down in a hurry.
"Han'er is young, he definitely didn't mean it. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Forgive me? The one who is unconscious right now is not your son, so you want me to forgive you. Why should I forgive you?"
Ye Jun was furious and kicked Yi Zhaoyuan on the shoulder, knocking her to the ground.
Even Concubine Jingxian was frightened by her appearance and took a step back unconsciously.
Ning Chen came over quickly and hugged him. "Now is not the time to beat or scold him. Jing'er has been sent back to Zhaochun Palace. You are wearing thin clothes, be careful not to catch a cold. Go back to look after the child first. I will handle the rest, okay? You trust me."
When Ye Jun met Ning Chen's eyes, her nose felt sore. She felt aggrieved and worried about the child.
She held back her tears and nodded, then with the help of Luzhi, she got on the sedan chair and went back to Zhaochun Palace first.