When Pei Xiaoyuan carried the emperor down the mountain, Xuyu followed closely beside him throughout the whole process.
Perhaps she was dazzled, she saw that after Aye was carried down seven or eight steps of the mountain by him, his eyelids fluttered a few times, and then he must have woken up completely. He opened his eyes slightly, looked around blankly, and then he seemed to understand what was going on.
He looked a little uncomfortable with this.
Just when Xuyu thought that Aye was going to order him to let him go, he didn't know what Aye was thinking. His eyes fell on the back of the man who was carrying him down the mountain. His gaze stayed there for a moment. Then, without saying or doing anything, his eyes became gentle. Finally, he slowly closed his eyes, and his whole body seemed to relax, motionless, and just like that, he let this young minister carry him down the mountain, walk the entire mountain path, and finally carry him to the foot of the mountain.
There, the palace eunuchs had already brought the sedan chair and were waiting at the intersection. Upon seeing what was happening, they rushed forward, hurriedly but orderly took the emperor and helped him onto the sedan chair.
Afterwards, the emperor went away under the escort of Han Kerang and other ministers including Cui Daosi who had rushed to the scene after hearing the news.
Xuyu followed the chariot, and as she walked forward, she glanced behind her.
Pei Xiaoyuan did not follow. He stopped at the intersection at the bottom of the mountain road alone. When he saw her turn around, he looked at her from a distance for a moment, and finally he slowly lowered his head and bowed to her from a distance.
Xuyu nodded as a return gesture and expression of gratitude, then she closed her eyes and accompanied the emperor back to the imperial tent.
The imperial physician arrived hurriedly, and after a round of diagnosis and treatment, he said that the emperor should be fine and that his fainting was mainly due to blood stasis. He suggested that he return to the palace immediately and rest well.
There was no need for the imperial physician to say anything else. After what happened last night, this trip had to be interrupted.
During the brief period of waiting for the return trip, more details about the incident last night were reported one by one.
In the first half of last night, after the farce-like dispute in front of the emperor, the emperor, either out of his usual cautious habit or out of intuition, secretly ordered Han Kerang to keep an eye on the people on both sides to see what they were doing. As the emperor was always wary of Pei Xiaoyuan, he would naturally not let him know about this, so Han Kerang did not reveal any news to Pei Xiaoyuan last night.
It was precisely because of the emperor's caution that the Four Guards were able to respond quickly and organize to block Chen Sida after the incident.
However, the emperor still underestimated the severity of the situation and was not fully prepared. Although the riot last night was quickly put down, the consequences were much more serious than everyone imagined.
According to the count this morning, more than a dozen officials who accompanied the emperor died. Among them, except for a civil servant who fell off his horse and died while fleeing, most of the others were people in the court who had close contacts with Feng Zhenping. As for the officials such as the chief secretary and the military commander who accompanied the Kangwang Palace this time, they were all killed, and none of them escaped. In addition, there were 20 to 30 injured officials. In addition to those who were burned and stabbed, there were also those who accidentally fell and sprained their injuries while fleeing. The severity of the injuries varied, and the reasons were varied. There were also several foreign envoys. Fortunately, there was no danger, and these people were all resettled one by one.