That night, Qin Mubai went to bed very early after playing outside all day, because he had to get up early tomorrow to practice martial arts with his father and needed to replenish his mental and physical strength.
Not long after I lay down, the door was suddenly knocked: "Third Young Master, someone from the palace has called you! Get up quickly!"
"What? I'll come right away!" Qin Mubai hurriedly got up to change clothes, wondering why he suddenly called me now, and what would happen?
After a while, Qin Mubai came to the front hall and saw a eunuch walking around anxiously, like an ant on a hot pot. Qin Mubai recognized him. He was one of the emperor's personal attendants, his surname was Gao.
"Eunuch Gao, why are you so panicked?" Qin Mubai stepped forward and asked.
"Oh, General Qin, come to the palace quickly! Her Royal Highness Princess Jinyang is suffering from an emergency and her life is at stake! His Majesty the Emperor has ordered several imperial doctors to treat her urgently, but the effect is not good! Princess Jinyang wakes up and down.
Just when she was saying 'Village Chief, Village Chief', His Highness Prince Jin said, she is thinking of you!" Eunuch Gao stamped his feet in such anxiety that his mouth was trembling a little.
"I'll leave right away!" Qin Mubai pulled away and walked towards the backyard.
"Hey, General Qin! Why are you still going back? The carriages and horses are ready, follow the villain into the palace quickly!"
"I have Huoyunma, which is ten times faster than your car!"
Qin Mubai walked quickly to the backyard. After all this trouble, the whole family woke up. Qin Shubao, Liu Shi and Shuang'er all came to the hall to ask what happened, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Princess Jinyang is only five or six years old. She is the legitimate daughter of the late Empress Changsun. She has always been the apple of Li Shimin's eye. She is afraid of melting when she holds it in her mouth, and it hurts when she holds it in her hand. Moreover, this little princess is also very lovable.
I like her. She is very smart, sensible, gentle and virtuous at a young age. As long as she meets this little girl, everyone will praise her and feel love in her heart.
Even if it is a little girl from a commoner's family, suffering from a sudden emergency and her life is in danger at a young age, it will arouse a burst of pity from people who don't know her, let alone a cute little princess from a majestic imperial family who lost her mother at an early age?
Qin Mubai rode directly on the fire cloud in the backyard and ran out of the door like lightning. The matter was urgent and he didn't care about many common etiquette. He did not say goodbye to Qin Shubao and his wife one by one. He only looked back meaningfully before leaving.
Looking at Shuang'er, Shuang'er nodded gently and waved her hand: "Third brother, go quickly!"
Didn't you make an appointment with Li Ke and Princess Gaoyang tomorrow to go to Lichen Residence together? It seems like you have to break the appointment again.
It was late at night and Chang'an city was sparsely populated. Qin Mubai rushed all the way and quickly arrived at the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial Palace. The palace gate was closed at this moment, and these places were very heavily guarded. Even if the prime minister and general came to break into the palace at this time, they would not be able to do so without the emperor's order.
But the military academy guarding the city saw that it was Qin Mubai and hurriedly opened the palace door and let him in without any questioning.
Qin Mubai did not stop for a moment, and the strict rules of "dismounting from horse and unloading sword" on the dismounting bridge in front of the palace were of no use to him. He galloped directly to Penglai Hall, jumped off the horse and ran into the palace like a gust of wind.
A large number of people had gathered outside the palace of the two young highnesses. There were nearly a hundred people including imperial doctors, concubines, palace maids and eunuchs, and hundreds of cavalry guards. Everyone was blocked from entering the palace, and many people were in a panic.
Turn around, especially those imperial doctors.
Qin Mubai just appeared, and there was an uproar: "Okay, General Qin is finally here - please come in quickly!"
Qin Mubai didn't have time to greet them one by one. He didn't even see clearly who was present, so he hurriedly opened the door and rushed in.
Just a few steps into the palace, he heard a low cry inside. Qin Mubai was very familiar with this sound. It was Li Zhi crying.
Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang was lying quietly on the bed. An old imperial doctor with a disheveled face was taking her pulse. His hands were shaking slightly, and there were beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. Li Shimin was sitting there.
On the other side of the hospital bed, with a sad and anxious look on his face, he gently held Li Mingda's other hand, staring straight at her face, unwilling to leave for a moment.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister arrived late and died."