The baby in Princess Cheng's belly was not saved after all. Gu Helian cursed loudly, but when she saw the basins of blood being brought out, her face turned pale.
He was already injured from being shot by an arrow, but he refused to leave and squatted in front of Rong Yue's door for half the night. His colorful peacock-like clothes were wrinkled and he looked haggard.
Tang Ning also stayed with Princess Cheng until dawn when she slowly woke up. The first thing she did after waking up was to ask about the child.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"Princess, the dead are gone..."
"I just want to know if he's a boy or a girl."
Princess Cheng's lips were frighteningly pale. She stretched out her hand and placed it on her completely flat belly. Her eyelashes trembled slightly. "After all, it stayed in my belly for four months. Even if I miscarried, I still need to know what it looked like when it was alive."
Doctor Sun couldn't help but look at Tang Ning. Seeing that she didn't stop him, he reluctantly whispered, "Madam Qin handled it for you. I only took a look. Although the child is already formed, I can't tell the gender. But according to the pubic bone and your pulse, it should be a boy."
Princess Cheng reached out and clutched the quilt tightly.
"Aunt." Tang Ning walked forward with some concern.
Princess Cheng looked up with a pale face: "Fortunately he didn't survive..."
Fortunately he is gone.
When she spoke in a low voice, her voice was extremely hoarse, and she quickly lowered her eyes as if trying to hide her embarrassment, but the mist in her eyes could not be swallowed back, and instead it hurt her internal organs.
Tang Ning held her hand and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but nothing came out for a long time. She didn't know how to comfort Princess Cheng in this situation, nor did she know what to say to make her less sad. She could only put her arm around her shoulders, lean forward and hug her gently.
Gu Helian, who was hiding outside the door, listened to the suppressed sobbing coming from inside. With red eyes, he kicked the wall fiercely and gritted his teeth.
"Son of a bitch!!"
Princess Cheng's miscarriage was extremely harmful to her health. She cried for a while and then fell asleep again. After instructing Hua Wu to take care of Princess Cheng personally, Tang Ning withdrew with Imperial Doctor Sun.
"How is Rong Yue?" Gu Helian lowered his voice.
Doctor Sun whispered, "The princess' miscarriage hurt her body. The rest is fine, but the incident with Prince Cheng's mansion and Prince Xie is probably making her feel depressed. If she can't handle it mentally, her body will have trouble recovering. We have to find a way to help her resolve the problem."
Gu Helian's face turned grim when he heard that. Not to mention Rong Yue, even he hasn't digested what happened in Prince Cheng's Mansion tonight. Rong Yue may not care that much about Xie Tianyu's mess. The key is Nanny Jiang and Xie Yin.
One was her closest wet nurse, and the other was her own son whom she had loved for many years. But now the one who had betrayed her has betrayed her, and the son has become fake.
How could this make her happy?
Tang Ning stood aside and looked at the extremely depressed Gu Helian, and suddenly said: "Doctor Sun, is it time to deal with the child that my aunt aborted?"
Doctor Sun nodded: "We haven't had time to find a place to stay yet..."
Tang Ning said: "Leave it to me."
Doctor Sun was stunned for a moment: "County Princess?"
He wanted to say that the thing was bloody and scary, and it was not auspicious to drop it like this, so it would be better to just find a place to bury it. However, facing Tang Ning's extremely quiet eyes, and seeing that there was no warmth in her dark eyes, he did not dare to ask more questions and nodded quickly and agreed: "Okay, I will have someone send it to you later."
After Doctor Sun left, Tang Ning looked at Gu Helian and said, "Uncle Gu, you are injured and have been up all night. You should go and rest."
Gu Helian opened her mouth to speak when she heard Tang Ning say, "I am worried about my aunt. When she wakes up next time, she will be emotionally unstable and need someone to accompany her. But I have other things to do. Can you trouble Uncle Gu to look after my aunt for me and live in the west wing of this courtyard for the time being?"
Gu Helian: "..." He swallowed the words of refusal that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "Since you've asked, I'll stay for a few days with reluctance."
Tang Ning didn't care that he was trying to save face: "Thank you, Uncle Gu."
Gu Helian coughed. Her thick skin was not yet fully developed. She blushed and changed the subject: "By the way, why did you ask Imperial Doctor Sun for the dead fetus?"
"Naturally send him to where he should go."
There is no reason why my aunt should be so sad while some people can stay in prison safely.
Xie Tianyu's actions made Tang Ning hate him extremely, and for the first time, she had dark and vicious thoughts. She wanted Xie Tianyu to see with his own eyes the evil he had committed, and let him see with his own eyes the flesh and blood he had killed. Didn't he not care about these things?
She wanted to see if he was really that heartless!
…
Xiao Yan settled the Empress Dowager and watched Madam Qin give her acupuncture. The old woman was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and had not woken up yet. Her breathing was heavy and she seemed to be in a nightmare. Her eyelids were trembling all the time and she never had peace even when she was asleep.
"I have been intentionally controlling the Empress Dowager's hysteria. There are many people in the palace, and she cannot be too awake, otherwise His Majesty will not tolerate her. Now that the Lord Governor has brought her out, I will find a way to give her acupuncture and medicine. Although she still cannot recognize people for a short period of time, it will not get worse."
After Madam Qin finished using the needle, the old man on the bed's breathing became smoother.
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and looked at the person on the bed: "It's okay if she doesn't recognize me."
I'm afraid my great grandmother wouldn't be able to recognize him in his current state, and waking up might not be a good thing for her. She might not be able to bear facing those things again.
"Just treat her slowly. As long as she is healthy, that's all that matters."
When Xiao Yan and Lady Qin came out, it was already bright outside. Jinyun came forward and told them that Queen Lu had gone to the Empress Dowager's palace.
"After the news from Prince Cheng's Mansion was passed to Fengxi Palace, there was no reaction from Empress Lu. She didn't send any letters to the court, nor did she behave abnormally. She just went to the Empress Dowager's palace after dawn. Lord Governor, did we think wrong before?"
If Xie Yin was really related to Queen Lu, how could she sit still?
Xiao Yan looked at him and said, "She didn't do anything?"
Jinyun shook his head: "No."
That would be interesting.
Xiao Yan twisted his fingers lightly, his brows slightly raised with a hint of thoughtfulness.
Queen Lu did not take any action. Either she guessed wrong, and Xie Tianyu's affairs had nothing to do with her. She knew nothing about Xie Yin's life experience, so she was not afraid at all.
Or maybe Empress Lu was certain that even if Xie Tianyu was convicted of treason and had no chance of survival, he would never betray her.
Xiao Yan glanced at the morning light that was already spreading across the horizon. The rising sun made it seem as if the strong wind and rainstorm of last night had never happened.
Empress Lu had lived in the harem for many years. After Emperor An ascended the throne, it was difficult for Prince Chen to enter the harem. If the two had any contact in the early years, they would not have dared to do so frequently. And after he returned to the palace and took over the palace defense, the two met in private no more than five times, otherwise it would have been impossible to hide it from him.
In other words, even if these two really had an affair, this affair would have long since become distant.
One is the Empress Dowager, who has a husband and children and is high and mighty; the other is the Princess hugging her and showing affection and tenderness. Even if their affection is false, it may become true.
Why did Queen Lu think that Prince Chen would remain steadfast and never betray her for decades?
Is she certain of Prince Cheng's "deep affection" for her, or is there something else that makes her so fearless?
Xiao Yan suddenly sneered. If he had guessed correctly, then Prince Cheng and the Queen were hiding something else. He said to Jin Yun, "Continue to send people to keep an eye on Fengxi Palace. Leave some people with Princess Huan as well. Also, find someone to poke a poke at the Fourth Prince."
The Queen may be stable, but the Fourth Prince may not be.
If you dig a little deeper, you might find something interesting.
Jinyun nodded and agreed: "By the way, Governor, the girl sent something over and wants you to help deliver it to King Cheng."
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Jinyun whispered something, and seeing Madam Qin's face full of surprise, he lowered his voice.
"Hang Li has already handed the things over to the people in the palace, saying that the girl has instructed that it must be delivered to Prince Cheng in person, and he must open it with his own eyes. Lord Governor, this... should we send it?"
Xiao Yan didn't expect that the crabapple flower in his house was covered with thorns. He still remembered that when he first met her, she was timid and scared, and would cry like a kitten when she was scared. Now she knows how to fight back.
"Since it is the lady's order, it must be delivered. Have someone pack it well and choose a good time, preferably late at night when everyone is asleep, so that King Cheng can be surprised."
Jinyun: "…"
Madam Qin: "…"
Are you sure it's a surprise?
Xiao Yan looked at the blossoming flowers not far away, and seemed to see Xiao Haitang's face with eyes wide open and pretending to be fierce. He suddenly missed his little girl.