Yun Xiangye, while boating on a spring day, lost her footing and fell into the lake. She was rescued by Gu Yan, a wealthy young master who was recuperating in Jiangnan.
To repay his great kin...
Zhao Yun stepped forward and helped Ye Wanhe up, saying with a frown, "I never intended to take your life. I'm afraid you have a high fever, so you're just talking nonsense."
Zhao Yun instructed Li Quan outside, "Go ask Imperial Physician Shen for another bowl of Zhiyan Powder."
Li Quan quickly responded, "Yes."
Ye Wanhe frowned and said, "I won't drink it! I will never drink medicine that will kill my child!"
Seeing Ye Wanhe's excited expression, Zhao Yun said, "Okay, don't drink it yet. Tomorrow morning, when the palace gates can be opened, I'll have Judge Zhu come to see if you can cure your illness without taking medicine. It's too dangerous to rely on yourself to overcome this illness."
Zhao Yun helped Ye Wanhe to the bedside and let her lie down. Although Ye Wanhe was seriously ill, she was not sleepy at all. She was afraid to fall asleep, fearing that Zhao Yun would force her to drink abortion pills...
Zhao Yun didn't fall asleep either. He just put his hand on Ye Wanhe's lower abdomen and frowned constantly.
Marry Ye Wanhe as the Crown Princess...
Actually, it is not impossible.
Just as Zhao Rui said, he is the only prince his father and mother have. If he insists on marrying Ye Wanhe as his concubine, his father and mother will eventually compromise.
Ye Wanhe was so determined to say that she would die with her child, but Zhao Yun didn't think she was just threatening.
She really had this thought.
Zhao Yun coaxed Ye Wanhe in a low voice, "Go to sleep. I won't force you to take medicine until tomorrow morning. You're very ill now, so you need to rest well."
Ye Wanhe closed her eyes, and finally could not resist the fierce sleepiness, and fell asleep in a daze. However, even in her sleep, she was constantly aware of her headache and sore throat.
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In Qingfeng Garden.
Yun Xiangye got up early in the morning and dressed up. Today's Hundred Flowers Banquet in the palace must be extremely lively.
Yun Xiangye saw Nanny Cao carrying little Nuonuo into the house, and she went forward to hold Nuonuo, who was wearing pink clothes, in her arms. Nuonuo had a circle of small peach blossoms inserted in her little bun today, which was very cute.
Yun Xiangye smiled and hugged Nuonuo, saying, "Nuonuo is the Little Peach Blossom Fairy today."
At the door, Yin Liu hurried in and said, "Princess, someone from the East Palace has come to summon you to an audience with the Emperor immediately."
Yun Xiangye looked at the sky outside. She had gotten up very early today to dress up. It was only dawn now, probably only past the middle of the morning. Why did Prince Xuan go to the East Palace alone?
Yun Xiangye did not dare to delay and hurriedly put on her coat.
Gu Yan said to Yun Xiangye, "Don't worry too much. I'll go with you."
Yun Xiangye told Nuonuo to listen carefully to Nanny Cao, and then she and Gu Yan rushed to the East Palace.
When Yun Xiangye entered the East Palace, Li Quan hurriedly walked up to her and said, "Prince's Consort, you are here. Aunt Ye had a high fever early yesterday morning and has been running high for a whole day and night. She refused to take medicine.
Yesterday, Imperial Physician Shen and this morning, Imperial Physician Zhu came to see Aunt Ye and told her that she needed to take Zhiyan Powder to cure her illness. However, Zhiyan Powder would harm the baby in the womb. Aunt Ye said she would not drink it, so His Highness wanted you to persuade Aunt Ye to take the medicine first, as there is still a chance of having a child in the future..."
When Yun Xiangye heard the word "baby in the belly", she froze in her tracks. "Your Highness... Your Highness, does he know that Aunt Ye is pregnant?"
Li Quan said: "Yes."
Yun Xiangye hurried to the bedroom.
After entering the bedroom, Yun Xiangye saw a mess, with broken pieces of medicine bowls scattered on the ground.
There were palace maids kneeling on the ground beside them.
When Zhao Yun saw Yun Xiangye come in, he said to the palace maids kneeling on the ground, "All of you step back."
The palace maids left in a hurry.
Zhao Yun frowned and looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Please persuade her to take the medicine. If she doesn't, her life may be in danger."
Yun Xiangye walked up to Ye Wanhe and said, "Sister He, you should take your medicine."
Ye Wanhe shook her head and said, "Sister, I've been dreaming about my previous child these past few days. He told me not to give up on him anymore... I can't, I can't be without a child anymore. I don't want to experience that heart-wrenching pain again. I'd rather die with my child..."
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister He, your life is definitely the most important thing. Don't you want to see your uncle and aunt again?"
Ye Wanhe pursed her lips and cried, "Of course I want to see my parents again, but I really can't hurt my child..."
Yun Xiangye reached out and touched Ye Wanhe's forehead which was running high with fever. She was shocked. Only children with fever would have such a hot forehead. Ye Wanhe was running a very high fever at this moment.
Yun Xiangye said, "I'll go find Jingyu and ask her to think of a way to save you."
Zhao Yun, who was standing by, instructed Li Quan, "Go and call Jingyu over."
Li Quan quickly responded, "Yes."
Gu Yan couldn't go into the bedroom to see Ye Wanhe, so he just said to Zhao Yun in the outer hall: "Your Highness, Aunt Ye is a lucky person, so don't worry too much. She and her child will be safe."
Zhao Yun left the inner hall and went to the outer hall. He looked at Gu Yan and asked, "Have you also known that Wan He is pregnant?"
Yun Xiangye came in just now, but she was not surprised at all that Ye Wanhe was pregnant.
I think Yun Xiangye must know that Ye Wanhe is pregnant.
Imperial Physician Shen said that Ye Wanhe had a miscarriage some time ago. That was when Gu Jingyu said that Ye Wanhe had stomach problems. Gu Jingyu must have known that Ye Wanhe was pregnant.
I just don’t know whether Gu Yan knows it or not.
Gu Yan said: "Yes, I know."
Zhao Yun's face darkened. "How long do you intend to keep this secret from me?"
Gu Yan said, "Your Highness, it's not that I want to hide this from you. If I tell you that Aunt Ye is pregnant, Xiangye will definitely ignore me."
Zhao Yun did not pursue the blame of Gu Yan for concealing the truth. After all, Ye Wanhe's condition was more important now.
In the sleeping hall.
Yun Xiangye looked at the wound on Ye Wanhe's wrist and frowned, "Sister, how did you get this wound?"
Ye Wanhe coughed and whispered, "Nothing."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "This wound is definitely related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ye Wanhe lowered her eyes and spoke in the Yongxing City dialect, "Xiangye, His Highness won't keep my child, so I plan to take the fake death drug today... Today is the day the Crown Princess is appointed... I'm also seriously ill, so faking my death won't arouse His Highness's suspicions..."
Yun Xiangye said, "But I see that His Highness doesn't seem to be planning to take your child's life this time."
Ye Wanhe said, "How could he not have thought about it? He's been forcing me to take drugs that would harm the baby. Xiangye... wait until the Crown Princess chooses and issues an order, and then I'll take a fake death drug and pretend to be seriously ill and dead. Wouldn't that fake death drug harm the fetus?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Well, I heard from Gu Yan that his grandmother... Oh, sister, you don't know yet, right? Gu Yan's grandmother was Mr. Li, who was in our school when we were young.
Mr. Li had also taken the drug that caused him to fake his death. When she took it, she was pregnant with Gu Yan's mother, now the Princess..."
Ye Wanhe reached out and touched her belly, "That's good."