Chapter 178: Protecting the elder and the younger

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Whatever people do, there is always a purpose behind it.

Huipin spent a lot of time and effort to move to Changle Palace. What was her purpose?

She was not here to compete for favor. If she wanted to harm the heir in Song Zhao's belly, she should have stayed away from him. Why would she ask to live with Song Zhao? This was tantamount to digging her own grave.

Look at Concubine Hui, she only cares about eating, drinking and having fun every day, living a carefree life.

As smart as Song Zhao was, he had no idea what she was trying to do.

I thought that if she wasn't hiding her thoughts too deeply, then that was just her nature.

Song Zhao was skeptical about this and was still wary of her.

Later that day, Song Zhao told Xiao Fuzi, "Go and bring some ice to Yunshan's room. Her wounds are almost healed. If she gets soaked in sweat and mutates again, that would be bad."

Xiao Fuzi responded repeatedly, and then moved closer to Song Zhao and lowered his voice:

"When I went to the laundry department yesterday to get the clothes for the Majesty, I had already done what the Majesty had asked. And when I went there, Concubine Ying, Concubine Yun, Concubine Chen, and even the people in Concubine Yao's palace all went to get their own masters' clothes, so I didn't stand out."

Song Zhao stirred up the mist rising from the ice jar beside him and said calmly, "The weather is so hot and humid. No matter how beautiful a person is, she will always sweat. Naturally, all the palaces and offices have to send clothes to the laundry every day."

Xiao Fuzi's eyes were sinister, and she said fiercely, "She planned to hurt the queen and the unborn prince, and made Yunshan bedridden for so long. She is really evil-hearted! I just hope that this time she can kill two people with one body!"

Song Zhao lowered his eyes and rebuked, "Don't say such vicious words. Just do your best and leave the rest to fate. Even if there is an accident this month, the baby can be born safely even if it is a dozen days premature. But whether the one with the heart disease can survive is another matter."

Two days later in the evening,

The Queen was worshipping Buddha in the palace when Shuang Ruo hurried back to report.

"Your Majesty, I just got some news from the Imperial Hospital. Concubine Xiao's fetal movement is very strong today. I'm afraid the due date will be advanced. I estimate it will happen in the next two days."

The queen took three sticks of incense, placed them on the candle flame and burned them.

"Let her give birth if she wants. The baby won't be a good thing anyway."

The queen acted very calm and composed. She was only concerned with burning incense and praying to Buddha, and didn't even glance at Shuang Ruo.

Shuang Ruo smiled and said, "Yes, Queen, don't worry about anything. Just wait and watch the show."

The queen inserted the incense into the incense burner.

When she bowed to worship, her movements were so large that the oriental pearl hanging on the hem of her phoenix robe came off the thread and fell off.

The hem of the phoenix robe was very close to the ground, and the queen was standing on a cushion, so the Dongzhu fell without making any sound.

It only rolled twice before stopping at the queen's feet without anyone noticing.

After offering incense, the queen smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"This person has done too many evil things, and the retribution will definitely be passed on to the next generation. I am watching that Concubine Xiao to see if she can...ah!"

As the queen spoke, she turned around and tried to return to her bedroom.

But he stepped on the Dongzhu under his feet, slipped and fell to the ground.

Shuang Ruo, who was about to support the queen a step late, was frightened.

"Empress! How are you?"

She rushed to the queen's side and helped her up, but she saw the queen holding her lower abdomen, her face was miserable and she kept crying out in pain.

"It hurts! My stomach hurts so much!"

Shuang Ruo then saw that the queen had fainted and there was a pool of blood under her. She cried out in a panic:

"Yan Jiude! Go and call the imperial physician! The queen is about to give birth!"

She held the Queen's hand tightly and comforted her:

"Your Majesty, please hold on! With the blessing of the Bodhisattva, both you and your child will be safe!"

As soon as these words fell,

The incense that the queen had just inserted into the incense burner broke off, and the ashes fell to the ground and turned into dust.

At that time, Xiao Jingheng was having dinner with her in Song Zhao Palace.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!”

Jiang Deshun came running in, stammering like a lost soul, "The Queen is about to give birth!"

"What?"

Xiao Jingheng stood up in shock, "Why is it so sudden?"

He had been sitting for a long time when he suddenly stood up. His blood rushed up and he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and his feet staggered.

Song Zhao and Jiang Deshun quickly supported him and held him steady.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will accompany you to the Queen's palace first."

Changle Palace was not far from Kunning Palace. Xiao Jingheng had no time to take a sedan chair and hurried over there at a quick pace.

But he still ordered Song Zhao to go slowly and take the sedan chair.

Song Zhao arrived at Kunning Palace one step later than Xiao Jingheng.

As soon as she arrived outside the palace gate, she heard a woman's shrill screams of pain coming from inside from time to time.

The sound made one's scalp tingle, and Song Zhao couldn't help shivering.

Xiao Fuzi helped Song Zhao steady himself and said firmly, "My lady, please be careful with your steps."

Song Zhao entered the inner chamber and when he opened the door curtain, a strong smell of blood hit his nose.

Kunning Palace was in chaos at this moment.

The palace servants were hurriedly coming in and out, carrying hot water and towels.

Xiao Jingheng stopped a palace maid and asked:

"What's going on? Isn't it still about twenty days before the Queen's due date? Why is there a sudden fetal movement?"

The maid was so anxious that she almost cried, "The weather was hot and humid, and the Empress was praying for the Emperor. She was exhausted for a while, which led to the sudden fetal movement and premature birth."

The whole Queen's palace must have spoken with one voice.

They couldn't tell Xiao Jingheng that it was the Queen who fell down accidentally, right?

When Xiao Jingheng heard this, he might feel that the Queen was not stable enough even though she was pregnant, and was making a fuss about the issue of the royal heir.

"So how is the queen doing now? Why is she screaming so miserably?" Xiao Jingheng asked again.

The palace maid could not answer this question.

Just as she was hesitating, a person walked out from the inner bedroom.

Song Zhao recognized him at a glance. This was the Imperial Medical Bureau's obstetrics and gynecology department's expert doctor, Dr. Zhou.

He specializes in the subject of thousands of gold coins, and is more proficient in these women's affairs than Chu Yuanpan.

Doctor Zhou's face looked very grim.

He didn't even dare to look at Jamel Xiao straight in the eye.

When he came in front of him, his knees went weak and he knelt down, saying in a trembling voice:

"Reply, reply Your Majesty. The Empress gave birth prematurely due to sudden fetal movement. The heir is large and the cervix is ​​narrow, so the delivery process was extremely difficult. Seeing that the Empress is exhausted at this moment, I have no choice but to give her a labor-inducing drug to ensure a smooth delivery."

Xiao Jingheng shouted: "Then go quickly!"

"But this..." Doctor Zhou continued with a stiff face: "Once the labor-inducing drugs are used, it will inevitably cause the Queen's heart disease to relapse. If she suffers from a heart disease at this time, it is very likely that..."

When he had said this, he suddenly kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said with a heart full of sorrow:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I dare to ask you a question. If you can only save one of the Empress and the heir, Your Majesty, should you save the older one or the younger one?"