Chapter 250: Same Day as Annoying

The palace was strangely quiet.

Apart from Concubine Chen's almost exhausted cries of pain, it was almost never heard again.

Song Zhao originally wanted to ask Xiao Jingheng why it was so strange that there was no baby crying.

But Xiao Jingheng seemed to be completely oblivious to this matter.

I understood it in my heart.

As parents, we should care more about our children.

When he gets nervous, he will ask about every detail.

But Xiao Jingheng just paced anxiously in the hall, but did not say a word about this obvious abnormality.

A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Song Zhao:

perhaps......

Was this so-called abnormality something that Xiao Jingheng had expected?

After a while, Concubine Chen's cries of pain gradually faded away with a sharp roar of pain.

Song Zhao had given birth herself, and when she heard the sound, she knew that her second child had been born.

Soon, the loud cry of a baby was heard from the inner bedroom.

Xiao Jingheng's frown relaxed a little, and he hurried to the door of the inner chamber, eagerly waiting for the palace servant to come out and announce the good news.

After a brief silence, the door to the inner bedroom was slowly pushed open.

Song Zhao came closer and saw the maids holding two swaddling babies, but there was no joy on their faces.

Someone reported the good news, but did not congratulate, and his face was solemn, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has given birth to another little princess for you."

The nanny handed the swaddling clothes to Xiao Jingheng,

Xiao Jingheng looked at the baby girl crying loudly, fiddling with her hands and feet vigorously, and a look of joy appeared on his brows.

"She looks like a concubine."

After praising him, he quickly turned his gaze to the other swaddling child, "Bring the little prince here for me to see."

When the nanny heard this, she was frightened and hugged the swaddling clothes even tighter in her arms, but did not hand over the baby even half an inch.

Jamel Xiao's expression suddenly became gloomy, "What's wrong?"

As soon as the words fell, the maids and the imperial physicians seemed to be facing a great enemy.

Suddenly, they all knelt on the ground in a row in front of him.

The head of the group, Doctor Qi, was responsible for protecting Concubine Chen's pregnancy.

He was even more terrified at this moment, with a sad face and a trembling voice, he said:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! The little prince...will never be with you again!"

Xiao Jingheng was horrified, and stumbled back two steps in a trance.

When he came to his senses, he suddenly snatched the swaddling clothes from the nanny's arms.

The yellow swaddling cloth covered the little prince's face.

Xiao Jingheng lifted the handkerchief with trembling fingertips and glanced at the child. He suddenly closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and endured it, tears overflowing from his eyes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Deshun immediately took the swaddling baby from Xiao Jingheng's arms, bowed and stepped back far away, fearing that Xiao Jingheng would see him again and be reminded of the past.

This was the first time Song Zhao saw Xiao Jingheng cry.

Just now, she was standing beside Xiao Jingheng and could see clearly the child lying quietly in the cradle.

The little prince's face was blue and purple, his eyes were closed, and there was no sign of life at all.

Perhaps because they were both mothers, Song Zhao's heart felt as if it had been hit by a blunt object and was painful.

She asked with red eyes: "Does the Imperial Concubine know?"

Doctor Qi shook his head and said sadly, "The Imperial Concubine had a hard time giving birth to twins. She fainted due to exhaustion. But you are in good health and have no injuries. After taking the Qi-dangling Pill, you will probably wake up soon...ah!"

Before he could finish his reply, Xiao Jingheng suddenly got angry and kicked Doctor Qi hard in the chest.

He exerted so much force that he kicked Doctor Qi a dozen feet away, and he fell to the ground after hitting the door frame.

Doctor Qi struggled to get up, and without wasting a moment, he crawled to Xiao Jingheng and knelt down again, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Haven't we been reporting that the imperial concubine's pregnancy is going well? Why did this unexpected thing happen? How can you be a royal physician?"

"The little prince was born with occlusion. I have tried my best but still cannot make him cry..."

Doctor Qi was sweating profusely and kowtowed like crazy, "I am incompetent! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Jingheng held his forehead with his right hand, looking extremely ugly.

His temples were throbbing uncontrollably, his neck was stiff, and the veins all over it were twitching slightly.

He pointed at Doctor Qi and shouted angrily in a shocking tone:

"You're going to take the prince's life just because you say you're incompetent? Come! Drag him away and strangle him immediately!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

Doctor Qi begged for mercy in panic, but before he could utter a few words, he was gagged and dragged out by the imperial guards at an extremely fast speed.

When he was taken away, he was spotted by the Queen Mother and her concubines who had come rushing over after hearing the news.

The Queen saw that the doctor's face was distorted and his pupils were full of surprise, and she knew that the situation was not good.

"Queen Mother, this..."

The Queen Mother remained silent and gloomy as she quickened her pace and entered the main hall.

She saw Jiang Deshun standing in the corner holding a baby, and immediately went over to check on him.

Jiang Deshun knelt down suddenly and cried:

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences... The little prince has passed away..."

In the main hall,

The weeping of the concubines, the wailing of the princess, the begging of the nanny,

The redundant and noisy sound lingers on the beam for a long time.

Song Zhao looked at Xiao Jingheng's tearful eyes and trembling lips and knew that he was truly sad about the passing of the little prince.

But sad,

It doesn't mean that the person who attacks the little prince will not be him.

Regardless of whether there is anything strange about this matter, the normal decision should be to arrest Doctor Qi first and interrogate him carefully to see if there are any human factors involved in the little prince's early death.

But Xiao Jingheng was busy executing people.

What is he afraid of, or what is he trying to hide?

The more Song Zhao looked at Xiao Jingheng's superficial affection at this moment, the more chilling he felt.

That's his biological son!

Song Zhao really couldn't imagine, if one day Cheng Yu was also schemed against by his own father, how would she deal with it then...

Amidst all the wailing, the first person to recover was the oldest empress dowager.

She told Qingzhu in a very tired tone,

"Go and bring the little princess over here."

After Qingzhu took the swaddling clothes from the nanny, the Queen Mother immediately said in a solemn voice:

"These midwives, like Imperial Physician Qi, are all incompetent! The little prince's life is worth a thousand bucks, yet you, the experienced ones, can't even save him? Come, take away the person who was in charge of delivering the imperial concubine today and beat him to death!"

While the Queen Mother was dealing with the midwife, the Queen and all the concubines came to Xiao Jingheng and tried to comfort him.

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The Imperial Concubine is young and healthy, and will definitely give birth to an heir for you in the future."

"This was an accident. Fortunately, the concubine was pregnant with twins, so she still had the little princess. This was a comfort to her. Your Majesty, look at how cute the little princess is."

Xiao Jingheng looked at the little princess in the cradle, and when he heard her crying, he became even more sad. He sighed deeply,

"February 16th... Why this day? Both of my and the concubine's sons died on this day."

When everyone heard this, they were speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

After a long while, Xiao Jingheng sighed again and said sadly:

"Let's keep this a secret from the Imperial Concubine for now. I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it and will get sick. If she asks, just say the little prince is ill and is being taken care of by the prince for now."

"I obey your order."