Chapter 72 Discovering Her Abnormality
Accompanied by an approaching sharp whistle, there was a sound of tearing silk, and Shen Youran was pulled into Pei Huaijin's arms, and both fell to the ground.
“Big Brother!”
"younger sister!"
Two more arrows flew through the air. Xie Heng and Shen Changyu took the risk to help the two men up and hid in the nearby forest.
"There's an assassin, catch the assassin!" Xie Heng shouted, and the nearby guards immediately ran in the direction of the arrow.
Although they didn't know who these hidden arrows were aimed at, fortunately, all four of them narrowly avoided them, and only Pei Huaijin was injured in the shoulder by the arrow.
The arrow passed through his shoulder, leaving a three-inch wound.
Shen Youran covered the wound with a handkerchief, and Xie Heng went to find the imperial physician accompanying the emperor.
Although the wound was not serious, it had torn the skin and flesh and needed to be sutured. The imperial physician asked him whether he wanted to suture it now or boil a bowl of Qiongsu Powder and drink it before suture.
After taking Qiongsusan, you will feel sleepy and will not feel pain.
It was just a minor injury, and Pei Huaijin felt that he could bear it, so he asked the imperial physician to sew it up directly.
The needle and thread pierced through the flesh, pulling and tying knots. Pei Huaijin clenched his fists to endure, yet he was still able to speak, comforting the tearful person in front of him: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt, don't cry..."
"How could it not hurt?" Shen Youran was heartbroken. "When I was learning needlework, I pricked my finger with an embroidery needle. It hurt like hell."
"Then don't pick up the embroidery needle again."
“Now is not the time to talk about embroidery needles…” Shen Youran noticed that he had been clenching his hands, and knew how he couldn’t possibly not feel pain, it was clearly very painful.
After the imperial physician sutured the wound, he applied medicine and bandaged it, and told him not to touch water for the next few days and to change the medicine once a day. The wound would heal in about ten days and the stitches could be removed.
Xie Heng sent the imperial physician out, and Shen Changyu went out to inquire whether the assassin had been caught. Seeing that everyone else had left, Pei Huaijin pulled his young lady over to sit on his lap and kissed her tear-soaked face: "It's all done, it's all bandaged, it really doesn't hurt anymore."
Shen Youran sobbed and held back her tears, then asked him, "Who did the assassin want to shoot? Was it Xie Heng?"
This was very obvious, so Pei Huaijin did not deny it: "It should be him."
Among the four of them, only Xie Heng's identity could allow the assassin to take such a big risk and carry out the assassination in the Imperial Court.
Ever since her sister entered the palace, Shen Youran has always felt uneasy.
When it comes to matters concerning her sister, she naturally thinks more about them.
Before entering the palace, my sister told her that she was worried that His Majesty would suspect that the Shen family deliberately married their daughter to the Emperor's grandson despite knowing his identity.
My sister has been in the palace for so long, but I haven't heard any news about her being given a title. Even today, on such an important occasion, my sister didn't show up. Although Xie Heng gave a seemingly reasonable explanation, it seemed unreasonable when I thought about it carefully.
How could my sister, who is such a well-educated and well-mannered person, suddenly let herself get so tired that she couldn't come?
Is it that sister doesn’t want to come?
Or is there anyone who doesn't want my sister to come?
There was another assassination attempt just now. Since the other party was targeting Xie Heng, will my sister be in danger in the future if she stays with Xie Heng?
Unfortunately, my father lost the favor of His Majesty because of the incident with the Emperor's grandson. If he cannot regain the Emperor's trust in the future, my sister will lose her natal family to rely on.
It was obvious that her father and Master Pei San committed the crime of deceiving the emperor in order to protect the former crown prince's orphan, and they almost lost her second brother for it. Now the former crown prince's unjust case has been cleared, and the emperor's grandson has grown up in luxury, so why did they end up with nothing good?
The heart of an emperor is truly cold and indifferent.
Xie Heng could naturally guess in his heart that this assassination was aimed at him, and his elder brother was just injured by mistake.
While feeling guilty towards his elder brother, he was also secretly glad that Shen Yunshu did not accompany him today.
He didn't want Shen Yunshu to know about this, so he didn't tell her after he returned. He just asked the emperor's grandfather for two secret guards with high martial arts skills, one to stay by his side and the other to protect Shen Yunshu. He also arranged a few more guards in the palace.
However, Shen Yunshu still found out about this news. There was no impenetrable wall in the palace, and others also wanted to let her know. Through the mouths of several young palace maids, and then through Tinglan, she learned that Xie Heng was almost assassinated in Nanyuyuan.
Xie Heng's identity is too special, and His Majesty has transferred his guilt towards the former crown prince onto him, and values him very much. In addition, the position of crown prince has been vacant for a long time, so it is hard to guarantee that no one will regard Xie Heng as a strong rival for the throne.
There will only be more and more such things happening in the future.
Unfortunately, he had just been admitted back to the palace and had no foundation. The only families he could rely on were the Shen and Pei families. Now the Shen family was showing signs of losing power, the old tutor of the Pei family was ill, and the eldest master of the Pei family and Pei Huaijin did not have enough power in the court, and were obviously no match for those powerful princes.
However, since His Majesty loves Xie Heng, he will not allow others to bully him.
Now that His Majesty no longer trusts the Pei and Chen families, I think he will pave the way for Xie Heng.
If I wanted to pave the way and help him build his foundation, marriage would naturally be the fastest and best way...
Sure enough, not long after this incident happened, one day, Xie Heng came back much later than usual, looking listless, but forced a smile and said nothing was wrong.
Shen Yunshu saw traces of wear and tear on the hem of his robe, obviously from kneeling for a long time.
There is only one person in this palace who can make him kneel down.
"Did you make His Majesty angry?" Shen Yunshu asked him.
"No."
"I want to hear the truth," Shen Yunshu held his face, leaving no room for his flickering gaze. "What on earth happened? You know, even if you don't tell me, someone will tell me..."
Xie Heng knew that he would eventually lose the ability to hide the truth from her, so he had no choice but to tell her the truth: "After finishing the lessons at Wenyuan Pavilion today, my grandfather summoned me to the Imperial Study. He said that the Imperial Censor's family has a little daughter who is about my age, and he wants to arrange a marriage for me..."
It turned out to be just as she had guessed.
Because she had expected this, Shen Yunshu did not show any surprise on her face, only some disappointment and regret.
This day is finally coming.
Seeing her expression darken, Xie Heng hurriedly took her hand and promised her, "My dear, don't be sad. I will not marry that woman from the Jiang family. I will ask the emperor to retract this decision."
Shen Yunshu said in a calm voice: "Xie Heng, you have been studying for so long, you should know that a gentleman does not joke."
Her reaction was so calm that Xie Heng felt uneasy. "My dear, I don't want to be this useless grandson of the emperor anymore. Let's go, leave the palace, and go anywhere..."
"You're talking nonsense again." Shen Yunshu pulled him to sit down and calmly analyzed the matter with him, "In fact, His Majesty granted you this marriage for your own good. My father's position in the court is not as strong as before, and the Pei family can't give you much help. If you marry the daughter of the Imperial Censor, you will naturally have another layer of support behind you..."
"I don't want it. I don't want anyone to rely on, nor do I want the girl from the Jiang family. I only want you."
"But what else can I give you?" Shen Yunshu smiled bitterly, "I've given you everything I can."
"My lady, you don't need to give me anything else. Just stay by my side forever..."
That night, Xie Heng pestered her all night long.
When she woke up in the morning, she found that her body was covered with marks left by him, including the red plums on her neck, finger marks on her knees, some deep and some shallow, and her lips were also broken by his kisses.
During the pause, Shen Yunshu was half asleep and half awake. He hugged her from behind, his big hands on her belly, and murmured to her, "My wife, could our child be here?"
It was impossible for her to have a child, and her period even came a few days early.
Perhaps it was because of the contraceptive pills she had taken, so her period, which usually wasn't painful, was extremely painful this time. She drank a lot of hot water and applied a hot water bottle to her lower abdomen, but it only relieved the pain a little. She was still in so much pain that she couldn't stand up.
Xie Heng was once again kicked out of the imperial study by his grandfather. When he came back angrily, he immediately noticed her abnormality.
"Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it's just my period, it hurts a little..."
"Are you having your period?" This means that he has been busy for so many nights but still hasn't gotten what he wanted.
Xie Heng felt disappointed at first, but when he saw her face turn pale, he didn't bother to think about the child anymore.
He always remembered the time of her menstruation, and this time, it was obviously four or five days early.
And her periods weren't usually like this.
Xie Heng recalled that when Shen Youran was at the Pei family, the Second Madam drugged her, causing her to catch a cold. Not only did her period come early, but she also fainted from the pain.
It’s very similar to Shen Yunshu’s current situation.
Could it be... that Shen Yunshu was also drugged?
"Madam, I will ask someone to call the imperial physician right away." As he said this, he was about to go out, but was stopped by Shen Yunshu.
"I'm fine, it's just irregular menstruation. I'll be fine after a rest. There's no need to alert the doctor." She was worried that the doctor would find out that she had taken contraceptive pills.
However, she had not looked in the mirror at this time, and did not know that her face was as pale as snow, and even her lips had no color.
Xie Heng became more and more suspicious that someone was trying to harm her, so despite her objections, he still asked someone to invite the imperial physician over.
The imperial physician quickly came with a medicine box. Under Xie Heng's gaze, Shen Yunshu had to nervously stretch out her hand and let the imperial physician feel her pulse.
A piece of gauze fell on her wrist, and the imperial physician's hand took her pulse.
After a short while, they found out the cause and confirmed that it was the invasion of external cold evil that caused the cold pain in the lower abdomen and abnormal menstruation.
Xie Heng was horrified and asked the imperial physician, "What kind of cold evil could this be? Is it a poison?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. It's not poisonous. I'll prescribe some herbal remedies and it will be fine in a few days..."
Shen Yunshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the imperial physician did not reveal that she had taken contraceptive pills.
However, Xie Heng suspected that the imperial physician's medical skills were not very good. He recalled that when Shen Youran was drugged, the first doctor he found didn't see anything, and it was an older doctor who found out the clue.
It would be better to send someone out of the palace to invite that old doctor tomorrow.
Xie Heng was thinking in his mind, and was still polite to the imperial physician on the surface, and then he personally escorted the person out of the room.
The imperial physician saw the doubt on his face, and before leaving, he told him the truth: "If Your Highness really cares about Madam Shen's body, it would be better not to have sex too frequently in the future."
Huh? You've been noticed for having sex too frequently?
Xie Heng blushed, and then listened to the imperial physician say: "And the Imperial Hospital has a better contraceptive prescription, which is less harmful to the body. The one that Madam Shen is taking is effective, but it has a strong cold nature. Women's bodies are inherently yin, and they can't stand frequent use of cold things..."
Xie Heng's face darkened. "Physician, please wait. What did you just say?"
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