42 Eldest Son
◎The prince dotes on me, what can you do to me◎
They were all under the first roof, and Weixuan Hall was not far away, so Bai Yi could only call Rong Qianyu.
This time it was Yujie who followed. Rong Qianyu had suspected that she was in collusion with Cui Rumei since their last elopement, especially when they caught them cheating last time, but she was the only one who was hurriedly making excuses.
Although I don't know when we first contacted each other, I still have to be on guard against her at all times and keep her by my side.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen," he asked, seeing this. "What's going on?"
The imperial physician reported again, "Don't worry, Crown Princess. Concubine Liu has had a miscarriage. Fortunately, it's not a serious problem and the baby is safe. You must stay in bed and rest for the next few days before delivery. Move less and eat less to avoid a large baby and a difficult delivery."
"Why did you get a miscarriage when everything was fine?" She knew nothing about this matter, so Xue Ji told her not to say anything and not to care about anything.
Bai Yi asked her to sit aside and then asked Cui Rumei, "What do you think about this?"
"I, it was an unintentional mistake! I really didn't know. They said that the Crown Princess was fully responsible for taking care of her, but I really didn't know that!"
This matter concerns the royal heir, and Fu Hua is powerless to intervene. Moreover, Bai Yi caught him red-handed, and no one can protect him.
This time she didn't act weak, she didn't cry or make a fuss, and instead directed her anger towards Rong Qianyu.
"Crown Princess? You're still blaming the Crown Princess at this time. Didn't you order them to take that road? Why is there only that road? The Crown Princess doesn't have eyes on the top of her head. Why did something go wrong on this day? What do you want to say?"
Bai Yi sat in the chair indignantly, his brows twisted into knots, and a murderous gleam in his eyes.
Seeing her so eager to distance herself from the matter, I really despise her. Just as Tan Lu said, the Queen is such a magnanimous person. If Cui Rumei was just born into a brothel, she wouldn't be so harsh on her. But she is a fool.
It is said that a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband, and a filial son brings peace to his father. The same is true for a concubine. Moreover, no matter what her background is in the royal family, if a person wants to be nice, use her beauty to please others, and be jealous, it will not last long.
Bai Yi's silly son liked this bitch, so she had to consider her son's face when dealing with Cui Rumei, and she was always at a loss and could only lift her up high and put her down gently. Therefore, Cui Rumei became fearless and became more and more presumptuous, doing whatever she wanted.
He clenched his fists, wishing he could cut the person in the hall into pieces.
But no matter how much Cui Rumei was asked, she just said she didn't know.
Liu Chunyan pushed her sickly body out of the inner room and staggered to her knees. "I, I really don't know why you want to hurt me."
Watching these people talking to each other, Rong Qianyu finally felt relieved. Fortunately, she was not among them this time. If she had really spoken, she would probably have become part of Cui Rumei's plan.
Seeing them fighting so fiercely, she didn't expect Xue Ji to help her in this way. Although it was a bit self-serving, he really kept calm and it had nothing to do with her. Fortunately, the child was fine. Since that was the case, she might as well make good use of it.
Such an interesting thing, she always felt a little boring if she stayed out of it. Since Cui Rumei mentioned the Crown Princess, she might as well get involved.
Bai Yi was already extremely worried about this matter, but Rong Qianyu suddenly fell to her knees on the ground with a thud, which caught everyone present off guard.
He burst into tears and cried, "It's all my fault. I should have kept an eye on Lady Liu, otherwise it wouldn't have ended like this today..."
Bai Yi was a little impatient, but she didn't blame her. In her opinion, Rong Qianyu had always been a polite and modest person. "Hurry up, get up. What does this have to do with you?"
"What are you doing, Crown Princess?" But Cui Rumei naturally knew her forbearing character.
Look at her using this opportunity again to create a false image of gentleness and virtue for herself, and then think about her private face of pretending to be a bodhisattva, but really being an Asura. She was holding a grudge from a year ago, and she was giving him a taste of his own medicine, and she was not willing to give up until he paid her back a thousand times over, which really made her very angry.
Bai Yi: "Shut up!"
"I really don't understand how I've offended you that you're so upset. Is it because of Shu'er's incident that you've been holding a grudge for so long..."
Tears welled up in her eyes. She imitated Cui Rumei's tricks and cried like a pear blossom in the rain. She looked at Bai Yi with an innocent face, her eyes fragile and helpless.
Seeing this, people's hearts softened immediately, and they were reluctant to let her suffer any injustice. Only Cui Rumei was extremely angry.
Seeing her like this, Bai Yi didn't blame her too much. After all, this matter had nothing to do with her. She was gentle and quiet, and it was really heartbreaking to see her being looked at by such a pitiful little fox.
"Princess Consort, please go back first. This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourself."
"yes."
Rong Qianyu returned to the bedroom crying.
Bai Yi scolded Cui Rumei, "You'd better take good care of him. If anything unexpected happens, I'll hold you responsible!"
It was already midnight when this matter was resolved. Cui Rumei had not slept all night. After a few days, she finally came to see Liu Chunyan with some supplements.
Liu Chunyan was wearing a headband. She was really frightened this time and really needed to take good care of herself. When she saw Cui Rumei coming, she was too lazy to try to please her.
Cui Rumei tried to force herself to bow her head and submit, but Liu Chunyan didn't give her the face she deserved. "Sister Cui, please go back. I'm not a threat to you. You don't have to kill me like this."
"Are you determined to follow the Crown Princess?" she asked. "I can't handle the Crown Princess, but killing you is easy."
In this case, there is no need to pretend to be friendly with her.
Her hatred came from Rong Qianyu. All sorts of things had been threatening her recently, but she was getting pregnant, which made her increasingly worried.
She also knew Fu Hua's character. He really liked her, but they were also wary of each other. He could be sincere to other people, but that person had not appeared yet. But no matter what, that person could not be one of these people.
"I have no intention of arguing. I just want to raise my child peacefully and safely. I don't want to argue with you."
But Cui Rumei didn't believe her nonsense about not wanting to compete for favor. "This is the imperial palace, a place full of schemes and bloodshed. If you want to live a peaceful life, I'm afraid it won't be possible. You don't want to fight or compete, but the one you're pregnant with is the Crown Prince's eldest son. Do you think you can still live a peaceful life in the future?"
Liu Chunyan was born a palace maid. Now she has become the future imperial concubine. She cherishes everything in front of her, especially this child.
He was used to the intrigues and deceptions in the palace, and knew that he had no power or influence. The only way to be safe was to protect himself and stay away from the world.
"The Crown Princess is very generous and treats me well..."
But Cui Rumei didn't think so. She was once a member of the prestigious Bo Ling Cui family, and had no worries about food and clothing when she was young, but in the end, she fell into prostitution. She couldn't bear to see herself return to that dirty and dark past, so she fought hard to maintain her current position.
"That's because she can't give birth herself. When she really gives birth to a legitimate son, will she still care about the lives of you and your mother? She is the smiling tiger. She just wants you and me to fight to the death so that she can reap the benefits. When your son calls her mother, will you be willing to accept that?"
Rong Qianyu saved Liu Chunyan's life. Without Rong Qianyu, she would have been beaten to death.
"Sister Cui, you have the Crown Prince's favor, what are you afraid of? Or are you afraid that the Crown Princess will share your favor? The Crown Princess has been so generous and allowed you to enter the palace and given you a status, but not only are you ungrateful, you keep spreading rumors. I'm a palace maid, my family isn't as wealthy as yours, and I can't read a few words, but I know how to repay a drop of kindness with a spring. The Empress is willing to speak for me and take good care of me, so I have no reason to frame her. The baby can hear it when it's older. Although I'm weak and haven't seen much of the world, people should be grateful and repay kindness. God is watching what we do, and this is also a virtue for the child."
But Cui Rumei is the same, but she doesn't think it is a favor.
She was not a grateful person. She would think that without Rong Qianyu, the position of Crown Princess would be hers. She only wanted to achieve her own goal and continue to be favored, so any obstacles could be eliminated.
"You're quite strong-willed. I hope you stay that way! So what if I was responsible for the Locust Clan incident? I'm telling you, remember the pillow I gave you? You use it every night, and do you know what's in it? Fennel. There's also a mugwort sachet you own, which also contains fennel. I hope you can give birth to your child safely!"
Seeing that she was not understanding, he decided to go all out and told her all about the smallpox epidemic in the past.
Liu Chunyan had also thought of this, but she had never imagined that the sachet had been tampered with by her. "You! Why did you resort to such despicable means?"
Everyone stayed indoors during the epidemic. Rong Qianyu had to take care of Fu Hua and was responsible for smallpox vaccination, so she paid little attention to Liu Cairen and the children. As a result, it was inevitable that she neglected them and Cui Rumei took advantage of the opportunity.
She clamped Liu Chunyan's chin and swung it aside fiercely. "The prince dotes on me, what can you do to me? You have no evidence, and you still want to punish me? Do you think you are worthy? Who are you? I might as well tell you all at once, so that you can die knowingly. Do you know what that sachet you wear day and night is? I replaced it with fennel more than two months ago. You know what fennel is, right?"
Fennel regulates qi, strengthens the stomach and warms the stomach, but it can also easily induce miscarriage and may also affect the fetus.
Now that I am about to give birth, I said that I had smelled it for a long time before, and I don’t know if it will have any impact.
Suddenly, her stomach started to hurt, accompanied by regular pain. Liu Chunyan covered her stomach and broke out in a sweat.
"You...you...stomach, my stomach..."
Cui Rumei saw her gasping for breath in pain and felt relieved. "I just hope you can give birth to this baby safely."
In midsummer, cicadas are chirping noisily, and the weather is changeable, from sunny in the morning to cloudy in the afternoon. Clusters of clouds surround the scorching sun, suppressing half of the heat.
Suddenly a light rain came, dripping onto the window sill.
In the Imperial Garden, Rong Qianyu and Xue Ji sat in the pavilion, listening to the rain.
"This is your way of letting me rest easy. You're hurting your enemies by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred. What if it doesn't work? What if you're discovered? You're plotting to murder the heir to the throne and framing the empress. How many heads do you have left to chop off?"
Xue Ji asked, "Your Majesty, are you concerned about me?"
It would be a lie to say that she had no selfish motives. Rong Qianyu did have some concerns. "You're taking risks for me. I don't need you to do this!"
Xue Ji didn't take it seriously, "Your Majesty is being too distant with me."
Recently, the relationship between the two has become increasingly subtle. Seeing his intoxicating smile, Rong Qianyu often can't take her eyes off him. Her gaze is so burning, but because of their identities, neither of them reveals the truth.
"Pan'er said that Lord Xue prepared the sauce for her hot pot mutton?"
"The food that Qingyun made is really hard to drink. This isn't a big deal, so I'll take care of it for you."
"The last time, the last time at your private residence..."
Before Rong Qianyu could finish her question, Rong Pan came to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Consort Liu has suddenly had a seizure and is about to give birth!"
It happened so suddenly that no one present was prepared for it. Wasn't there still some time left before the baby was born? How could she be about to be born?
"It was Cui Cairen who went there," Rong Pan said. "I don't know what they said, but she got a miscarriage and has already seen spotting. It looks like she's about to give birth."
"Then go check and see if His Majesty and the Crown Prince have been notified?"
"not yet."
Xue Ji specifically instructed, "Go inform the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Queen first, and then come and inform the Empress. Tell her that it was Lady Liu's maid who came to inform her. Because of her misdeeds a few days ago, the Empress has been chanting sutras and praying in the Buddhist temple recently and has not yet informed her."
After giving Rong Pan instructions, he explained to Rong Qianyu, "Your Majesty, don't rush to go. Women give birth with imperial physicians and midwives. You'll have to wait even if you go. Change into plain clothes and go to the Buddhist temple. The birth will take time. Go and inform others first, and then come back to inform Your Majesty."
Rong Qianyu also acquiesced, "Listen to him and go quickly." She quickly changed into plain clothes and went to the Buddhist temple first.
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