Princess Jia Hua grabbed the Seventh Prince's wrist with her other hand, her gaze resolute: "If Your Highness compromises because of me, I will never live a life of shame if I find out one day!"
The seventh prince was taken aback and quickly reassured him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Let the imperial physician treat you first."
"Your Highness, please promise me first." Princess Jia Hua still wouldn't let go, biting her lip tightly, her face growing paler and paler.
"Seventh Prince's wife!" The Third Prince's wife finally snapped out of her daze, her face full of reproach. "What kind of time is this? How can you still be so willful? Or are you feeling guilty? This child isn't even..."
"Third sister-in-law!"
The Seventh Prince suddenly spoke, turning his head to stare coldly at the Third Prince's wife. His icy eyes flashed with murderous intent, which made the Third Prince's wife's scalp tingle instantly. She shrank her neck and forced a smile: "Seventh Prince, I was just confused because I was worried. I was just confused by anger."
The Seventh Prince withdrew his gaze and snapped, "Get out!"
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's wife was both angry and furious. She grabbed the handkerchief in her hand, turned around, and walked away, brushing past the imperial physician on the threshold.
She winked at the imperial physician.
The imperial physician lowered his eyes subtly.
The Third Prince's Consort stood in the courtyard in a daze for a while, her handkerchief almost crumpled in her hands. Her maid reminded her, "Your Highness, your hands are still dirty."
She looked down and saw that it was indeed true. With a look of disgust, she took out a handkerchief to wipe it: "Let's go!"
When she returned to Fengyi Palace, Empress Yan was drinking her medicine. She gracefully and calmly took out a handkerchief to wipe the corner of her lips, glanced at the Third Prince's wife who looked flustered, and frowned.
"Why do you look so pale? Did you say something again?"
The Third Prince's wife's heart pounded. She lowered her voice and said a few words. Empress Yan's face showed surprise: "Really?"
"I saw it with my own eyes."
Empress Yan clicked her tongue twice: "Zhao Jiahua is indeed not simple, and he is ruthless enough to himself."
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" The Third Prince's wife originally thought that this time it was a sure thing, but she did not expect Princess Jia Hua to be so ruthless: "I see that the hairpin is inserted into the body, so the child is definitely not going to be saved. We can't make any more of a fuss about this. Also, the Seventh Prince's reaction is very strange."
The Third Prince's wife was extremely uneasy, feeling that the Seventh Prince's gaze was too cold, and that this matter might backfire on her.
Seeing her flustered appearance, Empress Yan said, "You must remain calm and composed in the face of trouble. Don't panic. Step back and tidy up. Come with me to take a look later."
"Yes." The Third Prince's wife obediently withdrew.
A moment later, Empress Yan led a group of people to visit Princess Jia Hua.
As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she saw more than a dozen palace servants kneeling in the corridor. The Third Prince's wife's eyelids twitched: "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince is angry today. You must be careful."
"Um."
When Empress Yan approached, she noticed that there were several imperial physicians in the crowd, who had also knelt down in the corridor, their faces pale and their bodies trembling violently.
Empress Yan frowned.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress." The crowd bowed.
Empress Yan raised her hand: "There's no need for such formalities."
Upon entering, she saw the Seventh Prince's hand tightly gripping Princess Jiahua's hand. Princess Jiahua's brows were furrowed, and it was impossible to tell whether the water on her face was sweat or tears. Her temples were already wet, and she looked pained.
A female healer was bandaging Princess Jiahua's wounds nearby.
Princess Jia Hua caught a glimpse of Empress Yan out of the corner of her eye. She looked up at the Seventh Prince and said, "Your Highness, could you please have a trusted doctor examine my pulse again? The wound is so deep; surely it's not like I'm still pregnant?"
"Okay, don't think about anything, just get a good night's sleep, and I'll figure out how to handle the rest."
Princess Jia Hua nodded. She was indeed exhausted, her eyelids were almost too heavy to keep open, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.
A screen was moved into the room to block out the inside.
The Seventh Prince released Princess Jia Hua's hand, turned and left. Empress Yan pressed him for an answer: "How is the Seventh Prince's wife?"
The Seventh Prince looked at Empress Yan meaningfully.
"Seventh Prince, I heard that your wife is a month pregnant, and I was so happy for you. But how did things turn out like this? The baby is gone just like that?" Empress Yan's face was full of regret.
The Third Prince's wife immediately chimed in, "Fortunately, you are all young and will have children in the future."
Then, changing the subject, she asked with a hint of doubt, "I'm just a little curious as to why the seventh brother's wife was so violent. After all, she was an innocent little life, and it's such a pity that she lost it."
As she spoke, the Third Prince's Consort glanced at the other side of the screen, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Empress Yan glanced at the Third Prince's wife: "Don't make things worse."
The Third Prince's wife shrank back and obediently agreed.
The room was filled with the lingering smell of blood mixed with medicine. Empress Yan raised her gaze slightly and placed it on the Seventh Prince: "You can't keep her here, and she won't leave her child here either."
The Seventh Prince smiled dismissively: "What exactly does Your Majesty want to say?"
Hearing the sarcastic tone of the other party, Empress Yan knew that the accusation of Princess Jia Hua having an affair had come to nothing.
She rubbed her temples, somewhat helplessly: "Seventh brother, there are plenty of good girls in the world, why do you have to be so fixated on her? If you like her, you can choose any girl you like in the Southern Frontier."
The Seventh Prince's face showed impatience: "Your Majesty has a prejudice against Jia Hua."
As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Yan's face turned deathly pale. She frowned and stared at the Seventh Prince, who was also staring at Empress Yan.
“Jia Hua didn’t offend anyone; it’s just that someone couldn’t tolerate her. When she came to Southern Xinjiang, she only had one maidservant with her. She lived under my nose for three years in the Seventh Prince’s residence. If there had been any abnormalities, the people in the residence would have reported it long ago.” The Seventh Prince sneered, “Some people will stop at nothing to gain power.”
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