The two of them carried the child back into the house. Yuan Zhao quickly took off the child's clothes that were frozen stiff. Gan Tang moved the heater closer and went to get some hot water.
When he came back, he saw his wife crying while helping the young lady warm her body.
She leaned in closer to take a look, and saw that the little girl, who was only the size of a palm, was covered in bruises and looked so cold that she looked completely unrecognizable.
God knows how long the little lady was freezing outside!
Tonight is the coldest night again.
Gan Tang also burst into tears and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, how dare you kill our young lady..."
She couldn't bear to say anything more. The young lady who was supposed to be in Songyan Hall appeared at the side door. What did this mean?
Gan Tang choked up and said, "Madam, should we ask the court doctor to come and take a look?"
When he heard that the court doctor was needed, Yuan Zhizhi in his arms waved her hands.
[The court doctor? We can't hire him! The court doctors at the Wei Mansion have all been... bribed! They poisoned my mother!]
Bribery? Poisoning?
Yuan Zhao's body stiffened slightly. Who wanted to harm her?
At the beginning, she, as a princess, married the number one scholar Wei Shaoqing. He had a successful career and was also the son-in-law of the emperor. He could have made a name for himself in the capital.
However, since Yuan Zhao gave birth to her eldest son Yuan Musheng and second daughter Yuan Nan'an, she has been in poor health. For this reason, Wei Shaoqing took the initiative to request an imperial decree to send her to Yangzhou, saying that Yangzhou has a more suitable climate and is more suitable for Yuan Zhao to recuperate.
Wei Shaoqing was willing to give up his bright future for Yuan Zhao, and this became a popular topic for a while.
From the capital to Yangzhou City, who doesn't envy Princess Yuan Zhao for having such a loving husband?
Over the years, the two have given birth to two sons and two daughters. Their marriage is happy and harmonious, and they are in love with each other.
But over the years, perhaps because of the emptiness of having children, Yuan Zhao's health has been getting worse and worse.
Due to poor health, I haven't been back to Beijing for many years.
Wei Shaoqing specially invited a palace doctor to take care of her health at home at any time, and told her that she would be treated like a princess even if she was not in the capital.
When Yuan Zhao heard that someone had bribed the court doctor to poison him, he paused slightly.
Who is it? The old lady? My sister-in-law? Or...
She raised her head and asked, "Is the master back tonight?"
Gan Tang shook his head: "It's almost the end of the year. My Lord said that the state capital is busy, so we've all been resting here these days."
Perhaps noticing Yuan Zhao's puzzled expression, she added, "Although the Master is very busy, I heard that he summons the court physician every day to personally inquire about Madam's health."
"The master loves the lady very much. He always uses the best tonics for her every day and has never stopped giving her medicine over the years." Gan Tang was not very willing when he first arrived in Yangzhou.
How could the princess, who is so beloved and beloved, leave His Majesty and her brother the Crown Prince and come to Yangzhou alone with her husband's family?
But seeing that the prince consort has been treating the princess the same way for many years, she feels that the lady has married a good husband.
Yuan Zhizhi's body had gradually regained its rosy color. She grabbed her mother's collar, kicked her legs non-stop, and babbled angrily.
[Liar! Big liar! Daddy is a big liar!]
He was lying to his mother from the beginning to the end!
I was sent to Yangzhou not for my mother, and I didn't treat her well at all. My mother was kept in the dark from beginning to end, and was making wedding dresses for others.
[Those tonics are poisonous! He wants to make Mom fall into a deep sleep, and one day she'll never wake up again! So mean!]
[Dad isn't even in the provincial capital. He's staying with his mistress at the house in Xingyu Lane in the east of the city...]
Is there poison in the tonic?
Fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again?
In the east city's Xingyu Lane, the concubine...
Yuan Zhao slowly tightened his grip on the child, feeling as if he were struck by lightning.
There was a hint of crying in the unclear baby voice, and she was now sure that what she heard was the voice of her little daughter.
What is going on?
The husband she had borne children with actually wanted to kill her? And he had a mistress?
"Madam, what's wrong with you? Why are you shaking too? Why don't I go find the palace doctor..." Gan Tang saw that her face was very pale, and she was shaking even more violently than outside.
She was about to go out, but Yuan Zhao grabbed her hand tightly.
"lady……"
Yuan Zhao held her hand so tightly that it hurt, but her lips were still trembling.
She forced herself to calm down: "What happened tonight is between you and me. Don't tell anyone else a word."
"No need to call the palace doctor yet. Go prepare some milk for Zhizhi."
After saying this, Yuan Zhao let go of Gan Tang. Finally, she added:
"Keep away from people. Except for the people in our yard, don't let anyone else know that Zhizhi is with me for now."
After giving these instructions, Yuan Zhao let go of his hands and felt that all his strength had disappeared.
Gan Tang went out to make milk for Yuan Zhizhi, and Yuan Zhao carried his daughter to the bed, unwilling to let her go for a moment.
Gan Tang quickly made some milk and came back. Yuan Zhizhi held the bottle and couldn't wait to drink it.
After drinking two large bottles in succession, the little hand finally let go of the bottle with satisfaction.
[Mom is still the best~ With mom, I have grandma to drink~ The old woman only gives me vegetable soup...]
Yuan Zhizhi was just a full-term baby after all. After being cold all night, she finally felt comfortable. She yawned, stretched, turned over and fell asleep.
Yuan Zhao touched his little daughter's body through the quilt.
She raised her first few children by herself. When they were full-term, they weighed eight or nine kilograms and were plump and white.
But the little daughter weighed nearly seven pounds when she was born, and after being raised by the old lady for a month, she became so thin that only skin and bones were left.
After she gave birth, the court doctor said that she was weak and would pass on her illness to the newborn. That's when the old lady took the child and raised her in Songyan Hall.
She was clearly given a wet nurse, but Zhizhi said she was only given vegetable soup...
As a mother, I know everything clearly just by touching my child.
Yuan Zhao was so heartbroken that he almost cried.
When she gave birth to her third child, the child disappeared shortly after, and she almost collapsed.
So she was extremely careful and cautious when she was pregnant with Zhizhi.
If it weren't for the court doctor, she would definitely keep Zhizhi by her side personally.
She gave her to the old lady to raise because the old lady had treated her like her own daughter over the years, so she trusted the old lady.
But what is the situation now?
Who can she trust in this mansion?
Looking at her daughter sleeping peacefully, she thought of what she had heard before, sat up straight and called out "Gan Tang".
"lady……"
Snow was still falling outside, and the accumulated snow seemed to bend the branches of the trees in the yard.
Yuan Zhao looked at the flickering candlelight, and felt like something was blocking her throat, preventing her from speaking.
She struggled to squeeze out a sound from her throat: "Go to Xingyu Alley in the east of the city and take a look..."
"Look, is the master there..."
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