Chapter 159 The Princess Dies Young
Hearing the noise, Xiao Heng suddenly stood up and saw the midwife coming out with a baby in her arms.
"Doctor, please look, I just patted the little princess's feet with my palms, but she didn't cry."
The moment he saw the little princess' face turn blue, Doctor Liu's heart skipped a beat and he was terrified.
He quickly picked up the little princess, patted her back, and pressed on her small chest.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xiao Heng began to sweat on his forehead. The feeling of uneasiness and fear made it almost impossible for him to stand.
"What happened to the little princess?"
Doctor Wen, standing by, lowered his head and trembled as he spoke, "Your Majesty, the little princess must have choked on the amniotic fluid, or perhaps the birth took too long, leading to suffocation... Your humble servants will do their utmost to save the little princess."
These words were like a huge rock, knocking Xiao Heng dizzy.
He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said sternly, "I want the little princess to be safe and sound!"
Doctor Wen shuddered all over and hurriedly worked with Doctor Wen to treat the little princess.
Time seemed to stand still, and every second was tormenting for Xiao Heng.
Liu Yuetang's heart was beating like a drumstick, and she stared closely at the little princess under the imperial physician's command.
The little princess's skin not only did not become rosy, but became more and more blue.
After a long moment, the sweat-drenched imperial physician shook his head and knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty! The little princess... the little princess is beyond help!"
Xiao Heng's vision went dark for a moment and he closed his eyes tightly.
The Queen quickly supported him: "Your Majesty... please accept my condolences."
Even though he had anticipated this result, Xiao Heng still felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard the imperial physician say it in person.
He took a deep breath.
At this moment, someone suddenly called out, "Young Master!"
Liu Yuetang turned around and saw Concubine Rong fainted on the ground.
The blood on her plain clothes was particularly shocking.
The sweat on Liu Yuetang's temples gradually turned cold.
In a daze, all the figures around me became hazy.
The little princess was taken away and buried like that.
That was the child she saw being born with her own eyes, but he died in the palace struggle before he even opened his eyes to see the world.
If it weren't for that swarm of bees, Concubine Rong wouldn't have had a miscarriage and a difficult delivery, and the child might have been born safely.
All the concubines had sorrow on their faces, and regardless of whether their feelings were genuine, they all knelt down to ask the emperor to mourn and take care of himself.
It was two days later when Concubine Rong woke up.
Liu Yuetang received the news from Yingxiang and went to visit her.
In Huayin Palace, Concubine Rong sat on the bed, staring at the curtain above her head with empty eyes.
Her black hair was scattered around her cheeks, making her face look even more haggard, and there was almost no blood in it.
It's like a flower that is about to wither due to lack of nutrients.
Yingxiang was wearing a veil because of her facial injuries. Seeing Liu Yuetang coming, she turned her head and said to her, "My lady, Concubine Xi is here."
Rong Jieyu ignored everything around her and kept her head raised motionlessly.
Liu Yuetang walked slowly to her side, without saying a word, but just gathered her hair on her chest behind her.
The pain of losing a child will not be healed in a day or two.
No matter how much comfort she said now, it would be useless. She should be given some time to digest it slowly.
Touching Rong Jieyu's tangled hair, Liu Yuetang ordered Yingxiang to bring a comb.
She gently combed Rong Jieyu's hair. When she gathered the hair together, she discovered that there were several bee stings on the back of Rong Jieyu's neck, which were red and swollen.
"Sister, your wound is so swollen, have you applied any medicine?"
Yingxiang shook her head helplessly: "My lady won't apply it to my servant."
Liu Yuetang winked at Yingxiang.
Yingxiang immediately understood and stood up to get the ointment.
Liu Yuetang used a hairpin to tie up her hair.
Then he took the ointment from Yingxiang's hand, dipped some and applied it on Rong Jieyu's neck.
The cool touch slowly spread across her neck, and Rong Jieyu's long eyelashes trembled slightly.
After a long moment, her bloodless lips moved slightly: "Is she cute?"
Liu Yuetang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Very cute."
"Her nose and mouth look a lot like yours."
Rong Jieyu closed her eyes and smiled softly, but it was more sad than crying.
"Did you find out who did it?"
After waking up, Concubine Rong only cared about this.
She just wanted to know who killed her daughter. She didn't believe the swarm was an accident.
Liu Yuetang continued, "The Empress and the Emperor have already sent people to investigate. The bees were released by a eunuch, but he drowned, so the clue is gone."
Rong Jieyu's eyes seemed to be filled with poison, and her teeth were chattering: "Who is it?"
At this moment, countless people appeared in her mind.
The Empress, Concubine Zhao, and Concubine Chu and Concubine Mei, who both have royal heirs, are all suspects.
But Meipin has only been in Kyoto for a year, and she doesn't have the connections or means to do this.
Then the remaining three people are the most suspicious.
Although the queen is virtuous and kind, who knows whether she is kind or cruel.
Rong Jieyu slowly closed her eyes, hot tears rolled down her face, leaving a line of faint tear marks on her pale cheeks.
She trembled with heartache: "I took all kinds of precautions, but still couldn't protect her."
"Retribution!" She sneered in a low voice: "It must be retribution!"
When I was with Ruan, she came up with so many bad ideas.
And now, all the retribution has come upon me.
But why did she have to take her child away?
If someone is asked to pay with his life, why can't he pay with his own life?
Rong Jieyu clutched her clothes tightly at her chest, and a heavy sob escaped her lips.
"Cry! You'll feel better after crying." Liu Yuetang sat beside her and accompanied her.
After a long time, perhaps because she was tired of crying, Concubine Rong raised her tearful eyes and looked at Liu Yuetang.
"Thank you."
She didn't expect that when her life was hanging by a thread, it was Liu Yuetang who protected her.
And now, apart from the emperor, she was the first person to visit her.
Although she failed to protect the child, she remembered Liu Yuetang's kindness in her heart.
Although Rong Yue is not a good person, she knows how to repay kindness.
Liu Yuetang felt a little guilty when she thanked him. "You don't have to thank me. Even though we were so cautious and careful, we couldn't..."
She pursed her lips, said no more, and raised her hand to hold Rong Jieyu's cold hand.
"Don't be too sad. I think the little princess is not ready to come into this world yet. When she is ready, she will come into your belly."
Rong Yue subconsciously touched her belly. She wished her daughter was still in her belly. If she had the chance to do it again, she would definitely not collect any dew.
She will also do her best to give birth to the child and not let her stay in the belly for a moment longer.
"The Emperor has issued an edict today to confer you the title of Rongpin. Your future will be better and better."
After hearing Liu Yuetang's words, Rong Yue felt even more sad.
In the past, she tried her best to climb to the position of the Nine Concubines, and now her wish has finally come true, but she does not feel happy at all.
Now she doesn't even want the position of concubine or imperial concubine.
If she could turn back time, she would only have her daughter.
She has been without a mother since she was a child and has depended on her younger brother for everything, so she wants to be a qualified and competent mother and give all the maternal love she lacks to her children.
Thinking of her brother, Concubine Rong became more energetic.
Yes, brother, she also has a younger brother.
Now that Ruan and Yu are both dead, she has a certain status in the palace and can bring her brother back to the capital.
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