After hearing that the child had been adopted by someone else, the first thing that came to Prince Rui's mind was the sunny day he met on the bridge that day.
But hearing Qiu's firm words instantly dashed his hopes.
"Tell us everything about that family!" Prince Rui paced the room and ordered Han Qijing, "Immediately arrange for people to dig deep to find this family!"
"Yes!" Han Qijing agreed and was about to go down.
Prince Rui suddenly stopped everyone and said, "Tell everyone below to shut up! Before the matter is thoroughly investigated, if anyone dares to leak the news and let the princess know..."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I understand." Han Qijing turned and left.
Prince Rui looked at Qiu who was kneeling in the room and didn't know what to say for a moment.
At least after listening to her entire statement, it seems that she is not to blame.
If we don't blame her, then who should we blame?
Prince Rui walked around the room a few more times before suddenly ordering, "Come here, call over the people who were with the princess when she gave birth!"
At his command, the front yard of the palace suddenly became busy in the middle of the night, and several people were quickly brought over.
The first person to come in was Nanny Xue, who was beside Princess Rui.
Nanny Xue was the wet nurse of Princess Rui, and she married into the family with her from the Wen family.
He has been serving Princess Rui personally in her room for so many years that it is no exaggeration to say that he is the person the princess trusts the most.
"Madam Xue, do you still remember the time when Xue Han and I were assassinated when we passed through Shahe County on our way back to Beijing?"
Nanny Xue didn't know what had happened, nor did she know why Prince Rui asked this question.
But what happened in Shahe County was absolutely unforgettable for her and she would never forget it.
"Your Highness, of course I remember." Nanny Xue's voice began to tremble as she finished speaking. "At that time, Your Highness was returning to the capital with his pregnant wife. For some reason, the details were leaked and they were attacked by an assassin.
"The princess was frightened and shocked, and she had a seizure on the spot, and the baby was born prematurely.
"The prince urgently found a house and invited a doctor and a midwife to help the princess deliver the baby.
"But fate was cruel, and the young master died at birth..."
As Madam Xue spoke, her voice began to choke.
As someone close to Princess Rui, she knew exactly how she had been going over the past few years, and it could even be said that she knew it better than Prince Rui himself.
How many nights I woke up crying.
How many times have I watched other people's children daydreaming of themselves?
How many times have I cried while holding the things I prepared for my children...
Nanny Xue couldn't help but feel sorry for her master just thinking about it.
But what she never expected was that Prince Rui would ask, "Did the midwife hand the child over to you?"
"Yes!" Nanny Xue said puzzledly, "Why did the prince think of asking this?
"Didn't you see me coming out of the delivery room holding the baby?"
yes!
Prince Rui's thoughts were instantly drawn back to that night a few years ago that no one wanted to recall.
Princess Rui gave birth to a baby girl prematurely, but unfortunately, the child stopped breathing right after she was born and her whole body turned purple.
Prince Rui still remembers how Nanny Xue, with tears in her eyes, brought out the little child and knelt before him to implore him to mourn.
The child that he and his wife had been waiting for for nine months, and who they thought would be born soon and bring joy and happiness to their lives, lay in Madam Xue's arms, covered in black and purple, without a breath.
Prince Rui still remembered that he wanted to hold the child in his arms to take a closer look, but Nanny Xue dodged him and said something unlucky, and he actually believed it.
His mind was in a mess at that time. On the one hand, he was heartbroken about his daughter who died at birth, and on the other hand, he was worried about his wife who had just given birth.
I was worried about whether her body could handle it, and even more worried about whether she could bear it after knowing the child's condition.
"Mammy, can you tell me in detail everything that happened from the time Xuehan gave birth until she was taken away?" Prince Rui asked this question almost masochistically.
At this time, Nanny Xue felt more and more that something was wrong, but as a servant, even though she was the princess's closest person, she did not dare to question Prince Rui casually. She could only try hard to recall what happened that year.
“I still remember that my wife was hit in the stomach, which is why she had the attack prematurely.
"Entering the delivery room, the midwife gave the princess a brief physical examination.
"At that time, there was a large bruise on the princess's belly.
"I still remember that the midwife's face turned pale when she saw the scars on the princess's stomach.
"As expected, even though the princess's delivery didn't take too long, the baby was already dead.
"When I took the baby from the midwife's arms, its limbs were as soft as noodles and it was completely breathless.
"I was so anxious that I quickly carried the young master to the outer room to find a doctor.
"But the doctor shook his head repeatedly after examining the child, saying that the child was no longer useful and asked us to deal with it as soon as possible..."
When Prince Rui heard the words "deal with it as soon as possible", his heart skipped a beat.
He wished his life were ten years shorter so that he could go back to the past and save his own flesh and blood.
Nanny Xue quickly recounted how she had asked people around and finally found Qiu, a local woman famous for handling such matters. She handed the child over to Qiu and asked her to help bury the child properly.
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