Chapter 127
Lying in bed, Shen Qingnian immediately replied upon hearing what Imperial Physician Xu said, "No! I can only give birth after the coronation ceremony begins tomorrow!"
Right now, apart from Imperial Physician Xu, there is no one else who belongs to her. If she gives birth now, it will definitely be exposed. If Song Xuan arrives, all the efforts she has made before will be in vain.
Shen Qingnian's chest heaved violently, her eyes flashing with determination and ruthlessness. She struggled to sit up from the bed and bent down to grab the collar of Physician Xu tightly.
She said, enunciating each word clearly, "No matter what method you use, you must postpone my childbirth until the time of tomorrow's ceremony!"
Her aunt was still waiting for her! She couldn't be trapped and die in this palace!
Physician Xu was frightened by Shen Qingnian's gaze.
The Crown Princess's ruthless gaze was truly terrifying; that look, as if she were tearing someone apart and eating their bones, was actually seen in the eyes of a woman about to give birth.
Physician Xu said tremblingly, "Your Highness, may I...may I brew a bowl of medicine to help with the pregnancy? However, that medicine is very harmful to the body, and Your Highness will need to take good care of yourself after giving birth."
One of the ingredients in those pregnancy-preserving medicines is very harmful to the body. Once you take it, it can take several years to recover, and there is a high probability that it will leave you with chronic illnesses.
Shen Qingnian only asked, "Will it affect the baby in my womb?"
She wasn't afraid of hurting her own body, but she was afraid that this incident would hurt her child, and that she would have to abandon him. The only thing she could do was to give him a healthy body.
“It won’t have any effect,” Physician Xu replied.
A moment later, the bed curtains were drawn again, and layers of gauze covered Shen Qingnian's figure.
A cold wind howled outside the palace, and the chill of the late spring cold seemed particularly biting at this moment, but everyone knew that after this cold wave, there would be new life and warm sunshine.
It was like the darkness before dawn.
Physician Xu hurriedly left the East Palace with his medicine box. Half an hour later, Physician Xu's apprentice arrived at the East Palace's sleeping quarters with a food box.
This was something Shen Qingnian specifically instructed, so as not to arouse Zhu Lan's suspicion.
Zhu Lan stood guard at the palace gate. When she saw her little apprentice coming over, she didn't suspect anything. After they nodded to each other, the little apprentice carried the food box inside.
There have been instances in the past where junior apprentices delivered herbal medicine in the middle of the night.
When the young apprentice entered the bedchamber, Zhu Lan, to avoid disturbing Shen Qingnian, tactfully closed the door.
The young apprentice hurried to the bedside, took out the medicine for preventing miscarriage from the food box, and reminded Shen Qingnian behind the curtain: "Your Highness, the medicine for preventing miscarriage is ready. Please take it."
The next moment, a sweaty arm reached out from behind the curtain and took the medicine bowl inside.
The young apprentice knelt down and kowtowed towards the curtain before carefully speaking: "Your Highness, Master just said that after taking this medicine to prevent miscarriage, the abdominal pain will not disappear, but it will soothe the baby in your womb."
Three hours later, you will take the labor-inducing medicine to give birth to your child. Although this will be harmful to your body, it will not affect the child in your womb, so please rest assured.”
Shen Qingnian's voice came from inside the curtain: "Prepare labor-inducing medicine in advance, and find all the midwives when the coronation ceremony begins. Also bring the people that Father has arranged."
This young apprentice was also sent to the palace by his father; he is a trustworthy person.
“This servant obeys,” the young apprentice replied.
A moment later, he left the East Palace carrying a food box.
The floor heating in the bedroom was blazing hot, but Shen Qingnian felt chills creeping through her body. Just as Physician Xu had said, the medicine was indeed causing her abdominal pain, but the tightness that accompanied the pain had disappeared.
She was in so much pain that she was covered in cold sweat, and her face was very pale. Her damp black hair hung down to her chest, rising and falling slightly with her breathing. She raised her hand and gently stroked her swollen belly, as if to comfort the baby inside, or as if to comfort herself.
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