"Sister, do you know what you're talking about?! This is the child you had after the Emperor went to the side hall of Fengluan Palace. How can he not be the heir to the throne?"
Wei Shuyi's heart was filled with alarm. She didn't expect that she had misunderstood.
Liang Cairen tried hard to force a smile on his stiff face, but ultimately failed: "Minmin, you are still so innocent. I certainly won't do anything shameless, don't worry."
"That……"
"It's not the heir inside, but I'm sick, and my stomach is swollen like this."
When she heard such a cruel truth, she withdrew her left hand as if she had touched a flame, and never dared to look at Liang Cairen's abdomen again.
What kind of serious illness could cause the belly to swell like this?
"Sister, you are so confused! Since you feel unwell, why don't you find a doctor? At the very least, tell me and I will find a way to save you!"
"Minmin, they can't even tell if I'm pregnant, and you still expect me to call them for treatment?" Liang Cairen replied helplessly. "Before, you asked someone to help me remove the poison from the Western Region scorpion. And when I realized I was poisoned again, you were the only one I wouldn't ask for help."
“Why?!”
"I don't want to see you begging for help everywhere, and the one you saved was an unworthy woman. You should be the emperor's favorite, worshipped by thousands, not... ahem... I was the one who planned to kill you, but you treated me with sincerity. Being able to enjoy your warmth for many days before my death is enough."
Wei Shuyi lowered her head and shed tears, feeling her palms getting hotter and hotter: "Sister, I've told you so many times, don't mention that matter anymore!"
"Then listen to my advice. Never do such foolish things again." Liang Cairen gently pressed her palm. "You said, during this period of time, it would be great if you moved out of Lin'an Palace and visited the little princess more often with the emperor! Who knows, you might even be able to get promoted. Why did you waste your time on someone like me?"
"Sister, I don't regret it, really."
Wei Shuyi was shocked to see that she was bleeding. He turned around and wanted to call the imperial physician, but was stopped by her next words.
"I took the poison voluntarily."
"elder sister?!"
"The last time I went to Yiqingtai with you, I secretly visited the Imperial Master and asked him to give me a medicine."
Wei Shuyi leaned close to her and remained silent.
"I'm telling you, I want a drug that can help women fake pregnancy... But I'm not trying to win your favor. I want to protect you." Her voice began to tremble. "Back then, you were constantly encountering unexpected events. Everyone hiding in the dark wanted to deal with you! To prevent you from giving birth to the emperor's eldest son! So, I wanted to attract other people's attention..."
Wei Shuyi felt as if her heart was being torn apart: "Sister, why are you so stupid?! Whether you are pregnant or not, they will only be staring at me!"
"Yes, so I still have a way out." Liang Cairen whispered with difficulty, "If I find out that someone is plotting to harm you, I will use this so-called royal heir to perish with her!"
"Sister, is this what you meant by... you are a knife in my hand?"
She didn't deny it, but instead smiled miserably. "Yes, I clearly found out. It was Concubine Rong who tampered with the wet nurse. Someone inside had accepted favors from the Shen family and secretly took the medicine every day and fed the princess milk. That's why the follow-up happened. But I'm incompetent! I couldn't get rid of her! I even let her easily turn the tables and end up in this situation!"
It turned out to be Rong Zhaoyi who caused Zhaohua to suffer!
Wei Shuyi hugged her distressedly: "Sister, you could have discussed this with me, why did you do this? I don't need you to give up your life, come..."
"I should have died a long time ago. The night my mother fell ill and passed away, I jumped into the river, but I didn't die. Later, when I entered the palace, I was persecuted and thought I would be killed by a poisonous scorpion, but I didn't die. This time, I took the medicine given by the Imperial Master on my own initiative, and it finally worked."
"Yu Huai is trying to harm you! Isn't he loyal only to the Emperor? He won't give you medicine easily!"
"Yes, but he still made an exception and gave it to me." Liang Cairen's eyes were fixed on Wei Shuyi's face. "This is also one of my tests. The Imperial Master is not a good man. He is neither loyal to the emperor nor has any bottom line. You must not trust him easily. After taking that pill, I only have a chance of living for ten months. In other words, the day I give birth is the day I die. There is no cure."
She was so grief-stricken that she could hardly speak.
Waves of sourness welled up in my heart. It turns out that this is the reaction when you are extremely sad.
"Minmin, don't be sad, and don't cry. This is the destiny I want to pursue, and no one can stop me. You just need to remember who the enemies we have to face are. Then, walk slowly at your own pace, don't be impatient. If you make a mistake in Yonghua Palace, there is only one way out, and that is death. From now on, I will not be able to fulfill my promise... to become Princess Zhaohua's godmother, identify herbs with Miss Wenyu, and learn embroidery with Miss Jing'an. You... don't blame me."
Wei Shuyi tried hard to suppress the fishy and sweet taste in his throat, as scenes flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.
She once held the sachet tightly in the depths of the crabapple tree, struggling with the stitches, and she also once pushed Jingning on the swing for fun.
She said that she would work hard to learn martial arts and become a hidden heroine in the harem. Then she would find an opportunity to sneak out, transform into a female general, fight on the battlefield, and conquer the small kingdoms on the border.
She also said that she would always protect Zhaohua, and when her child was born, the sisters would play together, which was a unique scene in Lin'an Palace.
…
The peaceful and quiet days she had described were, in fact, a deception known only to her from the very beginning.
Wei Shuyi couldn't imagine: when she looked at the death on the other side of the river and looked forward to the future with a melancholy tone, was she also hoping that this was the scene of her afterlife?
"Minmin, I've never had much ambition since I was a child. Aside from being able to bicker and fight men, I don't have any advantages worth mentioning. I know the Queen Mother took me in out of my grandmother's favor, and the Emperor did the same... They were both trying to help each other, which made me seem like a superfluous object. Going from one palace to another, back and forth, is how I met you."
Liang Cairen began to breathe heavily, but his face remained calm, even with a hint of satisfaction. "The happiest thing in my life is to hear you say with my own ears that the palace is dangerous and you need me. This is also my first goal in life, to protect you until death... But I am only an ordinary person, just another mortal. Even if I try my best, it will only end in death..."
"Sister, stop talking!"
Wei Shuyi came out of his memories and found that blood was dripping onto the bed!
There is definitely no hope.
She was at a loss, her mind was full of confusion, and she only heard the last sentence clearly.
"Minmin, I don't want to give birth to a child for a stinky man. What my heart desires has always been..."
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