As usual, Xie Yanci went to Chengqian Palace to have dinner with Concubine Jin. Ever since she became pregnant, she had many dietary restrictions, and he had written them down one by one.
"Your Majesty, your coming to my place every day won't interfere with state affairs, right?"
"Of course not. After the morning court session, I immediately finished dealing with the memorials before coming to accompany you."
She pretended to be uneasy again: "Your Majesty doesn't go to the other sisters, I guess they will blame me. Now, it is not convenient for me to sleep with you, Your Majesty must also treat everyone equally!"
"Did the Queen Mother look for you?" "Huh? No."
The emperor made a move to leave. "If that's the case, then Yao'er doesn't welcome me. And after facing my face every day, you'll definitely get tired of it. I'll go back to the Hall of Eternal Life now, so I won't be hated."
Concubine Jin hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Stop! Your Majesty, I was just joking, why did you take it so seriously? I wish I could stay with you day and night, never getting tired of you. There's no way I'd want you to leave!"
Xie Yanci then sat down and held her hand: "Don't get too emotional, it's not good for the child."
"Yes, yes, I'll take note of it!"
Yang Mingrui was guarding outside. When he heard these words, he took two steps forward unnaturally.
Just then, Xiao Zhuozi rushed into Chengqian Palace in a hurry. He immediately stopped this troublesome disciple and asked, "What are you doing? Are you disturbing the emperor again?"
"No! Master, something terrible has happened! We must tell the Emperor!"
"Come on, I feel like you're making a big deal out of nothing." Eunuch Yang pointed to the main hall. "The Emperor is dining with the Imperial Concubine right now! Don't say anything to dampen the mood."
Xiao Zhuozi's face turned pale with anxiety: "Just now, the Zhongshu Shilang Mansion urgently sent someone to pass on the message that Concubine Wen was assassinated and saw blood..."
"What?!"
Before Eunuch Yang finished listening, he dragged him inside.
Xie Yanci was also uneasy when he saw them like this: "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, Miss Wen was assassinated on her way back to the palace! The Minister of the Central Secretariat could not wait any longer and sent people to search for her along the way, only to find Miss Wen already bleeding! Now..."
"Where are the guards I sent?!"
Xiao Zhuozi lowered his head and said, "According to Master Qu, they were all killed. Their throats were cut open when blood was spilled."
When Concubine Jin heard the bad news, she couldn't hold the spoon steady for a moment: "Sister... How is my sister?!"
"Lord Qu didn't explain in detail, and it's not appropriate to send Lady Wen back to the palace at this time. Your Majesty, would you like to go and take a look?"
"Go! Hurry!"
As the emperor spoke, he strode out of Chengqian Palace without even turning back to give Concubine Jin a few words of advice.
Even though she felt disappointed, she would not throw an inappropriate tantrum at this time.
Qian Wei came over to clear the dishes. "Your Majesty, this Concubine Wen is so unlucky! How could she have encountered such a thing right after leaving the palace? If she had stayed in Yanxi Palace peacefully, she wouldn't have seen her blood so early."
"Alright, stop talking! As the eldest sister, I should express my sympathy and regret for her, and even send someone back to the palace to express my regards." Concubine Jin pretended to be sad for a moment, then smiled. "But why do I feel that she deserves this? Anyone who opposes me will not have a good end! She just refused to believe in evil, and ended up ruining her own good fortune. How ridiculous!"
"Because, God is always on your side! You are the daughter of Heaven. How can others compare to you?"
"Well said!"
Concubine Jin grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and pressed them into Qianwei's palm.
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There was a gloomy atmosphere in the residence of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat.
Qu Wenhe sat in the front hall, his brow furrowed as he waited for the doctor's reply. His wife had fainted several times from crying and was currently resting in the side room.
He could smell the blood and couldn't help but shout, "Have you found out anything?! My daughter, whom I raised for so many years, the woman of the current emperor, pregnant with the royal heir, was assassinated by a traitor! Is there still law?!"
"Sir, there are no other traces at the scene except for the body of the guard. The noble lady's body was moved, and even maliciously... maliciously unbuttoned her clothes and blocked the middle of the road..."
"That's enough! I don't want to hear this!"
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Xie Yanci really rushed to Qu's house overnight. As soon as he entered, he looked towards the inner room with worry.
"Master Qu, how is Yuexi?"
"Alas! It is truly my fault that I have disturbed the Emperor with this matter! Your Majesty, please take a seat and have some tea!" Qu Wenhe wiped his tears. "When Miss Wen was found, she had already seen blood. The midwife at home is preparing to help her deliver the baby."
"Giving birth at this time?!"
Calculating the time, it is two months less than the normal people.
The late emperor had a concubine who also gave birth to a pair of daughters prematurely. One of them died of illness a few days later, and the other was born with intellectual disabilities and later fell into a lake and drowned.
He couldn't imagine what a painful blow Qu Yuexi, who was extremely strong-willed, would experience if she gave birth to a weak and stupid child!
Finally, some noise came from the inner room. It was Concubine Wen crying, "What's wrong with the child?! I don't want to give birth now! Get out of here! We can all hold on. Get out of here..."
Qu Wenhe frowned and arranged for the maid to go in: "Tell the young lady that the emperor is here and is waiting outside the door. Don't make any unnecessary struggles. Listen to those who have been there and they will tell you that everything will be fine! If you don't give birth now, the royal heir will be lost!"
"yes."
The maid relayed these words truthfully, and Concubine Wen stopped talking and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
Who is staring at her? !
She had clearly already left Yonghua Palace, and all she wanted was to protect the baby in her belly, but why was it so difficult?!
If the child is born prematurely at this time, it will definitely not be easy for him to grow up. Who knows, Princess Zhaohua, who has not died yet, may live longer!
Jealousy clouded her mind: Concubine Jin's every frown and smile, mixed with hallucinations, made her feel as if she saw an old friend before she fainted.
"So it was her... She was the one who wanted to take away everything that belonged to me."
The midwife was pressing her abdomen vigorously, and two people were squatting at the end of the bed watching her, telling her to push harder from time to time, but she was like an empty shell without a soul.
"My lady, you can't just lie there like this! If you keep holding on here and don't come out, you'll bleed and get hurt!"
"Will I die?"
"My dear, for your own sake and for the sake of your child, please don't give up so easily. Try harder!"
She can't die yet!
Before she takes revenge on that bitch and makes the sinner suffer, she really can't just die on the bed!
Xie Yanci wandered around the front hall, waiting. Unable to hear the usual noises, he couldn't help but worry, "Master Qu, I heard there were some women screaming when Jia Wanrong was giving birth. Why is there no movement now?"
"Maybe everything is going well, so there's no need to cry out about the effort."
After a while, the sky turned from dark to light.
"Wow!"
The midwives finally succeeded in delivering the baby, an exceptionally thin prince.
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