"Yao'er?! What's wrong with you?!"
Originally, Xie Yanci never addressed Concubine Jin like that in front of her, because he was afraid that Concubine Jin would be suspicious and think that they had the same name.
But now, he saw with his own eyes that the woman he loved was seriously injured and she threw herself at his feet in panic for help. He no longer cared about those things.
Wei Shuyi cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine sent someone to call me over to reminisce about the past. I brought along the Guanyin Bodhisattva, but before I could say a few words, the palace servants held me down... The Bodhisattva statue was also broken, and my face..."
"It's okay, let me take a look." Xie Yanci didn't disdain the blood on her face, but leaned over to wipe the blood beads that were still seeping out. "The wound is not too deep, it's okay."
Concubine Jin walked at the back with a guilty conscience. Seeing the two of them being so close, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Qian Wei coughed lightly a few times: "Your Majesty, you are finally here! Jia Wanrong has repeatedly provoked my queen, and even deliberately smashed the Guanyin statue, almost injuring the queen..."
"What?"
The emperor then withdrew his gaze and quickly walked to Concubine Jin's side: "Is there anything wrong with your health?"
"No, it's fine. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. Honestly, it was my fault for insisting on arguing about what happened earlier. Jia Wanrong was upset when she heard that, so she threw the fertility-sending Guanyin statue to the ground. Before I could scold her, she slipped and fell, cutting herself. Coincidentally, Your Majesty came to visit me and saw this."
Concubine Jin understood Qianwei's hint and continued talking without blushing or beating her heart, which made people "convinced".
Wei Shuyi heard her pitiful sobs again: "Your Majesty, you know that the Empress Dowager has asked me to accompany her to worship Buddha many times. Even if I don't believe in ghosts and gods, I should believe in them now. The statue of the Bodhisattva was shattered in Chengqian Palace. This is a curse on the royal heir! I was furious and was about to plead with you, but Jia Wanrong, the wicked one, complained first. It's really..."
After saying this long paragraph, she pretended to feel dizzy again and naturally leaned into Xie Yanci's arms.
The emperor heard two completely different versions of the story, but he was not in a hurry to find the truth. Instead, he ordered Eunuch Yang: "Yang Mingrui, take Jia Wanrong to the side hall to recuperate. I will stay here with the imperial concubine."
"yes!"
Eunuch Yang walked up to Wei Shuyi and said, "My lady, please come in!"
She got up in such a miserable state, feeling a dull pain on the side of her face, and walked to the side hall with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
When the imperial guards were outside the door and only Wen Yu was left in the room, she dropped her disguise and said, "The two sisters of the Qu family are indeed born to sing opera. If the emperor had been ruthless to me, I would have been punished and imprisoned."
"Miss, why are you putting yourself in danger?" Wen Yu wiped the scars on her face with a hot, wet towel, feeling distressed. "I'm terrified to see this! How painful it must be to press yourself on the debris!"
"But I'm not afraid." She covered the bloodstain, "I still have one last life-saving talisman. I won't die."
"girl?"
Wei Shuyi took out the porcelain bottle that Sang Yu had given her from her sleeve and said, "I've never had the chance to cry in front of them. I always feel sorry for Zhaohua. Now, the opportunity has come."
Wen Yu suddenly felt something was wrong: "Miss, what's in it?"
“A panacea.”
She swallowed it directly without even drinking water.
After a while, the pain came, making her face pale, her movements began to tremble, and she could not find the backbone of her body.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?!"
"Go, tell the Emperor the truth about my current situation!"
Wen Yu didn't dare to ask more questions and immediately rushed out of the side hall.
She crawled to the bed with difficulty, but did not choose to lie on it. Instead, she sat down on the ground, leaning against the edge of the bed. She then ruffled her long hair, exposing the sweat-soaked hair on her forehead to the air, making it particularly conspicuous.
Isn’t it just a competition of acting skills?
She must be better at it than Concubine Jin. After all, she has hidden herself from the eyes and ears of many important figures and has grown up in the palace until today!
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard. Xie Yanci came to her side and called out in a low voice: "Yao'er! Yao'er!"
"Your Majesty." She pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly, and with great effort, freed one hand and held his tightly. "I thought... you were angry and didn't want to come... I am not as good as the Imperial Concubine, and I dare not act wildly in front of her... If I were really so arrogant, Zhaohua would not..."
"Stop talking! Call the imperial physician!"
Xie Yanci was horrified to find that her left hand was soaked in blood, and the source of the blood was actually under her long skirt.
He panicked inexplicably, with an ominous premonition spreading: "Yao'er, is your period..."
"What's the meaning?!"
Wei Shuyi suddenly perked up, looked at her dress, covered her head and screamed like a madman!
Wen Yu saw this scene and immediately knelt down and slapped herself: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! My lady, please forgive me! Since the loss of the princess, my lady has been in poor health and her menstruation is irregular every month. I thought..."
The emperor was dumbfounded.
He couldn't believe that in just one afternoon, he lost another child he had never met.
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Shu Shunyi paced back and forth in the main hall, still feeling uneasy: "Mr. Tong, why is there no news from Chengqian Palace? I did follow my sister's instructions and sent someone to invite the emperor, so why is there no response?"
"My lady, please be patient. I have already made inquiries. The people from the Imperial Hospital went to Chengqian Palace. There shouldn't be anything serious happening. Otherwise, there would have been a big commotion long ago."
She sat down and clenched her handkerchief. "But, my sister said that once everything is settled, she would come to Yonghe Palace to find me. She hasn't come yet. Could it be because...she herself..."
"Shu Shunyi! Are you there?! Shu Shunyi!"
Concubine Xin was still impetuous and started shouting at the top of her lungs before she even ran into the door.
She hurried to the door to greet him: "Yes."
"Hurry! Come with me to Chengqian Palace! Sister Jia is in trouble!"
"what happens?!"
"I, I don't know either... Isn't it Eunuch Yang who came to Lin'an Palace to look for Sister Jia's clothes, dresses and jewelry? I just asked around!"
Shu Shunyi did not dare to delay, so she got on the sedan chair and went to Chengqian Palace.
The two men walked side by side, both praying that Wei Shuyi would not encounter any disaster. However, after smelling the pungent smell of blood, they stopped.
"Who's hurt?"
"I don't know, the emperor won't do anything to my sister, right?!"
Shu Shunyi was extremely anxious, but was stopped by a passing palace servant: "My lady, please stop here! Jia Wanrong has had a miscarriage. The Imperial Hospital is busy in the side hall. The Emperor has said that no one is allowed to visit."
What?! Miscarriage?!
They looked at each other, but neither could find the answer in the other's eyes.
When was this child conceived? And why was the miscarriage?
No one could give them the answer except the emperor.
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