"Forget it, it's best not to tell her before the imperial decree of marriage is officially delivered to the Yi residence."
After thinking it over, Xuan Yuanhan secretly decided against saying it.
With this thought in mind, he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's nothing."
It turned out to be a false alarm, and Yi Shangyun felt a little relieved, letting out a deep breath.
Looking at her, who had finally become more compliant over the past few days, Xuan Yuanhan couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces that had happened between them since they first met, and his heart was filled with countless emotions.
"First meeting, deep feelings, the pain of separation, recovery from a serious illness, long-awaited reunion, loss and regaining, a false alarm, an unexpected encounter, arriving as promised, and there is still hope for the future..."
Every moment that ordinary people experience in their lives was something that had never been part of his life plan before, and he had never dared to hope for it.
But now, each and every one of these events is so unforgettable, so clear and real, happening to me, and everything seems so beautiful.
...
In Yi Shangyun's heart, there was always an inexplicable feeling about Xuan Yuanhan.
Whenever she clearly knew she should refuse, she could never resist this man.
As if by fate, he was the one she fell in love with at first sight.
It was never because of his handsome appearance or noble status, but because of a feeling of déjà vu.
To repay the debts owed in this life for the unfinished love from the previous life.
I can't bear to love you, I can't bear to part with you, and I can't live without you...
What you like, you'll always like no matter how many times you look at it.
"If you weren't the King of Western Qin, and I weren't Princess Dongning, would our fates have been different?" Yi Shangyun thought to herself.
As she was pondering, she suddenly felt a dull, throbbing pain in her lower abdomen. Yi Shangyun quickly reached out and pressed her abdomen.
But at that moment, I felt dizzy again, and then my vision became blurry.
In an instant, even his body seemed to sway and he could no longer stand steadily.
Xuanyuan Han quickly realized that something was wrong with her, so he hurried forward and hugged her tightly in his arms, asking anxiously, "Yun'er, what's wrong?"
Soon, Yi Shangyun became delirious, only able to stammer, "My child...my child...Your Highness...save...save..."
Xuanyuan Han was terrified; it was a fear he had never experienced before.
He then scooped her up in his arms and ran back to Yunshui Pavilion, saying, "Yun'er, hold on, you must hold on..."
Just then, Yan'er, who was skipping and hopping back to the mansion with a bamboo basket full of gifts, stopped abruptly upon seeing the scene before her.
Immediately afterwards, there was a "thump".
The bamboo basket in her hand fell heavily to the ground, and plump, round chestnuts fell out like pearls from a broken string, scattering all over the ground.
When he came to his senses, he muttered, "Miss..."
As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward to check.
When Yan'er saw that Yi Shangyun, whom Xuan Yuanhan was holding, had cold sweat dripping from his forehead, his face as pale as paper, and he had fallen into a coma and lost all consciousness, she was almost scared to tears.
She called out urgently, "Miss...Miss, what's wrong? Miss was perfectly fine this morning!"
"Go quickly and fetch Physician Yue... Go quickly!" Xuan Yuanhan didn't have time to explain, he just shouted anxiously to Yan'er.
"Imperial Physician Yue...yes...please, Imperial Physician Yue."
Upon hearing this, Yan'er immediately turned around, wiping away her tears as she hurriedly ran over, lifted the hem of her skirt, and stepped across the threshold.
Inside the Yunshui Pavilion, all was quiet.
In the attic, Yi Shangyun lay quietly on the couch, still in a deep coma.
Yan'er was terrified. She cried as she gently wiped the cold sweat that kept seeping from her forehead with a handkerchief.
Doctor Le examined him repeatedly for a very long time, but he never saw him relax his brows even slightly.
This made Xuanyuan Han, who was standing to the side, even more uneasy.
The atmosphere inside suddenly became so heavy it seemed almost unbearable, as if even the air around us had stopped moving, making it suffocating.
At this moment, Consort Chun, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, also stepped into Yunshui Pavilion with the help of Zhang Mama.
Upon entering, seeing Xuan Yuanhan's absent-minded and bewildered expression, and glancing at the tightly closed eyes and pale face of Yi Shangyun on the couch, along with the deathly silence before him, his heart immediately sank.
After waiting for a while.
Finally, after a thorough examination, Physician Yue got up.
Seeing this, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly stood up and was about to step forward, but before he could speak, Consort Chun, who was sitting on the other side, spoke first: "How is it? What happened to the young lady? Why did she faint for no reason?"
Physician Yue frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, in my humble opinion, the young lady suffers from a kind of... abdominal mass."
"A mass?" Upon hearing this, Consort Chun found it utterly unbelievable and cast a questioning look at Physician Yue.
Physician Yue paused for a moment before answering.
"Your Highness should also know that 'zhengjia' is one of the difficult and complicated diseases of women. It is often called 'zheng' when a woman has a lump in her lower abdomen, accompanied by bloating, pain, fullness, or abnormal bleeding. Zheng is tangible and fixed, and the pain is localized. Zhengjia, on the other hand, is a false lump that is irregular in shape, can be moved by pushing, and the pain is not localized. Generally, zheng belongs to blood diseases and jia belongs to qi diseases, but because they are often difficult to distinguish, they are called 'zhengjia' together."
After speaking, Physician Yue asked Yan'er, who was standing to the side, "When did your young lady start experiencing this abdominal pain?"
Yan'er thought about it carefully and said, "When we were in the inner chambers before, I had never seen you have such severe abdominal pain. However, you did have pain once last night when you were resting. When I asked you, you just said that all pregnant women are like this and that it is nothing serious, so I believed you."
"Just this once?" Physician Yue asked skeptically.
Yan'er thought for a moment and added, "By the way, Miss, you seemed to have had abdominal pain the last time you returned to the manor, but it wasn't as severe as it is today. When I asked you about it, you said that the journey back to Xi Qin was long and tiring, so it was probably due to that."
At this moment, Consort Chun seemed to remember something and was about to ask Yan'er, but she stopped herself and thought to herself, "Since Madam Yi is not this girl's birth mother, she naturally does not know whether this girl's illness is hereditary."
Physician Yue pondered Yan'er's words and finally said earnestly, "Your young lady... probably doesn't want you to worry about her at all, so she's deliberately hiding her illness."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan slowly approached and sat down beside Yi Shangyun's couch. He gently took her hand and silently said with heartache, "Why do you never know how to cherish yourself?"
The person who was once so noble and aloof is now so helpless, silent and lonely.
Everyone who witnessed this scene was heartbroken.
At this moment, Yan'er suddenly realized that Yi Shangyun's illness was probably quite serious, so she asked timidly in a low voice, "Doctor Le, is my young lady's illness really that serious?"
Physician Yue exhaled a breath of stale air and explained, "This condition is a common gynecological disease. Most patients do not experience any obvious discomfort, and the lumps can disappear on their own without causing any harm to the body, but..."
He paused, glanced at Yi Shangyun's face, and continued, "However, some patients may experience the lump gradually enlarging over time, leading to discomfort in the lower abdomen, and even... even more serious symptoms."
Physician Yue didn't dare to think any further.
"So her condition has progressed to the point where it's affecting the fetus in her womb?" Consort Chun had been holding back her questions for a long time, but finally asked with concern.
Physician Yue sighed, his expression grave. "If the patient is pregnant, as the fetus grows, the space in her abdomen will gradually shrink. This makes the lump in her abdomen more susceptible to rupture under pressure. At that point, the young lady's life would likely be..."
Physician Yue stopped talking midway through his speech.
"What should we do?" For a moment, Consort Chun was also at a loss and asked.
Physician Yue slowly shook his head and continued, "The young lady suddenly experienced such severe pain in her lower abdomen today, to the point that her skin became cold and clammy, and she fell into a coma. These are all acute symptoms caused by this disease. My suggestion is..."
After a pause, Physician Le finally said with reluctance, "This child... I'm afraid it's not going to work. Because once the fetus is older than four months, the mother's life will be in danger at any time."
These words resonated like thunder in the ears.
"Four months, and now Yi Shangyun is three months pregnant, which means..." Consort Chun dared not continue thinking.
But I had to confirm again: "You mean... she... will never be able to have her own children in this lifetime, right?"
Physician Yue nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes."
In an instant, the room fell silent.
Xuanyuan Han turned his back to everyone and closed his eyes tightly.
After a long time, Consort Chun finally clung to a tiny sliver of hope, even just a tiny sliver of hope, that there was a way to save this poor woman.
Consort Chun, suppressing her grief, said, "Is...is there really no other...any way at all?"
Physician Yue thought for a moment, then shook his head in utter helplessness.
Consort Chun looked at Xuan Yuanhan's retreating figure with heartache, unsure of what else to say or do. She could only silently think to herself, "Heavens, what a cruel joke you've played! These two poor children, they've finally made it this far, how could it end like this?"
After an unknown amount of time, Xuan Yuanhan had already quietly clenched his fists tightly and hidden them in his sleeves.
Consort Chun tried to comfort him, saying, "Since things have come to this, my son, don't be too sad..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xuanyuan Han quietly ordered, "You may all go back. I wish to stay here alone for a while."
Helpless, everyone had no choice but to get up and leave.
Xuan Yuanhan solemnly instructed everyone, "No one is allowed to tell her about this matter without my permission... As for the rest... let me think about it some more."
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