Chapter 947: Shocking Childbirth
After Tang Ning finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "Also, there's something strange about Madam Qin's departure from the capital this time. We should check the patients in the manor again, and check them carefully. Not only their backgrounds, but also who they met and what they came into contact with before they became ill."
Rong Yue asked softly, "Aning, are you suspecting that Madam Qin's disappearance was premeditated?"
Tang Ning hummed, "Sister Qin has been traveling the world for many years, moving among all kinds of people. She has always been cautious in her actions, and her medical and poison skills are extraordinary. It is not easy to kidnap her quietly, and the appearance of those patients is too strange..."
After the previous flood, she sent many imperial doctors out of the capital, and followed Lady Qin's advice to prevent the outbreak of plague in the hot weather. She ordered all places to take epidemic prevention measures, and also issued strict orders that if similar situations occurred, they must be reported. Those who reported would not be held accountable, but if they concealed the situation and caused disaster, their entire family would be punished.
Most people would never hide it in such a situation, but there have been no reports of plagues in recent days, and the patients that Madam Qin and her junior brother encountered are not just one or two cases, so it is obvious that it has become a large-scale case, otherwise she would not have sealed off the manor and not even allowed the secret guards to approach.
Tang Ning said in a deep voice, "Sister Qin left the city in a hurry, most likely because of this matter. It's been nearly a month since she left, and there hasn't been any news from below for such a long time..."
Yue Jian suddenly looked up: "Someone deliberately concealed the news and even spread the source of the disease!"
Her expression suddenly changed, and she kowtowed quickly.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have taken the initiative to hide this from Your Majesty. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Tang Ning was indeed a little angry when she knew that Madam Qin had been missing for a long time. She was angry that Yue Jian had hidden such a big thing from her, but she also knew in her heart that they had good intentions in not telling her. Her health was not as good as before, and the baby in her belly was in the sight of everyone, so no one dared to let her take any risks.
Tang Ning took a deep breath to suppress the annoyance in her heart: "Okay, I know you mean well, you get up first."
Tang Ning gave the order only after Yue Jian stood up.
"Leave the palace immediately and meet with Wu Kui. Have him personally lead the Black Armor Guards to investigate those people at the farm. Be careful not to let the source of the disease spread. Also, mobilize the officials of the nearby prefectures to issue a search warrant and issue a bounty. Anyone who can find Sister Qin's whereabouts will be rewarded handsomely."
"Besides that, spread the news of Sister Qin's disappearance. She's a compassionate doctor who doesn't seek power or wealth. She's saved countless lives over the years. Not only in Wei, but even in other kingdoms, many people owe her favors. Spread the news, and those people will do their best to help find her."
Although Madam Qin is only a doctor, she is far more popular than any other prince in the world. If she were to use the favors she holds, she would be no less powerful than those of the centuries-old aristocratic families.
The man who kidnapped Madam Qin had to stay hidden in the dark. Otherwise, if he dared to show even the slightest sign and let people know that he was the one who kidnapped Madam Qin, he would experience what it means to be condemned and despised by thousands of people, and to die without a burial place!
Seeing Tang Ning's eyes full of anger, Rong Yue hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. Be careful not to hurt yourself. Madam Qin is a lucky person. Nothing will happen to her."
Tang Ning frowned and said softly: "I just hope Sister Qin is safe..."
She suddenly stopped talking, put her hands on her chest, and her face turned pale for a moment.
Seeing this, Rong Yue hurriedly asked, "Aning, what's wrong with you?"
Tang Ning whispered, "Maybe I'm worried about Sister Qin, so I suddenly feel short of breath..."
The discomfort pressing on her chest made it difficult for her to breathe, and she felt so uncomfortable that her vision went dark.
Yue Jian was a little anxious: "I will go and ask the imperial physician..."
"Bang!"
Before she finished speaking, someone suddenly rushed in from outside the door.
Before Yue Jian and the others could rebuke her, the maid stumbled into the palace, her voice shrill and tearful: "Oh no, Empress! His Majesty has been attacked!"
"What did you say?" Tang Ning stood up quickly.
The palace maid knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty has been in trouble. News came in from outside the palace. It said that Your Majesty was originally returning to the capital with the army, but when he heard that the queen was about to give birth, he became anxious and took some people with him and returned to the capital separately. However, unexpectedly, Your Majesty was suddenly attacked when passing through Pingchong Mansion. Everyone around him died, and Your Majesty also fell off a cliff. It is unknown whether he is alive or dead..."
“My Queen!!”
Tang Ning felt a buzzing in his head, and as his blood surged, he suddenly fell down.
Rong Yue quickly supported the person and saw that Tang Ning's face instantly lost all color as he covered his stomach in pain.
"Aning, Aning, what's wrong with you?" Rong Yue's face turned pale with anxiety.
Tang Ning only felt a heart-wrenching pain in his stomach, the pain was even worse than when he broke his leg and was disfigured in his previous life.
She grabbed Rong Yue's hand: "It hurts..."
Yue Jian hurriedly stepped closer to feel Tang Ning's pulse, and seeing that her skirt was already wet, she said anxiously, "Madam, I'm afraid the queen is about to give birth."
She bent down and picked up Tang Ning, who was twitching in pain, and shouted sternly to the outside:
"Hurry, prepare some hot water and bring the midwife that was prepared earlier."
Yue Jian was about to leave with Tang Ning in her arms, but she suddenly grabbed her sleeve.
Tang Ning endured the pain and said in a trembling voice, "Capture her, take her away for me, and keep her under guard. Don't let her die."
She pointed at the palace maid who had just delivered the message and said, turning her head and whispering,
"Aunt, tell Concubine Zhao Gui that all palace affairs will be temporarily handed over to her. If my delivery is not smooth, let Cao Gong, Minister Qian, and Feng Qiuli take charge of the court."
"Send...send a message to Yu Yanfeng, have him seal the palace gates immediately and send people to surround and guard Yongzhao Palace. Except for Imperial Physician Jiang, no one... no one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who violates this will be executed first and reported later..."
Tang Ning was in so much pain that her whole body was convulsing and she couldn't even speak clearly, but her words made the face of the palace maid who had just rushed in to report the news change drastically.
The maid suddenly stood up and turned around to hit the pillar, but Yuejian hit her ankle with a piece of broken silver.
Hua Wu, who came from outside, shouted angrily: "Catch her, don't let her die!!"
Since the last palace coup, the number of secret guards in Yongzhao Palace has increased a lot, and many of the palace maids have also been replaced by people who have been specially trained in martial arts. The two people who ran in with Hua Wu quickly pounced on the palace maid on the ground, pressed down the palace maid who was still trying to struggle, and then removed her chin and hands and pressed her to the ground.
After Tang Ningqiang finished explaining with all her might, she felt a wave of pain in her abdomen. She was already experiencing a surge of blood and energy, and the severe pain almost tore her apart, accompanied by a suffocating feeling in her chest.
She couldn't help but tilt her head and suddenly vomited blood.
"Empress!"
“Aning!!”
Everyone in the room was anxious, and Rong Yue's face turned pale: "How could it be, how could he vomit blood..."
Yue Jian suppressed her panic and hugged Tang Ning, who was about to faint, and said urgently, "My Lady, please don't sleep. I will call someone over here immediately."
She carried Tang Ning and walked towards the delivery room that had been prepared long ago:
"Quick, go find Doctor Jiang, go quickly!!"
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