Su Xuening sighed softly, "If Su Huiyan hadn't taken their child back then, perhaps Xuanyuan Yu wouldn't have died?"
Not only would Xuan Yuan Yu not die, but her child and Yun An from her previous life would also not have been killed by Xuan Yuan Yu. And her father—if it weren't for this secret, Su Huiyan wouldn't have plotted against him, and perhaps he wouldn't have been taken to Northern Wei.
None of their family tragedies will happen!
All of this stemmed from Su Huiyan stealing someone else's child. Now, she has not only caused her own death but also made that person lose a son.
Xuan Yuanzhan completely disagreed with Su Xuening's words: "Apart from being brought into the palace and becoming a member of the royal family, everything else was his own choice. Even if he had a wrong start, if he could have kept his original intentions, he could have escaped this calamity unscathed. Unfortunately, he wanted too much and simply did not have the ability, so he ended up like this!"
Su Xuening raised an eyebrow, not expecting Xuan Yuanzhan to see things so clearly.
Xuanyuan Zhan is right. Even if he is a fake prince, if he behaves himself, does not plot against the emperor, and does not plan a rebellion, even if Su Huiyan’s affair of confusing the royal bloodline is exposed, the emperor will not do anything to him. After all, he knows nothing about it. In the end, he will probably let him leave the palace and reunite with his family. So it is all his own doing!
As for the elderly couple, if they had immediately gone to the Shuntian Prefecture to appeal their case when their child was taken away, perhaps things would have turned out differently. It was their own fear of power, or perhaps their own unwarranted expectations, that made things irreversible.
Different approaches lead to different results, just like her, who chose different paths in her past and present lives, resulting in drastically different outcomes!
She would never think about her past life again; let those things fade away with the deaths of Su Huiyan, Su Feiling, and Xuan Yuan Yu!
Let's go!
Su Xuening smiled at Xuan Yuanzhan and went back to the palace with him.
When the two returned to the palace, Xuanyuan Peng and Bai Shi had already returned.
As soon as the two entered Chengqian Palace, a palace servant rushed in to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness's Consort, Consort Liang has passed away."
Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening were not surprised.
The Emperor had previously issued an edict, bestowing upon Consort Liang a white silk ribbon. Today is the day that Grand Tutor Liang's entire family will be beheaded, and also the day that Consort Liang will hang herself.
However, Xuan Yuanzhan saved Xuan Yuanzhi's life, so even if Consort Liang dies, she can rest in peace.
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned and said, "Don't report this to the Emperor. Collect Consort Liang's body and bury her in the Li Garden!"
After all, she was a woman who bore a child for Xuanyuan Peng. Even though she was deposed by Xuanyuan Peng and was not qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, her body should still be properly prepared.
"Yes," the palace servant replied softly and immediately went to do it.
No sooner had the palace servant left than another palace maid rushed over and knelt down in front of Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening with a thud: "Your Highness, Your Highness's Consort, please, please save our young lady."
Su Xuening looked at the palace maid and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't tell which palace she was from.
Su Xuening didn't recognize him, and Xuan Yuanzhan was even less likely to recognize him.
The palace maid seemed to sense their confusion and quickly kowtowed to them again: "This servant is a palace maid from Jingfeng Palace, and my young lady is Zhao Zhenzhen, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister."
This palace maid was none other than Pearl, who served Zhao Zhenzhen. Now that the Third Prince had been convicted, she dared not even address her mistress as the Third Prince's consort.
Upon hearing Pearl's mention, Su Xuening remembered her; she did indeed seem to be Zhao Zhenzhen's maid: "What happened to your young lady?"
"Miss, she..." Pearl wanted to say something, but when she saw Xuan Yuanzhan, she hesitated to speak.
Bihe, however, knew the reason and whispered a few words in Su Xuening's ear.
Su Xuening looked surprised, then looked at Xuan Yuanzhan and said, "I'll go to Jingfeng Palace first."
Xuanyuan Zhan didn't ask anything, he just nodded.
Su Xuening, accompanied by Bihe and Lülian, followed Pearl to Jingfeng Palace.
Today, Jingfeng Palace is so desolate that there are hardly any palace servants left.
Pearl led Su Xuening to Zhao Zhenzhen's room. As soon as Su Xuening entered the room, she smelled a strong stench of blood.
Zhao Zhenzhen lay on the bed, her face pale and her forehead covered in cold sweat.
Seeing Pearl bring Su Xuening over, Zhao Zhenzhen struggled to get up and bow, but Su Xuening quickly pressed her back down: "You're already like this, what's the point of bowing?"
"Crown Princess." Although she couldn't get up, Zhao Zhenzhen still nodded to Su Xuening.
Su Xuening took Zhao Zhenzhen's wrist and checked her pulse. She found that Zhao Zhenzhen had suffered a miscarriage and was bleeding heavily. Su Xuening quickly lifted the blanket and saw that Zhao Zhenzhen had indeed expelled the stillborn fetus. The bedding beneath her was completely soaked with blood.
Su Xuening was quite frightened and quickly ordered Bihe, "Quickly, bring me the silver needles."
Knowing the situation here beforehand, they brought a first-aid kit with them when they came.
Bihe immediately took out silver needles from her medicine box.
Su Xuening took the silver needles and began to administer acupuncture to Zhao Zhenzhen.
Thanks to Su Xuening's efforts, Zhao Zhenzhen's bleeding was finally stopped.
After checking Zhao Zhenzhen's pulse again and finding that her condition had stabilized, Su Xuening breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Zhenzhen reproachfully: "Why did you do this? The child is innocent. Even if you don't take this abortion medicine, I believe the Emperor won't make things difficult for the child."
The fetus is already five or six months old and fully formed. She really has the heart to harm herself, and this child, after all, is her own flesh and blood. How can she be so cruel?
Su Xuening's words warmed Zhao Zhenzhen's cold body considerably. Thinking of the child who was already formed but whom she had cruelly aborted, Zhao Zhenzhen's eyes reddened again: "The child's father is guilty. Even if the Emperor and the Crown Prince are willing to spare the child, I do not want to give birth to him and let him be despised by others for the rest of his life."
Moreover, Xuanyuan Yu committed the grave crime of plotting against the emperor, a crime that would implicate others. She no longer cared about her child and only sought to protect herself.
Su Xuening understood her thoughts and sighed softly, saying, "You can't use such strong medicine. It's harmful to your body and will cause problems with future childbirth."
Actually, not having this child might not be a bad thing for Zhao Zhenzhen. After all, this child is different from the one Zi Shu had. Zi Shu's child had no relation to Xuan Yuan Yu, but Zhao Zhenzhen's child is Xuan Yuan Yu's biological child.
Leaving him behind would inevitably cause resentment between Xuan Yuanpeng and Xuan Yuanzhan. Although she knew that Xuan Yuanzhan was broad-minded and might not target a child, Zhao Zhenzhen had to think things through carefully. After all, she had the Prime Minister's Mansion behind her, and she certainly didn't want to implicate the Prime Minister's Mansion because of herself.
However, she used too much medication and completely disregarded her own health. If she continues to use such potent drugs, she may have difficulty conceiving in the future!
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