The little dumpling, Cha Nian, vaguely sensed the malice of those around her. Huo Chengche stayed by her side the whole time, and two of her best friends and other people she liked were always there for her. Although the little baby would sometimes feel a little disappointed when she saw other people's gazes, her Crown Prince brother would quickly distract her.
This precarious peace finally erupted on the day Chen Zhixian also fell ill.
Xiao Chanian had just visited Chen Zhixian and her unborn child with Changyin and Wenlian yesterday. They were all fine then, but this morning, Chen Zhixian fell ill.
When the little boy dragged his older brother, the Crown Prince, into his godmother's room, the imperial physician shook his head repeatedly, saying that the child could not be saved. Even Luo Dangdang, who was standing next to him, was helpless.
There were quite a few people at Chen Zhixian's place today. Most of them came under the guise of visiting. The more Emperor Chongjin liked and looked forward to Yuanfei's pregnancy, the faster they arrived.
As soon as the little princess ran in, someone said, "Oh, the little princess dares to come here? Is she trying to give Consort Yuan another push because she thought her miscarriage wasn't going fast enough?"
These words were like opening a floodgate for all the women in the room, who began to criticize the little boy with every word.
Seeing the disgust and hatred these people showed her, Xiao Chanian ran fearfully towards the inner room, only to be stopped by one of the ladies, who spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Princess, you shouldn't go and cause trouble for Consort Yuan. The imperial heir in her womb is already lost. If you go in to 'visit' her, wouldn't Consort Yuan herself be in danger?"
As Xiaocha Nian listened to her aunt's words, she looked at her godmother lying on the bed with a pale face, and her little brother and sister in her belly whom she could no longer feel. Her eyes filled with bewildered and sad tears.
"Shut up, all of you." Huo Chengche's voice was icy cold, his killing intent sharp. He stepped forward and scooped the baby into his arms, gently coaxing and soothing him.
"Niannian, you promised your brother the Crown Prince that you wouldn't listen to the nonsense spouted by these long-tongued gossips."
"Look, the Crown Prince is with Niannian every day, so how come he's perfectly fine? It's just that they haven't found an opportunity to harm him yet."
"You have to believe that someone wants to harm you. If you don't even believe in yourself, how can you protect your godmother and your younger siblings?"
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As the boy gently coaxed her, the tears in the little girl's eyes gradually gathered into light. She pouted and nodded vigorously, "Niannian wants to protect godmother and her little brother and sister in her belly! I won't let bad people bully Niannian and them!"
As soon as the baby finished speaking, a burst of snickers rang out from the surroundings. Then, the imperial physician inside cried out, "Consort Yuan has started bleeding! Consort Yuan has miscarried! Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, please forgive us, the imperial fetus cannot be saved..."
Upon hearing the imperial physician's words, Xiao Chanian pushed aside her aunt who was blocking her way, tears welling in her eyes, and stormed inside.
"No! No! Niannian doesn't want her little brother and sister to die! Niannian wants her little brother and sister to come out and play with her! Niannian wants to protect her godmother and her little brother and sister!! Niannian wants to protect her fifth and sixth brothers and prevent them from continuing to be sick!!"
As the baby cried out with all her might, a bright pink light suddenly emanated from her body.
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