What's even more ridiculous is that the abortion pill that killed her was personally delivered to her by her maternal grandfather!
Consort Xue was still rational and did not dare to tell Huo Chengche everything her family had done.
But, since the matter had been discussed to this extent, how could Huo Chengche not guess it even if Consort Xue hadn't said it explicitly?
Consort Xue liked that daughter, but she swallowed her anger so bitterly. Who else but her maternal family could have done this?
Consort Xue had suppressed her anger for many years, and today it suddenly found an outlet, allowing the emotions that had been weighing on her heart for so long to burst forth at this moment.
She laughed maniacally and ironically, but how could she possibly laugh? In the end, all that remained was a deathly pale face, a stark irony, her mouth agape, yet uttering no sound.
"Your Highness!" Li'er was so frightened by Consort Xue's appearance that she quickly called out to her.
Consort Xue ignored her, still holding her child intently, and rambled on as she recalled, "And so, she just... was left to die..."
Babies born at seven months are very small and mostly weak. Even with careful care, they are difficult to raise. If left unattended, even for a short time, these tiny babies may die for any reason.
Upon hearing Consort Xue's words, Huo Chengche recalled that it seemed that such an event did indeed occur when he was a child: Consort Xue gave birth prematurely and delivered a stillborn child.
So, there were other things involved.
After Consort Xue finished speaking, her voice completely stopped, leaving only a sobbing sound stuck in her throat.
Seeing the weeping and grieving Consort Xue, the little girl pushed away her brother Crown Prince's arm that was holding her, jumped off his lap, and ran to Consort Xue with her short legs.
"Don't cry, Aunt Consort. My father said that the little brothers and sisters who couldn't be saved are all children of heaven. They couldn't bear to let their children leave, so they called them back to play in heaven!"
The little baby tiptoed and hopped, tugging at Consort Xue's sleeve, looking up at her with a sweet and radiant smile, his dimples softly set in, his eyes clean and clear.
Consort Xue watched as the little girl earnestly comforted her, and suddenly her tears flowed even more fiercely. She hugged her tightly, her voice choked with emotion as she smiled.
She said, "Silly baby, my child is much older than you. She's not a little sister, she's a big sister."
The little boy blinked blankly, then quickly jumped into Consort Xue's arms and said in a childish voice, "Okay, big sister! Can Consort Xue hug me? My mother says that I am her little source of joy. If my mother is unhappy, hugging me will definitely make her happy."
"Now Niannian is also Aunt Guifei's little source of joy! If Aunt Guifei is unhappy, hugging Niannian might cheer her up!"
The silly baby naively thought he was some kind of magic pill.
Consort Xue looked down at the little dumpling's proud and confident little face, and couldn't help but laugh, though she still couldn't stop the tears.
"Okay, Auntie Guifei will hold Niannian, and Niannian will also be Auntie Guifei's little source of joy." Consort Xue bent down and hugged the little baby into her arms, holding her fragrant and soft little body, tears falling one after another.
This was probably the first time in all the times she had held this little bundle of joy that she had held her without any particular purpose.
The little baby nestled in her aunt's arms, looking up at Consort Xue's tear-stained face, and suddenly realized that she didn't hate her aunt anymore!
"Auntie Xue's eyes are so beautiful!" The little boy's bright black eyes swept over Consort Xue's face, then he gave her a bright and innocent smile and praised her earnestly.
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