The two midwives trembled with fear.
They were midwives in the palace, and they had seen children die after birth, but their own lives depended entirely on the emperor and empress's mood when they delivered stillborn babies.
When the emperor and empress are enraged, blood will be spilled, and in severe cases, nine generations of their families will be exterminated.
Fang Xiao was also terrified, her face turning ashen. She threw the dead baby on the ground and asked the two midwives, "What should we do?"
The midwife, surnamed Mu, was older, and she quickly offered a solution: the lady of the house had been in labor for too long, and the baby had suffocated and died.
The two midwives and Fang Xiao formed an alliance, resulting in the child being stillborn!
Wrap the stillborn baby in its cloth, the midwife took a deep breath, and opened the door to the delivery room.
Yuanyuan, Lu Feiyan, Liuli, and the others who were waiting outside immediately surrounded her, anxiously asking, "How is it? Has the Grand Secretary's wife given birth?"
The midwife remained silent, walked a few steps to the main hall entrance, and cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, this servant is incompetent; I failed to protect the Grand Secretary's child..."
The other midwife and Fang Xiao both knelt down, crying, and lay prostrate on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Liuli rushed into the delivery room without regard for anything and saw the stillborn baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lifeless. Her face turned ashen.
Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan also rushed in.
Empress Xie nearly fainted upon hearing their report, muttering, "Don't shout, don't let Zhaozhao hear..."
Liuli immediately ordered people to stop Yuanyuan and Lu Feiyan.
The two were dragged to the front of the main hall. Yuanyuan grabbed the midwife and demanded, "Tell me, tell me, what exactly happened to my mistress and young master?"
The midwife, trembling, said, "The matriarch of the Grand Secretariat gave birth to the young master with all her might, but unfortunately, he was stillborn. I did my best, but the child died immediately after birth. Physician Fang Xiao did her best to resuscitate him, but it was no use..."
Fang Xiao also cried and said, "This servant had no choice. The young master was out of breath as soon as he came out."
"Nonsense!" Yuanyuan was furious. She grabbed the two midwives and started hitting them, crying as she did so.
"The Grand Secretary has found a renowned doctor, and the fetus has remained healthy."
"The princess's twins were delivered in less than half an hour when the divine physician arrived. You are incompetent; you made my lady suffer in pain for two whole days before finally telling us that the young master is gone?"
"If you can't do it yourself, why don't you call a miracle doctor to deliver the baby? What are you up to?"
"When the Grand Secretary returns, he will certainly not let you off the hook!"
Fang Xiao tearfully explained, but also meant for Empress Xie and Emperor Hui: "The Grand Secretary's wife is deeply worried and troubled, which has caused her to have a difficult childbirth..."
Lu Feiyan didn't make a move, but coldly said to Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, don't kill them, or everything will become complicated!"
She turned to Emperor Hui, who was already vomiting blood on the armchair in the main hall, and said, "Your Majesty, my wife was pregnant for ten months and was healthy all along. But she was due to give birth and was confined to the palace... When we went to the delivery room, my wife's pulse was strong and the baby was healthy. Why did she die less than half a day later?"
Before the Empress and Emperor Hui could say anything after Lu Feiyan said this, Liuli angrily said, "What do you mean by that, Miss Lu? Her Majesty kindly took the Grand Secretary's wife into her care, fearing that someone outside might harm her, and you're criticizing His Majesty and Her Majesty?"
Under normal circumstances, even if Xie Zhaozhao lost her child, she would have no choice but to accept her misfortune.
Lu Feiyan was already furious and said angrily, "I dare not accuse you, but can you say it has nothing to do with you? Let me tell you, although I follow the Grand Secretary's wife, I am not a servant of Qingpu Garden. If you dare to put on airs again, I will poison you to death on the spot!"
Liuli was furious: "How dare you!"
Lu Feiyan was dead, and without thinking twice, he decided to poison her.
Yuanyuan pulled her back: "Feiyan, Madam is still unconscious, let's not cause trouble."
Lu Feiyan's big eyes filled with tears as she wailed, "But, the young master is gone!"
The Empress has fainted from grief.
His Majesty also coughed up blood, tears streaming down his face, and said, "I'm so sorry to Jingchen, I've failed Jingchen..."
Hanako Katsuya was also crying, but he felt even more sorry for His Majesty. His Majesty had only just recovered slightly after two days of acupuncture treatment, and this blow was devastating...
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. The Grand Secretary and his wife will surely understand your predicament... The Grand Secretary and his wife are still young, and they will have children in the future."
The imperial physicians were busy saving the Empress and then went to save the Emperor.
While she was busy working, Liuli suddenly felt excruciating pain in her abdomen, as if a thousand arrows were piercing her heart. She rolled on the ground, but she didn't have any of the traditional symptoms of poisoning, such as vomiting blood or turning blue.
It was just pain, so painful that she wished she could just kill herself and find relief.
She crawled towards Fang Xiao, crying, "Fang the Doctor, help, help..."
Fang Xiao placed his hand on her pulse and said expressionlessly, "Miss Liuli has an upset stomach. Go to the restroom."
Liuli didn't believe it, but there was nothing she could do. She had several palace maids help her to the latrine.
He did poop, but it was bloody!
Seeing that her excrement and urine were all covered in blood, she dramatically fainted.
As soon as the Empress woke up, she ignored Emperor Hui and stumbled towards the delivery room where Xie Zhaozhao had given birth.
The delivery room had been cleaned very thoroughly, all the bedding had been replaced, and the windows were tightly closed.
She entered the room, her footsteps very light.
Xie Zhaozhao was exhausted and still fast asleep.
Empress Xie stood by her bedside, looking at her gentle and serene face as she slept, and tears streamed down her face.
"Zhaozhao, your aunt lost your baby. Your aunt wanted to save your baby even more than you did yourself..."
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