When the King of Qin was mentioned, the Queen Consort's eyes lit up.
Song Xibai saw it clearly.
She carefully chose her words before speaking.
"The princess is currently in poor health. If she wants to have a child, she should wait two more years. It is most important for her to recover her health."
Princess Qin found it strange, feeling that Song Xibai's words had a hidden meaning.
"What do you mean by that, Consort Xi? I am a little weak, but it's just because I'm trying to lose weight and I'm eating less, which is why I'm prone to dizziness. I don't have any other illness!"
Seeing her bewildered expression, Song Xibai couldn't help but sigh.
Princess Qin was in her twenties, but she looked like a young girl who hadn't even reached adulthood, and she didn't even understand her own physical condition.
She pursed her lips, exchanged a glance with Dingxiang, and finally decided to speak herself.
"Your Highness, do you remember when your period last came?"
About two weeks ago?
"And the time before that?"
Princess Qin paused for a moment, her brows furrowing slightly. After thinking for a while, she said, "I don't remember. My periods have been irregular for the past six months."
For a moment, Song Xibai didn't know whether to pity her or say she was brainless.
She rubbed her forehead.
"Your Highness, Princess Consort of Qin, you recently suffered a miscarriage! How could you not know about something so serious?"
Song Xibai's words were like a muffled thunderclap, suddenly resounding in Princess Qin's mind.
She stood there stunned, hardly believing her ears.
"What did you say? What miscarriage?"
Song Xibai had noticed it when he took her pulse earlier, but the situation was urgent, so he could only revive her before discussing anything else.
For women of this era, getting married too early, and often when a woman becomes pregnant, her body is not yet fully mature, will inevitably lead to complications.
A high risk of miscarriage is one of the common complications.
Therefore, miscarriage is not uncommon for women today.
In addition, daughters of wealthy families are often pampered and rarely exercise, resulting in many being physically weak. Therefore, even without the infighting within the household, few of them are able to give birth smoothly.
Song Xibai herself had been running and jumping a lot since she was a child, and her body was much stronger than that of ordinary young ladies. She did not dare to have children before she turned eighteen.
When Song Siyuan made the marriage agreement with the Qi family, she told the Qi father and son that she would have the child two years later.
She's nineteen at most now, and even that's considered too young!
But if someone like Princess Qin didn't even know she was pregnant, or that she had a miscarriage, that's a much bigger problem!
Just as Song Xibai was about to ask for more details, suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the palace gate, followed by a tall figure appearing at the door.
"What? Miscarriage? What happened?!"
Song Xibai turned her head and saw the King of Qin step over the threshold and limp in.
King Qin was born with a limp and could not walk fast, but at this moment he was filled with anxiety, and sweat was beading on his forehead as he laboriously moved his legs to the bedside.
"Yan Shi! What's wrong with you? You didn't tell me when you got pregnant, and now you've lost the child! Do you know that this was my legitimate son!"
The King of Qin was both anxious and angry, and his face turned red.
Princess Qin's eyes immediately reddened.
"I...I didn't do it on purpose."
Song Xibai and Dingxiang moved aside to make room for the couple.
Dingxiang whispered to Song Xibai, "Why is the Prince of Qin so temperamental? He didn't comfort the Princess Consort after her miscarriage, and he even complained about her. If it were me, I would have slapped him across the face."
Song Xibai glared at her.
"Keep your voice down! It's not our place to interfere in other people's family matters."
Song Xibai's position was quite awkward, and if he were to step forward to offer advice at this time, it might have the opposite effect.
In fact, in this situation, the Crown Princess is the most suitable person to step forward.
The Crown Princess was still outside, not even glancing in their direction. Princess Wu, however, tiptoed over and glanced in their direction a few times, wanting to come closer, but then hesitated.
After being scolded, Princess Qin, who was already feeling lost and scared, now felt even more ashamed and wronged.
Thinking of how Song Xibai had spoken to her gently and patted her back, Princess Qin suddenly felt a surge of anger and pushed Prince Qin hard.
"Is this your legitimate son, and not my child? I'm sad to lose him too, but I didn't do it on purpose! You already have a son, how could you know my suffering? This might be my only son, sob sob sob..."
Princess Qin hugged her knees and cried loudly.
The King of Qin was pushed so hard that he stumbled and almost fell, but luckily he managed to grab a chair next to him.
Seeing the Princess of Qin crying so sadly, he was at a loss for what to do.
"Why are you crying? It's as if I've bullied you."
"You're bullying me! You're bullying me with the others! I don't want to go back to the palace, I want to go home."
Princess Qin wept bitterly, her eyes and the tip of her nose turning red.
The King of Qin froze abruptly.
"Nonsense! You've already married me, the Qin Prince's Mansion is your home! Where else do you think you can go back to?"
The couple kept arguing, and Song Xibai couldn't stand it anymore.
"The princess is not in a good condition to be moved."
Dingxiang didn't chime in: "That's right, that's right."
Song Xibai continued, "She shouldn't have gone out in the first place; she should have stayed home to recuperate. She stood in the courtyard for so long and fainted, thankfully nothing serious happened. But she absolutely cannot be overexerted. Let her stay in the palace! She can go back after a month of rest."
Princess Qin wiped away her tears and looked at Song Xibai with gratitude.
"Thank you, Consort Xi, for speaking up for me."
The King of Qin clearly disagreed and was about to speak when a palace servant outside suddenly shouted.
"Your Highness, Consort Shu, what brings you here?"
The next moment, Consort Shu, dressed in a light yellow top and a duck-green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), entered with a large entourage.
"What's all this commotion about? The Empress Dowager is still ill. What kind of behavior is this?!"
The Empress Dowager's imposing presence was so intimidating that the King of Qin quickly bowed his head and begged for forgiveness.
Princess Qin also wanted to come down and apologize, but Song Xibai stopped her.
While the King of Qin was bowing, Song Xibai quickly recounted the matter.
Of course, the fact that the Princess Qin was drugged was omitted, leading everyone to mistakenly believe that she fainted due to weakness after a miscarriage.
This way, it makes sense and won't arouse suspicion.
Consort Shu glanced around and her gaze settled on Princess Qin.
"Is it really true?"
Princess Qin was completely clueless about what had happened. When Song Xibai spoke up for her, she nodded hurriedly.
Consort Shu then asked Dingxiang, "Is Princess Qin's condition serious? Will it affect her ability to have children?"
Dingxiang replied after careful consideration.
"It depends. If she takes good care of herself, it won't have any impact. If she doesn't take good care of herself..." She paused before continuing, "When Princess Qin gave birth to her first child, it seems she damaged her uterus, perhaps due to excessive supplementation. Did the Princess have a difficult labor back then?"
Princess Qin nodded subconsciously.
Consort Shu was startled and her sharp gaze swept towards the King of Qin.
Having lived in the palace for many years, she could immediately guess the reason behind it.
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