Luzhu hurried back to the tea room, and without paying attention, she almost bumped into Zizhu behind her.
Zizhu held the things on the tray firmly. She looked up and saw Luzhu's panic-stricken look. She asked curiously, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Luzhu swallowed and stared at Zizhu for a long time before she spoke slowly, "I was about to ask the master if he wanted to serve the meal, but two mice crawled past my feet and I got scared. I hope I didn't bump into you just now."
Zizhu smiled and said, "It's okay. Since there are rats in the palace, I will go to the Shanggong Bureau tomorrow to get some rat poison. It would be bad if the queen is frightened again."
"Yes, by the way, Concubine Qian has already left. I'm afraid my flustered appearance will frighten Her Majesty. Go and ask Her Majesty if she wants the meal served now."
Zizhu responded, and then attentively helped Luzhu sit down and rest, then turned and walked towards the main hall.
The tea room was brightly lit.
Luzhu sat alone on a chair, but she felt as if she was falling into an endless abyss with no sunlight.
She heard word for word the conversation between Concubine Rou and Concubine Qian just now. When she thought that Concubine Qian would take action against the Imperial Noble Concubine's child soon, she was shocked.
She was so scared that she didn't know what to do.
If the Imperial Noble Consort were told all this, then Roupin would surely be beheaded one day. After all, she was Roupin's servant.
If Concubine Rou fell, she would not have a good end.
But if she doesn't say it, this matter will be like a thorn that will always stay in her heart. If it goes on for a long time, she will definitely go crazy.
Luzhu poured herself a cup of hot tea with trembling hands.
After much deliberation, she decided to conceal the truth for Concubine Rou. But before she could catch her breath, the Fifth Prince's wet nurse from the side hall lifted the curtain and hurried in: "Oh no, Miss Luzhu, I'm afraid the Fifth Prince is dying!"
"What!"
In surprise, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground.
When Lu Zhu hurried to the side hall, the Fifth Prince's face was flushed red due to shortness of breath. The wet nurse beside him could not help at all and just stood there anxiously.
Lu Zhu was furious and scolded the palace maid beside her: "What are you still standing there for? Go and get the imperial physician."
The little palace maid came back to her senses and hurried out.
Lu Zhu didn't dare to leave, so she hurriedly lifted the Fifth Prince's neck and opened his mouth to help him breathe. However, the Fifth Prince was too thin, and it seemed that his neck would break if he twisted it even slightly.
The little guy's face slowly turned from red to dark purple because he was deprived of oxygen. Luzhu was so anxious that she burst into tears and kept muttering, "Good boy, you must be well!"
Not long after, the imperial physician finally arrived.
Not daring to delay, he took out silver needles from the medicine box and inserted them into several important acupuncture points of the Fifth Prince. Thanks to the timely rescue, the Fifth Prince was safe and sound and finally passed the test safely.
But this time, the imperial physician's expression was even more solemn than usual.
When no one was around, the doctor pulled Luzhu aside and said solemnly, "Miss, the thing I feared most has finally happened."
"Doctor, what do you mean by this?"
"The Fifth Prince was born prematurely, and his internal organs haven't fully developed yet. He hadn't suffocated before, so there was still a 30% chance of survival. But now..."
The imperial physician's hesitation made Lu Zhu feel heavy-hearted. "This time it was a stroke of luck, but if something like this happens once, it will inevitably happen again, and no one can predict when it will happen. Whether the Fifth Prince can survive or not is up to fate."
"Is there no way at all?"
Lu Zhu looked at the imperial physician expectantly, but the physician just shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, it would be better if you explained everything to her as soon as possible. At least she can be prepared. If you keep it a secret, I'm afraid that if the Fifth Prince really passes away one day, she won't be able to bear it."
These kind words were met with a sneer from Luzhu.
The imperial physician didn't understand, but since the fifth prince's condition had been brought under control, there was no need for him to stay any longer. After giving the wet nurse a few words of advice, he left Yan Xue Palace.
Thinking of the Fifth Prince's thrilling appearance just now, Luzhu walked towards the main hall with red eyes.
At that time, Concubine Rou was having dinner, and it seemed that she had not been informed of what happened in the side hall. Zizhu was serving her, and when she saw Luzhu come in, she tactfully withdrew.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Zhu fell to her knees in front of Concubine Rou, sobbing, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince just suffocated. The imperial physician said that if this happens again, the Fifth Prince will be dead. I beg you to go and see the Fifth Prince!"
When Concubine Rou heard these words, not only did her face not show any worry, but she looked calm, as if Luzhu was talking about someone else's child.
"Will he survive if I go?" Concubine Rou put down her chopsticks and looked at Lu Zhu with a stern face. "To be honest, it's all your fault that he came to this world and suffered. Now you blame me for being cruel. Lu Zhu, if you hadn't acted on your own initiative, this child might have been reborn into another womb and lived happily."
Lu Zhu raised her eyes to look at Concubine Rou and said sadly, "But he is your own flesh and blood after all."
"My own flesh and blood?" Concubine Rou sneered, her eyes revealing a terrifying indifference: "He is just an evil creature who should not exist in this world."
Luzhu's heart was filled with pain. She knew that she could not persuade him, so she could only stagger away.
After leaving the main hall and standing in the corridor, she looked up at the dark sky, but her eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of Huayang Palace.
At that time, Fu Qianyu was still in a coma because she had just given birth.
Because it was her second child, although she didn't suffer much, giving birth is still strenuous work. After taking a quick look to see if the baby was safe and sound, she fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao Yuancheng stayed by his side until Eunuch Zhu came in and told him that a minister wanted to see him, and then he left Huayang Palace.
After everyone left, Baozhan came in with a solemn face, "Sister Lingyun, Concubine Qian went to Yanxue Palace this afternoon and didn't leave until the evening. Yanxue Palace just called the imperial physician again, and I heard that it seems that the fifth prince is not well."
Lingyun was instructing people to clean up the delivery room. When she heard Baozan's words, she couldn't help but frowned: "What is Concubine Qian doing in Yanxue Palace?"
"I don't know about that, but speaking of it, they are both very difficult to deal with."
Lingyun thought for a moment and solemnly instructed Baozan, "Don't alert the enemy, just keep watching."
"knew."
Fu Qianyu woke up in the afternoon of the next day. Lingyun served her meal. While helping her drink the medicine to expel lochia, she talked about Qian Jieyu's visit to Yanxue Palace yesterday afternoon.
"Two whole hours?"
"Yes, these two people don't usually interact with each other. What on earth could they talk about that lasted for two hours?"
Fu Qianyu held the medicine bowl in silence. A sudden thought startled her. "Lingyun, do you think Concubine Rou fell that day on purpose? Perhaps, like me, she saw through Concubine Qian's intentions and wanted to use her own tactics to abort the baby while also gaining control of Concubine Qian."
"Intentionally?" Ling Yun was stunned and said in disbelief, "But Roupin's child was already seven months old at the time. If something really happened, she would have died too. If that were true, she would have been too cruel!"
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