Chapter 109

When the news of Shuxian's miscarriage reached the princess's mansion in Jiashan, Xuan'er had just learned how to roll over.

Jiashan and Zhanyue were both new parents and were very happy about this. As Xuan Ge'er grew up day by day, he was less and less sleepy, so Jiashan would take a rattle and entice Xuan Ge'er to roll left and right.

Xuan Ge'er is a very lively boy. If someone stares at him for a long time, he will squint his eyes, grin and smile at you, and sometimes even giggle, as if he is very happy.

At this moment, Xuan'er was looking at the wave drum in Jiashan's hand with curiosity, his eyes wide open, and his chubby little face with a hint of red was squeezed together like a blooming morning glory.

This successfully amused Jiashan and the wet nurse and the others. The wet nurse complimented him, "You look really capable, young master. When you can draw a bow or ride a horse in the future, you will definitely not lag behind others."

Although Jiashan knew that the wet nurse was just saying nice things, as a mother, how could she not like to hear others praise her child?

Jiashan then smiled and said, "It's because you took good care of him."

The nurse said hurriedly, "It is my duty."

Dancui didn't want to disturb such a warm scene. After hesitating for a long time, she stepped into the house, bowed in front of Jiashan and said, "Princess, there is news from the Duke Zhongyi's mansion that the second princess has given birth."

Jiashan was stunned, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, but his first reaction was definitely not pleasure.

She had a miscarriage and now she has become a mother. She naturally understands that a child means a lot to every woman.

Jiashan frowned and asked softly, "When did it happen?"

Dan Cui replied: "Just now."

Jiashan nodded and said, "I understand."

Shuxian Xiaochan, it is reasonable for her to go to Jiashan, it is just a matter of going early or late.

The wet nurse beside him already understood what was happening, and said to Jiashan with a smile: "Young Master, I have a servant to look after you here, Princess, you can rest assured."

Jiashan was not worried that the wet nurse would not be able to take good care of Xuan'er, but she was afraid that if she went there at this time, Shuxian would not treat her well and would think that she was there to laugh at her.

After thinking for a while, Jiashan finally made up his mind: "Then you take good care of Xuan'er, I'll be back soon."

The nurse said, “Yes.”

Xuan Ge'er seemed to know that Jiashan was about to leave. He raised his strong head stubbornly, stared at Jiashan with his little eyes, and a series of "ah ah" sounds came out of his throat.

Jiashan looked at him and couldn't bear to leave him, so she leaned over and kissed his cheek, saying, "Xuan'er, be good. Mother will be back soon."

Xuan'er ignored him and grasped Jiashan's collar tightly with his little hands.

The wet nurse had no choice but to come over and forcibly take Xuan'er away.

Xuan Ge'er still kept babbling and kicking his arms and legs, as if he wanted Jiashan to hold him. Later, the nurse fed him a mouthful of milk before he calmed down.

After comforting Xuan'er, Jiashan did not delay any longer. He changed his clothes and went to Princess Shuxian's mansion.

Unexpectedly, the entrance of the princess's mansion was so lively.

Shuxian's husband, Zhong Yu, the son of the Earl of Zhongyi, was holding a pile of things in each hand and wandering back and forth at the gate of the mansion.

Shuxian's personal maid, Bihe, was blocking him and refused to let Zhong Yu in.

Jiashan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. When she walked over, she happened to hear Bihe saying, "Prince consort, I'm not trying to embarrass you. It's really the princess who issued a death order. If I let you in, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death by the princess tomorrow. Please be kind and give me a chance to live."

Zhong Yu seemed helpless and sighed, "You have to accept these herbs. These are thousand-year-old ginsengs that my mother found in the mansion, specially for the princess to replenish her energy. The princess is having a small baby, so you must take good care of yourself during the confinement period."

Bihe bit her lip hesitantly, then looked at Zhong Yu again.

It seems that although Shuxian told her not to let Zhong Yu enter the house, she may not have given her any additional instructions on whether to accept the things he brought, so Bihe did not dare to make a decision on her own.

Jiashan originally didn't want to get involved in the mess at Shuxian's house, and was preparing to turn back to the carriage and come back after the two of them had sorted things out.

Who knew that Zhong Yu had sharp eyes and saw her as soon as he turned his head. He seemed to have seen a savior, and his tone was somewhat pleading: "Imperial sister."

Zhong Yu whispered, "Can you please ask the Imperial Sister to help me speak for me?"

Jiashan still didn't know what Shuxian and Zhongyu were up to. Besides, it was good enough that Shuxian didn't go against her, so she would never listen to her. So, Jiashan naturally didn't respond to Zhongyu.

She just told Bi He, "Put the things down. Making a scene in front of the princess's mansion in front of everyone is embarrassing for your princess."

Seeing Bihe still hesitating, Jiashan emphasized his tone and said sharply, "Take it."

She raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a light tone: "Don't you think I can't order you around?"

Seeing Jiashan was secretly angry, Bihe bowed and said "I dare not". She ordered the guards beside her to take the things from Zhong Yu's hand, and Zhong Yu's face looked better.

He bowed to Jiashan and said, "Thank you, my dear sister."

When Zhong Yu bent down slightly, Jiashan discovered that there were three bloody marks on his left cheek near his neck, as if they were scratched by someone's fingernails.

In such a position, and with such a bold person, Jiashan could think of no one else except Shuxian.

Why did the two of them end up in such an embarrassing situation?

Jiashan suppressed the doubts in his heart, pretended to be calm and looked away, and said softly: "You're welcome."

Zhong Yu seemed to know that Jiashan had seen his injury, and he looked a little embarrassed. After thanking Jiashan, he no longer clamored to go into the princess's mansion, but turned around and left with his servants.

Jiashan did not ask any further questions and tiptoed into the princess's mansion.

Bihe said awkwardly: "Princess..."

"Why?" Jiashan stopped Bihe's mouth with a word before she could speak. She looked at Bihe and asked, "Can't I go in too?"

Bi He said hurriedly: "I dare not stand in front of the eldest princess, but I am afraid that the second princess will bump into you."

Jiashan said: "No problem."

She led Dancui and Caiwei behind her and drove straight in. Before they entered the yard, Jiashan heard Shuxian's voice coming from far away as if it echoed through the sky.

"I don't need him to pretend to be kind. Zhong Yu dared to quarrel with me for a slave girl. Who is he showing off to?"

"If it weren't for him, how could I have had a miscarriage? What a jerk he is, what a jerk! I'm going to go to the palace and tell my father and mother, and ask them to avenge the child in my belly!"

"Help me out of bed!"

Jiashan frowned and thought: Shuxian's powerful voice doesn't sound like that of someone who just had a miscarriage.

Bihe also heard what Shuxian said. She was a little embarrassed and said softly, "I'm sorry to make a fool of myself, Princess. Our princess lost her child and is in a bad mood. I was not decent. Please forgive me."

Jiashan smiled but said nothing.

Anyway, Shuxian wasn't scolding her, so what did she need to tolerate?

Bihe led Jiashan into the inner room. Although Shuxian had a loud voice, miscarriage would always hurt a woman's vitality. Shuxian was half lying on the bed, and Madam Dou was earnestly persuading Shuxian to take medicine.

She had just finished speaking eloquently and might be really tired now. She lowered her head, took Madam Dou's hand and drank the medicine directly.

When she looked up, she saw Jiashan standing beside the bed. Shuxian immediately became alert, like a poodle whose territory had been invaded.

She said coldly: "What are you doing here? Are you here to make me look bad?"

"Who allowed you to come in?"

Turning around and seeing Bihe standing beside her, Shuxian immediately looked at him unkindly. She said bitterly, "I think you are getting bolder and bolder!"

Bihe had always been serving Shuxian and knew that this princess had a bad temper.

The eldest princess was of noble status, so the second princess could not blame the eldest princess, but she herself might become the scapegoat. Thinking of this, Bihe's teeth began to tremble in fear and she kept admitting her mistakes.

Jiashan didn't want to be angry with Shuxian, but he didn't want others to suffer for him, so he said, "Save your energy. No one wants to see you make a fool of yourself."

Shuxian smiled sinisterly, not believing Jiashan's words at all.

Jiashan was not one to read her expression, so he just said, "I heard you had a miscarriage, so I came to see you out of kindness. Now it seems that you are still strong, so it seems that I am meddling too much."

Shuxian ignored her and just continued to laugh grimly.

Jiashan didn't need her to reply, and continued, "Don't worry, I'll leave after a few words."

"When I came, I saw Bihe blocking the door for Prince Zhong," Jiashan said. Seeing Shuxian's face showing a hint of forbearance and satisfaction, she couldn't help but shake her head and said in a deep voice, "After all, he is the prince and your consort. You should always give him some dignity in front of others."

Jiashan said: "Otherwise, if it gets out, people will say that our royal princess is spoiled and bullies others by taking advantage of her power."

Shuxian would usually listen to Jiashan, but when she heard Jiashan's tone of lecturing her, she became even more furious and said, "Oh, I don't need you to teach me how to do things."

"If the knife didn't cut you, how could you feel the pain?" Shuxian's face was extremely ugly. She said angrily, "You have a prince consort who loves you and a son who depends on you. How can you understand my feelings?"

As she spoke, Shuxian became furious again. She pointed at Jiashan and shouted angrily, "To tell you the truth, I get angry when I see you acting so arrogantly."

Shuxian shouted with red eyes: "Get out of here! Get out of my princess mansion!"

Jiashan was not a person who could be easily manipulated. She and Shuxian had never gotten along well. Coming to see Shuxian was already an act of kindness and justice for her, so naturally she would not be willing to put herself in the cold arms of Shuxian.

Jiashan said expressionlessly: "You are really unreasonable."

After saying this, she really didn't stay for a moment longer. After instructing Dancui to put down the nourishing things for Shuxian, Jiashan turned around and left the inner room.

It was Aunt Dou who muttered, "My little ancestor."

Then she ran out after Jiashan, and Madam Dou moved her little feet while shouting loudly, "Princess, please stay."

Because of Hanzhu's incident, Jiashan had no good feelings towards the man surnamed Dou, so he raised his eyes and asked calmly, "Anything else?"

Madam Dou bowed and said, "Please don't be angry with the princess. The second princess just lost her child and is not in a good mood with everyone. She doesn't mean anything to you. Your Highness is willing to come to visit the second princess at this time. We are all grateful for your kindness."

Jiashan ignored the sweet words from Madam Dou and said calmly, "Of course she feels bad for losing her child, but that's not a reason for her to attack others, and there's no reason for me to be angry with her."

After saying that, Jiashan stopped stepping on her and turned away.

Madam Dou let out a long sigh and went back to Shuxian's room, shaking her head.

However, just as Jiashan left Shuxian's residence, Princess Lu arrived.

Princess Lu played an indispensable role in Shuxian regaining the attention of Emperor Zhanghe. In addition, Zhao Youcheng also loved her very much, so Shuxian still had some trust in Princess Lu.

Seeing Princess Lu, Shuxian lost her tough attitude, as if she had finally found someone to vent her grievances to. She cried out with tears in her eyes, "Sister-in-law."

Princess Lu had already heard some of the details from Bihe and Madam Dou, so she couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Why did she have a miscarriage out of the blue?"

Shuxian wiped her eyes and was about to complain about Zhong Yu and the House of the Earl of Loyalty, but Princess Lu continued, "Speak in a nice way and don't be biased. Otherwise, I can't help you."

Princess Lu is always amiable, and when she looks serious, she actually looks a bit majestic.

Shuxian clenched her handkerchief tightly and explained the whole matter in detail.