"ah!"
Even Qin Xi was startled; there was a bloody finger lying inside!
Seeing that she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she almost couldn't stand up, Lele quickly stepped forward to support her. She glanced at the contents of the box and couldn't help but look away.
Qin Xi slammed the box shut, took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, but still couldn't help but clutch her lower abdomen while holding onto the stone table. She hadn't even had breakfast yet, her stomach felt empty, and she couldn't vomit anything, only dry heave.
It wasn't that she had a weak mentality; even when she witnessed Lu Huai killing someone with his sword, she hadn't reacted this strongly, and could even pretend not to know. But this time was different. She was completely unprepared, especially since she was pregnant with an unborn child.
Lele took the box, placed it on the table, and helped her sit down. Only then did Qin Qi feel her consciousness returning.
"Qin Xi?!"
Upon hearing Lu Huai's voice, Qin Xi subconsciously looked up, her delicate eyebrows still furrowed and her lips slightly pale.
"How are you?" He strode over, and Lele tactfully stepped back, making room for him.
Qin Qi frowned, leaned on his shoulder, and shook her head weakly, looking very frail. She wanted to ask him how he woke up, but then felt it was completely unnecessary. Normally, he would wake up if she turned over, let alone after the commotion she had just made.
So she changed her mind before she could finish her sentence, saying, "I'm not feeling well."
Lu Huai frowned, naturally noticing the box on the table. He briefly opened it to take a look before closing it again. His usually alluring features suddenly became sharp, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop considerably.
"Who sent this?" he asked.
Lele said, "It was delivered by A Cong, who was assigned to serve the Prime Minister a few days ago. He said that Miss must open it herself. At the time, I didn't pay attention to him, but now that I think about it, something seems a little off."
Ah Cong was trembling all over when he came in, and even his eyes were darting around. He handed it to her and ran away, as if some ferocious beast was chasing him. She didn't think much of it at the time, assuming he was going back to report, so she brought it in.
I never expected it to be something like this.
Lu Huai squinted and heard Qin Qi say to Lele, "My stomach is a little uncomfortable. Go and brew two doses of the medicine that Doctor Zheng prescribed a few days ago to help with pregnancy."
Lele glanced at her worriedly, then hesitated before curtsying, "This servant obeys."
Qin Xi watched her walk away in silence until Lele's figure disappeared around the corner, at which point her eyes reddened. She opened her mouth, her throat a little sore, her eyes slightly red, but she stubbornly bit her lower lip.
"Father...it's Father..."
Lu Huai frowned, not quite understanding. "Hmm?"
"It was Father's finger..." After saying this, she could no longer hold back and buried her head in his chest, sobbing softly.
Lu Huai was so shocked that his eyes widened. How could this be...?
He had initially thought that Emperor Yuxian only wanted to intimidate Qin Qi, including stripping Qin Wenxiang of his official rank earlier, which was merely meant to frighten her. Who would have thought he would be so ruthless as to cut off Qin Wenxiang's finger!
What a brilliant scheme!
He underestimated him; it wasn't just intimidation, it was outright threats. Threatening Qin Xi to become a concubine—what's the difference between that and forcing someone into prostitution!
Lu Huai laughed in anger, his fingers gripping Qin Xi's shoulder slowly tightening, but he was careful not to hurt her.
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