Chapter 120 The Late Crown Princess
Seeing that the ministers had arrived one after another, the Crown Princess had not yet come.
Just when Yan Shixu was about to send someone to invite the Crown Princess personally, the eunuch from Fuyao Palace hurried over to deliver a message.
His voice was loud enough that almost everyone kneeling inside and outside the hall could hear it.
"Empress Dowager, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, upon hearing of the Emperor's passing, the Crown Princess was so shocked and grief-stricken that she became overwhelmed with emotion and lost her pregnancy."
The Queen Mother was startled. "Is the baby in trouble? Have you called the imperial physician? Is it serious?"
The eunuch shook his head and said, "I don't know. When I came to deliver the message, the imperial physician hadn't arrived yet."
After hearing this, the empress dowager became anxious again. The imperial physician is kneeling here now!
This is Xu'er's legitimate son, and no mistakes can be made.
She looked at He Wang who was kneeling on the ground and hurriedly ordered, "President He, take a few imperial doctors with you to the East Palace to see the Crown Princess."
"yes."
Court Judge He stood up and called out to several imperial physicians behind him, including Imperial Physician Luo, who was responsible for taking the Crown Princess's pulse in the past.
The group hurried to the East Palace.
But let’s talk about the East Palace.
Xie Zhenrong felt that she was really having a miscarriage.
When she heard the news of the emperor's death, she was extremely happy.
I was too excited at the moment and my stomach hurt a little.
This scared Xie Zhenrong directly.
She covered her stomach and her face turned pale.
Nanny Zhuang originally wanted to persuade the Crown Princess to go to Taiji Palace as soon as possible, but she was shocked when she saw her holding her belly.
"Crown Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Xie Zhenrong anxiously grabbed Madam Zhuang's wrist.
"Nanny, my stomach hurts!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhuang hurriedly ordered the eunuch beside her, "Quick...quickly, go get Doctor Luo!"
The eunuch left in a hurry.
Nanny Zhuang inquired about the Crown Princess's symptoms in detail, and her expression gradually became strange.
"Princess, there's no need to be too nervous. It's normal to have a stomachache when you're emotionally agitated."
After checking the time outside, Madam Zhuang instructed another eunuch to go to Taiji Palace to deliver a message.
The Emperor's death was such a big thing, and if the Crown Princess didn't rush over immediately, it would definitely cause gossip.
But if it is related to the baby in the belly, that is another matter.
A group of imperial doctors rushed to Fuyao Palace and took turns taking Xie Zhenrong's pulse.
After taking the pulse, several people looked at each other.
Isn't it fine? There's no miscarriage.
But when you are first pregnant, it is inevitable to feel a little nervous after having stomach cramps.
Judge He carefully considered his words and said, "Crown Princess, your pulse is stable, and the fetus is fine. Your emotions are probably fluctuating greatly due to the passing of His Majesty, and your qi and blood are temporarily blocked, which is why you feel uncomfortable in your stomach. Relax and you'll be fine."
When Xie Zhenrong heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his face still looked weak and worried.
"Are you really alright? But I was in a lot of pain just now."
Court Judge He quickly bowed and said, "Don't worry, Crown Princess. This pulse diagnosis is correct. You just need to rest and recuperate, and avoid excessive sadness or joy."
So, after the imperial physician left, Xie Zhenrong had to get up and reluctantly go to Taiji Palace with a group of palace servants.
Inside the Taiji Palace, ministers were kneeling from outside to inside.
Concubines, princesses, princes, crown princes...
The Crown Princess walked into the Yangxin Palace, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, her eyes red.
The handkerchief was soaked with pepper water and I couldn’t stop crying!
Previously, a eunuch went into the Yangxin Palace to report that the Crown Princess had a miscarriage, and many ministers heard it.
Seeing the Crown Princess so sad, they felt deeply moved.
The Crown Princess is truly extremely filial.
The Queen Mother took Xie Zhenrong's hand and patted it.
"You have a good heart, but death is like the extinguishing of a light. You don't need to be too sad. The baby in your belly should be your priority."
Xie Zhenrong nodded: "Don't worry, Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law knows."
Yan Shixu looked up at Xie Zhenrong and asked with concern, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Xie Zhenrong sobbed and bowed, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The imperial physician said that I was just too heartbroken. I just need to rest for a few days and I'll be fine."
Yan Shixu was suspicious, nodded, and asked her to kneel beside him.
As a result, when Xie Zhenrong knelt down.
Because he was close to Yan Shixu and there was a gentle breeze blowing, he could immediately smell the strong scent of chili peppers.
Yan Shixu was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what was going on.
He couldn't help but twitch his forehead.
While no one was paying attention, he covered Xie Zhenrong's hands that were supporting the ground with his sleeves.
Then he quickly took away the silk handkerchief that was emitting a strong pepper water from her hand, and before the old Ming King read out the edict, he stuffed the handkerchief to Yongtai and gave him a look.
Yongtai understood, stuffed the silk handkerchief into his sleeve, bowed and left the hall, and immediately destroyed the silk handkerchief.
Yongtai actually didn’t quite understand why the Crown Princess was becoming more and more confused.
Previously, the Empress Dowager was sad about the Emperor's affairs, and His Highness asked her to spend more time with the Empress Dowager, but she never went once.
Now that the emperor has passed away, she not only used the excuse of being late due to her unborn child, but also used chili water.
If you want to use it, just use it. Among those kneeling people, there must be many who use pepper spray.
But could it not be so obvious?!
Yongtai felt tired for the prince.
But Xie Zhenrong was here because the prince took the silk handkerchief from her hand.
She was slightly stunned, not expecting the prince to find out.
But I didn't care, it was not a big deal after all.
Besides, the relationship between the prince and the emperor is not good, so he can certainly understand why she used chili water.
Compared to everyone else's different expressions, the queen's expression was a little too calm.
She looked quietly at the man lying on the dragon bed, with no ripples in her heart.
She neither applauded nor felt uncomfortable at all.
Although she and the emperor were married at first, by this point, they had lost all their love for each other.
The death of an insignificant person is really not worth her sadness.
She thought to herself that the emperor seemed to live a very pitiful and miserable life.
After all, no emperor would be as aggrieved as he was.
While he was alive, he could not make the woman he loved most his queen.
Even if I die now, I can’t be buried with the woman I love the most.
It seems that after the emperor's death, he is destined to become a lonely man.
Anyway, after her death, she would never be buried with the emperor.
The queen thought to herself that she would find time to talk to the prince.
When she dies, just help her choose a beautiful place to bury her.
She really didn't want to go into the imperial mausoleum.
Yan Shixu felt that someone was looking at him. He looked up, but saw nothing.
At this moment, the Queen Mother asked the old Ming King to read the emperor's will.
The old Ming King is the late emperor's younger brother. He is almost seventy years old and still healthy and highly respected. It is most appropriate for him to read the edict.
The old Ming King unfolded the imperial edict and said in a loud voice, "Crown Prince, please accept the edict."
Yan Shixu stood up, took a step closer to the dragon couch, and then knelt down.
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