Chapter 378 This child cannot be born!
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In the midst of exchanges of interests and power struggles, how could the sixth sister, who could only appear as a tool, possibly have the right to make her own choices?
Li Shiyue did not answer Li Qiutian's question.
She knew that Li Qiutian knew the answer;
It's just that, from a woman's perspective, Li Qiutian felt a little sorry for her sixth sister.
However, no matter how reluctant she was, as the head of the delegation, Li Shiyue still had to do what she was supposed to do.
The following day, Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran arrived in the same carriage with their entourage. The items that Consort Zhou had specially prepared for her sixth sister were then taken from their residence.
The abortion pills were hidden in a wooden box in the cart of goods, and among the servants who came with the cart was a doctor disguised as a male servant.
For the sixth sister, she naturally did not want to live in this Turkic royal court full of barbarians;
How could a noble lady from a royal family, who had grown up in luxury, possibly endure such a life?
Therefore, Sixth Sister naturally wanted to go back to Andong with Li Shiyue and the others.
However, Liu Tan is willing to accept his half-sister, who has been married before, back home, even if it means supporting his sixth sister for life.
But as the undisputed ruler of Andong, how could Liu Tan possibly accept the child in his sixth sister's belly who had the blood of the barbarian father?
In today's secular society, that is unacceptable no matter what!
This child could not be said to have been conceived in sin, but if the child were a girl, perhaps raising her would have been fine;
But if it were a boy, how would Liu Tan treat him?
Like treating those children who were kidnapped by barbarians and forced to give birth to children with barbarian blood?
Raising them up and sending them to the army to fight on the battlefield—is that a way out?
At that time, would Consort Zhou and Sixth Sister, who are the maternal grandmother and mother respectively, still be willing?
The person who can least sever the bond with their child is the mother;
Just like Li's father, that scumbag father, after confirming that Shi Tou was a mentally challenged child, he had the idea of having Li's mother throw Shi Tou away;
Even that scumbag father had the idea of getting Li's mother to do this bad thing;
Just you wait and see, that scumbag dad really is a scumbag.
Therefore, Liu Tan instructed Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran to persuade their pregnant sixth sister to abort the child when they encountered her.
If we keep this child, is it still possible to take Sixth Sister away from the Turks?
Would the new Khan allow a woman who was pregnant with his child to leave?
Okay, even if we can leave the Turkic Khaganate;
So, how should this child conduct himself in Andong and in the Prince's Palace from now on?
It would be better if they had never been born.
Therefore, in Li Shiyue's view, it's quite understandable that Liu Tan doesn't accept the child.
Abortion is the best solution right now!
Upon arrival, Zhou Yiran and Li Shiyue were finally invited into Sixth Sister's tent by Shuangqiao.
Li Shiyue had already told her sixth sister everything she needed to say yesterday, so Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran came today simply to find out her sixth sister's answer.
“I can give up the child, but how can you guarantee that you will take me back to Andong?”
Don't be fooled by the fact that the new Khan seems like an easy-going person; actually, he..."
The sixth sister paused here, her face showing a clear fear, as if she had remembered something.
"He barged into my bedchamber right after I married into the family!"
Back then, the old Khan was still alive!
The sixth sister's words were not surprising at all.
These past two days, Zhou Yiran and Li Shiyue have not only been busy with their sixth sister's affairs, but they have also been searching for people and connections to inquire about the new Khan.
From She'er's words, Li Shiyue naturally learned something about the new Khan's character. How could someone who could kill his father be someone easy to get along with?
It is no exaggeration to say that the new Khan was a ruthless and ambitious figure.
"Don't worry, Sixth Lady. As long as you are no longer pregnant, we will have a way to negotiate with the Khan and let you return to Andong with us."
Zhou Yiran saw the disbelief in his sixth sister's eyes, so he said to her directly, "As long as my wife truly wants to return to Andong, then besides trusting us, who else can she trust?"
What happened next was simple: the doctor, disguised as a servant, stepped forward to take the sixth sister's pulse, confirming that the child was healthy and the sixth sister was also in good health.
On the spot, the doctor took the abortion pills and started brewing them inside the tent.
The sixth sister drank the entire bowl of medicine right in front of Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran.
Of course, this abortion pill won't cause excruciating abdominal pain immediately after you drink it. The doctor also said that it will take half an hour for the effects to appear.
So Li Shiyue and Zhou Yiran left, leaving behind only a male and a female servant and the cartload of goods.
The male servant who remained was, of course, a doctor in disguise.
That night, not only could one hear the pained cries coming from Sixth Sister's tent, but there were also occasional smells of blood and medicine wafting out of the tent.
On the third day after Li Shiyue and his group arrived at the Turkic royal court, the child with barbarian blood in Sixth Sister's womb was gone.
With a deathly pale face and strands of hair at her temples matted with sweat, Sixth Sister lay on the only low bed in the tent. She wanted to cry, but the pain in her lower body had numbed her, so she couldn't cry.
Shuangqiao, who was kneeling beside her and taking care of her sixth sister with a handkerchief, cried out in heartache, "My wife, why? Why?"
We can still eat and drink here, can't we?
Why must you beat this child and take him back to Andong?
The sixth sister, who had just taken a sip of warm water from Shuangqiao's hand, grabbed Shuangqiao's hand and said, "Shuangqiao, don't cry, don't cry!"
The child is gone, that's a good thing!
This child must not be born!
Only when we lose our children can we go back to Andong!
"It's good that it's gone! It's a good thing it's gone!"
"My wife! Good! My wife is right. That child shouldn't have been born. It's better that it's gone!"
Are you still cold, my lady? Shall I get you another quilt to cover yourself with?
The Empress has sent us several brocade quilts this time; there are plenty for us to use!
While Sixth Sister was enduring the pain of miscarriage, Li Shiyue and the others were not idle either.
She and her entourage rode off on horseback to the outskirts of the Turkic royal court to participate in their hunting activities.
This time, Li Shiyue was accompanied not only by Li Qiutian and Shi Tou, but also by Wang Datou, Chen Yong, Sun Xiaoliu, and Hei Zi, who was very skilled in archery.
Gao Jin, a relatively steady squad leader, was left to keep watch over their camp.
Riding on her horse, she galloped at full speed, venting her frustration at having to force her sixth sister to give up her child. Li Shiyue looked around the grassland aimlessly and saw another group of people hunting on horseback not far away.
Among that group of people, the clothing of two individuals caught Li Shiyue's attention.
"Sister!"
"Um?"
Li Qiutian squeezed the horse's flanks with her legs and walked towards Li Shiyue. She followed Li Shiyue's gaze and looked at the group of people over there.
"Sister, do you think the clothes of those two people over there look a lot like those of the Mohe barbarians?"
After hearing Li Shiyue's words, when Li Qiutian looked in that direction again, his gaze became scrutinizing.
When they first settled in Andong, the first people they killed were the Mohe barbarians!
Later, they followed Liu Tan in defeating a Mohe barbarian tribe.
That was also when they gained a lot of benefits. It was the largest sum of money they received after settling in Andong, besides exchanging barbarian heads for silver!
Therefore, at this moment, how could Li Qiutian not recognize that there were indeed two men in that group whose hairstyles and clothes were in the style of the Mohe barbarians?
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