Zhu Wanqing's screams attracted the maids on night watch. When the maids rushed to Cangyue Tower, Zhu Wanqing was still on the verge of collapse.
Seeing Zhu Wanqing covered in cold sweat, her face deathly pale, repeatedly saying "the child, the child..."
The maidservant hurriedly relit the candles, carried Zhu Wanqing back to bed, and sent someone to inform the doctor. After a while, Zhu Wanqing gradually regained consciousness, and the pain in her stomach was no longer as severe. Startled, Zhu Wanqing sat up and, in utter terror, grabbed the doctor, asking, "My child? Is my child alright?"
"Don't worry, Master, the baby is fine. You're just too frightened. You'll recover after some rest!" The doctor's words finally relieved Zhu Wanqing. Coming to her senses, she touched her belly and said thankfully, "Thank goodness, my baby is alright..."
Only then did Zhu Wanqing realize that the two maids guarding her side were not the two who usually served her. She asked sharply and warily, "Who are you? Who sent you?"
"Wanqing? What's wrong?" The door was pushed open, and the Fourteenth Prince rushed in anxiously, hugging Zhu Wanqing tightly and asking excitedly.
Zhu Wanqing felt a warmth in her heart, and was on the verge of tears, feeling wronged: "My lord, where have you been? You scared me to death just now..."
The Fourteenth Prince held Zhu Wanqing tightly in his arms and comforted her, "It's good that you're alright. I rushed back as soon as I heard you were in trouble..." After saying that, the Fourteenth Prince let go of her and asked in surprise, "How could you faint out of the blue?"
Zhu Wanqing sobbed and pouted, "I have no one to serve me, and Your Highness is not here, so..." Before the Fourteenth Prince could speak, Zhu Wanqing suddenly pointed angrily at the two unfamiliar maids beside her and demanded, "Who are they? Where are my previous maids?"
The Fourteenth Prince glanced at the two maids dismissively, and they quickly lowered their heads and shrank back. The Fourteenth Prince chuckled, "Hey, you mean those two maids from before? I punished them by making them work in the fields... I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd overthink things..."
Zhu Wanqing stared at the Fourteenth Prince and questioned, "Punished with labor? Why was I unaware of it?"
The Fourteenth Prince waved for the maids and doctor to leave, then settled Zhu Wanqing against the bed, carefully tucking the blanket around her and chuckling, "They...they deliberately seduced me behind your back, and I punished them in a fit of anger..."
Zhu Wanqing immediately exploded upon hearing this, excitedly trying to get up, but was stopped by the Fourteenth Prince: "Don't get excited, see, I told you I didn't want to tell you... I was just worried you'd overthink things..."
Zhu Wanqing's eyes flashed with anger as she exclaimed, "Those ungrateful wretches dared to seduce Master behind my back! They deserve to die! I will have them executed..."
The Fourteenth Prince quickly reassured him, "Alright, my heart belongs only to you, so naturally I won't be easily tempted. That's why I chased them away behind your back!"
Hearing what the Fourteenth Prince said, Zhu Wanqing calmed down considerably. Looking at the Fourteenth Prince's affectionate face, she comforted him, "Fortunately, Your Highness is so devoted to me, I..." As she spoke, Zhu Wanqing was moved to tears, nestled tightly in the Fourteenth Prince's arms, and murmured, "Don't leave me..."
The Fourteenth Prince comforted her with a smile for a while before asking Zhu Wanqing in detail what had happened. Zhu Wanqing then told him about the white cloth that had appeared at the window earlier. Upon hearing this, the Fourteenth Prince laughed heartily, flicked Zhu Wanqing's nose, stood up, walked to the window, looked around, and turned back to laugh, saying, "Are you seeing things? Or is it some kind of animal?"
Zhu Wanqing was still a little timid, and said hesitantly, "Perhaps, there really was a little white cat that went out..." Zhu Wanqing had doubts in her heart, but she did not dare to say out loud what she was afraid of.
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