Only the Crown Prince, the Queen and the Emperor knew about Lianyi's pregnancy. After all, the fetus was not yet firmly established, so it was not announced to the public. However, Imperial Physician Liang went to the Eastern Palace more frequently.
The queen also thoughtfully sent a health nanny to work with Doctor Liang to help Lianyi with her pregnancy. She started to use both medicine and food to try her best to keep the child.
However, the prince's concubine Ruan sensed something was wrong. Based on a woman's sixth sense, she did not think Lianyi was as seriously ill as the outside world said.
Concubine Ruan paid a large sum of money to a palace maid who swept the courtyard in Lianyi. She learned that the Crown Princess had been bedridden for some time, but the palace maids who served her did not seem worried. Instead, they were all energetic and more cautious in their work.
"Is she pregnant?"
Concubine Ruan murmured to herself.
Concubine Ruan walked around her room for a long time, then went to see Concubine Liu with her personal maid. The two of them were sworn enemies before, but now she felt that they needed to form an alliance.
Concubine Liu was not welcoming to Ruan's arrival. The two of them were just being polite, so after she sat down, she asked straight to the point:
"Sister Ruan, how come you have time to come to my yard today?"
"I didn't want to come, but since we're in the same situation, it's better for me to come and tell you."
"What's up?"
Concubine Liu hated being kept in suspense the most, so she asked directly.
"The Crown Princess is pregnant!"
"What? Is this true?"
Concubine Liu asked immediately.
"Whether it's true or not, you can find out if you inquire. I don't believe you didn't plant someone in the Crown Princess's courtyard."
Concubine Ruan said sarcastically.
"Don't bother me, sister. You came all the way to tell me this good news, but I'm afraid you don't have any good intentions!"
They are old rivals, so how could she not know what the other party is thinking?
"Sister Liu really understands me. As for whether it's good intentions or not, you should ask yourself whether you are willing to do it. I am not willing to do it anyway, and this is a good opportunity to get rid of the Crown Princess. It depends on whether you dare to take the gamble."
"Sister Ruan, be careful with your words. What you think is your business. Don't try to drag me into this."
Concubine Liu immediately frowned and said unhappily.
"Okay, now that I've told you the news, it's up to you whether you want to join forces with me or not."
After Concubine Ruan finished speaking, she turned around and left Concubine Liu's yard.
Concubine Liu was left sitting in the yard with a changing expression on her face. Finally, she called her personal maid and whispered a few words in her ear. The maid then picked up her skirt and left in a hurry.
Lianyi was eating cherries when Duoduo told her master about the conspiracy of the two concubines.
"You mean the two of them have formed an alliance?"
"Well, the two of them are ready to join forces to get rid of the baby in your belly and get rid of you at the same time."
"I wanted them to live two more days, but they were so happy. It would be impolite if I didn't accept the obvious knife offer."
"Master, what are you going to do? I'll help you!"
"Wait for them to make a move, and then I will counterattack them."
After resting in bed for more than a month, Doctor Liang diagnosed Lianyi's pulse and said that the baby in her belly was stable. Then, on a sunny day, Lianyi brought people to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
She was pregnant before, and now her condition is basically stable, so she naturally wanted to pay her respects. However, just as the group walked out of the gate of the East Palace, the eunuch carrying the sedan chair fell down and threw Lianyi, who was sitting in the sedan chair, out. Lianyi fainted on the spot and blood appeared under her body.
Nanny Sun and Lanzhi's faces turned pale. If anything happened to the child in the Crown Princess's belly, none of them, who were serving her, would be able to escape.
Nanny Sun made a prompt decision:
"Lanzhi, go get Doctor Liang now!"
"yes!"
Lanzhi agreed with a pale face, turned around and ran away.
"You guys carry the Crown Princess back to the bedroom."
"yes!"
The two palace maids who were named were of sturdy build. They were the meat cushions prepared by Nanny Sun for Lianyi. Just now, these two people had placed themselves under Lianyi in time.
"Tell the guards to remove the jaws of all four of them and lock them up until the Crown Prince decides what to do."
Nanny Sun pointed at the four eunuchs carrying the sedan chair and said with gritted teeth.
"Mammy, we are innocent"
The eunuch who fell was already kneeling on the ground. After hearing what Nanny Sun said, he wanted to die. He really didn't mean it.
Unfortunately, no one listened to his explanation. The palace guards rushed over and took all four people away.
"Go and tell the Crown Prince that something has happened to the Crown Princess, and ask the Crown Prince to arrange someone to take charge of the situation."
After Nanny Sun issued her last order, she turned around and rushed back to the East Palace.
Doctor Liang arrived first, looking at Lianyi's pale face and her bloodstained skirt, he immediately frowned and asked:
"What's going on? Wasn't he fine when I took his pulse this morning?"
"After you left, the Crown Princess said she wanted to go and pay her respects to the Queen. But just as she was leaving the East Palace, the eunuch carrying the sedan chair fell down, throwing the Crown Princess out."
Nanny Sun explained the reason in a few words.
When Doctor Liang heard this, he knew something bad was going to happen. He immediately took out the pulse pillow and felt Lianyi's pulse. His brows furrowed more and more, which was a clear sign of miscarriage.
Lianyi woke up slowly at this time. After looking around, she set her eyes on Doctor Liang's face, touched her stomach and said weakly:
"Doctor Liang, please make sure to save the baby in my belly. This is the child the prince has been waiting for for a long time."
"Please rest assured, Princess. I will do my best."
"Doctor Liang, don't worry about me. You must save the child."
Lianyi gave another instruction and then fainted again.
Lian Yi's words were heard by the prince who had hurried over. He had already learned the whole story from Lan Zhi. He whispered to Doctor Liang:
"You must protect the child, otherwise Lian Yi will not be able to bear it."
"I will definitely try my best, but this medicine is poisonous and may harm the mother's body. Besides, the Crown Princess is already weak, I'm afraid..."
"how?"
"I'm afraid the Crown Princess won't be able to survive the birth."
Doctor Liang told the prince the speech he had prepared long ago.
The prince was silent for a while, then he sighed hypocritically and said:
"Keeping the child is her only wish. I cannot let her down."
"Yes, I know what to do."
Doctor Liang had expected this answer, but he still felt sorry for the Crown Princess. Everyone was plotting against her, but she was the only one who cared about her child.
Doctor Liang quickly wrote down a prescription, and the prince asked Quanfu to go and get the medicine himself and not let anyone else do it.
After the prince left the bedroom, Nanny Sun knelt down at his feet with a plop and said in tears:
"Your Highness, you must make the decision for the Crown Princess. Today was not an accident but a man-made disaster."
"Get up! You did a great job today. I feel relieved to have you by Lianyi's side. You just need to look after the Crown Princess. I will check the rest and give Lianyi an explanation."
The prince narrowed his eyes. The other party chose to take action at this time, obviously targeting his offspring, which he would never allow.
My dears, Fengling accompanied her mother to get a tooth filled today, so she will be writing late. I will upload three chapters first, and there will be another chapter later, which I will upload when it is finished.
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