Chapter 259 Jiang Fenghua is about to give birth, and Ye Susu has been diagnosed with pregnancy.
At this moment, the banquet hall was filled with blooming flowers, and the noble ladies dressed up in their finest attire in an attempt to attract the attention of His Highness the Crown Prince.
In reality, it's all already decided internally. No matter how much everyone wants the Crown Prince to take a liking to them, they can only wait for the next batch.
Jiang Fenghua noticed a woman dressed in red, sandwiched between her parents. Her parents seemed to be holding her arms tightly, as if she would fly away if they let go. The woman glared at her parents from both sides, rolling her eyes in obvious impatience.
Jiang Fenghua didn't recognize her either, but she felt that although she wasn't the type to be stunningly beautiful, she was very pleasing to the eye, and the more you looked at her, the more you felt that her features were beautiful.
Xie Shang noticed her gaze, followed it, and asked softly, "What is the Crown Princess looking at?"
Jiang Fenghua leaned closer to him, covered her mouth, and whispered, "I thought all the women who came to Your Highness's birthday banquet today were extremely happy. It seems that some of them didn't want to come! Not all women like Your Highness."
Xie Shang naturally knew what everyone was thinking. His gaze wasn't on the woman in red, but fixed on Jiang Fenghua's face. "It's enough that Ruan Ruan likes me. By the way, I wonder what birthday gift the Crown Princess has prepared for me?"
Jiang Fenghua blushed and whispered, "I'll tell His Highness later."
"So mysterious." Xie Shang didn't press the matter further; whatever the gift, the sentiment was what mattered most.
Just then, Ye Susu suddenly fainted on the table. Her maids Baolan and Qingzhu immediately cried out, "Ye Liangfei has fainted!"
Xie Shang was sitting right next to Ye Susu, and could easily turn around to check on her condition. However, Jiang Fenghua was sitting next to him, so he couldn't go over to check on her. He could only say, "Quickly, please invite the imperial physician to take a look."
Jiang Fenghua also looked at her. What kind of trick was she playing? No wonder Su Tingwan wanted to switch places with Ye Susu. It turned out she wanted Xie Shang to be the hero and save the beauty!
As the Crown Princess, wouldn't it be unreasonable for her to prevent the Crown Prince from going to the rescue?
Jiang Fenghua is inherently rebellious, and she won't tolerate them in public.
She grabbed Xie Shang's hand, looking extremely anxious, "How could you suddenly faint? Baolan, Qingzhu, quickly help Ye Liangqie up! The ground is cold."
"Yes." The two maids also tried to help Ye Susu up, one on each side. Seeing this, Xie Shang once again tried to show his gentlemanly manners.
Jiang Fenghua felt a contraction in her stomach. She frowned and tightened her grip on Xie Shang's hand. "Your Highness, my stomach hurts so much." It really hurt.
Xie Shang, no longer caring about Ye Susu, quickly helped her up, his eyes filled with anxiety, "What's wrong? Physician Mei, quickly summon Physician Mei to treat the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess has a stomachache."
"Ruan Ruan, hang in there."
Jiang Fenghua wasn't faking it. "Your Highness, I'm afraid I'm going into labor early. Send me back to Lanyue Pavilion. Hongxiu, Lianye, tell Xu Mama to have the midwife prepare..."
She finished speaking in one breath and nestled into Xie Shang's arms.
When Xie Shang heard her say she was going into labor, he panicked and completely lost his bearings. "Why so suddenly? Isn't it not time yet?"
Imperial Physician Mei was also present. Although he had drunk some wine, he was still sober. He took the Crown Princess's pulse and said, "Her pulse is stable, there is no major problem. It is common for women to give birth prematurely, and the Crown Princess is carrying twins, so there are too many uncertainties."
Hongxiu and Lianye acted quickly, as the manor had been prepared for this for some time. Aoxue and Yeying, along with their men, were on high alert, not allowing anyone to harm the Crown Princess while she was giving birth.
At this moment, the Jiang family members also squeezed over. Seeing this, Jiang's mother said, "Ruan Ruan, don't faint, no matter how much it hurts, don't faint."
Jiang Fenghua nodded, "Okay, I'm not dizzy, Mother, stay with me, Mother..."
"Mother is here to protect you, Ruan Ruan, don't be afraid." Seeing her daughter in pain, Jiang's mother felt a pang of heartache as well. Every woman has to go through this ordeal, especially the first pregnancy, which is the most difficult.
Xie Shang was about to pick up Jiang Fenghua again, but Jiang's mother stopped him, saying, "Holding Ruanruan like this might hurt the child. Support her and help her back to Lanyue Pavilion. Pain is inevitable, Ruanruan, hang in there."
Granny Xu arrived with a group of experienced midwives. "Your Highness, are you still able to walk?"
Jiang Fenghua nodded, "I can walk." She had only just started experiencing pain, and having given birth in her previous life, she knew that she was probably about to give birth.
“Alright, we’ll help you walk slowly. Just hang in there. When the attack starts, breathe using the breathing method we’ve taught you. Don’t be nervous, and keep a calm mood…” the midwife said.
The midwife was someone Lin Yu and his group had thoroughly investigated and confirmed to be absolutely safe. They had spent a lot of money to keep her at the Crown Prince's residence, just in case something went wrong.
Xie Shang was unable to help either, so Xu Mama said, "Let us help the Crown Princess. His Highness doesn't know how to be careful."
"good."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Your Highness, I am in so much pain. Would you please stay with me?"
"Okay." Xie Shang said quickly, "Imperial Physician, why is Ruan Ruan in so much pain? She's sweating all over her forehead. Please help her relieve the pain!"
Imperial Physician Mei was also speechless. "This kind of pain is something I can't help the Crown Princess with. She has to get through it on her own. Childbirth is a life-or-death situation. But the Crown Princess's pulse is usually good. How could she give birth prematurely?"
Xie Shang turned pale with fright upon hearing "nine deaths and one life." "Is childbirth really that dangerous? Her pulse is good? And she's giving birth early—is someone trying to harm Ruan Ruan?"
He shifted his gaze to Su Tingwan. Was it her? Or a member of the Su family?
Xu Mama said, "Childbirth is painful for all women, Your Highness, please rest assured and entrust the Crown Princess to us."
Jiang Fenghua was quickly helped away by the midwives.
Just then, the imperial physician in charge of treating Ye Susu also said, "It's a pregnancy pulse. Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! Concubine Ye is pregnant."
Xie Shang was about to leave when he heard this news and was thunderstruck. "What did you say?"
The imperial physician was startled. "It's...it's a pregnancy pulse!"
Xie Shang stared coldly at Ye Susu. She had clearly taken a contraceptive, so there was no way she could be pregnant.
At this moment, Ye Susu slowly woke up, and she pretended to ask, "What happened?"
Xie Shang walked up to her, gave her a cold glare, and wanted to ask her how she got pregnant.
Su Tingwan stood to the side. Just now, she really wanted to rush up and push Jiang Fenghua down while she was in pain, causing her to die along with her unborn child. However, her maid Aoxue was on guard against her and made her unable to move, so she had to give up.
She wouldn't be foolish enough to do that in public. Now she only prayed that God would bless Jiang Fenghua so that she couldn't have children, and that all three of them would die. That would be a happy ending for everyone.
Upon hearing that Ye Susu was pregnant, Su Tingwan found it unbelievable. Was the child Xie Shang's or her older brother's?
Su Tingwan said sarcastically, "Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince! Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince! It's truly a double celebration!"
The ministers nearby also offered their congratulations, saying, "Congratulations, Crown Prince."
Xie Shang clenched his fists. Su Tingwan's face was inches away from his. He felt that she was ugly as a ghost, making him feel nauseous.
Countless eyes were watching them from all sides. Today was my birthday banquet, Ruan Ruan was still giving birth inside, and Ye Susu had suddenly been diagnosed with pregnancy. What was this woman up to?
Xie Shang instantly understood. It turned out that Ye Susu had deliberately fainted. She wanted to reveal her pregnancy in public so that he couldn't force her to abort the child.
It's like announcing to the world that she's pregnant. This news will soon reach the palace, and her father and mother will know. If he asks her directly whose child it is...
She would never admit it, and might even let people know that he was drugged by Su Tingwan that night, or that he forced Ye Susu to drink a contraceptive.
He is the crown prince. If word gets out that he did such a thing, how can he face the world?
Now he has no choice but to acknowledge the child.
He thought Ye Susu was kind-hearted, simple-minded, and a woman of high ideals and ambition. He never expected that she would only resort to such despicable means. He had misjudged her.
Xie Shang turned and went to the inner courtyard without saying a word.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
