Chapter 319 Zhu Liangdi suffered a miscarriage
The banquet continued, and Xie Shang carried Zhu Zhenzhen to a side hall. Because a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was to be held, and to prevent any accidents, the facilities in the side hall were also fully prepared. Xie Shang placed her directly on a soft couch and instructed the palace maids to serve her.
Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Zhenzhen suddenly grabbed Xie Shang's hand and said pitifully, "Your Highness, it hurts so much."
Xie Shang was being held tightly by her, and he saw that her forehead was covered in cold sweat and her whole body was trembling with pain. She was covered with a thin garment, and he didn't know what was causing her pain.
At this moment, her personal maid, Meixiang, lifted her clothes and saw that there was some blood on her lower body. She was so frightened that she cried out, "Miss is bleeding!"
Xie Shang glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "Quickly summon the imperial physician and ask if he has arrived yet."
At this moment, Physician Mei arrived carrying his medicine chest and bowed to Xie Shang.
Xie Shang said, "Physician Mei, there's no need for formalities. Quickly treat Liangdi."
"Your Highness, my stomach hurts so much, I'm so scared. Please stay with me, Your Highness." Zhu Zhenzhen lay on the soft couch, not knowing what was wrong with her. She was fully conscious. When she saw Jiang Fenghua standing by the door, she gripped the door tighter. She knew the Crown Prince would stay with her. Her father had important business to attend to for the Crown Prince today, and for his sake, the Crown Prince wouldn't abandon her. This was also the most important moment to build a closer relationship with the Crown Prince.
Xie Shang frowned. He also saw Jiang Fenghua standing by the door. The next moment, he suddenly avoided looking at Jiang Fenghua's face, his eyes softening. "I won't leave. Zhenzhen, don't be afraid. Let Physician Mei examine what's wrong."
After examining her, Physician Mei turned pale with fright and immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Highness, the young lady has miscarried."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the side hall was astonished.
Everyone had only one question in their minds: Was Zhu Liangdi pregnant?
Zhu Zhenzhen was also incredulous upon hearing the news. She scrambled up from the soft couch, tears streaming down her face. "Imperial Physician Mei, what did you say? How could I have miscarried? I wasn't pregnant..."
"Your Highness may be newly pregnant, and it's not easy to detect by taking your pulse. The fetus is most vulnerable at this time, and a slight mistake could lead to miscarriage." After explaining, Physician Mei shut his mouth, knowing that saying more at this moment would only make things worse.
"Your Highness, I don't know, I don't know anything, I didn't know I was pregnant..." she sobbed uncontrollably, "When...when did I get pregnant? What happened?!"
"Your Highness, please don't be sad. Keep your spirits up. Fortunately, there's no major bleeding yet. If Your Highness gets too emotional, it could cause a major hemorrhage, which would be terrible. We still need to ask a capable nanny to help. I'll go and prepare medicine to clear the residue from Your Highness's body. If we delay any longer, it could be dangerous." After saying this, Physician Mei hurriedly walked out.
Xie Shang stared at her tear-streaked face, his heart filled with complex emotions. A little life had been lost because of her, by performing such a difficult and provocative dance.
Seeing that she was too agitated, he gently comforted her, "Let the imperial physician examine you first. The physician said not to be too sad, otherwise your life may be in danger."
She lay on the soft couch, clutching his hand tightly, pretending that Xie Shang was desperately trying to pull her away, attempting to calm herself. "Your Highness, please don't go, I'm afraid." How could she have miscarried? And when did she become pregnant? She truly hated it!
Jiang Fenghua stood by the door, trying her best to appear anxious and worried. She also had to consider Xie Shang's feelings, making him aware of her barely perceptible jealousy and the sadness and regret she felt after her miscarriage. She was overwhelmed by the mix of emotions.
In her heart, she thought: Zhu Zhenzhen is a virtuous woman and would never miscarry. She danced so hard to seduce Xie Shang, she deserves this reward.
At this moment, Imperial Censor Zhu and his wife arrived and happened to hear the last few words spoken by Physician Mei, "Zhenzhen, what's wrong with you? Is there anything left in your body?"
Zhu Zhenzhen threw herself into Madam Zhu's arms, "Mother, your daughter is unfilial..."
Xie Shang personally explained to Imperial Censor Zhu, "Zhenzhen overexerted herself during her performance on stage just now, and she miscarried."
Imperial Censor Zhu felt as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit it out. How could the imperial heir they had been hoping for suddenly be gone? He couldn't catch his breath for a moment.
Madam Zhu was heartbroken to hear this. Zhenzhen hadn't told her about the pregnancy during the day, which meant that Zhenzhen herself didn't know.
She glanced at the Crown Princess standing motionless at the door and deliberately said, "How could Zhenzhen not know she's pregnant? Didn't you tell your mother that the nannies in the Eastern Palace stew tonics for your young mistress every day, and that the imperial physicians check on you every three to five days? Didn't they notice you were pregnant?"
Zhu Zhenzhen was heartbroken. During this time, in order to maintain her figure and practice dance, she had not taken any of the tonics and supplements prepared by the nanny to nourish her body.
She said, feeling wronged, "My daughter doesn't know."
The mere four words are enough to give off a strong sense of conspiracy.
Madam Zhu stood up, pulled out Meixiang, the maid who served Zhu Zhenzhen, and said coldly, "How have you served Miss? The reason we sent you with Zhenzhen to the palace was because Zhenzhen knew nothing. You deserve to die..."
"This servant doesn't know what happened either. The old lady was sent by the Crown Princess, and this servant didn't know that Miss was pregnant." Meixiang was also frightened. Which young lady in the East Palace didn't hope to conceive a royal heir? How could this happen?
She tried hard to recall...
Over here, Madam Zhu turned her attention to Jiang Fenghua, speaking in a sarcastic tone, "The Crown Princess is also a mother, she knows how difficult it is for a woman to conceive. My Zhenzhen isn't competing with the Crown Princess for favor, so why are the people sent by the Crown Princess so negligent? How could a little girl like Zhenzhen understand the symptoms of pregnancy..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Shang's eyes flashed with a cold light as he glared at Madam Zhu...
Jiang Fenghua's expression remained unchanged, but a sharp glint flashed in her eyes, unusually cold. Before Xie Shang could speak, she said in a deep voice, "Lianye, first bring a quilt for Zhu Liangdi, and then have someone bring her some warm clothes. In this season of Mid-Autumn Festival, the nights are chilly, so it's even more important to protect her health and not catch a cold. I believe that once Zhu Liangdi has taken care of her health, she will definitely become pregnant again and give birth to an imperial heir as soon as possible."
That's all she could say. What's done is done, and there's no point in blaming Zhu Liangdi for dancing.
But Madam Zhu found it extremely displeasing, and considering that her daughter's clothes were indeed thin, she angrily said, "Meixiang, how do you serve your mistress? Hurry up and get her clothes. How dare you trouble the Crown Princess?" She added another sentence.
Lianye was a tough nut to crack; she was determined to complete any task assigned to her by her mistress.
So, before Meixiang could react, Lianye quickly grabbed a quilt and covered Zhu Zhenzhen with it. "Liangdi, cover yourself well. The most important thing for a woman in confinement is to rest properly. However, as soon as Madam Zhu came in, she suspected that so-and-so had murdered the young mistress and that so-and-so was the culprit. The young mistress is really Madam Zhu's daughter! A miscarriage is the same as confinement. The young mistress should not be exposed to even the slightest breeze. Doesn't Madam Zhu understand this simple principle?"
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