Chapter 347 Physician La's Assistance
Su Tingwan, who was outside the door, had already been knocked unconscious by Granny Xi.
Jiang Fenghua held the child, and from any perspective, the child did not resemble Xie Shang at all. Wasn't Ye Susu's attempt to confuse the royal bloodline a recipe for disaster?
With her?
Or is it because of the Su family?
That's wishful thinking; they think everyone else is a fool.
The child is so weak and could die at any moment. She needs to use the child to deal with the Su family before the child dies. She also needs to let Xie Shang know who his real father is. Otherwise, if Xie Shang sees that Ye Susu has given birth to his child, he might soften his heart and remove her from the cold palace.
In name, Ye Susu gave birth to an imperial heir, which was considered a contribution to the royal family. The emperor couldn't possibly turn a blind eye and not confer a title upon Ye Susu. This was the ancestral rule of the royal family: promotion was based on one's ability to conceive.
Therefore, she had to make a quick decision, and fortunately, she got rid of Empress Cheng, that stumbling block.
Now that the piece has already been placed on the ground and an unexpected turn of events has occurred, she has no choice but to make this move first.
Jiang Fenghua sneered as she looked at the child and thought to herself: Don't blame me for being ruthless. Blame your mother for using you as a pawn to help her rise to power before you were even born, causing you to be born disabled. You are destined to suffer a miserable life. The world cannot tolerate you, and the royal family will not tolerate a disabled heir.
A man who cannot have sex is no different from a eunuch. Fortunately, your life has not yet begun. I am doing you a favor. May you be reborn into a good family in your next life and live a happy and harmonious life!
Jiang Fenghua addressed the Imperial Physician Wang and everyone in the room, saying, "Did everyone hear Her Majesty the Empress's instructions clearly?"
"Yes, we swear on our lives that we will keep our mouths shut." Not only would they not receive any reward for such an incident, but they might also be silenced. Fortunately, Concubine Ye was out of favor and had been sent to the Cold Palace. If the Emperor and the Crown Prince found out, they would not survive. Now they can only beg the Crown Princess to save them.
The imperial physician Wang continued, "Actually, Consort Ye's child was born with a disability and is so weak. I'm worried that his days are numbered." The imperial physician Wang knew that the Crown Princess held the reins of power in the Eastern Palace. "Once something happens to the imperial heir, it can't be kept secret for long."
Jiang Fenghua frowned upon hearing this and said gently, "Imperial Physician Wang, I hope this child can live peacefully. Do you have any way to save him?"
The imperial physician was stunned. It was clear that the best course of action was to let the child die before the news got out. Such things were common in the palace. He decided to just assume that Concubine Ye had given birth to a stillborn child.
Keeping him alive would not only cause him suffering for the rest of his life, but would also damage the reputation of the royal family.
The imperial physician Wang muttered to himself: Why would the Crown Princess keep Ye Liang's child? The baby was clearly not full-term; premature birth would be plausible. Back at the Crown Prince's residence, he had personally checked Ye Liang's pulse to determine the pregnancy. Based on the timing of her pregnancy, the child was indeed due now, and even a few days late. However, at that time, he only detected the pregnancy pulse; now he realized that Ye Liang must have tampered with the pregnancy to prevent him from determining the exact month of gestation.
The baby was born much smaller than expected and would need to stay in the womb for at least another month to become so weak. I'm afraid even the midwife noticed something was wrong.
The imperial physician dared not think further. Concubine Ye herself was knowledgeable in medicine, and it was entirely possible that she had tampered with her own body at the time. However, once the child was born, she could no longer do so, especially considering the perilous nature of her childbirth.
There is only one reason why she lied to the crown prince about the exact time of her pregnancy.
The imperial physicians in the palace are all shrewd and cunning. Their lives are always hanging by a thread. If they accidentally discover any secrets of the royal family, they will die faster than anyone else.
"Doctor Wang?" Jiang Fenghua asked again, "Do you have any way to save this child's life?"
The imperial physician Wang hurriedly said, "Although the child is weak, he can be saved with proper care. However, he has a congenital disability... I am truly powerless to help him. I beg the Crown Princess to save his life."
After saying that, he knelt down on the ground. The imperial physician felt that the only way for him to have a chance of survival was to ask the Crown Princess for help. If the child was not of royal blood and Consort Ye was not favored, the matter would be easy to resolve.
Jiang Fenghua understood from Wang Taiyi's reaction that Ye Susu had calculated everything, thinking that she was the only clever one.
If she hadn't come today, Ye Susu would have given birth to the child alone, so the imperial physician wouldn't have been able to detect it. She was incredibly stupid and harmed her own child. She doesn't deserve to be a mother.
Jiang Fenghua said, "I know that Physician Wang and everyone else have worked hard. Don't worry! It's not your fault that the child was born like this. I will plead with His Highness the Crown Prince on your behalf."
At this moment, Ye Susu slowly woke up. Jiang Fenghua, holding the child, walked to her side with a smile on her lips, "Congratulations, Concubine Ye, on the birth of a little prince."
Ye Susu was in a sorry state. The moment she heard that she had given birth to a young prince, she thought that her good days were about to begin. She thought that she would be able to leave this cold palace after giving birth to the imperial heir.
She said, "Your Highness, please bring the child over here so I can see him/her."
“It’s a son, no need to look.” Jiang Fenghua handed the child to her. “It’s just that I don’t know why the child was so weak at birth. I was just about to have Physician Wang take him to be examined and treated to help him recover.”
Ye Susu glanced at it and naturally knew the reason: the baby was born prematurely, but if a seven-month-old baby could survive, her baby was already more than eight months old, almost nine months old, so he would definitely survive too.
She said, "It's probably because I have a poor appetite, which has led to the child's lack of nutrition."
Jiang Fenghua was too lazy to argue with her anymore; Ye Susu would never be able to leave the Cold Palace in this lifetime.
She placed the child beside her and said, "I will send someone to stay and take care of you and the child. I will have the Imperial Physician Wang take good care of you. It's too cold outside, so you can stay here for your postpartum confinement. Just rest and recover. I will wait for my instructions to His Highness the Crown Prince on how to arrange things for you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Susu instinctively felt that Jiang Fenghua wasn't so kind. When Xie Shang wanted to send her to the Cold Palace, Jiang Fenghua didn't stop him. In fact, Jiang Fenghua hadn't visited her even once since she moved into the Cold Palace. Now, however, she was pretending to be kind.
Ye Susu had a bad feeling, but she couldn't figure out what Jiang Fenghua was trying to do.
She never imagined that she and her child were merely pawns on Jiang Fenghua's chessboard, and that they would soon face dire consequences.
When Jiang Fenghua left the Cold Palace, she asked Aoxue to ask Yeying to send someone to guard the Cold Palace before she left.
Outside, heavy snow was falling, and the goose-feather snowflakes dressed the palace in silver. The boundless white instantly illuminated the entire cold palace.
Suddenly she walked to the courtyard next door and saw "Consort Su" peering out from the wall. She had been wearing the same cloak for two years, but luckily it was winter and no one could smell the stench.
When Jiang Fenghua approached, Consort Su unconsciously retreated and curled up in a corner. Ever since Xie Shang learned that the person inside was not Consort Su, he had stopped letting Su Tingwan take her next door to enjoy her new life.
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