Chapter 163 Finale (V)
Father Shen's face was full of madness, and there was a sense of ambition and pleasure in his eyes. "She died. She was afraid of becoming a burden to you, so she used her chest to pierce the tip of my knife. Her blood was so hot that it splashed all over my face. I watched her fall in front of me, and she didn't close her eyes until she died!"
"You know what? She died for you. Don't you feel guilty at all?"
The nail suddenly broke on the palm of his hand, and Shen Yuan's body swayed.
Gu Huailing has not refuted Father Shen's words until now, which shows that his mother is really gone.
Chen Yuan's heart was bleeding, and two lines of blood and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.
She clenched her fists so hard that her nails broke.
Chen Yuan looked directly into her father's eyes, gritted her teeth and said word by word: "It was you who killed my mother! Why should I die? Not only will I not die, I will also watch your retribution with my eyes wide open! I want you and Yan Xi to live in self-blame and pain for the rest of your lives."
Seeing that Shen Yuan was in a bad mood, Gu Huailing immediately had someone drag Shen's father away.
The moment Shen's father's back disappeared, Shen Yuan only felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears, and the whole world seemed to be spinning.
Chen Yuan opened her mouth and looked in Gu Huailing's direction but no sound came out. Her legs went weak and she fell backwards.
A pair of strong arms steadily caught Shen Yuan's falling body, and Shen Yuan vaguely smelled a cool and refreshing fragrance of ink.
Gu Huailing's noble face was full of worry.
"Ayuan, I have given my mother a proper burial."
These words were like a blunt knife, abruptly splitting Chen Yuan's forced calmness.
"Mother, I want to see mother. Gu Huailing, can you take me to see mother?" Chen Yuan tugged at Gu Huailing's sleeve and spoke incoherently, "Please..."
Gu Huailing built a separate cemetery for Shen's mother. When Shen Yuan saw the bluestone tomb in front of her, her legs could no longer support her and she fell to her knees.
"Mother..." Chen Yuan stretched out her hand tremblingly, and her fingertips slowly stroked the cold tombstone.
It suddenly started to drizzle. Gu Huailing stood behind Shen Yuan with an umbrella, neither disturbing her nor leaving.
Shen Yuan's heart ached so much that she almost suffocated, "Mother... why did you abandon me?"
Chen Yuan didn't know how long she cried, until her voice became hoarse and her tears dried up.
When she was about to faint, Gu Huailing took her away.
Inside the carriage, Chen Yuan looked at Gu Huailing with a pale face, "Sir, if I die, will you bury me next to my mother?"
Her eyes gradually became moist again. "I don't want to be buried with my master, because my master wants to live a hundred years."
Gu Huailing thought Shen Yuan was too sad, so he could only nod in agreement with her.
After returning home, Chen Yuan became extremely quiet, and Gu Huailing stayed with her every step of the way.
As the new year was approaching, Chen Yuan suddenly felt a severe abdominal pain that night, and warm liquid flowed into his body.
"My Lord, I seem to be giving birth."
Shen Yuan's pale face was covered with sweat.
Gu Huailing didn't dare to sleep at night these days. The moment he found that Chen Yuan was abnormal, he immediately summoned the imperial physician and midwife.
The imperial physician and the midwife were always serving Shen Yuan, and everything needed for the delivery was prepared early.
Gu Huailing held Shen Yuan's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, Madam. I'm here with you."
Chen Yuan looked at Gu Huailing with affection. She raised her hand and stroked Gu Huailing's eyebrows, wanting to engrave the man's appearance in her heart forever.
Shen Yuan tried to raise a smile towards her, "My Lord, please get out quickly. I can't help you if you stay here."
The midwife was already getting anxious as she saw Gu Huailing refusing to leave the house.
At this moment, Shen Yuan spoke, and she quickly followed Shen Yuan's words and said, "Yes, sir, please go out quickly. Madam can't do anything with you here."
Outside the door, Gu Huailing listened to Chen Yuan's screams, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white.
"Sir, you can't go in." Taozi stopped Gu Huailing who wanted to rush in.
As the night deepened, the screams in the delivery room never stopped.
Gu Huailing stood there like a silent statue.
Basins of blood were brought out, and the midwife ran out in panic, "My lord, this is bad! Madam's fetus is in an abnormal position, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? No matter what method you use, I want my wife to be safe. Remember, I just want my wife to be safe and sound." Gu Huailing walked quickly into the delivery room.
The smell of blood filled the room. Chen Yuan was lying on the bed, her face as pale as paper, her hair soaked with sweat.
She looked at Gu Huailing and stretched out his hand weakly. She said with a weak breath, "Sir... protect the child..."
Gu Huailing practically knelt beside Shen Yuan's bed. He held her hand tightly and said, "Yuan, I just want you to be alive."
"My Lord and Madam, please make a quick decision. Madam has lost too much blood. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid both you and your child will die."
The imperial physician was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
Gu Huailing raised his head suddenly, murderous intent in his dark eyes.
"Protect the Lord!"
Chen Yuan held Gu Huailing's hand tightly, "Save the child, otherwise I can't survive... My lord, please."
In a trance, Shen Yuan seemed to see the figure of his mother.
Her mother looked at her with concern, and she heard her mother say that her daughter had worked hard.
"Ayuan... Ayuan!" The man's crying voice brought back the last bit of her consciousness.
"Ah---" Chen Yuan gritted his teeth and let out a shrill scream.
Just then, a loud baby cry broke the tense atmosphere.
"Congratulations, sir, it's a little boy." The midwife said excitedly while holding the child.
Shen Yuan weakly raised her eyelids and looked in the direction of the child, "Sir... I want to see the child..."
Gu Huailing just held her hand tightly, and the midwife immediately brought the child over.
Chen Yuan fumbled under the pillow, took out the peace locket she had carved early in the morning, and stuffed it into the child's arms.
"This is your mother's blessing to you. You must remember that your mother loves you very much..."
Chen Yuan said with a faint breath.
"Oh no! I'm bleeding profusely!"
The imperial physician's teeth were chattering.
Gu Huailing suddenly turned around and grabbed the imperial physician's collar, "Save him! If you can't save him, I want you all to be buried with me!"
"Sir." Chen Yuan looked at Gu Huailing and gave him a very faint smile.
"I want to spend some time with you and the baby, just the three of us."
"Ah Yuan, be good. Let the imperial physician heal you first. We still have a lifetime to be together, okay?"
Gu Huailing's tone was broken.
"It's no use. When I chose to keep this child, I knew this day would come." Chen Yuan said with difficulty.
She looked at Gu Huailing greedily, "Sir, please don't blame me for not being able to accompany you... I'm sorry too."
"Ayuan, stop talking." Gu Huailing almost collapsed while holding her hand.
Under the coercion of Gu Huailing, the imperial physician pressed a piece of thousand-year-old ginseng on the tip of Shen Yuan's tongue, giving her her last breath.
Chen Yuan stretched out her hand towards Gu Huailing, "Sir... hold me."
Gu Huailing held Chen Yuan in his arms with a dull look in his eyes, and everyone in the delivery room left.
The child lay quietly beside Shen Yuan.
"My Lord, I have no regrets. You promised me that you would live a long and healthy life alone... and take good care of our children."
Her voice was a little louder than before, as if she were catching up in her last breath.
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