Chapter 286 Blood Showing
Shen Wantang said calmly, "Mother won't blame me. On the contrary, she should be quite happy."
"This... can't be right, can it?"
"Maybe. Because Aunt Chu had a piece of her scalp torn off by my sister."
Because of Chu Yanluo, her relationship with her son deteriorated drastically. If you were to ask who she hated the most, it would definitely be Chu Yanluo.
As long as Chu Yanluo suffers a loss, her mother-in-law will definitely feel relieved and happy.
Unfortunately, Shen Wantang anticipated Princess Ning's thoughts and reactions, but failed to anticipate Xiao Qingxi's unreliability.
In no time, Granny Quan arrived with a grave expression: "Princess Consort, the Princess Consort requests that you go to her immediately!"
Seeing that her expression was off, Shen Wantang's heart sank: "Granny, what happened?"
"The princess just tripped and fell, and she's bleeding!"
Shen Wantang's vision went black. She said, "Xiao Qingxi is going out in the heavy snow. Something's bound to happen!"
"Dujuan, take my silver needles, let's go!"
Braving the wind and snow, Shen Wantang hurriedly arrived at Shaoguang Courtyard.
As soon as she entered, she heard Xiao Qingxi wailing and howling: "It's all that damned Shen Wantang's fault! She scared me and made me fall! It's all over, my baby, my baby is going to be gone!"
Hearing her strong and resonant voice, Shen Wantang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled back into her stomach.
She entered the inner room and said to Princess Ning, "Mother, I've arrived."
Princess Ning was overjoyed: "Quick, Tang'er, quickly check on Xi'er, she's bleeding and keeps complaining of stomach pain."
Xiao Qingxi shouted, "I won't let her see! Quickly, summon the imperial physician! Mother doesn't know, she even tries to kill her own sister, what good can come of me, her sister-in-law, if she falls into her hands? She will definitely take this opportunity to kill the child in my womb!"
Princess Ning grabbed her arm and lifted her sleeve: "Tang'er, don't listen to her nonsense, quickly take a look at her."
Shen Wantang stepped forward, took Xiao Qingxi's pulse for a while amidst her angry curses, and then, under Xiao Qingxi's murderous gaze, inserted a few needles into her.
After doing all this, she said to Princess Ning, "Mother, the princess is fine now, and the baby is stable. However, the princess needs to rest for a few days. If the princess is willing, I can also prescribe some medicine to help her maintain the pregnancy."
Xiao Qingxi gritted her teeth: "Who wants to drink your pregnancy-preserving medicine! You're so vicious, it's supposed to be pregnancy-preserving medicine, but it's definitely an abortion drug! You're a treacherous and despicable person, you almost caused me to miscarry, and you still pretend to be a good person in front of my mother!"
Princess Ning glared at her: "You still have the energy to curse? I told you a thousand times not to go out in the snow, but you wouldn't listen. You were careless and tripped, and you still have the nerve to blame your sister-in-law?"
"I--"
"Shut up! If you don't want to lose the baby, lie down quietly! Otherwise, with your emotions so agitated as a mother, even a god couldn't save the child! Tang'er gave you acupuncture, and your complexion has visibly improved. If she wanted you to miscarry, would she need abortion pills?"
Xiao Qingxi had actually felt that her stomach pain had subsided, and she vaguely felt that this might be thanks to Shen Wantang, but of course she would not admit it.
She naturally cared about the baby in her womb, and was also afraid that being too emotional would cause a miscarriage, so she had no choice but to keep quiet.
Princess Ning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her daughter had finally behaved herself: "Tang'er, prescribe some medicine to prevent miscarriage for her! With her temperament, it's a miracle that the child has survived to this day. I'm afraid that without the medicine, the child might be miscarried by her at any time."
Shen Wantang didn't say much, after all, Xiao Qingxi was her mother-in-law's own daughter, and it wasn't her place as a daughter-in-law to criticize her.
She sat down at the desk, picked up her pen and wrote down a few medicinal herbs, then handed them to Granny Quan.
Granny Quan showed it to Princess Ning, but Princess Ning waved her hand and said directly, "Quickly send someone to get the medicine, decoct it, and bring it to the princess to take."
Xiao Qingxi was shocked by her trust in Shen Wantang. She suspected that even if Shen Wantang gave her a bowl of poison, her mother would not hesitate to make her drink it.
Seeing that Xiao Qingxi was alright, Shen Wantang told her mother-in-law a few things to be careful about before leaving.
No sooner had she left than Xiao Qingxi instructed her nanny, "Granny Kang, quickly, go and fetch the imperial physician for me!"
With red eyes, Granny Kang agreed.
Princess Ning did not stop her daughter this time, because she knew that her daughter would not drink the pregnancy-preserving medicine prescribed by Shen Wantang unless she was completely at ease.
Because of the snow, the imperial physician arrived a full half hour later than usual.
When he arrived, Xiao Qingxi's bleeding had completely stopped, and she was as normal as ever, scolding Shen Wantang with boundless energy again.
The imperial physician carefully examined her pulse and said the same thing as Shen Wantang: "The princess is out of danger, Your Highness, please rest assured. It seems that the measures taken to protect the pregnancy were very timely, and the baby's position has now stabilized."
In fact, Princess Ning knew that her daughter was fine even without the imperial physician's words. After all, her complexion was rosy, her energy was so good that she could practically climb on the roof, and she no longer complained of stomach pain. The bleeding had also stopped long ago.
Xiao Qingxi knew best whether she was truly healthy or not. She summoned the imperial physician mainly to humiliate Chen Wantang.
She instructed Granny Kang to hand over the prescription written by Shen Wantang and the prepared medicine for preventing miscarriage to the imperial physician, and asked, "Imperial Physician Zhou, please take a look. This is a prescription that a quack doctor gave me before you came. It's full of all sorts of weird poisons. Is she trying to cause me to miscarry?"
Physician Zhou specialized in gynecology. In his youth, he treated ordinary concubines to prevent miscarriage. After becoming the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, he only treated the Empress Dowager and the Empress.
He held a very high position in the palace, so Xiao Qingxi treated him with great courtesy.
Physician Zhou glanced at the prescription, then carefully smelled the now-cooled medicine, and said, "Princess, the medicines on this prescription are all mild and effective for preventing miscarriage. They are also the most common and effective prescriptions for preventing miscarriage. The imperial concubines in the palace use similar prescriptions."
Xiao Qingxi's expression froze slightly: "Is it really a prescription for preventing miscarriage?"
"yes."
"Hmph, that's right. How could someone as cunning and treacherous as her leave such a blatant weakness on a prescription!"
The old physician, Zhou, was shrewd and experienced. Although he was puzzled as to who had prescribed the medicine for Xiao Qingxi, he did not ask any questions. He simply advised, "The princess has had slight bleeding today. It is best for her to rest more and avoid extreme joy or sorrow, and especially avoid getting angry."
"The prescription is fine, and the decocted medicine is fine too. But don't drink it if it's completely cold. Have someone decoct a fresh bowl for you, take a nap, and you'll be all better tomorrow."
Princess Ning nodded, thanked Physician Zhou, and then had Granny Quan hand him a large red envelope before sending someone to escort him away.
Turning back, she glared at her daughter, annoyed. "Are you still blaming your sister-in-law? Do you still think she's trying to harm you? Even Physician Zhou couldn't find anything wrong with her, but you're the one who can. Be careful where you walk from now on, no, you're not allowed to leave the yard when it snows!"
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