Chapter 217: King Rui goes to mourn like a widow
Xiao Lingzhao didn't understand what excessive blood loss could mean for someone to fall into a state of suspended animation. He only knew that Doctor Song said there was still a chance to rescue his wife!
His face showed joy, as if he had been pardoned. He wiped the tears from his face, gently picked up Shen Yuanwei, and strode into the inner room.
The old general was so excited that he jumped up immediately.
He held the baby in his arms and wanted to follow. He had just taken two steps when he saw the old lady staggering into the courtyard. Seeing that the old lady was crying, he hurriedly shouted excitedly, "Stop crying, Dr. Song said that Yuan Wei might be able to be saved!"
The old lady was stunned and looked up at the old general.
Um?
Can Yuan Wei be saved?
That’s great, God has eyes, God has eyes!
The old lady sat down on the ground, holding her soft legs. She cried with joy and quickly clasped her hands together and prayed to the sky.
At the gate of the yard, Xie Junlin also heard the old general's words.
He pushed the gate open and stared at the old general.
"Did I hear it wrong? Isn't Yuan Wei dead?"
The old general looked at the emperor who forced his daughter-in-law to death with complicated eyes.
He sighed, "Your Majesty, Divine Doctor Song said that Yuan Wei lost too much blood and fell into a state of suspended animation. She still has a weak pulse. Divine Doctor Song is trying to see if he can revive her."
Xie Junlin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was overjoyed.
He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with joy at surviving the disaster.
God, thank you for your mercy, thank you for not taking Shen Yuanwei's life.
You must have heard my prayer, right?
You must have heard me tell you that as long as you can bring Shen Yuanwei back to life, I will never force you to do anything else in this life. I will only keep Yun'er as my own son and never hope to have other children...
Now that God has shown his power, I will keep my promise.
From this moment on, I will put away my greed and I will never embarrass Shen Yuanwei again.
Xie Junlin's eyes were filled with relief.
He let it go.
He might not necessarily get the new child he wanted, but Yun'er was the one he truly possessed now. He could no longer separate himself from the smart, clever and lovely Yun'er for the sake of a few unknown children.
Never mind, maybe he was destined to have only one biological son.
Having a biological son is much better than having no heir, isn't it?
…
Song Suihuan gave Shen Yuanwei a strong medicine to keep her alive, and then drove Xiao Lingzhao out of the room. He stayed in the room alone to suture Shen Yuanwei's wound and stop the bleeding.
Shen Yuanwei's hairpin injured her trachea, so blood flowed back into her mouth and caused her to vomit blood.
Song Suihuan felt that Shen Yuanwei was really lucky.
It is easy to suffocate and die if blood flows into the trachea. Shen Yuanwei actually avoided such a death crisis. She was really blessed by God.
She treated Shen Yuanwei's wound and stopped the bleeding. When she saw that Shen Yuanwei's breathing had stabilized, she wiped her blood-stained fingers and walked out of the room.
Everyone was waiting at the door.
As soon as they saw her coming out, Xiao Lingzhao and Xie Junlin stepped forward at the same time and said in unison -
"How is Yuan Wei?"
Song Suihuan smiled.
"We have saved her life for now. As long as her wound doesn't get infected and she stops bleeding, she shouldn't be in danger—"
Xiao Lingzhao and Xie Junlin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The old general and his wife also joyfully held each other's hands.
Song Suihuan added, "Watch over her well for the next two days. Don't give her any medicine or move her. Even if her lips are chapped, don't give her any water. If she wakes up within three days, she will have survived safely."
Xiao Lingzhao nodded and wrote it all down.
He knelt on one knee and saluted Song Suihuan.
"Thank you, Divine Doctor Song, for saving Yuan Wei's life once again! Four years ago, it was Divine Doctor Song who saved her from dying of childbirth, and now it is Divine Doctor Song who saved her again. If it weren't for you, Yuan Wei would probably..."
Song Suihuan took a step back, bent down and gave a slight help.
"General, please stand up. You are protecting our people at the border, so it is only right that we protect your family."
Xiao Lingzhao looked up at Song Suihuan.
After four years, this girl seems to have broadened her mind a lot, and has become calmer and more peaceful. She is no longer as aggressive and self-righteous as before...
He was very happy to see that this former little girl next door was getting better and better.
He stood up.
Song Suihuan looked at Xie Junlin beside him and couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "The last time Miss Yuan Wei was on the verge of death, it was the Queen Mother who caused her. This time... could it also be related to the royal family?"
Xie Junlin lowered his eyes and ignored Song Suihuan's rude offense.
He felt so guilty that he had no energy to scold others.
Noticing that everyone's eyes were on him, he raised his head and looked at the person sleeping soundly on the small couch. He said slowly, "Never again, I will never hurt her in the slightest."
After saying that, Xie Junlin turned and left.
"My dear Lord Xiao, since Madam Xiao is no longer in danger, I will return to the palace first."
"I have asked the Dragon Scale Guard to take the two children out of the palace. Let them stay with their mother for the next few days. I hope you can take good care of them—"
He paused for a moment.
He turned around and looked at Xiao Lingzhao and the two elders of the Xiao family, and spoke with emphasis, enunciating each word.
"Those are my two princes. They belong to me."
Xiao Lingzhao met Xie Junlin's dark eyes.
He understood what the emperor meant.
Regardless of whether the second prince is his biological son or not, the emperor wants the second prince to stay with him as his son, and he will not return the second prince to the Xiao family.
Xiao Lingzhao knelt down on one knee.
"I will take good care of the two princes. Thank you for your grace."
Only then did Xie Junlin turn around and walk away.
After Xie Junlin left, Song Suihuan led the maid to the room to help Shen Yuanwei change her bloody clothes. Only three people from the Xiao family were left in the hall.
The old lady frowned and lowered her voice and said, "Does the emperor love the second prince so much that he can't bear to lose this child, or does he want to keep the second prince in the palace as a hostage to threaten the Xiao family?"
Xiao Lingzhao said, "No matter what the reason is for the emperor to snatch the second prince, it is the best outcome for the child to stay in the palace."
He stood with his hands behind his back, "We don't need to be afraid of anything, and we don't need to worry about anything. Our Xiao family has been loyal for generations. Even if there are no hostages, we will still be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, right? We just need to act as before, nothing has changed."
The old general and his wife thought about it and agreed, so they stopped worrying.
They now only hope that Yuan Wei will be safe, that the second prince will arrive, and that the whole family can sit together happily.
…
When Xie Junlin returned to the palace, he met a crying child leaving the palace at the palace gate.
He got off the carriage, walked over there and lifted the curtain to see that not only were there two children crying with their heads held in their hands, but his grown-up brother Xie Tianyou was also squeezed in the carriage, wearing plain white mourning clothes like the two children, and crying bitterly and desperately.
When they saw Xie Junlin, the two children cried and threw themselves into his arms, sobbing.
"Father, how could mother die? Mother is not dead, right? Father lied to us, right?"
"Hiccup, father is lying. Mother is still alive. She must be alive. When we left today, she was smiling at us. She won't die, she won't die!"
Xie Junlin hugged the two children lovingly. Just as he was about to tell them that their mother was fine, he saw Xie Tianyou looking at him.
Xie Tianyou gently stroked his white sleeves and smiled sadly.
"Brother, Yun'er and Yuan'er are here to pay their respects as sons. What identity should I use?"
Without waiting for Xie Junlin to speak, Xie Tianyou said softly, "Brother Huang, can I go to pay my respects as a widow?"
Xie Junlin looked at his brother in astonishment.
Only widows call themselves widows, but his brother is going against the grain. How can a grown man compare himself to a widow?
The key point is, whose widow is my brother?
Does Shen Yuanwei recognize this widow?
He gnashed his teeth and said, "Nonsense! Stop embarrassing yourself and come back with me! You are an unmarried young man, what kind of widow are you?"
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