Chapter 143 Save the Child
Ever since Shen Yuning became pregnant, Liu Shihan has been keeping a close eye on what's going on in Yaohua Palace.
She doesn't care so much about His Majesty's favor now, but Shen Yuning is favored, holds a high position, and has a prominent family background. If he has another prince, it will threaten the existence of her own son in the future.
Liu Shihan was fully aware of the pros and cons of this matter, and would never allow such a thing to happen no matter what.
For several days in a row, she sent people to keep an eye on every move in Yaohua Palace, from Shen Yuning's diet and daily life to the comings and goings of the palace servants, everything was under control.
She even did not let Zhou Qi, who was responsible for taking care of Shen Yuning, go, and always kept an eye on his whereabouts and actions.
That day, Yiqi stood beside Liu Shihan.
She began to report softly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen's health has been getting worse in recent days. Although His Majesty intends to conceal it, Yaohua Palace has to invite the imperial physician three or four times a day. Obviously, something is wrong. Concubine Shen's heir cannot be saved, and I'm afraid it won't be concealed for long."
Yiqi raised her eyes slightly, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"Okay, okay, I've been waiting for this day. It seems that Shen Yuning has not discovered that her pregnancy-maintaining medicine is actually an abortion drug."
A happy smile suddenly appeared on Liu Shihan's face.
However, the smile did not stay on his face for long, as he lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Who in the harem has such great ability?
He was able to put an abortion drug directly into Shen Yuning's medicine without making any noise and concealing the truth.
Even if she wanted to be foolproof, it might not be possible.
Who is the person behind this?
Suddenly, Liu Shihan seemed to have thought of something key, and a thought flashed through her mind.
Could it be...
But then, she shook her head secretly and murmured to herself: "No, it's impossible. His Majesty favors Shen Yuning, which is unprecedented in all these years. Why would he do this?"
Yiqi saw that the queen was lost in thought and hesitated for a moment.
He continued to report: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Recently, His Majesty has often summoned Doctor Zhou alone. And according to our spies in the Imperial Hospital, Doctor Zhou has always been the one who prepared Concubine Shen's medicine, from picking up the medicine to boiling it, and never asked anyone else to do it."
Liu Shihan frowned, his eyes full of surprise.
He whispered, "Never ask anyone else to do it for you?"
"Could it be that Doctor Zhou prescribed the abortion drug? But isn't Doctor Zhou Shen Yuning's man?"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong and her doubts grew.
"Or... Doctor Zhou is actually your Majesty's man?!"
Liu Shihan seemed to have suddenly grasped something important, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and she always felt that she was about to touch the truth.
But what exactly went wrong between Your Majesty and Shen Yuning?
Could it be that the power of the Shen family made His Majesty wary, so he didn't want Shen Yuning to give birth to a prince and secretly aborted her baby? !
Liu Shihan only felt that she had seen through the truth.
The depressed mood caused by Shen Yuning's pregnancy finally improved a lot, and he felt much more relaxed.
No matter what the reason was, Shen Yuning could no longer keep the baby.
It can be considered as fulfilling one's own wish.
It has been almost a month since Shen Yuning was diagnosed with pregnancy.
The atmosphere in Yaohua Palace now is depressing and heavy.
Shen Yuning began to bleed a small amount, and the glaring red was particularly eye-catching on the plain bed.
Xitong had just finished cleaning the blood for her when Quan Minghe hurried in.
As soon as he entered the bedroom, he saw Shen Yuning lying on the bed with a pale face, her black hair casually scattered, making her look even more haggard.
His eyes were red, obviously he had just cried, with tears still lingering in his eyes, and he looked weak and helpless.
Quan Minghe felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped and it hurt so much.
Fortunately, according to Zhou Qi's plan, the fetus was about to be aborted.
Although he felt guilty and painful for doing this, he was more grateful.
He didn't dare to imagine that if he hadn't made up his mind to abort the baby, the baby would have to grow slowly in her belly.
As the days go by, her body will probably become weaker and weaker.
By then, it’s hard to say whether she can survive until the day of delivery.
Even if the birth was difficult, he would not dare to think about it at all. He would feel fear at the slightest touch of it.
He could never accept her death.
Quan Minghe walked to the bed and sat down. Before he could say anything, Shen Yuning hugged his waist tightly.
She leaned against him, as if he was her only support at the moment, and her voice was filled with tears.
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I haven't been able to eat in recent days, and my body has become weaker and weaker. I just caught a cold after being blown by a little wind, and my uterine coldness has become more serious. Just now..."
"Just now, I was bleeding..."
Quan Minghe's eyes flickered slightly. These were just lies he and Zhou Qi made to lie to her.
"Your Majesty, am I... am I unable to protect him, wuwu..."
Shen Yuning grabbed Quan Minghe's collar with both hands.
Kwon Myung Hyuk could sense her fear.
Her tears fell down, wetting his shirt on his chest.
Quan Minghe reached out his hand and stroked her cheek with concern.
She comforted him gently, "It's okay, it's okay, you will have children in the future."
Quan Minghe was already suffering from asking Zhou Qi to abort her baby, and now seeing her in pain, he felt even more uncomfortable.
It seemed that all the tenderness in his life had been used up during this period of time.
If she was willing to give up the child, she wouldn't be so miserable...
Quan Minghe tried again: "It was too hard for Meimei to carry this child. Since he can no longer be kept, for your health, I will let Zhou Qi..."
But before he could finish his words, Shen Yuning interrupted him.
She stared at him with tearful eyes.
She seemed to not understand why the child's father could not empathize with her and could say such cruel words.
She cried and shouted: "Your Majesty, have you been waiting for this day? You don't care about my child at all, do you?"
"You have so many children, but I only have this one! I will never take the initiative to deprive him of the opportunity to come into this world, never!"
She said, shaking her head.
"That's not what I meant. I just care more about your health, Meimei."
Quan Minghe didn't dare to say anything to her about abortion anymore. The more he said it, the more she felt he was cold-blooded and heartless.
"If Your Majesty really cares about me, you should understand my feelings as a mother."
"This is my first time being a mother, I have no experience. It's my fault. I didn't even take good care of myself, and even caused the child to suffer in my belly. I... I am not a good mother, wuwu..."
Shen Yuning cried even more sadly.
The look of grief would move anyone who saw it.
"Don't cry. You feel sorry for the child, but I feel sorry for you more."
Quan Minghe hugged her tighter, trying to calm her down, but no matter what he said, it seemed so powerless.
Because of his gentle comfort, Shen Yuning seemed to finally be unable to bear the fear and grievance surging in her heart.
She hugged Quan Minghe's neck tightly and cried almost pleadingly.
"Your Majesty, I don't want to lose this child. You are the emperor and the whole world is under your control. If you feel sorry for me, please ask the people in the Imperial Hospital to find a way to save the child, okay?"
"Even if I have to send people to search for famous doctors all over the world, or to find any rare medicinal herbs, or even if I hear of any folk remedies that can save the child, I would like to try them."
She raised her head, her eyes blurred with tears.
"Your Majesty, this is our first child, please keep him."
She cried without any restraint any more, and cried loudly. Every cry was like a sharp blade, piercing Quan Minghe's heart.
It made Quan Minghe suddenly understand what heartbreak is.
She begged herself desperately, but she didn't know that she was the culprit who wanted to abort the child.
Quan Minghe felt more and more guilty, and he was even more afraid to let her know the truth.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you, if the heir to the throne cannot be saved, I will make everyone in the Imperial Hospital be buried with the heir to the throne!"
He said this just to reassure her that the child could not be saved and she would have a complete miscarriage tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. But given her personality, she would definitely take the initiative to plead for mercy on behalf of the people in the Imperial Hospital.
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