Chapter 364 Premature Baby
The ladies in the palaces were shocked by the news. With such a big event, Concubine Liu and Concubine Liu naturally became the leaders of the sisters in the palaces, and all ran over to watch the excitement.
Although Liu Meihua, the daughter of the Duke, was fat and easy-going, she had a good relationship with people in the harem. Many sisters in the palace liked to go to her palace to cook when they had nothing to do.
Duke Liu really loved his daughter and sent all the chefs in the family to cook snacks for his daughter. She could eat whatever she wanted.
As a result, after entering the palace for a few months, Liu Meihua not only did not lose weight, but also gained a few pounds.
She held up her skirt and stood at the entrance of the palace. She occupied the positions of two concubines, but the others did not mind and all gathered around her.
Liu Yanzhi used her hair to cover the birthmark on half of her face, leaving only the remaining half of her perfect face.
Then she secretly looked at the situation inside with her other eye, and then lowered her voice to Liu Meihua beside her: "Sister Liu, I heard that the Queen Mother offended the Princess not long ago, and she was found in the palace."
Liu Meihua raised her eyebrows: "It's her own fault. I don't like her on weekdays. She likes to find trouble with us sisters when there is nothing to do. If she doesn't have a child this time, how dare she show off in front of us!"
More and more people got the news.
Even the Queen Mother was shocked.
However, after someone sent the message to the Empress Dowager, they received a response that she was not feeling well and could not come.
When the Imperial Concubine came, the concubines immediately made way.
"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine!"
Everyone bowed to the Imperial Concubine Chu Jingshu.
She showed a bit of embarrassment on her face: "Has the Emperor been notified?"
A little eunuch stepped forward with his head lowered to report: "The notice has been received, but the Emperor is still under house arrest and cannot come out."
The Imperial Concubine was also a little troubled when she thought of Ling Fengxun's order.
She took two people and walked into the yard first. The door of the side hall was open, and the general situation inside could be seen at a glance.
Hu Li'er had already found the imperial physician, who was treating the woman who was in a coma on the bed.
Basins of blood kept pouring out of it. Just looking at the bright red eyes was enough to make people tremble with fear.
"Li Fei!"
When someone called her, Hu Lier immediately turned around and saw that the person was the Empress Dowager. She also bowed and saluted.
"Meet the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager looked solemn. Looking at the pale-faced Xu Meir lying on the bed, she couldn't help but ask, "How did it become like this? What happened?"
Wasn't the Empress fine not long ago? How come she couldn't keep the child in the middle of the night?
Hu Lier hurriedly said, "Reply to the Empress Dowager, it may be that the Empress Dowager used the child in her belly as a bargaining chip, so she accidentally had a miscarriage."
The Empress Dowager didn't ask further questions after hearing this. She wasn't stupid, and she probably guessed something.
Xu Meir plotted against the princess in that way, how could the princess just let it go so easily, as if nothing had happened? She must have had a backup plan to deal with her.
The Queen Dowager nodded, and then asked the doctor, "How is the Queen?"
The doctor was giving Xu Meir an injection, intending to stimulate her to wake up. The bed was covered with bright red, which looked extremely scary.
"Your Majesty, the Queen's baby is more than seven months old. Although it has been formed, if it is born now, the chances of survival are not very high."
"Can't save it?"
The Queen Dowager frowned, her expression lost in thought.
She couldn't make the decision on such a big matter.
The imperial physician sighed, "If we try to preserve the fetus by force, we may miss the best time for treatment, causing the empress to lose too much blood and die."
In other words, only by inducing the birth of the child can the empress have a chance to survive.
But in that case, the child will most likely not survive.
When Hu Lier heard that Xu Meir was still alive, a gloomy look flashed across her eyes.
She was very careful and only used those fine needles to stimulate the acupuncture points on her body. For such a long time, Xu Meir had been inhaling the incense she prepared every day. The child in her belly was already unstable, and even if it was forcibly kept alive by drugs, it was still fragile and vulnerable.
Today, she just provoked her a little, without leaving any scars on her body, but the child in her belly can't be saved.
Hu Lier's eyes flashed with a cold murderous intent, but when the Royal Concubine looked over, she hid it well, and even showed a bit of worry: "The Queen is pregnant, and she shouldn't have too much emotional fluctuations. She doesn't care about herself and the child in her belly at all. She tortures herself like this. Royal Concubine, you must think of a way to save the Queen and the little prince in her belly!"
The Royal Concubine glanced at the doctor, then gritted her teeth: "I'll go ask the princess."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
Hearing the movement, the Royal Concubine and others immediately turned around and saw An Yunxi coming!
It has been less than half an hour since the news spread. It can be seen that An Yunxi took a car to the palace as soon as she knew about this matter, which shows that she also attaches great importance to this matter.
When the Queen Mother saw An Yunxi, she seemed to have found a backbone and immediately went to greet her.
"Princess, you are here at last. The imperial physician said that the baby in the queen's belly can't be saved. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
After all, Xu Meir is still the princess of the Southern Qi Kingdom. If this matter affects the diplomatic relations between the two countries, or even directly breaks out into a fight, she can't afford it. Therefore
, the Queen Mother looked a little flustered.
However, An Yunxi was calm and composed. After seeing the situation in the room, she didn't even raise an eyebrow.
She just silently glanced at Hu Lier who was standing not far away.
Hu Lier immediately saluted her with a look of gratitude in her eyes.
An Yunxi retracted her gaze and then said, "Save the Queen."
"Yes!"
The imperial physician understood what the princess meant and quickly called the female doctors over.
The two nurses were also ready. They brought a screen to cover the big bed and lowered the curtains to block the eyes of others outside the house.
The people in the side hall are now doing their best to deliver the baby.
Xu Meir herself was still a little unconscious after bleeding so much, and she couldn't even use her strength. This situation was very dangerous. The imperial physician used some herbs to force Xu Meir to wake up from her deep sleep.
Not long after, the people guarding the door heard the miserable screams from inside.
"Ah, help, help!"
Severe pain swept through Xu Meir's body, but the midwife didn't care whether she could bear it or not. She had to force the birth of the fetus, which had just been formed, ahead of schedule.