Chapter 172 Zuo Dongrou's Miscarriage
Everyone was silent because what Concubine Hui said made sense.
Although the Xiao family has been in charge of Daqi for nearly two hundred years, the dynasties have changed constantly throughout history, and the country has never belonged to a certain clan forever.
But the people of Daqi have lived on this land for generations.
They cannot let the Xiao royal family be harmed by the war.
"It's a pity that Ping'er and I are both dead now, otherwise we should go to Prince Huai's Mansion to pay our respects." Concubine Hui lowered her eyes and sighed.
Because of her words, the gloom on Xi Lingyue's face eased.
"In two days, when King Huai is buried, I will go and speak to him on behalf of my elder sister."
Concubine Hui nodded, "Thank you for your help, sister."
On the day of King Huai's burial, Concubine Xi went, but Ling Chan did not.
As agreed, Concubine Xi spoke for a while in front of Xiao Yi's tomb. As she was the elder, she did not need to bow to Xiao Yi, but she could still burn incense and see him off.
She also lit a stick of incense for Concubine Hui.
"Your Highness, your health is of paramount importance." Wei Qingwan supported Xi Lingyue from the side.
Today, Xiao Ze and Zuo Dongrou are also here.
Seeing that Xi Lingyue looked like she was about to fall to the ground, Zuo Dongrou asked someone to tell her that if she felt unwell, she could go back to the carriage to rest.
Xi Lingyue listened to the advice and returned to the carriage quickly.
"I feel uncomfortable when I see Zuo Dongrou like that..." Xi Lingyue took the handkerchief handed to her by Nanny Wei and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She hadn't felt so sad before, but when she got here and the atmosphere became so strong, she couldn't help but cry.
But when she saw Zuo Dongrou, she felt uncomfortable all over.
The emperor's sister-in-law seduces her brother-in-law, this...
She stroked her chest, feeling extremely fortunate that she had always been strict with Xiao Jin.
Although the common people knew about Xiao Yi's accident from then until now, they were not as sad as they were before they knew about Xiao Jin's accident.
Everyone is in danger...
After the funeral, Zuo Dongrou returned to Ningshou Palace. She was very tired and felt a dull pain in her abdomen.
"Mammy, please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."
"I'm not feeling well."
Zuo Dongrou leaned on the bed, enduring it weakly.
The nanny didn't think much about it and turned around to call the imperial physician.
Imperial Physician Wang received a summons from Zuo Dongrou and felt uneasy. Recently, there have been frequent royal events and the empress dowager was in a bad mood.
If you don't serve well, the impact on your future is not a big deal, but you may be in danger of being killed.
He nervously came to Zuo Dongrou's bedroom and saluted respectfully, "Your humble servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
Zuo Dongrou waved her hand, signaling him to take her pulse.
Doctor Wang carefully took the pulse, and when he felt the pulse, his expression suddenly changed.
His body and mind were shaking at the same time... He was afraid that he was really going to be killed this time.
Zuo Dongrou felt Doctor Wang trembling, frowned and scolded unhappily, "Doctor Wang, what's wrong with me?"
Seeing Doctor Wang's expression suddenly change, he asked, "Could it be that I have some serious illness?"
"I allow you to speak frankly."
Who would have thought that Doctor Wang would actually kneel down with a thud, prostrating himself on the ground and begging for mercy, "Queen Dowager, please spare me, Queen Dowager, please spare me."
Zuo Dongrou was very impatient, "What kind of disease is it? I forgive you, tell me!"
Doctor Wang kowtowed desperately, one kowtow after another, "Your Majesty, I dare not."
At this point, Zuo Dongrou suddenly realized the problem.
She stood up and said, "Doctor Wang, I believe I am just suffering from insufficient Qi and blood, and stagnation of Qi in the liver. Please prescribe some medicine to treat me."
The imperial physician thanked him repeatedly, stood up, took out a pen and paper, and began to prescribe medicine tremblingly.
He prescribed some herbs to nourish qi and blood and relieve liver and depression, but he avoided those that were harmful to the fetus.
After prescribing the medicine, Doctor Wang bowed to Zuo Dongrou again and said, "Your Majesty, I will go get the medicine right away."
Zuo Dongrou stopped him, "Some things can be kept, some things can't be kept. Doctor Wang, do you know what I need?"
"Yes, yes, I know."
After leaving Ningshou Palace, Doctor Wang breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his forehead with his sleeve. His throat was tight and he didn't dare to swallow easily.
He actually found out that the Empress Dowager was pregnant.
The Queen Mother is pregnant...
The late emperor has been dead for almost two years, and the empress dowager is actually pregnant.
Those rumors...
Doctor Wang shuddered and felt a chill on his neck.
He tightened his collar and quickened his pace back to the Imperial Physician's Office. Because he was afraid, his legs were weak and he fell several times.
Finally, I arrived at the Imperial Medical Clinic, where I got some herbs to nourish the qi and blood, and also some... abortion medicine.
Then he hurriedly ran out of the Imperial Physician's Clinic, but unexpectedly, someone came out behind him.
This man was agile and caught up with Doctor Wang.
Zuo Dongrou waited in Ningshou Palace, with a look of anger on her face, one hand on her belly.
The closest nanny paced back and forth, muttering, "Why hasn't he come yet?"
This is a huge matter. If it gets out...
The nanny glanced at Zuo Dongrou, who was pretending to be calm, and said, "Empress Dowager..."
Zuo Dongrou was also shocked. There were so many things happening during this period that she didn't even notice her menstruation.
"Don't panic, you'll be fine after taking the medicine." Zuo Dongrou pretended to be calm.
Doctor Wang rushed over, wishing he could smoke from his feet.
He did not enter the bedroom this time, but handed the herbs to the nanny outside.
The nanny instructed, "Please ask Imperial Physician Wang to stay outside. If the Queen Mother feels any discomfort after drinking the medicine, the Imperial Physician will need to check her pulse again."
Doctor Wang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
He didn't dare to leave and could only stand outside and wait.
It usually takes half an hour to boil the medicine, so Doctor Wang waited outside Ningshou Palace for half an hour.
When the medicine was delivered to Zuo Dongrou's room, Ling Chan in Prince Rui's Mansion also got the news.
She turned on the surveillance equipment in Ningshou Palace and adjusted the angle to see what was happening inside.
Xiao Jin also put on glasses like her.
Outside Ningshou Palace, a nanny came in carrying medicine.
"Empress Dowager..." This kind of thing cannot be delegated to others. Only the person closest to and most trusted by Zuo Dongrou can do it.
Zuo Dongrou glanced at the nanny and said, "Just leave it there."
Her voice was trembling slightly, and you could tell she was very scared.
The medicine for abortion is extremely dangerous and painful. How could Zuo Dongrou not know this since she is in the harem?
Doctor Wang was outside, muttering in his heart, "It's so immoral and such a sin."
He was a doctor who saved lives, but now he is killing people.
But in this situation, he could only pray that nothing happened to the Queen Mother, otherwise, his soul would fly away to heaven.
Since ancient times, the Great Qi General has ruled the world with rituals and has been particularly strict with etiquette and rules.
For example, when Xiao Heng died, the people were not allowed to get married for three months, and were not allowed to hold banquets and celebrations for a year.
There is a saying among the people that a filial son should not enter the inner room for three years.
In other words, a filial son is not allowed to have sex with his wives and concubines, let alone get pregnant.
Although Daqi did not legislate on this, women who became pregnant and gave birth during sex would still be looked down upon by others.
And now the Queen Mother...her husband has been gone for two years, and she is pregnant. This will only cause even more ridicule and condemnation from the world.
Zuo Dongrou prepared herself mentally. After taking a deep breath, she picked up the medicine and drank it in one gulp.
The medicine was bitter, but she had no choice now.
She sat up from the couch. She had just taken the medicine and there was no reaction yet, but she was already prepared for the pain that was about to come.
Zuo Dongrou had never used abortion drugs to harm the women in the harem, but she had seen a case where Concubine Li's fetus died in her womb, and the imperial physician increased the dosage of the drug, causing Concubine Li to bleed profusely and require acupuncture to stop the bleeding.
She only took a look from a distance at the wet bloodstains under Concubine Li's body... She would never be able to let it go.
Therefore, when she was jealous of the women in the harem, she never dared to use such vicious methods.
Another victim of abortion drugs is Xi Lingyue, who lost her child after taking the drugs and also suffered from health problems.
She knew it was the late Queen Mother's doing, but she had no evidence.
After two cups of tea, Zuo Dongrou's abdomen began to ache, and then the pain became more and more severe.
Tears gathered in the corners of her eyes, and she moaned softly, restraining herself and enduring it, but it seemed as if there was endless pain that was unspeakable.
The nanny was beside her, supporting her with concern and comforting her, "Empress Dowager, you have to be patient."
"It will be fine soon."
What the nanny said was effective, and the pain was gone after she said it.
But after just a moment, the pain in my abdomen started again, even worse than before.
The spoiled Zuo Dongrou couldn't help but cover her abdomen, her voice trembling and tears rolling down her face.
The nanny quickly rubbed her stomach to relieve the pain.
However, all these were of no use. Zuo Dongrou suffered from constant abdominal pain, but there was no sign of miscarriage.
Doctor Wang outside heard the noise and broke out in a sweat.
After a while, Zuo Dongrou was helped onto the toilet by the nanny, then she took a breath and began to pant.
"Oh no." The nanny ran out of the hall and pulled Doctor Wang in.
Zuo Dongrou's bleeding wouldn't stop, and she had to stop the bleeding quickly, otherwise something bad would definitely happen.
Doctor Wang knew what was going on at a glance, took out silver needles from the medicine box and started acupuncture.
Zuo Dongrou was still conscious. She grabbed Doctor Wang's hand and said, "Save me. You must save me."
"I can't die."
She cannot die, she still has to protect the emperor.
"I still have to protect the emperor..."
Doctor Wang didn't even bother to agree with her. He immediately stuffed the ginseng slices into the man's mouth. He was more afraid than anything else that something might happen to Zuo Dongrou.
The nanny watched from the side and occasionally helped out.
Finally, after half an hour, Doctor Wang put away the needles and slumped to the ground, sweat dripping from his chin...
Ling Chan and Xiao Jin could only see vaguely, but they could hear the sound clearly, and they were also worried about Zuo Dongrou.
They also heard Zuo Dongrou's words, she wanted to protect the emperor...
She didn't know Zuo Lun's plan!
Taking off his glasses, Ling Chan said, "Perhaps, we should talk to her."
Ling Chan and Xiao Jin did not enter the palace immediately. After all, Zuo Dongrou had just had a miscarriage and needed to rest for some time.
Anyway, there has been no real progress on Zuo Lun's side.
Zuo Dongrou was seriously injured this time and needed a full month's rest to recover.
But she still looked more haggard than before, and her complexion was much worse. At first glance, her complexion was not even as good as Xi Lingyue's.
"Empress Dowager, the entire Cheng Palace was massacred. They said the imperial court sent troops..."
Zuo Dongrou was stunned. "When did it happen?"
"It's been over a month. The news has been blocked, and it took so long to reach the capital."
It took Zuo Dongrou a long time to recover, and then she heard that Ling Chan wanted to see her.
"What is she doing here?" Zuo Dongrou felt a little guilty.
The nanny asked in a low voice, "Empress Dowager, how about I go and tell her that she is not feeling well..."
"No." Zuo Dongrou waved her hand, "Put on my makeup."
The nanny quickly put makeup on Zuo Dongrou, applying a lot of rouge, but her pale face looked even more strange with the red rouge.
But Zuo Dongrou was satisfied, "Let her in."
Trying her best to appear normal, Zuo Dongrou finally adjusted her smile.
"How did the Marquis of Zhenbei have time to enter the palace?" Zuo Dongrou asked.
She looked at Ling Chan's face and said, "You look much better now. It seems that you have recovered."
Ling Chan chuckled faintly, "As long as Prince Rui's body is not found, he is not considered dead."
Zuo Dongrou sighed, "You and the Concubine Dowager have the same idea, but... Prince Rui has already... It's better to let him rest in peace as soon as possible."
Ling Chan raised her eyes and met Zuo Dongrou's. "Is the Queen Mother at ease now?"
"What did you say?" Zuo Dongrou was worried.
Ling Chan asked again, "Is the Queen Mother at ease?"
Zuo Dongrou's chest was heaving, and she was panicking. "You, what do you mean?"
Ling Chan glanced at her belly but didn't mention the baby.
Instead, he said, "Didn't the Queen Mother have some guesses?"
"Several of the emperor's uncles have met with disaster one after another...Now, the emperor is the only one left in the Xiao royal family."
Zuo Dongrou looked at her, "You, don't you suspect that it was Ai Jia who did it?"
Ling Chan said bluntly, "The Queen Mother wanted to secure the Emperor's throne and eliminate dissidents, so she could just kill one or two of the Emperor's uncles. Why did she have to kill all four of them?"
Especially Xiao Yi, he poses no threat to Xiao Ze.
"Why was Prince Duan the first one to be targeted by the Empress Dowager? Perhaps it's simply because he's the eldest son of the late Emperor, making him the eldest son. Furthermore, Prince Duan's family has many descendants and is quite popular in his fiefdom..."
"However, I guess this is not what the Queen Mother intended."
“But someone cleaned it up.”
Zuo Dongrou's expression changed slightly. Yes, someone was indeed cleaning it up.
Or the person she trusts the most, her elder brother Zuo Lun.
But it's not just because Prince Duan is the eldest son of the late emperor and has many descendants, but because...
"Prince Duan does have the intention of rebellion!"
"If not, why did he summon so many counselors?"
"What does a prince, living far away in his fiefdom, need so many counselors for?"
"Since the Queen Mother still believes what Zuo Lun said, there is nothing more to say." Ling Chan stood up suddenly.
How could Zuo Dongrou know these things when she lived in the inner palace? It was Zuo Lun who told her.
She is still protecting Zuo Lun like this.
Ling Chan didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned around and left.
But just as she was about to reach the palace gate, Zuo Dongrou called her.
"Princess Wanyue." she called.
Ling Chan turned around.
"The late emperor conferred upon you the title of Princess Wanyue, so you are now considered a member of the royal family." Zuo Dongrou looked at her and said slowly.
"Now, my eldest brother...the princess should also contribute to the royal family and relieve the worries of the people."
"So?" Ling Chan asked back, "The Queen Mother is planning to kill her own relatives for the sake of justice?!"
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