In the eyes of Prince Qi, since the child could not be saved and Emperor Jingming was still outside, it would be a loss if he behaved too badly and disappointed his father.
"Excuse me, doctor."
"Your Highness, please treat me with such humiliation." The imperial physician sighed secretly and hurriedly left this place of trouble under the pretext of prescribing medicine.
The King of Qi held the Princess of Qi's hand and said, "Princess, don't overthink it. Once you recover, we will have more children."
"No more, no more..." Princess Qi was so heartbroken that she cried incoherently.
A flash of disgust flashed across the eyes of the Prince of Qi, but he did not show it on his face: "Princess, calm down. This is in the palace."
However, his reminder was not heeded by the virtuous Princess Qi.
She was in severe abdominal pain and felt heartbroken at the moment, so she didn't care where she was.
What mattered whether it was inside or outside the palace? The child she had been waiting for so long was gone, and so was the person she would rely on for the rest of her life...
Princess Qi's crying became more miserable.
The nanny who came over said in embarrassment: "My Lord, it will be inconvenient for you to stay here. You should leave first."
The King of Qi was eager to leave this bloody place. With a heavy face, he said, "I'll trouble Madam to take good care of the princess."
The Prince of Qi bowed to the Queen, spoke a few words of comfort to the Princess of Qi in a gentle voice, then turned and walked out.
Princess Qi was having a miscarriage and the bleeding wouldn't stop. Even though the Queen was a woman, she couldn't stay for long.
After all, miscarriage was an unlucky thing for a person of noble status. Even if the empress did not care, the female officials would still talk about it.
The Queen gently advised: "Princess Qi, I know you are upset. Any woman would feel upset if they encountered such a thing. But people always have to look forward. There is still a long time to live, and you are still young..."
The queen responded with heart-wrenching cries.
The queen sighed and told the nanny and others, "Take good care of the princess."
The nanny quickly responded and ordered the palace maids to get busy.
The queen took one look at the miserable Princess Qi and walked out.
Prince Qi, who came out first, bowed to Emperor Jingming and said in a hoarse voice, "I am ashamed for making you feel unhappy on New Year's Day."
Emperor Jingming waved his hands and said, "Forget it. Don't say such things at this time. How is your wife?"
King Qi shook his head heavily: "She can't bear the loss of her child..."
Emperor Jingming sighed, not knowing how to comfort her for a moment.
In ordinary families, if they gave birth to seven or eight children and could raise three or four of them, it would be considered good, and it was not uncommon for women to have miscarriages. But he knew that it was not easy for Princess Qi to wait for this child.
"Why did your wife fall?"
The King of Qi lowered his head and said sadly, "It's my fault for not taking good care of the princess."
He saw it clearly while riding on the horse. The princess' fall was so inexplicable that he was the first one who didn't believe it was an accident.
No one knew better than him how much the princess cared about this child, so how could she accidentally fall?
But he couldn't mention any of this to his father, so he could only swallow his anger.
"Forget it, it has already happened. There is no point in feeling sad. Fortunately, you are still young."
The King of Qi wanted to cry but he had no tears, but he said, "Yes, son, I understand."
At his age, other people's sons have entered school, but his son is still nowhere to be seen, not to mention that it is at the critical period of competing with the third son. The first wife is pregnant and has a miscarriage, so it is better for this child not to come -
"Have all the others dispersed?" Emperor Jingming asked Pan Hai.
"Most of them are waiting outside the palace."
Emperor Jingming's face darkened and he said unhappily, "What are you waiting for? Let them go home quickly!"
Every one of them just wants to cause trouble. Aunt Duo's people were almost beaten to death, but they still couldn't get a single word out of them.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jingming felt a pain in his heart.
Pan Hai took the order and left. When he reached the palace gate, he looked around and said loudly, "The emperor has ordered everyone to leave."
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Eunuch Pan, is Princess Qi okay?"
Pan Hai thought that the fact that Princess Qi had a miscarriage could not be concealed, so he was happy not to offend anyone and said, "The child is gone."
There were bursts of sighs, but only heaven and earth knew how much sincerity there was.
Carriages drove by one after another, and finally only the carriage from Prince Qi's palace was left alone.
The driver squatted beside the carriage, glanced at the guards patrolling back and forth, hugged the horse's legs and cried softly.
The princess fell out of the car and had a miscarriage. He will definitely not get away with it.
"Shut up!" the approaching guard shouted.
The driver wiped his tears and slowly stood up. His eyes suddenly shrank when they saw something, and his expression gradually became frightened.
The busy procession in the side hall lasted until the palace gate was locked. Princess Qi was then carried on a sedan chair and left the palace accompanied by Prince Qi.
Even though Princess Qi was pregnant, there was no reason for Prince Qi and his wife to stay in the palace. There were some rules that even the emperor and empress could not break.
The driver, who was leaning against the wall of the carriage but dared not close his eyes, saw the King of Qi coming out and greeted him with a pale face: "Your Majesty——"
The King of Qi was in no mood to talk to a coachman at this time. He climbed on his horse with a sullen face and walked to the side of the sedan chair, saying, "Let's go."
The sedan picked up speed slightly.
The driver took a look, got on the carriage and raised the whip.
On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, there were no stars or moon in the sky, just like the mood of the King of Qi at the moment, full of sorrow and sadness.
Prince Qi couldn't wait to return to the palace, as he found the journey extremely difficult.
The sedan finally stopped in front of the second gate of Prince Qi's Palace.
The King of Qi dismounted from his horse and said to the driver, "Carry it directly to the gate of the main courtyard."
There was no way he could hug the princess in the palace, as he could not leave his father with the impression that he was cold and ruthless. Now that he was at the mansion, he did not want to be stained with blood.
The sedan stopped outside the main courtyard gate, and several maids and servants came over to help Princess Qi out of the sedan, and then carried her into the house.
After all the ordeal, Princess Qi's face was completely pale, which was a frightening sight.
Several trusted maids cried out: "Princess, Princess——"
"Shut up!" King Qi shouted angrily, and the crying stopped immediately.
Princess Qi moved her eyelids and opened her eyes with difficulty.
"What do you think?" King Qi's tone softened.
Princess Qi grabbed the wrist of the prince of Qi and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, the floor of the car is very slippery--"
Prince Qi's eyelids twitched, and his first reaction was to look for the shoes Princess Qi had taken off.
In winter, noble women are accustomed to wearing boots, which are light and warm.
Because Princess Qi was pregnant, her boots were specially made without heels.
King Qi simply grabbed the boots, turned them over, wiped them with his hand, and then looked at them carefully against the light.
The dark brown dirt feels a bit sticky when rubbed.
The Prince of Qi's face immediately turned extremely ugly. He didn't bother to say anything to the Princess of Qi and rushed out, heading straight for the stable.
The driver usually rested in a shed not far from the stable to maintain the carriage and take care of the horses.
The driver, who should have rested at this time, stayed in the stable, wiping the carriage board with a wet cloth over and over again.
The King of Qi strode over and kicked the driver in the back.
"What are you doing?"