Handkerchief? What handkerchief? Su Yushan was stunned for a while, then suddenly remembered that on the day she fell, Fu Qing's hand was injured, and she seemed to have used a handkerchief to bandage it for him.
Fu Qing never mentioned the handkerchief again, and she had completely forgotten about it. She never expected that Hongli would suddenly bring it up today. How did he know? Could it be that Fu Qing still kept that handkerchief?
Once she admits it, what will Hongli think? Even if she has a clear conscience, Hongli will likely assume that Fu Qing secretly kept the handkerchief and has feelings for her. Given Hongli's meticulous nature, he certainly won't let Fu Qing off easily!
Fu Qing only developed feelings for her without knowing her identity. A young man's momentary infatuation is nothing. Once he knows the truth, he will slowly forget this youthful flutter. If he were to incur the jealousy of the current prince and ruin his future because of it, wouldn't that be a pity?
She couldn't bear such a heavy responsibility! She couldn't ruin Fu Qing, so she could only pretend to be stupid, "What handkerchief? What do you mean by that, Fourth Master? I don't understand."
Doesn't understand? He almost hoped she really didn't understand! After suppressing his emotions for so long, Hongli could no longer calm down.
Before coming, he was still thinking that perhaps it was a misunderstanding, perhaps Fu Qing and Yu Shan didn't know each other, and perhaps the handkerchief belonged to another girl. But after she told him the truth, Hongli was absolutely certain that she and Fu Qing were definitely involved!
His knuckles clenched slowly, and Hongli, no longer willing to mince words, questioned in a deep voice, "Where is your handkerchief embroidered with aster? Why is it in Fu Qing's hands?"
After a moment of thought, Su Yushan had already come up with an explanation: "You mean that handkerchief! Yunfang took good care of me, and we became sworn sisters, so I gave her that handkerchief. As for why it ended up with Fu Qing, I have no idea."
"You don't know?" Her eyes were unusually innocent, as if she understood nothing. Hongli was already furious, and he gripped her wrist tightly, ready to settle accounts with her.
"Su Yushan! Don't you know that a woman's handkerchief should not be given to other men? You actually gave him your own handkerchief, how dare you!"
She knew he would mind, so she absolutely couldn't tell the truth. The only thing she could do was to push the matter onto Yunfang. "I said I didn't give it to Fu Qing. The handkerchief is with Yunfang. I don't know what happened."
"You didn't know? Fine! I'll go confront Fu Qing right now!" Hongli's eyes sharpened, and he immediately released her hand, got up, and walked out.
Su Yushan was afraid he would really go to find Fu Qing, so in her haste she got out of the tent without putting on her shoes and grabbed his wrist.
You can't go!
"Why not?" The more nervous she became, the more suspicious Hongli became. "Su Yushan, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid I'll ask him? Are you afraid I'll expose your affair?"
“I’m not afraid for you to ask him, I’m just ashamed! If you go to confront someone in the middle of the night and make a scene, what will people think? Where will I put my face?”
"You gave the handkerchief to another man, where does that leave my dignity?" Hongli retorted loudly, his eyes bloodshot as his reason was consumed by rage, leaving only mania.
"More than two months! You've been together day and night, it's hard to guarantee that feelings won't develop over time, and it's not even certain whose child this is!"
She knew that Hongli was very possessive and did not allow her to be too close to others, but she never expected that he would suspect the origin of this child!
That one sentence was like a needle, sharp and biting, piercing her eyes, causing them to sting and sting. All the grievances in her heart welled up instantly, threatening to spill over into her eyes.
"The doctor said the baby is already over four months old, and I've only been gone for two months. Whose baby could it be?"
"I didn't hear what the doctor said; it was just Li Yu relaying the message. Perhaps you bribed them to help you cover it up!"
He really thinks too highly of her. How could she possibly lie about her period? She wouldn't stoop to lying either! "Li Yu is your man. Would I bribe him to lie for me? Hongli, do you know how hurtful your words are?"
"Haven't you hurt me enough times?" Enraged, Hongli shoved her away. Su Yushan staggered, leaning back and stumbling several steps. Her waist hit the edge of the bed, causing her to break out in a cold sweat from the pain. She cried out and collapsed in the tent, unable to straighten up for a long time.
Upon seeing this, Hongli remembered that she was pregnant. He could no longer hold a grudge and rushed over to help her. "How are you? Are you in a lot of pain? I'll send someone to fetch a doctor!"
The pain in her abdomen was nothing compared to the excruciating agony of her heart being ripped open. Su Yushan laughed in fury, her throat filled with bitterness.
"Why bother with this hypocritical act, Fourth Master? You're already suspicious of this child's background, so wouldn't it be perfect for you if something happened to him?"
As she roared out those words in grief and indignation, her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and a chill seeped into her heart. She knew that Hongli hated her, but she never expected that he would slander her like this, trample her underfoot, and humiliate her with suspicion!
At that moment, she suddenly felt that the existence of this child was a joke! Why had she been so soft-hearted as to keep him? If it weren't for the child, she and he would have been even long ago, and she wouldn't have had to come back here and be humiliated by him time and time again!
"I don't doubt the child, I just suspect that Fu Qing has improper thoughts about you..." Hongli didn't know what was wrong with him. He was blinded by jealousy and actually said that inappropriate thing.
The two had been together for over a year and had many arguments, but those were all due to differences in their views. Only today, Hongli's words chilled them to the bone.
"If I really had something going on with him, if I really were pregnant with his child, why would I come back to you? In your eyes, am I just a fickle, promiscuous woman?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Seeing her clutching her abdomen, lying in the tent in agony, biting her lip tightly, her face deathly pale, yet refusing to utter a sound of pain in front of him, Hongli was filled with remorse. He immediately summoned a doctor, then helped her lie down in the tent, covered her with a brocade quilt, and gently comforted her:
"Don't be afraid, the doctor will be here soon, the child will be fine."
"I wish the child were gone, since he's just a bastard in your heart anyway!" Despite being her own flesh and blood, she was subjected to such insults. As she uttered these cruel words, Su Yushan's heart clenched with unbearable pain, and she nearly fainted.
Hongli's heart was also torn apart, and he regretted his actions. "He is not. I will not allow you to say such hurtful things. He is our child. I believe you and will not doubt anything anymore."
"You only believe in yourself, and whatever you say is right." At that moment, Su Yushan felt cold and exhausted. She slowly closed her eyes, unwilling to say another word to him.
After the doctor arrived and took her pulse, he looked worried. Then the doctor left the inner room and waited outside, having a maid help examine her. Changyue carefully lifted the covers to help her mistress undress, and upon seeing what she was doing, she was startled.
"Doctor! Princess...she's bleeding!"
This was a private matter, but the doctor had to check her blood volume himself to diagnose her symptoms.
After receiving the Fourth Prince's permission, the doctor instructed the maid to bring the princess's clothes. Upon examining them, he exclaimed in alarm, "Fourth Prince, the princess's condition clearly indicates a miscarriage..."
Before the doctor could finish speaking, Hongli panicked, his voice trembling, "Miscarriage? No way, she can't be hurt, the baby must be saved!"
When the Fourth Prince lost his temper, the doctor was terrified and quickly bowed, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down. There is still a sliver of hope. I will do everything in my power to help the Princess keep her child!"
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