Chapter 591: Disaster for the Nine Clans
The very next day after the princes set out, the Meixiu Ceremony was launched.
Because it started in the middle of the night, it didn't alarm anyone.
It was only when Shen Chuliu got up in the morning that he heard what Chi Su said.
"Half an hour ago, Mei Xiuyi gave birth to the thirteenth prince, but it seems that the child is not doing well."
"Huh? Didn't survive?" Shen Chuliu paused.
"He's alive. We called a lot of people from the Imperial Medical Bureau right away. The Emperor should be there by now." Chi Su said.
Since he didn’t say it was because of Mei Xiuyi, then it could only be the Thirteenth Prince.
"Yes. Go and pay your respects first."
Chi Su nodded and asked someone to come in and serve.
The little girls were waiting in a long line, carrying basins of water, combs, and all kinds of things that were needed.
The ones who came forward to serve were Chi Su and Zeng Chun.
Jimei has already left the palace, so Zhemei is not on duty today.
Now, Zengchun, Suihong and Xinlv are all first-class palace maids.
Because Zhemei clearly stated that she wanted to serve for the rest of her life, Shen Chuliu asked her to receive her aunt's monthly allowance. However, to be precise, among the older maids here, none of them was in charge.
Shen Chuliu was dressed and Xinlu had already ordered breakfast.
After eating, we went to Fengzao Palace first.
Naturally, everyone was talking about Mei Xiuyi giving birth to a child, but no one dared to say too much, whether it was good or not, saying too much would be a mistake.
But everyone had the same thought, which was that they all knew that the Thirteenth Prince was not a good person.
As for why it’s bad, I don’t know.
The queen came out and said only one sentence: "The Mei Xiuyi was activated last night, and now the thirteenth prince has been born."
Everyone smiled and said a few nice words. Some wanted to ask, but would the queen tell them? Naturally, they returned empty-handed.
However, people in high positions like Shen Chuliu would naturally know what was going on.
"They said the baby was born with blue and purple all over, and was dead. It only started crying after the nanny patted it a few times. It doesn't look good." Yuanxiao said.
"She hasn't been pregnant for long, why does it sound like she's holding it in?" Shen Chuliu was surprised.
"I don't know about that, but I'm wondering if it has something to do with what happened a few months ago?" Yuanxiao said.
A few months ago, Mei Xiuyi almost had a miscarriage. Although she didn't miscarry, she did have some bleeding.
Shen Chuliu nodded, this was not impossible.
"Be careful at these times, don't let the gods fight, otherwise it will bring disaster to me, a mortal." Shen Chuliu said.
The Lantern Festival has been celebrated, which is normal, as it has been like this for years.
In this palace, the first thing is that water cannot get into Fengzao Palace, and the second thing is that the fence of Yufu Palace is very tight.
The emperor rewarded Mei Xiuyi according to the rules, but she could not even think about promotion.
There are many princes in the palace, and it is impossible for her to surpass other concubines and become a first-rank concubine.
So it can only be a reward.
She was unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing she could do. The emperor had sealed the place off early in the morning, meaning that they should behave themselves. She dared not do anything openly.
What's more, she feels very guilty now.
Is the Thirteenth Prince really like this because of the near miscarriage he had earlier? Or was he harmed in the womb?
But she had no clue at all, and there were no clues even if she wanted to investigate.
The imperial physician meant that the fetus was not healthy enough, meaning that something bad would happen to her.
This made her even more unconvinced.
She hated her bad luck. Her first child was a princess. After she finally gave birth to a prince, he turned out to be a sickly boy.
Unfortunately, at this point, she has no choice but to take care of herself.
I just hope there will be a chance to be reborn in the future.
The emperor was very busy, and the things in Jiangdong were still there, so he was not in the mood to take care of the affairs of the harem.
It was already the end of September when the princes arrived.
The three states of Jiangdong are Yunzhou, Qingzhou and Mizhou.
The three provincial governors and other officials came to receive him, and before that, General Zhao of Zhaocheng and his entourage had already arrived.
The three princes who came were only in their teens, so naturally they were not taken seriously by these officials.
It's nothing more than an identity. What they value more are the Zhao Cheng group who came with the Emperor's Sword.
The princes did not make a big deal when they first arrived, nor did they say what they were going to do. They just moved into the residences arranged by local officials.
There was nothing obvious in the city, they were coming to Yunzhou.
It’s just that there aren’t many people walking on the street. It was said at the beginning that there was indeed a plague recently, so not many people go out.
The place where the plague broke out was Dongjiang County under Mizhou, and it was obvious that the local officials had no intention of asking the princes to go there.
Although there are no obvious problems in the city, if you look carefully you can see that the streets are too clean and new.
"The epicenter of the earthquake is in Mizhou. Is everything okay here?" The Fourth Prince knocked on the table.
"Are these bastards trying to fool us?"
"That's not normal. It's because we are not very old." The Sixth Prince sat without any image.
"What should we do? We are all here, we can't just do nothing, right?" said the fifth prince.
"What's the hurry? Make a plan not to go back for the New Year this year." The Sixth Prince smiled and said, "I'm sleepy. I'll go back and rest for a while. You guys should also rest early. There's nothing you can find out now."
"Then you should have a good rest, Sixth Brother." said the Fourth Prince.
The Sixth Prince waved his hand and returned to his own small courtyard.
"Master, this has been checked, there is no problem. I also asked the imperial physician to take a look, there is no problem." The speaker was the Sixth Prince's personal bodyguard, Xue Lingxiao, a sixth-rank guard beside him.
"Well, there is something. Let's talk inside." While he was speaking, he also asked someone to call Song Yunze and He Feiyang over.
Naturally, the two study companions had to follow.
"I don't know what the higher-ups said. I won't know anything if I live here. Find a way to go out and find out." The Sixth Prince tapped the table lightly: "Find someone with good skills and go directly to Mizhou."
"Master, I will go." Chu Gu said, "I am good at fighting, I can go as long as I can get out."
"Well, that's possible. There must be people watching us here, so find a way to get out. Go directly to Mizhou, and you have to be careful." said the Sixth Prince.
Chu Gu agreed.
There was no need to rush. The next day, Yu Lou thought of a way to get Chu Gu out without attracting any attention.
As long as he left the place where the princes were temporarily staying, he would be able to leave the city quickly.
On this side, Zhao Cheng and others were also in a passive situation. Although they were carrying the Emperor's Sword, the officials here were in collusion with each other and they were unable to break through for a while.
The main reason was that although they knew that something had happened in Mizhou, the governors and garrisons of Qingzhou and Yunzhou were very united and they could not go there for the time being.
In fact, they were delaying, and eventually they had no choice but to send the imperial envoys. But if they could delay for one day, the situation over there would be better settled.
Maybe the guilt is less severe.
They were wrong from the beginning, so now they have to cover it up.
They may not want to lose their lives, but this is a huge matter, and it will bring disaster to the entire clan.
Meow,
(End of this chapter)
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