Chapter 170: Weak Woman
Jiang Xinyue stumbled all the way, pushed away the palace maid who came to support her, and climbed up the steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony crying. Just when she could stand firm, she fell into the arms of a man with ambergris.
"Didn't I tell you to stay in Hexi Palace? Why did you run out? Do you want to live?"
"Clang!"
The long sword fell to the ground. Jiang Xinyue held Emperor Xuanwu's head and turned it back and forth, saying in a crying voice: "The emperor is not dead, it's great that the emperor is not dead, wuwuwu... I was scared to death... wuwuwuwu... Someone ran to knock on my palace door, saying that Your Majesty was shot by an arrow, I... I can't care so much, wuwuwuwu... There are dead bodies everywhere... There are dead bodies everywhere, I was scared to death..."
There were dried bloodstains on the sword, as well as bright red bloodstains dripping down.
That is to say, after hearing that he was shot by an arrow, Zhenpin, a weak woman who had no martial arts skills, rushed from Hexi Palace to Taihe Hall alone with a sword.
Wasn't she afraid of death?
This shocked and moved him more than when Concubine Rong blocked the arrow for him. If you
are lucky enough to block the arrow, you can still have a glimmer of hope. If you miss the vital part, it will only hurt for a moment.
But Zhenpin's behavior really disregarded the safety of herself and the child in her belly. Just as when they parted, Zhenpin told him to be safe, otherwise she would take the child to be buried with him.
He was tired of the women in the harem saying nice things, but Zhenpin was the only one who put herself in such a dangerous situation.
The point is, as long as she stayed in Hexi Palace, she could guarantee her absolute safety without any danger.
But she still came.
This gave Emperor Xuanwu the feeling that she really cared about him and was afraid of losing him.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Emperor Xuanwu patted her on the back, coaxing her like a child: "It's okay, it's okay."
Jiang Xinyue once saw a chicken soup on the Internet, saying that when a man doesn't love you, you are his old mother, you have to worry about him in everything, and you must always be sensible to make him feel comfortable.
But when a man loves you, you don't need to be sensible, he will spoil you like a child.
This is the state of Emperor Xuanwu now!
Seeing that the emperor had not come in for so long, Empress Zhu walked out with everyone.
Who else could it be if not Concubine Zhen who is hugging the emperor?
"Where did Concubine Zhen go just now?"
Empress Zhu said with a smile: "Ye Gaoliang is coming in a big way, and you and Concubine Ye have an old grudge. I am worried that you will be held hostage by her, but I haven't seen you for a long time, and I dare not let the palace maids and eunuchs go out to look for you..."
She was trying to say that she was nowhere to be seen at the critical moment, so how could she run out when the danger was over!
Jiang Xinyue wiped away her tears and huddled in the emperor's arms. Her hands holding his clothes were still shaking slightly. I don't know if it was because of fear or because she was exhausted from killing the rebels on the road.
It was not easy for a weak woman like her to run here from Hexi Palace. It should be both.
Emperor Xuanwu said distressedly: "She is in Hexi Palace. I entrusted the care of the fourth prince to her and arranged several guards to protect them. I told her not to come out no matter what happened."
Because he knew that his favor was a death warrant for Zhenpin. Someone would definitely take advantage of the chaos to kill Zhenpin by pretending to be a rebel.
The emperor's words left Empress Zhu speechless.
As the empress, she could accompany the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. All the concubines in the harem were here, but she was different. She had to be protected. Wasn't it because she was pregnant?
This was Empress Zhu's pain. She shook her head and didn't delve into it.
"Princess Zhen is really brave. She came here from Hexi Palace alone, and she was pregnant. Did she encounter any danger on the way?"
Concubine De showed a worried look on her face: "You are about to give birth. Don't let anything go wrong at the critical moment. The imperial physician who bandaged Concubine Rong is still inside. Hurry up and let him take a look."
Since Jiang Xinyue became pregnant, the only one who took her pulse and prescribed medicine was Imperial Physician Yan. No one else could find out the situation of her fetus.
Is the fetus in the right position? Is it healthy? Is it stable?
Most importantly, is it a boy or a girl?
They didn't know these. The emperor arranged a guard to protect Imperial Physician Yan, and no one dared to intercept Imperial Physician Yan to his palace to ask about the situation.
If it were any other imperial physician...
"Thank you, Empress Defei, for your concern."
Jiang Xinyue shook her head: "But when I came, the people sent by the emperor to protect me had already killed all the rebels. I didn't encounter any danger. As long as the emperor is okay, I will be at ease."
Otherwise, how can you say that Empress Defei is more skilled?
There is too much in one sentence.
Either he wants other imperial physicians to check her pulse and see if the baby in her belly is a boy or a girl, or he is telling her indirectly that someone was injured for the emperor, otherwise a Concubine Rong would not appear out of nowhere.
He wants her to be jealous and make a fuss to displease the emperor.
He really lacks virtue. Is Empress Defei's surname Wu?
"Concubine Wu De" is her entire title!
Jiang Xinyue, who didn't respond to her at all, seemed to have not heard the second half of her words, and her face was full of joy that the emperor could survive.
"Your Majesty, why don't we go in and take a look..."
"Ugh!"
Jiang Xinyue covered her stomach, cold sweat on her forehead: "Your Majesty, I... my stomach hurts so much! Imperial Physician Yan... Imperial Physician Yan is in Hexi Palace..."
Emperor Xuanwu picked her up and called Wang Dequan to run to Hexi Palace. He was so anxious that he forgot about the sedan chair, so how could he care about Concubine Rong who blocked the arrow for him?
He didn't believe that Concubine Zhen said that she didn't encounter any danger on the way. The blood on the sword would not lie, and Concubine Zhen's stomach would not lie. Only Concubine Zhen's mouth would lie because she was afraid that he would worry.
"Empress..."
Concubine De quickly supported Empress Zhu who almost fainted, with timely worry in her eyes.
Empress Zhu held back her tears: "Look, even you know to care about me. I have been married to him for more than ten years, but he never even asked me if I was afraid."
With a sad face, Concubine De sighed: "Concubine Zhen is a blessed person who cannot be compared to an unfortunate person like me. I only hope that after she gives birth to a prince in the future, she will not harm my third prince for the sake of our past friendship."
Not having a child is already a special favor, but what about having a child?
I'm afraid that by then, the Empress will not be able to control her.
Why does Concubine De sound like she is saying that Concubine Zhen's position will be threatened after she gives birth to a prince?
Empress Zhu retracted her gaze from the emperor's back and turned to look at Concubine De: "How do you know she will give birth to a boy?"
Concubine De smiled faintly: "Look at how the emperor protects her? Except for Imperial Physician Yan, no other imperial physicians are allowed to check her pulse. Isn't it because he is afraid that we will know that she is pregnant with a healthy boy?"
Who is the emperor guarding against?