Chapter 171 Drama Queen
If Emperor Xuanwu was here, he would have said a few words to defend himself. He was on guard against all the concubines in the harem, not against any one person.
But now that he was not here, Empress Zhu understood that the emperor was on guard against her, and
was afraid that she would take action against Concubine Zhen's belly. Empress Zhu was angry and sad.
She herself had lost two children, and knew that the pain would never fade away no matter how much time had passed.
The pain was like being attached to the bones, and once touched, it was like scraping the bones to heal the wounds, and it was heartbreaking.
How could she possibly take action against the children?
In the past ten years, she had killed many people, but none of them were children.
She always felt that she didn't know which child was the reincarnation of her two children. If she killed them, she would kill the chance of her own children to have another life.
It was ridiculous that her only mercy was also seen as a sly heart by the emperor.
"Doctor Yan! Doctor Yan..."
Wang Dequan ran ahead of the emperor, ignoring the corpses scattered all over the ground outside the Hexi Palace and the black-armored soldiers who were dealing with the corpses. He grabbed Xi Que and asked, "Where is Doctor Yan? Bring him here quickly. Concubine Zhen has a stomachache."
It was probably fake. Her mother knew it in her heart!
She still ran to the side hall in a hurry to call out Doctor Yan: "Doctor Yan should know what to say. The queen said she had a stomachache."
Doctor Yan waved his hand. How could he not know Concubine Zhen's acting skills?
He was fooled by her acting skills and was dragged onto this pirate ship.
Normally, it only takes a moment to take the pulse, but this time, half an incense stick of time has passed, and Doctor Yan is still stroking his mustache, with an expression that doesn't reveal anything.
The emperor sat on the bed, looking very calm, but in fact, he was extremely anxious. His anxiety could be seen from the way he kept tapping his knees.
Jiang Xinyue secretly glared at Doctor Yan: That's enough, it was fine in the first place, but you are addicted to acting. If the emperor blames you later, I won't be able to save you.
Imperial Physician Yan coughed a few times and took back the handkerchief covering Jiang Xinyue's wrist: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's because Concubine Zhen was frightened too much today. I was afraid that the fetus would be frightened, so it took a little longer."
"Nothing."
Emperor Xuanwu frowned: "How is Concubine Zhen?"
"Your Majesty, please be relieved." Imperial Physician Yan smiled: "Concubine Zhen has a good foundation, and the child is not in serious trouble. It's just that Concubine Zhen herself was a little frightened. I will prescribe her two doses of tranquilizing soup."
"Then why does her stomach hurt?"
Imperial Physician Yan had already prepared his words: "In reply to Your Majesty, in the late stage of pregnancy, the belly is stretched too tight due to the growing fetus. If you walk too much and are too tired, your stomach will tighten and cause pain. This is normal and will be relieved with a good rest. I think Concubine Zhen may have an attack at any time. I will go home tomorrow and send my useless daughter to Hexi Palace to take care of her." Imperial Physician Yan
's daughter, Yan Xinyi, was a close friend of Concubine Zhen. Ever since she heard that Concubine Zhen was pregnant, she has been pestering Imperial Physician Yan to teach her the art of childbirth. Now she has been learning for eight or nine months and has learned all the true teachings from Imperial Physician Yan and the midwives.
When Concubine Zhen gave birth, Imperial Physician Yan was not allowed to enter, so Yan Xinyi could just take over.
The emperor also breathed a sigh of relief: "Imperial Physician Yan's daughter has a connection with Yue'er, and even their names are somewhat similar. In this case, it is okay for her to come to the palace to relieve Yue'er's boredom."
He said this to prevent the news that Yan Xinyi was a female doctor from being exposed, so as to prevent others from finding loopholes. It
was just that Concubine Zhen had experienced a palace coup, was frightened, and was depressed. The emperor was afraid that it would affect the health of the baby in her belly, so he asked Concubine Zhen's little sister before entering the palace to accompany her and talk.
Originally, the emperor wanted to bring Jiang Xinyue's mother into the palace, but she refused: "Your Majesty, my mother does not understand the rules of the palace and may not be used to it. I also don't want my mother to be unhappy in the palace and miss home. Can you summon her into the palace when I am about to give birth?"
Pregnancy is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the confinement period. The more trustworthy people come, the better.
Emperor Xuanwu thought about it for a while, thought about this aspect, and nodded in agreement.
From that day on, Nanny Li and Nanny Xiang kept close to Jiang Xinyue, for fear that something would happen to her.
It's the last month or so, and we can't be careless, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted.
When Jiang Xinyue came back, she did not forget to bring back the sword of the Black Armored Army: "I did not encounter any danger on the way, but thank you for your sword. I feel much more at ease holding it."
The Black Armored Army is rarely seen on weekdays, and they are secret guards. He didn't know that this was a lie that Zhenpin was telling him.
He just thought that Zhenpin was stupid. The people outside the door were all tricking her out of the palace. She rushed out when she heard that the emperor was shot by an arrow. Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise they would not be able to report to the emperor.
The emperor blamed them for letting Zhenpin run away alone, and they only repeated one sentence: "The subordinate deserves death."
The advantage of the secret guards is that they have the courage to admit their mistakes.
What else can the emperor do?
He can only let them withdraw.
Qian Sheng was unconscious for two days, and the Fourth Prince stayed by his bedside for two days. When Qian Sheng woke up on the third day, the Fourth Prince, who had been suppressing his fear, threw himself into his arms and cried loudly.
"Grandfather... wuwuwu... I thought Grandfather didn't want me anymore, wuwuwu..."
Qian Sheng felt like he had been through the gates of hell. When he was unconscious, he saw tall buildings with strange lights and small boxes running fast on four wheels, and there were people in the boxes.
There were beeping sounds everywhere in his ears, and the sky was blue, but he didn't know where he was. People were dressed strangely and passed through his body as if they couldn't see him.
"Old man, be careful!"
Just as he took a few steps forward, a figure suddenly rushed out from the blurry crowd and bumped into him, waking him up immediately.
The fear in his eyes had not yet faded, and Qian Sheng was gasping for breath.
Just now...
the woman who just shouted "Old man, be careful!" seemed to be knocked away by the box with four wheels, and fell not far from him, bleeding all over the floor.
Did she die to save him?
What scared him the most was that although the woman had fiery red curly hair and wore a strange outfit that exposed her arms and legs, he recognized her at a glance. The woman was Concubine Zhen.
How could Concubine Zhen be in his dream?
And... and he died so tragically to save himself who was almost killed by the small box.
"Grandfather, why don't you talk? Are you feeling unwell somewhere else? Grandfather... I'll ask Doctor Yan to come and treat you..."
"No, no, no."
Touching the back of the Fourth Prince's head, Qian Sheng finally felt that he was alive again: "Grandfather is fine."
The Fourth Prince smiled and wiped the tears from his face: "I knew Grandfather would be fine, Empress Zhen also said that Grandfather would definitely wake up."
Qian Sheng's mind "boomed": Concubine Zhen was an alien from that strange other world, and he brought Concubine Zhen here.