Chapter 386: Another Prince is Born
There were waves of tearing pains in her lower abdomen, as if thousands of knives were stirring her internal organs, and Concubine Hui was in so much pain that she almost fainted.
She collapsed to the ground, her hands covering her lower body covered with blood.
Just before she completely lost consciousness,
She saw Yunshan running out of the main hall like crazy, shouting:
"Someone come! Someone come and protect me!"
She didn't know what happened afterwards.
What followed was a long and lucid dream.
She dreamed of her motherland and the young man who had been haunting her.
The man she called her master was now standing in front of her.
But the man's face was covered with a layer of mist, and even though he was very close, his appearance could not be seen clearly.
She left her motherland at the age of thirteen, and seventeen years have passed since then. Perhaps she has long forgotten what her youth looked like.
But the one you love,
Even though her face is blurred, I can often see her in my dreams.
Concubine Hui hugged the man tightly, and the despair and helplessness in her heart turned into tears and vented out.
"Yelang... I feel like I can't hold on any longer..."
She was very scared.
She was afraid that men would accuse her of being useless, afraid that men would resent her for not following through.
But what she waited for in the end was the man's equally gentle embrace.
She heard the man say to her in a very gentle voice:
"Shangyang, if you are tired, come back. If you have to choose between you and the world, I would rather give up the world and protect you."
Just this one sentence was enough to make Concubine Hui completely melt into this illusory embrace.
Seventeen years...
During these seventeen years, whenever Concubine Hui felt that she could no longer hold on, the man would say these words to her in her dreams.
This made her even more certain that it was worth it to give everything she had for her motherland and her young man.
She was sure that they loved each other, so she was determined to complete each other.
Therefore, every time she woke up from a dream, she would turn her back, wipe away her tears, grit her teeth, and continue to fight in this endless struggle.
However, no matter how beautiful the dream is, it will eventually become empty.
When Concubine Hui opened her eyes, she didn't know what year it was.
"You're awake."
The person who was talking to her was Ning Wanshuang, and standing next to her were Rong Yue and Ying Fei.
Concubine Hui looked around blankly, but she couldn't see Xiao Jingheng, let alone Zhao Hua.
She subconsciously touched her belly and found that it had deflated, leaving only loose skin and flesh.
She was slightly startled, looked at Ning Wanshuang, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Where are my children..."
"How dare you ask your child?" Ning Wanshuang was furious and scolded him:
"Where in the world can you be a mother like you? You are so cruel that you beat your own son to death with your own hands? You are not even worthy of being a human being!"
Rong Yue saw that Concubine Hui had not yet recovered from her shock, so she used the most gentle tone and said the most gloating words.
"When the imperial physician used medicine to force the baby out of your body, you were already dead. What a pity, it was... an already fully formed male fetus."
After a brief silence, boundless despair came over Concubine Hui like a tide.
"No!!"
She was so distressed that she clutched her chest and cried out heartbreakingly:
"I didn't beat my own child to death! It was Song Zhao! It was that bitch! Where is the emperor? I want to see the emperor!"
"How dare you see the emperor?" Concubine Ying glanced at her with mockery in her eyes.
"The Queen was frightened by you. She had a difficult labor for a day and a night, and finally gave birth to the prince. Fortunately, the prince was not harmed, but the Queen was injured in the difficult labor and is still in a coma.
The Emperor has been guarding Changle Palace. Now that you are awake, you should pray to the Buddha and pray for good fortune. Otherwise, if anything happens to the Empress, even if you die in front of him, the Emperor will not let you go!"
Having said what needed to be said, Ning Wanshuang and the others were too lazy to spend any longer with Concubine Hui, so they turned around and left without even saying a word of comfort.
Concubine Hui didn't know what Zhaohua had said to Xiao Jingheng, and how the palace maids in Changle Palace had twisted right and wrong in front of the emperor.
She only knew that if she didn't explain at this moment and let Zhao Hua talk nonsense, the situation would only get worse.
When the incident happened that day, Rendong was by her side and witnessed the whole process, so she is the best witness.
So she endured the pain of tearing her lower body and shouted to the outside:
"Honeysuckle! Come in!"
However, the person who came in to answer the question was a young palace maid who used to be in charge of sweeping the courtyard.
She said timidly to Concubine Hui: "If Concubine Hui has any instructions, just tell me."
"Where is Honeysuckle?"
"Sister Ren Dong...was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment by the Emperor's order and tortured severely. They said she had to tell the truth about the Empress's fright and your...miscarriage."
Hearing this, Concubine Hui felt a little more at ease.
This Rendong was not originally from Concubine Hui's motherland, but she had been serving Concubine Hui for a long time. Since Chunlan's death, all matters in the palace were handled by Rendong.
Concubine Hui treated Rendong very well on the surface. When she heard that a relative of Rendong was seriously ill, she generously rewarded her with a hundred taels of silver for her to use when her family encountered difficulties.
Ren Dong had no idea about the dirty things Concubine Hui had done, so the Ministry of Punishment could not ask her anything.
As for how Zhaohua beat the heir out of her belly that day in Changle Palace, Rendong witnessed the whole process.
Therefore, she had no reason or logic to lie in front of the emperor.
At the same time, in Changle Palace.
Zhaohua felt his eyelids were very heavy, and it took a lot of effort before he finally managed to open them.
"Zhao'er, you finally woke up!"
A gentle male voice came from his ears. Zhao Hua turned his head and found his hand was tightly grasped by Xiao Jingheng.
He looked a little haggard.
There were dark spots under his eyes, and dark spots on his cheeks and jaw.
Although he looked quite exhausted, his eyes could not hide his joy.
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhao'er. You gave birth to a prince safely for me."
Seeing Zhaohua wake up just now, Yunshan was so happy that she wiped her tears and went to the side hall to bring the little prince back.
At this moment, the little one who was sleeping quietly in the cradle was brought to Zhaohua.
Zhaohua glanced weakly into the swaddling clothes.
This child is really good-looking, even whiter than when Chengyu was born.
The joy of being a new mother should make me cry when I see this scene.
So just with this one glance, Zhaohua was filled with thousands of emotions and was about to cry.
Xiao Jingheng wiped away her tears very gently.
"Don't cry anymore, that's a good thing. Now you and your child are safe, there is nothing more comforting to me than this."
Zhaohua sobbed softly, and suddenly seemed to think of something.
She suddenly grabbed Xiao Jingheng's sleeve and asked anxiously:
"Your Majesty, how is Concubine Hui doing?"
The question had barely finished when everyone heard a woman's screaming curse from outside the palace.
"Song Zhao! You bitch! Give me back my son's life!"
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