Chapter 393 "Su Bao doesn't feel pain, Su Bao has a lot of blood"
"Madam, this is the last time. Please keep biting on that peach wood!" Granny Bai couldn't help but say.
The Queen took a deep breath, and this time she did not refuse.
This peach branch was taken from the thousand-year-old peach tree that Wang Mingtian visited early this morning. The branch was scraped clean.
The Empress smelled a fragrance of peach blossoms, not very strong, but it made her feel inexplicably more relaxed.
"Su Bao, hold onto Madam's arms tightly, don't let her hurt herself," said Granny Bai.
The little dumpling looked at the Empress and nodded solemnly.
She was very strong, and when she grabbed the Empress, the latter was slightly taken aback.
At that very moment, an unprecedented pain, even more intense than childbirth, suddenly shot through my lower abdomen.
The empress almost lost her composure, her teeth sinking into the peach branch.
"Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing—Zhi Xie!"
As soon as Granny Bai finished speaking, Xiao Su Bao turned her head and looked over. Upon seeing this, the little dumpling's eyes widened in surprise.
"This is……"
Suddenly, a cloud of black mist resembling a baby's face burst forth.
The black mist bared its teeth at Granny Bai for a moment, then was swallowed whole by the azure dragon on the jade pendant.
Faintly, Xiao Su Bao seemed to hear the wailing of a baby crying, and at that moment, the little dumpling couldn't help but shiver.
"Phew..." Granny Bai breathed a sigh of relief, but her body swayed and she almost fainted.
At that moment, the Empress fainted.
Little Su Bao quickly reached out to support Grandma Bai, her eyes filled with worry.
"Grandma Bai..." the little dumpling called softly, her brows furrowed.
Grandma Bai raised her eyes, her gaze flickering between clarity and confusion.
She looked at Xiao Su Bao and reached out to pat the little dumpling's head.
"This old servant is fine, little fairy... Miss Su Bao, don't worry!" Granny Bai's voice was broken, and the clarity in her eyes was dwindling.
The Empress had already fallen into a deep sleep, but Granny Bai still dared not let her guard down. She coughed and then placed the jade pendant she had been holding into Xiao Su Bao's hand.
"Please keep this safe, Miss Su Bao, this old servant is afraid... I'm about to..." Before she could finish saying the words "I can't take it anymore," she started coughing violently.
Fine, since she can't say it out loud, she'll just keep quiet.
Before I die, it would be good if I could help the little fairy in some way.
Grandma Bai looked at Little Su Bao with tenderness in her eyes.
I feel reluctant to part with it, and I have mixed feelings.
Little Su Bao seemed to sense something. She took out a silver needle that was lying to the side, gritted her teeth, and fiercely stuck it into her fingertip.
"Little fairy, what are you doing? Your flesh and blood cannot be harmed at will!" Granny Bai was anxious, and her eyes were filled with urgency.
She did it to save the Empress; if it weren't for the karmic ties between the Empress and the little maid...
Even she couldn't save the Empress, but now!
“Su Bao doesn’t feel pain, Su Bao has a lot of blood, Grandma Bai…” Little Su Bao stretched out her finger, and the bright red blood droplet seemed to have a hint of golden light.
Little Su Bao didn't know what her blood was for, but she had previously noticed that Granny Bai had wiped away her blood, and then the blood disappeared.
His own wounds disappeared, and later his master also collected his blood.
Could it be that I am like the monk in those folk tales, able to live forever by eating my own flesh and blood?
Little Su Bao heard this from a wandering monk when she went out with the mute old woman.
Just thinking about it is... scary!
Grandma Bai was slightly taken aback. She stared blankly at Xiao Su Bao, as if she had thought of something. She quickly reached out, wiped the drop of blood clean, and then gently pressed it against her fingertip.
"You...do you know something?" Granny Bai couldn't help but ask.
Little Su Bao's eyes were still blank; all she wanted was to save Granny Bai.
If she had known earlier that her blood could save lives, she would not have let her mother and mute grandmother leave her.
Su Bao's nose tingled with sadness as she thought about how she couldn't save her mother and her mute grandmother.
She misses her mother...
I miss Grandma Mute too...
Grandma Bai paused slightly when she saw the little dumpling looking sad, then seemed to realize something.
"You have to give up something to gain something. Fate is hard to predict. If you are destined to meet someone, you will meet them..." Granny Bai spat out another mouthful of blood, and her body trembled slightly.
Little Su Bao was startled and quickly looked up at Grandma Bai.
"Grandma Bai, you..." Little Su Bao was about to speak when she suddenly felt a tightness in her hand.
She looked down and saw her grandmother's eyes trembling slightly. The little girl was distracted for a moment, and Grandma Bai had already put on her face mask and turned to leave the house.
Her hands were trembling slightly. After the drop of blood had seeped into her body, her previous exhaustion lessened somewhat.
Wang Mingtian immediately noticed the changes in Granny Bai. He paused slightly and couldn't help but look into the house.
The emperor and the second prince hurriedly asked, "How is my wife (my mother)?"
Granny Bai said in a hoarse voice, "You two may go in and see the madam now!"
The emperor gave Granny Bai a deep look, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
His only worry right now is his wife.
Wang Mingtian looked at her and paused: "You've turned misfortune into blessing, so you've gotten what you wanted!"
Grandma Bai's eyes were filled with tenderness, and even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to have smoothed out a bit.
She didn't say anything, and started walking out.
The nameless old Taoist and the young Taoist priest both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Granny Bai arrive.
"Sister Bai, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you back? Or you can carry me!"
The nameless old Taoist priest looked at Granny Bai expectantly from the side.
Grandma Bai gave him a beautiful glare, but then took the arm of the nameless old Taoist.
"Let's go home!" Her voice was tired, but she seemed to be in a good mood.
The nameless old Taoist was also in a good mood, and his eyes were smiling as he looked at Granny Bai.
The young Taoist priest frowned, examined it carefully, and began to mutter to himself.
"How strange, how strange, why has my master's wife's luck suddenly changed?"
The young Taoist priest wanted to see more clearly, but suddenly felt a pain in his chest. His master had poked his chest with a whisk.
The young Taoist priest's lips twitched, and he could only hurry after him.
"Master, why are you hitting me again? Didn't we agree to be a loving family?"
Wang Mingtian watched this scene from a short distance away, a strange glint in his eyes.
Yang Nuannuan kept her eyes fixed on the house in the crowd, biting her lip, clearly anxious.
She was already in poor health, and usually wouldn't stay in the yard at noon.
But today, she has been kneeling on the ground devoutly ever since she went in with Xiao Su Bao.
When Tang Bugui came in from outside, he saw Yang Nuannuan's profile from afar.
In a daze, he seemed to see Lan Shuyu...
She seems to look like this when she's anxious...
I must be obsessed, otherwise why would I keep thinking that a little girl could be her?
Tang Bugui suppressed that thought and continued walking into the house.
Yang Nuannuan was too nervous to see Tang Bugui's movements. She gritted her teeth, stood up, and rushed towards the edge of the house.
Wang Mingtian and Granny Bai, who had just walked out, all turned around at the same time, as if they were looking at something.
The next instant, Yang Nuannuan bumped into Tang Bugui!
Tang Bugui was already strong and healthy, so how could Yang Nuannuan compare? She was immediately knocked away.
Tang Bugui frowned slightly, and he subconsciously reached out and grabbed Yang Nuannuan's clothes.
The person was suspended in mid-air...
"Children shouldn't run around!" Tang Bugui gently put her down and repeated.
He looked at Yang Nuannuan and thought of his own daughter.
I need to talk to my daughter properly in the future; she can't be so reckless.
Yang Nuannuan's body stiffened, and when she was put on the ground, she didn't know what to say.
She didn't know if it was from the sun or what, but her cheeks felt really hot!
"Are you alright?" Tang Bugui frowned as he looked at Yang Nuannuan, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
"I..." Yang Nuannuan wanted to say something, but Yinniang quickly came over and hugged Yang Nuannuan.
"Don't be afraid, Nuan Nuan!" Yin Niang hugged her daughter and sighed. Her daughter really didn't see Tang Bugui just now. It was just bad luck.
She paused for a moment, then said, "It's alright, Mom will carry you home!"
Yang Nuannuan lowered her head and said nothing more. At this moment, she felt a strange sadness in her heart.
Wang Mingtian frowned slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he felt the door behind him move.
He suddenly thought of something...
It seems he hasn't cleaned up the filth yet!
He quickly called out, and the midwife and several others, including Madam Qian, rushed over upon hearing the call.
"Hurry up and go inside. Let those two come out first and clean up some of the mess in the room!" Wang Mingtian said hurriedly.
However, the next moment, he saw Xiao Su Bao carrying a basin of water covered with a white cloth.
A foul, bloody smell wafted over, and Wang Mingtian naturally guessed what it was.
"You..." Even Wang Mingtian felt that Xiao Su Bao was a bit too bold.
He thought about the girl's past and felt sorry for her.
He sighed and reached out to take the dirty thing, but another hand was faster than him.
Almost at the same time, Qian Shi, Wang Xiuer, and Sun Cuihua all reached out their hands.
Even several women from the village rushed over to help.
The smell of blood was truly strong; most people who have produced such products would know what it was.
"Xiuer...get off here!" Madam Qian's face darkened. Since she knew about this from the beginning, she would never let her daughter-in-law touch such a thing.
"Mother, I'm fine. I've slept in piles of dead bodies, what's this!" Wang Xiuer was just heartbroken for Xiao Su Bao.
She had suffered and seen the filthiest things in the world, so she wanted to give the little girl in front of her the best.
To be honest, when Wang Xiuer saw Xiao Su Bao's injuries, her heart melted completely.
How could such a good child have such a fate?
She had experienced pain, and therefore wanted Su Bao to be well...
“You…” Madam Qian looked at her second son’s wife’s seemingly carefree smile, but saw a strange glint in her eyes and sighed.
But she obviously wouldn't give them that.
"Alright, you two take Su Bao to wash up and change her clothes!" Madam Qian carried the basin of dirty things and went with Wang Mingtian to deal with it.
A midwife and two old women who had been hired went into the house.
Before long, the emperor and the second prince were both driven out.
The two men breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw that the Empress was pale but at least not seriously injured.
The Empress is currently in a period of postpartum recovery and needs to be carefully cared for.
The second prince glanced at his father and said, "Father, my elder brother sent word that if you don't go back soon, he's going to die!"
Emperor (￣┏Д┓￣°*)……
That wretched son of his went too far. He died of illness, so what? He still has two other sons...
The second prince immediately took a step back, looking at his own father warily.
"Father, I have a bad temper and am not suitable to inherit the family business. Don't even think about it!" The second prince shook his head like a rattle drum.
What a joke! Being an emperor is exhausting. Look at your own father, he's so young and already has a full head of white hair.
They may seem to be in a high position, but they are not free at all.
Moreover, he has money, power, and the freedom to live a life of luxury; by any measure, it's much better than being an emperor.
Besides, even if the eldest brother isn't up to it, there's always the third brother. That guy's as rigid as an old man; he probably wants to be emperor...
With the motto "better to die than to die myself," the Second Prince said, "Third Brother, you see, I'm not young anymore. I could actually start getting involved in government affairs. Father, I'll pass. I'm not cut out for that!"
The emperor's lips twitched; he was not happy at all. His sons were good in every way, but every time the topic of becoming emperor came up, they would run away faster than the others.
It's as if you want the throne yourself; you were just fooled by Prince Ling back then...
Thinking of this, the emperor hatched another wicked plan...
The Prince of Ling's sons are getting old and should be entrusted with important responsibilities!
In the palace, the crown prince knelt for a whole day before the feeling of palpitations subsided somewhat.
He knelt in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, looking rather unwell.
If he gets hit a few more times, he'll surely die young, and then he can be honored with a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple...
Thinking of this, his expression turned serious.
"Someone, go and send a message to the third prince, tell him to come to the palace, and say... I'm ill!"
Pretending to be sick—nobody seems to know how to do that. Perfect, I can go find the younger sister myself!
Thinking of his younger sister, the prince frowned even more deeply.
Two days have passed, but there is still no news from his younger sister. Although he has received guidance from the ancestor, he is still somewhat worried.
Before long, a young eunuch ran in, and his expression looked rather strange.
He glanced at his own Crown Prince and said tremblingly, "The Third Prince has secretly left the capital. He ran away last night, saying he was looking for something. He also left you a letter!"
The crown prince was taken aback. Before he could even get angry, he realized something.
How could he forget that? The third brother goes to Chang'an to study every day...
"Bring it here!" the prince said, extending his hand.
The eunuch hurriedly handed a letter to the Crown Prince, which was indeed from his third brother.
"Looking for someone, don't worry!"
It was brief and somewhat disorganized, clearly indicating a great deal of urgency.
The crown prince frowned, and finally sighed.
At that very moment, on the other side, a boy of about ten years old had a pair of cold eyes.
"How did you find out about this?" the young man asked, his brows furrowed and his gaze unfriendly as he looked at the people in front of him.
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