Li Wanting frowned, her eyes as sharp as knives, until Rong Fei's voice came from the door.
"elder sister."
Hearing the voice, Li Wanting raised her head and saw that Rong Fei's face was not much prettier than hers.
"My lady, I wanted to ask you something today."
Li Wanting regained her dignified and decent appearance and said, "Sister, you look a little unwell. What's the matter?"
"Some time ago you gave me a bottle of potion that said it could make women infertile, but why is Concubine De still fine now?"
Li Wanting acted well and stood up immediately, saying in surprise: "What did you say? Did you really give the medicine to Concubine De?"
Rong Fei looked at Li Wanting and suddenly smiled contemptuously, "You don't have to pretend with me, Queen. You gave me this medicine just to let De Fei drink it through me. Although I'm not as smart as you, Queen, I'm not stupid. You and I are enemies. I can do things that the Queen dare not do. There's no need for you to continue pretending in front of me like this, right?"
Li Wanting did not expect that after not seeing her for some time, Concubine Rong had changed so much.
"What do you mean?"
"Please rest assured, Queen. After all, you were the first one to care about me when I first entered the palace. I will always remember your kindness. If this matter is really exposed, I will only take the blame on myself and will not tell you. So, please tell me the truth, what happened to the medicine you gave me?"
Seeing that Rong Fei was so frank with her, Li Wanting felt that there was no need to pretend anymore. She sat back in her chair calmly and said, "I don't know what the medicine is. Maybe it has no effect on a pregnant woman."
"Then what should we do? Should we really let Shen Qingqiu's child be born?"
"I don't want to either, but what else can I do?"
——
At this time, in the other side of the Imperial Garden, Suo Xin was taking a walk with Shen Qingqiu.
The flowers in the imperial garden happened to be in bloom, and the blossoming of all the flowers was stunning. Shen Qingqiu closed his eyes, enjoying the scent of the flowers.
"My lady, you have been walking for a long time. Let me help you to the pavilion to rest for a while."
Shen Qingqiu opened his eyes and nodded, "It just so happens that I am a little tired too."
The two of them arrived at the pavilion, and just as Shen Qingqiu sat down, he felt something strange in his stomach and frowned.
Looking at her appearance, Suo Xin asked worriedly, "My Lady, what's wrong?"
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "It's okay." Then he was about to take the tea that Suo Xin handed over, but he felt a sharp pain in his stomach, causing the teacup in his hand to fall to the ground in an instant.
“Ah.” Shen Qingqiu couldn’t help but scream in pain due to the severe pain in his stomach. Suo Xin was a little overwhelmed, “My queen, my queen, someone come quickly!”
In the imperial study, Gu Yanwei was reviewing memorials when Eunuch Li suddenly rushed in.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De..." Eunuch Li frowned and was speechless for a long time.
"What's wrong with Qingqiu?" Gu Yanwei was a little anxious.
"The Empress Defei had a miscarriage."
"What?!" The memorial in his hand fell to the ground. Gu Yanwei no longer cared about anything else and went straight to Chengchun Palace.
When Gu Yanwei arrived at Chengchun Palace, the imperial doctors were already kneeling on the ground, and Shen Qingqiu was lying on the bed with a pale face, like a piece of porcelain that would break if touched.
With every step he took, Gu Yanwei felt his heart was crushed, and it hurt so much.
"Your Majesty." None of the imperial doctors dared to step forward and tell Gu Yanwei the bad news.
Walking to the bed, Gu Yanwei slowly knelt down, gently grabbed Shen Qingqiu's hand, and touched his face, "What's going on, what's going on?"
Gu Yanwei turned around suddenly and looked at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of bloodshot, like a wounded wolf.
"Tell me! Why did Concubine De suddenly have a miscarriage?"
"In reply to the emperor, when I arrived, Concubine De had already miscarried. We have not yet figured out the reason, but, but..." The imperial physician hesitated and stammered, wanting to say something but not daring to.
"Just what? Tell me now!"
"It's just that the Majesty's baby seems to have shown signs of miscarriage. But the Majesty knows a little about medicine, and has taken a lot of herbs before. Her body is also stronger than that of ordinary women, so, that's why..."
"You mean there were already signs of slipping? Then why wasn't it diagnosed before?" Gu Yanwei looked around the imperial doctors kneeling in the hall, but couldn't find the imperial doctor Chen who had been in charge of taking Shen Qingqiu's pulse.
"Where's Chen Deli?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Chen's mother passed away in his hometown, so he asked for leave to return home two days ago."
"Return home? Send someone to call him back to me immediately!"
"yes!"
"Get out, all of you, get out!"
Chengchun Palace was as cold as ice at this moment, and the imperial doctors crawled out one after another.
The silent palace was no longer as lively as before. The spring sunshine shone through the window paper onto Shen Qingqiu's pale face, but it no longer seemed warm.
Gu Yanwei touched her face with heartache. He had already prepared a name for the little prince and thought of the scene of playing with the child in Chengchun Palace in the future. However, all these could never be realized.
Just like that, Gu Yanwei looked at Shen Qingqiu until sunset.
"Your Majesty, you have been here guarding the Empress for an entire afternoon. If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it. I will stay here to take care of the Empress, and you should go back and rest for a while." Suoxin said with red eyes.
"Suo Xin, you have been serving the Empress all the time. How is her spirit lately?"
"Your Majesty has always been in good health. She has been able to eat a lot since she became pregnant, and she especially likes sour food. Concubine Rong also brings you sour jujube cakes every day, and Your Majesty always finishes them. I never thought that something like this would happen." Suoxin said with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, go down, I'll keep her company tonight."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gu Yanwei sat next to Shen Qingqiu all night until the sun rose again and shone on Shen Qingqiu's still pale face. She frowned uncomfortably and slowly opened her eyes.
When his hand touched the black hair, Shen Qingqiu's heart seemed to be stabbed, and tears flowed unconsciously from the corners of his eyes. As if he heard something, Gu Yanwei also moved slightly.
"Qingqiu, are you awake?" Gu Yanwei raised his head. There was still pain in his eyes, but he was still trying hard to hold back a smile.
Seeing him like this, Shen Qingqiu's heart ached even more, and he almost couldn't breathe.
"Gu Yanwei, I'm sorry. I don't know why this happened. He was still in my stomach yesterday and I could still feel him. He was so healthy. How could this happen? Gu Yanwei, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If I hadn't gone to the Imperial Garden and stayed in Chengchun Palace, maybe this wouldn't have happened."
Seeing Shen Qingqiu blaming him like this, Gu Yanwei felt distressed and hugged her tightly in his arms, saying: "Don't blame you, don't blame you, it's just that this child is not meant to be with us."
"Gu Yanwei." Shen Qingqiu couldn't hold it in any longer and cried bitterly in Gu Yanwei's arms.
It was unknown how long it had been, until Shen Qingqiu fell asleep again in his arms, and Gu Yanwei gently put her back on the bed. Outside the door, Chen Jie had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Where is Chen Deli?"
"Your Majesty, I went to Chen Deli's hometown, but the people there said that Chen Deli never went back."
"Didn't go back?" Gu Yanwei frowned. If Chen Deli couldn't be found, then there must be a conspiracy behind this matter.
"Dig three feet deep into the ground to find him!"
"yes!"
The pain in Fengwu Palace at this time was no less than that in Chengchun Palace. Li Wanting was overjoyed when she heard the news of Shen Qingqiu's miscarriage.
"Great, great, I have finally waited for this day."
"Congratulations, madam. Now you don't have to worry anymore."
Li Wanting put away her smile, and tilted her mouth to one side, looking relieved, "Humph, Shen Jingqiu humiliated me like this, this is his retribution."
"Chun'er, make a pot of good tea and accompany me to visit the emperor. He just lost his prince, and I should go and show some concern for him."
"Yes, madam."
In the imperial study, Gu Yanwei was still immersed in the pain of losing the prince.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has arrived." Eunuch Li walked in and said.
"No." Just as Gu Yanwei finished speaking, Li Wanting walked in.
"Your Majesty, I have heard about Concubine De's affairs." Li Wanting walked in without paying attention and poured the brewed tea into Gu Yanwei's teacup. "I am also very sad and understand the pain in your heart at the moment. I just want to come to see you and make you a pot of tea that I brewed myself, hoping to ease your pain a little."
If Gu Yanwei could look up at this moment, he would definitely see that Li Wanting's expression at this moment was as if she had lost her child and was even sadder than Shen Qingqiu.
Gu Yanwei drank the tea in one gulp and said, "I understand. It's hard for the Queen to be so thoughtful. You can go back first."
Li Wanting paused in pouring tea, and the painful expression on her face could no longer be disguised. From the moment she came in until now, the emperor had never looked at her. Li Wanting gently put down the teapot, and anger appeared on her cheeks.
"I'll take my leave!"
But she didn't know that as soon as she left, the person she least expected to appear was brought before the emperor by Chen Jie.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Li walked in quietly.
"What's the matter?" Gu Yanwei stroked his forehead with both hands, obviously very tired.
"Guard Chen is here."
"Let me in."
After a while, Chen Jie arrived in front of the hall.
"Your Majesty, Chen Deli has been found."
Chen Deli was the only clue in this matter. After waiting for so long, he finally found Chen Deli. Gu Yanwei suddenly became alert and asked, "Where is he?"
"Just outside the palace."
"Let me in."
When Chen Deli had Chen Jie brought in, he was in tattered clothes and looked like a royal doctor. When he saw the emperor, he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt down.
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