"Right now, the palace gates haven't been locked yet. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we won't make it in time." She lowered her head as she spoke. She shouldn't have interfered in her mistress's affairs, but she didn't want to make the Duchess of Zhenguo worry.
Xu Yuehuai understood what Qiqi meant. She turned to look at the Duchess of Zhenguo and smiled, "Mother, I have some clues about this matter and I'm sure I can resolve it as soon as possible. Then I can spend more time with you."
She was saying this to reassure the Lady of Zhenguo.
"Ah Yue, go ahead and help your aunt. It's not easy for her in the palace." The Duchess of Zhenguo said, hugging Xu Yuehuai. "Be careful. She was assassinated last time. Even though you're with her this time, it's still possible that someone will try to sabotage her."
"If you really encounter any trouble, don't panic. You can just ignore it."
"Your life is the most important thing."
As she spoke, her face already showed signs of tears.
After spending this time together, she had completely come to regard Xu Yuehuai as her own daughter, and naturally did not want her to encounter any trouble.
"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely protect this child." Xu Yuehuai said with a determined look.
If she wanted things to get better, she had to resolve this matter as soon as possible and get to the Underworld Kingdom with Qi Guze. As long as everything went smoothly, there was nothing to worry about.
"Go on, my good child," said the Duchess of Zhenguo, her eyes still showing some reluctance.
"Mother, I'm leaving now." Xu Yuehuai said and quickly packed her things to enter the palace.
She had originally planned to go to Tianxiang Tower to give them a few words, but she didn't expect Qiqi to be urging her so much that she didn't have any free time at all.
Fortunately, despite her hurried pace, she managed to enter the palace before the gates were locked.
Since Qiqi was an outsider, she couldn't go in. Xu Yuehuai gave a few instructions to someone and then immediately headed towards Anfu Palace.
Unexpectedly, she found Hengniang looking flustered as soon as she arrived at Anfu Palace.
"Hengniang, what's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but ask, but in her heart she wondered if something had happened to Consort Jia.
She was only a little late; if something really happened, she would feel extremely guilty.
Hengniang finally felt reassured when she saw Xu Yuehuai.
She took three steps in two and rushed forward, saying hurriedly, "Princess, Her Majesty... Her Majesty has started bleeding today."
Her voice trembled with emotion, as she worried that the bleeding might affect her child.
It is said that childbirth is like a woman walking through the gates of hell, but once a woman becomes pregnant, it is a matter of constant anxiety, and no one dares to make a rash decision.
"Don't be anxious..." Xu Yuehuai was unusually calm at this moment. "I'm asking you, when did this happen?"
Hengniang tried to calm herself down and replied, "I just discovered it."
"There wasn't much blood, and Your Highness didn't feel any abdominal pain. She was just worried, though. Ever since the last incident, Your Highness has been suspicious and paranoid. Now she's naturally very worried. Fortunately, the Princess has arrived, so Your Highness can rest assured."
Xu Yuehuai quickly asked, "Has the imperial physician been summoned?"
"Not yet. I was just about to fetch the imperial physician when I saw the princess," Hengniang answered truthfully, afraid of missing anything.
She paused, then, thinking that Xu Yuehuai didn't know any medicine, quickly said, "This servant will go and fetch the imperial physician right away."
As she spoke, she took a step to leave.
Xu Yuehuai's eyes flickered, and she made a decision.
She immediately grabbed Hengniang's hand and said hastily, "Calm down first. In the current situation, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
"Since you haven't gone to the Imperial Hospital yet, don't go to invite the imperial physicians. If this gets out now, it will definitely cause trouble." As she spoke, her eyes turned cold.
"If the child is healthy, that's fine. But if the child is already dying, it will surely be used against us by those with ulterior motives. Don't make a fuss about it. Also, tell the palace maids below that if anyone leaks even a little bit of the news, cut off their head."
"Yes." Hengniang understood immediately and quickly agreed, then asked again, "What do we do now?"
"Go and take care of Consort Jia first, and instruct the palace servants. I'll go find the physician." Xu Yuehuai said as she hurried off to find the silver pot.
Now that she has returned to the palace, it is not appropriate for her to go out again; therefore, she can only let...
"Yinhu, hurry up and go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to report that you need a female physician who can stay in the palace soon. Remember, she must be skilled in childbirth..." Xu Yuehuai explained in as much detail as possible. "We don't want any male physicians who claim to be gynecological experts. We only want female physicians."
"The family background must be clean."
"Once she's chosen, we need to quickly tell her godparents to make proper arrangements for her family. They absolutely cannot be threatened by anyone."
Upon hearing this, Yin Hu, though unaware of what had happened, quickly said, "Princess, Jinzhan knows some medical skills, and she has also learned childbirth from midwives."
"The lady left a golden cup because she was afraid that the princess would be at a loss in such a situation."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Both Yinhu and Jinzhan are servants of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, and they are extremely loyal to the Duke of Zhenguo's wife. With her help, Xu Yuehuai can reduce his workload by half.
"Alright, then quickly tell Jinzhan to go and check on Consort Jia. I'll wait for her at Anfu Palace."
As she spoke, she walked toward Anfu Hall.
Xu Yuehuai's hurried steps betrayed her anxiety.
Meanwhile, the silver pot hurried off to find the gold cup.
Jinzhan was stunned for a moment, but still rushed over immediately.
...
She quickly curtsied to Xu Yuehuai: "Princess, how is Consort Jia?"
“She started bleeding…” Xu Yuehuai quickly explained the situation briefly, “Yinhu said that since you are an expert in these things, we can only ask someone to come and take a look.”
"Princess, please rest assured and leave it to me."
As soon as Jinzhan finished speaking, she touched Consort Jia's belly and took her pulse.
After examining it carefully, she chuckled softly and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's nothing serious."
"This is a threatened miscarriage. The pregnant woman should not lift heavy objects, and she needs to clear her mind and not keep thinking about bad things. She should also eat a balanced diet and she will be able to keep the baby."
Hengniang immediately nodded: "Definitely, I will be more careful in the future."
Xu Yuehuai thought about it carefully. Although she had only been out of the palace for a few days, given Consort Jia's personality, she must have been in poor health and unable to calm down.
"Take good care of Consort Jia, I'll go make her some food." She instructed Hengniang and immediately rushed to the kitchen.
After thinking it over carefully for a long time, she finally chose pork liver and pine nuts, both of which are excellent for pregnant women.
However, the strong smell of pig liver might make it difficult for Consort Jia to swallow, and Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but scratch his head.
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