Inside Yunzhou City, Bai Chuxiao, Song Le'er, and Shen Xuanxuan, dressed in sky-blue dresses, walked along the main street.
The streets were bustling with people. The three of them went straight to the most prosperous restaurant on the main street and found a seat by the window.
"Waiter, bring two jugs of good wine and a few of our signature dishes." It was rare for Bai Chuxiao to be in such a good mood, and she planned to have a big meal.
"alright!"
Soon, the table was laden with a sumptuous feast, and the wine was kept warm on the side. The group first ate some appetizers.
Suddenly, a gong and drum sounded outside, and the people eating food couldn't help but look out the window.
"Your Highness, they're here, they're here..." Song Le'er said excitedly.
On the main street outside the window, a group of guards from the Prince of Yan's mansion were escorting an open-air prison cart in the distance, while Shen Yiyu, dressed in a brocade robe, rode ahead on horseback, directing two people to make noise and banging...
The person in the middle prison cart had his hair tied up, and his face was clearly visible, but it was covered in blood and grime. If you didn't look closely, you really wouldn't recognize who it was...
Looking at the scene below, Bai Chuxiao teased, "Yi Yu's outfit is pretty good!"
Seeing this, Shen Xuanxuan couldn't help but reach out the window and wave to Shen Yiyu in front of her!
Shen Yiyu, who was in the lead, naturally saw the person sitting by the window and couldn't help but show a wry smile, nodding slightly to Bai Chuxiao.
The job of parading Jiang Ming through the streets was novel at first, and everyone was eager to participate. However, it had been going on for many days now, with people walking the same familiar route and hearing the same familiar shouts and curses every day.
Everyone felt it wasn't very interesting, so Xia Fan and Lin Huai and the others didn't want to come anymore, leaving this tough job to him!
As the group approached from afar, the streets were lined with onlookers. The people were clearly prepared, carrying whatever they could find—stones, rotten leaves, and the like—and throwing them accurately at the people in the prison cart.
"I'll beat you to death, you corrupt official!"
"That damned Jiang Ming..."
"You corrupt official, die!"
"..."
The people smashed things and cursed angrily, creating a lively and chaotic atmosphere on the street...
The diners in the restaurant, though accustomed to this scene, couldn't help but start talking about it...
"Yunzhou owes its current prosperity to the Princess Consort of Yan..."
"That's right, ever since the Princess Consort of Yan took over Yunzhou, corrupt officials have disappeared, and taxes have been waived..."
"The Princess Consort of Yan is such a kind person!"
"..."
Hearing the conversation around her, Song Le'er chuckled twice and whispered to Bai Chuxiao, "Your Highness, they're all praising you..."
Bai Chuxiao shook her head in annoyance, "Just eat your food..."
Song Le'er took the warmed wine from the side, poured a glass for Bai Chuxiao first, and then filled the glasses for Shen Xuanxuan and herself.
He then raised his wine glass with a rather bold tone and said, "Your Highness, Sister Chen, let's have a drink..."
Bai Chuxiao smiled and raised her wine glass. The three of them clinked glasses and drank it down in one gulp...
Song Le'er wiped her mouth and smiled, "I never thought I'd be able to sit with the Princess and drink and chat like friends. The Princess is so kind..."
A slight smile appeared on Bai Chuxiao's face. Life like this was indeed quite nice, if only there were no war…
Just as she was about to say something to the two of them, Bai Chuxiao suddenly frowned, felt nauseous, and gagged...
Seeing Bai Chuxiao's sudden discomfort, Song Le'er and Shen Xuanxuan looked flustered. "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Bai Chuxiao felt a churning in her stomach, and cold sweat poured down her forehead. "Let's go back first, this wine..."
Song Le'er and Shen Xuanxuan were shocked. Oh no! Had someone poisoned them? But they seemed fine...
However, the two of them couldn't worry about anything else. Shen Xuanxuan hurriedly shouted down, "Big brother, come up quickly..."
Outside the window, the parade had just reached the foot of the restaurant. Shen Yiyu, who was at the head of the procession, frowned when he heard his sister's anxious shouts. He quickly waved his hand to stop the crowd.
Then she quickly rushed upstairs. When Shen Yiyu saw Bai Chuxiao's strange behavior, he couldn't help but panic...
Seeing the three panicked and helpless people, Bai Chuxiao said with a pale face, "Seal off this place and find a doctor!"
She was experiencing increasingly severe stomach cramps and was unable to move at all...
After hearing Bai Chuxiao's words, the group calmed down. Some went to the government office to report the news, while others went to fetch a doctor. Song Le'er quickly helped Bai Chuxiao sit down to the side...
Bai Chuxiao clutched her stomach, feeling the surrounding sounds gradually blurring... and then, she fainted.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
In the backyard of the government office, Bai Chuxiao lay on a large bed, her face pale...
Murong Xuan grabbed an old doctor by the collar and said angrily, "Can't you figure out what kind of poison Sister Xiao has been poisoned by?"
The old doctor hurriedly said, "Second Young Master... please let go, the Princess... she's not poisoned..."
Hearing the old doctor's trembling words, Murong Xuan threw him aside and said irritably, "Why didn't you say you weren't poisoned earlier? You spent so long checking my pulse, were you trying to scare me to death?"
The person beside the bed relaxed their tightly furrowed brows a little, and Song Le'er quickly said, "Then how could the Princess be like this..."
It was she who suggested going out to dinner this time, and she was the one who poured the wine. If anything were to happen to the Princess Consort because of this, not only would the Prince of Yan not let her off the hook, but she herself would not let herself off the hook either...
The old doctor pondered for a moment, "Based on my careful diagnosis, the princess should be three months pregnant. It was a glass of strong liquor that made the pregnancy unstable..."
"What?"
Before he could finish speaking, everyone gathered around the bed looked on incredulously...
Yu Fengyang stammered, "Old man, you're not talking nonsense, are you? The princess has been lively and energetic these days, you can't tell at all..."
Moreover, the princess did a lot of the work herself, which doesn't seem like something a pregnant woman could do...
The old doctor was also suspicious, but after taking her pulse several times, he confirmed it was a pregnancy pulse. "This... perhaps it's because the princess has profound internal strength from practicing martial arts, and her constitution is strong, so it hasn't been detected these past few days..."
Murong Xuan frowned and asked, "How is Sister Xiao's health now? Has this glass of strong liquor had any effect? Will it...?"
The old doctor quickly replied, "No, I've examined her carefully just now. The princess did indeed experience some miscarriage, but thankfully she didn't drink much. The young prince is fine; he just needs to rest quietly for the next few days and take some medicine to stabilize the pregnancy..."
Murong Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Go and write the prescription. Don't let anyone know what happened today!"
"yes!"
Yu Fengyang said, "Xuan, should we hurry up and send a letter to the Prince...?"
Murong Xuan snorted coldly, "Let's talk about it after Xiao-mei wakes up!"
Then, addressing the people inside, he said, "The imperial envoy will be arriving soon. The fact that Sister Xiao is pregnant must not be revealed, lest someone harbor ill intentions..."
"clear!"
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