Pei Jian's premonition was clearly accurate, because the carriage wheel broke down, and the weather turned against him, suddenly starting to pour rain. Pei Jian was caught in a dilemma.
"Master, the rain is too heavy, and your leg is injured. What if..." The subordinate clearly hoped that Pei Jian could postpone his return journey.
Pei Jian glanced at the gloomy sky, then a clap of thunder sounded, and his expression grew even more grim.
Let's find an inn to rest for a while.
The pain on his body seemed genuine, and Pei Jian dared not continue his journey in the heavy rain. If he were to make another mistake... he really felt that his luck was running out.
Inside the inn, the teacup in front of Pei Jian was still steaming.
"Master, I'll apply the medicine for you."
Pei Jian nodded, his eyes fixed on the scenery outside the window. "Don't you think my leg injury and what happened with the carriage wheel just now are a bit too coincidental?"
Upon hearing this, the subordinate paused in his actions. "Does the patriarch mean that someone is preventing you from returning to Longyou?"
Pei Jian neither confirmed nor denied it, but simply kept turning the teacup in front of him.
"I'm not sure either. It could be the work of the Sun family, or it could be Da Yu. There's also the possibility that the Sun family has already colluded with Da Yu."
"Master, aren't you in great danger?!"
Upon hearing this, one of the subordinates became somewhat anxious. "Master, why don't we write a letter to the young master and ask him to come and welcome you?"
This time, Pei Jian nodded.
"We should tell Ju'er, otherwise he won't be able to wait for me to return in Longyou. Knowing his temperament, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause."
Mentioning Pei Ju brought a pang of bitterness to Pei Jian's heart; he was thinking of Pei Zhi again.
Lately, he keeps thinking about Pei Zhi, wondering if she's doing well in Da Yu.
He also wondered if he hadn't pushed Pei Zhi away, would he have had one more helper now? Instead, he would be like Pei Ju, who always caused him all sorts of trouble.
A heavy sigh rang out, and Pei Jian lowered his eyes, knowing that the past could not be retrieved.
The best course of action now is to ensure that we can use poison to control Jiang Yu.
Thinking of this, Pei Jian slowly took out a silver needle and pierced it into the tip of his index finger.
Yes, the poison was activated slowly like this. Jiang Yu's baby was already nine months along. A month was enough time for the poison to spread to her internal organs without her noticing.
......
Meanwhile, Jiang Yu had a long dream.
In her dream, she was still heavily pregnant, but a boy was squatting in front of her, staring intently at her belly.
There was something about the boy that she couldn't quite place. She tried hard to make out his features, but his face remained blurry.
"Who are you?"
Jiang Yu spoke somewhat urgently; she could clearly sense the boy's dependence on her.
"Mother?" The boy's voice was very soft, seemingly tinged with uncertainty.
In an instant, Jiang Yu clenched her fists tightly. The one who called her "Mother"...
"You are Ayan, aren't you?"
"Imperial Sister-in-law." Upon hearing this, the young man slowly raised his head, his face sallow, almost exactly like Gu Qingyan in his previous life. "The immortal told me that I should call you Empress Dowager, but I have always called you Imperial Sister-in-law."
“I am your mother, Ayan.”
Jiang Yu tried to reach out and grab Gu Qingyan, but her hands passed right through his body; she couldn't embrace her child in her dream.
"Mother, I am doing well in another place."
Gu Qingyan's eyes sparkled as he said, "I heard that Mother Empress has a new child, so I came here specifically to see."
"Ayan, in the past life, it was your mother's fault for not protecting you." Although she and Gu Qingyan had deviated from the trajectory of their past lives in this life, Jiang Yu burst into tears upon seeing the frail young man before her.
This is Ayan, whom she felt guilty about for the rest of her life, who was truly pierced by a thousand arrows while trying to collect her body.
"Mother." The boy smiled, revealing his tiger teeth, "I grew up in your belly like this back then. It's wonderful. You don't need to worry about me. I'm doing very well now."
"Does it hurt?" Jiang Yu looked at the strange mark on the boy's chest, the very spot where he had been shot with an arrow in his previous life.
"It doesn't hurt."
The boy just kept smiling and talked with Jiang Yu for a long time.
"Mother, the time is almost up."
The boy's words startled Jiang Yu. After realizing what he meant, she quickly stood up and asked, "What time is almost here?"
“There is poison in Mother’s body. If the child is not born soon, the poison will start to affect the child.” The boy looked at Jiang Yu deeply. “Mother suffered a lot when she gave birth to me. I hope this little one will have a smoother delivery.”
"Ayan, don't go."
As the boy's body became increasingly transparent, Jiang Yu grew anxious, wondering if she would never see Ayan from her past life again.
"Mother, I am already very happy to see you in my dream today."
The boy gently touched Jiang Yu's stomach one last time, and in that instant, Jiang Yu felt a warm current slide down the boy's fingertips to her abdomen.
As the boy's figure became increasingly blurry, Jiang Yu hurriedly chased after him, but because of her heavy body, she felt herself stumble and fall to the ground.
Jiang Yu also fully woke up from her dream.
Then came the pain in her abdomen, and Jiang Yu couldn't help but cry out in pain.
Gu Lin, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and shouted towards the outside, "Someone come quick! Someone come quick!"
In less than half an incense stick's time, the entire Zhaoning Palace was brightly lit.
Jiang Yu's forehead was covered in sweat, and her face was pale from the pain. After examining Jiang Yu, the midwife who had been prepared in advance said, "Your Majesty's water has broken."
Upon hearing this, Mei Chu frowned. Gu Qingyan also rushed over. Mei Chu immediately asked Gu Qingyan, "Your Majesty, is there any news from Marquis Dingyuan?"
“My uncle arrived in Dayu yesterday. If he rides at full speed, he should be arriving in the capital soon.”
Gu Qingyan listened to Jiang Yu's groans from inside the room, "How is the Empress Dowager?"
"Your Majesty's water has broken, but the poison must be neutralized before delivery, otherwise both Your Majesty and the unborn child will be in danger during childbirth."
"Yingzhi, take some men and go find your uncle along the way."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan paced back and forth anxiously. Seeing Ling Mama come out of the room, Gu Qingyan quickly grabbed Ling Mama and asked, "Mama, how long will it take from now until delivery?"
"Your Majesty, everyone's situation is different. Some can open up to ten fingers in one or two hours, while others may take a day or two."
Granny Ling curtsied to Gu Qingyan, "This old servant will go and brew some ginseng tea for Your Highness."
A short while later, Gu Lin was also kicked out.
Both father and son hung their heads, praying that Jiang Yu inside the house would be safe.
At the same time, Yingzhi led several Lingxiao Pavilion guards and quickly headed out of the city.
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