Jinwu Palace.
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Yu also rushed over. All the concubines in the harem gathered in the courtyard of Jinwu Palace, and everyone's attention was focused on Consort Yi, who was groaning in pain inside the room.
"How is Consort Yi now?"
Jiang Yu was inquiring about the condition of the imperial physician, Consort Yi, when she saw Mei Chu arriving at Jinwu Palace, led by Cen Hai. "Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent me to check on Consort Yi's condition."
Jiang Yu nodded almost imperceptibly, then turned her gaze back into the room, her brows furrowed.
Was Consort Yi's sudden attack a matter of fate or deliberate manipulation?
Everyone waited until sunset, but Consort Yi still hadn't given birth.
"Go back first, I'll stay here and keep watch." Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth and glanced around. Gu Qingling still hadn't appeared in Jinwu Palace.
The crowd dispersed, leaving only Jiang Yu.
Hearing Consort Yi's screams, Jiang Yu began to feel a chill run down her spine.
Inside the room, Mei Chu was the first to realize that something was wrong.
The midwife was also covered in sweat. "The baby in Her Majesty's womb is too big to be born."
The fetus is too big to be delivered...
These words struck Jiang Yu's heart, and almost instantly she thought of her own childbirth years ago, when she was also experiencing a large and difficult delivery, unable to give birth.
Mei Chu looked extremely grave through the curtain.
Consort Yi's belly was definitely not large enough to cause a difficult childbirth.
Mei Chu's hands clenched instantly. Who on earth wanted to reenact the scene of Madam's difficult childbirth in front of her?
At this moment, Jiang Yu's face was pale, and palace servants carried bloody water in and out. Jiang Yu's breathing became more difficult. Was it the same when she gave birth back then?
"Your Highness, push harder! If you don't push harder, the little prince will die in your womb."
No sooner had the midwife finished speaking than Consort Yi cried out in agony.
"Your Majesty."
Ling Mama looked at Jiang Yu with some worry. Back then, the Empress's situation was much more difficult than that of Consort Yi now. All of them who served her closely had been sent away.
"I am fine."
Jiang Yu pursed her lips, only her trembling eyelashes betraying her inner turmoil.
"It's terrible! Consort Yi is bleeding too much!" The midwife rushed out, her hands covered in blood. "Your Majesty, should we save the mother or the child?"
"Save the mother or the child?"
Jiang Yu was stunned. After a few breaths, Jiang Yu's voice slowly rang out, "Save the baby."
Even the midwife looked at Jiang Yu incredulously.
In the royal family, where would one find a situation where the baby is saved?
Jiang Yu's heart ached as if it were being squeezed, and a memory she never wanted to recall came over her.
"Her Majesty is unable to give birth... I would like to trouble you, Eunuch, to ask His Majesty whether to save the mother or the child."
Jiang Yu was in excruciating pain at the time, but she could hear the midwife's voice very clearly.
"We must protect the princess and the prince in Her Majesty's womb."
The nascent hope was completely shattered. At that moment, Jiang Yu had only one thought in her mind: she must give birth to the child.
So when she woke up again, she treated Gu Qingling and the other two like precious treasures.
She felt that her child hadn't abandoned her.
Jiang Yu had lost track of time, only knowing that it had become completely dark.
"It's born...it's born..."
Jiang Yu suddenly stood up from the chair, but before she could even reach the door, a chaotic sound erupted from inside the house again. Jiang Yu's heart skipped a beat, "Why can't I hear the child crying?"
"Your Majesty, Consort Yi gave birth to... a stillborn child." The midwife was trembling all over, fearing she would lose her life.
"stillbirth?"
Jiang Yu exchanged a glance with Mei Chu, who slowly walked out, and asked, "Didn't the imperial physician diagnose it during his pulse diagnosis?"
"Your Majesty, the labor has been going on for too long. The little prince may have suffocated in the womb."
He is a young prince.
Jiang Yu paused for a moment, then said, "It's good that Consort Yi is alright."
But a short while later, Perrin ran out of the house, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! Her Majesty is bleeding heavily!"
That night, Jiang Yu was completely numb.
In the end, neither Consort Yi nor her child survived.
"Your Highness." As Jiang Yu stepped out of the Jinwu Palace, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Ling Mama quickly supported her, "Watch your step."
“Granny, Gu Qingling didn’t do this. Gu Qingling wouldn’t know so much about what happened back then.” Jiang Yu’s voice was weak. “I must find this person.”
Such a cruel act, using Consort Yi and the child in her womb to stage a reenactment of the past for her.
......
News of Consort Yi's death after giving birth to a stillborn child quickly spread throughout the palace, and the public's voices about Gu Heng's immorality grew louder, making Gu Heng even more irritable.
"Consort Yi's pregnancy has been going well!"
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Gu Heng flew into a rage.
Gu Heng looked at Gu Qingling and said, "Ling'er, I'm entrusting this matter to you to investigate. Consort Yi and her child would not have died for no reason."
"Father, please calm down. Your son will definitely find out the truth about Consort Yi's difficult childbirth."
Gu Qingling was also very puzzled at this moment. He had the idea of not wanting Consort Yi to give birth to the fourth prince, but he had not yet taken action.
Because of the public's current opinion of the royal family, he originally planned to wait until this wave of public opinion subsided before taking action.
Who could possibly make a move before him? Could it be the Empress Dowager?
Zhaoning Palace.
Jiang Yu finished the tea in her cup in one gulp, but her throat still felt extremely dry.
"His Majesty has sent you to tell me that Gu Qingling and Deng Yu are conspiring to rebel?"
Jiang Yu steadied herself. She really didn't know that Gu Qingling and Deng Yu had gotten together.
"Madam, public opinion outside has reached its peak, and the Imperial Guards are killing many people every day." Mei Chu was paying close attention to Jiang Yu's condition. His Majesty had repeatedly instructed him not to let Consort Yi's matter affect Madam.
"Feed the pills to Consort Rong."
Jiang Yu's tone became calm yet resolute, "How many days will the pills take to work?"
"It can be done in one day."
[It only takes one day...]
Jiang Yu suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, but her expression did not betray any discomfort. "I understand. I will go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony the day after tomorrow."
Tell Gu Heng all those cruel yet real things.
"Madam, you should also take care of your health."
Jiang Yu waved his hand, and Mei Chu couldn't help but look back as he left Zhaoning Palace. The scene from back then was being repeated, and the one who was hurt the most was the lady.
But the lady acted as if nothing had happened...
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