Chapter 130: Qiao Niang's Heartbeat
"If His Majesty investigates this matter, I will say that the responsibility lies with me."
"My Lord, there's no need to say that. I can still bring some medicinal herbs with me. This lady's health is not very good. She has some mood swings during pregnancy, so she must have a maid by her side. If possible, find a woman who knows medicine and can take care of her."
"Does Imperial Physician Su have anyone to recommend?"
Since Imperial Physician Su said so, he must have known someone. Or, since he was an Imperial Physician, he knew people who were relatively knowledgeable about medicine.
Imperial Physician Su thought for a moment and said, "A colleague named Zhang was previously dismissed and investigated for making a mistake in his diagnosis of the Imperial Concubine, and was eventually executed. His family has a daughter who is skilled in medicine. If Your Majesty does not mind, I will write a letter of recommendation and have her come to this manor to take care of you."
"I trust the people recommended by Imperial Physician Su."
After the two finished talking, Chen Jingyan sent Imperial Physician Su to the carriage. He called the attendants on the farm and asked them to boil medicine for Aunt Qiao and prepare some food.
It’s great that the autumn cicadas have arrived.
Then she said, "My Lord, please go inside and accompany Auntie. I will personally supervise the preparation of the medicine."
Chen Jingyan nodded and went into the house.
Yun Qiao saw that he looked exhausted and felt a little distressed, after all, he was the father of the child in her belly.
"My Lord, the imperial physician has examined me. I just need to take medicine to protect my pregnancy. Please go and rest."
Chen Jingyan held her hand and said, "Everything is fine. I can handle anything. The most important thing for you now is to rest, protect the fetus, and give birth smoothly."
Yun Qiao smiled and suddenly said, "My Lord, if I can't keep this child, I'm afraid I won't be able to have another one in the future. If that happens, please let me go back to northern Shaanxi."
Chen Jingyan held her hand tightly.
"You really want to leave me?"
"Then it's up to you. But now, you have to do your best to keep the child. Don't give up the child just to be powerful. Otherwise, I can take back my promise to you."
Yun Qiao smiled and nodded.
He whispered to him, "Thank you, my Lord."
This is the truth.
Ever since Chen Jingyan began to openly admit that he liked her, he gave her all his love. Yun Qiao just didn't want to accept it, but that didn't mean she didn't know.
After comforting Yun Qiao and letting her rest, Chen Jingyan lay on the bed in the outer room and took a short nap.
Qiu Chan brought the medicine and fed it to Yun Qiao first.
"This is a simple prescription written by Imperial Physician Su. We happen to have these medicines on our farm. Let your aunt take them first. Tomorrow morning, the high-quality pregnancy-preserving medicine prepared by Imperial Physician Su will be delivered. Don't worry, aunt, you will be fine."
Yun Qiao hummed, picked up the medicine and drank it slowly.
Qiu Ye immediately brought a candied date.
It tastes sweet.
Yunqiao looked around and saw that Xiaotao and Maidong, the man who brought Xiaotao, were missing from the house.
"Where is Xiaotao?" Yun Qiao asked.
Qiu Ye whispered, "She's outside and doesn't dare come in. Just now, the Marquis called Xiao Tao over."
Knowing that the Marquis was outside, Qiu Ye didn't dare to speak too loudly, for fear that the Marquis would hear her gossip.
"Let Xiao Tao come in. I want to say a few words to her. You all go out. Be quiet and don't disturb the Marquis's rest."
After Yun Qiao finished giving the instructions, the two maids retreated and left.
After a while, Xiaotao came in.
"Miss, it's my fault. I shouldn't have spoken without considering the situation..."
Yun Qiao waved, "Come to me."
"You're right. I can't blame you for trying to protect my pregnancy. It's all because of my body. You don't remember, but I was originally infertile after contracting this cold. It's a miracle that I'm pregnant now."
"girl……."
Xiao Tao listened and couldn't stop crying. She knew very well the hardships the girl had to endure.
Now I think I finally made it through, but I almost lost the baby.
If the girl cannot keep the baby, will the Marquis really still want her?
"Don't blame yourself. I want to tell you something. Please run this errand for me."
Xiao Tao wiped her tears and said, "Miss, please tell me."
"Go to Qingshan Temple and find Master Huian. Tell her that she's in danger and that she's seen me. Tell her who I am."
Yun Qiao wanted to find Master Huian, not to protect her safety.
Master Huian must know a lot of things, and there are some inside stories that only she knows. If Yun Qiao wants to know what happened back then, she must ask Master Huian.
When Master Huian was injured last time, Yun Qiao was worried that someone wanted to kill her to silence her.
Could it be the Princess of Huachao?
There is another thing that Yun Qiao is very confused about. How did this Princess Huachao enter the palace and be recognized as a royal princess?
Is Master Huian really just a servant of the Yun family?
After sending Xiao Tao away, Yun Qiao felt unhappy and had a lot on her mind.
The next morning, the person sent by Imperial Physician Su to deliver medicine arrived.
Yun Qiao's three meals a day basically consisted of soup and medicine. She felt full just by eating the soup and medicine, so she had no appetite for rice.
Maidong was sent back to the Marquis' Mansion by Chen Jingyan.
He stayed with Yunqiao at the farm for two days and then returned to Kyoto.
That day, when he saw Xiaotao was not around, he asked a question. Yunqiao understood in her heart that Chen Jingyan might have asked Xiaotao about her life experience, but she did not tell him. Ever since she started to protect the fetus, he no longer had the previous enthusiasm for her.
I think it's because he thinks she is of low status.
If she was the orphan of a merchant, it would be reasonable for her to be a concubine in a marquis's mansion.
But now, her real identity is a servant born of a servant. Such a lowly identity is not worthy of the status of a concubine in a marquis's mansion.
If she wasn't pregnant with the Marquis' only child, I'm afraid the Marquis wouldn't even care about her for two days.
"My aunt's appetite has become smaller and smaller. She could eat two buns a few days ago, but now she can't even eat one."
Qiu Chan asked in a low voice.
"I have no appetite. Take it away."
"Auntie, you have to eat something even if you don't want to. For the sake of the baby in your belly, please eat at least."
Yun Qiao frowned, "I said, take it away."
Seeing her expression change, Qiu Chan went downstairs with the food.
"If my aunt wants to eat anything, please tell me."
She had no appetite at all, perhaps because of the medicine she took, or perhaps because she had been in the house for too long and felt stuffy and had lost her appetite.
***
Yun Qiao was waiting for Xiao Tao to come back from Qingshan Temple in Jiangcheng, but she didn't expect that Xiao Tao was taken away by Chen Jingyan's men.
Before he left the city, he was stopped by the Marquis.
It was a day later that Chen Jingyan met Xiaotao.
"My Lord, what are you doing..."
Xiao Tao was naturally afraid of Chen Jingyan, but she felt that the Marquis knew more about the girl than the girl herself.
"Did your aunt ask you to go to Qingshan Temple?"
"How did you know?"
Xiao Tao asked, did the girl tell the Marquis all these things?
"Your aunt is in poor health now. When you arrive at Qingshan Temple, don't stay too long. Come back quickly and take good care of her. As for what happened in northern Shaanxi, I will find someone to investigate."
Xiao Tao immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "This servant would like to thank the Marquis on behalf of my aunt. If my aunt knew that the Marquis took such good care of her, she would definitely be grateful."
She would say thank you, but it was just words, she might not be grateful to him in her heart.
Chen Jingyan understood why she didn't talk about her background, so he didn't ask any more questions.
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