Chapter 240 Yun Zhaoxue's Pregnancy is Troublesome
Yun Zhaoxue tightened her grip on her neck.
"When have you ever let me go? You've tried to kill me time and time again. I'll kill you now."
"No! Let me go, uh..." Yun Jiaoyue tried to struggle, but was grabbed by the neck and lifted up.
No, she doesn't want to die.
She still wants to be empress, and she still wants to kill Yun Zhaoxue to avenge herself.
"Xue'er, if you release Yue'er, I will give you whatever compensation you want." Zhao Xuan wanted to go and save her, but Xiao Xuance stopped him.
"King Xuan, let the women resolve their own affairs; you can simply stand by and watch."
Zhao Xuan's tone was angry, "If it were your wife being choked, would you still say that?"
He wanted to form an alliance with the Xiao family, that was fine, but he couldn't let them ride roughshod over him.
Killing Yun Jiaoyue would be like slapping him in the face.
Xiao Xuance answered honestly, "No, anyone who tries to harm my wife and children will be made to die a horrible death."
Zhao Xuan was successfully angered by him, "You're very good, get out of my way!"
He didn't want to break ties with the Xiao family, but his wife had been killed in front of him, and he felt ashamed to be a man.
"If you don't give way now, don't blame me for being polite."
He had four guards, while the Xiao family only had one who was neither male nor female.
The guards held him back.
He was more than capable of dealing with Xiao Xuance, who had lost a leg.
But if a war breaks out, he will have to completely break with the Xiao family. Without the Xiao family, even if he secures his throne, without powerful generals to hold off the enemy forces of Dajing, who will protect his country?
Zhao Xuan was weighing the pros and cons.
Yun Jiaoyue's face turned red from being pinched. "Uh, help, help me..."
The ship jolted violently from the impact.
Suddenly, the ship tilted violently, and the people on board were thrown off the ground, screaming as they slid downwards, crashing into the piled-up cargo containers with a loud bang!
"What happened?"
Why is the boat rocking?
Yun Zhaoxue also fell to the side. Fearing she would hit her stomach, she was forced to let go of Yun Jiaoyue, grabbed the windowsill to steady herself, and her back hit the wooden board with a "bang!"
Everyone else, having nothing to grab onto, leaned to one side.
The moment Yun Jiaoyue slipped, she grabbed Yun Zhaoxue's foot. It wasn't a cliff, and there was a human cushion, so she wouldn't die from rolling down.
She deliberately dragged her down, causing her child to die, taking advantage of her weakened state after her miscarriage to kill her.
Yun Zhaoxue was also dizzy from the shaking. She bit her tongue to force herself to stay awake, and kicked Yun Jiaoyue off the shoulder with her other foot.
"Ah!" Yun Jiaoyue slipped from her grasp and rolled down.
The boat rocked back and forth for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before the swaying stopped.
Zhao Xuan saw Yun Jiaoyue lying on the ground with her eyes closed and thought she was dead. He checked her breathing and found she was still breathing.
As the warships approached, the officers and soldiers jumped onto the deck of their ship.
A military general clad in armor knelt on one knee, saying, "This humble general, Zhang Lun, commander of the Ezhou Navy, has arrived late to rescue Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Zhao Xuan asked, "What just happened?"
"Just now, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the river, stirring up huge waves and causing several ships to collide one after another. Fortunately, Your Highness is unharmed. Otherwise, we would all be responsible for everything. Please forgive us, Your Highness!"
Zhao Xuan's gloomy expression softened slightly. He still thought that the Marquis of Jiangling had betrayed his master and wanted to take his life.
"Since it's a natural disaster, you can't be blamed. Did you bring a medic?"
"have."
Zhao Xuan picked up Yun Jiaoyue from the ground: "Quickly, summon the army doctor."
"Summon the army doctor!"
...
Lao Liao and others boarded a civilian boat and docked ahead of schedule.
They were being held captive by bandits who, instead of killing them, planned to take them away and force them to join the rebellion.
Someone saw the warship calling for help on the river. The bandits were frightened away and took their belongings with them. The bandits had weapons, so they dared not resist.
There were soldiers stationed on the shore, and all boats were not allowed to sail until the official boats sent to suppress the bandits returned.
The convicts approached the soldiers and said, "There are bandits on the river! Please go and catch them, and help me get my silver back! It's all my possessions..."
"We'll all starve to death without money."
"Yeah, we're counting on that money for the rest of our lives. Losing it is no different from taking my life. It would have been better to just have my head chopped off back then, sob sob sob..."
...
Wang rushed over and ordered the soldiers, "My Yang'er has fallen into the river! You must go and save him! I order you to go and save him..."
"Get out! What exile nonsense! How dare you yell like that? Do you think you can order me around?"
"Do you know who I am? The Lady of Jiangling Marquis is my cousin. If you dare disobey me, believe me, I'll complain about you to the Marquis and make you regret it!"
"Are you the Marquis's wife's sister?"
"Yes, hurry and save them, hurry..." Wang said excitedly, pulling them towards the river.
The soldiers grabbed him and threw him into the river with a splash. "You crazy woman, how could our Marquis's wife have a relative like you?"
“If you are the Marquis’s sister, then I am the Marquis’s brother.”
"Why waste your breath arguing with her? Just leave her at home and let her wake up."
Two soldiers grabbed Wang and threw her down with a "thud!"
The water beside them wasn't deep, and Wang splashed around in it, yelling, "Damn it, when I see my cousin, I'll make her chop off your heads..."
When the soldiers saw her still shouting and talking nonsense, they kicked her back as she climbed ashore, "Bang!"
Yun Xiuwen and Yun Yanzhe wanted to rescue the people.
Old Madam Yun stopped them.
"No one is allowed to pass!"
Yun Yanzhe said, "Grandmother, that is my mother. I must be saved."
"So much time has passed, he's long gone. He wasn't a child of the Yun family, so it's better for everyone if he's gone. Ze'er, you're destined for great things, so your background must be clean and you can't let people criticize you."
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Lun came over and asked, "What's going on?"
"Reporting to you, sir, some crazy woman has come from who knows where, claiming to be the sister of the Marquis's wife, and asking us to rescue someone."
Zhang Lun was furious at his subordinate's stupidity. "That's her."
The officers and soldiers quickly went down and pulled the person out.
Soaked to the bone, Wang lay on the bank, choking on water, crying out, "Yang'er, please save my Yang'er..."
"Madam, where is he? Has he been captured by bandits?"
If the person was indeed captured by the bandits, their chances of survival were slim—they had almost wiped out the bandits just now, and they were probably holding a grudge and looking for someone to vent their anger on.
"No, he fell into the river. I order you to go and save him immediately."
"Someone, send someone to retrieve the body."
"Shut up! What corpse? My Yang'er is alive! He must still be alive! He's not dead!"
...
The guards had no money, and the convicts had no money either. Without money, they could hardly move an inch; without money for food, they had nowhere to stay.
Zhao Xuan had a manor in Jiangling and invited everyone to stay there.
Yun Jiaoyue's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. "Your Highness, the Xiao family wants to kill me, so why invite them? Wouldn't it be better to tell them not to go?"
"It's all a misunderstanding, and you're alright, so let's just let it go."
Yun Zhaoxue was pale and exhausted, one hand resting on her pregnant belly. She could barely stand and was being supported by Xiao Mingshu. Suddenly, she coughed twice, "Cough cough..."
Everyone in the Xiao family looked at her with concern. Madam Yang gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.
Yun Zhaoxue said, "If we don't want to go, we won't go. We'll find an inn to stay at ourselves."
After saying that, he collapsed onto Xiao Mingshu.
Madam Yang patted her face and cried out anxiously, "Xue'er, Xue'er..."
"Third sister-in-law, you may have had a miscarriage. Go see a doctor."
"There are coachmen over there, coachmen! We need to take a carriage into the city. Are there any carriages available?"
The ferry crossing was bustling with people, and drivers often picked up passengers here to take them into the city and back to earn money.
"Yes, yes, yes, going into the city, a carriage only costs one tael of silver."
Xiao Xuance immediately replied, "One tael it is. Where is the carriage?"
"Please follow me."
The Xiao family greeted the escort and got into the carriage to enter the city first, planning to meet up with them later.
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