Chapter 411 Giving Princess Furou an abortion drug
Seven days later, the palace held a celebration banquet for Xiao Xuance's triumphant return.
As the main character, he certainly cannot be absent.
Tonight might not be peaceful; they don't plan to bring the children into the palace.
But Erbao, having somehow gotten wind of the news, had already dressed in his new clothes and dragged his older brother to stop them, shouting, "Father, Mother, we want to go too! We want to go too!"
These past few days, Dad has only spent a little time with them before disappearing.
They wouldn't let them go back to their mother's yard at night, but sent them to their grandmother's place. Their mother always slept very late and wouldn't let them disturb her.
“Take them into the palace. They’re clinging to you, and if you don’t take them, they can’t leave.”
When Yun Zhaoxue saw that the two little ones had already changed into their newly made clothes, she was determined to go into the palace with them. If she didn't let them in, they would probably hide and cry.
"Yay, yay, that's great! Mother is the best!"
As they reached the corner, a figure in black approached.
It's Zhao Jiu.
He solemnly bowed to Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue, saying, "Marshal, Madam, I dare to ask the Princess for a favor."
"Just say what you need to say."
Zhao Jiu, who was escorting grain supplies, made meritorious contributions along the way and killed enemies at the border. He has been promoted to deputy captain who can command a hundred men. Liao Ye has been promoted to captain. They have too little seniority in joining the Zhenbei Army.
This promotion speed is fast enough.
They were all trusted confidants cultivated by Xiao Xuance in the Zhenbei Army.
Yun Zhaoxue also planned to train them as spies. On the surface, they would be shopkeepers, but since the army was short of manpower, spies could be found elsewhere.
On his way back to Lin'an, Zhao Jiu heard that Consort Su in the palace had miscarried and had been banished to the Cold Palace. He was worried that Su Wan'er was suffering in the palace.
Knowing that Yun Zhaoxue was going to the palace today, he couldn't help but ask her to inquire about her when she went to the palace.
"Okay, I'll try my best to find out for you."
Even if she can't go to the Cold Palace, the palace maids and eunuchs will definitely know.
Zhao Jiu bowed deeply, "Thank you, Princess."
It is said that Consort Su went to see her lover, but he, out of love turned to hatred, caused Consort Shu to lose her child. The Emperor was furious and banished her to the Cold Palace.
He suspected that the lover might be him, but he was not in the capital at that time, so the person was impersonating him.
Su Wan'er might have been tricked, and he wanted to find out the truth.
"You're welcome, wait for my message."
This victory celebration banquet was only attended by a dozen or so important officials. The national treasury was empty, and Zhao Xuan was reluctant to spend the money. He used his own private funds and frequently complained to the ministers about being poor.
The ministers knew his tricks, so they pretended to be poor instead. The official robes and boots they wore to court every day were patched and faded from washing. Even worse, their hats were tattered.
What can I do if I don't have money?
If Zhao Xuan can't handle the cunning old foxes, can't he handle the daughters they sent into the harem?
The ministers who had daughters in the harem also regretted their actions.
They spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver without gaining any benefits.
The Su family, being the emperor's family, fared even worse. Consort Su suffered a miscarriage, lost favor, and was banished to the Cold Palace. Rumors circulated that the emperor intended to kill her. In order to protect Consort Su, the Su family donated most of their wealth.
All the shops have been given away; only the house remains.
The ministers who sent their daughters into the palace, fearing they would suffer the same fate as the Su family, held a drinking party and wept bitterly.
I don't know what kind of spell Zhao Xuan cast on their daughter. The eldest daughter, whom the whole clan had painstakingly raised for more than ten years, was married off and sided with outsiders in less than a year.
Fortunately, they have many daughters; one more or one less won't make a difference.
They only hoped that if they gave birth to a prince, he would have a chance to inherit the throne and possibly recoup their investment.
In the imperial harem, Zhao Furou was forcibly forced to drink an abortifacient by Cao Mama and her men.
Seeing the palace maids approach, Zhao Furou grabbed whatever she was holding and threw it at them, shouting, "Don't come any closer! I'm the Seventh Princess! If you dare touch me, my brother will not let you get away with it..."
The voices grew softer and softer. Granny Cao was Consort Yun's person. If they dared to lay a hand on her, weren't they afraid of being punished by Zhao Xuan? Could it be that he instructed them to do so?
"Who ordered you to do this? Was it my elder brother or Consort Yun?"
She shouldn't have entered the palace in the first place; she regrets it now.
Granny Cao sneered, "Princess Zhenrou is not pregnant, yet the royal family cannot tolerate her because she has defiled her body and damaged the royal family's reputation. How much more so for you, who are pregnant with the illegitimate child of an enemy country's princess."
"So, you also killed Fifth Princess? How cruel you are."
"That was her own doing. She was instigated to murder a prince. The emperor personally ordered her to be thrown into the Imperial Clan Court prison. She committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment. No one harmed her."
Granny Cao personally stepped forward to hold her down. Granny Cao was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with great strength. She held down one of her arms and had two maids hold down the other arm, while the maids brought over the abortion medicine.
He raised the abortion pill to force it into her mouth, but Zhao Furou bit her teeth and lower lip, turning her head to dodge. The pill slid down her lips and chin, onto her body. "No, don't..."
Granny Chang poured half of the liquid down her throat, but when she realized it hadn't gone in, she ordered the maids beside her, "Come and grab her."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Furou pushed aside the palace maid on her left and ran out, knocking over the abortion medicine in Cao Mama's hand.
The scalding medicine poured down Cao Mama's collar, burning her and making her cry out in pain.
Granny Cao angrily rebuked, "Useless trash! You can't even hold someone down! Hurry up and chase after her! If she gets too far away and makes a big fuss, you'll all lose your heads!"
Zhao Furou lived in a remote area, and there were no imperial guards at the gate, so she wasn't running around aimlessly.
She knew that no one in the palace would save her, only those who wanted to harm her. Following her memory, she ran towards the palace gate. Some imperial guards and palace servants saw her and knew that she was a princess, but they did not dare to stop her.
No matter how fast she ran, she was still a pregnant woman nearing her due date. Seeing that she was about to be caught, she gritted her teeth and kept running. She turned a corner and saw a familiar face.
Zhao Furou, holding her belly with both hands, quickly lunged at her.
She was running so fast that she stumbled. She fell forward, and if her pregnant belly hit the ground, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He held her arms with both hands, one on each side, and pulled her up.
Zhao Furou suddenly felt a sharp, cramping pain in her abdomen, which made her feel feverish all over. Her vision went black, and she could no longer see the person in front of her. Her voice trembled as she pleaded for help, "Marshal Xiao, please save me! I don't want to drink the abortion pill! I don't want to die..."
A large group of ministers and their families followed behind Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue as they entered the palace for a banquet.
Everyone wore expressions of utter amused enjoyment, knowing that the woman who returned in triumph with Marshal Xiao was the Seventh Princess.
Based on the difference in the months between the birth dates, they guessed that the princess was conceived after being violated by enemy soldiers, and the seventh princess even asked Marshal Xiao for help.
Is the child she's carrying Marshal Xiao's?
Everyone looked at Yun Zhaoxue with pity. The ladies present envied her husband's early success and her two clever sons, praising the couple for their harmonious relationship and deep affection.
In retrospect, it's nothing special.
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