Chapter 308 Yun Jiaoyue's Miscarriage
Yun Zhaoxue and Xian'er spent an hour scooping sand out of the water. Since it was too hard on their hands to scoop out sand directly with their bare hands, they took out a small iron rake, shovel, strainer, and vegetable basket from their spatial storage to save time.
The two used tools to put the snails with sand into a vegetable basket, and used the gaps in the basket to filter out the sand and the snails. This method was both labor-saving and easy on the eyes.
An hour later, the two of them had filled half a basket, enough for several meals. What they couldn't finish, they would keep in water to eat tomorrow.
Walking to the bank where I had just put my shoes, I pretended to casually discover the basket and two small chili peppers hidden in the grass.
Xian'er had never seen many things before, so everything was new to her, and she had no doubt that the little pepper was not a species from this era.
Then they put all the snails wrapped in lotus leaves into the basket, almost filling the entire basket.
Yun Zhaoxue walked to a section of the stream downstream from the bank, where water spinach grew in abundance; in this era, it was called water spinach.
With no one to care for it, most of the leaves have been bitten by insects, and it doesn't look very appealing.
Yun Zhaoxue took Xian'er over to pick them, and while picking, she also took out water spinach nourished with spiritual spring water from her space and mixed it together.
I'll take them to the river to wash them later, and then throw away the ones I just picked.
There was a stone by the river, which was used by people to wash umbrellas or vegetables. No one lived there for a year or two, and the stone was covered with moss.
When the convicts came to live in the village, they often came here to fetch water or wash things, which trampled away the moss in the middle, but there was still moss around it.
I found a spot without moss before squatting down.
Yun Zhaoxue was too tired to squat down with her big belly, so Xian'er told her to sit down and wash herself.
Seeing that she was working quite well, Yun Zhaoxue listened to her advice and sat down on a rock to the side.
They just wash the sand casually, then take it back, cut off the tail, and wash it again.
The sun was getting stronger, and it was taking Xian'er a while to wash up by herself.
Yun Zhaoxue told her not to wash it anymore, and to take it back and wash it later.
Suddenly a voice came from behind:
"Big sister, what a coincidence, you're here too."
"Isn't that wild vegetable? I saw a lot of it on the way here. Is it edible? The Xiao family isn't that poor yet, is it? Or is the young master Xiao not giving you any money?"
"How could he do this? You're carrying his child, and he treats you like this." Yun Jiaoyue's pale face was flushed with anger.
He pretended to stand up for her, walked onto the stone slab, and tried to get closer to her by pulling on her gloves.
Yun Zhaoxue raised her hand to stop her from getting closer, "Stop! Don't come any closer, stay right there, or you might try to extort money from me later."
"If you insist on coming, you will be responsible for any consequences that arise!"
Yun Jiaoyue paused, a flash of hatred crossing her eyes. This bitch was so wary; would her plan still be able to proceed smoothly?
It has to go smoothly. She went through all this trouble just to pin the blame for the miscarriage on her and, incidentally, get rid of her two bastards.
Ideally, she would never be able to conceive again and would be divorced by the Xiao family.
Yun Zhaoxue turned around, gathered the snails from the vegetable basket into the wicker basket, put the vegetables in, and was about to pick up the wicker basket.
Sensing something rushing towards her from behind, she quickly dodged.
Yun Jiaoyue tried to push her down with all her might, but she dodged and fell into the river herself, the splashing water hitting her face.
She raised her hand to block, and pulled Xian'er back.
Yun Zhaoxue called for help, "Help! Something terrible has happened! Princess Xuan has fallen into the water! Come quickly and save her..."
The two maids hiding in the shadows heard someone shouting for help and appeared to rescue the person as planned. However, they saw Yun Zhaoxue standing on the shore and their princess in the water. They knew in their hearts that something was wrong and their plan had failed.
When the princess was unhappy, she would take it out on them.
Yun Jiaoyue struggled in the water, her hands outstretched above the surface, frantically calling for help.
"Ah! Help! Save me! Save my child! Big sister, how could you be so cruel..."
The maid, Qiangwei, quickly jumped into the water to save the person. "Your Highness, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Another maid, Shaoyao, shouted, "Help! Our princess has fallen into the water! Our princess was pushed into the water by Princess Zhaoxue..."
Yun Zhaoxue's eyes narrowed, and she kicked a pebble that hit Shaoyao in the back of the knee.
Peony lost her balance and lurched forward, falling into the water with a "splash!"
"ah!"
It was midday, and Meng Dahu and his men were plowing the land nearby when they heard someone shouting for help. Since no one was watching them work, they climbed up the mountain to watch the scene and saw someone in the lake.
"Whose wife fell into the water?"
"Boss, I think I just heard someone shouting something about a princess. I guess it was one of the new convicts."
"It's laughable that a convict dares to call himself a princess."
"They seem to know how to swim. If they don't, we can play the hero and save the damsel in distress. If we can hug the princess from the capital, it would be worth dying for."
Meng Dahu slapped him on the back of the head. "You lecherous devil, if you don't change your ways, you'll lose your life because of a woman sooner or later."
"Strange, he accidentally fell into the water, but they were so well prepared. One person went into the water to rescue him, and the other pulled him out from the shore with a stick. It makes us heroes useless."
Meng Dahu turned and went down the mountain. "After you finish watching the show, hurry back to plow the fields. That Liu guy said if you don't finish plowing, you won't even get to eat cornbread."
Xiao Liu scratched his head curiously, "Huh? Where did Zhou Lao Er and the others go? I just saw them looking over there."
Guo Ba said, "Go back to your own fields and work. He's been acting strangely lately, so ignore him and don't provoke him, or you'll get scolded."
"I know."
At the lakeside, Yun Jiaoyue was rescued and brought ashore. Lying in her maid's arms, she clutched her abdomen, trembling with pain, clenching her teeth, and her face contorted.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
"My child, my child, my stomach hurts so much..."
She looked up at Yun Zhaoxue, who was standing on the shore looking down at her, and was about to accuse her, "Big sister, why did you push me..."
Yun Zhaoxue quickly interrupted her, saying, "Princess Xuan, I warned you not to come over, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've actually fallen. Listen to advice and you'll eat your fill."
"Xian'er, let's go!"
Yun Jiaoyue was unwilling to let her off so easily. Pointing at her back, she shouted angrily, "...Stop! Don't go! It was you! You killed my child."
“You need to provide evidence to support your claims. I didn’t even touch you, so how did I kill your child? You slipped and fell by accident, and you’re blaming me for it. You brought this on yourself.”
I think it's your own fault for committing so many evil deeds, and the retribution is falling on your child. If you don't repent and start doing good deeds, you shouldn't have children at all; try to stop creating bad karma.
Yun Zhaoxue noticed that her complexion was not right. She had heard in Cangwu County that it was difficult for her to keep the pregnancy and that she would have to stay in bed to rest.
She guessed that Yun Jiaoyue's fetus had already been lost and she wanted to find a scapegoat to pin on her, or even more viciously, she wanted to kill both of Yun Jiaoyue's children as well.
She's the type who doesn't want others to have an easy time either!
"Shut up! Sin? If it's sin, isn't your sin even greater than mine? Why is your child still alive and well, while mine is gone? It's your son who should be the one to die, sob sob sob..."
"I'm in so much pain, hurry and get a doctor..."
The maid was also soaked through; her clothes were drenched, making her weigh several pounds heavier, and her feet and the soles of her shoes were wet, making her slippery.
The maids dared not carry her, but supported her on either side, and they had only taken a few steps.
Yun Jiaoyue couldn't hold on any longer. She bent over, curled up, and pressed her hands tightly against her lower abdomen, her knuckles turning white.
"Ah!" A shrill scream escaped from between her teeth, and she lay on the ground trembling violently, a large patch of dark red staining the hem of her skirt.
Yun Jiaoyue felt her child slowly slipping away, and she was in pain and anxious.
No, her child, the future crown prince, cannot die...
She reached out towards Yun Zhaoxue, as if trying to grasp at this lifeline.
"Big sister, save me! I know you learned medicine from the Divine Physician. Could you please have the Divine Physician heal me and save my child? I promise I'll never oppose you again and will treat you like my own sister. Please..."
"It's beyond saving."
If Yun Zhaoxue doesn't take any action and treats her, Yun Jiaoyue will definitely hold her accountable and make her the culprit who killed her child.
She deserved it!
She turned and left coldly with Xian'er.
As they passed through a thick patch of grass, several people suddenly emerged from it and blocked their path.
Wang Laowu, who was hiding in the bushes, tried to pounce on Xian'er.
Yun Zhaoxue pulled Xian'er back and kicked the man, sending him flying with a "bang!"
Before he even landed, a throwing knife shot out and struck him squarely in the throat.
"Xian'er, close your eyes!"
Xian'er quickly did as instructed.
Yun Zhaoxue looked at Zhou Lao Er, who was in the lead, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Zhou Lao Er said, "Your man bullies us because of his superior martial arts skills. What do you think we want to do?"
"Oh, you can't beat my man, so you specifically target me? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
"You're a woman, pregnant with a child, what are you afraid of!"
"Why are you the only ones here? Where are Meng Dahu and the others?"
“We don’t need our eldest brother, a few of us can easily take care of you, you pregnant woman.”
"Really? If you had confidence in yourselves, you wouldn't have grabbed the child first and tried to use the child to threaten me."
"So what if it is? As long as we can achieve our goal, what's wrong with using some means?"
"Stop wasting time talking to her, just do it!" Zhou Lao Er was about to make a move.
Several figures used their lightness skills to fly over and land in front of Yun Zhaoxue.
Zhou Lao Er and the others were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks and quickly retreated.
"Princess, I am late."
Yun Zhaoxue shook her head, "It's not too late. Kill them, let them know what happens when they mess with the wrong people!"
Yun Zhaoxue casually handed the basket in her hand to a guard.
Gu Huai took the basket and looked at the clean vegetables on top. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had heard that Princess Zhaoxue was waited on hand and foot.
She went to dig for snails and clams while heavily pregnant, and also picked vegetables. She was so diligent. Who spread the rumor that she was lazy?
There's no smoke without fire; perhaps it was true, but things changed later.
I heard that it was she and the divine physician who cured the prince's leg.
It is the crown prince's good fortune to have married such a wonderful wife.
The Crown Prince truly lives up to his reputation. In the capital, he can not only keep the ruffians in check and command the army, but at home, he can also keep the spoiled princess completely under his thumb.
"You're digging a pit for us to fall into? How do you know we'd target you?"
Zhou Lao Er suspected there was a traitor among them, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? He glanced at his brothers and suspected that someone had informed Meng Da Hu, who in turn informed the Xiao family.
"It was just a coincidence. Even without them today, I could have taken care of you all by myself!" Yun Zhaoxue said with a glance.
The guards drew their swords and attacked Zhou Lao Er and his men.
Zhou Lao Er and his men were no match for them and were defeated in a few moves, either kicked away or had a sword held to their necks.
Those lying on the ground groaned in pain, "Hiss~"
Yun Zhaoxue shot out three silver needles, which pierced Zhou Lao Er's throat.
“A coward who looks down on women and only uses them as bargaining chips is worse than a woman. I’ve changed my mind.”
“Break off their limbs and throats, and make them wish they were dead.”
Zhu Feng said, "Princess, why go through all this trouble? Just kill them."
"The city defense battalion doesn't keep useless people around. If we don't take action, someone else will."
Living to wait for death is worse than death; that is the greatest punishment.
Zhu Feng nodded slightly, "Your subordinate obeys!"
Without further questioning, the group swung their swords and severed the tendons in the hands and feet of Zhou Lao Er and the others.
"Uh..." Their cheek muscles twitched uncontrollably, their faces contorted, their complexions flushed, their eyes bulging, their pupils dilated, their mouths agape, their lips trembling but unable to utter a sound.
Silver needles were shot into their throats, rendering them unable to utter a sound; their bodies convulsed and trembled like leaves.
Xian'er kept her eyes closed, and only after the noise stopped did she obediently ask, "Third Aunt, can I open my eyes now?"
Yun Zhaoxue replied, "Not yet, wait a little longer."
She gave Zhuiying a look.
Zhuiying picked up the child, walked around the blood on the ground, and went home.
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