Upon hearing this, Wen Ruyi's face drained of all color, turning as white as a dead person.
Gu Heng... he actually wants to have a cesarean section to remove his child?
Thinking about this, she felt as if she had fallen into a cave, her hands and feet turning ice cold.
How could Gu Heng be so heartless?
Coming to her senses, she quickly crawled to his side, grabbed the hem of his robe, and pleaded, "Your Majesty, the child is still so young. If we take it out now, it won't survive. Please, have mercy and spare me! I will do whatever you say..."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face; she looked utterly pitiful.
This time, she really cried; she was so scared that she cried.
She didn't want to die...
"By the way, the thing you asked me to find is almost here. I've been going to Jingci Palace these past few days, and I'll find what you're looking for..."
"No need, that thing can't be found anymore," Gu Heng interrupted her calmly.
The reason why the Empress Dowager was so generous in allowing Wen Ruyi to enter and leave Jingci Palace was naturally because the imperial edict was no longer in her hands, which was why she was so fearless.
But who will have the will?
She probably hasn't handed it over to Gu Linchao yet, otherwise, if Gu Linchao had the will in hand, why wouldn't he just declare himself emperor?
But if it's not in Gu Linchao's hands, then who will it be in?
He looked deep in thought.
Suddenly, he thought of someone, and his eyes narrowed.
Could it be in Xiao Yan's hands?
Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared between his brows.
Xiao Yan has always been on Gu Linchao's side, and he has a close relationship with his grandmother. It is highly likely that his grandmother entrusted the imperial edict to him.
As he was thinking, something sharp suddenly pressed against his abdomen.
He came to his senses and looked down, only to see a dagger pressed against his abdomen.
The owner of the dagger was none other than Wen Ruyi.
He paused for a moment, then looked at her with some surprise, "What are you doing?"
Wen Ruyi slowly stood up, tightly hugged his waist, and said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, I don't want to die yet. Let me go. I will go far away." As she spoke, she forcefully pushed the dagger in her hand towards him.
She didn't want to die, but Gu Heng's desire for her death had just been so obvious.
She certainly couldn't just sit and wait to die.
Rather than have him cut open her stomach alive, she'd rather take the risk herself.
We're all going to die anyway.
So, taking advantage of Gu Heng's momentary distraction, she grabbed the fruit knife on the table, intending to take a gamble.
Gu Heng, who was deep in thought, was indeed caught off guard.
At this moment, there was no one else in the room besides the two of them, which was advantageous to her.
She thought fiercely.
Unfortunately, after pushing the dagger a little further, it encountered resistance and could not be pushed any further.
She was startled, and by the time she realized what was happening and tried to find another spot to stab, it was too late.
She held the dagger by the wrist and instructed Gu Heng to grip it.
A sharp pain shot through her, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground with a "clang".
"Wen Ruyi, how dare you commit regicide!" Gu Heng angrily threw her to the ground. If he hadn't been wearing invulnerable armor, she would have succeeded.
Thinking of this, he was both shocked and furious. How dare a mere concubine attempt to assassinate him? She was incredibly audacious.
"I originally had no intention of taking your life, but now that you're courting death, I'll grant your wish. Guards!" he shouted.
Immediately, palace servants rushed in.
"Summon the imperial physician and give her a bowl of labor-inducing medicine so she can give birth immediately," Gu Heng said angrily.
When the palace servants saw Wen Ruyi lying on the ground and the dagger lying to the side, they immediately understood what had happened and were greatly shocked. However, they did not dare to delay and quickly stepped forward to help Wen Ruyi up.
Wen Ruyi was thrown to the ground, hitting her stomach. She was in excruciating pain and had no strength to resist.
The crimson blood soaked directly into the hem of her skirt.
"Your Majesty, Consort Liu is bleeding," a palace maid said in a trembling voice.
Gu Heng glanced at it and said coldly, "That's perfect. We can skip the labor-inducing drugs. Immediately summon the imperial physician to deliver the child."
The palace servants were terrified, but no one dared to disobey the emperor's order. Immediately, someone went to summon the imperial physician.
Wen Ruyi stared in horror, but she was powerless to resist. The palace servants easily moved her to a side hall, and soon the imperial physician arrived.
"Quickly hold her hands and feet down," the imperial physician ordered as he entered and examined the situation.
The palace servants immediately stepped forward and pinned Wen Ruyi down.
Because the situation was already very critical, the imperial physician did not administer anesthetic powder to her, but instead used a knife to forcibly cut open her abdomen.
Wen Ruyi screamed in agony, and before she fainted, she suddenly regretted taking in the assassin.
Inside the imperial study, Gu Heng remained completely unaffected and continued handling state affairs.
Until a palace maid came in carrying a baby.
"Your Majesty, it's a boy," the palace maid said tremblingly.
"It's a boy?" Gu Heng paused for a moment.
After all, she was his first child. Although he had long since grown tired of Wen Ruyi, he still got up and took a look at her.
Upon seeing this, the palace maid quickly said, "Although he is not yet a full-term baby, the imperial physician said the prince is very healthy."
"That's good. Make sure someone takes good care of the child and there are no mishaps." Gu Heng glanced at the child, somewhat satisfied, and then gave the order in a deep voice.
"Yes." The palace maid responded and was about to leave when she remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What should be done with Consort Liu?"
"Is she dead?" Gu Heng asked casually.
"He's still breathing," the palace servant replied.
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