Wen Yanche led his men through the door.
Upon seeing the scene inside, everyone froze in place.
After an unknown amount of time, the two Xiujuns were so frightened that they cried out.
Lin Xianzhe covered his mouth in disbelief, his eyes gradually welling up with tears.
Meng Xu was also stunned. He stammered, "What...what's going on?"
Wen Yanche's expression was solemn as he approached the spirit pearl and examined it closely.
Before Wen Gong could stop what he was doing, he said, "The concubine was like this as soon as we came in."
Another gentleman chimed in, "One of the children is already dying. Let's wake up the concubine first, as he still needs to provide spiritual energy to the other child."
The husbands fell silent instantly, then began to sob softly.
Wen Yanche let out a heavy sigh and went outside to call for the servant.
Where is Junzhu?
The servant knelt down and replied, "My lord, Master Junzhu has been in his room the whole time and has not gone out."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yanche turned around and walked back to the bedroom, where he quickly found Junzhu, who had been knocked unconscious, behind the screen.
The husbands were even more shocked.
"this………"
Wen Yanche frowned. Could there be an assassin?
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Wen Yanche's face turned cold, and anger rose in his heart. He immediately left the room and went to the courtyard, ordering Changfeng to seal off the area and conduct a thorough investigation of the entire mansion.
"Changfeng, send a thousand guards over here to protect Wangyue Pavilion."
"There may be an assassin in the manor. I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. The most urgent task is to save Nan Shu and Jun Zhu so they can wake up. I can't get away for the time being, so you'll have to search the entire manor and ensure the safety of the other courtyards."
"Yes, my lord."
He then instructed Langyue, "Langyue, quickly go to the palace and invite the imperial physician. Tell the Empress that you need the imperial physician to stay at the residence for at least a month. Also, ask the Empress to dispatch a group of secret guards to protect the safety of Langya Prefecture, and also request another five thousand guards."
"Yes, my lord."
The two were surprised, unaware of what had happened, but immediately obeyed and split up to carry out their orders.
Having made these arrangements for the time being, Wen Yanche sighed softly and turned to return to his bedroom.
Two hours later, Gu Nanshu woke up.
"Nan Shu, how are you?" Wen Yanche strode over to Gu Nan Shu's side.
After drinking the fertility essence, Gu Nanshu regained some energy, but his eyes remained fixed on the dull and lifeless spirit pearl.
"My lord, what happened to the child who serves me?"
Upon hearing his question, everyone fell silent.
I don't want to tell him the truth, but it's probably impossible to hide it from him anyway.
Wen Yanche reassured her in a deep voice, "Nan Shu, don't get agitated. The baby might have... died when it left your body..."
He had just examined the spirit pearl closely; the tiny infant inside had a purplish face, which most likely indicated congenital weakness and insufficient blood and qi. Of course, another possibility was poisoning...
It is not yet certain whether there are assassins inside the mansion, so the possibility of poisoning is not being considered for the time being.
Upon hearing this, Gu Nanshu was so startled that he tried to sit up, but his husbands quickly held him down.
He sensed something was wrong when the child left his body, but he didn't have time to think about it before he fainted. Now that he has seen the appearance of the spirit pearl, even if he is slow to react, he can guess that the child is gone.
He still wanted to ask others if it was true.
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Gu Nanshu broke down in tears, on the verge of collapse…
His husbands could only comfort him, saying, "You still have a child; cheer up."
Upon hearing this, Gu Nanshu slowly raised his eyes to look at the other spirit pearl, his face pale and his voice shrill: "But, I originally had two children!"
The sobs were filled with deep pain and regret.
"Brother Nanshu, you will have children again."
"Nan Shu, your health is the most important thing."
"My dear sir, please accept my condolences."
"My lord, you must nourish the spirit of the child who is about to be born, so please do not harm your health."
…………
Gu Nanshu listened attentively as his husbands offered words of comfort.
After a long while, he mustered his strength and stared intently at the two spirit orbs, his heart bleeding.
But, as the gentlemen said, he had to pull himself together.
On this day, everyone was incredibly sad, grieving, regretful, and fearful...
Back in the courtyard, Meng Xu was restless, feeling as if he had missed some important clue.
"It's Lord Lu!"
For the entire night, like everyone else, Meng Xu was immersed in grief, and thus overlooked one thing: of all the husbands, only Lu Shiyi did not come.
(Chi Yan is not considered a husband)
But I clearly saw Lu Shijun leave in a hurry...
what is going on?
Meng Xu didn't sleep all night, her heart filled with torment...
The thought of the scene inside the Spirit Pearl from time to time sent chills down his spine.
The next day, Meng Xu arrived at Hemian Garden.
"My lord, I searched the entire manor all night, but found no suspicious persons," Changfeng reported truthfully.
Wen Yanche pondered for a moment, "Do not let your guard down. Increase manpower to patrol day and night for the next few days to ensure the safety of the young masters."
"Also, don't announce the news of the concubine's daughter's death to the public yet. Wait until the wife returns. Also, have Kunling go to Wangyue Pavilion to keep watch. Lingze alone is enough."
“But the eldest son also needs someone to protect him,” Changfeng said worriedly.
"It's alright. Xuxu is still being looked after by Chaoxi. Let Kunling go first. The number of secret guards left by the wife is not large, and it is impossible for them to take care of everyone. We can wait for the Empress to send new secret guards."
"Alright, my lord."
"By the way, how is Lu Shijun? Is he safe and sound?" Wen Yanche asked with concern.
"Lord Lu is not guarded by Han Su, so please rest assured, my lord."
"That's good."
Just then, Meng Xu arrived.
"My lord, there is something I have been keeping to myself that I must say."
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