Chapter 120 Nara's Bloodstained Palace Road
Upon hearing this, Wanliuhashi's smug expression froze instantly, and his heart sank.
She had just fallen and knew someone was trying to harm her, yet instead of hiding in the palace, she risked going out.
She pondered to herself.
If it were a request for help from the Emperor, requiring a few palace servants, there would be no need for a pregnant woman like her to go in person.
Simply send a eunuch to the Qing Palace to report this.
Since she went out personally despite her own safety, there must be only one purpose.
Find someone capable of thoroughly investigating this matter and providing substantial protection.
Lady Nara must have gone to find Consort Jin.
The thought exploded in Wanliuhashi's mind like a thunderclap, instantly filling her with immense panic.
Who is Consort Jin, Jiang Nan?
She was someone who dared to publicly humiliate even the Empress, acting without any scruples and with ruthless and decisive methods.
If she were to intervene, given her personality and the extent of her control over the harem, it's hard to guarantee that she wouldn't send someone to Yanxi Palace to conduct a thorough investigation.
Will Wang Deyong still be able to hide then?
Can she extricate herself from the blame? She really has no idea.
"No, we absolutely cannot let her see Consort Jin."
Wanliuhashi let out a low growl, his face turning deathly pale.
She forced herself to calm down, but her voice still trembled slightly.
"Qingzhu, hurry! Go and bring Wang Deyong to me immediately! Be quick!"
"Yes, Master."
Seeing her master so panicked, Qingzhu knew the situation was serious and turned to run away.
A short while later, Wang Deyong was hurriedly brought in by Qingzhu.
He was still unaware of what had happened, but when he saw Wanliuhashi's face turn ashen and his eyes filled with panic, his heart skipped a beat.
Before he could even bow, Wanliuhashi began to speak abruptly.
"Steward Wang, something terrible has happened. Lady Nara just went out. I suspect she most likely went to Yongshou Palace to complain to Consort Jin and ask for help."
Upon hearing the words "Consort Jin," Wang De's face turned pale instantly, and his legs went weak.
He was greedy for money, but he was even more afraid of death.
He had heard of Consort Jin's reputation and methods.
Not to mention Consort Jin herself, even Zhao Deyi, who was by her side...
Crushing a mere palace head eunuch like him would be as easy as crushing an ant.
If Consort Jin were to intervene and thoroughly investigate, the consequences of his previous actions would be unimaginable.
"Master...Master, what...what should we do?"
Wang De's voice changed tone, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
A fierce and resolute glint flashed in Wanliuhashi's eyes as he growled like a trapped beast.
"We must not let her see Consort Jin and complain. We must stop her before she reaches Yongshou Palace. Chief Steward Wang, at this point, conventional methods are no longer effective. We must take drastic measures."
She stared at Wang Deyong and gave him a command, word by word.
"Immediately arrange for someone to stage an accident on her way to Yongshou Palace. Be ruthless and swift, so that she can't keep the imperial fetus. As long as she suffers a miscarriage and serious injury, she naturally won't be able to go to Yongshou Palace. She will have to be carried back to Yanxi Palace to lie down and wait for the imperial physician to save her life. The incident will happen on the palace road, where people come and go. No one will be able to find out who did it, and it won't involve us."
Wang De's heart pounded wildly. This was a direct attempt to kill the dragon fetus, a risk of extreme danger.
But he also understands that this is the only way to prevent the situation from worsening.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons.
If Nara were to see Consort Jin, she would surely die.
Taking a gamble now, though risky, still offers a glimmer of hope.
He gritted his teeth, a ferocious look appearing on his face.
"This servant understands. I will make arrangements immediately and ensure that she does not set foot in Yongshou Palace."
Wanliuha breathed a slight sigh of relief when he agreed, but still urged him on with concern.
"Hurry up. She only has one eunuch with her. Do you think your men can't outrun a pregnant woman? Be quick and efficient."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will make the arrangements immediately!"
Wang De bowed in agreement, then turned and strode away, his back view carrying the ruthlessness of a desperate fugitive.
Watching Wang Deyong disappear through the door, Wan Liuha collapsed back into her chair, her chest heaving violently.
Qingzhu looked at her with concern.
Wanliuha muttered to himself, his voice filled with lingering fear and a hint of indescribable frustration.
"Nara is too clever and too difficult to deal with."
She wasn't afraid of the intrigues and schemes in the harem because she considered herself smarter.
What she fears most is someone like Jiang Nan who doesn't play by the rules at all.
Even if the emperor wanted to thoroughly investigate the matter after the loss of the imperial heir, she was fearless and knew that without evidence, the matter would be dropped.
But Consort Jin was different—she had calculated that Consort Jin was about to give birth and would be unable to attend to other matters, and she was certain that this matter was unlikely to reach Consort Jin's ears.
Unexpectedly, Lady Nara was too shrewd and couldn't stand it, so she directly overturned the table and complained to Consort Jin.
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The bluestone pavement of the palace path gleamed in the sunlight.
With the help of the young eunuch Yuanzi, Empress Nara walked with extreme caution and care.
She deliberately avoided the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went, and even avoided the patrolling guards from a distance.
At this moment, she was like a frightened bird, filled with distrust of everything around her, fearing that she might encounter any more misfortune.
Just as they were about to pass through a narrow fork in the palace road.
A young eunuch, head bowed and walking hurriedly, suddenly rushed out from the side alley without warning.
It was moving at extremely high speed, hurtling straight toward Nara.
Nara felt a chill in her heart, but there was no time to dodge.
All she could do was use her arms to protect her lower abdomen tightly.
A muffled thud.
The eunuch's head slammed into Nala's arm and side waist, which were protecting her stomach, like an iron hammer.
The immense impact caused her vision to go black, and she was knocked backward.
Finally, he collapsed helplessly onto the palace path.
A sharp pain and dizziness instantly overwhelmed her.
"Hey, are you blind? Stop right there, don't run away."
Xiao Yuanzi realized what was happening and was both shocked and angry.
He shrieked and cursed at the eunuch who had bumped into him, then lowered his head and fled quickly.
But the eunuch was agile and didn't turn his head.
Before long, it turned into another, narrower alley and disappeared without a trace.
Nara fell to the ground and it took her a while for the dizziness from the violent impact to subside.
But then, an unbearable cramping pain came from my lower abdomen.
Her face turned deathly pale instantly, and she was in so much pain that cold sweat poured down her face like beads from a broken string.
It's over, her baby is gone.
The thought sent chills down her spine.
Little Yuanzi hurriedly squatted down, at a loss for what to do.
"My lord, how are you? Let me help you back. We need to get the imperial physician to treat you as soon as possible."
Nara gritted her teeth and, with the help of Xiao Yuanzi, struggled to stand up.
With every movement, the lower abdominal pain intensified.
When she finally managed to stand up, she felt a warm liquid flowing uncontrollably down her legs.
She looked down and saw that a small patch of bright red had already spread across the hem of her palace dress.
Blood droplets were falling onto the bluestone slab.
"Master, blood, you're bleeding."
When Xiao Yuanzi saw the bloodstains, she was so frightened that her voice was trembling with fear.
"This... what should we do? This servant will go and report to His Majesty immediately, and ask His Majesty to make a decision for you."
Nara looked at the pool of blood on the ground that belonged to her unborn child.
What welled up in my heart was not sadness, but an overwhelming hatred.
Report to the Emperor? There is no solid evidence, only her one-sided account and an accident on the palace road that cannot be investigated?
Even if the Emperor investigates thoroughly, he probably won't find anything, and it will likely end up being dropped.
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