Chapter 402: Sisterly Love
Qin Xiaomi and Qin Baobao were imprisoned in Kunning Palace, and neither of them could get out.
Qin Xiaomi was now more nervous than ever. She knew that both Concubine He and Concubine Huang had given birth to daughters. If she also gave birth to a daughter, she would be doomed.
Qin Xiaomi lay on the bed, gently stroked her belly, and spoke to the baby in her belly.
"Baby! You must be a boy. Only if you are a boy can you and I survive." Qin Xiaomi said this and tears fell from her eyes.
Qin Baobao came over and said comfortingly, "Don't think too much. Sister will protect you! Even if it's a daughter, I will ask Zhao Xiaofei to save your life!"
"Sister!" Qin Xiaomi called out, and her tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
Qin Baobao gently stroked her sister's head and said, "This is the last time. From now on, our sisterhood is over."
"No! Sister, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong! Don't leave me, don't leave me!" Qin Xiaomi grabbed her sister in panic.
Qin Baobao really didn't want to see her sister again. Because of her, she had to separate from her son. Because she was trapped in the palace again, she had to face Zhao Xiaofei again.
She really didn't want to owe Zhao Xiaofei any favors anymore, and even hoped to find a quiet mountain forest to become a Taoist monk.
Seven days later, Qin Xiaomi was finally about to give birth, and Doctor Zhang Shulan entered the palace again to deliver the baby.
Since it was Qin Xiaomi's first child, the delivery was difficult. And because the emperor died because of Qin Xiaomi, no one ever arranged for Qin Xiaomi to have a checkup.
Zhang Shulan said to Qin Baobao, "Your sister has a narrow pelvis, so a natural birth is impossible. Let's perform surgery right away. If something goes wrong, should we save the mother or the child?"
Qin Baobao said without hesitation: "Save the master!"
"Nonsense!" Lu Ling came over at this time.
Lu Ling glanced at Qin Baobao and said, "This is the bloodline of the late emperor. Whether it's a boy or a girl, they are all the late emperor's children. How can your sister's life be compared with the bloodline of the late emperor?"
Qin Baobao was extremely angry at this moment, but she knew that the ancients valued blood inheritance the most. They did not value women themselves, and sometimes women were just tools for giving birth.
She knelt there and could only listen to Lu Ling's scolding. Finally, Lu Ling said, "Go out and wait! We don't need you to serve here!"
"Yes!" Qin Baobao said with a trembling voice.
Afterwards, Lu Ling also left here and went to the East Warm Pavilion to wait for news. In addition to her anxious waiting, Concubine Huang Shu was also anxiously waiting for news in the palace.
Princess Kunxing was still in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, calmly handling government affairs. For her, Qin Xiaomi had given birth to a son, and her younger brother had a successor, so she was happy for her younger brother.
If Qin Xiaomi gave birth to a daughter, her own son would become emperor. She would be very happy too! Since her relative was the emperor, she was not in a hurry. She just sent Liu Gongzheng to keep an eye on the situation and report back if there was any news.
At this time, Liu Quan was outside the palace. He had changed into commoner's clothes and was carrying a basket. The basket seemed a little heavy, perhaps containing something very valuable, so he carried it very carefully.
What he didn't know was that someone was following him.
Liu Quan carried the basket and boarded the carriage. He immediately changed into his palace clothes and shouted outside, "Let's go! Hurry up!"
But the driver outside didn't move, and Liu Quan's pupils immediately dilated. He knew something had happened. He pulled back the curtain and saw the driver sitting on the chariot, whip in hand. But he didn't move, a knife stuck in his back, blood gushing down.
Seeing this, he dropped the basket and tried to jump out of the car, but as soon as he got out, a rifle was pointed at his head.
"Where are you going, Manager Liu?" Li Zichu asked with a smile.
Liu Quan forced a smile and said, "So it's Commander Li! I'm here to buy some candied fruit for the Empress Dowager. She hasn't had a good appetite lately, so I'm here to help her improve her appetite!"
"Candied fruit? Candied human flesh?" This time, Li Zichu's rifle was pointed directly at his head.
"Sir, please spare my life! I am just a eunuch. I will do whatever the Queen Mother tells me to do. It is the Queen Mother who tells me to do it!" Liu Quan was so scared that he was shaking all over.
"Come with me!" After Li Zichu said that, two Jinyiwei appeared behind him and took Liu Quan away.
Li Zichu lifted the carriage curtain and saw the basket. On the basket was a piece of red cloth. He peeled off the red cloth and found a wrinkled newborn baby boy inside.
After Li Zichu left with the basket, a man was sitting on the second floor not far away watching everything. This man was Xiao Si.
Qin Baobao plans to leave the Forbidden City to find Zhao Xiaofei because only he can save his sister.
But without a badge, how could a woman like her leave the palace? So she turned to find Jiang Xiaomei, hoping she could help pass a message to Zhao Xiaofei.
She came to the door of the west warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. The Qianqing Palace had not been completely repaired, but the east and west warm pavilions had been repaired long ago.
The West Warm Pavilion is where Princess Kunxing works. Jiang Xiaomei, Liu Rushi and other female officials all work here.
If Chongzhen or Zhu Yuanzhang knew about this, even their coffins wouldn't be able to hold them down.
Qin Baobao wanted to go in to find Jiang Xiaomei, but several female officials refused to let her in. One of them scolded her, "Don't you know where this is? If you try to trespass again, I'll call the Golden Gourd Warriors."
"Let me in! Let me in!" Qin Baobao knelt on the ground and begged.
The female official became impatient and shouted to the warriors nearby, "Come here, capture this maid who trespassed into the Qianqing Palace and execute her."
The warriors standing below had already seen it, but they didn't dare to move forward without orders. When they heard the female officer calling them, they hurried forward to pull Qin Baobao away.
But since her sister's life was at stake, she didn't care. She cried and hugged the female official, saying, "Let me in! Let me see Female Official Jiang! I just want to say one thing! Please!"
The female official got anxious and slapped Qin Baobao in the face. With a snap, blood flowed from the corner of Qin Baobao's mouth.
"Drag this palace maid away and beat her!" the female official said angrily.
The warriors dragged Qin Baobao away and hit her on the butt with sticks.
After a few swings, Qin Baobao fainted from the pain.
At this time, a woman came out from the West Warm Pavilion and asked, "What's going on?"
"To answer Madam Liu, a palace maid came over and said she wanted to see Lady Jiang. I asked her to leave, but she refused. This is an important military area, so how could I dare to let her in without permission? So I let the warriors teach her a lesson!" said the lady-in-waiting.
"Let them stop!" Liu Rushi said.
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