Chapter 1097: Chapter 1097: 1095: Su Yingxue Has a Difficult Birth

“Roar—”

The beast Shan Bao was surrounded and attacked by a swarm of palace guards, letting out an angry roar.

His sharp claws scuffled on the ground, his piercing eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.

When he had first been brought into the palace, Chu Yihan had trained him not to spill blood and to protect Su Yingxue!

But now these people who were attacking him…

“Shan Bao!”

Su Yingxue shouted, and immediately Shan Bao leaped up and tore in two the man blocking his way, then dashed swiftly to Su Yingxue’s side, knocking Noble Consort Xiao to the ground and raising his sharp claws to her neck.

Granny Song’s eyes bulged, “No! Your Highness! Your Majesty!”

“Shan Bao, don’t kill her!”

Su Yingxue, leaning against the wall, cried out just in time to stop Shan Bao.

He didn’t claw Noble Consort Xiao’s neck, but he did leave a deep scratch and kicked her aside.

“Aoow~”

Shan Bao returned to Su Yingxue’s side, noticing her leaning weakly against the wall and sniffed.

Blood.

Blood was seeping from beneath Su Yingxue’s skirt.

He was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

“Aoow!”

“Aoow!”

Shan Bao roared incessantly, Su Yingxue was bleeding.

He had failed to protect her!

“My child, Shan Bao, hurry…”

Unable to speak a complete sentence, Su Yingxue was propped up by Shan Bao, who supported her belly with his body to keep her from falling.

She gently sat down, holding her belly, her blood-stained hand touching Shan Bao’s head, “Go quickly… to the Imperial Medical Academy, and… call for Saint Ruan.”

She could feel the blow from earlier had caused the baby inside to shift positions, perhaps into an incorrect position for birth.

Only Saint Ruan could help her now.

“Aoow!”

Shan Bao gently licked the blood from her hand and nuzzled Su Yingxue’s face to comfort her.

Don’t be afraid, I’ll be back soon.

He was determined to save her!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Not long after Shan Bao left, Chu Yihan and the court physicians all rushed over.

Zhuo Junli followed close behind.

This was the most ferocious moment he had ever seen Chu Yihan.

His senses scattered, Chu Yihan had Noble Consort Xiao thrown into the cell, holding Su Yingxue in his arms with more panic than if he had lost his empire.

“Yingxue, don’t be afraid, the court physicians are here, and Saint Ruan will be here soon, you and the child will be fine,” assured Chu Yihan, covered in her blood as he hurried along, trying to comfort her.

Su Yingxue, her face pale with pain, had sweat and blood mixed on her cheeks, dampening all the hair by her face, “I’m not afraid, but the child… tell Saint Ruan to prepare for surgery, if the child can’t be born naturally, then… perform a cesarean.”

She was determined to have the child born safely.

“I promise you, the child will be safe,” assured the emperor.

The Emperor’s Bedchamber.

The palace maids scurried about while everyone else knelt outside the hall; upon hearing the news, people from the Marquis’s Manor immediately hurried to the palace.

But they were not permitted inside and could only kneel outside, waiting.

Su Qingzhi was anxious, “Her Majesty’s due date was still days away, why would she suddenly go into labor?”

“It’s said to be because she was bumped into by Noble Consort Xiao.”

“Sigh!”

Su Qingzhi clenched his fists, his wrinkled old face filled with worry.

“Father, don’t stress yourself sick,” Qin Wanfu comforted Su Qingzhi, patting his back gently.

Su Han and Su Miaoyan were also kneeling outside the hall; Su Miaoyan’s eyes were red with anger, “That Noble Consort Xiao deserves to die! She chose just this time to go crazy and bump into my sister. What if something happens to my sister and the child!”

She had been looking forward to the birth of her little nephew for so long!