Murong Xue Lian kept shouting revenge. Her eyes are glaring full of hate at Duanmu Qing. Why? Why is the unlucky one her? Why is her child that she tried so hard to protect for six months gone and Duanmu Qing is unscathed?
âGood! Beloved consort, be assured. Zhen1 will give justice to you and your child!â
Longze Yuâs mood is very terrible. All bad things stacked together. Here he hadnât appeased Murong Xue Lian yet, when there Duanmu Qing began to cry.
âYu Er, my Yu Er. Wake up, ah! Wake up quickly, ah!â
Duanmu Qing held Longze Yu Erâs body and cried loudly.
âYu Er, Yu Er.......â
Just in one hour, he lost two children. Longze Yu couldnât help but look at Murong Xin Lian angrily. Everything is because of her! If it wasnât because of her, Longze Yu Er wouldnât die. Murong Xue Lian also wouldnât have a miscarriage!
Sensing the killing intent in Longze Yuâs eyes, Murong Xin Lian climbed to Longze Yu and kowtowed: âEmperor, Iâm innocent! I also lost a child. Thatâs your first grandchild, ah!â
Murong Xue Lianâs words let Longze Yuâs gaze shift to the long trail of blood behind her. That blood is not red like Murong Xue Lianâs but dark. It seemed that thereâs some more to it!
Longze Yu didnât believe Murong Xin Lian. Before he didnât hear anything about an imperial grandson. How come thereâs now suddenly an unborn imperial grandson? Immediately Longze Yu let the imperial physician inspect Murong Xin Lianâs body. He wanted to know the truth!
The imperial physician stroked his beard while checking the pulse for Murong Xin Lian. After a while, he changed to the right hand. After a while again, the imperial physician walked to Longze Yu and knelt down.
âEmperor, Jing wang cefei2 took medicine for abortion. Thatâs why she miscarriage. Besides this drug is strong. Ce wangfei hurt her body. Iâm afraid that she wonât be able to get pregnant in the future anymore......â
âMedicine for abortion?â
Not only Longze Yu, Murong Xin Lian was also in stunned.
What did she eat? Why is it like this? Murong Xin Lian forgot the pain on her body and tried hard to remember everything that happened after she entered the palace. At the end, she remembered the empress rewarding her dessert and wine!
âItâs you! It was you, isnât it?â
Murong Xin Lian struggled to get on her feet. Her finger trembled when pointing at Duanmu Qing: âI only ate the dessert and wine you rewarded. Itâs definitely you! Right? How can you be so heartless? Why......?â
Murong Xin Lianâs words incensed Duanmu Qingâs anger. She stood up and slapped Murong Xin Lian.
âWho do you think you are to dare to speak like this to bengong3! Bengong didnât even pursue the charge of you murdering the princess. You actually dare to frame bengong? Servants, drag this bitch down for bengong!â
âThe empress dowager has arrived.......â
Just at this moment, a group of people escorted a grey haired old lady in.
âEmpress mother, why did you come over?â
Seeing Shangguan Fei Yan, Longze Yu immediately went to greet her.
âAijia4 heard that some things happened and come over to take a look.â
Seeing the blood on the ground, Shangguan Fei Yan frowned.
âWhat happened?â
âEmpress mother, you need to get justice for chenqie5!â
Duanmu Qing knelt down in front of Shangguan Fei Yan and cried hysterically.
âYu Er died, empress mother!â
âWhat?â
Only after hearing this Shangguan Fei Yan saw the lifeless body of Longze Yu Er on the ground. Immediately her expression changed.
âWhat happened? Who is so cruel to kill aijiaâs Yu Er?â
âImperial grandmother, asking you to get justice for granddaughter in law! Asking you to get justice to your great grandchild!â
Seeing Duanmu Qing being the thief crying thief, Murong Xin Lian also knelt in front of Shangguan Fei Yan. Her whole body was covered in blood. Her face was pale because of the miscarriage. She looked very pitiful.
After Shangguan Fei Yan understood what has happened, the cane in her hand hit the ground hard.
âInvestigate! Investigate throughout for aijia! Wu Ji, you take charge!â
The empress dowager personally commanded Shangguan Wu Ji to take charge of the investigation. Duanmu Qing didnât say anything. The four great families; she came from Duanmu family, behind Murong Xue Lian thereâs Li family. As for Bai family, they have always just only been merchants. Shangguan Wu Ji is then the most suitable candidate.
Just in a moment, Shangguan Wu Ji already found the palace maid who send the dessert and wine to Murong Xin Lian, but she had already been silenced. The whole atmosphere became more heavy because of the palace maidâs death.
The person Duanmu Qing sent to send the dessert and wine to Murong Xin Lian is dead. People couldnât help but suspect Duanmu Qing.
âEmpress, whatâs going on?â
Although Shangguan Fei Yan is over fifty years, but her prestige is still there.
âMuhou, chenqie doesnât know. Someone mustâve definitely framed chenqie.â
Duanmu Qing also didnât expect that the outcome will be like this, but she really didnât do anything, ah!
âItâs definitely you!â
Murong Xin Lian began to cry.
Just the thought that because of Duanmu Qing, she wonât be able to get pregnant ever again, Murong Xin Lian was full of hate till her teeth clattered. Even if Longze Jing Tian dotes on her very much, but not being able to have children, she wonât have a thing to fall back on. Moreover, the disgust that Longze Jing Tian has for her is so obvious. In the future, she wonât have good days anymore on Jing wangfu6
âYou donât have children, so youâre jealous that Iâve become pregnant. Thatâs why you canât tolerate him!â
Murong Xin Lianâs lips trembled and she was very emotional.
âJust now I saw with my own eyes how princess hurt imperial noble consortniangniang7 which led to her miscarriage. Now you harmed me so I lost the child. It must be because you canât see our Murong fu8 be well. Thatâs why you used underhanded means to kill! Itâs definitely like this!â
Not waiting for people to understand, Murong Xin Lian rushed to Duanmu Qing. She grabbed Duanmu Qing. She rolled with Duanmu Qing on the ground and twisted into a ball.
âPresumptuous! Itâs obviously you who killed my Yu Er! Youâre just too vicious!â
Duanmu Qing also didnât show weakness, grabbed Murong Xin Lianâs hairs and teared at it.
âPresumptuous! Really presumptuous!â
An empress and a wangfei9 are now like abandoned wives shouting on the streets. Really shameful! Longze Yuâs face became red from anger.
âSeparate them! Separate!â
Donât know if it was Duanmu Qing who was unlucky or what, when the two were separated, Duanmu Qing stepped on Murong Xin Lianâs gown. Along with the two palace maids, the four fell down. Duanmu Qing was the unluckiest. She was pressed down by three people above her.
âAiya......â
Murong Xin Lianâs knee just happened to touch Duanmu Qingâs belly. The next moment, Duanmu Qing felt pain in her belly. Immediately two hands covered her belly, but it was too late. A warm liquid streamed out along her thigh.
âMy child. My child!â
Seeing such a scene, Duanmu Qing was in daze.
âImperial physician, imperial physician! Come quickly. Save my child!â
Duanmu Qing being pregnant surprised the crowd. Originally she wanted to stabilize the foetus before telling Longze Yu, but such an accident happened in the middle.
âNiangniang, donât grief too much......â
After the imperial physician checked the pulse for Duanmu Qing, he shook his head. Just a few words broke Duanmu Qingâs last hope.
âNo! My son, ah......â
The child she hoped to get for so many years was gone in just a moment. Duanmu Qing couldnât accept this fact. She shook her head and screamed: âNo......â
I, used by an emperor â©
Cefei/ce wangfei: second ranked wife of a wangye â©
Bengong: I, used by the females of the imperial family â©
Aijia: I, used by an empress dowager â©
Chenqie: I, used by the wives of the emperor while talking to someone of higher rank â©
Wangfu: residence of a wangye â©
Niangniang:used by someone of lower rank to refer to the females of the imperial family â©
Fu: residence/mansion â©
Wangfei: main wife of a wangye