Chapter 43: The Past 1
Mei Ziyan returned to the grass hut, still a little unsettled, and the dumb slave saw that her expression was wrong, and asked:
"What's wrong with you?
Mei Ziyan shook her head and didn't speak.
She was thinking, he beat Dongfang Hengqing, was it because of her or because of what Hengqing said?
During dinner, Suzaku came, and Mei Ziyan was about to beckon her to sit down and eat together, but she pulled her up and left with a frustrated face, and did not forget to turn back and say to the dumb slave:
"You follow, bring the medicine box!"
"Where are you going?" Mei Ziyan was taken into the carriage by her, and the mute slave also jumped into the carriage with the medicine box.
"The Royal Palace. β
"What happened to the persimmon?" she was faintly uneasy.
"No, but it's pretty much it. Suzaku said sadly, "Today, the prince of the world has done a foolish thing. Dongfang Hengqing is the queen mother's most beloved nephew, he hurt Dongfang Hengqing, and now the queen not only scolded the prince, but also punished him for kneeling on the stone steps outside the Chang'an Palace.
Mei Ziyan patted her hand and comforted: "Don't worry, isn't there still an emperor? β
Speaking of the emperor, Suzaku was even more excited, "Yan'er, don't you know, just now something happened to Chen Guifei, who was pregnant in the palace, and the emperor didn't take a step away, so he didn't have time to take care of the affairs of the prince." And the prince of the world, he did something to annoy the emperor again, King Shou is not in Tiandu, how can this be good?"
"Why did he annoy the emperor?"
"Some eunuchs saw that the person who pushed Chen Guifei into the water was Concubine Bi. β
"So," a mocking smile rose at the corner of Mei Ziyan's mouth, "Your prince stupidly ran to intercede for Shen Biyan, but it annoyed the emperor even more?"
Suzaku sighed helplessly, "Now it's pointless to investigate why the prince was stupid." But Yan'er, don't forget, our son is fighting Dongfang Hengqing for you. β
This is the reason why she is so worried? The dumb slave couldn't help but look at Mei Ziyan.
Is it really for her? Mei Ziyan rolled her eyes, God knows! I originally believed it a little, but now that she knew that he knew that the emperor was dealing with household affairs and had to get involved, she denied her idea in her heart, and reminded herself not to be ridiculously amorous, thinking that Persimmon would be angry at the crown for her red face.
"What does the emperor plan to do with Shen Biyan?"
"Chen Guifei hasn't woken up yet, and it looks like she will be escorted to the Internal Supervision Department for interrogation. Even if he is found innocent later, the person who is sent in will have to shed his skin if he does not die. β
Mu Cheng, are you out of the morality of acquaintance or do you beg the emperor for her because you can't give up in your heart? Mei Ziyan thought coldly, she didn't realize that her hand holding the corner of her clothes was getting tighter and tighter.
The eaves outside the Chang'an Hall are raised, reflecting the cold light of the glazed tiles in the dim and darkening sky. There was no one around, and on the white jade steps, Mu Cheng was still in the Qiu Tianqing brocade robe during the day, thin and lonely.
Xiao Huangmen originally led Suzaku and them to Chen Guifei's bedroom, but when Mei Ziyan passed through the Chang'an Palace, she strode towards the Chang'an Hall without saying a word, and the dumb slave followed behind her, Xiao Huangmen shouted to her back, Suzaku grabbed him and said with a smile:
"Father-in-law, don't be impatient, Doctor Mei has two words to say to the prince, and then immediately go to Chen Guifei's bedroom with his father-in-law to see the emperor. β
Only then did the little yellow door fall silent.
Mei Ziyan came to Mu Cheng and squatted down, "Persimmon, give me your hand." β
Mu Cheng's face was silent, like dead ashes. He didn't move, like a stiff sculpture. Mei Ziyan pulled his right hand, like a lifeless stone staircase under his feet, cold to the bone. The wound on his hand opened a deep wound, the dumb slave opened the medicine box, Mei Ziyan gave him medicine and bandaged, and said:
"Aren't you scheming?, my lord, why did you commit two stupid mistakes in a row today?"
His eyes moved, full of sadness and self-deprecation, watching Mei Ziyan slowly spit out a sentence:
"It's my fault......"
It's his fault, if he didn't worry too much about getting drunk today and getting drunk today, and marrying Bi Li, now there is one less lonely palace person in the deep palace, and there is one less unjust soul in the Internal Supervision Department;
She asked him if he still remembered the promise he had made to her, and he did, and he said that after she entered the palace, he had him to protect her.
However, he can't even do this, Suide Shizi, the head of the Mu family, what is it to him?
"Mei Ziyan, save her. He raised his eyes to stare at her, the supplication in his eyes so palpable.
"Saving her is equivalent to saving Chen Guifei. I came with a medicine kit just thinking about your injured hand, and seeing when you couldn't hold it and needed first aid, and I didn't think about treating someone who was pregnant. I, Mei Ziyan, can treat everyone, except pregnant women. He got up and left.
"Save her!" Mu Cheng took her hand and didn't let go, his dark eyes looked at her fixedly, "Please." β
"Don't. She turned her face away from him.
"Originally, she was just a female official, Mei Ziyan, and you and I pushed her into the deep palace. β
"What did she say to you, that I made her completely misunderstand you in the Imperial Garden that day?" she crouched down to look into his eyes again, "No matter what I did, she was always the one who made the decision, and you knew that the choice she could make that day was a simple refusal other than being a concubine!"
Mu Cheng was shocked, and his black eyes were surging.
"Don't look at women too simply, even if it's someone you've known for many years, just because you haven't seen her doesn't mean that she doesn't have a cowardly and despicable side. Let me ask you, what if Chen Guifei was really pushed into the water?" she said sharply, and suddenly smiled helplessly at him, "The first time you begged me, it was for her." Well, I promise you, but if I save her, you have to promise me one thing. β
There was some sadness in her smile, and he felt sorry for him, "Okay." β
"You agreed without asking what it was?" In the night breeze, her white face was like a graceful flower, and she laughed at herself:
"Unfortunately, not for me. β
She got up, forcefully pulled out the hand that Mu Cheng was holding, turned around and walked down the white jade steps. His hands were empty all of a sudden, and all that was left was a feeling of loss.
The dumb slave glanced at him as he left, and there was a touch of pity in his indifferent eyes.
You'll regret it. The dumb slave spoke to him with his lips.
Mei Ziyan hurried to Chen Guifei's bedroom, there was a large group of trembling imperial doctors kneeling outside the palace, Fang Dehai immediately brought her in as soon as he saw Mei Ziyan, Mei Ziyan asked Fang Dehai: "Father-in-law Fang, what is the situation now?"
Chen Guifei has been pregnant for seven months, and was rescued after accidentally falling into the water, but the pain in her abdomen and the red after the water broke, but two hours have passed, and she still has not been delivered. The emperor was in a hurry......
Mu Yao, the son of heaven in white clothes, was pacing with his hands in his hands, Mei Ziyan knelt down to him and saluted, and he stopped her with one hand:
"Excuse me, Yan'er, take a look at Chen Guifei for me. β
She lifted the curtain and walked in, her palms slightly cold. The faint smell of blood that had been lost for a long time began to penetrate the tip of her nose, and the woman's muttering sound due to pain made her nerves tense instantly, and the unbearable memories came back to her heart......
The same large patches of blood under the mattress, the same eyes that were misty and empty in the extreme pain of childbirth, she grabbed her hand and gasped for breath and said:
"Save him...... Yan'er ...... He's me and my baby......"
"I know it's my fault...... It's obviously a broken flower...... Obviously contaminated with an unsightly disease...... But he still wanted to keep one...... Belong to me and his children......"
"Please...... As long as the child lives......"
"If, I'm dead...... Please don't tell him I have such a disease...... Children are what I want...... I don't want to, I don't want to...... He blamed himself for his life......"
"Yan'er, Yan'er?" Mei Ziyan's hand holding the golden needle was trembling, and she was shouted loudly by Suzaku before she came back to her senses.
"The emperor asked how the situation was with Concubine Chen?" She had been in for half an hour and had not heard back, and Mu Yao was a little anxious.
"Ask the emperor for me, if it can't be preserved, whether to keep adults or children. β
Suzaku came back after a moment and said, "The emperor said that he wants to protect the lord." β
Paula-sama...... A sour wry smile bloomed on her lips, and this answer was the same as that of her brother.
She turned around and instructed Wen Po on the side to prepare decoction and hot water, and then leaned over to the ear of Chen Guifei, who was sober in pain, and said in a light voice:
"Niangniang, I want to ask you a word, and please treat Niangniang with sincerity, otherwise my golden needle may be a mistake if I accidentally place a wrong acupuncture point!"
Chen Guifei's face changed slightly, but at this time, she didn't have the strength to shout for help, so she had to nod.
"Is it really Concubine Bi of Bishui Palace who pushed you into the water?"
Chen Guifei's eyes immediately revealed resentful anger, and she said weakly: "Exactly." She pretended to pick the white plums by the lake for Hongu and fell, and pulled Hongu into the water by grabbing the sleeve of Hongu with one hand, but she survived because she grasped the plum branches......"
"But I see that your fetus is already unstable, and the doctor hasn't told you about it?"
"Bold!" Chen Guifei's face changed, "How can you curse out of thin air when the emperor of this palace is so good?"
"Your fetal fluid is less than that of ordinary pregnant women, and it should have been discovered by the imperial doctor as early as four months; and there has been a slippery fetus during the pregnancy, which seems to be a congenital deficiency of the fetus.
"You're spreading rumors and slander!"
"It's true that Concubine Bi pushed you, and it's also true that you took the opportunity to take the medicine that gave birth to a fetus. Niangniang, Ming people don't say secret words, I am now sure to help you give birth to Lin'er, and keep this secret from the emperor, but it's just ......"
"Do you want me to let Concubine Bi go?" Chen Guifei closed her eyes and thought about it, and opened her eyes suddenly, "Okay, I promise you." β
Wen Po brought in basins of hot water, her eyes were stained with blood, her eyes seemed to be back to that night, her hands trembling and cutting open the coat, but it was a baby without a heartbeat, her heart suddenly fell into an ice cave, and then, the bright red blood gushing out like a heat wave rushed into her eyes, she knew that what she had been fearing had happened, and the demonic thing that had grown with the child in Lianya's lower abdomen was broken......
She told her that she couldn't have children. Even if she hates her again, she doesn't want to see her die, and she doesn't want to see her sad.
Her last words, she originally planned to keep, not to let him know that she had such a disease, so that she could keep the best memory for him until she died. But the doctor from the Tai Hospital broke through the sky, and the slap he threw out after the pain completely interrupted the bond between her and him for more than ten years......
A loud baby cry sounded, and the older woman stumbled up the curtain and said loudly and happily outside:
"Congratulations to the emperor for winning a princeββ the concubine is safe, and the mother and son are safe-"