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Upon arriving at the Autumn Palace, An Xiaoning was immediately sent back to her room while Tuoba Gucheng ordered the doctors to remove the bullet from her body.

Xiao Chi asked Zhi Yin for the reason behind his Young Madam's wounds, after which he hurriedly sent a text message to his Young Sir using the special mobile phone.

He relayed everything he heard from Zhi Yin to Jin Qingyan.

Due to the fact that the hiking attack involved the ties between both nations, Byron specially instructed for the incident to be kept under wraps, especially since he knew clearly what the perpetrators' motive was.

Since there were no reports of the incident on the news, Jin Qingyan naturally would not have had a clue about it.

Jin Qingyan sprung up from his seat in shock and agitation when he received the sudden text message from Xiao Chi.

He stood rooted to the ground and hurriedly probed about An Xiaoning's current condition.

Xiao Chi informed him that the doctors would be arriving soon to remove the bullets and treat her wounds and that her life was not in danger.

Jin Qingyan felt a slight sense of relief and instructed Xiao Chi to take a video of An Xiaoning and send it to him.

Xiao Chi understood what he meant and took the chance to install a pinhole surveillance camera in An Xiaoning's room stealthily while he was there alone. The surveillance camera would be connected to Jin Qingyan's cell phone and he could then receive a live feed of what was going on in her room.

Considering that An Xiaoning would need her privacy, Xiao Chi connected the surveillance camera directly to Jin Qingyan's device.

In other words, Jin Qingyan could observe her current situation from his computer via the audio-enabled surveillance camera in her room.

The doctors soon arrived and administered An Xiaoning with a local anesthetic before removing the bullet.

Once the bullet was removed, Tuoba Gucheng instructed the female servants to help An Xiaoning change into a fresh set of clothes and replace the bedsheets.

Just as he left the room to wait outside, the door opened and the female servant said nervously, ”Your Highness, hurry and go in to take a look.”

Tuoba Gucheng entered the room again, only to see that An Xiaoning had her shorts removed and that there was blood all over her legs, which had already dried up and stained her skin. Her underwear was stained the most with blood.

”Go out first,” said the quick-witted Tuoba Gucheng.

”Yes, Your Highness.”

Once the female servant left the room, Tuoba Gucheng helped An Xiaoning put on her pants and carried her out.

Jin Qingyan immediately instructed Xiao Chi to follow Tuoba Gucheng and observe the situation.

He was filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

He absolutely hated the fact that he could not be beside her when she was injured.

Meanwhile, Tuoba Gucheng brought An Xiaoning to the hospital in the Autumn Palace.

She was first sent for an ultrasound scan. Tuoba Gucheng was overwhelmed with an inexplicable feeling the moment he heard that she had indeed suffered a miscarriage.

Although he would have definitely not let her keep the child, he could not help but feel a little upset now that she really suffered a miscarriage.

He waited outside while the doctor performed a surgery to remove the remaining fetal tissue. Xiao Chi stood beside him, not daring to utter a single word.

The surgery was brief. The anesthetic had yet to wear off and An Xiaoning was still in deep sleep when Tuoba Gucheng saw her again.

Afraid that his mother would find out, he specially instructed the hospital staff to keep mum about the matter before bringing An Xiaoning back.

Upon hearing that she had suffered a miscarriage, Jin Qingyan wished that he could rush there immediately to take her home. However, there was no way he could do so.

That was because the security was too tight around the Autumn Palace and he would be easily pinned as a suspect should there be any hiccups during the execution of his plan.

The situation would then be blown out of proportion.

He knew the pros and cons of the matter.

Fortunately, he could monitor her condition at all times.

It was a huge relief for him.

An Xiaoning was changed into a fresh set of clothes and undergarments. The bedsheets were all replaced as well.

Tuoba Gucheng remained in his own room in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

All he could think about now was — Is she going to blame me when she finds out after waking up that she had suffered a miscarriage? Will she mistake me for aborting her child while she was unconscious?

The thought of it made him feel ill at ease.