C35 (1/2)

Within Bao and the hall, the palace maids and eunuchs were in a state of chaos. The female servants from each prefecture were also gathered together, discussing amongst themselves.

Someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up. Only then did the empress dowager come to her senses and hastily send for the imperial physician.

Everyone was nervous about Ping Yang's condition, their eyes were focused on him, but they did not see the puddle of blood that was on the ground just now, and had seeped into the ground.

The empress dowager's entire heart was with her daughter, so the empress had no choice but to step forward and bring all the female servants into the little imperial garden. For a moment, only the empress dowager, Huai Jin and the group of palace maids and eunuchs remained.

The imperial doctors nervously called Ping Yang's Grand Princess's veins. Huai Jin also waited by the side while wiping her tears.

”Muhou —” Ping Yang endured the pain and said weakly, ”Call Qing He here.”

The empress dowager looked at Ping Yang in dissatisfaction, but still called for her consort to come over.

The Imperial Physician remained silent as he felt for the pulse, his expression growing more and more solemn.

”Is it about to be born?!” The empress dowager saw that the imperial physician had remained silent and asked in a hurry.

But the imperial physician only sighed and withdrew his hand, a little hesitant.

”Speak!”

His words scared the imperial physician so much that he trembled. He hurriedly kowtowed and said with a trembling voice, ”I'm afraid that Princess Ping Yang's fetus will not be preserved any longer.”

The item in the palace maid's hand that was originally prepared to be delivered was now thrown to the ground with a ”Clang” sound. It was exceptionally ear-piercing.

The empress dowager was just about to erupt in rage when she heard a report from outside saying that the prince consort had arrived.

Huai Jin picked up the kernels and looked towards the door, only to see a purple robed Ruan Qinghe walking unsteadily into the hall, the emotions on his face mixed, causing people to be unable to see him clearly.

Ruan Qinghe entered the hall and stood at a distance, his eyes seemed to glaze over as he stared blankly at his wife.

When Her Majesty saw him like this, she got up and slapped him. But Ruan Qinghe acted as if he did not feel anything, and his shoulders trembled as he smiled.

”Bastard!” The empress dowager's heart ached for her daughter, and all of her anger was on Ruan Qinghe's body. Just as she was about to raise her hand, she was stopped by Ping Yang, so she could only stop herself.

”Qing He, I'm sorry, child …” Ping Yang forced himself up, his eyes filled with spring water, he looked at his husband apologetically, his voice choked with sobs.

Hearing his wife's voice, Ruan Qinghe's gaze returned to normal as she stared blankly at Ping Yang. After a while, she finally said, ”It's alright.”

This sentence did nothing to Ping Yang, but it did infuriate the empress dowager quite a bit. Originally, Ping Yang had been married for eight years, and it was with great difficulty that she finally got this child. Now that the child was gone, why did she not care about it as a husband?

Ruan Qinghe was scolded by the empress dowager, but his eyes only looked at Ping Yang with a deep gaze.

Ping Yang smiled gently at him. Suddenly, Ruan Qinghe seemed to have returned to the day when they first met.

That day, he had come to the palace to see His Majesty at the very top of the high school rankings. On the high platform, the ladies of the harem were gathered together to witness the glory of the Imperial Examinations.

Ping Yang was hiding at the back of the crowd. Everyone was looking at the top scorer, while only she was staring at him intently. Hiding behind the human and not being able to see clearly, she pretended that the kernels was swept away by the wind, and the kernels just happened to land right in front of him.