dognovel Chapter 746: Come, take him down
Chapter 746: Come, take him down
Seeing this scene, some people sneered, thinking that Concubine Liang was not only good at pretending, but also too much.
As one of the four concubines, it was understandable for her to pray for the prince, but to pray for a mere noble and even kneel down... This was not the way to put on a show, right?
Concubine Xue glanced at Concubine Liang and said nothing.
She also prayed in her heart that Concubine Hao and the Fifth Prince would be safe and sound!
Of course, based on Concubine Liang's daily behavior, most people believed that she was sincere.
Those palace concubines who had received favors from Concubine Liang and were on good terms with her were even more moved.
Concubine Liang was so kind that she took care of Concubine Hao for nearly eight months. If Concubine Hao and the fifth prince were both dead, I don’t know how heartbroken Concubine Liang would be…
These palace concubines all had some pity in their eyes, and they knelt down behind Concubine Liang, praying for Noble Lady Hao and the Fifth Prince.
It goes without saying that once this matter spreads, it will become a good story.
No wonder Concubine Liang is so popular in the harem!
For the concubines of lower rank, their lives were like floating duckweed. Who wouldn't hope that one day when they were in danger, someone in a higher position would help them?
Lady Liang Fei is so nice!
Shen Zhinian looked at the tears on Concubine Liang's face and felt it was extremely ironic.
If kneeling down and saying a few nice words would work, there wouldn't be so many people dying in the world.
She didn't even look at Concubine Liang and strode towards the delivery room.
Xue Fei followed closely behind.
finally--
Under Tang Luochuan's treatment, the Fifth Prince let out a weak cry.
It’s just… he was born prematurely, less than eight months old, and his body looked even thinner than the second princess when she was just born, and his cry was much weaker than the second princess’.
The imperial physician said at the time that because Commoner Zhou had been greatly frightened and severely injured when she was pregnant with the second princess, the second princess was born weak and would only be considered alive if she lived past one year old.
The Fifth Prince was born prematurely, and his condition looked worse than that of the Second Princess. No one could guarantee that he could survive...
Concubine Xue vaguely recalled that when the second princess first arrived at the Yanxi Palace, her heart couldn't help but tighten.
Her cold face showed a bit of heartache: "This child looks smaller than a newborn kitten..."
"Imperial Doctor Tang, the Fifth Prince, he, he..."
Tang Luochuan knew what Concubine Xue wanted to ask, so he shook his head and said, "As for the Fifth Prince's situation, I cannot guarantee anything. Now I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate..."
Concubine Xue looked at the thin and wrinkled face of the Fifth Prince, with a hint of pity lingering between her brows. In the end, she could only let out a long sigh.
It is said that if you are born into the royal family, you are born into a royal family. But who knows that it is harder than ascending to heaven for a child born in the palace to grow up safely...
The palace maids and midwives who were still in the delivery room immediately bowed respectfully when they saw Shen Zhinian and Concubine Xue: "Your servants pay their respects to Concubine Chen! Pay their respects to Concubine Xue!"
Shen Zhinian waved his hand: "Everyone go down."
"Yes!"
Before leaving, a midwife looked back with concern.
The Imperial Concubine Chen is here. She won’t let Concubine Hao come back to life, right?
Certainly not!
Difficult labor and hemorrhage, even if the gods came, it would be useless. The Royal Concubine Chen is not a master of divination, can she prepare life-saving medicine in advance and bring the noble lady Hao back from the brink of death?
Thinking of this, the midwife felt relieved and walked out with her head down.
In a blink of an eye, the only people left in the delivery room were the unconscious Concubine Hao and Chu'er, as well as Shen Zhinian, Concubine Xue and their confidants.
Looking at the bloodless face of Concubine Hao, Shen Zhinian felt that there must be something hateful about pitiful people.
If she had not believed in Concubine Liang so deeply, how could she have ended up like this?
But at this moment, Shen Zhinian did not want Concubine Hao to die like this.
She looked at Chu'er and asked, "Did Concubine Hao take the pill?"
Chu'er was stunned.
The life-saving pill was actually given by Concubine Chen? !
The young lady had told her privately more than once during her pregnancy that if she could give birth to a prince this time, it would definitely threaten the Fourth Prince's position in His Majesty's heart, so the young lady always asked her to be on guard against Concubine Chen.
Why was it that in the end, it was Concubine Chen who wanted to save the young lady's life?
Handan frowned and said, "The Queen is asking you a question! Why are you in a daze?"
Chu Er finally came to her senses and said hurriedly, "Eat it! I have already fed it to you, my lady!"
In this case, whether she can survive depends on Concubine Hao's luck.
Shen Zhinian turned and left the delivery room.
The fifth prince's condition was temporarily stabilized, and Tang Luochuan handed him over to the wet nurse, nanny and others.
Doctor Xu hurried over with the boiled medicine: "Quick! Feed this bowl of medicine to Concubine Hao!"
Just as the maid was about to take it, Shen Zhinian looked at Doctor Xu and said sternly, "Someone, take him down!"
Who dares to disobey the orders of Concubine Chen?
There was no need for people to ask the reason. Several strong eunuchs immediately restrained Doctor Xu.
Doctor Xu felt panicky, and his first thought was, could it be that what he and Concubine Liang had done had been discovered?
But it was definitely not the case that Concubine Liang still had the mind to kneel there and pray for Noble Lady Hao and the Fifth Prince.
He felt relieved and asked in confusion, "My Lady Concubine Chen, what are you doing?"
"Lady Hao is having a hemorrhage and cannot wait any longer. She is still waiting for me to save her life!"
The meaning of this statement was to hint to everyone that Shen Zhinian wanted to watch Concubine Hao die, so she deliberately ordered people to capture Doctor Xu.
When Concubine Liang heard the noise, she opened her eyes and stood up. Her face was no longer as calm as usual, but full of anxiety: "My Lady Concubine Chen, what are you doing? Human life is at stake, and Sister Hao's life is the most important!"
Shen Zhinian sneered: "This quack doctor has taken care of Concubine Hao and the heir for so long, but he didn't even know that Concubine Hao would give birth prematurely, and he let the fifth prince be born so weak."
"Before, it was because Concubine Hao was in the critical period of giving birth that I didn't have time to question you. As the head of the harem, how could I allow a quack like you to treat Concubine Hao carelessly and cause her death?"
"Doctor Tang, you go!"
Tang Luochuan responded "yes" and then entered the delivery room.
Shen Zhinian glanced at Doctor Xu and said without allowing any discussion: "Take this quack away and lock him up, and wait for your majesty's decision!"
"Yes!"
Concubine Liang didn't want to plead too much for Doctor Xu for fear of arousing suspicion, so she could only watch him being taken away.
Because he felt guilty, Doctor Xu's face was full of panic.
However, he also understood that if he called out Concubine Liang at this moment, it would be all over.
He could only look at Shen Zhinian and kept shouting, "My Lady, I am innocent!"
"Noble Lady Hao's pregnancy was unstable to begin with, and her sudden premature birth was unpredictable. I am truly wronged!"
Shen Zhinian didn't look at him again, and ordered Xiao Mingzi: "Go to the Yangxin Palace immediately and report to His Majesty what happened in the Yangxin Palace."