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Chapter 701

Seeing that Jiang Yuebai didn't say anything, Li Beichen deliberately tried to make her laugh and vividly described the feeling of feeling the fetal movement just now.

I did a stand-up comedy for half a day.

As he spoke, he kept touching her, sometimes even on her belly. Jiang Yuebai felt itchy and numb, so she couldn't keep a straight face anymore.

Li Beichen saw that Jiang Yuebai was no longer sullen and was as excited as a child. He lay on Jiang Yuebai's stomach and listened to the sound of her stomach.

“All I heard was bubbling.”

Jiang Yuebai rolled his eyes in annoyance, "That's the intestines moving."

Li Beichen flicked his belly curiously, "Hey, I'm your dad."

Who knows, it was like there was a calf kicking in response to him.

Li Beichen experienced this feeling for the first time and was very excited. It was like a human calling an alien and then receiving a reply from the alien.

"He, they actually responded?" Li Beichen touched his belly again in disbelief.

"Yes." Jiang Yuebai responded with a smile. She just felt the baby kicking or paddling in the water where Li Beichen tapped her belly.

Li Beichen propped up his head and leaned close to Jiang Yuebai, "Don't be angry anymore, okay? Okay."

The emperor condescended to coax him, and Jiang Yuebai had calmed down by now and said "hmm".

Li Beichen simply pulled her into his arms and let her rest her head on his arm. He had a lot to say in his mind, but he didn't know where to start. And he was afraid Jiaojiao would get angry if he said some of the things.

He thought again and again before saying, "I was really surprised to feel the babies moving. This is a feeling I have never had before. Jiaojiao, I love you, you know? This is different. The baby in your belly is born to me by the person I love. I can't explain it. Anyway, it's different."

In fact, his father taught him that once he became an emperor, he did not need to explain his actions to anyone. The emperor had absolute authority.

Jiang Yuebai nestled quietly in his arms, listening to his words.

I don't know why two more tears fell.

Perhaps, you shouldn't be tempted. You shouldn't be tempted at all. As long as you don't get tempted and treat the other person as your boss or a tool, you won't be sad.

Perhaps Li Beichen thought of something, and later he simply said nothing. He just hugged her quietly and kissed her hair from time to time.

After a while, Jiang Yuebai suddenly asked in a low voice, "Are you sleeping here tonight?"

"Yeah," Li Beichen rubbed her hair lovingly, "Didn't we just agree that I would sleep next to you to protect you?"

"Then wash up and go to bed. I'm sleepy." After saying that, Jiang Yuebai yawned.

Li Beichen wanted to help Jiang Yuebai take a bath, so that he would feel more at ease, and joked, "It's not like you haven't seen it before."

Jiang Yuebai refused to agree, so Li Beichen had to give up.

When sleeping with others, Li Beichen always tried to keep an arm's length away from them, but when he was with Jiang Yuebai, he wished he could keep a negative distance at all times, hugging her and holding her. The two of them might as well be glued together.

Jiang Yuebai had become particularly sleepy these past two days and fell asleep quickly. When Li Beichen was about to fall asleep, Xiao Yinzi suddenly came in hurriedly, saying that she had something important to report. Jiang Yuebai was resting her head on his arm, her body close to him, sleeping soundly. Li Beichen didn't have the heart to wake her up.

He ordered through the curtain: "If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Xiao Yinzi hesitated for a moment, knelt on the ground, and said boldly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen had a miscarriage."

Li Beichen frowned and lowered his voice and said, "Let Jiang Yu bring a few doctors over to take a look."

"Yes." Xiao Yinzi immediately ran out in a hurry. As a result, he ran too fast and bumped into the chair, making a loud thump. Xiao Yinzi was frightened and quickly straightened himself and quickly slipped out.

Li Beichen subconsciously protected the person in his arms, fearing that she would be frightened.

However, Jiang Yuebai woke up and asked sleepily, "Who came in just now?"

Li Beichen said in an exceptionally gentle voice, "Lichun came in to get something. Go back to sleep."

After saying that, he kissed Jiang Yuebai's hair again.

Jiang Yuebai said coquettishly, "I had a very beautiful dream. I have to go back and have another dream. I'm going to sleep first."

"Okay." Li Beichen leaned his head against hers and closed his eyes slightly.

I went over Meng Zhao's matter in my mind, thinking about how to deal with it, and fell asleep unknowingly.

Many people in the palace were awake.

Everyone thought that the emperor, who was so deeply in love with Concubine Yi, would be sad for at least a few days and sleep alone. But who knew that he would rest in Yonghe Palace today.

Could it be that the Emperor is in love with Concubine Ning? Are the rings they wear a token of love? But the Emperor is accompanying Concubine Zhen back home to visit her parents today.

While everyone tossed and turned, puzzled, many people sighed quietly, "The emperor is indeed ruthless."

But the person who suffered the most tonight was probably Meng Zhao.

Meng Zhao had rested for the whole afternoon and had just rejoiced with his mother that everything was safe and sound. After dinner, he was about to take the sedan chair back to the palace when he suddenly became unwell.

The imperial physician checked the dinner and found no signs of poisoning. He also checked Yao's pregnancy-maintaining medicine. He found that the problem was with the medicine. There was nothing wrong with the medicine itself, but the proportion of the medicine and the preparation method were different from the ordinary pregnancy-maintaining prescription, which was very suspicious. In this case, there was no problem from the smell, the medicine, and the medicine residue. Only by opening the medicine package, classifying the medicine, and then weighing them separately could it be corrected.

But this pregnancy-preserving medicine was originally prepared for Yao, which means that if Meng Zhao had not come back to visit his parents, it would be Yao who would have had a miscarriage.

Suspicion naturally fell on the woman in the backyard again. But this time no one was as foolish as Feng to step forward.

The key point is that the abortion-preserving medicine was obtained by Feng herself after she went to the pharmacy with her maid for consultation. Prime Minister Meng sent someone to the pharmacy to arrest the shopkeeper. He found the original medical records, and the proportions in the medical records were completely correct. There was no problem with the drug delivery record book for that day.

After buying the medicine, Yao only took it once or twice because her pregnancy was stable and she hated taking medicine. The effect was good after taking it twice, and Yao's pregnancy was very stable.

Yao was a famous "acting lady" in the Meng Mansion. She would say "it's so bitter" when drinking medicine, "I will drink it only if you feed me, my Lord", and "you must reward me for drinking such bitter medicine". So it makes sense that she only drank the medicine for pregnancy for two or three times.

Apparently someone had secretly replaced Yao's pregnancy-preserving medicine.

Meng Xiang arrested the four maids around Yao and tortured them separately. It turned out that the four said almost the same thing and he could not get any conclusion out of them.

The abortion-preserving medicine was bought more than 20 days ago, which is a long time ago. Who swapped the abortion-preserving medicine for Yao's remains an unsolved mystery.

Meng Xiang was so angry that he beat all four of Yao's maids to death, saying that they were not serving her well. Yao was so frightened that she fainted after hearing the news. Fortunately, she was in good health and was taken care of by the imperial physician, so she was fine.

It was supposed to be an auspicious and festive day, but it turned out to be a tragic day.

Meng Zhao had always wanted to keep his child, but now he is gone in his own home.

She lay on the bed, her face pale, covered in cold sweat, and her lips expressionless.

Touching her empty belly, she felt as if her heart was broken, and she held her mother's hand and cried bitterly. She blamed herself for going to Chanjuan's room to find out what was going on, and why she had to drink water in Chanjuan's room.

Otherwise the baby wouldn't have fallen.

Meng Zhao clutched the quilt tightly, and his sobbing sounded particularly sad in the night.

Bowl after bowl of medicine was brought to her, bitter and fishy, ​​but not as bitter as she felt in her heart. After drinking bowl after bowl, she felt that her tears were almost dry.

She hoped that the emperor would come to see her and accompany her during this most painful time. But she knew that the emperor would not leave the palace at night.

She could only face the pain of losing her child alone.

I feel all alone, like a leaf floating in the river, not knowing where to go.

Mother Meng stroked her head while crying, "Good child, don't cry. You have to be careful during the confinement period. Crying too much will hurt your eyes."

In fact, Meng's mother felt even more pain in her heart.

Because Feng's revenge on Chanjuan was because Chanjuan had previously helped Meng's mother to abort Feng's two fetuses through various means. Feng didn't dare to mess with Meng's mother or Yao, who was sent by the emperor, and instead vented her hatred on Chanjuan, who was recently favored.

No one knew who tampered with Yao's pregnancy-preserving medicine, but she had deliberately instigated discord among other neglected concubines.

She never expected that after all her scheming, she would eventually scheme against her own daughter.

Although Meng's mother felt remorseful and guilty, she could not possibly tell her daughter about what was happening in the rear house.

She gently patted Meng Zhao's quilt, wiped her sweat with heartache, and spoke tenderly in her ear.

Meng Zhao cried and cried, and fell asleep unconsciously in the familiar atmosphere.
Meng Xiang stood outside the door and sighed heavily. The moisture in his eyes disappeared again. He looked up at the bright and clear moon.

Today is the thirteenth day of the lunar year, and the moon will soon be full. I wonder how the emperor will deal with this matter after dawn tomorrow.

When Mrs. Meng heard the maid's report, she let go of her hand, tucked the corner of the quilt for Meng Zhao, and walked out with heavy steps.

The moment she saw Meng Xiang, he slapped her. This was the first time she had been hit in more than 20 years since she married Meng Xiang.

Mrs. Meng looked at her husband at a loss.

"Are you satisfied?" Prime Minister Meng asked coldly, "Tomorrow may very well be the day the Meng family will be exiled."

"The emperor wouldn't do this, would he?" Madam Meng asked in surprise, covering her face with tears in her eyes.

Prime Minister Meng sneered, "Your intrigues have ruined the entire Meng family. Your daughter is now the concubine you hate the most."

He threw his sleeves and turned away, "This is ridiculous!"

Because Prime Minister Meng had four sons, three of whom were born to concubines, outsiders praised Mrs. Meng for her virtue, generosity, and understanding of the overall situation.

Although Meng Xiang knew a lot about his wife's methods, she still gave birth to three illegitimate sons, so he didn't care. But no one expected that it would be exposed to the public in this way today.

Although there is no direct evidence pointing to Madam Meng, Madam Meng is such a smart and strong woman. For her subordinates to be so ruthless out of jealousy must have been tacitly approved by the mistress of the house, or even instigated.

Places that allow people to do small things are likely to cause big trouble.

"Prime Minister." Madam Meng cried out in a sad voice, but she was unable to utter "I was wrong".

Looking at her husband's angry back, Mrs. Meng felt her whole body go limp. She held onto the door frame and asked herself in a sad voice, "Did I really do something wrong?"

She looked up at the moon and felt the pain in her heart.