Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 98

With Fangcao's appearance, Ruyi couldn't continue asking, she cast a look at Shaoyao, and said, "Fangcao, let me let you go on vacation today, go back and have a good rest, and leave the matter to Shaoyao." Yes."

Shaoyao understood what Ruyi meant, and said with a smile, "That's right, Fangcao, go back and rest!"

She stretched out her hand to take the tray in Fang Cao's hand, but Fang Cao stepped back subconsciously, the action was so violent that the bowl on the tray fell to the ground.

Fangcao's face was pale, and she looked at the ground in a daze.

After a while, she suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "Damn it, servant girl."

Ruyi frowned, but still said slowly: "It's nothing, the soup in this bowl is cold anyway. Go back and rest! Let Shaoyao clean up here."

Fangcao stood up slowly from the ground with a stiff body, and took two steps with a blank expression, but she couldn't move anymore. Seeing Shaoyao put the soup cup on the table, she suddenly slammed and turned around. He knelt down facing Ruyi.

Shaoyao looked around strangely, but Ruyi noticed that Fangcao's gaze was on the soup pot in her hand.

"This soup..."

Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in her heart, and an idea popped up.

If it was on weekdays, Fangcao was determined not to do the act of grabbing the soup just now, is there something wrong with the soup?
However, Ruyi couldn't think of the reason why Fangcao would do something to Tang Shui, and she didn't think Fangcao would do so.She is not stupid, the reason why she dares to put Fangcao by her side and trust her like a peony is because Fangcao was given by Zhao Qingze and arranged by Zhao Qingze.

But how could Zhao Qingze harm his own child?
Ruyi felt that she was thinking too much, but Fangcao's performance made her think more.

When Fangcao heard her mention Tang, her bloodless lips turned as pale as her face, and she almost fell to the ground trembling.

She neither admitted nor denied, but this action clearly told Ruyi that she had a problem.

"Soup... how can there be a problem with soup?"

Shao Yao was a little unwilling to believe it, she picked up the soup with trembling fingers, and looked at Fang Cao.But as she wished, she saw the problem with Fangcao's current appearance.

"Fangcao, what did you put in the soup?" Shaoyao questioned, her eyes revealing the pain of being betrayed.

Fangcao still didn't say a word, until now, she couldn't say anything, she just felt very desolate in her heart, and I'm afraid that today she will be doomed.

But she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least the medicine didn't enter Ruyi's stomach.Thinking of how she felt when her hand touched Ruyi's belly just now, she still felt at ease, at least she didn't kill this little life.

"Who told you to do this? What was put in the soup, was it...poison or abortion pill?"

Ruyi can only think of these two, but she guesses more about the latter.

"Slaves deserve death."

Fangcao knocked her head heavily on the ground, but didn't answer Ruyi's question.

Ruyi didn't know what it was like in her heart, disappointment, sadness... mixed feelings, but in the end she insisted on asking: "Who told you to do it?"

Fangcao didn't answer out loud.

Ruyi, however, raised her voice and asked repeatedly: "Who told you to do it?"

Fangcao gritted her teeth, raised her head, but her eyes fell on the pillar beside her.Seeing her desperate gaze, Ruyi felt bad, and shouted at Shaoyao, "Stop her."

Fangcao suddenly smiled softly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servant will not seek death in the Madam's house. Please, Madam, deal with the servant!"

"you……"

Ruyi took a deep breath, for a while, she didn't know what to do, if she still had some sense, she should have someone tie her up, but suddenly, she couldn't bear it.

"Tell me, who told you to do it, I..."

Ruyi wanted to say let her go, but if she really let her go, she would not dare to keep Fangcao by her side in the future.

"Your Majesty, don't force the slaves, the slaves won't say anything."

"I forced you." Ruyi couldn't help but feel a little funny, she took the soup cup from Shaoyao's hand, threw it heavily on the ground, and said sharply: "You still say that I forced you to do such a thing against the master , you still have to blame me for forcing you."

"The slaves dare not."

Fangcao leaned over, looking very humble.

The atmosphere in the room was heavy and stagnant, and Ruyi couldn't help but shed tears, she wiped it with the back of her hand, and looked at Fangcao.

"I'll give you one last chance. If you don't say anything again, don't blame me for being merciless."

"Don't ask, I asked her to do it."

Suddenly, a voice came in from the outside, Zhao Qingze's figure appeared in the room, and what he said made Ruyi stunned for a moment.

Her lips trembled and she raised her head, looking at the expression on Zhao Qingze's face, she couldn't believe it.

Zhao Qingze was expressionless, looking very serious.

Ruyi doesn't want to believe it, but she can't help but believe it in her heart.

The only person who can instruct Fangcao to do such a thing is Zhao Qingze, and the person who can make Fangcao keep her mouth shut and not answer at this moment can only be him.

"Why?" It took Ruyi a long time to forcefully ask such a sentence, but her heart felt cold.

"What did you ask Fangcao to put in the soup? This is... how many times is this?"

Ruyi clenched her fists tightly, and tears fell uncontrollably.

Zhao Qingze looked away, not daring to meet Ruyi's eyes, he looked at Fangcao kneeling on the ground, and said, "Everyone go out."

Fangcao crawled up with limp legs, Shaoyao hesitated to speak, but in the end she still dared not disobey because of Zhao Qingze's authority.

Only Ruyi and Zhao Qingze were left in the room.

At this moment, Ruyi seemed to have collapsed, and said, "What did you ask Fangcao to put in my soup? Why did you do that?"

"You already guessed what the medicine is. I wanted to keep it from you..."

Zhao Qingze paused, but Ruyi suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Son, is there a problem with the child?"

Ruyi asked softly, other than that, she couldn't think of any reason why Zhao Qingze would not want their child.However, she really couldn't think of what could go wrong with the child.

"Ruyi, calm down and listen to me."

Zhao Qingze slowly walked to Ruyi's side, wanting to reach out to hold her hand, but Ruyi avoided it vigilantly and put his hands on his stomach.

Zhao Qingze didn't care about it, he just smiled wryly, and said, "This child is not our only child. In the future, we will have many children. Even if we don't have Aman, that's enough."

Ruyi raised her head with a hint of horror in her eyes.

"The imperial doctor said that your body is too weak, and you were pregnant with this child shortly after giving birth to Aman. In the future, the bigger the child, the harder it will be for you."

"I'm not afraid."

Ruyi clutched her stomach tightly and spoke out.

"You're not afraid, I'm afraid." Zhao Qingze closed his eyes, took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and said, "Do you understand what I mean, this child, your body is not capable of conceiving He, if you insist on giving birth to him, you are depleting your own body, even exchanging your own life for him."

"Ruyi, think about me, think about Aman, don't you want us for this child?"

"I……"

Ruyi suddenly realized that she was too painful to give an answer.She is really greedy, she wants everything, and she doesn't want to give up.

"I'm pregnant with him, I drink more tonic soup, maybe... maybe the result is not so bad!"

Ruyi avoided it, unwilling to look directly at this problem.

"Even if it's a risk, I don't want you to take it. I'll let you cook the medicine."

There was some order in Zhao Qingze's tone, but he also asked: "In the future, when you are healthy, we can have another child."

Ruyi didn't want to hear such words at all, she just sat there blankly and couldn't help crying, after a long time, she said softly: "Can you let me be quiet for a while?"

"It can't be delayed any longer. When the child gets bigger, he won't be able to fall."

Zhao Qingze did not allow Ruyi to hesitate.

"You go out, can you go out!"

Ruyi cried bitterly and stood up, pushed Zhao Qingze out of the room, drove out a bunch of people waiting outside, and closed the door.Pushing her back behind the door, she couldn't stand and slid down softly, her body curled up into a ball, her hands tightly hugging her stomach.

She understands all the reasons, and reason tells her that perhaps Zhao Qingze's choice is her best choice.But this is her child, a child who can already move, how does this make her do it.

No matter how many children there are, they are no longer this child. For this child, why should she deprive it of the right to live after it has come to this world.

No matter how selfish she is, no matter how greedy for life and fear of death, she can't do anything to sacrifice her own flesh and blood.

Across the door, she heard Aman's childish voice, and her heart suddenly began to ache.

She couldn't bear to bear the child in her womb, and she also couldn't bear to bear Aman. If she really died and left these two children behind, would she be able to bear it?

Zhao Qingze stood on the fence beside the corridor, looking at the scenery in the garden, without much emotion on his face.

Deng Xian came over from the other side, and when he got close, he knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your servant is ineffective, please be punished by the emperor."

He had already learned about the revelation from Fangcao, and he was already uneasy in his heart, knowing that he had made a big negligence.

Speaking of this matter, it should not have been handed over to Fangcao. Although Fangcao is also a trained person, she only taught her sincerity and nothing else. Let her prescribe medicine. Overestimated her abilities.

However, Deng Xian only considered that Fangcao was reused by Ruyi's side, and felt that if Fangcao did this, it might be harder for Ruyi to find out.

Zhao Qingze didn't say a word, didn't even look at him, walked to the door, hugged Aman, and began to knock on the door.

"Ruyi, open the door, Aman wants to see you."

There was no movement in the room, as if no one was there, but Zhao Qingze was still knocking persistently.

There was a confrontation between the inside and the outside of the door. After an unknown amount of time, the door finally creaked and opened a small crack. Zhao Qingze pushed the door in and closed it tightly again.

There were only three of them in the house.

Aman saw his mother and reached out to hug him. Since Ruyi became pregnant and stopped hugging him, every time Aman saw Ruyi, he would make this gesture.

Ruyi just smiled reluctantly, and stretched out her hand to pull Aman's outstretched little hand.

Her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had been crying for a long time.

Zhao Qingze didn't mention the matter of Cai just now, and put Aman on the bed, then reached out and touched Ruyi's face lightly.

Ruyi couldn't hold it back, tears fell down again and landed on Zhao Qingze's hands, he felt as if his hands had been scalded.

"Don't cry!"

Zhao Qingze held Ruyi in his arms, but Ruyi suddenly burst into tears as if she had been wronged.

After crying for a long time, when they separated, Aman who was lying on the bed had already fallen asleep.

Ruyi wiped her face with a handkerchief, walked to the side of the bed, and covered Aman with the quilt.

"Look, now you and I are three people, aren't we very happy?"

Ruyi nodded, and gently caressed Aman's small face with her fingers lovingly.

"Let's eat first, I'll let someone decoct the medicine."

Zhao Qingze patted Ruyi on the back twice and stood up.

Ruyi turned her head slowly, staring blankly at Zhao Qingze's leaving figure.

The food was quickly brought up, but she didn't have much appetite at this time, she just picked up the noodles, ate a few chopsticks, and then put it down.

Seeing this, Zhao Qingze couldn't help but sighed in his heart, picked up the chopsticks and picked up some pastries and side dishes for Ruyi.

"eat more."

Ruyi nodded, picked up the chopsticks again, and ate some side dishes with noodles, but didn't touch the pastry again.

Zhao Qingze also knew that it was impossible for her to have an appetite now, but seeing that she had also eaten some, he stopped pressing him. He nodded at Deng first, and soon, someone from the palace brought a bowl of medicine.

"It's not hot anymore, I'll feed you."

Zhao Qingze picked up the medicine, blew it lightly, scooped up a spoonful, and handed it to Ruyi's mouth.

Ruyi's hands clenched tightly, and she turned her face sideways, but she still didn't have the courage to open her mouth.

"Ruyi, didn't we agree?"

Zhao Qingze persuaded him softly, and he felt uncomfortable. Feeding this bowl of medicine into Ruyi's mouth with his own hands was tantamount to killing his own child.But he couldn't let Ruyi bear it alone.

"Shall we wait a little longer?"

Ruyi begged in a low voice.

Zhao Qingze hardened his heart: "No, it can't be delayed any longer."

He scooped up another spoonful and put it in Ruyi's mouth, "Drink it!"

Ruyi couldn't bear it anymore, she suddenly reached out and knocked out the bowl of medicine in Zhao Qingze's hand, and cried, "I won't drink it."

She even had the idea of ​​giving up on herself, if I don't drink, can you still force me to drink.

When the medicine bowl was overturned, the medicine juice dripped onto Zhao Qingze's clothes, and the bright yellow color was stained, but Zhao Qingze didn't care about it. He took a deep breath and ordered: "Go make another bowl. .”

"you……"

Ruyi stared blankly at Zhao Qingze.

This is probably the biggest difference between men and women. Obviously he is reluctant, but at critical moments, he is more rational, while Ruyi knows rationally that he should take medicine, but he can't pass the test in his heart.

The soup was cooked quickly and brought up again, but Ruyi suddenly grabbed Zhao Qingze's hand emotionally, and said, "Qingze, let's not drink the medicine, this is our child, I will be safe The child was born, the child is very good, we don't want him, okay?"

Zhao Qingze felt the outline of her bulging stomach, but took a deep breath, wanting to withdraw his hand.

He cannot soften his heart.

At this time, Ruyi's stomach suddenly moved.

Both Ruyi and Zhao Qingze looked over in surprise.

"The child moved..."

Ruyi was a little excited, she held Zhao Qingze's hand tightly, and said, "The child moved, the child must know that we don't want him, so he is protesting."

"Qingze, even if we have many children in the future, but... if this child doesn't want him now, he will never come back."

Ruyi sobbed, and the child in her stomach seemed to feel her emotions, and moved a few more lightly.

"Promise me, don't kill this child, okay! I will eat well, drink nourishing soup well, the child will be born safely, and I will be fine."

Zhao Qingze felt that he must have been fascinated by ghosts. At that time, he couldn't help but agreed.

As soon as he agreed, he regretted it.

But seeing Ruyi hugging his stomach in ecstasy, he couldn't say any regrets anymore.

His hand was still tightly held by Ruyi on her stomach, the stomach hadn't moved anymore, but he couldn't help pressing it gently, feeling the breath of the child in her belly.

Since that day, Ruyi seems to be fulfilling her promise. Every day, she works hard to drink all kinds of tonic soups that are delivered. When eating, she also tries her best to let herself eat more. Very obedient, except for making Ruyi feel tired, but there is no other reaction.

As time passed day by day, Zhao Qingze couldn't help looking at Ruyi's stomach nervously every day, but Ruyi always smiled and told him that she and the child were fine, and that the child died after five months. The balloon grew bigger, no longer the original bulge, but a small ball shape, which was very obvious on Ruyi's thin body.

The imperial doctor took the pulse, and didn't say anything else, just asked the dining room to send more tonic soup every day.

Zhao Qingze knew that Ruyi's situation was not as relaxed as she showed. Her arms and cheeks were obviously thinner, but her legs and feet were swollen, the swelling was very serious, and some small spots appeared on her face.

Zhao Qingze tried his best to spend more time with Ruyi every day, no longer just showing up at meal times and bedtime, sometimes accompanied Ruyi to read to her, and sometimes fed her soup and food himself.

Ruyi seemed to have an illusion, smiled and said to Zhao Qingze: "It seems to be back to the feeling when I was outside the palace, when I was pregnant with Aman for the first time."

Zhao Qingze forced a smile on his face. After entering the palace, although he didn't mean it, he did not focus on Ruyi and Aman anymore. Most of the time, he was busy with business.

He thought that he had done a good job in the past, he would eat with Ruyi, sleep next to Ruyi at night, and occasionally walk around the palace with Ruyi.

But he never thought about how Ruyi spent many times alone. When she was in the palace, she had no one else to talk to except Mrs. Cao and the people who served her, and she never She was worried that she would leave Zhaoyang Hall, and she was also afraid that he would be worried.

"From now on, I will be with you every day."

Zhao Qingze said in a gentle voice, but Ruyi smiled and reached out to touch her stomach, taking it as sweet words and not taking it seriously.

(End of this chapter)