Chapter 564 - Chapter 564: Double Faint
Chapter 564: Double Faint
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was not a secret in the harem that Empress Qin was not in good health. Many years ago, Empress Qin gave birth to twins. Among them, the Prince died when he was born, leaving only a sickly Princess.
The Imperial Astronomer had once said that the Princess’s physique was weak, and the Empress had a domineering physique which counters the Princess’s. If the mother and daughter were to get close, both their lives would probably be in danger.
At that time, the Empress was in an unconscious state, so Emperor Minghua made the decision to send the Princess to another place to be raised.
To ensure the safety and respect of the Empress, as well as to maintain proper decorum, all relatives were instructed to use formal titles when addressing her. Therefore, the younger generations of the Duke Yong Manor household, whether they called her “aunt” or “auntie,” referred to her as “cousin aunt” or “cousin auntie” as a sign of respect and acknowledgement of their family ties.
After Empress Qin woke up, she learned that one of her two children had died at birth and the other had been sent to an unknown place by Emperor Minghua. The couple, who had a delicate relationship to begin with, completely fell out.
This commotion lasted for 14 years.
Emperor Minghua originally did not know about Qin Huai. He was the child who was originally reported to have died prematurely and had already been buried in the ground for two days and two nights.
It was Empress Qin who went crazy and dug up the grave. She carried him out of the small coffin and brought him to Duke Yong Manor overnight.
She wiped Little Qin Huai over and over again. The child’s face, which was originally green and purple, actually slowly shed such a terrifying skin color, revealing a faint paleness.
Empress Qin hugged him day and night and hummed tunes to him. She ignored everyone and washed his body with expensive medicinal herbs every day.
She even took advice from a traditional pharmacist. Every day, she would cut her wrist to take blood. She would collect a teacup of blood at a time to ignite the baby’s life blood.
Just like that, a month later, the child was miraculously saved by her.
Qin Huai was famous from the moment he was born. Qin Huai was a name she had chosen for him while she was still carrying him in her belly. She later added the word “You” to the child to protect him and bless him to grow up safely.
In this way, this child was raised like this.
As for the Princess who was sent away to be raised, Empress Qin had also sent someone to look for her. They had originally given her to the second wife of a family, but she only raised her until the age of five before the child was gone.
However, to the outside world, they found a child of about the same age and carefully raised her in the name of that Princess to deceive the people behind her.
Now, it was time for the “Princess” to return to the royal family.
Qin Huai’s identity became the new reason for the two’s argument.
Emperor Minghua had once summoned Qin Huai to the palace. Later on, when he heard that the Empress had removed him from the Imperial Examination, he knew that Empress Qin, who had never admitted defeat, wanted to let the child have his freedom.
However, Emperor Minghua had read Qin Huai’s article. It was sharp but not lacking in magnanimity. It was serious and warm. Back then, Qin Huai was only nine years old, but he already had such insight. With some nurturing in the future, he would definitely be a wise ruler.
Emperor Minghua had worked hard for his country all his life. How could he miss out on such a talent?
Moreover, he was the Empress’s child. He had all the qualifications to be the Crown Prince.
However, before the two of them could finish arguing, they received numerous good news about Qin Huai and the others, one after another. They had actually done many meritorious deeds on their travels around the country.
Emperor Minghua felt both gratified and proud.
It was not easy for him to wait until they returned. He only wanted to see his son properly and push him to the position of Crown Prince.
Unexpectedly, Empress Qin rejected him fiercely and said that she wanted to give him the status of a rich prince.
Before this commotion was over, Empress Qin fell sick and could not get out of bed for three months. The imperial physician even said that Empress Qin probably would not live past this year.
Only then did Emperor Minghua become anxious.
“Go and investigate who’s behind all this,” Emperor Minghua said to the guard. “There’s no need to keep this matter very secret. Tell me everything you find. If anyone dares to stop us, kill them without mercy!”
“Yes!”
He had been a benevolent ruler for too long. Some people had probably forgotten that he had also walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood back then. He had sacrificed his life to create peace in Great Chang.
If he couldn’t even protect his beloved wife, he would rather not have the title of a benevolent ruler!
After the guard left, Emperor Minghua found his trusted eunuch. “Have you found out who the little divine doctor 1 asked you to investigate is?”
After learning that Empress Qin was seriously ill, Emperor Minghua sent people to investigate the divine doctors everywhere. The divine doctor found in Hundred Flowers County was the most reliable.
It was said that she had saved the Young Master of the Murong Family who had already stepped into the gates of hell.
The Murong Family kept their mouths shut and did not reveal which little divine doctor it was. However, the news of the Murong Family’s Murong Run being poisoned with many poisons still leaked.
To be able to save such a person, it was definitely possible for her to treat the Empress.
“Your Majesty, according to our investigation, the young divine doctor left Hundred Flowers County very quickly and appeared in the vicinity of Yong Chang City to help prevent the spread of the plague. Then, she disappeared. 1 heard that there was also news in Wangbei County and have already sent someone to verify it. We should be able to find out at the end of the month.”
Emperor Minghua waved his hand. “Alright, update me on this as soon as possible.”
He was afraid that the Empress would not be able to wait.
After returning to the meeting hall to deal with the memos, Emperor Minghua was still uneasy. In the end, he could not help but call for an eunuch and get someone to send a letter to the prefecture capital.
He had to see if his son had returned. If he was back, he would bring him over to see the Empress.
If the Empress saw him, she might recover from her illness.
Even if she couldn’t recover immediately, she would still feel better. In the end, it was beneficial to her body.
“Concubine Jing’s hometown is also in Hundred Flowers County?” Emperor Minghua suddenly remembered that Concubine Jing was Grand Tutor Qiu’s daughter, and Grand Tutor Qiu’s other daughter was from the Murong Family. “Call Concubine Jing over to see me!”
While the Emperor was actively searching for the divine doctor, the “little divine doctor”, All Yu, was squatting in the goat pen. Her eyes were nervous, and her hands were clenched into fists as she stared ahead.
“All Yu, you’re a girl. You can look but you can’t touch!” Wang Liulang walked over from the courtyard. When he saw Wang Wulang squatting at the side, he slapped him on the back. “Fifth Brother, why are you involved too? What’s so good about an ewe giving birth?”
The Little Lamb couple had formed the fruit of love again. All Yu happened to make it back in time to witness it.
The little lambs born from the Little Lamb couple in front were also very smart and lively now. They were very clingy to their family and were very cold and even ferocious to outsiders. Everyone treated them like gatekeeper beasts.
“All, they’re giving birth!” Ah Yu did not care what they were talking about. Her eyes widened as she saw a little lamb born by the ewe.
Then, three new lambs were born. The three Little Lambs trembled and quickly stood up. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Ah Yu had obtained a new experience and could not wait to share it with Qin Huai.
“Big Brother All You, giving birth is so scary! 1 still remember Mother saying that giving birth is like passing through the gates of hell. If you’re not careful, you’ll lose your life. Therefore, all the mothers in the world are respectable.”
In the past, Qin Huai would definitely refute All Yu’s words and tell her that some parents were proper parents, while some did not care about their children’s future at all. However, seeing Ah Yu’s serious expression, he nodded.
Almost the moment he nodded, he suddenly felt his chest tighten, followed by dense pain.
“Big Brother All You, what’s wrong?” Before All Yu could finish speaking, she saw Qin Huai holding his chest. As she asked, Qin Huai had already fallen to the ground with a thud.
“Big Brother All You!” Ah Yu was frightened. Even if Chi Jia and the others were around, they could not catch him in time.
The moment Qin Huai fainted, Empress Qin, who was far away in the palace of Wanning City, suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood as she drank the medicine.
“Your Highness!” The bowl of medicine in Hua Hong’s hand fell to the ground. She couldn’t care less and hurriedly ran to Empress Qin.
At this moment, Empress Qin was breathing very lightly, exhaling more than inhaling.
[Kid, there’s a saving mission.. Hurry!]