allonlinenovel Chapter 117: Li's Miscarriage in the 4th Master's Backyard
Chapter 117: Li's Miscarriage in the 4th Master's Backyard
Chapter 117: Li's Miscarriage in the Fourth Master's Backyard
The two people in the room looked at each other, and then Buerhe picked up the teacup and took a sip. This was someone else's family affair, and it had nothing to do with him, and it was not suitable for him to participate. Now he just needed to be a background player.
The fourth lady paused and raised her voice to let the maid come in to answer. Soon, a maid dressed very neatly came in. Buerhe knew at a glance that this was the maid next to the fourth lady. However, because this maid was not brought out often, Buerhe knew her but was not familiar with her.
After the head maid came in, she first bowed to Buerhe and the Fourth Lady, saying, "I will pay my respects to the Crown Princess and the Lady."
After Buerhe nodded at her and continued to look at the tea leaves in the cup, the Fourth Lady called out, "What's the matter? Why is Shi Gege here now? Didn't I already order them not to come here today and just stay in their own courtyard?"
The eldest maid hesitated when she saw this, not knowing whether she should speak directly. Buerhe said, "Fourth sister-in-law, I'm going to go see the two children."
The Fourth Lady did not say anything to stop him. She stood up and sent Buerhe to the next room. "Second sister-in-law, I will handle this matter first. I'll trouble you to keep an eye on Honghui for now. I'll be there soon."
Buerhe nodded: "Go and deal with it quickly. Every family has its own problems. I will tell the servants if there is anything I need to do. Don't worry about us. If there is anything you need help with, just ask directly."
The Fourth Lady knew what the Crown Princess was referring to and had ordered them not to come out. However, the princesses from the backyard would still appear in Lady Si's yard when entertaining guests. To put it mildly, this was breaking the rules, and to put it seriously, this was a contempt for Lady Si's authority.
This matter must be dealt with quickly. If the women in the backyard follow suit over time, it will be even more difficult to manage the inner house in the future.
The Fourth Lady returned to her room in a huff. The maid quickly told her everything exactly as it happened: "Master, Princess Shi came over crying just now. I saw scratch marks on her face, and now half her face is swollen."
The Fourth Lady had no time to get angry and quickly asked, "What happened? How did your face get hurt? Go and call the master and servant in."
Just as she finished giving the order, another large maid came in and anxiously called out to the Fourth Lady, "Oh no, Lady Li is bleeding. The court doctor said she's going to have a miscarriage, but she probably won't survive."
The Fourth Lady heard the sound of "Teng" and stood up: "Why don't you go and call the imperial physician?"
The head maid should then quickly tell the eunuchs in the front yard and have them go to the palace to ask the imperial physician to come back.
The Fourth Lady no longer cared about Shi's swollen face, and hurriedly went to Li Gege's courtyard with the maid and the nanny.
At this time, Li Gege's courtyard was in chaos. Not only were the maids and servants running around like headless flies, but Li Gege's heart-wrenching cries could also be heard from the house.
Before the Fourth Lady even entered the bedroom, the court physician emerged with a medicine box. Seeing the Fourth Lady, he knelt down and pleaded, "Please forgive me, Madam. I have tried my best, but the child in Master Li's womb is gone."
When she heard the crying just now, the Fourth Lady was actually mentally prepared, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. It was only a quarter of an hour from the time she received the notice to now, and a child was gone.
The Fourth Lady now didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Although she was unhappy that her concubine in the backyard was pregnant, it would also damage her reputation to have an abortion for no reason. The key point was that she was obviously suffering from an unprovoked disaster, and this matter had nothing to do with her.
The Fourth Lady waved her hand and said, "Doctor, please get up and tell me what happened today. Why did Princess Li suddenly have a miscarriage?"
The palace physician also knew the most direct reason why the Fourth Lady was asking. In fact, when he had taken Master Li's pulse before, he knew that Master Li's baby was very weak, and if he was carefully cared for, he could still be born.
However, after birth, the child will have to take medicine for a long time. If they are lucky, the child can be raised to adulthood. However, this is not a natural miscarriage. It is obviously caused by external factors. In addition, Master Li was frightened, so she could not be saved.
Thinking of this, the palace doctor said directly: "Replying to the Lady, Master Li must have been affected by external forces today, and the uterine contractions caused by fear finally caused the fetus to be miscarried."
The Fourth Lady had not expected this to be the reason. Although Mrs. Li was usually quite capable, she had cherished her belly since she was found to be pregnant. For this reason, she had specifically told the Fourth Master to stay in bed and rest. How could she be frightened by external forces?
Seeing that she could not get any information from the court doctor, the Fourth Lady called Li Gege's maid to come and answer. As soon as the maid saw the Fourth Lady, she knelt on the ground and sobbed, complaining about her master's miserable life.
Seeing her like this, the Fourth Lady winked at the nanny beside her, who stepped out and scolded her, "Why are you crying? Lady Fujin is here, but you're not answering properly. How can you expect Lady Fujin to make a decision for your master if you don't tell me the specific reason?"
The maidservant quickly stopped crying after hearing this and sobbed to explain: "My master got up a little late this morning, so she asked me to go to the kitchen to get a bowl of wontons for breakfast. But not long after I brought it back, Shi Gege came to the door and blamed me for taking Shi Gege's wontons. She wanted to take me over and slap me in the face.
The master was unwilling on the spot and didn't even eat the wontons. She started arguing with Shi Gege. I don't know what they said was wrong, but the master grabbed Shi Gege's face. Shi Gege pushed the master to the ground and knocked over the stone table in their yard.
My master felt something was wrong at the time, but Shi Gege had already run away. Later, I saw that my master had seen blood, so I quickly called the palace doctor. Who knew that just now... Wuwuwu, Fu Jin, you must do something for our master!
The Fourth Lady had not expected the nature of the matter to be so bad. Thinking of Shi who had just asked to see her in the main courtyard, it seemed that she had refused and then ran to her courtyard. Now she thought that she must have wanted to be the first to complain.
The Fourth Lady glanced at the nanny beside her and asked her to bring Shi over. Then she continued to ask the head maid in front of her, "Who can prove this? Are you three the only ones there?"
The maidservant said: "To answer the wife, this happened in this courtyard. At that time, the only people in the whole courtyard besides the servants were Princess Shi and her maidservant."
Hearing the maid say this, the Fourth Lady knew what was going on. She had to trick her next. Otherwise, in this kind of situation, each side had its own reasons. The key was evidence.
She walked into the room and stood in front of Li Gege, comforting her softly: "Sister Li, don't be sad anymore. This wife has already known about this matter. Don't worry, this wife will make the decision for you."
When Li heard the Fourth Lady's voice, she couldn't help but sob again. This was her second child, and she still couldn't keep it. The previous one was related to that bitch Shi, and this time she had a miscarriage because of her. She, Li, would never reconcile with Shi for the rest of her life.
The Fourth Lady felt uncomfortable listening to Li's constant crying. Just then, the medicine prescribed by the court physician arrived. After seeing Li fall asleep soon after drinking the medicine, the Fourth Lady sighed and went to the next room.
Shi was carried here by two maids. She was pregnant and didn't want to come over. The servants couldn't do anything to her. In the end, the two maids took action and each of them pulled Shi's arm and dragged her away. There were also maids protecting her beside her.
Shi, a daughter of a noble family, was no match for the maids. She was dragged and taken to Li's courtyard by two maids. The Fourth Lady was already getting impatient. The people sent to look for Shi had been gone for so long, but why hadn't anyone come back to answer them?
Just when her patience was about to run out, Shi's voice finally came from the gate of the courtyard: "Let me go, you are so insolent! Let me go quickly! I am pregnant with my son. If you hurt the young prince, you will lose your lives."
The Fourth Lady could no longer hold back and strode to the door: "Shi, you are so insolent! What are you yelling about here? Where are your manners?"
Seeing that the concubine had spoken, Shi finally stopped yelling and went into the house obediently. She was then held down by two maids and made to kneel in front of the fourth concubine.
The Fourth Lady: "Tell me, was it you who pushed Li to the ground?"
Shi: "Fu Jin is being wronged. I am the victim. Look at my face, it was scratched by Li Gege. Can it ever recover? I was in pain and was waving my hands around. I don't know if I hit Li Gege. I just covered my face and went to the main courtyard to ask Fu Jin for help. As for whether Li Gege fell, I really don't know."
At this moment, Li Gege's maid rushed in: "You are lying, it was clearly you who pushed our master down, and you were laughing at that time, how can you not admit it?"
Shi: "Fujin, please make the decision for me. Look, a little maid is here to accuse the master of wrongdoing. I really didn't do it. If you don't believe me, you can ask my maid. My maid was there at the time."
A maidservant came out from beside Shi and knelt on the ground. The Fourth Lady asked, "Tell me what happened at that time?"
The maidservant said: "Yes, Madam, our master ordered wontons this morning and asked me to get them back. But when I got to the kitchen, I was told that they had been taken away by Li Gege. Li Gege has been doing this kind of thing recently. Our master's meals have been intercepted by Li Gege many times. Today, the master was so angry that he ran to Li Gege to argue. As a result, Li Gege came up and scratched the master's face. The master squatted on the ground and cried in pain.
Finally, unable to bear this grievance any longer, he took his servants to the main courtyard to ask Fu Jin to make the decision. Fu Jin, our master really didn’t push Li Gege.
Each side held their own view, and the key point was that neither side had more evidence. The matter was at a standstill. At this time, the imperial physician came over. The Fourth Lady asked someone to help Shi up and took the imperial physician to check Li's pulse.
Imperial Physician: "Master Li needs to rest more recently. This miscarriage was very traumatic. I will prescribe medicine for you right away."
Li's maid quickly asked, "Excuse me, Imperial Physician, if our mistress wants to get pregnant again, how long does she have to wait?"
The imperial physician stroked his beard and said, "Master Li's condition will require at least two years of recuperation. Only when she is fully recovered will she be able to conceive."
The maidservant wept silently after hearing this. Two years had passed, and her master's favor had already begun to fade. Who knew what the situation would be like in two years? Even if she recovered by then, she wouldn't be able to conceive without her favor. She hated Lady Shi for insisting on causing trouble for her master and even pushing her down. She still refused to admit it, and they had no evidence, so they couldn't do anything to her for the time being.
After having the imperial physician sent away, the Fourth Lady instructed the head maid, "Serve your mistress well. As for the fact that she won't be pregnant for two years, don't tell her for now. Once she wakes up, be patient and try to persuade her. I will tell you later, and when the time comes, we will give Li Gege an explanation as to who is the culprit."
The eldest maid knelt on the ground crying: "Thank you, Madam, I will take good care of you."
The Fourth Lady sighed and returned to the front. She said to Shi, who was standing in the front hall, "I haven't investigated the matter yet, so I won't punish you for now. But you must return to your courtyard immediately and not come out without my permission. I will investigate this matter, and when the time comes, I will let the Fourth Master decide who is right and who is wrong."
Shi opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but then closed it. The Fourth Lady didn't care about that and quickly returned to the main courtyard with the servants.
The Fourth Lady was really angry now. It was supposed to be Honghui's good day, but the two women in the backyard made him lose his mood.