Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life

Chapter 1201 - 1190: Wealthy Merchant

Li Dezhen felt her heart bleeding from anger, secretly cursing, pretending what? With her daughter in trouble, how could the Princess Consort not be overjoyed! Maybe it was this beast in human clothing who made a move.

"Auntie, Lu’er will surely be blessed by the heavens, and nothing will happen to her. Don’t worry," Shi Xuan tried to comfort Li Dezhen, wanting to help her sit down.

Li Dezhen flung her hand away, glaring viciously at her: "We don’t need your fake kindness. My daughter will be fine. Don’t be complacent."

Shi Xuan’s face turned pale, appearing as if she had suffered a great grievance, but she held back, showing a look of not holding it against her.

Although she held back, the maids around her couldn’t stand it. Just as they were about to speak, Chen Gaoxuan hurriedly walked in with a worried expression.

"What’s all the noise," he said in a low voice, "How is the concubine? What’s happening inside?"

Shi Xuan quickly stepped forward: "I heard she suddenly felt stomach pain. The doctor has already gone in. Prince, you should go in too, maybe seeing you will reassure her a bit."

"Hmm." Chen Gaoxuan nodded, without even glancing at Li Dezhen, clearly having heard what she said to Shi Xuan earlier.

Li Dezhen, however, didn’t notice anything wrong. Seeing a dignified prince enter without any hesitation to comfort her daughter, she felt only happiness, convinced her daughter had firmly captured the prince’s heart. She looked at Shi Xuan smugly.

Shi Xuan ignored her, but a hint of sarcasm flashed in her downcast eyes, and she casually walked over to a flowerpot, sighing while looking at the plant that had shed many leaves.

Seeing Chen Gaoxuan entering, Ye Lu grabbed his hand with a grievance, speaking with a sob, "Prince, it hurts so much."

"It’s alright, I’m here. You’ll be fine," Chen Gaoxuan quickly reassured her.

But the feeling of heaviness in her abdomen remained, increasing Ye Lu’s anxiety: "Prince, is it possible that we won’t be able to keep our child?"

"No, I forbid you from saying such discouraging things. The doctor will surely save him."

Yet, the doctor suddenly kneeled: "Forgive me, Prince. I am useless. I’m afraid the concubine’s pregnancy..."

He didn’t finish his sentence, but Chen Gaoxuan’s face turned pale, then he looked anxiously at Ye Lu. Her face looked even worse, and she began to wail in pain.

"Prince, make a decision quickly. This pregnancy definitely can’t be saved. If we induce labor in time, perhaps the concubine’s harm can be minimized," the doctor said nervously.

Chen Gaoxuan looked at Ye Lu’s stomach, then at her suffering face, caught in a dilemma. Eventually, reason triumphed over attachment; perhaps the child’s fate was yet to come.

"Then let’s induce labor!"

"No!" Ye Lu screamed, "Prince, this is our child; he will surely be alright."

"I know you can’t bear it, but if we don’t terminate the pregnancy, it will also harm your health. Don’t worry, there will be more children in the future. I don’t want anything to happen to you," Chen Gaoxuan said, holding her hand.

Ye Lu felt unwilling, unable to let go of this child who had been in her womb for over six months. This morning, she could still feel his movements. How did it suddenly come to this? How could it happen?

Ye Lu couldn’t understand. She had been following scientific feeding practices, being cautious all the time, not using anything the Princess Consort sent, yet the pregnancy still couldn’t be maintained?

But the prince was right, her health was most important, and there would be more children in the future. Losing this one, the prince would only cherish her more.

"Prince, please leave. It’s too heavily tainted here; I’m afraid you’ll be affected," she said painfully.

"I’m not afraid, I’ll be here with you." Chen Gaoxuan remained motionless.

"But I’m afraid." Ye Lu forced a faint smile, "Prince, I must look terrible now, and I might look worse soon. I don’t want you to see me at my worst, so could you leave first?"

"Since you say so, then alright, I’ll wait outside for you. You must hold on," Chen Gaoxuan kissed her on the forehead, then walked out with a heavy heart.

"How is sister?" Shi Xuan hurriedly asked, approaching.

Chen Gaoxuan gently closed his eyes, then heaved a heavy sigh and shook his head: "The doctor said it’s unsalvageable."

"Unsavable? How can that be? My daughter was fine just now," Li Dezhen said excitedly, "That doctor must be a quack, he was surely coerced into saying this on purpose."

Seeing Chen Gaoxuan’s deep frown, Shi Xuan consoled, "Auntie, I know this is a huge blow to you, but Doctor Li is the best doctor in our household and one of the most trusted by the prince. He wouldn’t betray the prince."

"We don’t need your fake kindness. If something happens to my daughter and grandson, wouldn’t it be you who benefits the most? Maybe you orchestrated it," Li Dezhen pointed at Shi Xuan’s nose.

"How can you say this." Shi Xuan didn’t react, but her maid couldn’t hold back, "Who doesn’t know our Princess Consort is the kindest of all? How could she harm the concubine? Besides, where would our Princess Consort have the ability to bribe Doctor Li? Everyone knows that ever since the concubine became pregnant, she has been on guard against our Princess Consort. If Doctor Li really had a problem, wouldn’t the concubine have dealt with him by now with her current power?"

"Alright, Xing’er, stop talking," Shi Xuan wearily intervened, "The concubine’s incident left Auntie flustered, which is understandable. Why say so much? Prince, please don’t blame her, this maid is only looking out for me."

"Why would I blame her? I’ve always known your nature; I never doubted you," Chen Gaoxuan comforted her. He truly didn’t find Shi Xuan suspicious; firstly, because she had been his childhood sweetheart, always sensible and following the rules, never overstepping her boundaries; secondly, because Ye Lu genuinely had a high status in the household, taking precautions ever since pregnancy, and Shi Xuan couldn’t have had the opportunity to scheme.

Thus, looking at Shi Xuan, who refrained from arguing, and then at the unreasonable Li Dezhen, Chen Gaoxuan inexplicably grew irritated: "Alright, the doctor already said it was Lu’er’s physical condition, Mrs. Ye, why say such things?"

Being reprimanded by Chen Gaoxuan, Li Dezhen was momentarily stunned, then slightly annoyed. The son-in-law who had always been polite suddenly addressed her as Mrs. Ye and told her to stop making a fuss. What fuss was she making? She just wanted justice for her daughter, as the Princess Consort obviously wasn’t well-intentioned.

However, witnessing Chen Gaoxuan’s first outburst, she was somewhat intimidated, ultimately not retorting, only looking anxiously at the inner room, praying her daughter would not face any mishaps.

After some time, there was a piercing scream from inside, which then quieted down, as Doctor Li, drenched in sweat, came out to report.

"Reporting to the Prince and Princess Consort, the concubine is alright now."

"That’s good; Doctor Li, go rest," a flash of melancholy crossed Chen Gaoxuan’s eyes.

"Wait," Shi Xuan called out to him, "Doctor Li, check this plant before you leave."