in2ebook Chapter 154 Yu Moqi
Chapter 154 Yu Moqi
Lan Qingwu opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "Brother Heng... Lan Yan wrote a letter to Ruo Ruo a few days ago... Impossible, this is impossible, and she has always been in good health..."
"Weak! Giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman. Gao Lanyan gave birth prematurely and had a difficult labor. I sent the imperial physician, but she couldn't save her life. In the end, the imperial physician could only follow her last wish and save the life of the child in her womb."
Tears welled up in Lan Qingwu's eyes. How could she accept this fact? They still had so much to do. They had agreed to watch their children grow up together. Lanlan's child was still so young. How could she bear to leave like this?
Emperor Shenwu quickly reached out and embraced Lan Qingwu: "Wei Ruo, Jiang Qi's spirit collapsed all of a sudden, and now he is only concerned with grief. You can't let anything happen to you again. Don't forget that Gao Lanyan left behind two young children, one of whom is still in swaddling clothes."
Lan Qingwu shuddered: "Brother Heng, I want to go..."
Emperor Shenwu frowned slightly: "The noble should not offer sacrifices to the humble! Besides, you are pregnant now, weak, please don't make me worry about you."
Lan Qingwu was filled with grief. This palace sometimes felt like a prison, where he couldn't even express his sorrow or laughter. "Brother Heng, I want to send someone to look after those two children."
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements! Ruoruo, you've always been weak, and now you're less than two months pregnant, which is a dangerous period. After some time, I'll go with you, okay?"
Lan Qingwu nodded slightly. Now was indeed not the time for him to act willfully, but how could he let it go for the moment?
The Shenwu Emperor couldn't bear to see Lan Qingwu's tearful look. He said distressedly, "Ruoruo, Gao Lanyan's matter makes me even more worried. You must think more positively. If... I would be scared too! You finally came back to my side, I don't want anything else to happen!"
Lan Qingwu raised his slightly red eyes and said, "Brother Heng, did Ruoruo scare you? Ruoruo will be fine, don't worry so much!"
Emperor Shenwu sighed slightly: "Wei Ruo, I want to make you my concubine! I want you to stand by my side as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty! If a woman in the harem is not promoted during her pregnancy, it may cause unrest in the harem. After the child is born safely, I will obey Brother Heng in everything."
Emperor Shenwu also didn't want the harem's attention to be focused on Suowu Palace, so after thinking about it, he gave up.
Lan Qingwu returned to Suowu Palace and sat in the bedroom in silence for a long time.
Ruping and Ruhan looked at each other, and looked at Lan Qingwu with worry and helplessness.
After a moment, Lan Qingwu finally spoke, "Ruhan, leave the palace immediately and go find Lan Hao first. Ask him to send someone to check on the cousin of the Duke of Rong's mansion and... the Duke of Rong's wife! Then go and pay respects to the Crown Prince's wife on my behalf."
Ru Ping looked at Lan Qingwu in shock: "Master, are you suspicious of something?"
Lan Qingwu clenched his hands: "Lan Yan once wrote to me about Jiang Qi's cousin. If this cousin regards Jiang Qi as her only lifeline, who do you think is her biggest stumbling block?"
Ruhan opened her eyes wide: "It's... the Crown Prince's wife!"
Lan Qingwu's eyes flashed with sadness. "Jiang Qi only favors Lan Yan and doesn't have any concubines or maids. Lady Rong has long been dissatisfied. That's one thing. Also, Nie Wushuang once told me that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Lan Yan's pregnancy. How could she suddenly give birth prematurely and then suffer a difficult labor? If someone had ulterior motives, a woman giving birth would be the best opportunity! I hope... I'm overthinking it!"
Ruhan obeyed the order and left, leaving Ruping alone to guard Lan Qingwu.
Lan Qingwu began to feel a bit sick, unable to eat anything as she waited for Ruhan to return to the palace. Once upon a time, she had envied and blessed Gao Lanyan, envying her for meeting someone who treated her so sincerely. In the Dasheng Dynasty, such a thing was so rare! But what a irony it would be if this rare love brought Gao Lanyan catastrophic disaster!
Lan Qingwu thought of the Shenwu Emperor. They were both filled with concerns! Ever since she entered the palace, the Shenwu Emperor had never favored her alone. It wasn't because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't! Even so, she had still been the target of several backstabbings. The Shenwu Emperor must have been worried about this for a long time, afraid that he would be envied and plotted against by the six palaces, afraid that he would be hurt, which was why he acted like this...
Ru Han! She returned to Suo Wu Palace near dusk, her face slightly solemn as she bowed to Lan Qingwu. "Master, Lan Hao has already sent someone to investigate that cousin today. There's indeed something fishy about her. She's been buying blood-activating and stasis-removing herbs from a remote pharmacy for three months. Because the amount she buys each time is so small, no one's noticed."
Lan Qingwu closed his eyes gently, what a coincidence!
"Let Lan Hao investigate this matter thoroughly in the next few days and deliver the evidence to Jiang Qi. I want to see what he does!"
Ru Ping hesitated and said, "Master, if the Crown Prince is concerned about the wife of Duke Rong..."
Lan Qingwu's voice turned cold. "If it weren't for the wife of Duke Rong, how could Lan Yan have ended up like this? How could she have lost her life? How could she have left two little children without a mother? If Jiang Qi hesitates even a little, he will be unworthy of Lan Yan's sincerity towards him! When that happens, I will personally make his cousin pay with blood!"
Lanlan, these are the only two things I can do for you, the other thing is those two children.
"Lan Yan, don't worry, I will watch the two children grow up with my own eyes."
In the mansion of Duke Rong, Jiang Qi received a new blow in his grief. It turned out that all these things happened because of his mother, and because of the jealousy and resentment of another woman.
But why did his wife have to bear the consequences of all this? Why did he have to endure the pain? Why did his children have to lose their mother?
Lan Hao bowed and said, "Sir, the master has something else for me to pass on. Please pay attention to the safety of the two children!"
Jiang Qi jumped up and stumbled toward the door, shouting, "Someone! Someone! Bring the young lady and the young master over quickly."
A servant replied, "Sir, the two young masters are with the wife of Duke Rong, and my cousin is helping to look after them."
Jiang Qi strode towards the main courtyard with a gloomy face. Lan Hao took this opportunity to say goodbye and leave the Rongguo Mansion.
In the main courtyard, in the room of Tengzhu Courtyard, cousin Yu Moqi was holding a swaddled baby and patiently coaxing the baby to sleep.
Jiang Qi pushed the door open with a grim expression. Seeing the child in Yu Moqi's arms, he paused for a moment, then walked straight up to her, stretched out his hands and took the child in his arms.
Yu Moqi was caught off guard when Jiang Qi snatched the child away. She was stunned: "Cousin?"
Jiang Qi said directly: "Where is the young lady? Go and carry her out directly."
"Cousin, what are you doing?"
Jiang Qi looked at Yu Moqi coldly: "What are you doing? This prince is taking his own child back to take care of him, why are you asking me?"
After he and Gao Lanyan's daughter was brought out by the nanny, Jiang Qi finally felt a little relieved.