amaotonovel Chapter 203 Rescued
Chapter 203 Rescued
King Kang endured the pain and entered the west room. He looked around but couldn't tell where Lan Qingwu was hiding.
Ruping on the bed also stopped trembling. She calmly put on her clothes and got out of bed.
King Kang couldn't help but ask, "Where is the queen hiding?"
Ruping looked at King Kang with the corner of her eyes and did not say anything. She was wondering whether King Kang was reliable.
King Kang said angrily, "If I had any bad intentions, would I behave like this?"
Lan Qingwu's voice came from the roof: "Ruping!"
Ruping jumped up and carried Lan Qingwu down from a crack in the beam.
King Kang suddenly realized: "So that's it! This crack is so narrow, ordinary people won't find it, and they won't think that someone is hiding here." Of course, Lan Qingwu's body was thin, so he could hide in it!
Lan Qingwu's feet touched the ground, and her heart finally settled down, but her face looked really bad, extremely pale and bloodless.
Lan Qingwu bowed silently to Prince Kang. No matter what, it was Prince Kang who stopped the crazy Prince Shen this time.
King Kang didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. He waved his hands in panic, but couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to get closer to her.
Lan Qingwu said calmly: "Just stand there and don't move forward!"
Ruping also stepped forward to block King Kang.
Prince Kang was silent for a moment, then said, "The danger has not completely passed yet. I am afraid that Prince Shen will come back, and His Majesty... cannot protect you at this time!" I am the only one by your side now. Although you are in danger, Prince Kang feels a secret pleasure.
"Your Majesty will find me soon! Your Highness Prince Kang, you can wait and see!"
Prince Kang disagreed. Just as he was about to speak again, a commotion erupted from the farm gate. Ruping's heart raced again. Could it be that Prince Shen had returned so soon? She quickly supported Lan Qingwu.
King Kang's expression also darkened. "Hide quickly. I'll go and stop them first!"
Lan Qingwu watched King Kang walk out the door. Before the two could make a move, they heard King Kang's weak voice: "Greetings...Your Majesty!"
Ru Ping became excited: "Master, it's His Majesty!"
Lan Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that your marks were not in vain."
After she said this, her whole body softened, and her lower abdomen, which had been aching slightly, seemed to hurt even more.
Ru Ping was startled and exclaimed, "Master!"
The next moment, Emperor Shenwu pushed the door open and walked in. He rushed forward and embraced Lan Qingwu in his arms: "Ruoruo, what's wrong with you? You scared me to death!"
All of Lan Qingwu's discomfort seemed to be magnified: "I feel uncomfortable everywhere, Brother Heng, I just have a stomachache!"
Emperor Shenwu looked at the person in his arms and saw that there was no trace of blood on Lan Qingwu's snow-white face, and drops of cold sweat were coming out of his forehead.
Emperor Shenwu didn't delay any longer. He picked up Lan Qingwu and walked out! In the courtyard, Prince Kang was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed. He didn't dare to look up when he heard the noise. Only when the courtyard was quiet again did Prince Kang slowly raise his head and stare at the two people disappearing into the night.
Inside Suowu Palace, Nie Wushuang solemnly took Lan Qingwu's pulse, his brow furrowed so tightly that a fly could have been caught. After a moment, he withdrew his hand from the pulse and, looking at Lan Qingwu lying on the bed, almost sighed.
Nie Wushuang knelt down and turned to the Shenwu Emperor beside him, carefully saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is bleeding slightly and has cramps in her lower abdomen. This is due to a miscarriage. I will do my best to protect your pregnancy, but you must not leave the bed for the next three months to avoid disturbing the fetus again!"
Emperor Shenwu's expression grew increasingly grim. Thinking of Prince Shen, the Li family, and Empress Dowager Li, he unconsciously clenched his fists. He ordered Nie Wushuang to go and boil the medicine, but he couldn't help but gently hold Lan Qingwu's hand, pressing it to his forehead. "Ruoruo, you really scared me! Do you know how worried I was?"
Lan Qingwu said weakly, "I'm sorry, Brother Heng, it really happened suddenly."
Emperor Shenwu said distressedly: "Stop talking and have a good rest! I will always be with you!"
Lan Qingwu nodded and closed his eyes with relief.
On the second morning, numerous memorials impeaching the son of Duke Cheng'en suddenly appeared in the Golden Palace. Besides corruption, Li Shangqian had even forced an innocent family to death! Unlike his previous practice of withholding information or making any statement, Emperor Shenwu flew into a rage and ordered the Grand Court to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter of Duke Cheng'en's son.
Empress Dowager Li heard the news in the Cining Palace and slumped down in disbelief. She asked Li Wanying again, "Is this true? Did the Emperor really issue such an order?"
Li Meiren's face was covered with tears, fragile yet beautiful. "It's true! Empress Dowager! How dare I lie to you! I have been confined by His Majesty, and this time I disobeyed the imperial decree and secretly ran to the Cining Palace! Empress Dowager, you must save my brother!"
Empress Dowager Li was furious. "I knew he'd always held a grudge! I knew... Come! Go to Qianzheng Palace!"
At this time, a young eunuch hurried into the main hall of the Cining Palace and bowed to the ground: "Empress Dowager, I am Xiao Luzi from the Qianzheng Palace. Your Majesty asked me to give this to you."
Xiao Luzi presented a memorial with both hands. Nanny Li glanced at Empress Dowager Li secretly, then hurried forward to take the memorial and presented it to Empress Dowager Li.
Empress Dowager Li's expression was truly grim. She took the memorial, glanced at it for a few seconds, and then stood up suddenly. "How could this be? How could this be?"
Concubine Li suddenly felt something was wrong. She panicked and said, "Empress Dowager, what's wrong with you? What does this memorial say?"
"Nothing! Get down!"
Lady Li hesitated and said, "But..."
Empress Dowager Li angrily shouted, "Get out!"
Concubine Li shuddered all over, quickly got up and walked out of the hall.
Xiao Luzi raised his eyes and said softly: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
Finally, only Empress Dowager Li and Nanny Li were left in the palace. Empress Dowager Li sat down dejectedly: "Huai'er... actually did such a thing? What will the emperor do to him? Like he did to our neighbor, the Deer King? My Huai'er..."
Nanny Li lowered her head deeply, not daring to say even a word!
Empress Dowager Li muttered to herself again, "The Emperor is forcing me! Forcing me to choose between protecting the Li family or Huai'er. He...he truly is...an emperor!"
Nanny Li finally couldn't help but speak, "Empress Dowager, you can't think like that! His Highness the Prince's escape from his fiefdom without permission is already a heinous crime against heaven, and he committed crimes in Jiazhou City... How many lives have been lost! Your Majesty was helpless! As for the Li family of Duke Cheng'en, they secretly aided the Prince, how could Your Majesty tolerate this!"
Empress Dowager Li seemed to have lost all her strength. "But... the palms and backs of my hands are all made of flesh and blood! They are my flesh and blood, my dearest relatives! My dearest relatives!"
At the end of her speech, Empress Dowager Li became excited again and couldn't help but slap the table. Her palms soon turned red!