"Your Highness! The favored concubine brought this upon herself, don’t take it to heart."
Nanny Xiao looked at Empress Dowager Xiao’s suddenly aged face, feeling extrely distressed.
"Ah, one shouldn’t take the wrong path. One should stay true to their role. If it isn’t ant for you, then it isn’t yours. Destiny, as decreed by the heavens, cannot be changed. The favored concubine dread of becoming Empress, but in the end, her greed ruined her."
"Indeed! The favored concubine was ruined by her greed, even using a child. If that snake had truly bitten our Emperor back then, with the baby’s weak immunity, there’s no way he could have survived.
At that ti, there would only be Princess Lianchun by the Emperor’s side, and she would have been the pri suspect.
Such a vicious heart!"
The Empress Dowager massaged her temples, unwilling to tell the Emperor because it was he who put the favored concubine to death. The late Emperor personally handed the poisoned wine to the favored concubine, watching her drink it without flinching.
"When even your own child can beco your pawn, I can no longer tolerate you."
This was the last thing the late Emperor said when he sentenced the favored concubine!
Nanny Xiao saw the Empress Dowager constantly massaging her temples, and hurriedly approached to assist, knowing she was weary.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, with palace servants chattering, but it was unclear what they were clamoring about.
"What’s all the noise about outside?"
The Empress Dowager, unable to endure the racket, sharply questioned.
A young palace maid rushed in, cheerfully reporting.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Great news, the Great Phoenix has returned, she has flown back."
"What did you say?"
The Empress Dowager abruptly rose from the phoenix chair, her face full of surprise and delight.
At this mont, her head no longer ached, her heart wasn’t heavy, all traces of worry vanished from her face.
"The Great Phoenix has returned, Your Majesty should go and see her!"
"Where has the Great Phoenix been for all these days?
Pan’Er?
Hasn’t she returned to the capital?
Quick, call her back and have her find out where the Great Phoenix has been?"
The Empress Dowager and a group of palace attendants stood before the Great Phoenix, watching it stand atop the rockery, proudly raising its head and basking in the admiration of these mortals.
The Empress Dowager felt joy at the sight of the Great Phoenix.
Madam Ji and Wang Dongxue slowly approached, paying their respects to the Empress Dowager, who hastily supported Wang Dongxue with a gentle hand, "With twins, you are excused from the formalities."
Wang Dongxue smiled softly in gratitude, then looked towards the Great Phoenix.
"Great Phoenix! You’re back. What about Suisui? Did you go to find Suisui?"
No one had inford the Empress Dowager and others about the deeds of the Great Phoenix in Yunhang upon returning to the capital.
Seeing the Great Phoenix return, everyone was extrely curious, wanting to know where it had gone.
Upon hearing Suisui’s na, the Great Phoenix lowered its high head, blinking and glancing at Wang Dongxue’s round belly.
Its small head leaned towards her stomach.
The child in this belly...
Master!
If you don’t return soon, I fear this child in the womb might not be saved!
The Great Phoenix’s gesture took everyone present by surprise.
"Look! The Great Phoenix is reaching its head towards the lady’s belly!"
Soone exclaid in delight.
Instantly, all eyes were on Wang Dongxue.
The Empress Dowager was overwheld with joy, quickly saying,
"This child in the lady’s womb must be extraordinary indeed! Surely two blessed little ones!"
It was a known fact to those familiar with Wang Dongxue that she was expecting twins!
"Thank you for your blessing, Your Majesty. I don’t wish for them to be extraordinarily capable, just that they may grow up safely and happily, and live securely at ease!"
As Wang Dongxue said this, her face radiated happiness, wearing a faint, sweet smile.
Everyone was sowhat entranced by seeing her like this.
It was the first ti since knowing Mrs. Ji that they heard her speak such an extended sentence with the Empress Dowager.
It was at this mont people realized that, facing the exalted Empress Dowager, the lady of the Ji family was always neither humble nor overbearing!
The Empress Dowager, smiling with squinty eyes, reached out to touch Wang Dongxue’s belly, feeling the fetal movent, joyfully saying, "Oh my! It moved, moved, it feels like a little fist just punched !"
Wang Dongxue also felt it.
She winced and said to the Empress Dowager, "It feels like a little foot! Lately, I don’t know if the two of them are fighting in my belly, but I feel an intense fetal movent!"
Wang Dongxue’s words were casually spoken, but those listening took it seriously. Madam Ji frowned quickly, asking, "You’ve never ntioned the intense fetal movent before?"
The Empress Dowager sensed Madam Ji’s concern and quickly said, "Go! Summon all the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial dical Bureau!"
Then instructed the palace maids, "Quickly help the lady into the hall!"
The Empress Dowager and Madam Ji, both having borne children, knew that frequent fetal movent wasn’t usually a good sign, especially with her being pregnant with twins. While a five or six-month-old fetus should be active, excessively frequent movents could be worriso.
Madam Ji, having given birth to seven or eight children herself, was quite experienced. Even though she hadn’t carried twins before, she still felt concerned.
While they were inford that Xie Pan’Er had arrived, the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial dical Bureau also arrived.
Seeing Wang Dongxue seated on the soft couch with the tense expressions of the Empress Dowager and Madam Ji, Xie Pan’Er felt a jolt in her heart!
Seeing the Imperial Physicians filing in, her head buzzed with concern.
"Nanny Xiao! What’s happening?
Is sothing wrong with the lady?"
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