Chapter 1227: Chapter 1233: Miscarriage (3)
“Zili… Zili… I am in so much pain… Where are our children… Are they still here… still here?”
Upon hearing these words, Mo Zili’s heart ached. Although he did not desire this child, the child was still his bone and flesh; how could he not feel pain?
“Zili, speak to , our child… is he all right? Tell ,” Du Wanqing asked tremulously, her pupils filled with a mist of tears, gazing at Mo Zili with woefulness, fragile as a porcelain doll that might shatter at any mont.
Mo Zili coughed and, holding Du Wanqing’s hand, spoke in a deep voice, “Wanqing, the child… is gone. But you are still young; we will have more!”
“No—my child—”
Before Mo Zili could finish, Du Wanqing began to scream uncontrollably, covering her scab-covered cheeks and weeping bitterly. Torrents of tears flowed through her slender fingers, quickly soaking her sleeves.
“My child… my poor child…”
Her plaintive cries of grief and accusation caused the heart that Xiang Yun had softened in Mo Zili to harden once again. Yet, he did not have the heart to chastise Xiang Yun and rely asked, “Was it because you drank liquor and lost control of your emotions for a mont that this happened?”
He had already detected the scent of liquor on Xiang Yun’s body and knew of her clear-cut nature in loving and hating. He suspected that it was because she had drunk too much and, provoked by Du Wanqing, acted impulsively and hard soone in an uncontrolled fit.
If she admitted her error frankly, perhaps he could forgive her. After all, it was Du Wanqing who had insisted on coming at the mont Xiang Yun retuned. Hadn’t Xiang Yun told her not to co here last night? She not only disobeyed, but also chose precisely the ti of Xiang Yun’s return to visit, inviting trouble upon herself!
However, if she did sothing wrong and still refused to acknowledge it, it would suggest that it was not out of impulse but deliberate intent. If that were the case, her heart would be too malicious, unable to tolerate even an infant, and not just any child, but his child. Regardless of respecting the monk, she should at least respect the Buddha!
Seeing Du Wanqing’s heart-wrenching sobs and hearing Mo Zili continually ascribe bla to her, Xiang Yun knew that no matter how she defended herself, he would never believe her. Unsure whether she felt disappointnt or resignation to her expected dilemma, she cald down after the emotional upheaval. Although she was aware he would not believe her, she still spoke with a sincere and even tone, “I didn’t push her. She fell inexplicably. Perhaps she ant to bla her pregnancy complications on .”
No sooner had she finished when Du Wanqing’s crying abruptly ceased. She weakly propped herself up, pointed at Xiang Yun, and through tears and sobs, said, “Young Madam, with such red-mouthed and white-teethed speech, how can you utter such insincere words? It was you who pushed , witnessed by all. It’s one thing for you to deny it, but how can you accuse of using my child’s life to harm you? You are too cruel!”
With that, she touched her stomach, crying as if her heart were breaking.
“…My poor child, your mother is powerless… Unable to protect you, you never had the chance to open your eyes to see this world, yet you were hard by others. Now I must bear the cri of harming you. I might as well join you…”
Amidst the commotion, a servant girl from outside reported that the Imperial Physician had arrived.
Duke Li Guo, a venerable elder in the imperial court and The Emperor’s maternal grandfather, held a distinguished status in the court. Therefore, Imperial Physicians were always rotating on duty in his ho, which was why the Imperial Physician arrived promptly.
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