Chapter 539: Absent-minded
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Lin Zhuyu fainted due to her overwhelming grief.
Imperial Physician Ruan was used to such a scene and could only sigh. After he stopped the bleeding, he asked the old woman to check if the fetus had been completely ejected. If the fetus had not been ejected, there was a risk of bleeding again.
Thankfully, the fetus was out, and Lin Zhuyu’s condition had also stabilized.
Fortunately, Lin Zhuyu was not too far into her pregnancy. Otherwise, this episode would be even more harmful to her body.
Imperial Physician Ruan wrote out a prescription for Lin Zhuyu to help her body recuperate. He then gave instructions that she must rest well for the next month. She must avoid excessive grief so as not to affect her recovery.
Jiang Yang motioned for the old woman to personally send Imperial Physician Ruan on his way out.
After the maidservants cleaned up for Lin Zhuyu, they excused themselves as well. There was only Jiang Yang and Lin Zhuyu left in the room.
Lin Zhuyu regained consciousness again. Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared at the ceiling of the bed canopy.
Jiang Yang held her hand and comforted her softly. “It’s all my fault. You didn’t want to have a child so soon, but I had to make you pregnant. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have suffered so much.
“Don’t take it to heart. We are still in our prime. We will have many children…” Jiang Yang was not good with words, so he kept saying those same few words of comfort.
Lin Zhuyu blinked and her eyes were filled with guilt. “How can I blame you for this? If I hadn’t been playful and wanted to go out, the child would have been fine. Her Imperial Highness had previously said that I was a reliable person. Now, it seems that I’m not reliable at all…”
“How are you not reliable? You were alone in the residence and felt bored and wanted to go out for a walk. What’s wrong with that? Don’t worry. Things will get better.”
Lm Zhuyu knew that as time passed, this grief would gradually fade away. However, she still found it terribly unbearable in her heart now.
That night, not only did the people in the Jiang Residence not sleep well, but even Bai Shuang could not eat or sleep well.
The sky was already dark. Today, it was not Imperial Physician Ruan’s turn to keep vigil in the palace, so she had no way of finding out Lin Zhuyu’s condition immediately.
In the past, when she served Su Ying with Lin Zhuyu, she would always argue with Lin Zhuyu on the surface. However, ever since they were exiled to the northern wilderness, the two of them had long established a deep sisterly relationship. Bai Shuang truly cared about Lin Zhuyu. Now that she knew that there was something wrong with Lin Zhuyu’s body, Bai Shuang could not help but feel concerned for her.
Bai Shuang, if your body is still not nimble enough, I will go and tell Her Imperial Highness to let you rest for one more day. It will not be too late to go and serve Her Imperial Highness when you are feeling better.”
Zhou Qing stayed in the same room as Bai Shuang. The night before, she noticed that Bai Shuang was a little absent-minded and thought that it was because she was feeling uncomfortable while having her period.
Bai Shuang’s body was no longer feeling unwell. Su Ying only had the two of them serving her by her side. If she didn’t go, Zhou Qing probably wouldn’t be able to cope alone. “I’m fine. I’ll be there in a while. You go get breakfast for Her Imperial Highness first.”
“Don’t try to act tough.”
Bai Shuang shook her head. “I’m really fine.”
Zhou Qing didn’t say anything else when she saw Bai Shuang was so insistent.
Bai Shuang thought for a while and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to go to the Imperial Academy of Medicine.
When she returned from the Imperial Academy of Medicine, Su Ying had just finished her breakfast. When she put down her teacup, she saw Bai Shuang standing there in a preoccupied manner.
Bai Shuang? Bai Shuang?” Su Ying subconsciously raised her voice, startling
Bai Shuang so much that she came back to her senses.
“Your Imperial Highness?” Bai Shuang realized that her mind had drifted off. Her knees gave way and she knelt down in front of Su Ying. “Your servant deserves to die.”
Su Ying took a milk jujube and popped it into her mouth. When she saw Bai Shuang’s expression, she knew that the girl had something on her mind. “What’s wrong? Tell me.”
Bai Shuang quickly raised her head to look at Su Ying, seemingly hesitating whether she should tell Su Ying.
“Bai Shuang, what are you deliberating?” Su Ying’s voice turned sharp. It scared Bai Shuang so much that her face turned pale.
“Your servant wouldn’t dare. Your servant is worried that the news may alarm Your Imperial Highness. It’s… it’s Lin Zhuyu. I just learned from Imperial Physician Ruan that she had a miscarriage by accident.”
“A miscarriage?” Su Ying sat up straight at once. “How did this happen?”
Bai Shuang could only tell Su Ying what she had learned from Imperial Physician Ruan.
She must be blaming herself badly now. Just now, I was hesitating whether to ask Your Imperial Highness for a day off to go out of the palace to visit her.”
Lin Zhuyu had a miscarriage due to her own carelessness. Based on her understanding of Lin Zhuyu’s personality, she must be dying to kill herself.
In the end, Su Ying was still worried. Thus, she told Zhou Qing to make preparations so that she could go and take a look at Lin Zhuyu herself.
Lin Zhuyu hadn’t eaten a single thing since her miscarriage yesterday.
Jiang Yang had also delegated his work today to others and stayed by Lin Zhuyu’s side the entire time. He was worried that she would take things too hard.
Jiang Yang blew on the porridge that had been reheated several times and brought a spoonful to her lips. “You should at least eat something. Otherwise, how are you going to recover?”
Lm Zhuyu really did not have any appetite. Not only did she not have an appetite, but she even felt a little nauseous when she saw food.
“Jiang Yang, it’s not that I don’t want to eat, but I feel uncomfortable. Just put it down first. Let me rest for a while…”
Jiang Yang sighed helplessly and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
“Master, Mistress, Her Imperial Highness the Empress has arrived.” A maidservant’s hurried voice rang out outside the door.
The two of them did not expect Su Ying to come over at this juncture. However, it made sense when they thought about it. After all, they managed to request ’ the Imperial Physician’s attendance, so it was only a matter of time before Su Ying found out.
Jiang Yang stood up and walked out of the door, but Su Ying had already entered the courtyard.
“Greetings, Your Imperial Highness.”
Su Ying stopped outside the door. “You may rise.”
“Yes, Your Imperial Highness.”
Su Ying strode into the room. Even after a night, the room was still filled with the strong smell of blood. Even the incense scent from the incense burner couldn’t suppress it.
“Open some windows, as long as the openings are not facing the bed. Let the room get some ventilation.”
The maidservant went forward upon hearing that and opened the window slightly. A natural breeze blew in and quickly changed the air in the room. Only then did the smell of blood fade slightly.
“Your Imperial Highness…” Lin Zhuyu’s voice rang out like a cat’s meow. Her weak voice sounded very sorrowful.
Su Ying frowned slightly as she walked over to the bed and sat down. If one were to say that when Lin Zhuyu first came back, she looked so thin that her essence seemed to have been sucked dry by demons, right now she was now so weak that she was almost transparent. This was an obvious sign of excessive blood loss.
Before Su Ying left the palace, she had specially checked with Imperial Physician Ruan about Lin Zhuyu’s condition. She knew that Lin Zhuyu had lost a lot of blood, but since Lin Zhuyu had already managed to pull through, there was no need for additional blood transfusion.
However, Su Ying was still worried and checked her pulse.
Her blood deficiency was too serious, but because she was very weak now, she could not eat too many tonics. Her body would not be able to handle the tonics.
“Your body is way too weak. For at least a month, don’t walk out of this room.
Just treat it as observing your confinement period.”
“Your Imperial Highness, it’s all my fault…”
“Why is it your fault? Who said that pregnant women had to be locked at home and not allowed to go anywhere? This was an accident. Don’t let your imagination run wild anymore..”