Chapter 1992
Not a Noble Consort 13
Princess Huaining gave birth to a child.
She had prepared her own people to guard her closely, but she still fell victim to a trick during childbirth and nearly died.
Fortunately, she had already found the female physician that Liu Qingya had given her in her previous life, and she had been by her side ever since.
With the help of the female physician, Princess Huaining gave birth to a son.
Although she experienced severe postpartum hemorrhage, it was eventually stopped.
Although her health has deteriorated and she will no longer be able to have children, she has survived and will need to take good care of herself in the future.
Princess Huaining had her men spread the word that she had suffered a difficult childbirth and was only two years old to live, and that her child had been trapped in the womb for too long and was too weak to live past ten years old.
Upon hearing this news, Nangong Fan remained silent for a moment before saying, "Let them be!"
The strategist said, "Your Highness, no matter what, you still need a healthy successor to stabilize the morale of the army."
Nangong Fan was unwilling to have children with other women, but not long after, he received the news that Duanmu Ying was pregnant.
Nangong Fan locked himself in his study for three whole days, and then had someone find a woman from a respectable family to marry into his household.
Nangong Fan's subordinates were overjoyed and eagerly sent their daughters, nieces, and grandnieces to the Prince's mansion.
Princess Huaining sneered when she learned of this. She sent someone to contact Dongfang Zeng and told him that something big was about to happen in the Southeast Region, urging the emperor to send troops there immediately.
After learning from his spies what Princess Huaining was going to do, Dongfang Zeng laughed heartily: "As expected of my sister!"
Dongfang Zeng sent another group of people to assist Princess Huaining, and then ordered the newly appointed General Linghu Kuan to lead troops to the Southeast Region.
Linghu Kuan was promoted by Dongfang Zeng after Duanmu Zhuo's death.
Linghu Kuan's ability to lead troops was actually stronger than Duanmu Zhuo's, but he was not as shrewd and capable as Duanmu Zhuo, which is why he was always suppressed by Duanmu Zhuo.
After Duanmu Zhuo's death, Dongfang Zeng wanted a capable general, so he promoted Linghu Kuan, hoping to make Linghu Kuan oppose Liu Huai.
Princess Huaining was very satisfied with the new men sent by Dongfang Zeng.
These people are all very capable!
She didn't know that these were all carefully cultivated by Liu Dong.
Nangong Fan has chosen one concubine and two maids.
The concubine was the right-hand woman of the former Southeast King, and her power in the Southeast Region was second only to Nangong Fan.
This subject plans to make his daughter the new Queen Consort of the Southeast, and later the Empress.
But the princess ran away to the southeastern region to marry Nangong Fan.
The subordinate had no choice but to make his daughter a concubine.
Unexpectedly, Nangong Fan was a love-struck fool who wanted to remain chaste for the sake of a woman far away in the capital.
If it weren't for the fact that all of the other sons of the King of the Southeast were dead, I really wouldn't want to acknowledge Nangong Fan as my master.
Fortunately, Nangong Fan finally came to his senses, and his subordinates immediately sent their daughter to the Prince's residence.
Nangong Fan's wedding to his concubine was even grander than his wedding to the princess, which Princess Huaining sneered at.
Let them be smug for a while.
The next day, Nangong Fan, looking grim, summoned his subordinates and their wives to the palace.
The two men saw their daughter's body.
Their daughter died from uncontrollable bleeding from her genitals.
It turned out that their daughter had been pregnant for more than a month. On their wedding night, Nangong Fan's movements were a bit too rough, which caused their daughter to miscarry.
As a result, the bleeding wouldn't stop, and he died.
The wives of the officials were furious that Nangong Fan had killed their daughter, while Nangong Fan was enraged that they had sent a slut to his bed.
If it weren't for the concubine's miscarriage, would the minister's family have wanted him to raise an illegitimate child and then let that illegitimate child inherit the Nangong family?
As a result, Nangong Fan became estranged from his subordinates. One night, a fire suddenly broke out at one of the subordinates' homes, and by the time the fire was extinguished, there were no survivors inside.
Those who were on good terms with his subordinates speculated that Nangong Fan might be behind it. They were terrified of Nangong Fan's ruthlessness, and a group of them gathered together to discuss how to deal with him.
The waiter served everyone drinks, and everyone picked up their glasses and drank.
An hour later, their servants noticed that their master had not yet left the private room and couldn't help but wonder: What important matter were they discussing? It had been more than an hour and they were still not done.
It was getting dark, and the restaurant was about to close.
The servants had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the door to find their master.
However, no one answered the door, and there was no sound from inside.
The servants sensed something was wrong and immediately broke down the door, only to find that everyone inside was dead.
Black bloodstains clung to the corners of everyone's mouths.
The southeastern region is in complete chaos. Many people believe that Nangong Fan is eliminating dissidents, and thoughts of fleeing or rebelling arise in their minds.
Nangong Fan was simply unable to quell this storm.
The families of the dead rebelled, and their combined power was considerable.
Nangong Fan's suppression of them resulted in significant damage to his own power.
Taking advantage of the situation, Linghu Kuan launched an attack into the southeastern region.
Nangong Fan wanted to use Princess Huaining as a hostage, but discovered that Princess Huaining had already left with their son.
Nangong Fan understood; all of this was Princess Huaining's doing.
He wanted to commit suicide but was stopped by Linghu Kuan. Young Master Liu said that Nangong Fan must be brought back to the capital alive.
Simply put, Liu Dong wanted to watch the show, to see how this love quadrangle would continue.
Upon hearing the news that Nangong Fan had been escorted to the capital, Duanmu Rou was so shocked that she went into premature labor.
After a day and a night, Duanmu Rou finally gave birth to her child.
The midwife and the palace maid screamed in terror when they saw the child.
Dongfang Zeng thought Duanmu Rou was in danger, so he rushed into the delivery room and saw the baby lying on the ground.
The child was covered in bruises, and a small head the size of a fist was growing next to his head.
This is clearly a monster!
Dongfang Zeng was also terrified; he couldn't believe that his child with the woman he loved would be a monster!
Dongfang Zeng still loved Duanmu Rou very much. He immediately ordered the child's body to be cremated and issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from mentioning the matter.
The midwife and all the palace servants in Duanmu Rou's palace were all killed by Dongfang Zeng.
He didn't tell Duanmu Rou that she had given birth to a monster; he only said that the child would die if it stayed in the womb for too long.
Duanmu Rou fell into a coma after giving birth and was unaware of the baby's condition, so she did not doubt Dongfang Zeng's words.
Dongfang Zeng sat in his study for a long time. The next day, he went to see the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager issued an edict to the Liu family, summoning Liu Qingya to the palace.
However, the palace servants did not find Liu Qingya at the Liu family residence. They were told that Liu Qingya had gone to Jiangnan for a trip and her return was not yet scheduled.
Why did the Empress Dowager summon Liu Qingya?
The Liu family knew perfectly well that Liu Qingya had no intention of entering the palace, so they made up this excuse.
They thought the Empress Dowager would give up, but instead, she issued an edict to bring Liu Qingyu into the palace.
Liu Qingyu couldn't find a reason to refuse, after all, she was the one who received the palace servants when they came to the Liu family.
Liu Qingyu could only enter the palace to see the Empress Dowager, and incidentally, she also met the Emperor.
The Emperor and Empress Dowager were both very satisfied with Liu Qingyu. (End of Chapter)