Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 212 - Consort Jings Unstoppable Vomiting

Chapter 212: Chapter 212 Consort Jing’s Unstoppable Vomiting

Chapter 212 -212 Consort Jing’s Unstoppable Vomiting

She watched Prince Yu Yan leave with a large army, Murong Jiu stood on the city wall for a very long time.

“Miss, the wind is picking up, we should head back to the mansion,” Chun Tao said.

Chun Tao draped a cape over her shoulders.

Murong Jiu looked up at the sky, which was slightly overcast, and felt the chill as the wind blew past.

She couldn’t help but wonder how arduous their march would be.

The Xiongu took advantage of the situation because they knew that Great Yan had suffered from floods everywhere this summer, which decreased the harvests, and saw it as a god-given opportunity.

Little did they know, Murong Jiu had stockpiled food supplies in advance and had even traded food with overseas merchant convoys. Manager Chai mentioned that several merchant ships had crossed the seas loaded with food and were due to arrive at the coast soon.

Some overseas regions were fertile and rich in food, which could be traded for Great Yan’s valuable porcelain, tea, silk, and colored glaze products at low prices, making it a highly profitable trade for those sea merchants.

Although she didn’t need to worry about the army’s rations, swords were blind, and the march was tough; Murong Jiu couldn’t help but worry.

Upon returning to the Prince Mansion, her master came to her and earnestly advised her,

“Overthinking can greatly affect your fetus. If you do not want your child to be born weak and sickly, you should keep glooming every day. You’ve always been open-hearted and optimistic but became a different person after you went to Marquis Mansion. The Prince really treats you well, old man, and I’ve seen it every day. You were truly happy when you were together, but look now, as soon as he left, you became melancholic again. How could the Prince be at ease if he knew about this?”

Murong Jiu knew her changes couldn’t be hidden from her master.

Ever since she was little, she had been optimistic and cheerful, with her only insecurities stemming from her appearance, so that was why her master had risked going deep into the mountains to find rare herbs for her.

Her master knew her too well. When they first met in the Prince Mansion, he noticed something was amiss.

For her master, only half a year had passed, but for her, it was as though she had crossed the boundaries of life and death.

Her change was composed of hatred; for her, the Prince was actually her salvation.

But because of this, she became even more anxious and feared loss.

Especially when she learned that in her previous life, Yu Yan’s soul had been with her when she died, her love for him peaked.

But Prince Yu Yan was off to the battlefield soon after, and she feared repeating the tragedy of her past life, scared that he and her brothers might be harmed. This worry was hard to control.

She bowed her head, unsure of how to speak to her master.

Divine Doctor Zhai looked at her obedient demeanor and remembered her as a child, when a small puzzled girl would lower her head in silence, yet lifting her head would reveal a pair of round, pitiful eyes.

Now, she was Princess Consort Ling, a close relative of General Fu, and a ruler of a county, no longer that unloved little girl, but to Divine Doctor Zhai, she still seemed like that lonely little girl from before.

He sighed, and like in the old days, patted Murong Jiu’s head affectionately and said,

“Xiao Jiu, your master knows you have worries and understands the place the Prince holds in your heart. Alright, I won’t scold you anymore. The sorrow of parting is inevitable, but it will be over in a few days. Remember to take good care of yourself and the child you are carrying. You know that giving birth to twins is more perilous than a single birth, and you wouldn’t want the Prince and your brothers to worry, would you?”

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Murong Jiu nodded emphatically, “I understand, I have worried you, Master.”

After this conversation, Murong Jiu truly revived her spirits, finding things to occupy her every day, keeping busy so that the days went by faster.

Additionally, her third brother visited her daily; sometimes he took her out, making her days less lonely.

With Chang Chonghai by her side, it was not easy for anyone to approach her.

Due to her twin pregnancy, her legs became increasingly swollen, so she rarely left the Prince Mansion and mostly stayed within the mansion, exercising with Xiao Wen and Xiao Qin.

Xiao Wen had already laid a foundation, but still squatted for half an hour every day practicing horse stance, while Murong Jiu, unable to perform the stance, would do some health exercises with Xiao Qin, sometimes even including Lady Jing in the regimen.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and Jun Yuyan’s army had marched quickly and had already reached the Frontier Pass, joining forces with General Fu and his men.

In this half-month, the Frontier Pass had not lost any more towns, thanks to General Fu taking command of the troops. Using brilliant military tactics including the empty fort strategy, he not only successfully relocated the civilians but also set traps that killed many Xiongnu soldiers.

Two days before the battle, General Fu had ordered his men to reinforce the city walls overnight, and during the battle, he had his best troops secretly set fire to the enemy camp, giving the soldiers at the Frontier Pass a chance to breathe.

Later, General Fu continued to fortify the city, and the civilians also helped eagerly. The city was secure as Fort Knox, and two Xiongnu assaults were repelled in failure.

That’s how they held on until the arrival of Jun Yuyan’s reinforcements.

Just when the next attack would be, no one knew.

Murong Jiu was both anxious and somewhat looking forward to seeing the Xiongnu soldiers’ reactions to the “Fire-thunder.”

Over this half-month, Murong Jiu had received four pigeon-transmitted letters from Jun Yuyan. His words were full of longing, not concealing his love, and sometimes Murong Jiu would fall asleep holding his letters, able to dream sweet dreams.

Unexpectedly, that afternoon, the Emperor suddenly summoned her to the Imperial Palace.

“Princess Consort Ling, Consort Jing has eaten something bad and can’t stop vomiting. The Imperial Physician dares not make careless assumptions, Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace immediately!”

Unstoppable vomiting?

Murong Jiu’s first thought was, is she pregnant?

But then she remembered the Emperor’s insufficient kidney qi, making it extremely difficult for him to impregnate a woman. It should not be a pregnancy.

Moreover, seeing the anxious expression of the eunuch, Consort Jing likely was poisoned.

Consort Jing had recently been named Consort, and though it’s said that one’s standing improves with a son, only a few knew that the Emperor was only indulgent towards the Third Prince perfunctorily.

Now that something had happened to Consort Jing, the Emperor was extremely anxious, likely distrusting the Imperial Physician, which is why he had called her to the palace.

Resigned, she called Chun Tao to bring the medicine box.

As they approached the palace gate, Chang Chonghai said anxiously, “Princess Consort, I can’t follow you into the palace. You must be extremely careful in all matters there.”

They say the Imperial Palace is full of deceit and scheming, and he was truly worried, fearing some conspiracy awaited the Princess Consort within.

He expressed his concerns, and Murong Jiu reassured him, “Don’t worry, affairs inside the palace dare not be too overt, and besides, Hong Yi knows martial arts and can protect me.”

Hong Yi was a personal maid arranged by Jun Yuyan before he left, specifically for her protection.

Jun Yuyan, previously indifferent to the company of women, naturally had not trained any female hidden guards. Hong Yi was later found by Jun Yuyan for her. She was a fellow disciple of Yang Shan and Yang Chuan, orphaned from a young age, had once been helped by the Prince Mansion, and also had a younger brother.

After choosing her, Jun Yuyan had her well trained, and just before leaving the Capital City, he had placed Hong Yi by her side.

Hong Yi was taciturn, but her martial arts skills were indeed high, even Chang Chonghai had praised her on several occasions.

Upon hearing this, Chang Chonghai was still not reassured, because Hong Yi was just a maid; if something really happened in the palace, no matter how skilled she was in martial arts, how could she possibly escort the Princess Consort out of the Imperial Palace?