Sweat dazzled his eyes, and after Chu Yu vomited up the medicine that had been forcefully poured into his mouth for the third time, there was a fishy taste in his throat, and he coughed in a low voice, and a little bit of blood splashed on the fine silk pillowcase. The hands and feet of the imperial doctor at the side were cold, if something happened to Chu Yu, he might be tortured to death by himself.
Chu Yu seemed to have made up her mind that she would rather destroy herself than die at the hands of others for no apparent reason. She would spit out all the medicine that was poured in, trying not to allow anyone to touch her belly, her slender legs curled up sideways In a ball, the painful sobs became more and more suppressed and weak, the long eyebrows that were twisted tightly were covered by the quilt, and the red silk curtain wrapped around the wrist showed a shocking paleness.
Qin Zheng wiped off the sweat from Chu Yu's face over and over again, and begged in a hoarse voice: "Qingci, you hate me or hate me, but don't be so angry, just think about it for the child in your belly... Qingci, let me beg you, will you listen to the imperial doctor? Qingci... "
The wet hair was like a fine cobweb, climbing on Chu Yu's body, the thin inner garment rolled loosely, and the sleeves slipped down the arms, only the long hair covered the body, and the black hair wrapped around the neck, falling between the lips and teeth , Chu Yu's breathing was as heavy as a dilapidated bellows, and every time he pulled it hard, it burned out the flames and scattered half a handful of fly ash. Shadowed by the sweat mist, Chu Yu pressed the top of his abdomen, coughed a few times, unable to speak.
The child in the womb is like a newborn seedling. The insignificant and thin body pushes away the hard sand, the bones blocking the way, and the intertwined flesh and blood. Final struggle.
Chu Yu couldn't close his legs anymore, blood and amniotic fluid kept gushing out, and with a burst of severe contractions, he suddenly lifted his upper body, and his thin spine stretched out a beautiful and sharp arc. The blood gushing intensified, the small top of the fetus' head was exposed, and a bunch of soft fetal hair protruded out into a small bag.
"Uh huh..." Chu Yu snorted, didn't bring it up in one breath, and passed out.
"Qingci!" A string in Qin Zheng's heart was almost broken, and he hugged Chu Yu with trembling hands, fearing that he would never wake up again if he closed his eyes.
The fake imperial doctor broke out in a cold sweat, and quietly stroked Chu Yu's lower abdomen, which was evidently falling. He knew how to do this very well, as long as he moved his hands and feet a little, no matter how pity the heavens, he would not be able to avoid the end of one dead body and two lives . But the person lying on the bed is not an ordinary person. This is a direct branch of the Jingguo family, the younger brother of the Crown Princess, an important minister in the court, and a trusted confidant of His Majesty...
Collecting people's money, buying people's lives, this kind of thing is too common in Gaomen's house, and no one in their line of work has a few lives on their hands. The fake imperial doctor was a little complicated, looking at the dying Chu Yu, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. What about these people, no matter how glamorous they are on the outside? The power of the sky, the appearance of the city, did not die on this bloody bed.
The inch-long silver needle pressed against the lower abdomen and pierced the stretched thin skin. The fetus suffered from pain and naturally refused to move forward. It only wanted to hide in the soft belly of the biological father and seek instinctive protection.
Chu Yu woke up in pain, her fingertips twisted the mattress under her body, how could her body withstand all kinds of tortures, her intermittent moans were hoarse and out of tune, her fetal hair gradually disappeared, and her uterine contractions became so tight There is no gap, the pain in the lower body is so painful that one can't wait to die. After holding back for about three breaths, Chu Yu finally collapsed, pressing his hands on his stomach like crazy, screaming hysterically, the pain was unspeakable.
For a moment, the servants in the house were in a state of panic, the silver basin was overturned, the bloody water splashed down and drenched the Huayue brocade blanket embroidered with peonies, the embroidered pier carved out of huanghuali wood was kicked down, and the red silk curtain was torn down. The second half was trampled underfoot.
All of a sudden, a sword cry and howl shook the chaos in the room, and Qin Zheng pulled the sword out of its sheath with bloodshot eyes.
Everyone who was pregnant with ghosts in the middle of the house was shocked.
"This Marquis wants to live without resignation." Qin Zheng was trembling all over, but the hand holding the sword remained motionless. His hoarse throat seemed unable to bear the weight of a sentence, but every word that was squeezed out between his teeth brought out Somewhat viciously, the sword pointed at everyone: "If he is dead, no one will even think of stepping out of the door of the Hou Mansion today."
The hand holding the silver needle covered in the cuff couldn't help shaking, the fake imperial doctor sweated in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and quietly put away the silver needle. No matter how much money there is, life doesn't matter. He took money from others, but Zhenbeihou wanted people's lives.
Chu Yu opened his eyes slightly, his pupils were a little dilated, and his eyes looked a little gray, as if all the light couldn't shine into his eyes. A pair of thin hands curled up, only occasionally twitched slightly, he was already unable to cry out the pain, his pale and chapped lips were slightly pursed, lifeless. The protruding belly fell into a small ball in the lower abdomen, looking pitiful.
The decoction was poured into Chu Yu's mouth one after another as if he didn't want money, and when he didn't have the strength to resist, he forcefully let out a sigh of relief. It's getting late, and this long torture is still far away from being released...
The sky was gloomy, and the twilight light was blown out by the wind.
Xiyuan Nuange.
The rabbit fur cloak on Zhen'er was blown up by the wind, she raised her head, her eyes were red, she bit her lower lip, and said harshly, "Get out of the way, I'm going to find Daddy! "
A few tall and burly servants blocked the courtyard door, bowed their heads and said, "Miss, let's go back and have a rest. What the second master said is that no one can go out today."
Biyu's face turned pale, she lowered her head and tightened the cloak on Zhen'er's body, hugged her in her arms, and said in a low voice: "Girl, come back with me first." She didn't know what happened, but Xiyuan was besieged for a day. The people in the yard were sent away by various means before, but now there are not many who can be used. Something must have happened, Biyu thought that the second master was pregnant, her expression became more dignified, and she felt a little uneasy.
Zhen'er has always been docile and well-behaved, but today he insisted on looking for his father. Biyu felt sorry for her standing outside for so long, and didn't know what was going on, so she had to coax her back to the house, poured a cup of hot tea and put it in her little hand, and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, girl, the second master will be in trouble now." Er Xu was stumped by something, maybe I will come to see the girl in person in a while."
Zhen'er stared blankly at the teacup in his hand, his eyes soured, and teardrops slid down his small face, and hit the tea in the cup with a bang, splashing a few small splashes.
Biyu hurriedly wiped away Zhen'er's tears with a handkerchief, and said distressedly: "Miss don't cry, Second Master will be fine."
Zhen'er sobbed softly: "Sister Biyu, doesn't Daddy want Zhener anymore? Daddy likes that gentle big brother, and doesn't want Zhener and Daddy... Zhener is a girl, neither grandma nor aunt like Zhener. Daddy quarreled with Big Daddy again today, is it because of Zhener?"
Biyu frowned, and said sharply: "Miss, who is listening to gossiping and talking nonsense?"
Zhen'er shook her head, she didn't hear what people said, she saw all of these.
There was an unspeakable sadness in Biyu's eyes, and she stretched out her hand to embrace her and patted her gently: "Young lady is the daughter of the second master, the daughter of the Duke of Yasukuni's mansion, and the niece of the crown prince. Their identities shouldn't be randomly arranged by people, they don't have the qualifications. Even... the old lady can't do it."
These words are presumptuous, Biyu has always been exquisite and clear, she would never say such words in front of her master. But now, Biyu's heart is filled with anger, which makes her feel restless and unwilling.
She came from the Yasukuni Mansion, and was the maid chosen by Chu Yu when she was dowry, and she has been taking care of Zhen'er since she was born. Zhen'er is the darling of the second master, and also the jewel in the palm of their Jingguo mansion, what kind of family is their Zhenbeihou mansion to dare to treat the flesh and blood of the second master like this.
The sky outside was getting more and more gloomy, and Biyu prayed secretly in her heart, only wishing that the second master would be safe and well.
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Candle tears fell layer after layer, wrapping the golden flower carved on the candlestick with a thin layer of thin wax...
The brocade that was biting between his lips was already soaked, Chu Yu's whole body was drenched as if he had been fished out of the water, his eyes were powerlessly half-closed, he was gasping for every inch of breath, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a few sounds Moaning incoherently, even the ups and downs of the thin chest became insignificant. The hem of the clothes was lifted, and the originally round belly fell into a strange shape, and the lower abdomen was covered with bruises.
It has been a day and a night, and the contractions have become slower and weaker. The fake imperial doctors have no choice but to push Chu Yu's abdomen and forcefully push the fetus into the birth canal alone, but the child seems to be frightened, and refuses to accept it even more. Cooperate obediently and make trouble in every possible way. The imperial doctor had no choice but to seduce the fetus, which almost killed Chu Yu.
Everyone trembled in fright, fearing that something would happen to Chu Yu, the red-eyed ancestor next to him slaughtered the entire Hou Mansion in a rage.
During this day and night, Qin Zheng finally realized the despair of powerlessness. Every moan of Chu Yu seemed to be scratched on his heart, stabbing stabbingly. He remembered that when Zhen'er was about to be born, Chu Yu went to look for him. He clearly saw some fragility in Chu Yu's eyes, but he didn't seem to see it.
On the day Chu Yu left, her fetus moved, and she gave birth to Zhen'er after three days of suffering.
On the day of Zhen'er's full moon banquet, Qin Zheng was lying on the soft couch in Zuixiang Building listening to the song. The oiran there is a dignified woman, if she is not as beautiful as Chu Yu, but Qin Zheng likes her clear and light appearance, not as sticky and blatant like the others in Silver Hook Alley.
It's just that this piece of pipa was played too carelessly, and in the end he simply pressed the strings to stop the sound.
"I heard that the full moon banquet was held in Beihou's Mansion in Zhener today. Don't you want to go back and have a look?" Lady Huakui put down her pipa and asked calmly.
Qin Zheng flipped the wine glass in his hand and put it upside down on the table, without saying a word.
The oiran lady took out a sandalwood carved flower box from the side and pushed it in front of Qin Zheng, saying, "You must be a daughter. If you look a little like Chu Erye, you will definitely be a beauty in the future."
Qin Zheng stretched out his fingertips and picked open the sandalwood box. The golden velvet cloth was the bottom, and on it was a jade longevity lock wrapped in silk and inlaid with jade.
"Girls should be pampered like gold and jade."
Later, this little longevity lock was hung around Zhen'er's neck, and it became the only thing Qin Zheng gave his daughter for so many years.
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"Ah uh..." The bluish-white fingertips clung to the corner of the pillow, Chu Yu let out a short snort of pain, and the pain in his lower body seemed to be raised by another node, bringing a trembling reaction to the already numb body .
Qin Zheng's thoughts were pulled back, he leaned against the head of the bed with some loss of strength, clasped Chu Yu's hand tightly in his palm, and said in a low voice, "Qing Ci... Zhen'er is still waiting for you..."
Chu Yu raised his body, closed his eyes forcefully, and the brocade he was biting on his lips made a dull sound when his teeth were clenched.
"Uh... ah..." Chu Yu tensed her body suddenly, the bones under her body closed to the limit, and the wet little head of the fetus was finally exposed.
The imperial doctor was startled, fearing that Chu Yu would lose his chance in one breath, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab the child's head, and pressed his other hand firmly on the bottom of his abdomen. Fortunately, the child was extremely thin, and he curled up and slid out with the surging blood, which was all pitiful.
The tears of the candle are gone, and the case is full of red marks.
The house was dead silent...
The little swaddle embroidered with koi playing in the water wrapped her cold body. Even though she had only stayed in Chu Yu's belly for seven months, she could still vaguely see a somewhat delicate and beautiful appearance. If she could grow up in the future, she should be No matter how cute Yudiaoxuezhuo is, it's just that all of this has become a delusion, his life will stop at the moment he leaves his father's body, and he will never wake up again.
The pain on the skin seemed to be engraved in his bones. All the sadness and grief that he had given up on in the past turned into moaning without illness. It was not until this moment that Qin Zheng understood what real pain was. It came silently, but it hurt people's hearts like a knife, and they couldn't even make a sound...
Chu Yu, who was already exhausted, seemed to wake up suddenly, opened her eyes wide, and said in a hoarse voice: "Where is the child..."
The servants in the room knelt all over the floor, looking at Lord Hou tremblingly.
Qin Zheng's bloodless lips trembled twice, he shook his head vigorously, and hugged the child in his arms tightly.
"My child...give me..." Chu Yu was lying on the bed with disheveled hair and half body covered in blood. He was exhaling more air and inhaling less. He slightly raised his blue fingertips, making a begging gesture.
Qin Zheng gritted his teeth and took a step back. If he gave the lifeless child to Chu Yu at this time, he would undoubtedly be passing a life-threatening knife.
Chu Yu stared at Qin Zheng half-madly and half-foolishly for a moment, then half-raised up and said tremblingly: "Qin Zheng, give me the child..."
"Qingci..." Qin Zheng choked up and couldn't continue, Wuyan stopped in front of Chu Yu for a moment longer.
Chu Yu couldn't hear the child's cry, so he didn't know what happened, so he said sadly, "Give me the child, and let me hug him..."
Qin Zheng's heart seemed to be tightly clenched, and the pain was unbearable. He finally turned around and wanted to leave.
"Qin Zheng!!" Chu Yu staggered and rolled off the bed like crazy, stretched out his hand to grab Qin Zheng's cuff, and said incoherently: "I won't hug... One look... please..."
This is the child he has laboriously conceived for seven months, his flesh and blood, his sustenance, and his life.
With tears in his eyes, Chu Yu held Qin Zheng's sleeves tightly, and leaned at his feet, showing a low profile that he had never made in his life. Whether it's pride or arrogance, everything that used to be unyielding is now as light as nothing in the end.
It's just that Qin Zheng didn't allow him to have such a small thought, for fear that a little obsession at this time would become Chu Yu's nightmare that would never go away in the future.
Chu Yu collapsed and fell to the ground, took two steps forward regardless, and said sadly, "Brother Qin Zheng! I was wrong... I was wrong..."
It was his mistake. The mistake was that he shouldn't act rashly when he was young, the mistake was that he shouldn't be arrogant and conceited later, and the mistake was that he thought that sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.
Qin Zheng flicked his sleeves, his heart was like iron.
"Brother Qin Zheng!" Chu Yu called again sadly, lying on the ground clasping Qin Zheng's ankle with trembling fingertips: "I'm jealous, I'm not filial, I have no children... I've committed all kinds of crimes... I'd like to make peace and never leave again. Stop your marriage with Meng Hanyi... You give me the child, I don't want anything..."
Every sentence was like a knife, Qin Zheng almost couldn't stand up, this is his incomparable Second Master Chu.
The pale finger bones were torn free one by one, and Chu Yu watched Qin Zheng walk without turning his head, and the blood dragged under his body into a long mottled mottled mark.
The moment he went out, Qin Zheng heard a mournful cry behind him.
Until many years later, every time he dreamed back at midnight and his pillow was soaked with sweat, Qin Zheng still remembered the starless and moonless darkness and the cry of blood.
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