At Princess Jiaming's insistence, Qin Xiaoxiao had no choice but to leave, quietly telling Lian Xin and others to keep an eye on her and never leave her.

Not long after she left, Lord Jiaming sent the others away. Lianxin knelt on the ground and begged, her forehead was swollen before she stayed.

Princess Jiaming ignored her and quietly held the frozen child in her arms, not knowing what she was thinking.

Lian Xin was very uneasy. Such a master frightened her. She would rather the master cried bitterly, or beat and scolded them severely to vent all her grief, rather than have the master trap her tightly.

You can't live without relief.

There was an eerie silence in the room. Just when Lian Xin thought Princess Jiaming would not speak, her hoarse voice sounded in her ears: "How is the situation outside?"

Tears burst out of Lian Xin's eyes, and she said excitedly: "Master, Master, before Princess Protector left, she left a guard outside to protect you. Now you should report this matter to the Holy One in the palace. The Holy One will definitely help you and the little master.

Justice!"

Princess Jiaming twitched her lips, as if she didn't care about the so-called justice, and continued to ask: "What is the reaction of the government?"

Lian Xin remembered Qin Xiaoxiao's reminder before leaving and said cautiously: "County... Zhang Shiren has a high fever and is bedridden. The two old pious women are grounded. Lan Zhi, a bitch, and that scoundrel are locked up. Zhang Hu is here

You wake up and go to the palace to pray to the Holy One."

From last night to now, what the Zhang family has done to Princess Jiaming has made her so disgusted that she doesn't want to address them seriously. Moreover, she already knows Teng'er's true identity, but she is afraid of irritating Princess Jiaming, so she won't do it for the time being.

Dare to tell her.

Princess Jiaming didn't know the maid's concerns and had no reaction to her inappropriate address. She looked down at the child in her arms and became quiet again.

Lian Xin's heart became excited again, and she persuaded with red eyes: "Master, the Holy One has decided everything for you. You must put your own body first!"

Princess Jiaming gently stroked the child's thin cheek and showed no reaction to her persuasion.

Lian Xin had no choice but to worry in her heart.

After serving Princess Jiaming for many years, she felt that she could figure out Princess Jiaming's thoughts. But at this moment, she could not guess what Princess Jiaming was thinking at all. She only knew that Princess Jiaming's reaction was extremely abnormal, which made her dare not say anything more.

Say a word.

There are several fire pots burning in the room, but it still makes people feel like they are in an ice cellar.

Princess Jiaming held the child tightly to her chest and tried her best to warm him up with her own body temperature. Even though she accepted the fact that the child was no longer alive, she still wanted to prevent him from getting cold on the road to hell.

Lian Xin was heartbroken and couldn't help but wished she could suffer all this on behalf of her master.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and another maid came in with a freshly cooked soup and said in a low voice: "Master, it's time to drink the medicine."

Lian Xin quickly took the medicine bowl and found that it was not very hot. She stirred it twice with a spoon, leaned over and persuaded: "Master, this is the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor for your health. Drink it while it's hot."

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Princess Jiaming looked away from the child and looked at the medicine bowl blankly without any reaction.

Lian Xin thought that her master was unwilling to drink it, and was about to persuade her, when she saw her taking the medicine bowl with one hand, raising her head and drinking it all in one gulp, so fast that neither she nor the other maid reacted.

Until the medicine bowl fell back into her hand, Lian Xin's hanging heart finally returned to its true place.

Another maid offered candied fruit to Princess Jiaming to suppress the bitterness. Princess Jiaming did not accept it and did not feel any bitterness in her mouth.

"Go down, and don't come in again without my permission." She put the child on the bed, lay down with her clothes on, and gently covered the child with the quilt.

Lian Xin and the maid looked at each other, not daring to leave at this time for fear of disobeying orders and making their master angry.

Princess Jiaming ignored them and just held the child tightly, facing inwards.

Lian Xin and the others were helpless and quietly retreated to the outer room.

Princess Jiaming opened her eyes and silently stared at the child's little black face, with tears falling down: child, mother will avenge you and will not let your death be in vain!

On the other side, Qin Xiaoxiao returned to the house, her eyes were still very red and swollen.

Along the way, she shed many tears.

Princess Protector has not yet returned home, and Jing Heng has not returned from the Yamen. She dismissed the maids and sat alone in front of the window, looking at the heavy goose feather snow falling outside, and a strong sense of sadness spread in her heart.

"Woo~" Dahuang, who had not seen his owner for most of the day, staggered over and touched the back of her hand with his cold nose, as if asking her what happened.

Qin Xiaoxiao slowly lowered his head, hugged Dahuang's head, and confided to it what he could not say to others: "Dahuang, I used to think that I was capable of anything, and whatever I wanted to do would definitely come true. I hope you will be well and be able to

Stay with me forever; I hope my cousin will give birth to a child safely and realize her wish to become a mother... However, it is impossible for these to come true..."

If there was no magic, she would accept birth, old age, illness and death. It is this ability that makes her more delusional, hoping to change the fate of the people she cares about so that they will have no regrets and have a happy life.

Until the last moment, those fates and regrets did not change according to her thoughts...it gave her hope, but then she watched her hope shattered. This feeling was particularly uncomfortable, but she had nothing to do.

"Woo~" Dahuang seemed to know his master's sadness, and he tried his best to lift his forelimbs and put them on her knees, stretched out his soft tongue and gently licked her face, giving her all the comfort.

If it could talk, it would definitely tell its owner, become his owner's partner, and live a very happy life with him for seventeen years.

It does not expect to accompany its master forever, it just wants the master not to be sad and to be able to occasionally think of their happy days before, and it is very satisfied.

Although Dahuang couldn't express what he meant, Qin Xiaoxiao felt somewhat better under its comfort, and touched its head without saying a word.

Jing Heng braved the heavy snow and returned to the house. After learning everything that had happened today from the guard commander, he quickly entered Anyiyuan with a heavy heart.

Seeing his wife sitting in front of the window staring blankly at the snowy scene, he slowed down and walked over, covering her body with the cloak in his hand, and shook her hand. He found it was a little cold but didn't say anything.

Qin Xiaoxiao was suddenly startled, and when she came to her senses, she realized it was him. Her expression unconsciously revealed a bit of vulnerability: "Brother Li..."

Jing Heng grabbed a stool and sat across from her, tucking her hair behind her ears: "Instead of being sad, it's better to think about how to avenge my cousin."

Qin Xiaoxiao saw that he already knew and even said the words of revenge, so he immediately said: "My mother went to the palace to report to the Holy One. It depends on whether the Holy One is willing to uphold justice for my cousin."

Jing Heng said in a deep voice: "Uncle Huang single-handedly promoted Zhang Hu to the position of Second Assistant. When the Zhang family asked to marry their aunt, Uncle Huang was also happy to see it happen. I'm afraid he will minimize the matter."

Qin Xiaoxiao's expression darkened, and she felt extremely unwilling: "My aunt is a princess, and she is also the Holy Emperor's cousin. The Zhang family dares to murder her, and they clearly don't take the Holy Emperor seriously. Do the Holy Lords have to endure this?"

Jing Heng touched her head and said helplessly: "Zhang Hu is Uncle Huang's right-hand man. As long as he doesn't make an unforgivable mistake, Uncle Huang can't cut off his own arm."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew this truth, but it was hard to accept it: "Arms are important, but brotherhood is not important? Or is it that in the eyes of the Holy Emperor, interests are above all else?"

"That's not entirely true. Zhang Hu is in a high position and if this matter gets serious, it may affect the stability of the previous dynasty." Jing Heng reminded vaguely.

Qin Xiaoxiao lowered his head feebly and said bitterly: "Zhang Hu has been an official for many years, but I don't believe his hands are clean!"

Jing Heng's eyebrows moved slightly: "Maybe Mr. Qin has the answer."

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up: "Brother Li, are you saying that Mr. Qin holds evidence of Zhang Hu's crime?"

Jing Heng said seriously: "As long as Zhang Hu is not clean, as long as Mr. Qin is willing to investigate."

Qin Xiaoxiao said excitedly: "Okay, if the Holy One cannot uphold justice for my cousin, I will go to the Qin Mansion to ask Mr. Qin for help. As long as I can find evidence of Zhang Hu's crime and bring the Zhang family to justice, there is no need to worry about my cousin."

We will fight them to the death!"

In fact, she felt very unsure and worried that Qin Huai would not want to get involved in this matter.

Jing Heng saw her thoughts and lowered his voice and explained: "Master Qin has won the respect of the emperor, and it is only a matter of time before he joins the cabinet. Among the current cabinet ministers, Zhang Cifu is the oldest, and his power is second only to Wang Shoufu. I think Master Qin must be very important."

I am happy to share his worries."

Qin Xiaoxiao understood what he meant and couldn't wait to say: "Mu Xiu will be here in a few days. I will go to the Qin Mansion to find out what Lord Qin wants."

Jing Heng shook his head: "The Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Punishment are not far apart. It's up to me to handle this matter."

He had other plans, but he couldn't tell her.

Qin Xiaoxiao did not argue with him, but reminded: "Make your interests clear to Mr. Qin. If Mr. Qin is unwilling to wade into this muddy water, don't force him. It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. I will watch.

The Zhang family suffered retribution."

This time she failed to save the baby's life, so she didn't believe she could destroy the Zhang family to avenge their mother and son!

Jingheng agreed and felt relieved when he saw that she was no longer indulging in sadness.

Not long after, the Princess Protector came back.

As the couple expected, Emperor Yuan He, who knew the whole thing, just reprimanded Zhang Hu, fined him a year's salary, ordered him to severely punish Lan Zhi and Teng'er for murdering the princess of Jiaming, and dismissed Zhang Shiren.

His official position made him reflect behind closed doors.

In front of Princess Protector, Qin Xiaoxiao did not hide her emotions: "Zhang Hu is also one of the culprits!"

Zhang Shiren and Lan Zhi, the adulterous couple, are certainly disgusting, and they should die to apologize to Princess Jiaming. The old man Zhang Hu should also deserve to die, if he had not acquiesced to condone the adulterous couple, and despised Princess Jiaming who was in labor.

, their mother and son will not be separated by yin and yang.

This is Princess Jiaming's only child. Years of longing for her came to naught overnight, but the culprit was unscathed. How could people not hate her?

Princess Protector said helplessly: "Xiaoxiao, this matter has caused a stir and has implicated the previous dynasty. The Holy Lord's handling of this is the limit."

Such a ruling is very unfair to Jiaming, but Zhang Hu has a deep foundation in the court, and punishment that is too severe will cause dissatisfaction among other ministers.

At least in the eyes of others, this is a family matter of the Zhang family. It is a fact that Jiaming has been infertile for many years. The Zhang family has never treated her badly, let alone divorced her and married another woman. This shows that they value her.

Zhang Shiren secretly gave birth to a child in order to continue his incest, and the child was also recorded in Jiaming's name. He did not disrespect her as his wife. Even Jiaming did not bring the foreign wife into the house in time. She was jealous and narrow-minded.

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After today's rumors spread, some people may sympathize with her, but they don't think the Zhang family made a big mistake. They even think that the imperial brother's punishment to the Zhang family is too severe and seems to be unfair.

"Mother, I understand." Qin Xiaoxiao was filled with hatred. It was precisely because she understood that she hated her even more.

Zhang Hu, an old man, dared to act like this because he relied on his solid foundation. As long as he didn't make a big mistake that would shake the foundation of the imperial court, even the emperor would have to consider punishing him.

"It's good that you understand. It's just that it's not easy to deal with Jiaming. If you have nothing to do, go and see her more often." Princess Protector sighed secretly, hoping that Princess Jiaming would get well soon.
To be continued...