bookcurios Chapter 269: Bad News
Chapter 269: Bad News
The capital had been quiet for too long, and the Qiangan Skyfire was like a volcano, erupting silently under the water.
There was no sign of danger on the surface of the water, but there were few people walking around in the capital during the past few months.
There were very few flower and fruit banquets as usual this year. Even the coming-of-age banquets for the two families were all declined by Zhao Fangyu, who stayed at home to recuperate.
I know Chunshao sent news saying that something happened to Zhao Fangyun!
Zhao Fangyu was in the corridor listening to Xingzhi reading the accounts sent from Quanzhou. He suddenly had an idea and calculated the date. It was already summer, and he was afraid that Zhao Fangyun was about to give birth!
Zhao Fangyu stood up quickly, contrary to his usual behavior: "What's going on?"
She had asked people to keep an eye on Zhao Fangyun from the beginning, and nothing had gone wrong. The child was already full-term, so how could the Song family cause any trouble?
Chun Shao immediately knelt down upon hearing this and said, "It is my fault that I did not do my job well. I did not know that the Master had sent the Fifth Miss back to the Song Family in the middle of the night two months ago!"
Beware of everything, but it’s hard to guard against house thieves!
What Zhao Fangyu didn't expect was that she had worked so hard to bring the person back, but Zhao Minshan actually rushed to send him back? !
Zhao Fangyu looked down at Chunshao who was kneeling on the ground. She felt as if a stone was blocking her throat, making it painful for her to even breathe.
"You are the most respected maidservant around me. The fifth girl was sent back to the Song family several months ago. How could you not know?"
Zhao Fangyu even suspected at one point that Chunshao was bribed by the Song family, otherwise how could she make such a despicable mistake?
Chun Shao knew that she had failed to do her job well and felt ashamed of Zhao Fangyu's trust. With red eyes, she said to Zhao Fangyu:
"The fifth girl was taken to the Zhao family by the master himself one night two months ago. The master secretly went to the government to withdraw the case and sent someone to seal the mouth of Xiao Douzi who was spying on her for me..."
"The Madam heard that the princess has been following the doctor's advice to recuperate these days and has achieved good results. She didn't want to disturb the girl, so she didn't tell her specifically."
"But we often send Mother Cui to visit and bring some clothes and food."
"But something went wrong!"
Zhao Fangyu held onto the table on the kang. The plump, round mutton-fat bracelet on her wrist knocked against the corner of the red lacquer carvings, and the crisp sound made her perk up again.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, she quickly checked her disguise, put down the account book, folded the page, then silently walked around Chunshao and picked out a large-sleeved shirt with gold silk hibiscus from the cabinet for Zhao Fangyu to change into.
"The fifth girl gave birth prematurely half a month ago. The baby came with difficulty and she had constant lochia after delivery."
"Today, Liuyao sent a message saying that the fifth lady is no longer alive. I beg the princess to see the fifth lady for the last time..."
Zhao Fangyu had never expected that after only a few months of recuperation, Zhao Fangyun would already be unable to make it...
She didn't care about her manners at this moment. She ordered the maid outside the door to go to the stable and ask someone to prepare the carriage, and called dozens of soldiers to follow.
"We will discuss your mistake later. This matter will come back when I return. If there is no result, you don't have to stay by my side in the future."
Chunshao nodded her head and agreed. Zhao Fangyu took the pomegranate medicine and got into the carriage with Xingzhi and another maidservant beside him.
"Go faster."
After instructing the driver, Zhao Fangyu asked Liuyao, "I didn't know anything about what happened in the palace these days. How did the fifth sister get back to the Song family and how did she give birth prematurely? Please explain everything to me."
Liuyao's eyes were red, and she knelt down and kowtowed, trying to hold back her tears: "I know that the princess misses our girl, but I kept it a secret from her for the girl's sake."
"The girl said, thank you for your concern, but her life has already rotted away with Song Yuan. She didn't want to bother the princess to recover for the sake of her unborn child."
"In March, the master came to our yard. Late at night, he dismissed everyone and talked to the girl for a long time. Later, the girl took the initiative to get in the carriage with the master."
"After returning to the Song family, the girl's life was not easy. She had less to eat and use. But after all, with the princess around, the Song family didn't dare to treat her as harshly as before."
"It's just that the master personally sent the young lady back this time, and Song Yuan often used this to ridicule the young lady. Later, he returned to his old ways, drinking every day and beating and scolding the servants in the yard!"
"The girl gave birth to a girl. The Song family was in an uproar. The old lady of the Song family stood at the gate of the yard every day and made indirect accusations. Song Yuan even got drunk and went crazy in the house. He dragged the girl off the bed and dragged her all the way to the yard before being stopped by everyone..."
Talking about sad things, Liuyao choked up and took out a jade pendant from her arms. There was fresh blood on the handkerchief wrapped around the jade pendant. Liuyao was afraid that the blood would rush to Zhao Fangyu, so she put the jade pendant on the small table in the carriage.
She kowtowed solemnly to Zhao Fangyu again: "Fifth Miss, please help her one last time for the sake of our childhood friendship!"
Zhao Fangyu quickly helped the man up, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Thousands of words eventually turned into hatred towards Zhao Minshan.
Sure enough, an old beast, even if he is stupid and stupid, still has ideas that harm others and benefit himself.
Zhao Fangyu didn't know why Zhao Minshan, who had always been active in the outer courtyard, suddenly set his sights on Zhao Fangyun. He was originally not satisfied with the marriage with the Song family, so why did he want to push his living daughter into it after proving that the Song family was a shambles?
What he didn't understand even more was why the eldest lady didn't kill Zhao Minshan with poison long ago, but instead let him stay in the world to harm her family.
The carriage moved quickly and arrived at the Song family in less than half a day. The imperial physician had been taken to the Song family by the black-clad guards on horseback to give Zhao Fangyun acupuncture to keep him alive.
When Zhao Fangyu arrived, the Song family was in chaos. Xingzhi and several maids found the person in charge and slapped him a few times before they were able to control the chaotic situation.
Zhao Fangyu was too lazy to deal with the people of the Song family. The black-armored guards followed Zhao Fangyu into the Song family. They were dressed in armor and looked so fierce that the Song family members dared not breathe. Weiwei was so weak that he only dared to look at the small area in front of him, and did not even dare to look into the eyes of the black-armored guards.
Zhao Fangyu went straight to Zhao Fangyun's yard. As soon as he entered the yard, the imperial physician shook his head at Zhao Fangyu, indicating that he was powerless to save the patient.
"This lady's health is too poor, and she didn't take good care of herself during the confinement period... She has continuous metrorrhagia and it is impossible to stop it."
Zhao Fangyun's heart sank as he walked into the room filled with a strong smell of blood. Zhao Fangyun was lying on the bed with a pale face.
Basins of blood were carried out. Zhao Fangyu didn't mind the dirt and sat beside her bed.
On the inside is a little girl who is still crying loudly, as if she can feel her mother's life force slipping away.
Zhao Fangyun's forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. Zhao Fangyu wanted to wipe it off, but she shook her head to stop him. She forced a slightly bleak smile at Zhao Fangyu: "Fourth sister, I know I was ignorant when I was young and caused you a lot of trouble, but now, please help me, help Baoer, as I am about to die..."