C1 He Died a Horrible Death in His Previous Life
The dark night, the dim moonlight, the entire capital city fell into silence.
Only First Princess's residence was still brightly lit with candles. The servants of the entire residence were busy moving about, and their expressions were tense.
The air was filled with a thick smell of blood, as well as the suppressed and hoarse screams of the woman.
"Use all your strength, the child is coming out. . . " A midwife shouted urgently.
With a Wah, the woman lying on the bed with a pale face slightly opened her eyes with a cry.
It was First Princess, Hua Zhaoyang.
"It's a young duke. " The midwife wrapped the child up, but in the next second, she knelt down with a thump and said with a trembling voice, "Prince Consort, this blood is too much. First Princess, First Princess is most likely in trouble. "
In front of the bed stood a young man. As the candle flame swayed, his expression was grave and cold.
"Someone come, this midwife's technique is not good. Drag her down and kill her!" Lin Ziyan ordered coldly.
The guards outside heard the order and went forward to drag the screaming midwife down. After sending the servants away, they quietly went into the delivery room. Only the family of three was left.
Hua Zhaoyang's entire body was exhausted and her eyes were unfocused. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "Husband, child. . . Show me. . . Child. . . "
Before she finished speaking, the back door suddenly opened with a creak.
A young woman wearing a big cloak walked in and said in a low voice, "Husband, is she dead? What about the bastard!"
This voice was very familiar. Hua Zhaoyang widened her eyes and stared at the person who came.
This person was her cousin, Xiang Yulan, who had been in her residence since she was young. And in her hands, she was also carrying a baby that was similarly wrapped in swaddling clothes.
"Quick, exchange the child. This bastard child, order people to throw him into the mass grave. " Lin Ziyan took a step forward and took the child in her hands over. He placed it on the bed at the side and roughly picked up the child that Hua Zhaoyang had just given birth to and threw it to Xiang Yulan.
What were they doing? Why did they have to change her child? Even though she did not have much time left, her child was still the duke of the Great Xiao Dynasty! He was the nephew of the current Emperor!
Xiang Yulan hugged that child and the child immediately cried. When Hua Zhaoyang heard this cry, she only felt as if a knife was twisting in her heart.
"You all! You all, child! My child! Give it to me! " She wanted to call out to them, but her entire body was exhausted, and her voice was also extremely weak. She could only try her best to widen her eyes and stare fixedly at them.
Xiang Yulan saw Hua Zhaoyang's appearance and walked a few steps closer but deliberately covered the child up to not let Hua Zhaoyang see.
She curled her lips into a cold smile and said in a low voice, "Cousin, don't be anxious. This bastard child will be reunited with you underground in a while. When you reach the Yellow Springs, you can be mother and son again. "
A strong hatred flashed across Hua Zhaoyang's eyes as she stared at Xiang Yulan and Lin Ziyan.
At this time, there was nothing she did not understand.
This Lin Ziyan and her good cousin had probably already hooked up with each other. No wonder Xiang Yulan always liked to stick to him. However, ever since she got pregnant, she said that she would go to the Great Buddhist Temple in the suburbs to pray for him. It must be to give birth to a child.
"Cousin, don't look at me like that. You can only blame yourself. This child of yours isn't Ziyan's. Since you have given Ziyan such a big green hat, don't blame us for being ruthless. " Xiang Yulan said in a gloomy tone.
Hua Zhaoyang's brain turned white.
She was First Princess in the current dynasty and Lin Ziyan was only a concubine's son in the Cheng'an prefecture. If it was not for nine months ago when she was drugged and had a relationship with Lin Ziyan, she definitely would not have married.
After she had married, in just a few short months, she had cleaned up the Lin Family, helped Lin Ziyan seize the position of Prince, and gave him the military talisman that the previous emperor had given her, allowing him to advance three grades in a row and become a secretary of the Ministry of War.
"Don't you understand? I was the one who drugged you. However, Ziyan was a step too late. When he arrived. . . You have been ruined. " Xiang Yulan shook her head and said," Ziyan endured the humiliation. He married you and even served you good food and drinks, as well as the evil seed in your stomach. He already had a lot of patience. "
Hua Zhaoyang no longer cared about why she drugged herself. She only felt that her body was getting colder and colder. There was only one thought in her mind and her voice was hoarse as she said, "Child - Don't kill my child -"
A trace of feigned pity flashed across Xiang Yulan's eyes as she said in a low voice, "I am still sitting on the moon. I also don't want to kill. Unfortunately. . . He blocked my son's path. You died from a difficult birth, leaving behind a young duke. His Majesty will definitely be very sympathetic. After his death. . . My son will become a duke, and I will marry Ziyan as the aunt of my child. Since we can be husband and wife, and have a family reunion, We will also be able to enjoy the praise of the world and the rewards from His Majesty. Such a good thing. . . How can I let it go?"
Shameless! Absolutely shameless! Hua Zhaoyang looked at Xiang Yulan's flower-like face and her dry lips trembled in anger but she could not even say a word of scolding.
"Cousin, now you understand everything. You can go in peace. " Xiang Yulan smiled slightly and turned to Lin Ziyan and said, "Ziyan, where is the soup that was fed to her just now. Send her on her way. "
Lin Ziyan nodded and brought the bowl of soup to the front of the bed. He grabbed Hua Zhaoyang's lower head and poured the cold soup into his mouth.
Hua Zhaoyang was powerless to resist and could only shake her head as if she was struggling. It turned out that her bleeding was not an accident, but that bowl of soup! It was the bowl of soup that she drank before production!
No wonder Lin Ziyan wanted to drag that midwife out and behead her - if that midwife died, then there would be no witnesses!
Although she did not have any feelings for Lin Ziyan, after marrying him, she had been planning his future for him. She worked hard, but she did not expect that she would fall into someone else's trap and end up getting married to him.
Her poor child - also wanted to become Xiang Yulan's child's stepping stone!
Hua Zhaoyang tightly clenched her hands, but no matter how much hatred she had, her body was already gradually turning cold and stiff. . .
Her eyes stared intently at the swaddling cloth in Xiang Yulan's arms and she could not die in peace -
Two hours later, the heavy funeral bell rang in the Imperial Palace. It was low and hoarse and resounded throughout the capital.
In the Shunchang manor two streets away from First Princess's residence, Lord Prince who had just returned from the border suddenly woke up from his bed.
Lu Lin's eyebrows twitched. He asked the subordinate outside in a deep voice, "What's that sound?"
After his subordinate went out for a while, he returned to report. "Reporting to Master Prince, it is the death of First Princess. The consort went into the palace overnight to report her funeral, and Her Majesty allowed it to be a national burial ceremony. "
Lu Lin's brain suddenly turned white. After a long time, he said hoarsely: "Her Highness First Princess, how could she. . . "
"I heard that it was difficult to give birth. She died from bleeding and only kept the child. " Before the subordinate finished speaking, Lu Lin had already jumped away. He had disappeared without a trace.
He almost jumped over roofs and walls, and rushed to the back door of First Princess Prefecture.
White silk had already been hung there overnight. Under the hazy and bright sky, it looked especially miserable.
First Princess - Lu Lin's throat felt sore, and his eyes darkened. After standing there for a long time, he left dejectedly.
However, as Lu Lin wandered aimlessly, a weak cry suddenly entered his ears. His hearing ability was very good, and he quickly found a mass grave.
There, there was actually a little baby covered in blood.