The three walked out of the Empress Dowager's palace. Before they had walked far, they heard clapping in front of them. The three instantly stopped and hurriedly retreated a few steps to stand on the side of the road with their heads bowed.
The Qilong Emperor was wearing a black robe with red edges and a golden crown on his head. Behind him was a group of palace maids and taijian. As he walked over, there were countless palace maids and taijian kneeling on the ground.
When he passed in front of the Crown Princess and the others, the Qilong Emperor tilted his head to look at the three. His gaze swept across Hua Xi Wan and the others who were properly bowing. He said faintly: "No need to be so courteous."
Hearing this, the three bowed again and retreated. When they were some distance away, they turned and hurriedly left.
"Emperor?" The taijian saw that the Emperor was still standing and reminded him in a low voice. This was outside the Empress Dowager's palace. It was not appropriate for the Emperor to stare at his own daughter-in-law and niece-in-law.
"En," The Qilong Emperor took back his gaze and put his hands behind his back. Without a word, he walked towards the Empress Dowager's palace. The palace maids and taijian following behind him released a breath.
The Crown Princess and the others also released a breath. They did not feel good being stared at by the Emperor like this. If there were any rumors in the future, it would be even worse.
The three parted at the palace gates and each sat on their own carriages to leave.
After getting on the carriage, Hua Xi Wan frowned and thought about the Qilong Emperor's purposeful pause. The Qilong Emperor had become more and more arrogant these years, but his mind was still normal. Why would he suddenly do something like that?
Was it on purpose or was it a momentary lapse of concentration?
The carriage traveled for a long time before Hua Xi Wan heard that the servants had arrived at the wang fu. She tidied her robes and helped Bai Xia off the carriage. She was preparing to sit in the sedan to enter the inner compound when a mama hurried in. Seeing her, she knelt in front of her: "Wang Fei, Prince Sheng's fu has sent news. Princess Sheng's child is gone."
"What did you say?" Hua Xi Wan's expression changed slightly. She knew how much the Hou Clan valued the baby in her womb. How could she suddenly miscarry?
She thought for a moment and said to Bai Xia, "Go back and change your clothes. Let's go to Prince Sheng's residence and have a look." Her clothes were too complicated and gorgeous. It would be inappropriate for her to visit the Hou Clan.
Hua Xi Wan chose a light-colored palace dress and changed into it. She also changed her gemstone hairpin into a more stable jade ornament. After that, she brought all kinds of tonics with her and got on the carriage to Prince Sheng's residence.
When Hua Xi Wan arrived at Prince Sheng's residence, the Crown Princess was already at the gate. After the two exchanged greetings, they looked at each other's much cleaner clothes. They had a tacit understanding and put on a dignified expression as they walked through the gate of Prince Sheng's residence.
Hou Clan's complexion was very bad. Her face was pale and even her expression was somewhat dispirited. However, when she saw Hua Xi Wan and the Crown Princess appear, she still struggled to get up and bow. She only gave up when the Crown Princess forcefully held her down.
Hua Xi Wan saw that although Hou Clan's words were appropriate, the grief in her eyes could not be concealed. She said: "Tang Sao, relax. You are still young. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"Maybe this child is not meant to be with me." Hou Clan tried to squeeze out a smile, but there was no smile after trying for a long time. In the end, she had to give up. "It's just that when I think of him lying in my belly for more than two months and then passing away without a sound, I feel sad."
Hua Xi Wan's mood was very complicated. Looking at Hou Clan, who had always been dignified outside, she knew that she must be very sad in her heart. She was just pretending in front of outsiders. Thinking of this, she could only sincerely comfort her: "Maybe after a while, he will come back to you."
These words were too vague. Although Hou Clan did not believe it, she seemed to take these words as a hope. She looked at Hua Xi Wan in a daze: "Is what you said true?"
"Of course. With such a good mother like you, the child will definitely not be willing to leave." Hua Xi Wan held Hou Clan's hand and patted it. Only then did she find that her hand was surprisingly cold. "No matter what happens, you have to take good care of yourself. Otherwise, you will be the one who suffers in the future."
After that, she put Hou Clan's hand under the quilt, "In this world, you have to be open-minded about everything. If you don't open your mind, you can't live."
Probably because Hua Xi Wan's actions were too natural, Hou Clan did not see any trace of acting in her. She felt warm in her heart and said: "I know. Thank you for your concern."
"We are a family. You don't have to be so polite." Hua Xi Wan saw a maid coming up with medicine. She reached out and took the medicine bowl in the maid's hand. She felt the temperature of the medicine and found that it was neither cold nor hot. Then she wanted to feed Hou Clan the medicine.
Hou Clan naturally refused. Hua Xi Wan did not insist. She handed the bowl to Hou Clan. After she finished drinking, she took the bowl and handed it to the maid next to her: "You are blessed. Have a good rest and don't think too much."
Hou Clan thought of Yan Boyi who had not returned to the Manor yet. She also thought of the child who was not destined to be with her. Seeing Hua Xi Wan's sincere worry, she felt complicated in her heart: "Thank you."
Seeing her like this, Hua Xi Wan smiled slightly: "That's right. As a woman, you must treat yourself better. Otherwise, wouldn't you waste the kindness of your parents?"
Hearing this, the Crown Princess who was sitting next to them was slightly stunned. Then she smiled bitterly. Xian Wang Fei could say this because she lived in Nghi 'an Marquis who really doted on her daughter. She was raised according to the standards of the Crown Princess since she was young. She was not born as the daughter of the family, but as the future Crown Princess.
Hua Xi Wan said a few words of advice and looked around the room. Her eyes stopped on a pot of jade and agate.
The pot was very well-made, but there was something wrong with the material of the bunch of grapes. She adjusted the expression on her face: "Cousin-in-law, this pot is very beautiful. But why are the grapes carved with luminous pearls?"
Hearing the word "grapes", Hou Clan smiled bitterly: "It was originally a mascot given to me by the Crown Princess. Now it has failed to live up to the Crown Princess's kindness."
Grapes meant more children and grandchildren. It was indeed a very good gift for the pregnant Hou Clan. But why would the Crown Princess specially give a pot made of luminous pearls? Not to mention other things, the color of the luminous pearls was not particularly suitable to make grapes.
"What are you talking about? It's just a small thing." The Crown Princess said with a normal expression, "It's the biggest credit that it can make you smile."
Hua Xi Wan looked at the Crown Princess's decent behavior and a question arose in her mind: Did the Crown Princess know that luminous pearls were harmful to pregnant women indoors?
After comforting the Hou Clan, Hua Xi Wan and the Crown Princess said their goodbyes. After she stepped out of the gate of Prince Sheng's fu, she sighed. Although everyone in Jun Wang's fu was well-behaved, there was an indescribable sense of depression.
"Farewell, Crown Princess." Hua Xi Wan watched the Crown Princess get into the carriage. After the Crown Princess's guard of honor left, she turned and got into the carriage. Just as she put one foot on the footstool, she saw a carriage with the symbol of Prince Sheng's fu hurrying towards her.
While she was in a daze, a person jumped out of the carriage. It was Prince Sheng and Yan Boyi.
"Xian Wang Fei." Yan Boyi didn't seem to expect to meet Hua Xi Wan on this occasion. He politely saluted and said, "I have something to do. Please excuse me."
"Uncle, take care." Hua Xi Wan turned sideways and returned the salute. Seeing Yan Boyi stride into Jun Wang's fu, she also got into the carriage.
This was really interesting. She and her sisters-in-law all knew about the Hou Clan's miscarriage, but Yan Boyi, the husband, didn't come back until now.
Perhaps in this era, it was mainstream for men to focus on their careers. Her way of thinking was non-mainstream.
When she rushed back to the fu, Yan Jinqiu had already returned. Seeing her come in, he asked with concern, "Why did you come back so late? Have you had lunch?" Seeing her shake her head, he asked the servants to prepare food in the kitchen. "What happened? You don't look well."
Hua Xi Wan shook her head. "Princess Sheng had a miscarriage, so she went to Jun Wang's fu to visit."
Yan Jinqiu looked down and poured a cup of tea for Hua Xi Wan. "Is cousin-in-law okay?"
"She doesn't look well." Hua Xi Wan took the teacup and took a sip. "When I went, the Crown Princess was also there. Princess Sheng is a dignified person, so she was polite and didn't say anything."
Yan Jinqiu smiled. "The Crown Princess is very active this time."
Hearing this, Hua Xi Wan frowned and thought of the night-luminescent pearl grape ornament.
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