bookrandom Chapter 361 Harming Song Siyao's Child
Chapter 361 Harming Song Siyao's Child
Jiang Yu never imagined that if it weren't for the child in her womb, she would only be a concubine now, let alone a secondary consort.
She only saw Song Siyao's rewards, but not the hardships Song Siyao endured while pregnant to quell the rebellion.
Jiang Yu has always been so selfish.
"Consort, please don't be angry. You became pregnant before the Crown Princess. As long as you give birth to the eldest grandson before the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess will never be able to surpass you," the maid said.
"Yes, my child was born before Song Siyao's child, but that's not all I want. I want Song Siyao's child to never be born!"
Jiang Yu's face was contorted with rage. After a moment's thought, she said, "Get ready, I'm going to the palace to see the Empress Dowager."
She thought that the Empress Dowager must also not want Song Siyao's child to be born, just like her.
Cining Palace.
"Your Majesty, Consort Li requests an audience," Wujing reported to the Empress Dowager.
"Let her in." The Empress Dowager was worshipping Buddha. She walked out of the Buddha hall and came to the front hall, where Jiang Yu was already waiting.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager." Jiang Yu bowed.
"What brings the concubine to see me?" The Empress Dowager asked expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty, I recently acquired a string of Buddhist prayer beads. I heard that it was blessed by a high-ranking monk and that wearing it can protect you and ensure your safety and health. So I specially brought it to Your Majesty."
After Jiang Yu finished speaking, she took out a string of Buddhist prayer beads, which Wujing took and handed to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager's gaze fell on the Buddhist prayer beads, and her eyes lit up instantly. She recognized them as an exquisite string of prayer beads.
Such a string of Buddhist prayer beads is extremely rare and hard to find outside.
The Empress Dowager was a devout Buddhist, and upon seeing such a treasure, she was naturally overjoyed.
Her initially unfriendly expression immediately softened into a smile. After all, to obtain such a treasure, money alone is not enough; sometimes, fate is also necessary.
"You're very kind, Consort." The Empress Dowager went straight to the point. "However, you came to the palace to see me, surely not just to bring me these Buddhist prayer beads?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu knelt down with a thud, pleading, "Your Majesty, please save me."
"What have you done now?" The Empress Dowager's face instantly turned cold.
Jiang Yu quickly explained, "Your Majesty, I have not committed any crime. I beg Your Majesty to give me a chance. I will help Your Majesty get rid of the people you do not want to see. Until then, I beg Your Majesty to grant me protection."
The Empress Dowager frowned; they had come looking for a powerful patron.
Before Prime Minister Jiang's rebellion, the Empress Dowager was indeed Jiang Yu's patron.
The Empress Dowager had considered that once Jiang Yu gave birth to the imperial grandson, she and Prime Minister Jiang would join forces to help Shen Xuan ascend the throne.
At that time, she and Jiang Xiang will work together from the inside and outside to control the entire Great Zhou.
Who knew that Prime Minister Jiang was actually a remnant of the previous dynasty, and had even started a rebellion?
The Empress Dowager avoided Jiang Yuna like the plague.
Therefore, since the incident at the Prime Minister's residence, the Empress Dowager has never summoned Jiang Yu again.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was pondering, Jiang Yu continued, "Now that Song Siyao is pregnant, the court is full of the Crown Prince's people. When Song Siyao gives birth to the imperial grandson, she will definitely have no regard for the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager's face showed slight anger. "Consort Li, the Crown Prince and the Emperor look at Song Siyao like she's the apple of their eye. What do you intend to do with her?"
"Make her child die in the womb, and make her unable to have children forever, so that she will be disliked by the Crown Prince. Then other new people will definitely enter the Crown Prince's residence. Your Majesty, you can plant your own spies in there and kill the Crown Prince without anyone knowing."
When Jiang Yu said these words, his eyes flashed with malice, and the ugliness in his heart was revealed on his face, making him look like a ghost from hell.
The Empress Dowager stared at Jiang Yu. She had underestimated Jiang Yu's ruthlessness before. It seemed that Jiang Yu was a sharp knife, and if she used her well, she would be a good knife.
"Your idea is good, but you must show me your abilities. I do not protect those who are incompetent."
Jiang Yu was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not let you down."
This means she has re-established a relationship with the Empress Dowager.
mid-July.
Song Siyao's first batch of medical students graduated.
Since Song Siyao was often away from the academy, she had Feng Bai come in to teach medical students. Now Feng Bai is a teacher at the academy.
The former Yitianxia Hospital has been renamed the First Hospital of Beijing.
Of this group of students, two entered the Imperial Medical Academy, while the rest all went to the First Hospital of the Capital.
Feng Bai also serves as the president of the First Hospital of Beijing.
In late July, Song Siyao began recruiting students.
"Your Highness, the enrollment is finally over. You've worked so hard coming here under the scorching sun every day." Hongshao shook a glass of water for Song Si and fanned her.
Song Siyao wasn't that delicate, but Emperor Changlong specifically instructed the servants to take good care of her, otherwise she wouldn't be allowed to go out and do any work.
"This little bit of hard work is nothing," Song Siyao said with a smile.
Since the First Hospital of Beijing opened, doctors have been on duty 24 hours a day. In just ten days, they have saved more than 20 lives and successfully delivered more than 10 babies in difficult labor.
Song Siyao was very pleased.
The significance of her initial insistence on establishing the medical class has been realized.
"Let's go to the hospital." Song Siyao goes to the hospital every day, and she personally examines patients with difficult or complicated cases.
The doctors would ask her questions if they didn't understand something.
It was already evening when I left the hospital.
"Hongshao, come walk with me, and let the carriage follow behind," Song Siyao said.
"Yes, Princess."
Not long after the master and servant left, they were surrounded by a group of beggars.
"My lord, please give me some food."
"We've been starving for three days and three nights, please give us something to eat."
"Please, be kind, my child is starving to death."
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"Get out of the way!" Hong Shao stood in front of Song Siyao, worried that the beggars would hurt her.
"Hong Shao, bring out the money!" Song Siyao ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness." Hong Shao took out some loose silver from her bosom and threw it far away. The beggars scattered quickly upon seeing the silver.
"Your Highness, let's not walk, let's take the carriage instead," Hongshao said with a worried expression.
Song Siyao stared at the beggars, recalling what Cang Yue had mentioned to her a couple of days ago, saying that there were more and more beggars in the capital these days.
She had just recognized the beggars' voices; they didn't sound like locals.
Moreover, the beggars pushed her with tremendous force, unlike someone who hadn't eaten for days and nights.
Several beggars didn't even bother to pick up the silver that Hongshao threw away; they only followed her when they saw other beggars grabbing it.
Song Siyao's gaze turned cold. "Let's go, get in the carriage."
Back at the Crown Prince's residence, Song Siyao summoned Cang Yue and asked, "Cang Yue, what's going on with the beggars in the city?"
Cang Yue replied, "Your Highness, I was just about to report this matter to you. I have found out..."