Hearing this, Tang Youyou laughed and said, "You don't still think your godfather will come to rescue you, do you?"
Hearing Tang Youyou's words, Wen Ruxue immediately showed a ferocious expression. "My godfather will surely come to rescue me. Not only will he come back, but he will also take me back to the Western Regions in great style. Even if I can't gain the emperor's favor, I'm still the daughter of the great general of the Western Regions! You can't touch me!"
Wen Ruxue exhausted all her strength to say just these few words, but these words rekindled her confidence.
She still had hope. Artum would surely come back soon. He would definitely rescue her and take her away!
However, Tang Youyou didn't intend to leave her even this last glimmer of hope.
Tang Youyou looked at General Yu standing aside. "General Yu, you've been holding that thing for too long. Show it to this woman and let her come to her senses. Don't let her end up not knowing who she is."
Hearing this, General Yu nodded, placed the wooden tray on the ground, and even lifted the red cloth on it for Wen Ruxue. There on the tray was exactly what Wen Ruxue had been longing for.
Seeing Artum in such a state, she was so frightened that she put her hands behind her back and crawled several steps away.
Wen Ruxue stared at the person on the wooden tray. Tears streamed down her terrified eyes, and her whole body began to tremble.
After a moment, she finally let out a shrill scream. With a shocked face, she stared fixedly at that thing, then glanced at the calm Tang Youyou.
She pointed her index finger at Tang Youyou and cursed angrily, "Who on earth killed this person? Which one of you did it! Why? Why did you kill him!"
Listening to this woman's hysterical scream, Tang Youyou stared at her coldly. "You don't need to shout here. If you hadn't asked for trouble, I wouldn't have refused to give you a way out. This is all your own doing!"
Hearing this, Wen Ruxue finally calmed down. She sat quietly on the ground. The next moment, she rushed towards Tang Youyou at full speed. It was only then that people noticed that there was a dagger in her hand. The dagger was deeply stabbed into Tang Youyou's abdomen.
For a moment, Tang Youyou felt a blackout in front of her eyes. She couldn't hear the voices around her and didn't know what was happening to herself. There was a wet feeling in her abdomen, as if she was bleeding, and it seemed to be a lot of blood.
However, at this moment, she couldn't feel any pain at all. The only thing she could hear was Rong Xun's shout. As she was on the verge of fainting, the last thing she saw from the corner of her eye was Wen Ruxue's crazy smile.
At this moment, Rong Xun was holding the blood - covered Tang Youyou and constantly shouting for the military doctor. When these military doctors saw the wound on Tang Youyou, they all shook their heads.
At the same time, the voices of an old man and a young man came from outside. These two people kept shouting the name "Tang Jun".
This name was all too familiar to Rong Xun. Old Man Tang also sensed something was wrong. All the soldiers in the entire military camp were gathered around this tent.
He looked at General Yu in front of him, and a familiar feeling welled up. Of course he knew this person; he was too familiar with him.
Old Man Tang looked at General Yu and said anxiously, "Old Yu, I heard that my granddaughter is here, right?"
Hearing this, General Yu's expression changed. He hurriedly asked, "Do you mean the current empress?"
Old Man Tang nodded. Seeing this, General Yu immediately led Old Man Tang into the military tent. Looking at Tang Youyou lying on the bed, on the verge of death, Old Man Tang instantly felt a chill in his heart.
He calmly walked quickly to Tang Youyou's side and pushed aside the people standing in front of her.
Taking the pulse, suturing the wound, boiling the medicine, and performing acupuncture.
Each step was done with great care. Looking at his granddaughter who had become like this for no reason, he thought that she could return unscathed from the Western Regions back then. Why did she become so covered in wounds as soon as she came to this damned emperor's side?
Tang Youyou's breath was getting weaker and weaker. Gradually, even the rise and fall of her chest began to slow down.
Old Man Tang's hands moved faster and faster. He saw that the wound was just two inches above the center of her lower abdomen.
That meant that if it had been two inches deeper, both she and the fetus in her womb would have died.
Now, he could save Tang Youyou, but it was probably difficult to save the child in her belly.
However, Old Man Tang still tried his best to save Tang Youyou's life. He glanced at Rong Xun, who had been standing aside without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, you surely understand the empress's physical condition. At this critical moment, this humble man, the Bare - footed Immortal, just wants to ask you one question. If only one of the empress and the fetus in her womb can survive, who would you choose?"
Hearing this, many generals who were originally standing in the military tent immediately replied on Rong Xun's behalf. "We must surely choose the child in the empress's womb. After all, the dragon heir is the pillar of the country. Is there any need to ask this question?"
But Rong Xun only hesitated for a moment and quickly blurted out, "Save the empress. I only want her. We can have more children in the future, but there's only one of her!"
Seeing Rong Xun's reaction, Old Man Tang was quite satisfied.
Old Man Tang didn't ask any more questions and began to focus on suturing Tang Youyou's wound. This wound was very deep. Even after it was sutured, blood was still oozing out continuously. It looked extremely terrifying.
It was a pity that the child in her abdomen couldn't be saved.
The child was only a little over two months old. It had already experienced one life - and - death situation, and it still couldn't withstand this second life - and - death ordeal.
Seeing that the bleeding from Tang Youyou's wound gradually stopped, Old Man Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief. After settling Tang Youyou down, he secretly buried the child in her abdomen in the soil. After the burial, he came back.
He glanced at Rong Xun, shook his head, and said dejectedly, "Every time You'er comes back to you, something big is bound to happen. Last time it was about food, and this time it's an assassination. What will it be next time?"
"I, Old Man Tang, and the descendants of the Western Regions will not be trampled on by just an emperor like you. If you had any ability, you wouldn't have let You'er suffer like this!"
Hearing this, Rong Xun had nothing to refute. Old Man Tang was right. These things were indeed caused by him. The sins he committed were finally borne by Tang Youyou.
Rong Xun nodded and looked at Tang Jun sincerely. "Senior is right. It's my fault that I didn't take good care of You'er. I will surely not let You'er suffer like this in the future."
Hearing Rong Xun's familiar promise, Tang Jun had no patience left. Just then, a voice came from behind.