That night, Mu Fengqie had just tucked herself into bed when Zhu Fei called her up.
"Your Highness, something's happened to Concubine Mu. Someone drugged her, and now the baby might not be saved. His Majesty sent someone to ask you to go and see if you can do something."
Zhu Fei curled her lips. Was that how one asked for help? The eunuch was so haughty that one would think they owed him money. He didn't have the slightest bit of humility when asking for favors.
"Got it." Mu Fengqie sensed the dissatisfaction in Zhu Fei's words. She calmly got dressed and got out of bed. By the time Mu Fengqie appeared in front of the eunuch, he was already impatient.
The moment he saw Mu Fengqie, he started scolding her.
"How dare you! Mu Fengqie, do you know that His Majesty sent me to ask you to save Concubine Mu's royal heir? Do you know the consequences if you're late?" The young eunuch looked at Mu Fengqie haughtily. A person imprisoned in the palace as a hostage had no right to be so arrogant. How ungrateful!
"Presumptuous!" Zhu Fei couldn't stand it anymore. How could their mistress be subjected to such humiliation? A eunuch dared to shout and yell in front of their mistress.
Mu Fengqie watched as the young eunuch turned pale with fright and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. She casually scolded Zhu Fei.
"Zhu Fei, don't be rude." Then she looked at the eunuch. "I've frightened you, Eunuch. It's my fault for not disciplining my servant well. Please don't take it to heart."
"Humph! I'm in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you. Hurry up and follow me." After seeing how compliant Mu Fengqie was, the eunuch's arrogance returned.
Mu Fengqie said nothing and silently followed the eunuch. A silver needle quietly appeared behind him and silently penetrated into the eunuch's kneecap. Soon, the eunuch let out a scream of pain and knelt on the ground.
"What's going on? My leg! My leg hurts so much!" The eunuch hugged his leg and rolled on the ground. "Please save me, please save me!" The eunuch pinned his hopes on Mu Fengqie when he saw her beside him.
"What are you talking about, Eunuch? I'm in a hurry to see Concubine Mu. You'll have to bear with it for a while. I'll take my leave now." With that, Mu Fengqie stepped over him with Zhu Fei.
The eunuch's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Mu Fengqie.
"Your Highness, that person just now..." Zhu Fei hesitated, looking at Mu Fengqie.
"Yes, I did it. No one who belongs to me will be bullied for no reason."
Zhu Fei watched Mu Fengqie's protective look and felt warm inside. She admired Mu Fengqie even more.
When Mu Fengqie arrived, there was already a circle of people in Mu Xingrou's palace. Especially the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau. Almost all of them had come, but none of them had a solution. They knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Princess Tianlin is here—"
This announcement brought hope to the imperial physicians. Finally, she was here. They were saved.
"Why did His Majesty summon me?" Mu Fengqie looked around at the people. Their faces showed all kinds of expressions.
"Fengqie, go and see Xingrou quickly. You must save her baby for me." Now Yuan Yuchuan pinned all his hopes on Mu Fengqie. If she couldn't do anything, then Mu Xingrou's baby would really be lost.
Mu Fengqie glanced at Yuan Yuchuan without saying a word and directly entered the inner chamber. Inside, Mu Xingrou had fainted from the pain, and there was already blood on her lower body.
But Mu Fengqie wasn't in a hurry at all. She slowly took out the silver needles from her sleeve, disinfected them one by one over the candle, and then found the right acupoints on Mu Xingrou's belly and inserted the needles.
When Mu Fengqie inserted the third needle, Mu Xingrou woke up. She was woken up by the pain. She had never experienced such pain before. It was like someone was scraping the flesh off her belly with a knife.
When Yuan Yuchuan heard Mu Xingrou's shrill scream, he wanted to go in and take a look, but Zhu Fei, whom Mu Fengqie had left outside, blocked him firmly.
"Your Majesty, my mistress doesn't like to be disturbed when she's treating a patient, so you'd better not go in." You'll only be a nuisance. Just stay outside obediently.
Yuan Yuchuan glared at Zhu Fei fiercely. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't afford to offend Mu Fengqie for the time being, he would have had this bitch dragged out and beheaded. She didn't even know her own place and dared to put on airs in front of him.
"You know very well how this baby in your belly came about. You didn't take good care of your body back then, and now you've been tricked into taking an abortifacient. Even if I manage to save this baby for you, your body will be damaged, and you won't be able to conceive again in the future."
Mu Fengqie was also a little surprised at how Mu Xingrou got pregnant. It was a way of hurting herself as much as the enemy. She was really desperate for a child.
"Impossible! I'm in such good health. How could my body be damaged!" Mu Xingrou couldn't accept Mu Fengqie's words at all. Her face was distorted with pain from her belly.
"Didn't Mrs. Kong tell you when you took that medicine that it's very harmful to your body?" Mu Fengqie said expressionlessly.
"Impossible! She gave birth to Mu Rendong according to that prescription!" This was what Mrs. Kong had told her personally. There couldn't be a mistake.
"Then why don't you think about why she didn't have any more children after giving birth to Mu Rendong? She liked sons so much. Why didn't she use that medicine to have another one after giving birth to Mu Rendong?" Mu Fengqie said.
For a moment, Mu Xingrou was stunned. She even forgot the pain in her belly. Yes, why? It was because her body was damaged and she couldn't have any more children.
Thinking of this, Mu Xingrou fell into despair. She could only have one child... Tears slowly streamed down Mu Xingrou's eyes.
"Now, your baby is saved, but you need to take good care of yourself. This pregnancy is very unstable and the baby is easy to lose." This was Mu Fengqie's advice to Mu Xingrou.
After Mu Xingrou's condition stabilized, Mu Fengqie pulled out the needles and went out. In front of everyone, she told them about Mu Xingrou's situation. "Now, Concubine Mu's pregnancy is extremely dangerous and the baby is easy to lose. So His Majesty needs to send someone to take good care of her."
However, Mu Fengqie didn't tell them that Mu Xingrou couldn't conceive again. She wasn't that idle to tell everything. What if this Yuan Yuchuan asked her to take care of Mu Xingrou's body?
After leaving Mu Xingrou's place, Mu Fengqie felt extremely sleepy. She had been sleepy for the past few days, as if she could never get enough sleep.
"Your Highness, I heard from the old valley master that your mother was like this when she was pregnant with you." Zhu Fei supported Mu Fengqie and joked.
"Really?" Mu Fengqie became interested for a moment, but she couldn't resist the drowsiness. After returning, she lay on the bed and fell asleep.