Chapter 239 Liuli Miscarriage
Xia Chunyu finished reading the letter that Helian Xuan sent along with the memorial, silently handed it to Ye Jiayao, and then asked Xiao Jing: "What do you say?"

Xiao Jing held her head in her hands, inserted her fingers into her hair, and looked extremely troubled. She said in a muffled voice, "What else can I do? Can I stop my elder brother from marrying Princess Naya?"

Ye Jiayao was speechless for a long time after reading the letter. The relationship between Helian Xuan and Princess Naya was established in the flames of war. They fought side by side in the battlefield. Their feelings of sharing life and death were indestructible. Especially when Helian Xuan was besieged by Prince Azak for seven days and seven nights and was in danger, it was Princess Naya who led three thousand Simon warriors to break through the siege... Helian Xuan knew that marrying a foreign princess required the emperor's approval, but the determination in this letter was as firm as the strokes of luck. He had to marry her.

She thought A'ruan would be the one suffering the most. However, Xiaojing looked so confused and conflicted at this moment, which showed that she was not feeling well either.

Was he sympathizing with A-Ruan, or feeling sorry for himself? Or maybe both.

But it’s useless to say all this now.

The room was silent, and no one knew what to say.

"Yaoyao, go and see the ancestor. I want to talk to Xiaojing for a while." Xia Chunyu said.

Ye Jiayao nodded, looked at Xiaojing worriedly, and turned away.

From the attitude of the old ancestor, it can be seen that the Helian family has no objection to Helian Xuan marrying Princess Naya. The Helian family values ​​friendship the most. At the beginning, she just brought Xiaojing back from Jinan, and the Helian family gave her such a great favor, not to mention that Princess Naya risked her life to save Helian Xuan. The Helian family could not say the word "oppose", even if it would cause suspicion from the emperor.

He just sighed a few times, "What a pity..."

Of course, it's a pity for Aruan.

After sitting with the old ancestor for half an hour, the old ancestor looked tired and seemed to need a rest. Ye Jiayao was about to say goodbye when Chunyu arrived, greeted him, and the two of them left together.

"I just ran into my father and mother. They went back home first."

"What about Xiao Jing?"

Xia Chunyu smiled bitterly: "It's okay, he is no longer the reckless boy he was before. He knows his identity and the responsibility he has on his shoulders, so he won't do anything rash."

"Did he say he likes A'ruan?" Although it was meaningless to ask this question, she still wanted to ask.

Xia Chunyu narrowed his eyes and looked at the dark night, his emotions in his eyes were obscure and difficult to discern: "Will you feel better if he says he likes you?"

Ye Jiayao looked at him in astonishment: "What do you mean?"

Xia Chunyu retracted his gaze and looked at her with clear eyes: "What do you think I mean?"

Ye Jiayao felt inexplicably irritated and didn't like his ambiguous question. She immediately said coldly, "I don't know."

Xia Chunyu sneered: "If he said he didn't like it, you would think he couldn't let it go, would feel guilty, and would feel that Aruan was more pitiful, right? However, for Xiaojing and Aruan, it is best that he doesn't like it. In this way, Xiaojing won't be in pain, and Aruan won't have to marry the third prince with obsession and grievance. She will be more likely to accept the third prince."

Ye Jiayao felt a little embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed.

"I don't blame you for having this idea. It's normal for you to feel indebted to Xiaojing. Although I used some tricks to trick you into my home, I am still confident and believe that the person you like is me." Xia Chunyu said with a smile.

"But you really don't need to feel indebted. Relationships are mutual. Only when two people are in love can they be happy. It doesn't mean that you have to like others just because they like you. Relationships cannot be forced. There is no such thing as one person being sorry for another. Even Xiao Jing understands this. Why don't you see it clearly?"

Ye Jiayao was speechless. What he said was right. In fact, she just hoped that Xiaojing could be happier.

Xia Chunyu took her hand and held it tightly, his eyes as soft as the moonlight: "So, it is really God's blessing that we can be together, so we should cherish each other even more."

Ye Jiayao looked at him in shock, feeling a myriad of emotions in her heart. Yes, in this era where free love is shameful and marriage is only about the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, it was her greatest luck that she could meet him and finally be together with him.

In the past few days, Ye Jiayao went to the inn every day to accompany Aruan and explained Xiaojing's difficulties and situation to Aruan. Although Aruan was very sad, she said that she understood that Xiaojing was as helpless as she was, and she would not blame anyone.

It was only sadness at first, but soon Ah Ruan began to pester Ye Jiayao to teach her how to make delicious food. Together they made cakes, flower cakes, rice cakes, and baba...

Ye Jiayao looked at her and saw that she was still smiling with dimples, but the smile did not reach her eyes. She knew that she wanted to find something to do so that she could stop thinking about random things, so she taught her with all her heart, using almost all the pastry skills she knew.

Four or five days passed like this. During this time, Liuli said she wanted to eat ice cream, and Youshi specifically asked her to make it for her. However, she forgot about it under the pretext of accompanying A'ruan. Youshi became even more dissatisfied with her, and then, the thing she had been worried about finally broke out.

The reason was that there were rumors in the mansion that there was something wrong with the fetus in Liuli's belly, so they started to use moxa to fumigate her.

The rumor soon reached Youshi's ears, and she was shocked, and then she raided. Although Liuli had ordered that no one was allowed to set foot in her yard during the morning fumigation time, anyone who dared to stop Youshi was caught on the spot.

Imperial Physician Li was speechless in the face of Youshi's questioning. Youshi ordered people to invite several of the most famous doctors in Jinling City to make a joint diagnosis. The result was that the fetus was dead in the womb and there was no hope of saving it. If the dead fetus was not aborted, it would endanger the mother's body.

Youshi immediately brought Imperial Physician Li to the palace to report to the Queen Mother, and asked Imperial Physician Li to explain to the Queen Mother himself.

That night, You Shi watched Liuli drink the abortion medicine. Ye Jiayao and others had been waiting in the side room. Half an hour later, Liuli began to have abdominal pain. It was not until dawn that a dead fetus with a black body was born, and it was a boy.

Although Youshi was heartbroken, she still had to muster up her strength and take care of Liuli personally.

Ye Jiayao finally breathed a sigh of relief, a huge weight lifted off her chest. Seeing that Youshi's eyes were red and dark, she felt that she could no longer bear the continuous blows and hardships she had endured throughout the day and night. She and Sun's mother persuaded Youshi to go back to her room to rest, and she stayed behind to take care of her.

Liuli was already exhausted. Even though she had doubts and hatred in her heart, she no longer had the energy to pursue the matter and fell into a deep sleep.

Xia Chunfeng was the saddest. For more than six months, he had been immersed in the joy of becoming a father. Suddenly, the child was gone. He was devastated and his face was as pale as glass. Xia Chunyu and Xia Chunli accompanied him and comforted him in various ways.

"Second Young Madam, the medicine is ready." Zhou Xingjia brought the medicine over personally.

Xiaoya said, "Second Young Madam, leave it to me!"

Ye Jiayao said gently: "You are tired too, go and take a rest, or I will do it."

Qiao Xi wanted to help the Third Young Lady, but Liuli closed her eyes and said in a low voice, "Get out."

Ye Jiayao winked at Qiao Xi, and Qiao Xi retreated silently.

Xiaoya stepped forward and placed a soft cushion behind Liuli.

Liuli opened her eyes, her dark eyes filled with hatred, staring at Ye Jiayao: "Are you satisfied now?"

Ye Jiayao stirred the medicine to dissipate the heat and said gently, "Why did you say that? We are all very sad because of your miscarriage. However, you are still young. If you take good care of yourself, you will have a baby."

"I don't want you to pretend. Haven't you always been looking forward to this day for me? You must have cursed me every night for more than six months? Now, you have got what you wished for." Liuli said harshly.

Xiaoya called out "Princess" softly.

Ye Jiayao sighed, "You just hurt your vitality. You are weak and in poor health. It's better not to think too much."

"Am I just imagining things? Do you dare to swear to God that you have never had those vicious thoughts in your mind?" Liuli was aggressive. She was about to go crazy. The plan that was originally foolproof was now ruined. She had to endure everyone's disappointment, ridicule, and the pain of losing her child. She hated the seemingly gentle and kind person in front of her. Every look and every expression of Ye Jiayao was ironic and mocking to her.

Ye Jiayao smiled bitterly, "Third sister-in-law, I thought you were no longer the Princess Liuli, but I didn't expect that you are still the Princess Liuli in your bones. If you want to judge others by yourself, I really have nothing to say. I don't want to argue with you, and it's useless to argue. It's just that you don't want to see me, but there's nothing I can do. Mother is about to fall ill, and my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant again. I am the only one in the mansion who can take care of you."

"I don't need your care, I don't need you to pretend, go away, I don't want to see you." Liuli shouted with almost all her strength.

Ye Jiayao was silent for a moment, handed the medicine to the maid in the glass room, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, take good care of yourself."

He then instructed the servants: "If you need anything, just tell Qiao Xi and she will pass it on."

Ye Jiayao walked out expressionlessly. Who the hell wants to serve you? You are so angry because you failed to take advantage of her.

Hearing the sound of Liuli crying behind her, Ye Jiayao shook her head and sighed. There must be something hateful about every pitiful person.

Although Ye Jiayao left the house, she did not dare to leave the yard and took a rest in the side room. Otherwise, if Youshi knew that she had left her post without permission, she might burst out with all her grief. She had to endure her anger for the time being to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Xiaoya kept trying to comfort Liuli: "Princess, don't cry. You just had a miscarriage. Crying like this will hurt your body. As the saying goes, there is life, there will be no shortage of firewood..."

Liuli was in unbearable grief, and she was willful to begin with, so she wouldn't listen to any advice. All her negative emotions surged like a tide and she couldn't suppress them at all, leaving all the servants in the room at a loss.

Xiaoya had no choice but to say, "I will go and invite Madam."

When Qiao Xi saw Xiaoya running out, she wanted to ask her what was the matter, but Xiaoya had a cold face, pushed Qiao Xi away, and went straight to the upper room in the main courtyard.

(End of this chapter)