If not abolished

Chapter 303

Hu Shanxiang was both worried and looking forward to this child.

Concubine Wang probably also felt that she was under some pressure.

"Don't think too much now. Just give birth to the baby safely and don't worry about anything else."

"Yeah." Hu Shanxiang also persuaded herself like this in her heart countless times. Things will work out when the time comes. God has given her a chance to change her destiny. It is impossible for her to repeat the fate of Hu Shanxiang in history.

He Yunyue walked in and greeted them, "My Lady, Shanxiang."

"Oh, I was just about to send someone to look for you?" Concubine Wang said as she came in.

"I'm thinking about the Empress, so I came here." He Yunyue also said with a smile.

"Girl, I've noticed these days that your mouth is as sweet as honey." Concubine Wang joked.

The three of them whiled away the time like this.

And now Zhu Zhanqi and his group are still on the road.

"It feels like this team is getting slower and slower." Zhu Zhanjun said after waking up from a nap.

"I heard that it was my cousin's little girl who was feeling unwell, so we went slower." Zhu Zhanji repeated what he had heard.

"You said he was in a hurry to go, so why did the emperor let him bring his family? He has been held back so much." Zhu Zhanjun continued to complain.

"Second brother, please speak less. It would be bad if someone heard it." Zhu Zhanji almost came over and covered his mouth.

"Oh, I know, I know, you've said it so many times." Zhu Zhanjun only realized now that his mother was not the one who was nagging the most, but his brother was the one who was chanting. "Well, you said, we have to go first, otherwise at this speed, when will we get to Shuntian?" Zhu Zhanjun suddenly suggested.

"Your suggestion is not bad, but it's only been a few days and we're already saying that we want to go first. I'm afraid my cousin won't agree. So, let's wait a few days and then bring it up again." Zhu Zhanji also had this idea, but the time was not right yet.

In this way, the group continued traveling for several days.

Sun Ruoji felt distressed when she saw her daughter's haggard face, but she couldn't let Zhu Zhanqi delay his trip.

Fortunately, Wang Jundai had already asked a pediatric doctor to accompany her, otherwise who knows what would have happened?

In the evening, Zhu Zhanqi came to see his daughter.

"Is Yaoyao feeling better? What did the doctor say?" Zhu Zhanqi walked in and asked in a low voice when he saw his daughter was already asleep.

"The doctor said that the child has been traveling continuously and is having trouble acclimatizing to the local climate. It would be best for him to rest for a few days, but Your Highness has official duties to attend to and cannot delay. Let's see if he can get better in a few days." Sun Ruoji naturally hoped to stop and rest for a few days, but Zhu Zhanqi would definitely not agree.

"Let the doctor take good care of you. At least you can hold on until Shuntian, and then you can have a good rest." Zhu Zhanqi said with a frown.

"We adults can certainly endure it, but Yaoyao is just a one-year-old child, how can she endure it? She is suffering, and I wish I could take her place." Sun Ruoji looked at her daughter's increasingly thin face.

"Yaoyao is my daughter, and I feel bad for her, but this trip to Shuntian is urgent. If I delay the trip, what will His Majesty do if he blames me?"

"After all, this happened for a reason. Your Majesty can understand it."

"I think Yaoyao is fine, so let's travel for a few more days. When we are almost there, I will go see my third uncle first. You guys rest outside the city." Zhu Zhanqi thought of an idea.

"Then I'll listen to Your Highness." Sun Ruoji also knew that this was the biggest concession.

"Okay, go to bed early, otherwise how can you take care of your daughter?" Zhu Zhanqi took her to rest.

The next morning, the child who seemed fine the day before suddenly vomited uncontrollably. The doctor said that he might have caught a cold from the wind at night.

After a while, I felt a little feverish, so I had to stop the trip for a day.

It happened to be raining that day and the road was difficult to travel on.

"Is now a good time?" Zhu Zhanjun asked.

"My cousin is in a state of panic right now. If we talk to him about this now, he might become suspicious. Besides, we can't bring this up out of our mouths."

"Ah, what should we do then?" Zhu Zhanjun couldn't think of such a roundabout way.

"Don't be anxious, second brother. The weather is bad these two days anyway. Let's wait a little longer." Zhu Zhanji looked confident.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't know what he was trying to say, but he had no choice but to obey.

Two days later, the child's condition showed no improvement, and Zhu Zhanqi knew he could not delay any longer.

I was thinking whether I should go first and let the others stay and wait until the child is well before leaving. I was thinking about discussing this with Wang Jundai.

"What do you think?" Zhu Zhanqi expressed his thoughts.

"Your Highness is right in thinking this. After all, Shuntian's matter is waiting for you. If you are late, His Majesty might blame you. But you still have two younger brothers. Will they go with Your Highness?" Wang Jundai asked.

"This... Although they are young, they came here to handle the same affairs as me this time, so it is natural that they should go with me." Zhu Zhanqi almost forgot.

"That means my child and Sister Sun's child will stay behind." Wang Jundai nodded.

"So thank you for your hard work."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? You and I are a couple, and I should share your burdens."

"Okay then, I'll go tell Ruoji right away."

"Your Highness, please talk to my sister. I'm sure she's been very tired from taking care of the children these days." Wang Jundai saw him off.

After a while, Zhu Zhanqi came to Sun Ruoji and told her about this matter, "I plan to go ahead. After all, Shuntian can't wait. I have already told the princess that she will take good care of you and Yaoyao. You should wait until Yaoyao is well before continuing your journey."

"Your Highness is leaving first, leaving us, an orphan and a widow, here?" Sun Ruoji's heart was ringing.

"What are you talking about? The princess has stayed here too. She will take good care of you." Zhu Zhanqi said again.

"I don't believe she has any good intentions. Yaoyao is sick now. If Your Highness passes away, who knows how she will waste our time? If something happens then, Your Highness won't be able to see us mother and daughter?" Sun Ruoji was about to cry as she spoke. In her heart, Wang Jundai was not a good person. She had snatched her position as the queen from the very beginning. If she was not there, it would only be a matter of time for her to be promoted. Suddenly, she appeared, and then she took away her favor step by step. Zhu Zhanqi trusted her more and more, which was not a good sign. He left everything to her to handle. And last time, she pretended to be sick and didn't tell her what happened in the palace. She did it on purpose, and she was pretending every day.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When has the princess ever treated you and your daughter harshly?" Although Zhu Zhanqi didn't like Wang Jundai very much, he had to say that Wang Jundai did a good job in all aspects. She had the bearing of a queen and could share his worries. That was enough.

"That's because His Highness is always here. If His Highness is gone, who can guarantee that she won't harm me and the child?" Sun Ruoji insisted.

"You are being unreasonable." Zhu Zhanqi really didn't want to argue with her, so he said, "Anyway, I have already made up my mind about this matter. That's it. I'm not here to discuss it with you." After saying that, he walked out with an angry look on his face.

"Your Highness, I..." Sun Ruoji was unhappy when she saw him leave without looking back. She couldn't help but blame Wang Jundai in her heart. It must be her who gave the idea to Your Highness. She just wanted to harm them and their daughter. It was so hateful.

"My Lady Concubine, please don't be angry. I have a way to make His Highness stay. I just don't know if My Lady believes me or not." At this time, Qi Yin, who had been like an invisible person, suddenly stood up and spoke.

Sun Ruoji looked at her with suspicion. Naturally, she didn't dare to use this person who was personally assigned to her by Zhu Zhanqi. After all, this person was very likely a spy placed by Zhu Zhanqi by his side.

Nanny naturally knew what Sun Ruoji was worried about, and whispered in Sun Ruoji's ear: "Your Majesty, why don't you let her give it a try? If it works, that would be great. If it doesn't, Your Majesty can use this as an excuse to arrange for this slave to move somewhere else. It would be good for us, wouldn't it?"

"Madam, what you said makes sense." After thinking about it, Sun Ruoji smiled and said to Qi Yin, "Since you have a way, then go ahead. But what if you fail to do it?" Sun Ruoji naturally didn't want her to have a way out. If she succeeded, she could use her. If she failed, she would let her go.