Chapter 220: Bound to the Childbirth System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 221: The Road to Turning the Tables in a Natural Disas

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Shen Yao's cannon fodder argument successfully shut the system up, and neither side spoke further.

By the time they returned to the small courtyard, the sky had completely darkened, and the room was illuminated by one candle after another.

The maidservant brought up the washbasin, and by the way, didn't forget to supplement a couple of sentences about the few Wangfu personnel who had come to visit the small courtyard while Shen Yao was absent.

"Yue'er came?" Qi Yingyue, Qi Chen's concubine-born daughter, was also the key figure who formally connected Shen Yao and Qi Chen.

The maidservant nodded, only saying the Commandery Princess was physically unwell, and had come wanting the Wang Fei to help summon a physician for diagnosis and prescription.

Shen Yao heard this and froze for a moment, "The physician who examined her before wasn't suitable?"

That was a physician Qi Yingyue herself had nodded to keep, young in years but extremely skilled, not someone Shen Yao had forced on her.

Because of Qi Yingyue's physical condition, being neither fully well nor unwell, following the Wangfu's migrations and rushing about everywhere, her vital energy recovered not as smoothly as envisioned.

Qi Chen felt very guilty about this, and went all out to satisfy Qi Yingyue's requests.

Qi Yingyue had been unable to marry out of the Wangfu until today, not because Qi Chen was unwilling, but because Qi Yingyue herself did not want to.

The maidservant shook her head, tone puzzled, "The Commandery Princess didn't say anything about that physician."

She just wanted to switch to a new one, and didn't even say whether the original physician she was used to should be dismissed.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao took the handkerchief and wiped her hands, leaning on the maidservant's hand to go to the Eight Immortals Table for the meal.

Heaven is great, earth is great, eating is greatest.

Busy for an entire afternoon, her belly was empty, right now nothing was more important than filling her stomach first.

"Then follow the Commandery Princess's request, switch to a new physician."

Anyway the Wangfu kept quite a few physicians, it was merely a matter of one not working out and switching to another.

Burying her head eating the dishes with excellent color, aroma, and taste, Shen Yao quickly tossed aside this little episode with Qi Yingyue, yet never expected that because of such a trivial matter, a string of troubles would be triggered afterward.

Barely half a month passed, with the New Year visibly approaching, Shen Yao was truly caught off guard.

The system also failed to react in time, one person and one system listened dumbly to the returning servants reporting that Qi Yingyue had left home privately, whereabouts unknown.

Shen Yao: ……

"Go to the front courtyard to invite the Wangye over, and gather all the servants who attended the Commandery Princess, take them down and interrogate them one by one."

With such a major oversight, even if Shen Yao had excuses they were useless.

It wasn't about letting Qi Chen blame her; since all the people around Qi Yingyue were arranged by Qi Chen, what Shen Yao could be responsible for were merely trivial matters.

But right now the person was already gone from the Wangfu, excessive argument would only appear useless.

Soon, Qi Chen hurried over from the front courtyard, his first sentence upon meeting was to hold Qi Yingyue's attendants accountable.

They were all his hand-picked confidants, yet they were actually shaken off by a frail young girl, simply an unprecedented disgrace!

Shen Yao steadied Qi Chen's body, deeply afraid a single stimulation would make him faint directly.

Signaling the steward to hurry and interrogate those returned servants, Qi Yingyue must be found as soon as possible.

"Wangye, let's go back to the room first, Yueyue this child is usually cute and obedient, she probably wouldn't go far."

Shen Yao carefully weighed her tone of speech, afraid a single carelessness would stimulate Qi Chen again.

Qi Haochen also lay beside Qi Chen comforting his old father's wounded heart.

Even the older Shen Cheng and Shen Shi had already taken people out to search; except for Shen Ying who married to Dongchang Prefecture, Shen Yun and Shen Zhen were also accompanying Shen Yao.

A family staying in the room waiting for news, the internal atmosphere faintly stifling.

Until footsteps sounded at the doorway, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

Is there news already?!

There is, there is, and it's even good news, able to ensure Qi Yingyue's personal safety.

However, whenever a "however" follows, it means trouble for the matter.

This time was the same, Qi Yingyue didn't run over herself (her body fundamentally couldn't leave the Wangfu), but followed a man.

Pa!

Qi Chen was so angry his eyes turned blood-red, Shen Yao looked at the shattered jade pendant, and hurriedly took the fault onto herself.

"The matter of switching physicians, this concubine knew; didn't expect Yueyue to have such thoughts, it was this concubine's momentary oversight that caused the oversight, please Wangye order punishment."

Shen Yao's crisp decisiveness successfully gave Qi Chen a stair to descend.

But who is Qi Chen? In essence, still the Owner who holds the power of life and death.

"This matter has nothing to do with the Wang Fei," that physician who led Qi Yingyue away was someone Qi Chen himself had arranged.

Turning around and hurriedly leaving Shen Yao's small courtyard, Qi Haochen and the several children watched Qi Chen's departing back, finally raising their heads to look at Shen Yao who had already stood up.

"Mother Consort" "Mother"

"Alright, this matter, don't speak further, just act as if you know nothing."

Shen Yao stopped these people's thoughts of probing, especially Qi Haochen, "Not allowed to ask your Father King, no matter what she is still your Elder Sister."

Qi Haochen: ……

Qi Haochen pursed his lips, thinking in his heart just what kind of siblings he and Qi Yingyue counted as, total meetings not exceeding the fingers of one hand, more strangers than strangers.

Finally letting out an "oh" in agreement, Shen Yao continued reminding Shen Shi and the others likewise.

"Inside here there shouldn't be only them participating, the Wangye is investigating with full force, no one can hide it."

Perhaps the other party never intended to hide it at all; by the time Qi Chen dug out the whole cause and effect of Qi Yingyue's matter, he was strangely calm.

Shen Yao:... Hm?

Shen Yao couldn't quite figure Qi Chen out; before he was still full of rage, so how was he now acting like nothing had happened? One must know that ever since Qi Yingyue was brought back, she had been confined to her own small courtyard, bedridden with illness.

It was truly bedridden with illness, not a drop of moisture — her body visibly declining, even though Shen Yao had once tried using pills to nurse her back to health.

In the end it was still the System that stepped in, directly stating that Qi Yingyue, at such a young age, had sorrow greater than heart-death, basically beyond saving.

Shen Yao went dumb on the spot hearing this news — this was a young girl's diagnosis? Qi Yingyue was only twenty, all told.

"Host, my diagnosis will not be wrong; Qi Yingyue gave birth prematurely, her body is very special."

In other words, Qi Yingyue herself did not want to live; even immortal pills and miraculous medicines could not save her.

"Wangye, you have not taken a drop of water these two days; still, drink some nourishing soup."

At the very least she could not let him ruin his health; after the New Year Qi Haochen would enter the capital, and needed Qi Chen to back his son from the Changzhou side.

Qi Chen glanced at the soup bowl Shen Yao brought, and very calmly waved his hand. "No rush, Yao'er, do you know why Yueyue is like this?"

Shen Yao shook her head with an innocent face, though she could roughly guess — because of love.

Qi Chen sneered. "Indeed; one supposes this king's brothers are ruthless enough, to scheme even against a little girl who can only stay in the inner courtyard and knows nothing of politics."

Handing over a stack of gathered investigative evidence to Shen Yao, Qi Chen had dug up that physician's family root and branch — the result was that he was blind to what was under his own lamp.

"Duan Wang, ten years younger than this king; back when he was in the capital he only got by safely because of this king's protection."

The result? This man not only didn't take the initiative to repay the kindness, but instead stabbed him viciously in the back.

This matter of Qi Yingyue — what Duan Wang wants is to disgust him and occupy his mind so as to target Qi Haochen.

Because Qi Chen discovered a spy Duan Wang had planted by Qi Haochen's side for a long time (in reality Shen Yao had already known and handled it long ago).

Piling up piece by piece, Qi Chen calmed down — the type that is outwardly cold but inwardly warm.

"What does Wangye intend to do? Duan Wang's fiefdom is not far from Changzhou Prefecture."

Even Duan Wang's and Kang Wang's fiefdoms both border Changzhou Prefecture; otherwise those refugees wouldn't have fled to Changzhou Prefecture after being unable to enter either fiefdom.

Qi Chen looked at Shen Yao. "Use the man's own way against him."

Duan Wang wants to scheme against offspring and descendants; then don't blame him for returning the same methods.

Since everyone is this filthy, let's just play filthy.

Shen Yao brought up Qi Yingyue's physical condition — this child has some thoughts of not wanting to live.

Qi Chen:...

Qi Chen showed his ruthless, merciless side. "Let her nurse herself; if she truly insists on this, then one can only say we lack the fate to be father and daughter."

Beating Qi Chen to death would not make him agree to his own daughter's lifelong marriage to a physician.

That would be slapping Qi Chen in the face day after day, reminding Qi Chen of his poor judgment of character, letting Duan Wang mock at will.

Just imagining that scene made Qi Chen feel short of breath, his chest tight and blocked.

"Father King doing this is precisely to force Sister to death," Qi Haochen propped his chin, even though he and this sister were indeed not very close.

"Can save the body, but cannot save the heart," the pills in Shen Yao's hand could pull the body back, but could not cure a heart that had long since died.

Qi Yingyue now lives like a walking corpse; Shen Yao had privately talked with her several times, to poor effect.

Qi Haochen sighed like a petty person — as for these love stories, he truly didn't understand. Could there be something more important than one's own life?

If one can live, why not persist? There are so many beautiful things in the world.

"You're still young; prepare, prepare for the post-holiday matters; recently at your Father King's place, perform well."

Shen Yao reminded Qi Haochen to restrain himself appropriately, lest joy turn to sorrow and mistakes appear.

Qi Haochen nodded mm-hmm ah-ah, not forgetting to guarantee he had a plan in mind.

Although he was not of great age, he was also very clever; this trip to the capital, danger accompanied by opportunity, naturally he must grasp it tightly.

Unknowingly, another year passed.

Qi Haochen grew a year older, though his height and appearance didn't change much.

Just after the first month, Qi Chen led Qi Haochen to set off for the capital.

Shen Yao, wearing winter clothes, saw Qi Chen and his son off; turning back to the small courtyard, she sighed with the maid, "It's been about a month since Yueyue left, right?"

"Wang Fei Niangniang, please accept condolences."

Shen Yao smiled, her forward steps not stopping. "Come with me to offer incense."

A life of bitter fate, dragged into the Royal Family, unable to have a good ending.

Qi Chen has already accounted the debt of forcing Qi Yingyue to death onto Duan Wang.

This trip to the capital, Shen Yao doesn't need to think to know how lively the capital will be.

The imperial family is most heartless.

The lit incense thread drifted with the scent of sandalwood; Shen Yao looked at Qi Yingyue's spirit tablet, only saying: if there is a next life, by all means do not be born into the Royal Family.

One lifetime of heart-bitter days is enough; another would change nothing.