The Double-Chapter 576 - 169 Miscarriage_4

Princess Yongning shook her head, "No, he covered his face, I couldn’t see anything."

Li Xian’s heart relaxed, but Princess Yongning looked at him again and said with hatred, "It was he who killed my child. The guards at the Li Mansion are so negligent, causing me to fall into danger. This is your fault. I must explain this to the Imperial Consort and tell my elder brother. If this person is not found and skinned alive, I swear I won’t rest!" By the end, she was gritting her teeth, obviously filled with venomous hate.

Li Xian was startled by Princess Yongning’s vehemence and had not expected the Princess to care so much about the child in her womb. Even at this moment, she was still thinking of avenging her unborn child. He pondered how to console Princess Yongning when suddenly a cry of "Your Highness" came from outside. Mei Xiang stumbled into the room.

This servant was always by Princess Yongning’s side, and it seemed that the Princess trusted her very much, treating her as a confidante. Mei Xiang threw herself in front of Princess Yongning’s couch, crying, "It’s all my fault, I failed to protect the little His Highness..."

Princess Yongning closed her eyes, then suddenly slapped Mei Xiang hard, angrily saying, "It’s all your fault! If only you had been more alert and noticed him earlier, if only you hadn’t been knocked out, my child might not have died! Wench!"

Mei Xiang received the slap bewilderedly, not uttering a word, just covering her face and sobbing. As Princess Yongning watched, her own tears started to fall, as she lamented in sorrow, "My child..."

She had married into the Li family to secure a status for this child, rushing into the marriage for the sake of the child in her belly. Now that the child was gone, all her previous actions had lost their meaning. What was the point of staying in the Li Mansion? Besides, she had been hastily wed to Li Xian. If she had known this would happen, she would have been better off heeding Empress Dowager Liu’s advice, or as Shen Yurong had said, she should have taken the medicine to end the pregnancy instead of marrying into the Li family. Then she would still be free and, given the opportunity, might still have been able to marry Mr. Shen.

Now she was at a loss, having lost more than she bargained for, and Princess Yongning did not know what lay in her future, feeling utterly adrift.

Seeing her dispirited and distracted manner, a surge of satisfaction passed through Li Xian’s heart. Princess Yongning had taken them for fools, thinking she could simply marry into the Li family with her child, without asking if the Li family would consent. Now that the child was gone, she put on this heartbroken facade for all to see. But the Li family knew that the child was not Li Xian’s, thus they would not shed a tear for it.

Why bother?

He pretended to comfort Princess Yongning, and the more he did so, the less she wanted to see him. If it weren’t for going to Li Xian’s courtyard, why would she have suffered this misfortune? Princess Yongning blamed everyone who could be blamed.

After Li Xian left, Princess Yongning sat against her bed, staring blankly into the sky, and said, "It’s all over..."

Mei Xiang sobbed, "Your Highness, you mustn’t speak like this."

"What should I do?" Princess Yongning seemed not to hear, "Now I’m already part of the Li family, and without the child, everything is meaningless. Shen Lang won’t want me anymore, and I don’t want to marry Li Xian. Everything is over..."

"Your Highness, you mustn’t talk like that," Mei Xiang crawled to Princess Yongning’s side, "Even for the sake of the deceased little His Highness, you must gather your spirits! Someone clearly plotted against you this time; you still have to avenge the little His Highness!"

Princess Yongning seemed to awaken from Mei Xiang’s words and looked at her, "Yes... I must avenge my child. Someone clearly plotted against me on the road, not wanting me to carry his child, wanting to harm my child... I must find him!"

Everything else aside, the sudden appearance of a man in black at the Right Chancellor’s Residence, who didn’t take Mei Xiang’s and her life but pushed her over, was clearly targeting the child inside Princess Yongning. Who would want to harm her child?

Princess Yongning’s anger and hatred almost peaked at that moment. She had humbled herself for the sake of this child, only to end up being schemed against and losing the child. No matter who the opponent was, she was determined to make them regret it for a lifetime!

"This person should still be in the Right Chancellor’s Residence," said Mei Xiang, "Your Highness, at this time, you must not leave the Residence, especially not to return to the Princess’s Mansion or to the palace to recuperate. Since the assailant appeared from the Right Chancellor’s Residence, and no outsiders would enter the Residence during the day, it is possible that it’s someone from the Residence. A careful search should turn up some clues. Your Highness, I will find out who it is, to avenge the little His Highness!"