Zhou Ling had never met Concubine Hui, but he heard that she looked almost exactly like the former empress.
The servants brought him a portrait, but he thought it was dirty and burned his eyes before he opened it.
I also heard that the current eldest princess, Xiao Fu, is dignified, cool, noble and generous, even more so than the previous empress.
Now Zhou Ling saw her, she was sitting quietly on the edge of the tent, her expression was indifferent, dignified and generous, the steady royal princess seemed to be born with an aura that was different from others, an aura that looked down on the world.
It's like the nobility curling around, and it won't dissipate.
And what about him?
A monster escaped from the dark mausoleum, a royal scoundrel who should have died twenty-five years ago...
In order to avenge his beloved queen, Emperor Shunyuan did the most cruel and heartless thing in his life.
Ridiculous... But now he can only endure it and dare not even say that he is still alive.
Zhou Ling lowered his head, his eyes red and red, but his breath was surprisingly calm.
At this time, a scream was heard from the woman in labor across the curtain.
Zhou Ling raised his head and saw the eldest princess standing up suddenly, and asked anxiously: "Axiu, how are you?"
Wang Xiu said in a deep voice: "It's a bit dangerous, but don't be afraid. It's not the most difficult time yet."
The eldest princess felt more at ease. She didn't make any noise to disturb her, but she couldn't sit still and walked back and forth in the tent.
Another woman was carried in by her husband and her leg was broken.
There was also a child whose waist was injured.
The eldest princess said to the guards guarding the outside: "If we set up another tent, there will be no space left here."
The guard replied: "Go back to your highness, we have just set it up and it will be ready for use soon."
The eldest princess immediately said: "Well, move some of the slightly injured ones over first, and then find a place to take good care of the children."
The guards immediately executed the plan and ordered another tent to be set up for the injured children.
Some people asked if they should move Zhou Ling, but the eldest princess saw that he was still bandaging the wound, and saw that the local doctor's hands and feet were trembling, so she said: "No need."
Zhou Ling lowered his head, his mind seemed to be calm, and he suddenly felt relaxed.
Looking at the dark sky, it seemed like it was going to rain.
The eldest princess couldn't help but walked in, but when she saw the injury on the inner thigh of the woman, she was so frightened that she screamed.
Wang Xiu quickly pulled the white cloth to cover her, turned to the eldest princess and said, "Your Highness, she is still alive, don't panic."
The eldest princess covered her mouth and slowly withdrew, her face turned pale.
That woman's leg...can't be called a leg anymore, a large piece of flesh has been poked out, and even the bones are visible...
The eldest princess rubbed her forehead in disbelief, and then let out a long sigh.
"There are natural and man-made disasters. There is always some suffering right under your nose. You don't have to see it even if you don't want to."
"Axiu, do your best!"
Wang Xiu consoled her: "Your Highness, don't panic. Her injuries are not serious. It's just that the delivery is a little tricky. She may have to have a caesarean section."
The eldest princess was startled: "What is a caesarean section?"
She knew, but she just couldn't believe it. Asking, she was also asking about the hope behind this question.
Wang Xiuye immediately replied: "Just make a cut on her belly, take out the child, and then sew it up. Although it is very difficult, this is saving her and the child's life."
Hearing the word "help", the eldest princess swallowed her saliva and said nervously: "Can we save her?"
Wang Xiudao: "I will try my best."
At this time, the mother used her last bit of strength to grab Wang Xiu's arm and said: "Doctor... please save my child, save my child..."
Outside, everyone is holding their breath and concentrating.
Inside, Wang Xiu said seriously: "Don't worry, your child must be saved, and you must be saved too. There is still hope. If there is no hope, I will work hard to give you hope."
The mother was crying, but she seemed to be encouraged, and her voice was much stronger than before.
The eldest princess also slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, she heard the mother say: "In order to save me and the baby, my husband... was killed by a falling boulder. If I die, can my wife adopt this baby?"
Wang Xiudao: "If you live and work in our mansion in the future, your child will also study with my child, and he will have a very bright future."
"More importantly, he still has a mother."
The woman didn't speak, her sobbing voice sounded suppressed and painful, but she also had the courage to fight to the death and no longer faced it passively.
Outside the curtain, the eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned her head and walked towards Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling lowered his head slightly, as if he only cared about his wounds, but in fact he was feeling depressed.
In a daze, he heard the eldest princess asking the bandaging doctor: "Can I still walk normally in the future?"
The doctor respectfully replied: "It shouldn't work. His foot was injured in the past, like a disability suffered when he was a child."
After hearing this, the eldest princess looked at the pair of feet that were as white as snow, which were twisted in a strange way. But the eldest princess opened her eyes wide in surprise, and her focus fell on other places.
The last time she saw such white skin was when she was choosing the maids for Cao Xu. But now, this young man's skin was not only white, but also very delicate. It didn't look like a man's skin at all.
Zhou Ling explained in a low voice: "I have been in a wheelchair since I was a child and cannot walk."
That means you are often locked up at home?
No wonder, the skin is so white and delicate.
Looking at his somewhat deformed feet, the eldest princess said: "It doesn't matter, I'll ask Axiu to look at it for you later. Maybe I can walk in the future."
Zhou Ling nodded slightly and stopped talking.
The eldest princess saw that he seemed afraid of meeting strangers. She originally wanted to ask the little eunuch to get some water for him to wash his face, but she immediately gave up the idea.
Just when the eldest princess walked outside the curtain, Qiao Chuan came back.
Holding a box of thinly sliced ginseng slices, and following the eldest princess’s signal, she walked step by step towards Zhou Ling.
The moment Qiao Chuan squatted down, he first saw the skin as white as pearls. He suddenly felt doubtful and his eyes slowly moved up.
Messy hair, dirty cheeks, blurred facial features, and the clothes that are not very conspicuous...
Qiao Chuan's hands shook, and he wanted to confirm, but he didn't dare.
He handed over the ginseng slices, and Zhou Ling said softly: "Thank you."
Qiao Chuan felt like he was struck by lightning. He couldn't even hold the box steady and the ginseng slices fell to the floor.
When the eldest princess saw it, she said from a distance: "Qiao Chuan, if you can have some potential, I won't be afraid even if you see it."
Qiao Chuan said in a voice that was even worse than crying: "How can I compare with Your Highness? This slave is not... this is not seeing, his feet..."
The eldest princess scolded: "Okay, stop talking."
Qiao Chuan quickly picked up the ginseng slices and when he stepped back, he bowed and retreated as if he were meeting the emperor.
The doctor looked confused. He didn't know what the father-in-law was doing.
Zhou Ling's eyes suddenly dimmed. He held the ginseng slices with his teeth slightly, and his mouth was filled with the taste of ginseng slices. There was also a faint smell of blood.
Fortunately, the eldest princess did not see it, but another troublesome person came.
Lu Yunhong walked straight in, and with his sharp gaze, the doctors all shook their bodies.
Zhou Ling quickly lowered his head, knowing that the real test was coming.