"Quick, help the lady sit down properly." Imperial Physician Huang hurriedly instructed the others to support Lady Liu, then reached over to take her pulse.
"Excessive grief has disturbed your pregnancy. Lady Liu, carrying a child at your age is already dangerous. You are five months along now; you must not let your emotions run wild again. The Princess Consort is your child, but so is the one in your belly..."
Imperial Physician Huang picked up his brush to write another prescription, earnestly urging her to take care.
"Wan'er! How is Wan'er?" Consort Ling hurried over with her palace attendants.
Hearing Liu Ye describe what had happened had nearly frightened her to death.
If anything happened to Wan'er, Heng'er would surely go mad. And her precious little granddaughter, and the entire Imperial Family-they would probably never know happiness again.
The moment she entered and heard that something was wrong with the child in Lady Liu's belly as well, Consort Ling fainted on the spot.
"You are already five months pregnant, yet you still don't know to rest properly. Lady Liu, having me here to look after Wan'er is enough. From now on, just come visit occasionally. The palm and the back of the hand are both flesh-the children matter most."
Consort Ling looked at the pale, unconscious Liu Wan while clutching Lady Liu's hand, her voice trembling.
If something happened to both mother and daughter, the consequences would truly be terrifying.
Lady Liu protested, "Your Highness, your health is frail. How could I let you wear yourself out with worry?"
"If something happened to you, that would truly wear me out with worry. Only if Wan'er is all right will Heng'er and Wanwan be all right. I will leave the palace and stay at the Ninth Prince's Residence for a