Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

Chunmei's voice was filled with anxiety: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not at home, and the Crown Princess suddenly went into premature labor. I'm afraid the child won't survive. What happens next..."

"There's no need to talk about what happened next," Zhang Tianai interrupted her. She didn't want to know the cruel details that followed. She only cared about one question at the moment: "How is the Crown Princess now? Has the imperial physician arrived?"

Chunmei was about to speak when she heard Nanny Li sigh, "If there really were two lives lost to one corpse..."

"One corpse, two lives?" Zhang Tianai frowned. She interrupted Li Ma'am, her tone full of unquestionable authority, "Don't mention it again. Some things are better understood in our hearts, and there's no need to speak them out. Now, I want to know whether the imperial physician has arrived yet."

Chunmei and Nanny Li exchanged a glance, and Nanny Li whispered, "Master, we were negligent. But please rest assured, the imperial physicians were ordered by the Emperor to stay and guard the garden. Without your order, they wouldn't dare act on their own. But this matter concerns the Crown Princess..."

Nanny Li hadn't finished her words, but Zhang Tianai already understood what she meant. This matter concerned the Crown Princess's safety. If someone wasn't sent, if something went wrong, the consequences would be disastrous.

"I understand." Zhang Tianai nodded, a glint of determination in her eyes. "Since the imperial doctors are still waiting for my order, let them go immediately. The Crown Princess is having a premature and difficult labor, and they can't just sit back and watch. Although I'm not in good health and can't go back to the palace to visit her in person, I can't just stand by and watch."

Chunmei was impressed by Zhang Tianai's decisiveness when she heard this. She whispered, "Master, Madam Li..."

Nanny Li also called out respectfully, "Master."

Zhang Tianai sighed and said, "Actually, those imperial doctors are too rigid. They should have gone there immediately after hearing the news. Why did they have to wait for my order? Never mind. Just go and tell me now."

Nanny Li responded and turned to leave.

Zhang Tianai stopped her again, "Remember to have someone follow up and inquire about the news. Once the imperial physicians enter the palace, they should be able to find out the Crown Princess's condition. Whether she has given birth or not, we need to be the first to know."

Nanny Li nodded in agreement and then left quickly.

Zhang Tianai looked at her back, feeling a mixture of emotions. She turned to Chunmei and asked, "How many people know about the Crown Princess's premature birth? What's the situation at the Eastern Palace?"

Chunmei whispered, "Master, not many people know about this matter now. We don't know the situation in the East Palace, but we don't think it's too good."

Zhang Tianai nodded, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes. She murmured to herself, "I wonder if my stepmother knows about this. She's outside the palace, so she wouldn't get the news so quickly, would she?"

At this moment, Nanny Li hurried back. She glanced at Zhang Tianai and reported in a low voice, "Master, the imperial physicians have already gone to the Eastern Palace."

Zhang Tianai felt a little relieved when she heard this. She nodded and said, "Okay, you did a good job. Now let's wait for news."

Chunmei and Nanny Li stood quietly by, waiting for news from the imperial doctors. Zhang Tianai looked out the window at the scenery, her eyes filled with mixed emotions.

She thought of the painting hanging not far away, which she had created with the emperor a few months ago. They had written poems and stamped their seals together, and those beautiful memories seemed to be still before her eyes.

She reached for the personal seal in her purse. It was a small, round crystal seal, intricately engraved. It was a token of her love for the Emperor, a testament to their love. She gently stroked the seal, a warmth welling in her heart.

At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. Zhang Tianai withdrew his thoughts and turned to look at the door. He saw a servant hurried over. He bowed and whispered, "Master, someone wants to see you."

Zhang Tianai looked at Chunmei and Nanny Li and asked, "Who do you think it could be? Why is he coming to me at this time? Is it about the Crown Princess's matter?"

Chunmei and Nanny Li both shook their heads, indicating they didn't know. Zhang Tianai sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go and see for ourselves. Chunmei, come with me."

Could it be that my grandmother has come? If it really is my grandmother, how wonderful it would be.

Grandma, my dear grandma, it’s about time.

Grandma, it's time for you to come.

Before leaving, the emperor saw with his own eyes that she insisted on staying in the garden alone. He was full of worry and concern and promised to send someone to bring a relative to accompany her and relieve her loneliness.

She asked curiously who it could be, and the emperor gently told her that it would be her grandmother.

But this matter must be kept confidential and not known to outsiders.

After hearing this, Zhang Tianai was overjoyed, even a little bit in disbelief. She thanked him repeatedly, and her gratitude was beyond words.

The emperor then gently rebuked her, asking why she was left alone in this empty garden.

Zhang Tianai was filled with satisfaction and gratitude for the emperor's arrangement. And why had Concubine Wanwan sent them on the autumn hunt? Besides wanting them to get some fresh air, it was probably also because Wanwan's fiancé was going along.

She ordered Li Ma and others to go and check.

Nanny Li and Chunmei were about to speak when they saw that she had already given the order.

A moment later, Nanny Li and Chunmei returned, followed by my grandmother and Nanny Yu.

She quickly stood up, holding her bulging belly with her hands. The heavy weight forced her to be careful.

"Grandma." She called softly.

The old lady Yuan and Nanny Yu from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion rushed over upon hearing the noise. When they saw how big her belly was, they hurried forward to support her.

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In the capital city, deep inside the imperial palace.

In the East Palace, Zhang Tianci was experiencing the extreme pain of childbirth.

With screams and the sound of her body being torn apart, she finally gave birth to a child, however, it was a stillbirth.

The people outside the hall rushed over after hearing the news, their faces suddenly changed, and they all speculated about the reason.

"How is the Crown Princess?" "Did she give birth?"

However, even giving birth to a child is not always a good thing.

Inside the palace, beside the bed, the palace maids, midwives and the people around witnessed the birth of this little life. However, the bloody and blurry appearance made people feel terrified.

Some people hurriedly took the child, some wiped the sweat off the Crown Princess, and some hurried out to report the news.

But after a while, the midwife holding the child's face suddenly changed, as if she was frightened by something terrible, and she screamed.

Although Zhang Tianci was exhausted and almost unconscious, he was still conscious.

She had a splitting headache, body aches, and a heavy heart. But fortunately, the child was finally born, although it was a stillbirth.

She vaguely saw what the person outside was holding, but didn't think much of it. However, the sudden scream frightened her heart so much that she couldn't even rest in peace.

It wasn't until she thought that she might have given birth to a stillborn baby that she realized what was going on.

She shouted angrily, "What are you yelling about? Why are you yelling? Do you think people outside can't hear you?"

The long scream of pain made her voice hoarse and dry.

"Her Majesty the Crown Princess." The midwife trembled with fear and the child in her hands almost slipped out.

It wasn't that they wanted to be so frightened, but the appearance of this child, this dead fetus, was too horrifying.

Even though we already knew it was a stillbirth, the sight of it was still terrifying. Its head was large, its feet were small, its body was swollen, and there were patches of black spots on its skin. It was underdeveloped yet huge.

More importantly, the deadly stench of corpses made it clear that they were not newly born. Fortunately, this was not something that ordinary people could detect.

Even though they knew in advance that it might be a stillbirth, they were still terrified.

No wonder the Crown Princess had such a difficult delivery.

They even suspected that the Crown Princess had spilled some of the labor-inducing drug while drinking it.

The palace maids nearby also witnessed all this and shouted in horror: "Crown Princess, little grandson..."

"What are you yelling for!" Zhang Tianci interrupted them, his voice full of anger and powerlessness.

Then, she spoke with difficulty, "What happened to the little grandson? It's all the fault of the Luo family! Hurry up and take the little grandson away! What did this Crown Princess tell me?"

These words almost exhausted all her strength.

The nanny beside her also hurriedly ordered: "Yes, yes, Crown Princess."

The midwives responded and knew how to deal with it.

Zhang Tianci also smelled the disgusting stench. She knew how terrible the child was without even seeing it. She didn't want him to stay here any longer, so she ordered everyone outside to be driven away and the dead fetus must not be discovered.

She had to make sure everything went according to her wishes.