This villain has become a ghost

Bai Yueguang hesitated, sighed deeply, and said seriously in her childish voice:

"...Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt, but your body is simply not strong enough to support you in giving birth to this child."

Although she grew up in a small town in Wancheng, she knew that women in the harem were honored by their sons, and having an imperial heir was a great blessing.

Although she had been brainwashed by Concubine Xian's bizarre lifestyle over the past year, she had not forgotten that normal concubines all hoped to give birth to a prince.

She didn't know what the emperor was thinking, but judging from his reaction when he learned that Concubine Shu was pregnant, he didn't seem happy at all.

But she couldn't persuade Concubine Shu not to have the child. That would be the same as destroying her hopes, and... it would be too unruly and presumptuous.

Bitterness surged across Luo Tong's pale face. He closed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Doctor Bai, I beg you... Can you please use all your strength to save this child..."

Her voice was hoarse, and after coughing a few times, she continued, "...Even if I lose my life, it doesn't matter. This child is very important to me..."

The house was quiet, the stove had not been removed yet, and the fragrant smell of herbs was mixed with the strong aroma of medicine.

Bai Yueguang looked at her in disbelief, shock glittering in his dark eyes.

Is it really necessary to have this child?

Can it be more important than your own life?

Although she was still young, she had seen the world and had a relatively clear understanding of things. She didn't understand what Concubine Shu was thinking. It was important for a mother to be honored by her son, but what was the point if she risked her own life?

But Luo Tong's attitude was very firm. Although she was thin and her breath was weak, her misty eyes were full of unquestionable determination.

As a doctor, Bai Yueguang could only try her best to save her and her child's lives. If she had to make a choice, she could only listen to the patient's opinion and she could not make the decision herself.

"Empress Shufei, I still have to go to Shoukang Palace to teach medicine to the Empress Dowager, so I will withdraw first." Bai Yueguang put his things in the medicine box and instructed, "You should rest well first and be sure to take your medicine on time."

Luo Tong nodded slightly.

"Wait a minute," she mused, suddenly thinking of something. "If possible, I'd like to ask Bai Medical Clinic to keep this secret and not let anyone else know that I'm pregnant."

"Please," she pleaded.

Bai Yueguang's words got stuck in her throat.

The emperor already knew that she was pregnant.

But she thought that the emperor should not be considered an outsider. She was probably afraid that the other concubines in the harem would harm her unborn child.

So she nodded and said, "I understand."

Then, she dragged the heavy medicine box and left Shuhua Palace.

-

dusk.

The afterglow falls, and in the courtyard, ancient trees are towering and lush. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the gaps, casting mottled light and shadows, and the palace walls are winding like a dragon and a tiger.

Somewhere in the imperial palace, there stood a desolate palace, which had been abandoned for a long time.

On the stone steps before the palace, fallen leaves piled up, unsweeped. A gust of wind blew, and the fallen leaves danced in the wind, making a rustling sound. The lush pine and cypress trees on either side could not hide the desolation.

The eldest princess has her own residence outside the palace. The palace she once lived in has long been abandoned. In addition, a year ago, she was arrested and imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Since then, she has been hiding in the dark, and the houses inside and outside the palace have been covered in dust.

Originally, the eldest princess had a good reputation, but when the news of her attempted rebellion at the autumn banquet came out, she became the target of everyone's condemnation.

What's more, some people say that although she appears to be dressed in plain clothes, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, she is actually a female devil who kills people without blinking an eye. The place where she lives is the burial place of countless people, and wronged ghosts will go there to claim her life at night.

This is of course just nonsense.

However, Nangong Wanqing works in secret, and sometimes she is inevitably short of money.

So, I would secretly go to her house from time to time and take some money from where she used to hide it, pretending that I was stealing things from my own home.

Fortunately, when her house was searched, they did not find the place where she secretly hid her money, so her source of income was not destroyed.

So… in the middle of the night, there was a sudden noise in the long-abandoned Princess's Mansion. There was also a woman's figure wandering around, and from time to time there was a faint laughter...

To others, this is clearly haunted.

Naturally, some people didn't believe it and sneaked in.

As luck would have it, she ran into Nangong Wanqing who came to withdraw money to spend. Having watched countless horror movies, she found a way to play a trick on the man, scared him unconscious, and then threw him out.

Whether inside or outside the palace, the name of "haunted house" was given to her. Since then, no one dared to approach her two residences, which was simply terrifying.

Nangong Wanqing herself contributed greatly to the fact that her home became a haunted house, and she enjoyed it.

……

Outside the cold and gloomy palace, a head suddenly popped out from the crack of the door, squinted its eyes, glanced around, and sneaked in stealthily.

"Hurry up, hurry up." After Yue Liuyun slipped in, he urged the person outside the door in a low voice.

Nangong Mingzhu was speechless. He folded his arms and followed her in. He raised his eyebrows and watched Yue Liuyun tiptoe to close the door.

He held his forehead and said, "...I say, this is the imperial palace, and I'm the emperor. Do I need to be so sneaky?"

Yue Liuyun paused.

She nodded and said suddenly, "...It seems to make sense."

Nangong Mingzhu: “…”

Yue Liuyun thought that this sneaky behavior had already spread from person to person.

She was also infected.

Never mind these unimportant details.

"Why did you bring me here?" Nangong Mingzhu looked at her helplessly, his handsome profile gilded by the setting sun.

Yue Liuyun looked around: "...Wanqing said she left her things here."

Nangong Mingzhu: “…”

Nangong Mingzhu said: "She is quite creative then."

You guys have figured out the meaning of haunted houses.

The garden was overgrown with weeds, with dilapidated pavilions and broken walls. The pond had dried up, leaving only cracked soil and withered lotus leaves.

Yue Liuyun carefully avoided these and walked into the inner hall.

Nangong Mingzhu looked down at her and asked with a half-smile, "...So, what exactly is it?"

His eyes were very dark, and the meaning was unclear.

She told him that she had no intention of escaping this time.

Then brought him here.

It's not that he didn't want to believe her, but he still didn't dare to relax, for fear that he would be tricked by her and let her escape.

"You'll know later." Yue Liuyun looked back and smiled.

She grabbed the corner of Nangong Mingzhu's clothes and pulled him inside.

The next second, her hand was held, and the cold and slender hand tightly grasped her hot palm. His palm was covered with thin calluses, and the force was not strong, but it was tightly pressed against her palm.