Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Mu Ci, who had already taken off her surgical gown, came out holding a tray, and the white cloth covering it was smeared with bright red blood.

Yang Jiawei, the eldest concubine of Prince Ding's Mansion, who was guarding the rest area outside the operating room of the military hospital, was pale due to a lot of blood transfusion. When she saw Mu Ci appear, she was supported by someone to greet her and asked, "How is the situation? Is everything going well?"

Mu Ci nodded: "The operation went well. She has a strong will to survive. Now she is out of danger for the time being. Whether she can wake up or not depends on herself."

What is quite embarrassing is that the reason why Yang Jiajia wants to live so much is because if she dies on the operating table, she will be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

That woman really didn't want to be a royal concubine anymore.

Princess Huainan asked: "Can I go in and see her?"

King Huainan is the seventh prince. Although his concubine Yang Jiaxian is Yang Jiajia's cousin, in order to avoid suspicion, the emperor would not think that they were brothers and sisters-in-law who actually supported a concubine who wanted to reconcile with him.

Originally, Yang Jiaxian wanted to come but didn't dare to come, but the King of Huainan had a big heart. Hearing that it was Mu Ci who presided over Yang Jiajia's operation, he immediately rushed here with the princess.

With Mu Ci here, he will stand up to the sky falling.

Yang Jiajia is a direct descendant, her eldest brother from the same mother was killed in battle, her second brother Yang Shizhi and fourth brother Yang Muzhi all came over.

It wasn't that the Yang family didn't want to avoid suspicion, but because Mu Ci's operation required Yang Jiajia's real relatives, relatives with the same blood type to give her blood transfusions, and at least three brothers and sisters of the same father and mother were required to be present in case of emergency.

Because they are brothers of the same father and mother, the king of Chu made such a request, and both of them rode fast horses from the northwest overnight.

Mu Ci opened the tray: "This is a benign uterine fibroid that was excised, and I had to remove her uterus because of the heavy bleeding." Mu Ci opened a smaller cloth bag, "There is also a child who is underdeveloped and has died. The family members will confirm and sign again."

Yang Shizhi looked at the corpse of the fetus smaller than a cat next to the bowl-sized tumor. This iron-blooded man who was nearly fifty years old and had fought in the battlefield for more than 30 years, his lips trembled, his eyes were red, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Why? There is still a child? Didn't you say that you can't hear the fetal heartbeat?"

Mu Ci said: "This child grew under the tumor, so I didn't hear the fetal heartbeat, but this little guy's mother and him have been very strong and have worked hard to survive until now. It should be seven months old, but it's only this big. The lack of nutrition leads to the underdevelopment of various organs, and he died as soon as he left the mother's body." Mu Ci paused, and added: "It's a boy."

Yang Shizhi suddenly covered his face, his body slowly bent down, his shoulders trembled non-stop...

He was not regretting the loss of a good prince, but was sad for his sister's fate.

Because there is a big difference in age from the youngest direct sister, Yang Shizhi treats this sister as a daughter and pampers her, but he blames himself for pampering him too much. A big man doesn't know how to take care of his sister, so he often takes Yang Jiajia around. I've been there, and this girl's heart has gone wild.

Yang Muzhi, who dotes on his younger sister, also has a part, and understands the mood of his second brother Yang Shizhi very well, because he donated blood, his face was a little pale, his lips were pursed, and he stretched out his hand to pat his second brother without saying anything.

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Half a month later, Yang Jiajia recovered a little under the careful care of her, and she was able to eat something and sit up. She was the one who was living and dying in the military hospital that opened up a separate ward for her concubine who had not been demoted. Back to the palace.

Yang Jiajia grabbed Mu Ci's sleeve and begged: "Even if I die outside, burn me to ashes, and throw me in a river, I don't want to go back to that place."

It was useless for anyone to persuade her, she only knew how to cry, and when she was not crying, she just stared at the sky outside the window in a daze. There was always someone guarding her among her brothers and sisters, afraid that she would do something stupid.

Yang Jiajia understood, and said: "I will not seek death, even if I die..." To be buried in the imperial mausoleum is inseparable from that place.

Mu Ci made a special trip to the palace for this matter, not only because Yang Jiajia was the one who made peace with him before entering the palace, but also because his own third brother was also hurt.

When Mu Ci entered the palace, Emperor Deguang was drinking in Chonghua Palace and didn't ask anyone to accompany him, so he sent the waiters far away, sitting alone under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, looking alone and extremely lonely.

Sitting next to him, Mu Ci also poured himself a glass of wine.Emperor Deguang was still not drunk, so he pressed his glass and said, "You don't have the capacity to drink, so you can't drink."

"I've been outside for the past few years, and I haven't drank less. The amount of alcohol is much better than before." Mu Ci said.

In the past ten years, Mu Ci has spent eight years in the states that were newly conquered in the Southeast China Sea and included in Daxing's territory. First, he was engaged in construction, resettlement of immigrants, and mining.The second is to strengthen the rear for his king, Mei Rong, so that Mei Rong can move forward without any worries.

Emperor Deguang hadn't seen this younger brother very often in recent years, and sometimes he was very envious of the two of them's good relationship, husband and wife, and they hadn't gotten tired of seeing each other for ten years, and their relationship was getting better and better.

Emperor Deguang saw that his face had matured a bit, but he was still so handsome and unparalleled. Zhong Lingyuxiu's ninth younger brother said in an envious tone: "How can he meet such a good person like you, and how can you meet such a good person like him?" What about people?"

As an emperor, how could he still dislike his concubine?

Concubine Xie Xian back then, how kind she was to her, actually wanted to murder him for the sake of her son and the throne.

Emperor Deguang couldn't help thinking of his father, who never had a happy love in his life, as if no one in his ancestors had a truly happy life... Could this be a royal curse?

Mu Ci slowly tasted his glass of wine, thinking of his lover who was still far away in the Eastern Ocean, his expression softened: "Because we only have each other."

Because Mu Ci only has Mei Rong, and there are no Yingyingyanyans to hurt his heart, and Mei Rong is full of eyes and only Mu Ci, and can't see others, so there will be nothing to wear down the trust and affection between them.

Love is more born of passion, while marriage lies in the management of both parties in daily life.

Emperor Deguang snorted: "Aren't all the men in the world have three wives and four concubines?"

Mu Ci stopped talking, he had no way to use a few words of persuasion to change the social form of this era, and it wasn't him who ordered the monogamy system, and he could enforce it and change the status quo.

——Because women do not have the right to economic independence.

It is still the old saying that "the economic foundation determines the superstructure". Only when women can really hold up half the sky, and when the weight of what they say becomes more and more important, can it be changed.

But what Mu Ci did was to pave the way, constantly improving the status of women, training female doctors such as Yuexuan and Xie Siniang.Cultivate female scholars such as Sophie, and some factories he opened also recruited female workers... Slowly improve the status of women.

There is also the eldest son inheritance system he supports, which stipulates that property can only be inherited by the sons of the sons, which invisibly improves the status of all wives, so that women who are concubines do not have the ambition to rely on their children to dream of their early days, and women who voluntarily become concubines will Less, subtly to change the atmosphere of society.

Mu Ci said: "Third Brother, you already have six sons, but this year someone suggested that you draft..."

Emperor Deguang said dejectedly: "I know what you mean, how can I have the idea of ​​a draft now? It has already been dismissed. Besides, those women, even if they are young and beautiful, what's the use of them, they don't love me at all."

Emperor Deguang knew in his heart that even Empress Mei, such a gentle and patient woman, was looking at his throne and her son's sake.How much I love him...

Ha ha……

There are too many things to think deeply about...

The two brothers didn't say anything else, they drank in silence until Emperor Deguang noticed the red glow on Mu Ci's face, and said, "I won't drink anymore..."

Mu Ci asked him: "What are you going to do about Yang Wuniang?"

Emperor Deguang laughed at himself: "You call her Yang Wuniang, so you can do whatever you want?"

The resentment is deep...

Mu Ci said: "Reconciliation is impossible."

Emperor Deguang thought that Mu Ci would not be on his side, and when he heard this, he finally showed his first smile these days.But before he finished laughing, Mu Ci said in a serious manner: "According to the newly revised Marriage Law of the Daxing Code: only the direct wife who is married to the Ming matchmaker has the right to propose a divorce, and can divide the family property."

Emperor Deguang: "..."

Should he be glad that it wasn't Empress Mei who made the trouble this time?

Mu Ci continued: "The law stipulates that women should be protected during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Even if they are concubines, they cannot be abandoned at will. Because Yang Wuniang made the request herself, and considering her physical and mental conditions, In the spirit of humanitarianism, I suggest that the third brother demote her to be a commoner and send her to become a monk in Jingye Temple. After all, a couple who are married for one night will be kind for a hundred days, and if they don’t get along well, they won’t kill anyone.”

Originally, the concubine who was messing around like this was a glass of poisoned wine, and if she was killed, the whole Yang family would be implicated.Emperor Deguang was already considered a very tolerant emperor, and considering that Mu Ci had come all the way from overseas to perform surgery on Yang Jiajia, Emperor Deguang was not easy to deal with.

Now Mu Ci's handling in this way still exceeded Emperor Deguang's psychological expectations - he thought that Mu Ci would support Yang Jiajia's request for reconciliation, because although Mu Ci married a male king, he was a genuine "friend of women" , dedicated to supporting women, so that women who are lucky to have a high degree of freedom are all even more powerful.

This kind of treatment is acceptable, and speaking out also maintains the majesty of the emperor.I couldn't help nodding, thinking: Is it my own brother or is it towards me.

However, it was too early for Emperor Deguang to reassure himself. Mu Ci, a woman friend, continued: "Actually, I have long disliked the existence of Jingye Temple, so I want to ask for a favor to let you stay in Jingye Temple." Girls who have reached the age of three years will be picked up by their families at their own will." Mu Ci also made a little concession, "Of course, some girls are not allowed to remarry."

To be honest, no one would dare to touch even a woman the emperor didn't want, but Emperor Deguang couldn't save his face.

However, Ye Xingwei was there, and after investigation, it was found that although Yang Jiajia had a quarrel, it was only a cry out of pain to reconcile and leave the palace.It was the other concubines in the palace who really broke this matter out and made it known to everyone.The Emperor Deguang of the specific person has quietly punished him.

Mu Ci said: "It's not about sending it to Jingye Temple today and picking it up tomorrow. When this matter fades away, let's do it quietly. And it's up to you to mention it yourself, you don't need sister-in-law to come, when the time comes, public opinion will cooperate with you, and everyone will If you say you are generous, no one will laugh at you. Because who doesn’t have a sister or daughter in this world?”

Now it seems that this is the only way to deal with it. Emperor Deguang drank the last sip of wine, nodded and said: "That's the way."

Yang Jiajia's matter was dealt with quietly in this way, not to say that everyone is happy, but the damage has been minimized as much as possible.

When they arrived at Jingye Temple, Yang Jiajia acted as if she had come back to life, and actively cooperated with the doctor for treatment, and soon recovered her health.Apart from being unable to be a mother, Yang Jiajia has no regrets.But in a situation like hers, it would be better not to have it, and it would not make the child suffer.

No one would have imagined that after five years, Yang Jiajia, who was able to leave the imperial palace thanks to the grace of Emperor Deguang, survived, and was taken home by the Yang family, repaid Emperor Deguang's kindness and saved his life on the battlefield.