Chapter 1105: Chapter 1096: Wounds
Xingxing brought in a tray.
On the tray was a bowl of thick, soft swallow’s nest porridge.
Su Jin was indeed hungry. Only by finishing it could she see her child; she picked up the bowl and finished it in a few gulps.
Eating too quickly, she choked.
She coughed, and the pain from her wound made her inhale sharply.
"Eat slowly," Xie Jingchen said.
Su Jin emptied the last bit from the bowl into her mouth and said, "I’m done."
"I’ll get you another bowl," Xingxing said.
Before Su Jin could say no, Xingxing the maid had already run out.
Eating so fast, she must have been really hungry.
Quickly, Xingxing brought another bowl.
As soon as Xingxing came in, the wet nurse brought the child in as well.
Once Su Jin finished eating, the wet nurse then brought the child forward and said, "The Young Prince has been very good."
The newborn still had pink skin, small and delicate, captivating once you laid eyes on him.
The child slept soundly, unaware of being transferred from the wet nurse’s arms to his mother’s embrace.
Xie Jingchen reached out to touch his face, but before he could, Su Jin gave a slap.
Xie Jingchen, "...."
"I just want to touch," Xie Jingchen said.
"Your hands have calluses," Su Jin said with disdain.
"...."
Seeing Xie Jingchen’s frustrated face, the wet nurse couldn’t help but smile.
Being someone who practices martial arts, how could his hands not have calluses? However, the child’s skin is tender and could accidentally be scratched, so it’s best to be cautious.
Su Jin touched her son’s face and little hands. Xingxing could also have a few touches, but Xie Jingchen could only watch helplessly.
Su Jin wanted to sleep with her child, but both the wet nurse and Xie Jingchen disagreed.
She had just given birth and needed to recover her strength. Taking care of a child is a tiring job; she might have to wake up several times at night. How could the precious Heir’s wife bear such hardship?
If she did, what would be the point of hiring a wet nurse?
The wet nurse said, "Once the Heir’s wife recovers after a month, if you want to sleep with the Young Prince, your servant will not object."
Everyone understands that a child grows close to whoever cares for them.
Mrs. Jiang also entered the tent, advising Su Jin to abandon the idea of sleeping with the Young Prince.
Su Jin was reluctant, to which Xingxing said, "Miss, can you really handle sleeping with the Young Prince?"
"The Young Prince is so small and can’t be squashed."
"You can’t let the Young Prince get hurt."
"...."
Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but smack Xingxing on the back of the head.
Xingxing rubbed her head in pain, while Su Jin got startled.
She wasn’t that wild when sleeping, but she wasn’t that still either.
"Let the wet nurse take over," Su Jin reluctantly agreed.
Xingxing gestured to Mrs. Jiang with her lips.
See, her persuasion worked. She was the one who had been with the miss for the longest, longest time.
Xie Jingchen instructed the wet nurse to take the child away, as Su Jin needed rest.
Su Jin was also afraid that the child would wake up, thinking it wouldn’t hurt to see him tomorrow.
The tent where the wet nurse stayed was a bit far from theirs, so he suggested moving them closer tomorrow. That way, she could hear if the child cried.
Xie Jingchen continued sleeping on the floor; at least for this month, he couldn’t escape it.
Su Jin had been asleep for over an hour but found herself unable to fall back asleep.
She was pondering over the poisoning of the Little Princess, wondering how things were now.
Princess Nanzhang had been audacious, causing so many failures yet still daring to stir trouble.
Now she’s imprisoned by the Ministry of Justice, and who knows if she’s been executed?
But even if not now, once she hears about the Little Princess getting poisoned, causing the frightening premature delivery, the Emperor surely won’t spare Princess Nanzhang easily.
Su Jin didn’t know that Princess Nanzhang had already been sentenced.
Execution after autumn.
Originally, the Emperor wished to execute Princess Nanzhang immediately but then thought simply beheading her was too lenient.
She needed to suffer in the Ministry of Justice Prison before her death.
The execution was set for a month later.
Princess Nanzhang poisoned the wet nurse and harmed the Little Princess, cold and ruthless.
The Prison Guards of the Ministry of Justice despised her, especially since she still regarded herself with high status. She once threatened to enter the Ministry of Justice Prison for a visit.
She was persistently trying to marry the Prince, lost all decency, and her son betrayed the country. Her daughter wasn’t much better, slandering and framing the Heir’s wife, which they had all heard about.
Indeed, a rotten family.
What good days could such a person have in the Ministry of Justice Prison?
Princess Nanzhang’s cell was the darkest, right next to the interrogation room. Routine interrogations couldn’t be heard, but the screams during torture were unmistakably clear.
She was fed the most rancid food, with only one bowl of water a day.
In just a few days, she had already lost a lot of weight.
Back then, the Princess Consort was generous and never mistreated her diet, preparing meals for her as per a concubine’s share.
She was the once esteemed Princess Nanzhang, accustomed to the best in food, clothes, and everything, never having suffered like this.
In the first few days, Princess Nanzhang refused to eat and only drank water.
Later, she couldn’t withstand and ate even the putrid food.
However, she would vomit it back up, given her lifetime of a delicate stomach.
A few days later, eating such foul food didn’t affect her anymore.
She didn’t want to live.
But she stubbornly wished to see Xie Jinyu and the Prince one last time.
How did she fall to such a state in this life?
She was unwilling!
Thinking of Xie Jinyu, Princess Nanzhang wept uncontrollably.
She was most concerned about Xie Jinyu, her flesh and blood now forced into contemplation at Ciyun Temple, probably never to have a good life.
Whenever Princess Nanzhang had the strength, she demanded to see her daughter.
The Prison Guards of the Ministry of Justice initially ignored her but later, annoyed, they said, "Your daughter is a daughter, and the Princess Consort’s isn’t?!"
"When you were ruthlessly poisoning, didn’t you consider it would affect your children?!"
It’s said that doing good deeds accumulates blessings for the descendants, yet she erased all those blessings for her heirs.
Even if she did nothing, Xie Jinyu and Xie Jingchuan were still the Prince’s children.
No matter how much the Prince disliked her, he wouldn’t short-change his children; what’s due to them, Xie Jingchen couldn’t take away.
What about now?
Truly ungrateful amidst blessings, never satisfied.
Such an end, she deserved it!
No one in the Ministry of Justice Prison sympathized with her.
A peaceful night’s sleep.
The next day, Su Jin awoke from pain.
The wound hurt intensely, so much so that she cried out.
At that moment, the sky was just getting light. Xie Jingchen, hearing the cry, sat up from the floor bed and asked, "What’s the matter?"
Su Jin frowned, "Nothing, the wound hurts."
Looking at her, Xie Jingchen said, "I’ll get you some medicine."
Su Jin shook her head, "No medicine needed."
"Give me your hand."
Confused, Xie Jingchen still stretched out his hand.
Su Jin grabbed Xie Jingchen’s hand and fiercely bit it.
The teeth marks were clearly visible.
Xie Jingchen, "...."
"Does biting me relieve the pain?" Xie Jingchen asked her.
"No," Su Jin replied.
"But it makes me feel a bit better."
Thinking about having to endure this pain for another half month, Su Jin felt she bit too lightly.
Xie Jingchen seemed to read her thoughts, extended his arm forward, amusement in his eyes, "You can bite again."
Su Jin lightly slapped his arm, "I’m not some kind of dog."
