The Emperor Xiao San's Little Concubine

Chapter 36: Loss (Part 2)

The prince tightly hugged his little concubine's body. She hugged him as if she did not want her little concubine to leave him. The prince with a breath that sounded irregular, tried to hold back the cry from the fear of being left behind by his lover.

"Prince, I'm tired. I'm so tired. Can you let me take a very long rest?" ask the little concubine in a soft voice.

"alright. I'm here with you. Be rested. I will take care of you while you rest." said the prince softly.

His little concubine hugged him tightly. The hug was met by the prince tightly. The prince tried to give warmth in that embrace. The prince sang a song taught by a little concubine that kept him calm. The prince patted the back of his little concubine to provide calm. The prince sang the song over and over again, causing his little concubine to fall asleep. The prince tried to endure the sadness and pain, trying to be calm. He tried to hold back the tears that would fall on his lover's cheeks.

"I beg you not to leave me." said the prince in a heart that wanted to cry.

The hug initially felt very tight. Long enough the prince hugged the body of his lover. But the embrace was getting longer. The warm body of her little concubine turned cold. His breathing and heartbeat were getting weaker. The prince tried to lay down his little concubine to check on her condition. But when he wanted to straighten the legs of his little concubine on the bed, he accidentally felt all the fluid flowing at the feet of his little concubine. The prince was surprised, he tried to touch and smell the liquid. It turned out to be blood.

"What's this?" the prince was surprised.

"Xixis.. Xixis.. Did you hear my voice?" call the prince in a panic

"Xixis.. Xixis.. I beg you to answer me." call the prince in a panic.

He examined the pulse of the concubine, but his heartbeat could no longer be felt. He tried to bring his ears closer to his nose to feel his breath, but the breath was very weak.

"Xixis.. I beg. Don't go." cried the prince as he shook the body of his little concubine.

For a long time he tried to call and wake her up. But there was no response from his little concubine. The prince ran looking for any healer who could examine him. He ran very fast, even though he had to fall many times. In the middle of the road, he hit a young doctor.

"The prince is fine" the young healer asked

"Who are you?" ask prince.

"Young healer's servant who just graduated from the palace" said the young healer.

Without asking any more, the prince took the young healer towards the small concubine's residence. The young physician led the prince not to fall. Arriving there, the young healer was surprised to see the body of a small concubine who looked very sad. His body was already cold, blood was already flowing between his legs.

"Please check on the little concubine" said the prince anxiously.

"How's it?" the prince asked in fear.

"I forgive the prince's servant. The little concubine is in critical time. She also lost a lot of blood due to miscarriage" said the young healer slowly.

"What's? A miscarriage? What's that supposed?" the prince was surprised.

"Little concubines are pregnant all along. But the little concubine always used her body's energy to protect the baby. But I didn't understand, the little concubine's soul wanted to leave so the energy disappeared and there was nothing to protect the baby" the young healer explained slowly.

"My baby?" the prince was very sad.

The prince cried with a sense of loss. She cried so hard that it made her chest tight. Those tears are no longer broken. The prince felt a sense of failure and regret. Not only cannot protect his wife but also his future baby. He lost everything. The prince's body went limp and fell down in despair.

"I am the most cowardly husband." said the prince regretfully.

He kept repeating those words and slapped his cheeks repeatedly. Everything was destroyed because of his weakness. All was lost due to his physical shortcomings. He regretted his life living with blindness. He cannot protect the people he loves so much. The most valuable person to him.

"My wife.. My babies.. I lost them." cried the prince in a very sad voice.

The court physician tried to appease the prince. The palace physician said that there was still little hope for the little concubine. Hearing those words, the prince tried to calm down. He tried to calm himself down and listened to the young healer's explanation. The prince heard all those explanations well.

"Although the prince has lost the future baby prince. But the prince should focus on treating the little concubine. The servant will give a pill to the little concubine to keep her from dying. We must take the little concubine out of this palace and bring her to a cave on the silver hill. There has a good pure energy for the treatment of small concubines. There is also a magical flower that can treat any disease" said the young healer explained in detail.

"Now the prince, go announce the death of the little concubine. The prince should make an effort to saturate the little concubine outside the palace, just say it in the village of the little concubine. Then the prince asked the emperor to go mourning for a few months. Say this as a parting attempt for the little concubine and the future baby prince. Servant is sure the emperor will grant it." said the palace healer. Having understood all the explanations and plans of the young healer. The prince went to meet the emperor Xiao Ge. He said according to the plan said by the palace healer.

Princess Ye Xiwu who heard the news of the death of the little concubine and also her miscarriage was very happy. It turned out that all the torture had a very great impact. The plan has worked. Now no more cunning foxes will seize his position. Now prince Xiao San only had it. He is a true winner. Princess Ye Xiwu laughed loudly and happily.

After listening to the explanation from the prince, the emperor agreed to his son's request. He allowed the prince to grieve for the next two years. But the prince had to fulfill the emperor's wish, after the prince returned from that grief, he was willing to accept the abdication of the throne. Emperor Xiao San was already feeling exhausted by his throne. The Emperor wanted to live a quiet life by giving up the throne. In order to carry out his plan, the prince fulfilled that requirement. He would fulfill his promise to become an emperor of the Xiao kingdom.

Three days later the prince and several palace guards went to deliver the body of his little concubine. Unsuspecting, the palace guards brought by the prince were Jiang Xi's men in disguise. The prince tried to avoid the spy emissaries who tried to obstruct his plan.