" That's enough, there is no need to take your anger out on an imperial physician, your majesty," Ji Yu stopped Zhai Tianyu from taking any step when he was angry. She knew that Zhai Tianyu was a fair ruler but this time his anger was justified, in this palace he only trusted her alone and that was why he was willing to have kids with her.

Their son was destined to be the heir to the throne as for the other women they were allowed to live in the palace only to fill the space and nothing more.

Even though Zhai Tianyu and her haven't consummated their marriage yet, it was only because Zhai Tianyu wanted to make the palace safe for their kids by taking care of the Liu family first because he knew that as long as the Liu family was still standing they will surely harm her children and Zhai Tianyu wasn't willing to let their children be put in the harm's way.

And now that the imperial physician was telling him that she can no longer give birth, it was similar to announcing the end of the Zhai lineage.

No one was willing to blame Zhai Tianyu but at the same time, they couldn't let him kill such a talented imperial physician either.

" Concubine Ji is right your majesty," Zhai Heng was the first one to catch hold of Zhai Tianyu's wrist as he slowly took the sword away from Zhai Tianyu. Even Zhai Tianyu knew that he was being unreasonable by demanding the imperial physician treat Ji Yu which was why he let Zhai Heng take away the sword and dropped his hand on the side in defeat and helplessness.

He was so focused on the greater evil that he completely forgot that there was a lesser evil lurking in the corners of the palace. He was busy trying to keep Liu Hui Ying away from Ji Yu but he completely forgot about the other concubine who entered before her, it wasn't his fault either.

Those women have been living in their courtyard calmly without making any fuss and now all of a sudden they were making moves one after another.

If he knew he would have taken care of those women as well, it was just that he didn't want to shed any more blood than he intended to but maybe his mother was right, showing weakness was nothing but a mistake.

" Yu'er, I am your sinner," Zhai Tianyu turned around, his eyes filled with grief and pain as he walked to the edge of Ji Yu's bed and held her hands in his. " You can punish me however you want, I was the one who brought you to the palace knowing how dangerous it could be for you and yet I couldn't protect you.

If I knew that I was this powerless in the hands of those ministers, I would have definitely never brought you here."

Ji Yu's heart ached to see Zhai Tianyu shed tears for her like this, she raised her hand and then wiped the tears that were sticking to the corner of his eyes and said, " Your tears are more valuable than my life your majesty and it is not you who brought me here, I was willing to come here on my own accord, whatever the consequences are, I have to face them… I … it is just that I do not have the fortune of giving you a child, your majesty."

Ji Yu's words came from her heart, when she fell in love with Zhai Tianyu all she wanted was to marry him even when he didn't love her as she did and when he proposed to her saying whether or not she was willing to give birth to his child, she was more than willing.

Becoming the mother of Zhai Tianyu's child was her dream but now …

She didn't shed any tears because she didn't want anyone to blame themselves but it would have been better if she had blamed them instead because a second later, Grand dowager Empress burst into tears and Yu Lingyun who was feeling like he was going to shed a few tears as well took her to the patio with him.

On the other hand, Zhai Tianyu once again turned to the imperial physician and asked, " Is there no hope left for Concubine Ji?"

The imperial physician was in a difficult position too, he knew that the poison was really deadly and with his skills it was hard enough to trap the poison in its place and detox it, asking him to heal the womb was similar to asking him whether or not he was a God.

" Forgive me, your majesty, this official is incompetent," the imperial physician once again knocked his head on the floor as he sighed heavily and said, " Concubine Ji's womb has been affected beyond the point of recovery…now its impossible to heal her but we can always hope for some sort of miracle to happen."

Miracle? That's a right miracle!

Zhai Tianyu stood up from the spot on the bed where he was sitting and then turned to look at the imperial physician as he asked, " Are you sure that a miracle is all that we need?"

The imperial physician was stumped by the question but he still nodded his head and replied, " That's right if some miracle was to happen then…"

He did not even finish his sentence when Zhai Tianyu turned to look at his brother and said, " Elder brother please take care of Yu'er for me, I will go and see what I can do."

" Where are you going?" Zhai Heng was confused by his brother's sudden request, where was he going all of a sudden? Shouldn't he stay with Ji Yu?

" I am going to see if I can make a miracle happen or not," Zhai Tianyu answered vaguely as he turned on his heels and then walked out of Ji Yu's room. If Liu Hui Ying can make a pierced heartbeat then surely she can take care of something like this right? He knew that he was selfish for wanting her to save Ji Yu but she was his goddamn miracle.

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