The Crown Princess successfully gave birth to a Legal Heir in spite of the baby arriving a month early.
The news spread across the whole of Jin Tang, lifting the people's moods although the weather worsened.
I was sure that with this good news, the Crown Prince was going to lead the army in the war.
There was no dread, no anguish at the thought. Only numbness.
It didn't matter anyway. My family was dead. If Yu Ru and Wei Yang were in exile, they wouldn't be near a battlefield. Only that they may suffer from lack of food due to ration shortages.
I had lost my voice completely. The physician had returned to Ping He Fu after the birth. Zheng had sent for him the moment he returned.
The physician had taken my pulse, but couldn't find anything wrong with me. "An illness of the heart," he had said.
I stayed in the West Hall most of the time, moving about like a ghost.
