Chapter 226 Stillbirth
How could Jiuyue not know what Chunxi was thinking? She said, "I didn't come here for fun. I made some embroideries and sold them in this bustling place."
Chunxi had a look at the basket Jiuyue was carrying. "How is it going? Have you sold them out? Do you need my help?"
Jiuyue shook her head with a smile. "When I just displayed my embroideries this morning, a lady passed and bought them all. This basket is now carrying the presents I bought for my family."
Chunxi felt happy for Jiuyue. "You're good at embroidery. Grandma used to praise you when she was alive. What you embroider naturally sells well."
"What else are you going to do next?"
Chunxi shook her head. "No. I'm going home."
After saying that, she took Jiuyue's hand. "Now that you also have nothing to do next, why don't we go and dispel our bad luck?"
She took out two orchids from her basket. "Look! What are these?"
Jiuyue nodded helplessly. Thinking that she had lost many things these days, she agreed to go with Chunxi to dispel bad luck.
The three people went to the riverside. Jiuyue and Chunxi squatted on the bank and played with water.
Ruowu gazed at their figures, lost in thought. Today, he insisted on coming out with Chunxi for some reason.
During these two days, he noticed that Chunxi's forehead darkened, and the aura of death gradually spread out. When the black haze consumed all her vitality, her life would come to an end.
As he predicted her fate, he noted that a wisp of blackness lingered between his fingers.
He sighed helplessly. This woman's face was closely connected to his. Although the aura of death might not kill him, it would injure him badly.
By the day bad luck came to him, he would have to suffer a lot.
This morning, he found that the black haze had covered her entire face, so he begged her family to let him take her out.
Undoubtedly, Mrs. Jiang was a good mother. Learning the dangerous situation for her daughter and recalling the blind fortuneteller's words, she entrusted Chunxi to Ruowu without hesitation and demur.
At this moment, in Ruowu's eyes, Jiuyue's golden light of merit was slowly swallowing Chunxi's black haze.
The two joyful women had no idea of this. Jiuyue dipped an orchid into the river and sprinkled the water on Chunxi's body.
"All right, we've dispelled our bad luck. So in the next year, everything will go well." Jiuyue said as she placed the orchid in Chunxi's hair.
It seemed like a normal blessing ceremony, but everything was different in Ruowu's eyes.
Under his gaze, Chunxi's aura suddenly became clearer when the golden water touched her body.
Chunxi chuckled and sprinkled water on Ruowu's body. "Let me help you dispel your bad luck."
In her view, Ruowu had been haunted by misfortune. His parents died early, and even his grandpa, his only relative, also passed away.
Ruowu did not say anything, but his brows stayed tightly furrowed.
Although she looked much better than she had been this morning, he knew that she was not out of the biggest trouble.
As Jiuyue and Chunxi chatted and laughed, a person dashed past them and jumped into the river without looking back, splashing a lot of water.
The movement was so fast that they did not even see whether it was a man or a woman.
When they came to their senses, they immediately shouted at the crowd, "Help! Someone fell into the river!"
Without saying a word, Ruowu took off his boots and plunged into the river.
When that person jumped into the river, Ruowu noticed that the black haze on Chunxi's face completely dissipated.
Logically, such an unnatural disaster was not so easy to avoid.
Ruowu brought that person to the bank, and Jiuyue and Chunxi went over at once.
Only then did they realize that it was a woman.
Her hair was wet on her face, her eyes were closed, and her hands were placed on her belly.
Immediately, Jiuyue rolled up her sleeves and felt the woman's pulse.
Gradually, she frowned deeper and deeper in confusion.
In Chunxi's eyes, Jiuyue acted like a real doctor. Chunxi asked worriedly, "Jiuyue, how is this woman?"
Jiuyue shook her head. She laid the woman flat, cleared her mouth, and then pressed her chest.
Slowly, the woman spat out water. At the same time, more and more people gathered around.
Being anxious, Chunxi kept shouting at the woman, "Wake up! Wake up!"
Seeing the black haze around the woman's belly, Ruowu let out a silent sigh.
Jiuyue was such a mysterious person. As for Chunxi, she was very lucky to get out of danger at this critical moment.
He had thought that he might have to break his rule today.
Thanks to Jiuyue's and Chunxi's efforts, the woman finally regained her consciousness.
She opened her eyes and saw two women. One of them was wearing a veiled hat that covered her face and seemed like the one who saved her life.
Just then, a man thrust through the crowd. "Excuse me! Excuse me! That woman is my wife!"
Hearing that, the crowd made way for him.
He came up to Jiuyue, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt beside her. Then, he took the woman into his arms.
"Xique, what are you doing? If there's any trouble, why can't we solve it together? If you die, what should I do? I'd rather die with you!"
Hearing his voice, Xique burst out crying.
"Niu, I'm sorry for you! Our baby! Our baby! The doctor said he was born dead! I must have done something sinful in my previous life, so our baby got punished for me! I want to die with him!"
Jiuyue sighed. "You just got pregnant, so the baby did not take shape yet. Now that you love each other, I believe you'll have another baby after some time."
It seemed the first time for Niu to know this sad news. He held Xique tightly, afraid that she would jump off again.
"You're so silly. If the baby died, we can have another one. We're still young, so there is still a chance for us."