Chapter 88 Pregnant

Qin Baolin was scolded and cried again.

Nanny Meng handed her a handkerchief and said, "Baolin, wipe it quickly. The Empress Dowager is your aunt and she won't sit idly by."

Qin Baolin's mind moved.

She immediately knelt before Queen Mother Qin, saying miserably, "Yan'er has been framed. Aunt, are you really going to allow Concubine Liang to be so presumptuous?"

She clutched the hem of Queen Mother Qin's clothes and cried pitifully.

Queen Mother Qin was unmoved, her eyes seemed to be lost in memories of the past.

"Yuyao used to be such a good child, kind and amiable. Her heart and eyes were filled with only Chen'er. She often came to the palace to accompany Queen Li and I. So ever since she entered the palace, I have loved her as much as the Queen. How did she become like this now?"

Nanny Meng continued, "Once in the palace, even the most innocent woman can become a ruthless executioner for the sake of power and favor. Now it seems that Concubine Liang is no exception."

Queen Mother Qin sighed deeply.

After sighing, the kind face turned sharp and cold in the silent night.

"If Yuyao had targeted someone else, even if I knew, I could have turned a blind eye for the sake of our past friendship. But she chose to target Yan'er."

"No matter how stupid or dumb Yan'er is, she is still my niece. She shouldn't have attacked Yan'er."

Qin Baolin stopped crying and stared at Queen Mother Qin in a daze. Nanny Meng also looked over with despair.

Queen Mother Qin's voice suddenly dropped, "Then don't blame me for doing it myself!"

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The matter of Qin Baolin's collusion and assassination caused heated discussion among the concubines for several days. After a few days, the harem returned to its former tranquility.

Pei Tingyue was a little depressed.

She acted that day just to make the emperor feel sorry for her and increase her weight in his heart.

Originally, she thought that the emperor would at most stop giving her infertility medication, and she could ask Yun Zheng to prescribe some contraceptive pills for her later.

But unexpectedly, the acting was so good that it went wrong accidentally, and the emperor actually took it seriously!

I have been looking for a royal physician for her these past two days, and as soon as I find a suitable one, I will send him over to treat her.

Pei Tingyue sent the young palace maid away, leaving Yun Zheng behind and asking her, "Is there any contraceptive method that can go unnoticed by the imperial physician?"

She has no intention of having children recently.

For one thing, she wasn't ready to be a mother.

On the other hand, her foundation was still shallow and she was already having a hard time. If she became pregnant, even more conspiracies and tricks would be directed at her.

Yun Zheng pondered for a moment. "If I take medicine, the imperial physician can tell by taking my pulse. I could use silver needles to stimulate the acupuncture points on my body to achieve infertility, but this method has a drawback; it's not 100% effective."

Pei Tingyue wanted to cry.

She is quite afraid of needles, and it is not safe, so it is not worth considering.

"Are these the only two options?"

Yun Zheng frowned, "There are other options, like the medicine the emperor gave Concubine Jieyu. This is for external use, and if the dosage is small, it can be taken without being noticed."

"But this kind of medicine is difficult to prepare. Our conditions are limited and we can't prepare it. The only way is to go to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine. But Concubine Jieyu has been using contraception more than once or twice. If we go to get the medicine regularly, it will easily be discovered."

After hearing her words, Pei Tingyue felt a little melancholy.

What should I do?

Did she dig a hole for herself and jump into it?

Pei Tingyue wanted to slap herself.

Just clear the grievances, why do you still need the emperor's pity?

After all, she was too greedy.

Next time you must remember what you can ask for and what you cannot ask for.

After regretting it, Pei Tingyue said helplessly, "Then give me a needle and I'll see if it hurts."

Yun Zheng agreed and went to the back room to get her silver needle.

This silver needle was an old one used by the imperial physician, and Liang An found a way to get it for her.

After getting it, Yun Zheng closed the hall door and went to the side room to give Pei Tingyue acupuncture.

Just after two injections, Pei Tingyue uttered a muffled cry of pain: "It hurts, it hurts!"

Yun Zheng laughed: "Jieyu, you are too scared. These acupoints don't hurt."

After saying that, she looked at Pei Tingyue's reaction and slowly gave her two more injections.

Pei Tingyue felt so much pain that his vision went dark and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Yun Zheng also saw it, and she was a little flustered, "Could it be that my medical skills have regressed?"

She rolled up her sleeves and tapped a painful spot on her arm. "It doesn't hurt. What's going on?"

Seeing that Pei Tingyue's face turned pale, she hurriedly took out the needles and handed him a cup of tea.

Pei Tingyue took the water and sipped it slowly. She was not exaggerating at all just now, it really hurt, but why didn’t it hurt when Yun Zheng gave her the acupuncture?

Is it because everyone feels pain differently?

Yun Zheng was also confused, with her brows tightly furrowed.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand something and stared at Pei Tingyue.

Before Pei Tingyue could ask what was going on, she immediately grabbed Pei Tingyue's wrist, felt her pulse, and quickly asked, "Jieyu, have you had your period yet?"

Pei Tingyue was stunned.

I was guessing something in my mind, but I couldn't say anything.

Yun Zheng didn't ask any more questions and concentrated on taking the patient's pulse.

After a while, she laughed. No wonder Jieyu said it hurt. So this is what happened.

Just as he was about to speak, Pei Tingyue stopped him.

Pei Tingyue stood up quickly and kept backing away.

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

"Let me take a break..."

How is this possible?

If she was pregnant, it would have been a while, but the emperor was still giving her medicine a while ago...

Pei Tingyue suddenly remembered that morning more than half a month ago.

She swallowed hard.

Could it be that the effect of the medicine that morning had worn off?

After standing there for a while, Pei Tingyue took several deep breaths before speaking, "What's wrong with me?"

Yun Zheng went forward and helped her sit down on the couch. "Jieyi is pregnant! Although her pulse is very weak, almost imperceptible, if I hadn't noticed that Jieyi was in abnormal pain, I wouldn't have been able to confirm it with such a weak pulse."

Pregnant!

Pei Tingyue was completely confused at this moment.

"Yun Zheng, please go out first and let me take some time."

Seeing that her face looked strange, Yun Zheng quickly retreated and stood guard in the corridor.

After everyone left, Pei Tingyue started crying.

Crying very sadly.

At this moment, she was absolutely certain that she really couldn't go back and could only fight to the death in this palace.

All the past events, at this moment, became nothing but illusions to her.

After venting her emotions, Pei Tingyue regained her composure. She gently stroked her belly, still a little in disbelief.

Are there children here?

Her children? Her bloodline?