The other side.

After the banquet, Emperor Jingwen returned to his bedroom, still thinking about what to do about the Queen.

It was exactly as Ye Shuo thought. Even Emperor Jingwen would not kill his own children unless it was absolutely necessary, even if it was not part of his plan.

However, due to the Queen's self-willed decision, if Emperor Jingwen was asked to just endure it, he would be very angry.

Therefore, before the child was born, Emperor Jingwen was already feeling unhappy.

Just as Emperor Jingwen's expression was becoming increasingly gloomy, a figure suddenly flashed in.

Familiar with such scenes, Wang Ziquan next to him was quietly doing his own thing.

Soon, the visitor brought a shocking news——

Concubine Rong was just diagnosed with pregnancy!

Why do all of them come at this time?

Wang Ziquan's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked at the emperor's expression.

As expected, when Emperor Jingwen suddenly learned of this, he took a deep breath and felt a severe headache.

The harem was a place without secrets, and Concubine Rong did not try to cover it up, so the news of her pregnancy soon spread like wildfire.

In just half a day, the teacups and teacups in the Queen's residence had been replaced almost two or three times.

The Empress had suffered all kinds of discomfort and torture during pregnancy, coupled with the Emperor's neglect. When she heard the news that the Imperial Concubine was pregnant, she felt a splitting headache. No matter how good her temperament was on weekdays, she could not control it at this moment.

"Why are you all against me?" If it was just a show and done on purpose before, then it has become true after so many years.

At this moment, the Queen hated Concubine Rong even more.

No one had ever seen the Queen Mother so angry. The palace maids around her were terrified and fell to their knees on the ground.

"My lady, your health is very important!"

Yes, I still have a child. I have paid so much and even suffered the disgust of the emperor because of it. Isn’t it all for this child?

No matter what, nothing must happen to this child.

After taking a few quick breaths, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. The queen panicked and said, "Quick, go find the imperial physician!"

In a short while, the whole Jingxiangzhai was in chaos.

Ever since he found out that Concubine Rong was pregnant, Ye Shuo had been on high alert, especially when he learned that the Empress had broken several sets of cups and plates when she received the news of his mother's pregnancy. Ye Shuo became even more alert.

The Queen Mother came from a prominent family and had been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood. She must have been extremely resentful of the Queen for being so disrespectful. Although Ye Shuo knew in his heart that the Queen Mother would not be so unwise as to take direct action, he was still afraid of the possibility. If anything happened, Ye Shuo would not be able to bear the consequences.

So recently, whenever his mother ate something, Ye Shuo would go to the small kitchen to check it himself.

But even so, someone still took advantage of the loophole.

A few days later, Ye Shuo discovered that the dishes on the table contained several incompatible ingredients.

For example, goose meat and eggs, chicken and mustard greens, etc., are things that will damage your vitality if eaten together, especially goose meat. Even though the kitchen said it was duck meat, Ye Shuo was considered a gourmet back then, so how could he not tell the difference between the two?

The skeletons of duck and goose meat, as well as the quality of the meat are very different.

Although from the perspective of modern science, these so-called food incompatibilities are nonsense, the people here are unaware of this, which proves that someone has indeed put his dirty hands into the small kitchen.

There are already so many of them on display, how many more are hidden in the dark?

Ye Shuo had no idea whether any ingredients were added to the foods that could not be seen with the naked eye.

The people behind the scenes will not take action openly, but they do a lot of small things behind the scenes.

I guess they all wanted to harm her mother's health, and it would be best if they could kill both of them in the end.

Ye Shuo took a deep breath and stopped his mother from reaching out for the chopsticks: "Wait a minute."

Concubine Rong stopped, somewhat puzzled.

"Xiao Luzi, go and ask the imperial physician to come over." Now we already know that the small kitchen is not clean, but we don't know whether the imperial physician has been bribed.

Ye Shuo planned to remain calm, use the opponent's force to his advantage, and test the waters.

"Mom, you don't have to worry or say anything. Just watch from the side."

Although Concubine Rong was confused and had no idea what her son was up to, she still stopped obediently.

Soon, the imperial physician arrived in a hurry.

The Imperial Concubine was just beginning her pregnancy, which was a critical time, so the Imperial Physician was naturally on call at all times.

This old doctor was someone his mother was used to employing, and Ye Shuo was unwilling to doubt him, but in these extraordinary times, it was better to be cautious.

So Ye Shuo didn't wait for him to salute, and hurriedly said: "My mother said she has a stomachache, imperial physician, please come and take a look, is there something wrong with what she ate?"

How could her own son open his mouth and say that? She was fine, not to mention feeling very safe and secure, so how could he have a stomachache?

Concubine Rong frowned subconsciously, and the next moment, she saw Ye Shuo looking at her.

After all, they are mother and son, so they have some tacit understanding. Concubine Rong immediately showed a look of pain on her face.

The imperial physician's heart tightened and he quickly looked at the dishes on the table.

You won’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.

"How can chicken and shepherd's purse be paired together?" The imperial physician did not realize that the dish of duck meat was disguised as goose meat, so he only mentioned chicken and shepherd's purse.

Seeing this, Ye Shuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although the small kitchen is no longer clean, the imperial physician is still safe now.

If something went wrong with the imperial physician, then things would be really bad.

"Thank you, Imperial Physician. I'm sorry to trouble you for making this trip." After the Imperial Physician took Ye Shuo's pulse and found that he was fine, he felt guilty and took out a handful of golden melon seeds.

This was indeed Ye Shuo's evil intention, but in this special period, he had to be on guard.

When the imperial physician left, he was still wondering why he was given so much reward today?

But the old doctor didn't think much about it. After all, who would dislike a big reward? The reason why the old doctor followed the imperial concubine was because the imperial concubine had no tricks and no intention to harm others. In addition, she was generous. He only needed to do his job. Who wouldn't want such a master?

Concubine Rong was unable to react for a long time. After she came to her senses, she immediately severely punished the people in the small kitchen.

Although Concubine Rong reacted a little slowly, she was definitely not a soft-hearted person. She would never show mercy to the servants who dared to betray her.

The reason why she provided them with huge amounts of silver was so that they would remember her kindness and do things for her. Now, they took the silver and wanted to harm her. If she could endure this, she would not be a royal concubine.

Concubine Rong didn't even take care of her own body, so blood was seen in the small kitchen that day.

If it were any other day, Ye Shuo would not be able to bear to see such a scene, but now he felt no wavering at all.

Ye Shuo's kindness and goodwill have always had a bottom line.

The man in the small kitchen didn't even know how he was discovered. He just thought he was unlucky. It just happened that the imperial concubine was not feeling well and he was caught by the imperial physician.

Incompatible foods will not cause any problems all at once, they will just slowly consume the mother and the fetus. It is not like direct medication, so it should be very safe. How could this happen...

It's a pity that he will never know this.

After the incident in the small kitchen, everything returned to normal quickly, but Ye Shuo still felt uneasy.

Maybe it was because his desire to protect his mother was too strong. Ye Shuo knew in his heart that something was not right with his current state, but he really didn't want to experience the powerlessness that Mr. Gu had felt in his previous life again.

It’s just that Ye Shuo disguised himself very well and looked no different from usual, so Concubine Rong didn’t notice it.

But in fact, Ye Shuo just felt that Concubine Rong didn't notice it.

Concubine Rong may often act foolishly about other things, but as a mother, how could she not feel the emotional changes in her son?

"Madam Jing, do you think this child should not come?" Concubine Rong has six older brothers, and almost everyone here has brothers and sisters. In the past, Concubine Rong never thought that having more children was a bad thing, but seeing her son's current performance, Concubine Rong was obviously panicked.

Although she didn't know what was wrong, she clearly felt that there must be something wrong, but Concubine Rong couldn't find it. Concubine Rong was so anxious that she suddenly blurted out such words.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Jing was startled: "My Lady, please be careful with your words!"

"The Queen is pregnant with the Dragon Son. This must not be allowed..." This is the Emperor's child, the Emperor's bloodline. To damage it lightly is a crime of great disrespect.

But halfway through the story, Nanny Jing couldn't quite go on.

The two of them fell silent at the same time, without saying a word.

The other side.

Ye Shuo couldn't let go of his worry no matter what. After thinking it over, he felt that it was better to rely on himself than on others. Even the imperial physician couldn't stay in Xiangjingzhai for 24 hours. It would be bad if something went wrong or something happened that they didn't notice.

What should we do in this situation? The best solution is to read.

No matter what problems you encounter that you can’t solve, just read. There will definitely be answers in the books.

Just like that, Emperor Jingwen was shocked to find that his son actually started reading a book.

Emperor Jingwen even took a special look out the window and saw that the sun was rising from the east today as well, that was right!

Emperor Jingwen approached almost at the same time as the crown prince, and after taking a closer look, he realized that it was a medical book.

There are all kinds of books including "Huangdi Neijing", "Shennong Bencaojing", "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", "Treatise on Warm and Hot Diseases", etc.

I knew that this little bastard would never study seriously.

Emperor Jingwen could understand other things, but he really couldn't understand this book "Emergency Prescriptions for the Elbow".

Isn't this book about first aid?

With a casual flip of the book, the corner of Emperor Jingwen's mouth twitched slightly.

There is also this book "Acupuncture and Moxibustion Jia Yi Jing". It seems that his son not only has to prescribe medicine for people, but also give them acupuncture.

Emperor Jingwen finally swallowed back the words "If I had known this would work, I would have asked your mother to give birth to a younger brother for you."

The prince at the side couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Xiaojiu, what are you doing?"

"Study." Ye Shuo looked up at the other person with a serious expression.

"I don't feel comfortable leaving my mother to anyone, so I'm going to do it myself."

When Emperor Jingwen heard this, his first reaction was that it was not a good thing for a prince to be too close to his mother.

However, after hearing this, Emperor Jingwen instantly forgot what he had just said. He suddenly felt that the imperial concubine was too unlucky. It was really unlucky to give birth to such a son.

Emperor Jingwen almost gritted his teeth and said, "Don't lay a hand on your mother. Do you hear me?"

I hope he won’t get hurt again. Emperor Jingwen, who was standing next to him, couldn’t help but feel terrified.

Even the prince was silent when he heard such an answer, and suddenly sympathy for Concubine Rong flashed through his mind.

"Come on, can't you just trust me for once?"

"I have to hurry and finish reading these books. Father, Third Brother, remember not to let anyone disturb me during this time."

After saying this, Ye Shuo no longer paid attention to them and started reading by himself.

Emperor Jingwen and the Crown Prince were really frightened by him for a moment. It was just a medical book, at least he was serious this time.

Emperor Jingwen and the Crown Prince had the same thought and accepted it reluctantly. As a result... while they were reviewing memorials, he looked up inadvertently and found that he was not reading, but was clearly flipping through the book.

A page is turned in the blink of an eye, and it only takes a short while to finish a book as thick as a little finger.

In just a quarter of an hour, he had a small pile of books at hand.

Emperor Jingwen: “…”

Prince: “…”

It's over, this child is hopeless.