Consort Shu stood there dumbfounded, holding her wine cup and watching all of this.

Why did things turn out so differently from what she expected?

Would drinking just two glasses of wine cause such severe stomach pain that I faint?

Is it all an act?

But if they're just doing this to avoid drinking, isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?

But the emperor's expression just now made her feel that something bad had happened.

"Granny Du, quick! Quick, let's go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation too!"

She was in a state of utter confusion.

His steps were hurried and flustered.

A group of concubines followed behind her, seemingly wanting to watch the spectacle.

Before long, the area outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation was filled with people.

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"What exactly happened! Can you diagnose this? If you can't, send someone else!"

The emperor was furious.

It had been many years since he had shown such a panicked expression.

All because of the few words Gu Jiangli said before she fainted.

"Speak! What exactly happened to Consort Xian?!"

The imperial physician's hands trembled as he took the pulse.

He had a feeling that he was not far from death...

How should I put it?

Your Majesty, I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that Consort Xian is pregnant, and His Majesty has finally had his second child after two years.

The bad news is that Consort Xian drank an abortifacient, and the baby will soon be gone.

What was he supposed to say?

If this gets out, the emperor might kill his entire family in a fit of rage.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to administer acupuncture to Consort Xian first."

In any case, the priority should be ensuring Consort Xian's safety!

He trembled as he inserted silver needles into two acupoints on Gu Jiangli's body, then wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy!" the emperor roared. If one physician was useless, he could always find a capable one in the Imperial Medical Academy.

The imperial physician knelt down, his legs trembling, not daring to raise his head.

It would be a good thing if more imperial physicians could share his fear.

Before long, a large group of people had gathered around Gu Jiangli's bedside, sobbing uncontrollably.

One imperial physician after another took turns to examine the patient's pulse, and each of them had a solemn expression, just like the first physician.

Before they arrived, each of them thought it was some kind of difficult or complicated disease, and that it was their turn to show off their skills.

When I got here, I realized it would have been better to just break my own leg at the Imperial Hospital instead!

"Nobody's saying so?" The emperor was furious. "Fine, then I'll kill them one by one!"

He drew a long sword from a guard and placed it against the neck of a royal physician. "Royal Physician Sun, tell me, what exactly is Consort Xian's illness?"

Physician Sun was so frightened that his legs trembled. The cold blade was right at his neck; he had no choice but to speak.

"Your Majesty... Consort Xian... she's pregnant."

After much thought, I'll deliver the good news first, and the bad news... well, I'll leave that to another imperial physician.

As soon as Physician Sun finished speaking, the Emperor's eyes lit up: "It's true! Consort Xian is pregnant!"

He heard right, he's pregnant again!

That's great! That's great!

He knew it! He would definitely not be childless!

But his joyful expression suddenly changed, and he asked, "Then why does she have abdominal pain?"

"this..."

The emperor impatiently raised his sword to the neck of another imperial physician. "Then you speak!"

"Your Majesty... Consort Xian... she must have accidentally ingested an abortifacient, and now... she is showing signs of miscarriage."

The emperor's heart plummeted from the mountaintop to the seabed in an instant, and he almost dropped the sword in his hand.

"What did you say?"

He was just overjoyed to learn that Gu Jiangli was pregnant with his child. Was his child going to be lost so soon?

His chest heaved with rapid breathing, his eyes widened in fury, and he shouted in an extremely low voice:

"First, heal Consort Xian... I need to know why Consort Xian suddenly miscarried."

After speaking, the emperor seemed to have lost all his strength. He threw the long sword on the ground, walked to Gu Jiangli's bedside, sat down, and gently stroked her hair.

Is the curse really that powerful?

Is he truly destined never to have children in this lifetime?

Even if someone gets pregnant with his child, will they lose it through various accidents?

Is this God's punishment for him?

He recalled that just half an hour ago, she had happily told him she had some good news to share...

You must tell him that she is pregnant.

She was so happy, and with a mix of excitement and shyness, she wanted to tell him about it.

But now...

How will he treat her after she wakes up?

At this moment, a royal physician suddenly walked to the lily by the window, looked at it again and again, and smelled it again and again.

As if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret, he ran back and shouted:

"Your Majesty! There's something wrong with that lily!"

The emperor's face turned cold. "What's the problem?"

The imperial physician replied, "Your Majesty, the fragrance of lilies is harmful to the fetus for pregnant women. Furthermore, I also found oleander pollen in the stamen of that lily! Both of these flowers are harmful to the fetus. Prolonged exposure to their fragrance can make the fetus unstable and increase the risk of miscarriage for pregnant women!"

Suppressing his anger, the emperor asked, "Who brought those flowers?"

Lotus quickly stepped forward, knelt down with a thud, and cried out:

"Your Majesty, those flowers were sent by Consort Shu. The young lady likes them very much and has been personally pruning and trimming them."

After saying that, Lotus cried even harder.

The emperor closed his eyes, his fists clenched. "Is Consort Shu outside? Let her in."

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