Are you telling the truth?

"What Physician Zhang said himself must be true."

"This woman—"

Qin Mu flicked his sleeves, ignoring Liu Linglong lying on the bed, and headed straight for Wanlan Palace.

Liu Linglong's expression froze, and she was about to pretend to be in pain and call out to Qin Mu, but Qin Mu, in his rage, was completely oblivious.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty?"

"This servant just saw Physician Zhang suddenly say something to Eunuch Fu, and then Eunuch Fu said something to His Majesty. After that, His Majesty's expression changed drastically and he left."

"Then what exactly are they saying?" Liu Linglong asked anxiously.

"This servant doesn't know," the palace maid shook her head, looking completely innocent. "It just seems like she's very angry."

"angry?"

What is he angry about?

In the imperial court, or in the harem?

Qin Mu was indeed very angry; he was furious with Ning Zixin.

Contraceptive herbal medicine?

She actually sent her maid to fetch contraceptive medicine. Did she really not want to have his child?

The reason why Imperial Physician Zhang told Qin Mu about this was because he was worried that the Ning family girl would confuse the royal bloodline; to put it simply, he was worried that she would commit adultery.

Although the palace is heavily guarded, there are still guards, aren't there?

The Emperor's fury suggests that the Ning family girl must have truly done something wrong.

Physician Zhang followed behind Qin Mu, acting as a witness to prevent the Ning family's daughter from denying the matter.

The medicine is still being simmered.

Qin Muren had already arrived.

Fu Liu, who was decocting the medicine, hurriedly knelt down and bowed to Qin Mu.

"Long live the Emperor."

"Get out of here."

The Emperor spotted the medicine immediately. "Liu Fu, smash it!"

"Yes." Liu Fu stepped forward and smashed all the medicine.

"Oh no, you can't smash it! You can't smash it!"

Looking at the shards scattered all over the ground, Fu Liu felt a chill run through her heart.

How could it have been smashed? She had gone to great lengths to obtain these medicines from the Imperial Hospital.

Fu Liu never expected that the person who betrayed them was none other than Physician Zhang, who had given her the medicine.

"snort."

Hearing the noise outside the door, Ning Zixin and Hongxiu also ran out.

"What's going on?" Before the words were finished, Qin Mu was seen standing angrily in the courtyard.

Ning Zixin and Hongxiu's knees buckled, and they knelt down.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Why is the Emperor here again? Is he regretting what happened last night? But it's no use regretting it now, unless—he has to kill her.

Ning Zixin's face turned completely pale at the thought.

Probably not.

"What are you thinking about?" Qin Mu looked at her, her face turning pale and then flushed, and couldn't help but ask.

This girl couldn't hide her feelings; all three of them, master and servant, wore their emotions on their sleeves. They were so transparent it was almost foolish.

"I heard you had your maid prepare contraceptive medicine?"

“Yes,” Ning Zixin said, her voice lacking confidence.

"Why?" All the women in the palace wanted to bear his child, so Ning Zixin's reaction was truly baffling. "Don't you want to have a child for me?"

"I'm afraid the Emperor will punish me for this," Ning Zixin said weakly.

"Speak, and I will pardon you."

"Then I'll really tell you." Ning Zixin shrank his neck, looking somewhat like a cat he used to own.

Whenever the cat does something bad, it always shrinks its neck and stares at him with wide eyes.

Later, the cat got old and died. He never kept any pets again after that.

"Go ahead and speak," Liu Fu said sensibly, moving a stool over.

This stool looks very old; one of its legs was just patched up.

Liu Fu felt somewhat ashamed and decided that when he returned, he would get some better furniture for Xin Jieyu.

“I know Your Majesty doesn’t like me. You must have been out of your mind to sleep with me last night. But I’m afraid that if Your Majesty holds me accountable later, I’ll be finished.” Ning Zixin had also struggled with this question.

In her opinion, Qin Mu would definitely regret sleeping with her afterward.

The best course of action is to pretend you know nothing.

But what if she's pregnant?

She thought that since she wasn't pregnant yet, she should nip this possibility in the bud.

If she actually gets pregnant, she definitely won't want to abort the child.

"Is this why you want the contraceptive medicine?" Qin Mu asked expressionlessly.

The imperial physician Zhang behind him also looked bewildered.

So it wasn't an affair after all? This girl just overthought things.

Do you think I'm the kind of person who goes back on my word? Do you think I would be irresponsible?

Ning Zixin nodded vigorously, but after she finished nodding, she shook her head in horror.

Oh no? Why did she nod along with what she felt in her heart?

Ning Zixin knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

"Very well." Qin Mu laughed angrily. "I never thought I was so worthless in your eyes."

"No, it was I who was wrong."

Ning Zixin raised her head tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."

"Wrong my ass."

So angry that he even swore.

If you don't want to conceive my child, then I'll make sure you do.

"If you do not conceive my child within six months, I will exile your brother."

"Ah? No, what does this have to do with my brother? Your Majesty, this—" Ning Zixin said anxiously.

How could she guarantee she would get pregnant? What if the Emperor stopped favoring her? What if the Emperor was no longer able to have sex with her?

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