Chapter 340 A Group Medical Examination for the Masters

At this moment, Imperial Physician Wang was summoned. "Your humble servant greets the Crown Princess."

"Please rise, Physician Wang. It has always been Physician Wang who has been taking care of the health of the ladies of the Eastern Palace. Physician Wang, you have worked hard." Jiang Fenghua greeted him.

Physician Wang said, "It's all my duty, it's what I should do, there's no hardship involved."

Jiang Fenghua would not bribe the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital, nor would she do anything that would give others grounds for criticism. She would only resolve the matter at its source.

She would not stop the concubines from getting pregnant. The more children they could have, the better. The emperor and empress wanted to see many descendants. Only then would she, as the crown princess, be considered successful and worthy of the position of empress.

She has been planning this for twelve years, and she is not afraid that these concubines' children will steal her son's throne.

She will select the best candidates to ensure they can safely give birth.

Jiang Fenghua continued, "The weather is too cold, and many of you have caught a cold. I would like to trouble Imperial Physician Wang to go back to the Imperial Hospital to prepare some warming soups or medicines to strengthen your constitution, and to prepare them according to your individual conditions."

"The Crown Princess is indeed very thoughtful. I will consult with Academician Mei as soon as I return."

"Consort Gao hasn't been able to eat lately. I'd like to trouble Imperial Physician Wang to take her pulse and find out the cause of her illness as soon as possible. It's been three months since Consort Zhu's miscarriage. Imperial Physician Wang has also examined Consort Zhu to see if she is fit to get pregnant." Jiang Fenghua felt that she cared for the concubines below her like an old mother. She was going to great lengths to help them have children.

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Gao Qingtong quickly replied, "No need, I'm fine, I'll be alright after a couple of days of rest."

Zhu Zhenzhen had nothing to fear. Her father had already made arrangements at the Imperial Hospital, and she would have someone help her recuperate during this time. No matter who the Imperial Physician Wang worked for, she wasn't afraid of examinations.

"Is Consort Gao unwilling to be examined? But you are the one who has served the emperor the most times among all the concubines, and there has been no good news. Is there something wrong with your health?" Jiang Fenghua asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Gao Qingtong quickly replied, "Of course not, my body has never had any problems."

Finally, under the watchful eyes of all the young ladies, Gao Qingtong extended her wrist for the royal physician to examine.

A moment later, Physician Wang beamed, "Congratulations, Your Highness! You are one month pregnant!"

Gao Qingtong was stunned. She said that her period was two days late. She was not sure if she was pregnant and was afraid that if the Crown Princess found out, it would harm her child. She had not figured out what to do.

Jiang Fenghua's smile deepened. "This is truly a cause for celebration! Our Eastern Palace is filled with joyous occasions. I never expected Consort Gao to become pregnant so quickly." This child is meant to give Xie Shang more leverage. Xie Shang's frequent summons of her are probably for his own benefit, since Imperial Physician Mei predicts that the Emperor will not live for more than a year.

When Gao Qingtong saw the genuine smile on the Crown Princess's face, she suddenly felt a little dazed. Didn't Sister Zhu say that the Crown Princess didn't want the Eastern Palace Consort to have a child?

However, the Crown Princess had been having the imperial physicians treat the concubines' bodies, hoping that they could all give birth to children and add imperial heirs to the royal family.

She must be faking it; the Crown Princess has already caused the two young ladies to be sent to the Cold Palace.

Zhu Zhenzhen turned pale upon hearing this. Gao Qingtong was also pregnant. She clenched her fingers. Why could Gao Qingtong get pregnant? She felt increasingly heartbroken for her dead child. The position of concubine was clearly hers.

"Zhu Liangdi." Jiang Fenghua called Zhu Zhenzhen twice, but she didn't respond.

"Sister Zhu." Gao Qingtong returned to her seat and pulled Zhu Zhenzhen along again.

A hint of tenderness flashed in Zhu Zhenzhen's eyes as she softly asked, "What's wrong, Sister Gao?"

Gao Qingtong whispered, "The Crown Princess is calling you, what's wrong?"

Zhu Zhenzhen quickly stood up and apologized, "I may not have slept well and was a little absent-minded. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Jiang Fenghua smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing." Just now, the way she stared at Gao Qingtong was as if she wanted to bore a hole through him. Has she started to hate him again?

"Physician Wang, please take Consort Zhu's pulse. I'm worried about her health." Jiang Fenghua wouldn't allow her to object. After all, everyone was going to have a check-up today, and it would put everyone's minds at ease.

Zhu Zhenzhen also harbored a sliver of hope. If the imperial physician also discovered that she was pregnant, it would be a perfect opportunity to humiliate the Crown Princess.

She cautiously reached out her hand, feeling even more uneasy and nervous.

Physician Wang carefully examined her pulse and said after a moment, "Your Highness's health is fine. I don't know how your menstrual cycle has been these past few months. Since your miscarriage, your body has certainly been affected, but as long as you follow the prescription I gave you, your menstrual cycle will return to normal, making it easier to conceive."

However, the imperial physician Wang was unaware that Zhu Zhenzhen was so disobedient to medical advice. She thought that the reason why the imperial physician Wang could frequently come to the East Palace was because Jiang Fenghua had bribed him.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhu Zhenzhen's eyes. So she wasn't pregnant? She said, "I came once, but I haven't come back yet. Doctor Wang, please examine me again." She wondered if the diagnosis was wrong.

Granny Wang interjected, "Zhu Liangdi hasn't served the emperor during this period, so it's impossible for her to be pregnant. There are records of all the concubines in the palace serving the emperor."

"Indeed, she is not pregnant," said Physician Wang. "I have checked your pulse twice just now. Have you taken any tonics recently? You must not take any more of these, otherwise it will affect your yin energy and fertility."

Everyone was staring at her; it was all thanks to the gentle, nourishing medicine prescribed by Physician Wang to help them recover!

Zhu Zhenzhen naturally dared not say that the medicine was sent to the palace by her father. "No, it wasn't."

The imperial physician knew she was lying, but he didn't expose her directly. He simply said, "I will stop the medicine for Your Highness now. Your Highness's health is fine."

Seeing that everyone had had their pulses checked, Tang Qianran said, "I would also like to ask Physician Wang to take my pulse."

"Then I'll trouble Physician Wang to examine all the ladies of the Eastern Palace!" Her eyes were fixed on Zhu Zhenzhen, oblivious to the fact that she had only given her contraceptive medicine, and that it would be impossible to detect after taking it. What medicine was she taking herself?

Finally, the imperial physician discovered that Consort Tang was also pregnant, and she was so happy that she wanted to faint immediately.

The Morning Light Palace became lively in no time. Not all the ladies had served the emperor, and those who hadn't naturally didn't try to get close.

Zhang Jingjing, the daughter of the prefect of Yuzhou, sat quietly in the corner. She had only one purpose in coming to the palace: to meet the emperor and hope that he would help the people of Yuzhou. Yuzhou had suffered from locust plagues for two consecutive years, and the crops had been completely destroyed. Even though the court had exempted Yuzhou from taxes for a year, her father could not save more people in Yuzhou because they had no one above them.

So she wanted to enter the palace and become one of the officials.

However, she had been in the palace for three months and had not been summoned by the Crown Prince. She thought it might be because she was not very beautiful. Even if she wasn't extremely pretty, she was still quite attractive. Otherwise, why would the Crown Princess have let her into the palace? She didn't dare to go to the Crown Princess so easily.

Jiang Fenghua was being stared at by a gaze. She followed the gaze and saw a rather unsociable young lady sitting alone on one side with a frown on her face.