"Your Majesty, the pulse of that noblewoman in the inner palace..."

She was only halfway through her sentence when a young eunuch entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine and the Heir Apparent of the Duke of Ningguo have arrived."

"Oh?" Emperor Xuanwu seemed puzzled, but quickly chuckled and said, "Heh, you've come quickly."

"Let them in."

Shen Qiyin subconsciously looked towards the door and saw Xiao Yan following a palace concubine into the hall.

Unlike the stunning beauty of the Imperial Noble Consort, the appearance of Consort Yi was not particularly outstanding. Rather than using words like "beautiful" or "pretty" to describe her, "cute" would be more appropriate.

This was the first time Shen Qiyin had ever seen such pure and clear eyes in someone her age.

She has almond-shaped eyes.

She also has a baby face.

She was not dressed in the elaborate and gorgeous palace dress of the Imperial Noble Consort; her clothes were light in color and simple in style. Her hair was adorned with only two pink flowers, and she wore no other jewelry.

Even so, sitting next to the Imperial Noble Consort, she was not overshadowed by the other's sharp edge.

Shen Qiyin was so engrossed in watching that she even forgot to look away.

until--

A tall, slender figure stood beside her, blocking her view perfectly.

Shen Qiyin turned her head in a daze and met Xiao Yan's unreadable gaze.

She snapped back to reality instantly!

She wasn't sure if she was overthinking it, but she felt that his look just now wasn't very "friendly".

When Emperor Xuanwu saw Consort Yi, he seemed very happy and said with a smile, "What a coincidence that you two, aunt and niece, have come together today?"

Consort Yi glanced at Shen Qiyin and said meaningfully, "This concubine has come to see Hanyu's beloved."

Upon hearing this, Miss Shen's heart skipped a beat.

She glanced at Xiao Yan's reaction out of the corner of her eye, only to see that his expression was cold and stern, dignified and composed, unlike when he was facing her, when he would blush easily.

"So this young lady is Han Yu's sweetheart." The Imperial Noble Consort suddenly spoke up, but said, "She is quite beautiful, but her background is a bit too low."

Consort Yi smiled and said, "Then why don't you hurry up and beg His Majesty to elevate this girl's status?"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort's smile immediately faded: "...His Majesty is wise and powerful, and he has his own considerations."

"We can discuss this later." Compared to this, Emperor Xuanwu was clearly more concerned about the issue of the imperial heir: "Yun'an, continue. What is the pulse of the person in the inner palace?"

Xiao Yan suddenly spoke up: "Report the truth, there's no need to be afraid."

To be fair, his words did reassure people a bit.

Nodding slightly, she said, "Your Majesty, it is a pregnancy."

But then she abruptly changed the subject: "However, it was a false pregnancy caused by medication; she was not actually pregnant."

For some reason, when Shen Qiyin said that the woman's pregnancy was fake, Emperor Xuanwu was overjoyed: "Are you sure?"

"Sure."

"Excellent!" Emperor Xuanwu stood up excitedly: "He truly deserves the reputation of being a 'miracle doctor'!"

"There is one more person whom I also want you to examine."

"……yes."

She seemed to know exactly why His Majesty had summoned her to the palace.

When Shen Qiyin took the pulse of a woman hiding behind a gauze curtain again, her suspicions were completely confirmed.

This woman is indeed pregnant.

It seems that the matter of Consort Li had been a thorn in His Majesty's side, and now that another woman in the harem was experiencing morning sickness, he dared not easily believe whether the pregnancy was real or not.

So he had someone take the medicine to fake a pregnancy, so that the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital could tell the truth.

They simply lacked experience in this area and didn't notice any difference.

Qin Li seized this opportunity to step forward.

He probably thought that if so many skilled doctors in the Imperial Hospital couldn't diagnose anything, he certainly wouldn't be able to either. If he were to report the pregnancy pulse to His Majesty, it would be perfectly reasonable for His Majesty to use the power of the Imperial Noble Consort to charge him with deceiving the emperor.

really!

When Shen Qiyin reported the pulse diagnosis to Emperor Xuanwu, Qin Li immediately jumped out and said, "Oh my, the divine physician is truly skilled. I just don't know how you diagnosed it?"

Shen Qiyin glanced at him with a half-smile and asked, "Is this eunuch also knowledgeable in traditional Chinese medicine?"

"No, I don't understand."

"Then what do you want to ask?" Shen Qiyin's tone was gentle, but her words seemed to hide a sharp edge: "Will you understand what I'm saying?"

"puff--"

Consort Yi burst out laughing.

Qin Li was taken aback by this remark, and then immediately bowed and scraped, saying, "It was this servant who spoke out of turn, it was this servant who spoke out of turn."

His reaction was a bit excessive.

He was simply relying on the saying "You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog," so he deliberately lowered his posture, hoping that the Imperial Noble Consort would feel that her dignity had been challenged and therefore stand up for him.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan suddenly said, "You know you've been too talkative, why don't you slap yourself?"

After he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

Until Emperor Xuanwu said in a slightly somber tone, "Didn't you hear what the Crown Prince said?"

"...This servant will hit you right now, right now." With that, he hurriedly put down the whisk in his hand and slapped himself more than a dozen times with both hands.

He's already this age, he's bound to have some trouble keeping up.

I started seeing stars.

The Imperial Noble Consort didn't utter a single word from beginning to end.

When Emperor Xuanwu called a halt, Shen Qiyin gave him no chance to defend himself and preemptively explained, "Your Majesty, the pulse after taking the medicine is extremely similar to the pulse of pregnancy. It is not something that Yun An can explain in a few words. Otherwise, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital would not be able to confuse the two pulses."

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