Chapter 229 Twin Sons

The concubines were in an uproar.

I saw Concubine Chen lying on the ground on her side, her hands tightly wrapped around the swaddling clothes, and her body covered in mud.

Fortunately, the mud was soft after the snow melted, and she fell sideways, so it didn't seem like she fell hard.

The concubines swarmed over and helped Concubine Chen to get up, while the wet nurse turned pale with fear as she held the crying Cheng Yu in her arms and tried to comfort him.

Song Zhao immediately ran to the wet nurse's side and saw that Cheng Yu had no other injuries except some mud on his face. He felt relieved.

Then he immediately turned to look at Concubine Chen, and said with genuine concern:

"Is the Imperial Concubine alright?"

Concubine Chen was also shocked.

She placed her right hand on her bulging belly, her heart pounding wildly, and I guess she was scared.

Fortunately, after she was helped up, she did not feel any discomfort in her lower abdomen.

It was just that when he landed just now, he had some scratches on his wrist because he was thinking about protecting Cheng Yu.

The Queen Mother, still feeling anxious, hurried forward to check on her. "How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Concubine Chen took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and smiled warmly at the Queen Mother.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I'm fine."

The Queen Mother held her hand tightly and shook her head in regret.

"It's all my fault... If you hadn't sacrificed yourself to save me, I would have made a big mistake."

Then he looked back at Cheng Yu who was crying non-stop, and asked the wet nurse: "Is the eldest prince okay?"

The nurse stammered, "The Imperial Concubine took good care of him. The eldest prince was not hurt at all, but was a little frightened."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother let out a long sigh of relief and then turned her attention back to Concubine Chen.

"You too, you knew you were pregnant, so why did you just jump out without even thinking?"

Concubine Chen was speechless for a moment.

Because even she herself didn't know why she rushed out to save Song Zhao's child regardless of everything.

The danger just now happened in a flash, and she didn't even have time to react before she made such a subconscious move...

Amid the chatter of concern from everyone, the Queen also said:

"A pregnant woman's fall can be serious or minor. In any case, you should ask the imperial physician to diagnose you first. Only after he sees that you are fine can you feel at ease."

The Queen Mother said hurriedly, "Yes, we must call the imperial physician to take a look. Chengyu is crying like this, I'm afraid he must have been frightened."

So Concubine Chen got on the sedan chair surrounded by people.

When the crowd dispersed, Song Zhao finally saw,

Rong Yue, who was originally stuck in the crowd, was also covered in mud.

I think it was because when Cheng Yu was in danger just now, Rong Yue rushed out to rescue him without hesitation.

But she was too far away and failed to save the person. Instead, she tripped and fell into the mud.

When Song Zhao looked at Rong Yue, Rong Yue's burning eyes were fixed on her.

The moment their eyes met, Song Zhaochong nodded slightly to Rong Yue.

Rong Yue didn't say anything, but just nodded as a response.

When everyone arrived at the Imperial Concubine's Palace,

Seeing that the doctor who came to check her pulse today was an unfamiliar one,

Concubine Chen asked Liu Yue, "It has always been Doctor Qi who has been serving me. Why did you change the doctor today?"

Liu Yue said, "The Imperial Physician Qi is on leave today and is not in the palace. Although the Imperial Physician He only entered the palace to serve last month, his medical skills are also very good."

"Forget it. We are all from the Imperial Hospital, so our medical skills are not that bad."

Imperial Physician He was going to treat Concubine Chen first.

But she heard Cheng Yu was still crying hard, so she said, "Go check on the second prince first to see if he's okay?"

Concubine Chen was referring to the Second Prince, instead of calling Cheng Yu the First Prince like everyone else.

She pronounced this name with a strong emphasis, and everyone heard it.

However, the Empress Dowager did not say anything, and Concubine Chen was the one who had just saved Cheng Yu, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

After Imperial Doctor He had diagnosed Cheng Yu and reported that everything was fine, Imperial Concubine Chen asked him to take her pulse.

Upon learning that Concubine Chen had fallen, Imperial Doctor He was very careful and cautious when examining her pulse.

At first, one could see a slight bulge between Doctor He's eyebrows.

But as the pulse diagnosis lasted longer, the stern look on his face faded, until it was completely replaced by a look of joy.

He bowed to Concubine Chen repeatedly, and suddenly raised his voice and said:

"I, your humble servant, congratulate Her Majesty! Her Majesty is overjoyed. Judging from the pulse, Her Majesty is pregnant with twins!"

"Are you serious?"

The imperial concubine was overjoyed and sat up straight.

Her eyes widened in disbelief, "But when Doctor Qi came to check my pulse last month, he didn't say anything about my pregnancy being any different?"

Doctor He said confidently: "I have been practicing medicine for many years, so I am sure of this."

Receiving this good news, Concubine Chen can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing.

All the concubines congratulated her, and so did Song Zhao.

But when she was congratulating Concubine Chen, she caught a glimpse of the Queen Mother's expression.

The Queen Mother frowned for a moment, but soon smiled kindly and said to Concubine Chen:

"That's great! It's really a great joy!"

Kang Yubin hurriedly said: "I will go and tell the emperor about this happy event~"

Concubine Chen smiled and agreed. When the man ran to the door, she called him again.

"Just report the good news, and don't reveal a single word about what happened in Plum Garden today. The Second Prince is not hurt, so don't let the Emperor worry. The Queen Mother already blames herself for her unintentional mistake, and if the Emperor knows about it, wouldn't it make her even more uneasy?"

Hearing this,

The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Chen with a visibly gentler look.

But others can't see it.

There was still a hint of guilt hidden in her gentle eyes that was not noticed by others.

There were sounds of joy throughout the Yonghe Palace, and the newly arrived concubines also began to curry favor with Concubine Chen.

Li Changzai said: "If it were me, the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy would be a good omen for both a dragon and a phoenix~"

He Changzai also said: "The emperor will be very happy when he hears this news!"

At this moment, the word "joy" really hurt Song Zhao's ears.

Will Jamel Xiao really be happy?

Concubine Chen just said that the Imperial Physician Qi who had been responsible for protecting her pregnancy did not tell her that she was carrying twins.

But when Imperial Doctor Qi checked Concubine Chen's pulse last month, she was already more than four months pregnant.

Doctor Qi is an expert in obstetrics and gynecology. He may not be able to tell the gender of the baby at four months pregnant, but he should be able to tell whether there is one or two babies in the belly, right?

And just now, when the newly appointed Imperial Physician He blurted out the "good news" that Concubine Chen was pregnant with twins, the Queen Mother's face was obviously frozen.

All of them reveal one thing:

That was the fact that Concubine Chen was pregnant with twins. In fact, Xiao Jingheng and the Queen Mother had known about it long ago, but she was the only one who was kept in the dark.

And why did they choose to hide it from Concubine Chen?

The reasons are not hard to guess:

After all, a child who was destined not to be born,

Why should the biological mother be informed whether she is pregnant with one baby or two?