Chapter 188 Pregnancy
The queen slowly walked to Ruan Yuxiao, half of her face was stained red with blood.
"Check if there is anything suspicious on her."
When Concubine Mei, who was not far away, heard these words, her eyelids twitched violently, and she looked at the palace maid in panic as she turned over Ruan Yuxiao's clothes.
The palace maid paused slightly when she was pressed against Ruan Yuxiao's chest, then reached into the dressing room and took out a letter.
"Madam, there is a letter!"
Meipin's face suddenly turned pale, and her legs under her skirt trembled coldly, and she almost collapsed to the ground in the next moment.
She bit her lip and looked at the queen who was opening the rice paper, praying that the words in the letter had nothing to do with her.
The queen held the letter in her fingertips, and her eyes suddenly sank when she glanced at the handwriting.
A row of blood words were written on the white paper: Meipin saved me and wanted to use me to eliminate the biggest threat to her, and then ascend to a high position and help the third prince become the crown prince.
With every word the queen read, her fingertips tightened a little, and her crimson nails almost pierced through the paper.
After reading it, her eyes were like a cold knife drawn from its sheath, stabbing straight into Meipin's face.
"Princess Mei!"
As soon as the queen opened her red lips, Meipin's knees went weak and she knelt down.
"Empress, I...I am wronged."
The Queen laughed angrily, "I haven't even said anything yet, and Meipin is already complaining about it?"
Meipin froze on the spot, her blood seemed to have stopped flowing, and only her heart was beating in fear.
She numbly moved her lips, "Your Majesty, you looked at me... and I thought it was... Ruan who said something slanderous about me."
The Queen's eyes narrowed as she said sternly, "Bring Meipin in and let the Emperor deal with her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Defu came out. He looked around at the concubines and bowed, saying, "Empress, the Emperor is just about to ask Concubine Zhao to come in."
"Concubine Zhao has returned to the palace. I will go in and speak to the Emperor."
In the inner room, Rong Yue saw that Liu Yuetang's hand was bleeding, so she wrapped it with gauze to prevent the blood from flowing out.
Perhaps because the wound was touched, Liu Yuetang let out a low moan and her consciousness was pulled out of the chaos.
Xiao Heng's face lit up with joy: "Miaomiao, you're awake."
"Does the wound hurt? Is there any discomfort anywhere else?"
Liu Yuetang slowly opened her eyes. In the blurry light and shadow, Xiao Heng's outline gradually became clear. He frowned slightly and looked at her with a distressed expression.
Liu Yuetang wanted to get up, but she accidentally used force with her palm, and she hissed in pain and gasped.
Rong Yue asked nervously, "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
When the concubines came in, they saw Xiao Heng standing there with a distressed look on his face, his mind and eyes filled with Liu Yuetang lying on the bed.
Seeing the Queen coming, Xiao Heng withdrew his gaze and searched for Concubine Zhao among the concubines: "Where is Concubine Zhao?"
"Zhao Fei wanted to return to Yaohua Palace, but I thought it was inconvenient for her to wash and dress here, and since she was frightened, I allowed her to go back and rest."
Xiao Heng nodded slightly. "Alright, have you sent the imperial physician? Concubine Zhao has always been frail, and she must be quite frightened this time."
The Queen smiled faintly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already sent the imperial physician to Yaohua Palace."
She was about to talk about Concubine Mei when she heard the sound of vomiting.
The queen looked up and saw that Liu Yuetang was pale, leaning on Liu Zheng and retching several times, almost vomiting out her dinner.
Xiao Heng quickly reached out to support her and asked worriedly, "Miaomiao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Liu Yuetang tried her best to suppress the nausea and stuffiness in her chest and shook her head weakly: "I just smell the blood, and it makes me feel... a little uncomfortable."
The concubines were stunned and looked at each other.
If they didn't know that Liu Yuetang couldn't get pregnant, they would almost think it was morning sickness.
Seeing Liu Yuetang's expression change, Rong Yue's heart trembled: "Could it be that this sword is poisonous?"
Xiao Heng's breath caught in his throat, and he shouted angrily, "Where's the imperial physician? Is he dead?"
"Here he comes...Here he comes, Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here."
As Zhou Defu's voice fell, Imperial Physician Shen and Imperial Physician Si rushed over, sweating profusely, with mud spots under their robes, obviously having taken a shortcut.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty, and Your Majesty the Empress."
Before the two of them finished their formal greetings, Xiao Heng interrupted them with a wave of his hand: "Hurry up and take Concubine Xi's pulse."
As soon as he finished speaking, he sat down beside Liu Yuetang, raising his hand to support her fragile body.
Such an intimate action made the concubines feel sour in their hearts, and they silently prayed in their hearts that Liu Yuetang was really poisoned.
Doctor Shen bent down and half-knelt, and placed his hand on Liu Yuetang's wrist through the examination towel. The moment he touched the pulse, his thumb froze and he listened carefully to the pulse.
Then he changed his hand and covered it with his fingertips, touching it repeatedly.
He used to be very quick in taking pulses, rarely being so serious. Liu Yuetang gradually felt uneasy, and her body tensed up.
This made Xiao Heng even more panicked, and he urged Doctor Shen: "How is Concubine Xi's pulse?"
After Imperial Physician Shen confirmed everything was correct, the solemn expression on his face vanished, and he happily bowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, and congratulations to Concubine Xi. Your pulse is gentle, smooth, and like beads rolling on a plate. This is a pregnancy pulse."
Liu Yuetang was stunned, as if a handful of warm spring water was poured over her head, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Happy pulse! Is Concubine Xi... pregnant?" Xiao Heng's surprised tone trembled slightly.
It was not the first time he heard that the concubine was pregnant, but it was the first time he was so surprised, so surprised that it was unbelievable.
Doctor Shen's face was also filled with joy. "That's right. Doctor Si's diagnosis made it even more certain."
Surprise and joy kept alternating on Liu Yuetang's face. She turned to look at Xiao Heng, and when their eyes met, the joy on his face was even more intense than hers.
Xiao Heng held Liu Yuetang's hand, and then he found that their fingertips were trembling with excitement and fear. He held Liu Yuetang's hand tightly to reassure her.
After taking the patient's pulse for a moment, the imperial physician, with his beard brimming with excitement, said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xi is over a month pregnant."
When the concubines heard this, their faces darkened and they completely lost hope. Some gritted their teeth and pinched their palms.
"Good! Very good!" Xiao Heng's eyes curved, and a fine gleam of light appeared in his dark pupils.
He held Liu Yuetang's hands with both of his: "Miaomiao, are you happy like a fool?"
Following his voice, Liu Yuetang came back to her senses and gently stroked her belly with her bare hands, "Doctor Shen, am I really pregnant?"
"Isn't this palace incapable of pregnancy?"
For a moment, Liu Yuetang didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
She always thought that she would never be a mother again and would never have children again.
But now she is told that she is pregnant!
There was a living child in her belly.
When he is born in the future, he will call me mother.
Everything happened so suddenly, as if it was all a dream.
Doctor Shen replied, "It's difficult to predict the future in medicine. Furthermore, I previously only said that Your Majesty would have a little trouble having children. But over the past two years, Your Majesty has taken good care of herself. Plus, you're always kind-hearted. This is God's blessing on Your Majesty."
"Well said!" Xiao Heng was delighted.
"Invite everyone in the Moon Palace and reward them three times their salaries until Concubine Xi gives birth to an imperial heir."
After saying this, he turned to look at Liu Yuetang, his eyes filled with unbearable joy: "Xipin has always been well-mannered, diligent and docile. Now that she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, I will promote her to Xifei."
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