Chapter 398 Imperial Physician
Having received confirmation, Sun Miao dared not delay for even a moment and hurried back to Cining Palace.
Just as he was about to go in, he saw Granny Zhang standing at the door. She gave him a gentle look, then stopped him and asked in a low voice:
"Where has Eunuch Sun been? Why is he all sweaty in the middle of winter? Someone, quickly help Eunuch Sun to the back to have some hot tea and rest."
Sun Miao was so anxious that he could hardly speak. He was still young, and it was impossible for him not to feel nervous when the highly respected Granny Zhang stopped him like this.
However, he thought again that he was now the Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Household, the only one of his kind in the palace, so why should he be afraid of Granny Zhang? In an instant, he felt confident.
“Granny Zhang, I am on His Majesty’s orders and I am on my way to report back. Please don’t delay my important task.”
Granny Zhang gave a forced smile. "Is that so? Eunuch Sun's status is different now than before. He really is different."
"Please come in, Mr. Sun!"
She stared at Sun Miao's retreating figure, a cold smile playing on her lips.
Even if Sun Miaozhen did find out something, what difference would it make if he told His Majesty now? The Empress had already eaten all those snacks, and quite a lot of them at that!
In short, the Empress Dowager would never allow the Empress to give birth to an illegitimate child of unknown origin, thus confusing the imperial heirs!
Thinking this, Granny Zhang followed Sun Miao inside.
Sun Miao had already whispered the matter to His Majesty.
Qi Jun's fingers, which were resting on his knees, twitched slightly, but his expression remained unchanged: "Oh? Is that true?"
Sun Miao didn't dare to raise his head: "It's absolutely true, this servant would never dare to deceive Your Majesty."
The hall immediately fell silent.
The Empress Dowager also noticed something was wrong and immediately waved her hand, saying, "Alright, you've come to pay your respects, you've had your refreshments, and I've given you all the instructions I needed to give."
"As I get older, I feel increasingly powerless; I feel very tired after talking for a short while..."
It's time to see the guests off.
Heaven knows how much anger Qi Jun suppressed before he refrained from lashing out on the spot, and only took Qi Yuxuan's hand after leaving Cining Palace.
"Xiu Yuan?" Even Qi Yuxuan, who was slow to realize things, now understood that something was wrong.
Even when he came out of Kunning Palace, Qi Jun's expression wasn't this bad. What did Sun Miao say just now? Could it be that there's trouble at the border again?
Qi Jun held her hand tightly. Once they were on the imperial carriage, he completely collapsed, as if a taut bowstring had been released.
"It's my fault..." he murmured.
"What's wrong?" Qi Yuxuan reached out her other hand, cupped his face, looked at him with concern, and spoke softly:
"Tell me about it. We're husband and wife, we're one. No matter what happens, we should face it together and get through it together, shouldn't we?"
Qi Jun met her gaze, which was clear and pure, black and white.
The kinder and more generous she was, the more it highlighted the inadequacy of the entire Qi family.
My aunt is right. The palace is a pit of fire. He only wanted to bring his beloved girl in because of his own selfish desires.
This is only the second day of our marriage; this is just the beginning.
Qi Jun had no intention of hiding anything. He said, "Yu Xuan, Sun Miao just reported that the pastries in the Empress Dowager's palace have a contraceptive effect on women. The Empress Dowager does not want you to get pregnant."
He doesn't even plan to call her "Grandmother" anymore, which shows that he has already become biased.
Qi Yuxuan was taken aback, "Contraception?"
The sweet taste of the pastries from that dish still lingered in her mouth. "But...why?"
Shouldn't the Empress Dowager be the one who most wants her to get pregnant?
With an heir, the empire will have a successor, and the new emperor's throne will become more secure—these are all obvious facts.
Qi Jun pursed his lips: "I will send people to investigate this matter thoroughly. You don't need to worry. The Imperial Hospital will also develop an antidote, striving to avoid harming either of us."
He himself ate those pastries, and as long as the Empress Dowager wasn't so senile as to be outrageous, she probably wouldn't have put any harmful medicine in the pastries.
Qi Jun understood this, and Qi Yuxuan was also fully aware of it.
Since it wasn't intended to harm the two of them, it must simply be that he didn't want the Empress to get pregnant.
"I understand." Qi Yuxuan smiled, revealing her teeth. "I'll handle this."
"No, this is, after all, my..." Qi Jun felt it was inappropriate. Whatever the Empress Dowager's original intention was, it was disrespectful to the Empress. As her husband, he should be the first to express his opinion.
“Don’t forget,” Qi Yuxuan reached out and covered his lips, “the Phoenix Seal is in my hands, so the harem is under my jurisdiction, and even the Cining Palace is no exception. You are both the emperor and the grandson, so it is not proper for you to interfere in the affairs of the Empress Dowager.”
"I know you're thinking of me and don't want me to suffer, but some things I have to earn myself. What you give me, others only pay lip service to, but behind my back they still do their own thing, don't they?"
With just a few words, she hit the nail on the head, expressing both her understanding of Qi Jun's good intentions and her firm desire for him to let her handle the matter.
Qi Jun looked at her, his gaze complex, a thousand words condensed into one sentence: "Thank you for your hard work."
Qi Yuxuan gave him a reproachful look, "Ever since I agreed to marry you, I've known this day would come."
"That's why I was always hesitant and didn't want to agree to marry you back then."
As the two were talking, the imperial carriage had just landed at Chang Le Palace when a palace servant came and called the emperor away, saying that there had been new developments regarding the Yue Kingdom envoy.
Qi Yuxuan gave him a reassuring look and then entered Chang Le Palace.
Upon entering the palace gates and sitting down, Qi Yuxuan's expression turned completely cold, startling Lanxin and Chunyue beside her.
Lanxin was alright; she had seen the Empress's serious expression before. But Chunyue was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
I thought the Empress was young and newly married, so she would be less imposing. But I didn't expect her to be so intimidating.
Nothing much is happening today; tomorrow is the day when the female relatives of the imperial family will come to pay their respects to the Empress.
There's no time like the present, so Qi Yuxuan had an idea and instructed, "Lanxin, go to the Imperial Hospital and ask which of the imperial physicians Sun Miao consulted earlier is here. Invite him over immediately, and also invite the imperial physician who was assigned to take my pulse. Tell him that I was exhausted from yesterday's wedding ceremony and had a headache this morning."
Lan Xin immediately accepted the order and went out.
Qi Yuxuan examined the small, exquisite teacup in her hand and said slowly, "Chunyue, go to Cining Palace and tell her that thanks to the Empress Dowager, I had the pleasure of eating the pastries from the small kitchen. They were very delicious, and I still miss the taste. I specially asked the Empress Dowager to borrow the chef. Once the chef in the small kitchen of Changle Palace has been taught how to cook, I will send them back to her."
"Oh, right, go to the greenhouse and get a pot of red flowers, any kind, as long as they are bright red and blooming beautifully, and send them to the Empress Dowager, saying that they are a thank-you gift for today's snacks."
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