Chapter 98 Concubine Li is pregnant
The next morning.
All the concubines went to Fenghe Palace to pay their respects with letters from home.
Pei Tingyue also brought it with her. After handing the letter to Zhiwu, she returned to her seat and took a lazily nap.
But after a while, Queen Cui arrived.
There has been no major events in the palace recently, and Queen Cui is just chatting with the concubines.
Pei Tingyue was still sleepy, his eyelids were drooping, and he listened to the conversation in the hall in a half-conscious manner.
"vomit…"
A small sound of vomiting woke Pei Tingyue up from his sleepiness and made him completely alert.
She was familiar with this sound; she vomited in the same way yesterday.
Could it be that...
Pei Tingyue turned her head to look at the source of the voice, and it was Concubine Li who was sitting next to her.
Li Jieyu held the table with one hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief with the other. Her beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, as if she was feeling uncomfortable somewhere.
Pei Tingyue concealed the emotions in her eyes and handed over a cup of tea: "Are you okay?"
Li Jieyu took the tea and took a sip to calm the nausea in her throat. She was about to answer when she vomited again.
This time the sound was quite loud, attracting not only Pei Tingyue but also all the concubines in the hall to look over.
Empress Cui also noticed her strangeness and stopped talking to ask with concern, "Li Jieyu, why did you vomit for no reason?"
Concubine Li's eyes were red from vomiting. After suppressing the discomfort, she stood up and replied, "Perhaps it's because I was greedy and ate too much mung bean cake, which caused me to feel nauseous."
Concubine Xie Xian had been pregnant before, and after looking at Concubine Li for a while, she said, "This doesn't look like she's eaten too much cakes, this looks more like she's pregnant."
The concubines were surprised.
Concubine Xie asked again, "Have you received your monthly letter this month?"
Concubine Li replied in a low voice, "My period has always been irregular, and late periods are common. However, this time it's different. It's been delayed for over a month."
"Then it's almost certain. To be on the safe side, let's ask a doctor to come and take a look."
Queen Cui immediately ordered Zhiwu to call the imperial physician.
While sitting and waiting, the concubines' gazes fell on Concubine Li's lower abdomen, and the jealousy in their eyes could hardly be hidden.
After the imperial physician arrived, Empress Cui hurriedly asked him to take Concubine Li's pulse.
After a lot of trouble, the imperial physician reported back that Concubine Li had been pregnant for nearly two months.
No matter how reluctant they were, they still had to put on a show, starting with Concubine Xie, who congratulated everyone.
After congratulating, Concubine Xie said leisurely, "I remember that Concubine Li only served the Emperor once after entering the palace for two months. She was able to get pregnant on the first try. She's truly lucky."
After these words were spoken, the concubines couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
I got pregnant at the first try. I'm so lucky.
Sensing the hostility of the concubines, Concubine Li's face turned even paler. She covered her belly and said nothing.
Empress Cui helped her out of her predicament and said to the concubines, "Okay, if there is nothing else, you can go away."
All the concubines took their leave one by one, leaving only Concubine Li.
Empress Cui looked at her with a gentle smile: "There has been no happy event in the palace for a long time. If the emperor knew about it, he would definitely be happy. After breakfast, I will go to Chengming Palace to ask for your reward."
Li Jieyu forced a smile and said, "Then I would like to thank the Queen."
Empress Cui saw that she was not in good spirits, so she gave her a few simple instructions, assigned a royal physician to her, and let her return to the palace.
After Concubine Li left.
Zhiwu stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the letters from the six concubines have all been written. Should they be released?"
Empress Cui suppressed her smile and asked calmly, "Has the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department arrived?"
"Your Majesty got up early and gave the order. The eunuch came early in the morning, even earlier than the concubines. He is waiting outside the palace now."
"Call the people in."
Zhiwu turned and left, and after a while, she brought back a young eunuch with a handsome face.
Queen Cui glanced at the family letters one after another, and finally pulled out the envelope from Concubine Shen Liang.
Her delicate hand slowly brushed over Concubine Shen Liang's name, and finally said in a cold voice, "Dagger."
Zhiwu found a knife specially made for cutting envelopes and handed it to Queen Cui. The next moment, Queen Cui used the knife to cut open the lacquer seal on the envelope and took out the paper inside.
She read it quickly, and after finishing it, a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips, and then she burned the paper.
Empress Cui looked at the eunuch sitting at the desk and ordered, "You must write down exactly what I say. Do you understand?"
The young eunuch quickly agreed.
He wrote down every sentence Queen Cui said.
If an outsider were present, he would definitely notice something unusual here. The handwriting of this little eunuch is exactly the same as that of Concubine Shen Liang!
The last one was sealed with lacquer, and except for the content, it was exactly the same as the previous letter home.
After distributing all the family letters, Zhiwu returned to the main hall. She said with some excitement, "We have almost collected enough evidence from the previous court. Once Prime Minister Shen falls, does that mean we can take action against Concubine Liang?"
Empress Cui closed her eyes and rested: "Not so soon, we still have to wait and see."
Zhiwu hesitated slightly: "Didn't the Duke send in a message saying that all the evidence had been collected? Isn't the previous dynasty taking action yet? If we delay for even a day, we may face more trouble..."
Empress Cui said, "Do you think the Emperor will trust the Cui family completely?"
Zhiwu was puzzled. "The Cui family is considered the emperor's in-laws, and they have served the emperor well. The emperor has always trusted our family. Why does the queen say this?"
Empress Cui whispered, "Even if he believed it, he wouldn't let the credit go to aristocratic families. A single dominant force wouldn't be good news for the Emperor. Therefore, the Emperor has other plans in mind, and when the time comes, he'll let us know."
"What difference does it make if it's a few days earlier or later? I've been waiting for so long, I don't care about these few days."
*
Bixiao Palace.
Li Jieyu had been sitting in front of the window sill in a daze for a while.
Her trusted maid, Sang Zhu, brought her some tea. "Jieyu, shouldn't you be happy to know you're pregnant? Why are you so worried?"
Li Jieyu was very annoyed and did not reply to her.
Originally, when Concubine Shen Liang reappeared and faced her new love, Concubine Pei, it was the time for her to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.
It would be best if these two people fought until both were injured, but now she is pregnant when the fight is only halfway through, which has attracted the attention of the concubines in the harem. This is too bad.
If it is not cured, the child will not be able to stay.
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