Chapter 17 The Delicate Palace Maid VS the Cold Emperor 17
His hand, raised high, stopped in mid-air, as if he just realized the current situation.
Su Zhiruan, who was on the ground, was not in a good situation at this time.
It happened so fast, almost in a flash.
Everyone was stunned.
The Queen Mother saw everything with her own eyes. She immediately slammed the table and shouted, "Someone! Call the imperial physician!!"
The ministers and royal relatives did not dare to move at this time, and the scene fell into a tense, orderly but chaotic state.
Originally, the wine jar was heading straight towards Shen Qi, but was blocked by Su Zhiruan. Her arm was hit hard and scratched by the porcelain pieces. Blood flowed from her arm, and her originally delicate little face suddenly turned pale.
Shen Qi did not stand up, his eyes were extremely cold.
Su Zhiruan had never seen such a look since he came to this world. It was a blatant murderous intent. His voice was chilling, and he said coldly, "Someone—"
"I'm here!" The guards outside the palace immediately came out and surrounded Prince Duan and the Crown Prince.
"Prince Duan, Crown Prince, you have attempted to assassinate me, spoken rudely, and committed treason. You shall be stripped of your uniform and thrown into jail!" Shen Qi half-hugged Su Zhiruan and gave the order coldly.
No one in the audience dared to speak. Even their breathing became much shallower.
All that was left at the scene were the screams of Prince Duan and the Crown Prince. The Imperial Guards showed no mercy and directly took off their clothes.
Prince Duan also came to his senses at this time. He hurriedly wanted to run upstairs, shouting as he ran, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's all my fault for speaking inappropriately and rudely. Please forgive me!"
Shen Qi didn't even look at him.
"Your Majesty! The imperial physician is here!" A group of doctors from the Imperial Hospital came hurriedly forward with medicine boxes.
The leading imperial physician knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, I would like to take a look at your injuries."
"I'm fine, let her see it first." Shen Qi carefully put Su Zhiruan aside, his expression somewhat anxious.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother spoke without thinking, "There are so many doctors! Two of you can see her, and two of you can see the Emperor! Do I have to teach her personally for such a small matter?"
The imperial physician quickly agreed.
The concubines in the harem were relieved to see that Shen Qi was fine, but when they saw how nervous Shen Qi was about Su Zhiruan, they became jealous of her again.
The imperial concubine was very dissatisfied. She took the initiative to come forward and stand beside Shen Qi. Her voice became much more charming. "Your Majesty, how do you feel now?"
Shen Qi didn't want to pay any attention to the imperial concubine at this time, "Go away first, the imperial physician is busy!"
His words also stopped the court officials and princes from coming forward to see him.
Everyone's eyes were on Shen Qi at this time. As for Su Zhiruan, everyone just thought that she was a palace maid. Even if she blocked the wine jar for Shen Qi, it was what a servant should do.
The Queen Mother's eyes were all on Shen Qi. As for Su Zhiruan, everyone treated her as dispensable and did not take her seriously.
But who could have thought that at this moment, the imperial physician who was taking Su Zhiruan's pulse suddenly screamed.
"ah!"
"This... this! She actually..."
The other imperial physician who was treating the wound on Su Zhiruan's arm rolled his eyes at him and said hastily, "How dare you yell in front of His Majesty!"
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!” The imperial physician who was feeling Su Zhiruan’s pulse seemed not to have heard him. He turned around, his face full of fear and shock, mixed with a bit of surprise, “Your Majesty! When I felt the pulse of this girl, I found that—”
Shen Qi stood up immediately, his eyes were dark and his voice was anxious, "Tell me! What's wrong with your pulse?!"
"Your Majesty! This girl is pregnant!"
Happy pulse!
These two simple words left everyone dumbfounded at the time.
Even including Su Zhiruan who knew nothing on the ground.
Almost subconsciously, her hand fell on her lower abdomen.
"What did you say?" Shen Qi paused, as if he didn't believe it, and asked again.
"Your Majesty is delighted!" The imperial physician who had just rolled his eyes immediately felt Su Zhiruan's pulse, then raised his head with the same look of shock, disbelief and surprise as the imperial physician just now, "This girl is pregnant!"
"The pulse is stable, and the child is doing well!"
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"What!!" Upon hearing the news, the first person to react was not Shen Qi, but the Queen Mother. She could no longer maintain her calm expression, and her face was filled with shock, which quickly turned into surprise. Her eyes suddenly widened, and then she immediately stepped down from her high seat with an ecstatic expression, tossing her sleeves, "You mean, Miss Susu is pregnant? She has been with the Emperor all this time! That's right! The timing matches! This is set in stone, oh, my grandson!"
Before Su Zhiruan could react, the Queen Mother took off the bracelet from her wrist and put it on Su Zhiruan's uninjured hand. She no longer had the majesty of a Queen Mother, but was full of smiles and kindness. "I have waited for so many years, but I didn't expect it would be you. This is the blessing of our dynasty, the daughter of destiny of our dynasty!"
The fact that the emperor favored Su Zhiruan was basically no secret. Both the common people and the ministers enjoyed talking about these matters in the royal harem.
Everyone knew which concubine was favored and who received what rewards.
These are not secrets, not to mention the fact that Emperor Shen Qi favored a palace maid around him for a month and a half.
Whether the people heard the rumors or passed them on by word of mouth, there were even many different versions of the story. Some said that the emperor did not want to give her a position and just wanted to sleep with her once and be done with it. Others said that the emperor was reluctant to let the woman leave and that if he did not confer the title on her, she would stay with Shen Qi forever.
But who could have thought that this one and a half months of favor would lead to him accidentally getting the first heir to the royal family! Prince Duan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Originally, he felt that he had a chance to turn the tables. After all, he was the only one in the entire royal family who had three sons. If the emperor was really incompetent, his sons might stay in the palace to be taught as princes, and he would then reap the benefits.
But who could have thought that because he got carried away and drank too much, he actually hit the woman who could bear the dragon heir.
Prince Duan collapsed on the ground. Now, he had no chance of turning the situation around.
When the concubines in the harem saw this scene, they all opened their mouths wide, and some were even frightened silly.
The most shocked among them was the Imperial Concubine. In the past, she felt that her status was the highest among all the women in the harem. In addition, as the niece of the Empress Dowager, the probability of having offspring must be higher than that of other concubines, and she was also the most likely to become the Queen.
But now, Su Zhiruan shows up unexpectedly!
Shen Qi watched Su Zhiruan being surrounded and helped to stand up. He was a little stunned. The girl's clean and pure face was full of worry. She was worried about him.
Such a silly girl!
She was pregnant and her arm was injured, but the first thing she did when she stood up was to worry about him.
(End of this chapter)