"yes……"
"no……"
"no……"
"yes……"
Seeing that Zhang Zhiyuan seemed to be lost in his own thoughts, occasionally muttering to himself.
The eunuch standing nearby asked, puzzled, "What is 'or'? What has Judge Zhang been muttering to himself all this way?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiyuan snapped out of his daze, his expression slightly flustered. He quickly explained, "It's nothing. I was just wondering if the young lady has fully recovered after waking up!"
After hearing Zhang Zhiyuan's words, Emperor Jing agreed: "Zhang Zhiyuan is right, we still need to examine her carefully!"
With this thought in mind, he instructed Zhang Zhiyuan: "After she calms down for a while, go to Changning Palace and give her a thorough check-up to see if she is alright. You must make sure that there is no harm done to her body."
Zhang Zhiyuan accepted the order: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
Then, he instructed the eunuch beside him, "Also, have someone send over more men's clothing!"
The eunuch pondered for a moment and said, "Send men's clothing over? Does His Majesty mean..."
As Emperor Jing walked, he said in a deep voice, "There are too many people and too much gossip in this palace. To avoid trouble in the future, it would be better to disguise her!"
The eunuch immediately understood and said, "This old servant understands, this old servant will take care of it personally right away!"
After leaving Changning Palace, the Empress went directly to the Empress Dowager's Yong'an Palace.
The maid was still skeptical, her face full of doubt: "Your Majesty, who exactly lives in Changning Palace? Does Your Majesty really believe what the Emperor said?"
The Empress, who had been lost in thought the whole way, stopped when she heard the sound and glared at him fiercely.
She reprimanded him, saying, "The person living in Changning Palace is just an ordinary staff member that His Majesty brought back from outside the palace. From now on, you are not allowed to follow the crowd or make wild guesses and gossips in the palace. Otherwise, if you cause a great disaster in the future, just like today, I'm afraid even I won't be able to protect you."
Recalling the terrifying scene just now, the maid couldn't help but gasp. She lowered her voice and muttered, "But I heard people from Changning Palace say with my own ears that the Emperor brought back a woman. How could it have turned into..."
Seeing that she was still babbling on, the Empress shouted sternly, "Dare to say another word... I see that you've become quite capable now, and you won't even listen to me anymore, is that it?"
Seeing that her master was truly angry this time, the maid had no choice but to stop thinking and bow her head to admit her mistake, saying, "This servant dares not, this servant will never speak nonsense again."
At this point, the Empress took a deep breath, turned around, and stepped into the threshold of Yong'an Palace.
Upon entering the palace, the Empress, as always, bowed respectfully and dignifiedly: "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager on the throne had a gloomy face and immediately rebuked her, saying, "How can you be an empress? Who exactly is living in Changning Palace?"
The Empress was startled and quickly knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. After hearing about the matter concerning Changning Palace, I personally went to investigate this morning, and that's why I've come to report to Your Majesty. The one living in Changning Palace is clearly just a slightly handsome young man, a staff member His Majesty recently recruited from outside the palace, temporarily residing here. Perhaps because he is somewhat good-looking, he has been misunderstood and mocked as a woman!"
The Empress Dowager looked at the Empress, who had bowed her head, and asked her again earnestly and solemnly, "Is everything you said true? Are you sure she's just a staff member?"
The Empress tried to cover it up, saying, "Your Majesty, please investigate. I dare not deceive Your Majesty. I was indeed just a staff member."
The Empress Dowager finally relented and said, "It's good that nothing happened at Changning Palace! The rules set by our ancestors cannot be broken. Changning Palace is of great importance, and we must not be careless."
He paused, glanced at the still kneeling Empress, and said, "Alright, get up and sit down..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" At this point, the Empress finally stood up and moved to sit down to one side.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager spoke again, saying, "By the way, I heard that the King of Qin was seriously injured while supporting the fight against the sandstorm in Lu County. How is he now?"
The Empress thought for a moment and replied, "I heard he woke up yesterday, so he should be coming to the palace to pay his respects in the next couple of days!"
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you're awake. It seems that His Majesty was a bit too hasty in some matters! That mother and son are not so easy to deal with. If we want to get rid of them, we must have a foolproof plan."
The Empress echoed, "Your Majesty's teachings are correct!"
At this moment, a maidservant came in carrying a tea tray to serve tea.
The Empress Dowager introduced the tea to the Empress, saying, "This is the famous Saintess Tea from the south of the city. Its liquor is clear and bright, with a long-lasting aroma and a mellow taste. Your Majesty, please try it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The Empress picked up the teacup and slowly brought it to her lips.
A sip of hot tea had just warmed her throat when the Empress Dowager spoke again: "By the way, it seems that since the Prince of Qin's wedding, the Princess Consort has yet to come and pay her respects! I wonder what caused such a commotion at the Imperial Hospital last time. Has her injury healed by now?"
The Empress paused for a moment, then said, "Princess Qin is still young, so her body should recover more easily. She should already be fully recovered."
The Empress Dowager continued drinking her tea, saying, "Let her come to the palace more often. After all, she is now considered a member of our royal family. The more she interacts and gets closer, the better we will understand each other!"
The Empress replied, "Your subject understands, Your subject will make the arrangements."
"In this world, it's the same everywhere. Whether it's royalty or an ordinary family, the best thing is for the whole family to love each other and be together!"
The Empress Dowager slowly tightened her grip on the teacup in her hand and said meaningfully.
"yes……"
"no……"
"Is it or isn't it?"
"What exactly is going on?"
Back at the Imperial Medical Academy, Zhang Zhiyuan sat blankly at his desk, still completely baffled.
So engrossed in their activity, they didn't even notice someone coming in.
Until a woman came close and called out to him several times in his ear.
"Your Majesty the Court"
"Your Majesty the Court"
Lord Zhang
...
Seeing this, the woman had no choice but to raise her voice, so she shouted in his ear, "Lord Zhang!"
Hearing the noise, Zhang Zhiyuan was finally awakened.
"Lilac...it's you!"
When he realized that the person in front of him was Ding Xiang, an idea immediately came to Zhang Zhiyuan's mind.
Without even asking what the woman wanted to see him, he hurriedly picked up the medicine box he had casually placed on the table when he came in, grabbed Dingxiang, and left.
"You've come at the right time! There's something that's been troubling me. Come, let's go see someone."
As Dingxiang was helplessly dragged away, she asked in confusion, "What are you doing, sir? Where are you taking me to see? Who are we going to meet?"
Inside Changning Palace.
Yi Shangyun still doesn't understand how such a thing could have happened.
What should she do next?
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock"
Clearly, she hadn't figured anything out, and being disturbed again only made her more agitated.
He then shouted towards the door, "Get out! All of you, get out! Don't bother me."
"Knock knock knock"
Unexpectedly, not long after, the same rhythmic knocking sounded again.
"You'd better have something really important to tell me, or else I'll show you what I'm capable of."
Yi Shangyun had no choice but to get up and walk over angrily, then yanked the door open.
Looking up, she saw that it was the same person who had come before, who had returned again. She became furious and said, "I said I don't need it, I don't need it. Can you even understand what I'm saying?"
This time, Zhang Zhiyuan patiently said to her as always, "Even if you don't need anyone to treat you, you are now pregnant. After being in a coma for a long time, I think it would be best to take your pulse and check for the sake of the child."
"What did you say?"
"Who are you saying is pregnant?"
You mean...me?
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun exclaimed in surprise, and only after lowering her head did she notice her obviously slightly protruding belly.
At this moment, taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Zhang Zhiyuan led Dingxiang through the door and entered.
After closing the door behind her, Dingxiang looked at the person in front of her and could hardly believe her eyes. She stepped forward and knelt down with a thud.
"This servant greets Your Highness, the Princess."
Zhang Zhiyuan also bowed to her, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Highness, the Princess."
Before Yi Shangyun could react, she felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her: "Your Highness...you mean I am..."
On the way to Changning Palace, Zhang Zhiyuan told her all this, and she still couldn't believe it.
But now, seeing it with her own eyes, Dingxiang felt extremely sad: "What exactly happened? Your Highness, how could you not remember anything? Don't you even remember me?"
Zhang Zhiyuan also tentatively asked, "Miss..."
He had barely opened his mouth when he realized something was amiss, so he changed his mind and said, "No, it should be 'Young Master'..."
Yi Shangyun glanced at him sideways.
Zhang Zhiyuan then asked, "Young Master, do you really not remember anything that happened before you fell unconscious?"
However, at this moment, Yi Shangyun could no longer listen to what they were saying.
How could she accept that she had not only traveled through time and space to a completely unheard-of place, but had also inexplicably become pregnant?
Just thinking about it made him unbearably annoyed, so he reached out and coaxed the two of them out again: "Get out, both of you get out."
Helpless, after being pushed out the door together, the two could not linger any longer and had to leave temporarily to avoid arousing the suspicion of the guards at the door.
Walking back to the Imperial Hospital together, Dingxiang cried the whole way.
Zhang Zhiyuan was also helpless and asked Dingxiang, "You two used to work together in the palace and were very close, so you should know each other well. So, do you think she... is she really the Princess Consort of Qin?"
"I...I don't know either." Dingxiang's eyes were blurry with tears as she looked at everything she saw. It was clearly her, yet it seemed like a completely different person. She found it all incredibly unbelievable.
After much deliberation, Dingxiang murmured, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiyuan stared at her with wide eyes.
But immediately, Dingxiang overturned her judgment and asked Zhang Zhiyuan, "Is it still not true?"
Seeing the way Zhang Zhiyuan was looking at her, Dingxiang felt extremely confused and asked anxiously, "Lord Zhang, what exactly is going on?"
Meanwhile, Emperor Jing had just returned to his palace when a guard rushed in to report, "Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Qin requests an audience!"
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