Chapter Thirteen: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Fang Jiachunyi 13
What happened? Everyone was absent from the Qixi Festival family dinner.
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to inquire immediately." The Empress was also puzzled and instructed Jianqiu to send someone to Hanyue Tower to ask.
At this moment, a young eunuch walked up to Su Peisheng from the side and started chattering away.
After listening, Su Peisheng walked to the Emperor's side, bowed, and quietly repeated it.
Simply put, Fang Jiachun had a stomachache because she ate too much ice cream.
After the imperial physician examined her, it was discovered that Fang Jiachunyi was more than a month pregnant, and Consort Xin had been taking care of her.
After the palace maids finished preparing the medicine, they realized that in their haste they had forgotten that it was the Qixi Festival banquet, and hurriedly sent someone to apologize.
"This is ridiculous!"
The emperor was so angry he laughed. It was the first time he had ever encountered such a thing, and he really didn't know what to say.
"Which imperial physician examined her pulse?" After finishing her anger, she remembered that Consort Shen had faked her pregnancy before, and quickly asked.
"It's Xu Wen, Physician Xu."
"Send several imperial physicians to take a look, and you go yourself."
The Emperor, not wanting to be disappointed again, ordered several more imperial physicians to confirm the diagnosis.
"Yes, sir."
The Empress, who was standing nearby, also overheard their conversation and clenched her fists under the table.
With an impeccable smile on his face, he gestured for Jianqiu to go with Su Peisheng.
With princes and their wives present at the banquet, the Emperor and Empress could not very well leave them behind to go to Hanyue Tower.
They could only send their chief eunuch and head maid to check on things first.
More than half an hour later, the two brought the news that Fang Jiachun was indeed pregnant.
Upon confirming that Fang Jiachun was indeed pregnant, the Emperor's face lit up with joy.
She also thought that Fang Jiachun was young and the people around her were not capable.
This time it's just a stomachache, but it might happen next time.
So Su Peisheng asked Xue Liu, a maidservant of the emperor, to take care of her. Xue Liu was a palace maid who used to take care of Empress Xiaoyi.
After Empress Xiaoyi passed away, Xue Liu and several others went to the Emperor's side.
They all had no intention of getting married and chose to become aunts themselves.
The Emperor's smile was so obvious that Prince Yi below was very curious and asked directly.
The Emperor did not hide it from her and directly told her that Consort Ru was pregnant.
Regardless of whether their intentions were genuine or not, the princes, wives, and concubines present all offered their congratulations.
The Emperor, overjoyed, promoted Fang Jiachun to the rank of Consort Ru, and ordered her to return to the palace for the investiture ceremony.
This was said in front of everyone, and the Empress couldn't even stop her; she had to smile sincerely.
I have to chew my back teeth until they're practically ground to keep my smile from showing.
Consort Hua, on the other hand, didn't have so many scruples. She had a sour face and her eyes were filled with sadness.
She probably remembered her miscarried child.
Despite her sadness, she glanced at Consort Wan, who had returned after leaving the table, and knew she wouldn't give up on her plan.
Hanyue Tower —
Fang Jiachun looked at the warm medicine for preventing miscarriage in her hand, and then at her aunt who had a serious expression in front of her.
She reluctantly downed the drink in one gulp, the bitter taste causing Fang Jiachun to scrunch up her little face.
I stuffed several candied fruits into my mouth in an attempt to cover up the taste.
I was careless; I was only thinking that I shouldn't hide my pregnancy for too long, given my public image.
Since I'm not afraid of the Empress's methods anyway, I might as well expose it.
Thinking about how disgusting the greasy smell would be, and since Shen had already used it, I wanted to try something new.
I had a momentary lapse of judgment and came up with this method of exposure, which ended up getting myself into serious trouble.
And then an extremely strict aunt came along, forbidding me from eating too much of this and touching too much of that. It was so upsetting.
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