A red silk thread was tied around Li Mingyue's wrist. Doctor Cai stood aside, pinching the other end of the thread with two fingers, and stroking his beard with his other hand, his brows furrowed and his face solemn.
This is the legendary pulse diagnosis by hanging thread. To be honest, if one doesn’t have the skills, how can he work in a place like the Imperial Hospital?
However, at this moment, Doctor Cai really wished that he was not working in the Imperial Hospital.
The risk of treating these royal relatives is too high.
For an experienced old Chinese doctor, the pulse of pregnancy is too simple. Doctor Cai can confirm almost at the first touch that the eldest princess is experiencing a pregnancy pulse.
But the question is, can such a thing be said openly? The eldest princess is a widow!
These days, it is a devastating thing for a widow in the countryside to become pregnant, let alone the eldest princess.
Doctor Cai could probably guess who the child belonged to. After all, Lu Chen and Li Mingyue were now somewhat independent.
But if he were to say this kind of thing, there's no guarantee that he wouldn't offend the other person.
Look at the current situation. If you say it out loud, who knows what will happen today.
Lu Chen is a pretty good person. He took the blame for him before, and then led the Imperial Hospital to fight the epidemic. In the end, he did not seek credit for himself, but came back and praised the people in the Imperial Hospital in the court. Everyone in the Imperial Hospital was indebted to him.
But if you don't tell the truth, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and your entire family would be killed.
It seems that Lu Chen's kindness to them is not enough for them to sacrifice their entire family.
Just when Doctor Cai was extremely conflicted, Li Mingyue spoke.
She gently stroked her belly with one hand, her face full of motherly radiance as she said, "Doctor Cai, don't be nervous. Just say whatever you want to say. In fact, I'm really looking forward to getting pregnant."
Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes and looked at Li Mingyue in shock, thinking, "Are you crazy? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
The Queen Mother beside her was so angry that she was shaking all over and said, "How unreasonable! How unreasonable! Emperor, do you care about this matter?"
Li Zhuo also looked at Li Mingyue speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Aren't you just causing trouble for me?"
This kind of thing should only be known between you and me. If it becomes known to the whole world, how can I explain it to you?
"Ahem, Mingyue, don't talk nonsense. You know this is not a small matter." As he spoke, Li Zhuo winked at Li Mingyue frantically.
At this time, Doctor Cai put down the silk thread in his hand, bowed to the emperor and others, and said, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess is indeed pregnant."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Mingyue with complicated expressions.
There is ridicule, sarcasm, gloating, and anxiety, but in short, there is no blessing.
Yangxuzi stroked his beard and sat aside with a smug look on his face, as if to say, "It's just as I expected."
The Queen Mother raised her finger tremblingly and said, "Li Mingyue, tell me, what is going on? Who is the father of this child? Do you know who you are? Why would you do something that brings shame to the royal family?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Mingyue. Everyone knew that Li Mingyue and the baby in her belly were probably in danger today.
However, there was no trace of panic on Li Mingyue's face. She was even wearing a happy smile.
After everyone quieted down, she stroked her belly with one hand and said, "Of course it's Master Lu Chen..."
What! ?
Although everyone could guess the answer, Li Mingyue's ability to say it so openly still surprised everyone.
Li Zhuo winked at Li Mingyue frantically. What was she doing? Was she giving up on herself?
What hurt you so deeply and made you lose faith in this world, sister!
When Yangxuzi, who was standing by, heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes and he became excited.
As for what he was excited about, only he knew it in his heart.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was so angry that she slammed the table and said, "This is lawless, absolutely lawless. Emperor, do you care about this matter? Do you still want to save the reputation of my family?"
Everyone looked at Li Zhuo again, wondering how he would break the deadlock.
If this is really taken too seriously, it wouldn't be too much for Lu Chen to die a hundred times.
Li Zhuo was also sweating profusely. He certainly knew that the child's father was most likely Lu Chen, but the problem was that you couldn't just say it out loud.
He certainly couldn't kill Lu Chen. Firstly, he had condoned this kind of thing. Secondly, if Da Qi wanted to revive, it couldn't do without Lu Chen.
Just when Li Zhuo was at a loss, Li Mingyue spoke again, "Mother, why are you so flustered? Why don't you just listen to what I have to say?"
"You! Fine, go ahead! I wouldn't do something like that. I'd like to see what kind of excuse you can come up with."
Li Mingyue drank a sip of water leisurely, then slowly spoke: "Pangu opened up the world, the Three Sovereigns ruled the world, the Five Emperors set the wheel of revolution, and the world was divided into four major continents: Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou, Nanshanbuzhou, and Beijuluzhou..."
"In the far west, there is a river called Mother and Child. If a woman drinks the water from this river, she will become pregnant. Every time I see my brother with many children, I think of myself still alone and the fear that I will have to spend the rest of my life alone, so I really want a child."
"The Imperial Master, grateful for my maternal instinct, personally traveled to the Kingdom of Women and brought back the water from the Mother and Child River for me."
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