Chapter 10 Why is Concubine Xian so anxious?
The crescent-white material is faintly emitting a light golden glow, which is looming, and the embroidery on the hem is even more ingenious and beautiful.
Seeing how she couldn't let go of the clothes, Qi Yue knew that this was the right gift, so he asked the palace maid to put the clothes away.
Qi Yue: "Sister-in-law, I see that you don't look very well today. Have you called the imperial physician to check your pulse?"
Queen Wang touched her face and said, "I have lost my appetite recently, so I just happened to summon the imperial physician today."
As soon as he finished speaking, a palace maid came in with an imperial physician with gray hair and beard.
Judge Xiao: "This old official pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Queen Wang: "No need to be polite, Judge Xiao, I have a poor appetite recently and sometimes feel dizzy and weak."
Judge Xiao: "Perhaps it is due to the warm weather. We will have to wait until this old minister diagnoses the queen before we can make a conclusion."
Qi Yue's eyes moved slightly: "Sister-in-law, you are not pregnant, are you? The storybooks I read before all said so."
Then he turned to Judge Xiao and said, "You must give the Empress's sister-in-law a thorough diagnosis. If the diagnosis is wrong, I will not forgive you!"
Xiao Yuanpan's palms were sweating slightly as he held the medicine box. He didn't expect that the arrogant and domineering eldest princess was also in Kunning Palace. Hadn't the eldest princess always kept her distance from Queen Wang?
Judge Xiao: "I obey your order."
Judge Xiao knelt in front of the case, took Queen Wang's pulse, and examined her carefully with half-closed eyes. The more he examined, the deeper his brows furrowed, and sweat began to seep from his forehead.
When he took his hand back, Qi Yue asked, "What happened?"
Xiao Yuanpan was very nervous. Queen Wang was indeed pregnant. He didn't dare to tell the truth, but he didn't dare not tell the truth at this time. After hesitating for a long time, he spoke.
Judge Xiao: "It seems that the Queen is... pregnant."
Qi Yue's tone suddenly changed: "What do you mean by 'seem'? You are already so old and you are not sure about taking a pulse?"
"If it really doesn't work, then quickly give up your position as judge to other capable people!"
Judge Xiao was so frightened that he fell to his knees: "Princess, the Queen is indeed pregnant..."
Qi Yue did not intend to reveal the truth. "Come here, summon all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to come and re-diagnose the emperor's sister-in-law's pulse, and also go and invite the emperor's brother to come to me."
"I see that Judge Xiao is getting older and older, and his mind is not clear anymore. He can neither diagnose a pulse nor tell who his master is... It would be better for him to abdicate early!"
Court Judge Xiao turned to Queen Wang and begged: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Imperial Hospital for decades. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard. You can't let the princess be so willful and slander me..."
He Xiang was shocked when she heard this. How dare he bite back at her princess? "President Xiao is so powerful. How dare he confuse right and wrong in front of the princess!"
He Xiang had no right to attack Xiao Yuanpan, but Qi Yue didn't care. She just kicked him and knocked him over.
"Damn you old thing! You dare to slander me like this in front of the Empress's sister-in-law while I'm standing here. Who knows how many dirty things you've done in private! You're so disloyal to the mother of a country and the eldest princess of a country. Tell me! Who do you belong to?"
Qi Yue narrowed her eyes and stared at him intently, "Are you a spy from the enemy country?"
When Court Judge Xiao heard who Qi Yue suspected he belonged to, his legs were shaking with fear.
After hearing the last sentence, he was anxious and panicked: "I am innocent! Your Highness, you are going to force me to death..."
Qi Yue sneered: "Then you will crash into this palace pillar and die to prove your innocence."
Queen Wang frowned and looked at him. She didn't quite believe that Xiao Yuanpan was a spy from the enemy country, but judging from his behavior, Xiao Yuanpan must have a master behind him, and she could roughly guess who it was.
There are not many concubines in the harem, and there are only three who do not get along with her, one is Concubine Xian, one is Concubine Shu, and the other is Concubine De. Among these three, Concubine Shu and Xiao Yuanpan have the same surname, so could it really be Concubine Shu?
Judge Xiao: …
How come the eldest princess has become like this after getting married for a year?
Before, he was just arrogant and domineering, but now he has become more cruel.
Judge Xiao lay on the ground crying and shouting that he was wronged, but he didn't dare to stand up and confront Qi Yue, let alone hit the pillar.
This was the scene that Qi Junqi saw when he brought Concubine Xian here.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
Court Judge Xiao looked up, and when he saw Consort Xian behind Qi Junqi, he seemed to have seen a savior. He rolled over and crawled over, "Your Majesty——"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, his face covered with snot and tears: "Your Majesty, please, please, please, Royal Concubine, please save me... The Princess is trying to force me to death..."
Seeing his disgusting look, Qi Junqi took a half step back, suppressing his nausea. His tone was calm, "Tell me, why did the princess want to force you to death?"
Court Judge Xiao: "The Princess slandered my loyalty to the Emperor! I have worked diligently in the Imperial Hospital for thirty years and I think I have never made any major mistakes."
"Today, because I took a normal pulse diagnosis and my response did not satisfy the princess, she caught me and scolded me for no reason."
"The Princess accused me of being a spy from an enemy country and beat me up..."
"This old minister is really wronged..."
"From now on, let alone continuing to work in the Imperial Hospital, I am afraid I will not even have the face to live on..."
Qi Yue couldn't help but raised her hand and applauded him. When Xiao Yuanpan heard this, his tears suddenly stopped.
Qi Yue: "I am slandering your loyalty?"
Judge Xiao was stunned for a moment, then responded, "Yes, the loyalty of this old minister is evident to all!"
Qi Yue: "Is this palace being harsh on you for no reason?"
Judge Xiao: “Yes!”
Qi Yue: "You are not a spy from the enemy country. Did I misunderstand you?"
Judge Xiao: "Yes, I am a member of the Great Yi Dynasty!"
Qi Yue: "Did I hit you?"
Judge Xiao: "Yes, my side still hurts now!"
Qi Yue: "Does Court Judge Xiao think that the Queen's body is not as noble as that of Consort Xian?"
Judge Xiao: "Yes, there is no such thing as a royal concubine for the queen..."
Concubine Xian's face darkened and she interrupted sternly: "Shut up—"
Judge Xiao suddenly realized that he had just said it too easily. The color drained from his face and his legs trembled like sieves.
His body went limp and he fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, that is not what I meant..."
"Yes, it was the Princess who deliberately led me to say this!"
Concubine Xian said sarcastically: "Princess, you have a very sharp tongue. You can make something out of nothing."
Qi Yue: "You are too kind, Concubine Xian. I am only second to Concubine Xian."
Concubine Xian: "Your Majesty, I have no ties with Xiao Yuanpan. The princess has always been arrogant and willful. What she said cannot be true!"
Queen Wang: "Why is Concubine Xian so anxious?"
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