Xilinjueluo dared not gamble on the consequences, so the fact that she was not pregnant absolutely could not be revealed.
Suppressing her panic, she put on a slightly terrifying smile and bluffed.
"Imperial Physician Wang, I heard that your parents are quite old and your young son was just born recently."
At this point, Lady Xilinjueluo gave a wink to Bihua beside her, who immediately and cleverly handed a purse to Physician Wang.
Imperial Physician Wang was very resistant. He knew what Consort E meant; she wanted him to give false testimony that she was pregnant.
He dared not speak carelessly; if he were discovered, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
He had clearly heard the threats implied by Consort E in her words. The Xilin Gioro family still wielded considerable power, and if he did not agree now, his family would not be able to withstand the retaliation that followed.
These thoughts raced through his mind. Doctor Wang hesitated for a moment before accepting the purse that Bihua offered.
Seeing that he accepted it, the smile on Xilin Jueluo's face softened a bit: "Imperial Physician Wang is a smart man. I believe you know how to handle this matter without me having to say anything, right?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I am aware of everything."
Xilin Jueluo was very satisfied with Physician Wang's pragmatism. Now everything was fine. As long as Physician Wang said that she was pregnant, no one would suspect anything.
As for what will happen in the future, we can only take it one step at a time for now. When the time comes, I'll just say I had a miscarriage and keep the lie going.
After resolving this matter, Xilinjueluo felt a great weight lifted from her heart, but a wave of exhaustion washed over her.
She raised her hand and pinched her brow. Bihua, who was beside her, was very perceptive and waved for Physician Wang to see her out the door.
On the way, she gave a few more instructions, her words a mix of threats and attempts to win her over.
After escorting him to the door, Bihua called over a young eunuch and asked him to take Physician Wang back.
Even after returning to the Imperial Hospital, Physician Wang was still shaken. He couldn't understand why Consort E dared to be so bold. Wasn't she afraid of the Emperor's wrath after the incident?
After returning to his seat, Physician Wang put down his medicine box and began to write a letter.
After dinner, Li Yu led Zhang, the head physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which was the time for the daily pulse diagnosis.
As the most skilled physician in the entire Imperial Medical Academy, the head physician was only responsible for the health of the three most honorable individuals: the Emperor, the Empress, and the Empress Dowager.
However, for the Emperor Hongli, Zhang Yuanpan only took his pulse daily, while Empress Fucha and Empress Dowager Niohuru were taken care of by other imperial physicians.
After taking the patient's pulse as usual, Physician Zhang did not leave, but instead took out a letter from his medicine box.
Hongli was puzzled. What did Zhang Yuanpan want to tell him? Why couldn't he just say it directly and had to write a letter?
Filled with both doubt and curiosity, Hongli opened the envelope, only to be met with a message that enraged him.
"Well, Consort E is really something! It seems I've been too good to her, that she's dared to do something like this."
Judge Zhang kept his head down and remained silent, trying his best to minimize his presence. He let these words go in one ear and out the other, not taking them to heart at all.
It can be said that Zhang Yuanpan was able to reach the position of Yuanpan not only because of his superb medical skills, but also because of his extremely high emotional intelligence.
In the palace, how could someone survive long without being clever?
These words concerned the emperor's concubines. Zhang Yuanpan knew he shouldn't listen, but the emperor didn't order him to leave, so he was forced to listen and couldn't remember them.
You have to understand that in the palace, you can't be curious; knowing too much is no good.
After his initial rage, Hongli quickly calmed down. He slowly sat down, held the letter, and pondered for a moment.
After a long while, he finally saw that Zhang Yuanpan was still standing below. Without saying anything, Hongli asked Li Yu to escort Zhang Yuanpan out.
Judge Zhang is a smart man; Hongli doesn't need to say much, he won't gossip outside.
After Li Yu brought Zhang Yuanpan back, Hongli told him his thoughts: "Do nothing for now. Send someone to keep an eye on Xilin Jueluo Shi and see what she does next."
Unlike his usual self, Hongli now exuded an imperial majesty, making him appear quite intimidating.
Li Yu respectfully agreed, and in his heart he made up his mind about Consort E. This time, her actions had undoubtedly angered the Emperor, and she would probably suffer the consequences in the future.
At this time, Consort E, of the Xilin Gioro clan, was unaware that she was about to face a great disaster; she was smugly pleased with her clever idea.
Although she wasn't actually pregnant, she received many good things this time because of the title.
She wasn't afraid of what would happen in the future. So what if she wasn't pregnant? She could just put on a show and fake a miscarriage.
Who knows, she might even be able to drag one or two people she dislikes down with her, or win the emperor's sympathy because of a miscarriage.
I'm still young. As long as I'm still loved and pampered, I'll get pregnant sooner or later. There's no need to worry.
Xilinjueluo was full of confidence in herself and had no fear or worry at all.
If the previous rumors of Consort E's pregnancy were just speculation and couldn't be confirmed, then after the imperial physician's diagnosis today, the news of her pregnancy is now a certainty.
The happiest person about this was none other than Empress Dowager Niohuru. With a wave of her hand, she sent a flood of rewards to the palace of the Xilin Gioro clan.
Hongli sneered and had Li Yu send something over as well. He wanted to see how long the Xilin Gioro clan would put on this show.
The concubines in each palace reacted differently. Regardless of what they were thinking, at least on the surface, everyone was happy, joyful, and celebrating.
In the days that followed, Xilinjueluo received a lot of benefits by lying about being pregnant. Although it was fake, she was not guilty at all, and no one knew that she was not actually pregnant.
Another month passed, and with her three months pregnant and her pregnancy about to become noticeable, Bihua was extremely anxious and kept urging her mistress to have an abortion as soon as possible.
But the Xilinjueluo clan, blinded by the benefits, remained completely unperturbed, saying they would wait and wait, showing no sign of urgency.
As they waited, four months passed, and it was just before the New Year, when the palace was preparing for another banquet.
Seeing this, Lady Xilinjueluo had no choice but to postpone her actions until after the New Year's banquet.
Only then did she begin to regret her actions. The longer she delayed, the greater the chance of her being exposed, and as her pregnancy progressed, it became less easy for her to continue her act.
What she didn't know was that if Hongli hadn't instructed the imperial physician to keep it a secret, she would have been exposed long ago, and she wouldn't have been able to keep up the act for so long.
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