"yes."
Ziwu respectfully agreed and gave the order.
After a short while, Dai Ying carefully sat on the embroidered stool with only half of her buttocks on her hips, looking nervous and uneasy.
Xu Lejin smiled gently and spoke softly, "What brings Consort Dai here today? Is it because the palace servants have not served you properly, or is there a problem with the New Year's gifts?"
"Your Majesty, the palace servants have served you very well, and the New Year's gifts are also perfect."
Dai answered in a soft, buzzing voice, like a fly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin paused, stopping her work of flipping through the account books, and looked at Consort Dai, asking, "So, Consort Dai, what brings you to my palace?"
Consort Dai glanced timidly at the palace maids and eunuchs serving in Yikun Palace.
With gritted teeth, he forced himself to speak.
"Your Highness, it is this concubine... this concubine's period is about ten days late, and I guess she is pregnant."
Startled, Xu Lejin's gaze fell on Dai Daying's stomach.
After easing the tension, Xu Lejin said, "Your pregnancy is a joyous occasion. I remember you've been serving the Emperor for just over a month, and your period is late. Have you summoned the imperial physician to check your pulse?"
"This humble servant, this humble servant, has little influence and has only served His Majesty once. The imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital have been making excuses and refusing to come to this humble servant's quarters."
Dai Ying's small face was like a boiled crab.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin suddenly realized what was going on.
In the palace, it was customary to fawn over the weak and flatter the strong. Although Consort Dai was recommended by the Empress Dowager to serve Emperor Kangxi, she was not favored, so the imperial physicians naturally did not take her seriously.
However, since Consort Dai dared to come to her palace to say that her period was delayed and she was suspected of being pregnant, she must be certain that she was pregnant with the emperor's child.
It must be said that Dai Ying was extremely lucky.
She got pregnant on her first try!
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