Chapter 1005 The Reason
While wiping her tears, Lianyi glanced at the emperor out of the corner of her eye and found that although he had no expression on his face, his eyes were somewhat complicated.
"Lianyi, these are all trivial matters. You don't have to take them to heart. I know you best. There will be no more rumors."
Although the emperor had some guesses, he did not show them. Instead, he comforted Lianyi first.
Lianyi also stopped while she was ahead. After wiping away her tears, she said with red eyes:
"I am also worried that Your Majesty will have too few offspring. Plus, there are rumors like this, which makes me sad. I am afraid that after a while, Your Majesty will believe the rumors and misunderstand me."
"Lian Yi, you worry too much! I know exactly what's going on. You manage the harem very well, which makes me feel more relaxed every time I return to the harem. You have worked hard and made great contributions. How can I believe those unfounded rumors?"
After getting the emperor's approval, Lianyi smiled. She even accompanied the emperor to drink a bowl of ginseng soup before sending him away.
After what Lianyi did today, all the concubines knew about their own physical conditions. They also knew that the queen would not bother to do anything with their stomachs. There was another explanation for why they couldn't get pregnant.
On the other side, after the emperor left Fengqi Palace, he asked Quanfu to secretly summon the director of the Imperial Hospital to take his pulse.
Director Zhou of the Imperial Hospital has completely white hair and beard, but because he takes good care of himself, he looks like a child. He is particularly good at treating diseases related to offspring, and he himself has many children and grandchildren, including three great-grandchildren.
So when the emperor implicitly expressed his doubts, Zhou Yuanzheng understood what the emperor meant, and immediately calmed down to diagnose the emperor's pulse, which took a whole incense stick of time. He also asked in detail about the emperor's recent diet and sleep conditions.
"Zhou Yuanzheng, is there something wrong with my health?"
"Your Majesty is in good health. It's just that due to the busy government affairs and frequent visits to the harem, his body has been somewhat worn out and he is feeling weak."
Zhou Yuanzheng put it in a more tactful way, but his meaning was very clear: the emperor had kidney deficiency.
"Well, is there any way to improve it?"
"Of course. I will prescribe a prescription for you. Your Majesty, take it on time, eat a lighter diet, and reduce the number of times you have sex with the concubines. You will see improvement in two months."
Zhou Yuanzheng replied immediately.
"Just write the prescription, I'll ask Quanfu to get the medicine in person."
"yes!"
Yuanzheng Zhou knew very well that the emperor's intention was very clear, which was that he did not want anyone other than him to know about this matter. Besides, the emperor's pulse records were confidential to the Imperial Medical Bureau and no one could review them without the emperor's order.
How could the fact that the emperor took medicine be hidden from Duoduo, a well-informed plant? She told her owner immediately and even asked if she needed to add some ingredients.
"He is the emperor after all. He will definitely get better after taking the medicine. It just needs to improve his sexual ability, not his fertility. Do you understand?"
Ripple asked with a smile.
"Master, rest assured. Duoduo knows what to do!"
Duoduo immediately took action secretly.
Of course, the fact that the emperor was taking medicine to regulate his health could not be kept secret for too long. After all, the beauties in the harem were still waiting for the emperor's favor. Now that he hadn't been to the harem for two months, everyone should know about it.
The harem immediately became quiet, and the previous rumors about Lianyi also disappeared instantly. The women in the harem were not easy to deal with. They had been trying their best to give birth to a prince, but unfortunately they had not been able to get pregnant after more than a year in the palace.
They had gathered together before to think about the reason. First of all, the queen would never stop the emperor from entering the harem. Except for the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, the queen would never get angry no matter which palace the emperor stayed overnight in. When she was in a good mood, she would reward the concubines who were favored by her.
On the contrary, they often compete for favor among each other and sometimes do things to steal the favor. More than a year is not a short time, and none of them are pregnant, which makes them suspicious.
In fact, they had privately asked someone to check their pulses to prove that there was nothing wrong with their bodies. So why couldn't they get pregnant? Finally, when they couldn't find the cause, they turned their attention to the queen.
The purpose of doing this is nothing more than to expose the fact that no one in the harem is pregnant except the queen, in order to attract the emperor's attention. If the emperor comes forward to investigate, he will definitely find out what the queen did, and use this to divide the relationship between the emperor and the queen, so that they will have a chance.
It can only be said that women brought up in big families are all smart, thoughtful, and methodical in doing things. Unfortunately, they met Lianyi, the queen who did not play by the rules. She directly put the matter out in the open, took the initiative to expose it, and proved her innocence.
The result now is that the emperor is drinking medicine, so it is obvious where the problem lies. But how could they possibly blame the emperor? Wouldn't that be like saying his life is too long?
Finally, the harem fell silent. Lianyi saw that her show of power had a good effect and no one dared to act rashly in front of her anymore, so she continued to live her life of preparing perfume and raising children.
Occasionally, we also have to care about the emperor and keep sending him nourishing soups. The effect is quite good. At least the emperor's complexion becomes more rosy and he even has a little belly.
After Zhou Yuanzheng confirmed that the emperor's kidney deficiency had improved, the emperor began to move around the harem again, but this time he knew how to control himself and only visited one concubine every two or three days.
Lianyi was even more generous. She directly stopped the contraceptive soup for all the concubines in the harem, and also said that as long as one got pregnant, she would still be rewarded.
After the emperor had been trying hard for three months, a concubine named Liang became pregnant. When the pregnancy was reported to the palace where Lianyi was, she was surprised. How could such a thing make a concubine pregnant?
Duoduo and Xuanfeng were also very puzzled, especially Duoduo. She firmly believed that she had done something so tricky that the emperor could only sow the seeds but they could not grow. So Xuanfeng took Duoduo to go to the lady Zhou to find out what was going on.
Before the two came back, Lianyi had already conveyed her imperial decree to promote Liang Ying to Liang Pin, but without giving her a title. She wanted the emperor to personally bestow the title on her after she gave birth to the child.
The rewards sent along also included gold, silver, jade, clothing, and medicinal materials. In Lianyi's words, such things could be easily tampered with. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself, so she simply gave herself the silver and money. Liang promised that he would be able to take better care of her.
As a first-class palace maid, Lanzhi personally led people to deliver the reward and explained the reason. She also exempted Concubine Liang from paying her respects and just let her rest assured to take care of her pregnancy.
Liang Bin's face was full of energy at this moment. She didn't expect to receive so many rewards just after being diagnosed with pregnancy. She would definitely take good care of the baby in her belly.
Lanzhi pointed out in front of everyone:
"Liang concubine, now that you are pregnant, the queen is very happy and has given you a reward because you are the first concubine to be pregnant in two years. The emperor will also pay more attention to you. I hope you can take good care of the dragon baby in your belly. After all, not all women in the harem are truly happy for you."
"Yes, thank you Miss Lanzhi for your advice."
Liang Pin immediately responded. She understood that only by giving birth to the child successfully could she have the last laugh.
(End of this chapter)
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