After hearing the news sent back by Duoduo, Lianyi smiled. It would be strange if these people could get pregnant because the person in charge of sowing seeds did not have any seeds at all.
"Master, those women have begun to suspect that you have done something to prevent them from getting pregnant, and they are preparing to persuade the emperor!"
Duoduo said with some gloating.
"It seems that I am usually too kind, so these people have misunderstood me."
Lianyi continued to mix the incense in her hand and spoke lightly.
"What is the master going to do?"
"Of course, we have to teach these women a lesson."
After Lianyi finished replying to Duoduo, she said to Nanny Sun beside her:
"Pass the word down, have all the concubines in the harem come to Fengqi Palace tomorrow, and tell them that I have something to tell them."
"Yes, my lady!"
Nanny Sun went back to pass on the message.
"Lanzhi, where are my three little darlings?"
"I am playing in the game room designed by the queen."
Lanzhi immediately bowed and said with a smile.
Now the three children are two and a half years old, which is the age when they are most loved. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping every day, Lianyi will accompany them after finishing the palace affairs.
Of course, now the three children are not only taken care of by palace maids and eunuchs, but also by Tornado, a cat with top-notch fighting skills, so they are safe. Usually, when Ripple cannot be with the little ones, it is Tornado who looks after the three of them.
When the children turn one year old, Lianyi will give them a bath in diluted spiritual spring water to strengthen their bodies and improve their immunity, especially the weak eldest child Jiang Hongye, who now looks no different from an ordinary child.
The three children were in better health and became more playful. They would roll around together and play from time to time. Lianyi was annoyed by their noise, so she sought out a skilled craftsman from the Ministry of Industry to build a playroom for the three children to expend their excess energy.
Of course, this house is not just for children to play. There are wooden stakes, seesaws, building blocks, nine-ring chains and other educational toys inside, so that children can learn things while playing.
When she learned that the three children were playing, she looked at the sun outside and thought it was about time for the three children to take a nap, so she told Lanzhi to take the children to take a nap. Nanny Sun also came back to report at this time.
"My lady, it's done."
On the second day, the twenty-three concubines in the harem all dressed up appropriately to pay their respects to Lianyi.
Lian Yi waved her hand to let everyone sit down before speaking:
"It has been a year since you entered the palace, and there has been no good news until now. I am very worried. I summoned you here today to let the imperial physician feel your pulse and see what the problem is."
After Lianyi finished speaking, the concubines below had different expressions. Some looked surprised, some seemed to be thinking about something, and some were very disdainful.
"I understand that you all think that your inability to conceive is caused by me, the Empress Dowager, but there is absolutely no need for me to do this.
I am the prince's consort arranged by the late emperor, and I risked my life to give birth to three children for Your Majesty. In order to protect the princes, I almost died in the palace coup. Your Majesty loves me so much that he promised me the position of empress.
No matter which of you gives birth to a prince, you can't compete with my child for seniority. No matter whether it's the legitimate or the eldest, you can't even get close. What's more, you can't even conceive a child now, but you are so anxious to spread rumors and slander me."
When he spoke the latter part, Lianyi's voice had become a little cold.
"I dare not!"
All the concubines immediately knelt on the ground and began to cry out for justice.
Lianyi did not ask anyone to get up this time, and said to Nanny Sun beside her:
"Please ask the doctor to come."
"Madam, which doctor would you like to see?"
"Everyone on duty today, please come."
Lianyi waved her hand and said, it doesn’t matter who comes.
In less than an incense stick of time, ten imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau came trotting over with their attendants.
The leading imperial physician Mu was a little nervous. He didn't know what kind of emergency the Empress had that required all the imperial physicians on duty to be summoned. The only ones he could think of were the three princes. Only if something happened to them would the Empress make such a fuss.
But when the ten of them entered the main hall of Fengqi Palace, they found that the Queen was sitting in the first seat with a calm face, and concubines were kneeling below her. Several imperial doctors looked at each other and then stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Today, I have summoned all the imperial doctors here for a reason. Please check the pulses of the concubines present and write down the results one by one. You are not allowed to communicate with each other."
Lian Yi ordered directly.
"Yes, Queen!"
After the ten people agreed, they each found a partner, began to diagnose the patient's pulse through a silk handkerchief, and carefully wrote down the pulse record. Of course, the person involved could see the diagnosis result.
On the other side, the emperor in the imperial study also received the news from Quanfu. He didn't know why Lianyi made such a fuss. He was also worried that something had happened to the child. He immediately put down the memorial in his hand and went directly to Fengqi Palace.
The pulse diagnosis was still going on at this time, but the words "The Emperor has arrived" made everyone pause and stand up to greet the Emperor, and Lianyi was no exception.
"This bastard will die sooner or later, and I will have to greet him every time!"
Lianyi complained in her heart, but went to greet him with a smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, why did you come to my place at this hour today? Do you have something to discuss with me?"
"I heard that you summoned all the doctors on duty. I was worried about the children, so I came to check on them."
After the emperor sat down, he did not see the children, so he knew that Lianyi did not summon the imperial physician for the children.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was careless and disturbed Your Majesty."
Lian Yi first confessed his guilt, and then continued:
"I have no choice. I don't want to be misunderstood by my sisters, so I asked the imperial physician to check their pulses."
After she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and Lanzhi neatly handed over a stack of written pulse records.
Lianyi handed them all to the emperor without even looking at them.
The emperor quickly read through it and understood Lian Yi's intention. His eyes darkened and he said coldly to the concubines below:
"All of you, get off!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
A group of beautiful girls noticed that the emperor was in a bad mood and immediately took their leave obediently.
Lian Yi waved her hand to let the doctors leave, and then she said to the emperor with red eyes:
“Your Majesty, when I married into the Eastern Palace, you were still the Crown Prince. Although it was the marriage arranged by the late Emperor, and we have had many ups and downs along the way, Your Majesty is my support, and everything I do must be based on Your Majesty’s first priority.
What's more, regarding the issue of royal heirs, I had promised these concubines on the day they entered the palace that they would be rewarded as long as they became pregnant.
But a year has passed and there is no sign of pregnancy, so they began to point the finger of suspicion at me. I am innocent!
So today I have invited the imperial physician to take their pulses to see if there is something wrong with their bodies or if I, the queen, have done something to them, so that I can be cleared of all charges."
After Lianyi finished speaking, she started wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looking like she was wronged.
The emperor was also feeling very complicated at this time, because through these pulse cases he came to a conclusion that all of his concubines were in good health, with neither uterine cold nor poisoning, but they just couldn't get pregnant.
So, to put it another way, the only one with the problem must be himself. But if there was something wrong with him, the queen would not have given birth to three children for him.
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