"Your humble servant/concubine pays respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."
"Stand up and sit down."
The Queen Mother raised her hand slightly and sat down on the main seat. She glanced at the concubines and her eyes fell on Bei Lingyao.
The concubines were delighted, thinking that the Queen Mother was going to teach Concubine Zhuang a lesson.
The Queen Mother did not do as they wished, but said, "Madam Yang, please ask the imperial doctors to come in and check the pulses of the ladies."
As soon as these words were spoken, the concubines became nervous.
Although Ping An's pulse had been taken in Kunning Palace before, the Empress Dowager invited an imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau, not the imperial physician they usually saw.
If the imperial physician determined that they were unable to conceive, their days in the harem would be over.
How could the emperor come to a concubine who cannot have children? Not everyone is as lucky as Concubine Zhuang.
Not to mention the other concubines, even the Queen clenched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Let's start with me."
An imperial physician took a thin handkerchief and placed it on the queen's wrist to check her pulse.
"The Queen is injured..."
"Empress Jing, your uterus is severely cold..."
"Empress Huifei suffers from dryness and heat on the upper body and cold and dampness on the lower body..."
"Empress Defei is also injured..."
"Her Majesty the Concubine consumed too much cold food..."
The ladies were furious.
Nine out of ten people suffer from cold, and all of them are weak in body, and some of them have cold uterus to some extent.
"I have never eaten cold food."
"I have never eaten anything that causes cold."
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Concubine Jing glared at the Queen, suspecting that it was the Queen who harmed her, otherwise how could she have such severe uterine coldness.
The Queen ignored Noble Concubine Jing and looked at the Imperial Physician, unwillingly asking, "I was injured when I gave birth to the eldest prince, but I have been recuperating for the past few years and should have recovered long ago. How could I have been injured again?"
"The Empress has not recovered yet, and her spleen and stomach are weak. She should not over-supplement. Instead, it will increase the burden on her spleen, stomach, and liver, and damage her body."
The queen was in a very bad state.
She was extremely angry and wondered why the imperial physician who often took her pulse didn't tell her.
"Please, Her Majesty, please help me. Someone must be trying to harm me."
It is understandable if one or two people have cold uterus and body, but nine out of ten cases have such severe cold, which is obviously abnormal.
The Queen Mother also knew about this and immediately ordered someone to call in the imperial physician who usually checked the pulses of the concubines.
"Your Majesty, Doctor Fan lost his mother and applied to return home yesterday to attend the funeral."
The queen was startled, realizing that Doctor Fan was bribed by her and her family.
But she didn't know and didn't receive any news.
"Doctor Li hanged himself after leaving a letter."
"When the imperial physician was attending court, the carriage lost control and overturned."
The Queen Mother and all the concubines were shocked.
This is clearly unusual.
"The Emperor has come to the morning court. Please invite him in."
The Empress Dowager could no longer sit still. It was obvious that someone had reached into the harem to murder the concubines and kill the Emperor's offspring.
After the morning court session, Emperor Jiahe learned that several imperial doctors had had accidents, so he frowned and asked someone to investigate.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has invited several imperial physicians to the Cining Palace early this morning to check on the ladies. Your Majesty, please come with us now."
"Let's go."
Emperor Jiahe also realized that something was wrong.
There was silence in the Cining Palace, and the imperial doctors were still taking the concubines' pulses.
I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but Bei Lingyao was pulled down.
Those who were higher than her were checked, and those who were lower than her were also checked.
Was it because her reputation of being divorced for being childless for seven years was so great that even the imperial doctors put her last?
But the imperial doctors had never seen her.
Maybe it's a coincidence.
Before Emperor Jiahe arrived, some concubines in the Cining Palace were already crying softly.
When Emperor Jiahe arrived, some concubines stood strong with red eyes, while others kept wiping away tears, looking very sad.
"My son pays his respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother's eyes were red, "I can't rest in peace today."
The Queen Mother blamed herself and felt guilty, hating herself for being incompetent and doing nothing, which allowed someone to reach into the harem and harm the concubines.
Emperor Jiahe was about to speak when the Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "You imperial doctors, please check the emperor's pulse first."
Emperor Jiahe was invited to the inner room to have his pulse taken. Except for the empress dowager, all the concubines were sitting in the main hall waiting.
After a while, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe came out, but there was no expression on their faces.
"And Concubine Zhuang hasn't had her pulse checked yet."
Concubine Jing suddenly spoke up. The feud between her and Bei Lingyao started on the second day after she entered the palace.
It's just that it was Concubine Jing who framed Emperor Jiahe at that time, so the person Emperor Jiahe dislikes the most now is Concubine Jing, besides the Empress.
It’s a pity that Concubine Jing didn’t know, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to stare at Bei Lingyao so calmly.
The Queen Mother paused, "A few imperial doctors, please check Concubine Zhuang's pulse to see if she's safe."
Everyone checked Ping'an's pulse, so Concubine Zhuang naturally wanted to check her pulse as well.
However, many concubines at this time suffered from uterine cold. Although Bei Lingyao had been in the palace for more than a month, everyone felt that Bei Lingyao must have a serious uterine cold.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been childless for seven years after marrying into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion.
Everyone has preconceived notions.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with the original owner's body, but Lin San had someone else in his heart who loved Shi Meimei and couldn't get her, so naturally he wouldn't pay attention to the original owner.
Even though he couldn't help but consummate the marriage with the original owner, he took contraceptive pills beforehand. After sleeping with his wives and concubines in the backyard, he went to coax Lady Shi and denied that he had slept with his wives and concubines, saying that he was just playing around.
The scumbag couldn't be worse.
Bei Lingyao calmly stretched out her hand. After the leading imperial physician took her pulse, her hand trembled and the handkerchief fell off.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Concubine Zhuang is pregnant, and it has been exactly one month."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.
Emperor Jiahe was somewhat surprised, but he was not sure. He had not forgotten that when he was indoors, several imperial doctors said that he had a mild case of lower cold and oligospermia.
At that time, Emperor Jiahe's face was pale and blue. Women with lower body cold often suffer from uterine cold. Severe lower body cold in men can affect their sexual function and may even lead to infertility.
Emperor Jiahe thought it was ridiculous. He was in good health and had always been fine.
It's only in the past few years that I've been working so hard on government affairs and haven't had enough rest, which has caused me to feel tired and unwell.
But he didn't think there was anything seriously wrong with him.
Moreover, his health was carefully taken care of by the imperial physicians.
It's only during this month that I feel powerless during sexual intercourse with Concubine Zhuang.
Emperor Jiahe would never admit that he was incompetent.
He is obviously very capable, otherwise he would not be able to suppress Concubine Zhuang who has too much physical strength.
The Empress Dowager was worried. To be honest, Concubine Zhuang was frail and didn't look like she would have an easy time giving birth.
If it weren't for her love for her son, and if it weren't for the fact that Concubine Zhuang saved her son, the Empress Dowager would not be satisfied with Concubine Zhuang.
But now, it has been exactly one month since Concubine Zhuang was diagnosed with pregnancy. After the two imperial doctors examined her pulse, the empress dowager burst into tears of joy.
"Noble Concubine Zhuang is in the Cining Palace, nursing her pregnancy. I've given birth to an emperor before, so I have the most experience."
Concubine Zhuang?
Or a slip of the tongue?
But would the Queen Mother make such a slip of the tongue?
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