Because Su Man presented the portrait and won the favor of the empress dowager, her entourage went to invite Doctor Zhou, who arrived soon.
"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen."
Su Man smiled and said, "Doctor Zhou, please stand up."
Doctor Zhou had a gray beard, but he looked energetic. He smiled and said, "I wonder what's wrong with the Empress."
"It's not me, it's the maidservant beside me. This girl has been sick and crying in pain recently. I'm worried, so I asked the imperial physician to come and take a look."
As soon as Doctor Zhou saw the pair of embroidered shoes under the bed, he knew that the identity of the person on the bed was definitely not just a palace maid.
But after being in the palace for many years, he naturally knew that if he wanted to survive in the harem, he had to listen less, watch less, and ask less. The less he knew, the more stable his life would be.
A white wrist stretched out from the gauze curtain, and Doctor Zhou placed a piece of silk cloth on it, with three fingers together and the fingertips resting on it.
After a moment, Doctor Zhou put away the pulse pillow, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this young lady is already two months pregnant."
"What?"
A scream came from behind the veil.
Su Man coughed as a warning, and Concubine Li finally shut her mouth.
"Doctor Zhou, I beg you to keep this a secret for me. After all, this matter concerns my reputation. If it gets out, it will be bad for both you and me."
Doctor Zhou immediately understood and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. I am only here to check your pulse. Your Majesty has been overly worried lately, and it is inevitable that you will suffer from insomnia and nightmares. As long as you relax and take good care of yourself, you will be fine."
Su Man smiled and said, "Thank you, doctor."
After saying that, she placed a gold ingot in the medicine box that Doctor Zhou carried with him and said, "Goodbye, Doctor."
...
As soon as Doctor Zhou left, Concubine Li pulled back the veil and asked, "What did Doctor Zhou just say? Am I pregnant?"
Su Man walked over to her and helped her lie down, complaining in her tone, "Look at you, you're about to become a mother, and you're still so reckless, lie down quickly."
Concubine Li touched her belly and asked suspiciously, "Why didn't I feel it?"
Su Man laughed, "It's only two months old, it's only the size of a walnut, what can you feel?"
"Walnut? That's too small!"
Concubine Li was shocked. "How long will it take for him to grow to the size of Mimi?"
"As long as she has the chance to be born, she will soon be as big as Mimi."
Concubine Li heard that Su Man had something else in her words, and when she thought about the fact that she had just refused to tell the imperial physician who she was, she guessed something.
"Are you afraid that the dog emperor won't let me give birth to this child?"
"yes."
Su Man sighed, "Because of the border war, General Jiang led his generals to oppose the emperor and has already fallen out with the emperor. If you are pregnant at this time, I am afraid that he will not let the child be born."
“.......”
Concubine Li lowered her eyes.
If it weren't for what happened before, she would definitely not believe Su Man's words.
This is Murong Hong’s own flesh and blood. Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs, so how could he hurt him?
But now, one thing after another made her realize that for the sake of imperial power and the throne, Murong Hong would do anything.
The more Concubine Li thought about it, the more frightened she became. She protected her belly and said, "Your Majesty, what should I do? Even if I can hide it for a while, I can't hide it forever."
Su Man's eyes were burning. "Sister, what do you think about changing the emperor?"
“.......”
The shadows of the trees swayed outside the door, and Concubine Li's heart was beating like thunder.
...
Tao Yuan sent Concubine Li away and came back with a look of confusion on her face.
She wondered, "Your Majesty, why was Concubine Li so distracted when she left? She's always been straightforward, and I've never seen her afraid of anything."
Su Man laughed, "Silly girl, who is fearless?"
Tao Yuan scratched his head and laughed foolishly twice.
Suman took a sip of the tea that had turned cold.
Although General Jiang had a terrible conflict with Murong Hong, he was a loyal minister.
Although the King of Beiping had generals who supported him, they were ultimately no match for General Jiang, who had served as generals for generations and had a solid foundation.
If it were in the past, Su Man would definitely not dare to gamble on the loyalty of a loyal minister, but now, Murong Hong has chilled the hearts of many soldiers because of the cession of land, and also caused General Jiang to become alienated from him.
Now, it depends on whether General Jiang will choose his daughter and grandson, or whether he will be blindly loyal.
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General's Mansion
General Jiang sat in the training ground, stroking his precious sword over and over again.
Jiang Ming, the eldest son of the Jiang family, saw his father sitting in a daze under the scorching sun, so he walked over.
"Father, what are you looking at?"
General Jiang sighed, "I'm looking at this knife."
"Isn't this sword a gift from the late emperor?" Jiang Ming sat next to General Jiang.
General Jiang looked nostalgic, "Yes, the late emperor gave me this sword and the military token, and asked me to help him wipe out the bandits."
Jiang Ming thought General Jiang was reminiscing about the past and said with a smile, "The late emperor was benevolent and knew how to use people wisely. Father was brave and skilled in battle, and he lived up to the late emperor's trust."
He paused, "But the current emperor is too cunning and stubborn. I'm afraid the kingdom our ancestors conquered will be destroyed in his hands."
General Jiang said nothing, which was taken as his agreement.
After a while, he handed the knife to Jiang Ming and said, "Bury it for me."
"Why?"
General Jiang said in a deep voice, "I have something I must do now. I feel guilty towards the late emperor and this sword. I will make amends to the late emperor in my grave."
Jiang Ming sighed. He knew that the beauty had just sent the message, and he also knew that his father had made a decision.
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