When the palace maids around saw the person coming, they all knelt down and saluted.
"Greetings to the Grand Empress Dowager."
Upon hearing the voice, Emperor Mian turned around and looked towards the door, his eyes immediately lighting up.
The Empress Dowager walked in gracefully in gorgeous clothes.
Seeing Concubine Ning being held down by a group of palace servants, she immediately walked over with someone supporting her, "Concubine Ning, you should get up first."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!"
Concubine Ning wiped the tears from her face, stood up and stood aside with her head lowered.
At the same time, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she would be safe now that the old woman was here.
The Empress Dowager looked at the people in the room and said, "Except for the imperial physician, everyone else please leave."
Everyone responded and left.
"Your Majesty, I've heard roughly what happened. It was clearly Madam Gu who started it. But you, without any reason, took action against Concubine Ning first!"
"Grandmother, I have my own opinion on this matter. Please do not interfere."
"I know you have your own ideas. You are the emperor, so you can do whatever you want. But you are so foolish and careless in this matter!"
Emperor Mian pursed his lips and did not answer.
The Grand Empress Dowager continued, "Besides, so many people saw it today. It was Gu who pushed Concubine Ning into the lake first. You didn't even ask for the truth, but just convicted her with a few words. How can you convince anyone?"
"Let's put that aside. Concubine Ning has been by your side for so many years. Even if she hasn't made any contributions, she has worked hard. It's really disheartening that you're so partial to the Gu family!"
The words of the Grand Empress Dowager made Emperor Mian frown even deeper, "Grandmother..."
"Alright! Stop saying anything. If you still have eyes for me, your royal grandmother, you should thoroughly interrogate Gu.
It's no wonder people in the palace call her a foxy woman. It hasn't been long since I came back and I've already thrown the palace into chaos. In my opinion, your Gu is not an easy person to deal with."
"Royal Grandmother!"
Emperor Mian was dissatisfied with what the Empress Dowager said about Gu Xiaoqiao and immediately prepared to refute her.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a violent coughing sound suddenly came from the bed.
When Emperor Mian saw Gu Xiaoqiao wake up, he immediately strode over and held her hand, anxiously asking, "Xiaoqiao, how are you? How do you feel?"
Gu Xiaoqiao paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I'm fine."
"I'm glad I'm fine, I'm glad I'm fine..."
Di Mian reached out and touched her face. He was scared to death when he heard that she had fallen into the water.
She said that she was most afraid of water.
Gu Xiaoqiao glanced at the Empress Dowager and others not far away, and immediately struggled to stand up and prepare to salute, but was pushed back by Emperor Mian.
"You are weak, take a good rest first."
After saying that, he turned and looked at the imperial physician beside him.
"You've been watching for so long, what have you figured out?"
The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, Miss Gu's current condition is somewhat unique, and I am a little unsure on my own."
"Not sure?"
Emperor Mian's pair of black jade-like phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, with a dangerous light hidden in his eyes.
"Are you sure?!"
When the imperial physician was stared at like this, he felt a chill on his back and couldn't help shivering.
He nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Then what's the point of me keeping you? I've been diagnosing you for so long and you still haven't found the cause. What's the point of keeping you? Are you just parasites?"
The imperial physician was scolded so much that he couldn't even lift his head and looked like he was about to faint at any moment.
"Someone, take him out and chop him up!"
"No, Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me..."
The imperial physician pleaded, "It's not that I can't diagnose you, but your condition is somewhat unique, and I can't make a definitive diagnosis right now. Your Majesty, please ask Chen Yuanpan to come over and examine you. That way, there won't be any mistakes."
Emperor Mian thought about it and felt that what the imperial physician said made sense.
So he ordered someone to bring Chen Shou over.
As soon as Judge Chen entered the room, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
"Chen Qing, get up quickly!"
Emperor Mian reached out and helped him up from the ground. "Hurry up and take a look at Concubine Gu. What's wrong with her?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shou hurried forward to investigate carefully.
But as he held it for a while, his brows became more and more furrowed.
Seeing this, Emperor Mian couldn't help but feel worried, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Chen Shou hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Please allow me to ask you a few questions first."
Emperor Mian immediately ordered: "Ask!"
"May I ask if you have experienced any abnormalities recently? For example, loss of appetite or excessive sleepiness?"
"It is true."
As soon as Gu Xiaoqiao finished speaking, Chen Shou couldn't help but gasp, his heart instantly rising to his throat.
Then he immediately asked, "May I ask when was your last menstrual period?"
"I can't remember exactly, but it's been a long time. It's never been on time, so I never paid much attention to it. But the interval this time is really long. It hasn't come yet. What's wrong with me, Doctor Chen? Is there something wrong with my body?"
After Gu Xiaoqiao finished speaking, he looked at Chen Shou with a worried look on his face.
Chen Shou was obviously a little excited at this moment.
His hands actually began to tremble constantly, and he tremblingly bowed to the Emperor Mian and the Grand Empress Dowager and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, the Grand Empress Dowager, Concubine Gu is... pregnant..."
Boom!
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, causing Emperor Mian's head to buzz and he was completely stunned.
"What did you say?! Say it again!"
His voice couldn't help but rise several degrees, and there was an ecstasy in his tone that was hard to conceal.
Chen Shou was frightened by him and quickly repeated, "Your Majesty, Concubine Gu has been pregnant for more than a month!"
Emperor Mian's breathing couldn't help but quicken. He stared at Gu Xiaoqiao, who looked surprised, without blinking, with surprise and joy in his eyes.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager was in a trance for a moment, then became excited, and even her breathing became much faster.
She looked at Doctor Chen and confirmed again, "You didn't make a misdiagnosis, did you?"
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, I am certain that I have not made a mistake, and Lady Gu's pulse is perfectly normal."
"Okay, okay, it's really good news!"
The Empress Dowager laughed repeatedly, and when she looked at Gu Xiaoqiao, all the dissatisfaction in her eyes disappeared, and she was filled with relief.
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