With a trembling voice, he asked:
"Are you serious? Concubine Xu is pregnant?"
The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was again doubtful after being asked by the emperor.
He took the pulse again and nodded heavily.
Xu Zhiyi felt the emperor holding his hand and began to get excited.
Finally he recovered and wanted to hold Xu Zhiyi on his lap, but then he remembered something and put his hand down.
He leaned over, in front of everyone, and kissed Xu Zhiyi's ear gently a few times.
The big hand also gently stroked Xu Zhiyi's belly.
It was still flat there, with no sign that seeds had already landed and sprouted.
The servants and imperial doctors around him all lowered their eyes and dared not look again.
I was thinking to myself, if they are pampering me like this now, I wonder how they will pamper me in the future.
He wanted to jump up; he didn't know how to express his joy.
He has been on the throne for ten years.
For the first time in all these years in this position, he felt so happy and wanted to laugh wildly:
"Pass the order down. Effective immediately, Concubine Xu will be promoted to Noble Concubine Xu."
Xu Zhiyi was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but the emperor held him back.
"From now on, you don't have to be polite when you see me. The baby in your belly is the most important thing."
Everyone knelt down to congratulate:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and Congratulations to Concubine Xu."
The emperor laughed heartily:
"Issue the order and reward everyone in Hehuan Palace with a year's salary."
Everyone knelt down again to express their gratitude, with happy smiles on everyone's faces.
Who wouldn’t be happy when there is a reward?
Suddenly, the emperor thought of something and asked everyone around him to leave.
Only the imperial physician was left.
The emperor asked anxiously:
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