"What did you say?" The empress dowager was shocked after hearing what Concubine Shu said. What did she mean the emperor had never slept with her?
Zhao Rou was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhao Yin to say such a thing. She couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother, whose face was also full of shock.
Zhao Rou couldn't help but lower her head.
Haha...So, when Zhao Yin boasted to her so arrogantly about entering the palace as a concubine, she actually came in to be a widow?
I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt like laughing.
Although her husband was not a good person, isn't he dead now?
Zhao Rou thought about it and realized that if she wanted to enjoy herself in the future, it would not be impossible for her to keep one or two strong men to satisfy her.
But what about Zhao Yin?
As the emperor's concubine, if she dared to defile the harem, not only would the emperor not tolerate her, but the empress dowager would not allow it either.
Even if she dared to have anything with any man other than the emperor, she might implicate the entire Zhao family.
So, after all, she is living a better life.
"You didn't succeed in sleeping with the emperor, why didn't you tell me?" The Queen Mother asked in a low voice. She grabbed Zhao Yin's collar, wishing she could tear her apart.
"How can I tell you something like this? If the other concubines knew about this, wouldn't they laugh at me?"
"I am the dignified Concubine Shu, the niece of the dignified Empress Dowager, and the cousin of His Majesty. But His Majesty didn't even touch me when we were sleeping together. What's going on?" Zhao Yin said unwillingly.
The Queen Mother let her go, her expression gloomy.
Zhao Yin has been in the palace for so many years, but the emperor has never touched her?
What about the other concubines?
The empress dowager thought that the emperor would only "favor" a certain concubine for two days every month, and each concubine was treated equally.
However, if we think about Concubine Shu's case, it turns out that the emperor actually has a hidden illness?
If he really had a hidden illness, why didn't the concubines in the harem touch him, and that's why no one in the palace got pregnant and no children were born for so many years?
The Queen Mother's expression was gloomy.
Qin Mu lied to her.
"Go and find Wensong." The Queen Mother said in a deep voice.
Li Wensong, the head of the Imperial Medical Service, has been serving as an imperial physician in the palace for decades. He was originally promoted by the Empress Dowager.
Li Wensong opened the case quickly, and the head of the Imperial Hospital with a white beard respectfully paid his respects to the Empress Dowager.
"What's wrong with the Empress Dowager?" Li Wensong asked.
The Queen Mother's expression remained grim. She stared at Li Wensong and asked, "Is the Emperor in good health?"
Li Wensong was a little surprised when he heard this and didn't understand why the Queen Mother asked this.
"Tell me, is the emperor in good health?" the empress dowager asked sternly.
Li Wensong quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in good health and has no problems."
"No problem?" the Queen Mother repeated, glaring at Li Wensong sinisterly. "Director Li, do you still remember who promoted you? Who did you rely on to get to where you are today?"
"I dare not forget it and it is engraved in my heart." Li Wensong became even more respectful.
"Then Li Wensong, tell me why you hid the emperor's situation from me? The emperor hasn't favored his concubines for so many years, why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell me honestly, are all the concubines in the harem still virgins?" the Queen Mother asked with a sullen face.
Li Wensong: "...Empress Dowager, this matter...I don't know."
How does he know whether the emperor's concubines are virgins?
Even the emperor's physical examination was no longer his responsibility since a few years ago.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's pulse is being monitored by Imperial Physician Sun of the Imperial Hospital. Your Majesty's health and well-being cannot be shared with this humble servant."
The emperor's pulse record is a very confidential matter. Even if he is the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, the emperor will not tell him everything.
For so many years, the emperor's health check-ups were all handled by Imperial Physician Sun, and he had no say in the matter.
Imperial Physician Sun was supported by the Emperor, and he was supported by the Empress Dowager. How could he possibly bypass Imperial Physician Sun to examine the Emperor?
When the Queen Mother heard what Li Wensong said, her expression became even uglier.
The emperor has deceived her for so many years, and he has indeed become too powerful.
But she also knew that the emperor was already a young man when he ascended the throne, and before that the previous emperor had taught him for a period of time.
Perhaps it was because he had studied with the late emperor for a period of time that the late emperor gave him all the power in his hands, so that Qin Mu is now in power.
Qin Mu was already a young man when he ascended the throne, and there was no need to arrange any regent to assist him.
Therefore, the empress dowager's power was suppressed by the emperor. The emperor wanted to hide things from her, but she only became suspicious now because Concubine Shu let the secret slip.
But if she wants to confirm whether it is true, she can do it.
"Li Wensong, you and I will go to the Qinzheng Palace." The Queen Mother stood up and said to Li Wensong. As for Concubine Shu and Zhao Rou, she had already sent them away before Li Wensong came over.
She also warned Zhao Rou that if she let the secret slip, neither she nor the Duke of Lai would let her go.
For the sake of her own good life, Zhao Rou must keep this secret a secret.
"Empress Dowager?" Li Wensong looked at the Empress Dowager with some confusion. What were they doing in the Qinzheng Hall at this time?
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Li Wensong, now is your chance to prove that I was not wrong about you. Please take a good look at His Majesty to see if he is in good health."
"Please take a good look at the emperor to see if his health is harmful to his offspring," the empress dowager ordered.
If Qin Mu really has a hidden illness and cannot have children, then she will have to consider the issue of adoption.
As for changing the emperor, the empress dowager has no power to change the emperor now.
How could a empress dowager like her, who held great power, replace the emperor so easily?
Not to mention that her power as a queen mother was suppressed, even the queen mother of the pre-Qin period, Queen Dowager Zhao, the mother of the First Emperor, was killed by the King of Qin when she wanted to change the king.
Not to mention her.
Although they are also called "Da Qin", in fact the power of the queen mother is not as strong as that of the queen mother of Da Qin in the pre-Qin period.
Of course, she cannot change the emperor, but she can also consider adopting a member of the royal family with Zhao blood as the emperor's heir.
Because she became the queen mother, the Zhao family's status also rose. Many of the Zhao women married into aristocratic families, noble families, and members of the Qin royal family.
Although the aristocratic families of Daqin were also very prominent, they had no right to tell the royal family that they were unwilling to marry their daughters into the royal family.
Just look at the girls from noble families in Qin Mu’s harem now and you will know that noble families still have to plan for the position of heir to the throne.
The Zhao family was the same, marrying many of their girls to nobles and royal family members.
Now as long as it is confirmed that Qin Mu is unable to have children, the Queen Mother can adopt the child of the Zhao girl who married into the royal family and register it under the name of Concubine Shu.
No matter what, the Zhao family had to produce an heir.
Of course, the Zhao family still had to rely on producing a queen mother to continue its glory for a hundred years.
The Queen Mother looked ahead with a determined gaze, her emotions surging in her heart, but her face remained calm and composed.
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