Chapter 33: Canary Captured by the Enemy Emperor 20
The second day.
Jun Yuanming brought a doctor with him when he came. This doctor was much older than the one from yesterday and was obviously specially invited.
She handed over the copied prescription and Doctor Yu squinted at it.
"Your Majesty."
"Come and sit down." Jun Yuanming took her hand and sat down.
"Are you still feeling unwell today?"
"No, everything is fine. I ate two more bowls of meat soup than yesterday."
After reading the prescription, Doctor Yu said three good words in a row.
"Your Majesty, the herbs in this prescription are relatively precious, but the effect is really good. This combination has a harmonizing effect on the body's internal organs. Most of the discomfort during pregnancy comes from the imbalance of the body's internal organs, but this prescription is so ingenious that it avoids any harm to the child. It's wonderful."
"I can guarantee that Lin Shuyi can give birth to a prince safely! Your Majesty can now train some stable mothers and wet nurses." Doctor Yu was shaking the prescription and spoke with great excitement.
"There's no need for a wet nurse. I don't like her."
Jun Yuanming followed her meaning and said, "If you don't like it, then don't do it. There should be other ways."
"In that case, let Doctor Chen take care of the training of the mother-in-law."
"If Dr. Lin Yu needs any medicinal materials, he can get them directly from Eunuch Qin."
Doctor Yu wrote down everything, "Okay, Your Majesty."
Jun Yuanming sent ten more palace maids to assist the chef in the kitchen.
"When Anhe Hall is finished, Qing'er will move there. Yangxin Hall is right next door, so I don't have to walk so far every day."
Lin Muqing knew that a palace near the Yangxin Palace had been demolished and was under construction during this period, but she didn't know that it was built for her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
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For the rest of the time, Lin Muqing stayed in Shuyu Palace and didn't leave the house at all.
There were also soldiers guarding the palace, and rumors immediately spread inside the palace.
The most outrageous rumor was that Lin Shuyi had committed a crime and was imprisoned by His Majesty in disguise.
The concubines and beauties in the palace tried their best to seduce Jun Yuanming.
As a result, Jun Yuanming always saw them somewhere, delivering soup and food, and imitating the methods used by Lin Muching at that time.
However, he had no interest in the beauties from various countries whom he had only wanted to bring back to silence the court and his mother. Now that his heart was filled with Lin Muching, he had even less interest. The concubines were even more evidence that the court was forcing him, so he avoided them even more.
Turn around and leave every time.
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Lin Muqing's daily routine is eating and sleeping, playing mahjong with a few palace maids, and taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine on a regular basis.
The court suddenly became busy, and Jun Yuanming would not arrive until very late at night.
Lin Muqing occasionally heard that the left prime minister was getting worse and worse, was demoted and transferred to Jingzhou, the minister also retired and returned to his hometown, and the general was corrupt and took a lot of money.
Some minor officials also had problems, but they were nothing serious and were soon replaced by other young men.
A major reshuffle in the court.
Three months later, she could no longer hide her pregnancy, and when she attended a Mid-Autumn Festival flower-viewing dinner, she shocked everyone in the palace.
The dinner was held in the main hall, and was attended by the ministers' wives and daughters, the emperor's concubines, and the empress dowager.
It gives her a feeling of being a beauty pageant in disguise.
When the other concubines saw her coming with the palace maids and guards, their pupils dilated and they became so jealous that their faces turned very ugly and they forced themselves to smile.
Lin Muqing's belly is very big now, and it is obvious that the fetus is stable.
"Lin Shuyi is actually pregnant, and she's still not young! Your Majesty is really keeping it a secret!" Concubine Wan's handkerchief was torn, her eyes were fixed on the pregnant woman in front of her who was radiant and not at all haggard. She was so beautiful even when pregnant, she was just a vixen.
"So what if you're pregnant?" Concubine Yun's voice was a little harsh, but there was a very gentle smile on her face.
"Congratulations to Lin Shuyi for being pregnant."
Lin Muqing saw the two people walking towards her and smiled: "I have met Concubine Wan and Concubine Yun. I am not feeling well, so I will not pay my respects."
Other talented and noble people of lower status did not dare to approach her.
The Queen Mother came with Jun Yuanming.
The Queen Mother saw Lin Shuyi from a distance, and soon noticed her bulging belly. She almost thought she was seeing things.
Her steps became unsteady, and she grabbed her son's arm, saying excitedly, "Yuan'er! Is Lin Shuyi pregnant?"
"Well, Your Majesty, please stand still. Don't sprain your ankle when you go over there later." Jun Yuanming shook his head helplessly.
"Okay, okay!" The Queen Mother left him and couldn't wait to go to Lin Muqing.
"To the Empress Dowager."
"Stand up, Lin Shuyi is pregnant, so there is no need to perform the formalities. Stand up." The empress dowager looked at Lin Muching with a curious look. She had never been so happy before.
Lin Muqing felt a little scared. The ministers' wives all looked at her, either with jealousy or amazement.
The Queen Mother even helped her up herself.
"How many months has it been? It looks like six months." The Queen Mother suppressed her excitement and asked calmly.
Lin Muqing whispered, "It's a multiple pregnancy, so it will be bigger."
"What?" The Queen Mother was so excited that she could hardly control herself. "Lin Shuyi, I believed what others said before. Don't take it to heart."
Lin Muqing nodded.
Suddenly, a girl with a face full of arrogance and malice said something.
"This big belly, could it be your Majesty's?"
The wife of the academician was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.