"Doctor Liu, please speak freely! Just tell the truth!" He Xue said.
Upon hearing He Xue's words, Physician Liu knew what to say. "Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort, Your Highnesses, and Your Majesties, this is not red agate, but musk beads. The reason the fragrance is so strong is to mask the smell of musk itself!"
"Musk?" Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Why would He Xue give musk to the pregnant Ulanara clan?
"Honeysuckle, quickly throw this thing out!" the Imperial Noble Consort said anxiously.
Then he said to Physician Liu and Physician Wang, "You two immediately take the Crown Princess's pulse and see if she has been affected!"
The Imperial Noble Consort is now on tenterhooks, because He Xue has been wearing this string of beads for the past few days!
She had initially planned to assign two experienced nannies to He Xue, but after seeing that the Empress Dowager had sent Nanny Duo Lan, it would be inappropriate for her to send someone else.
Now she'd rather offend the Empress Dowager than not send two people to Yuqing Palace.
When Ulanara Rouze heard that it was a string of musk beads, her face turned even paler. "Your Highness, I have no grudge against you. Why would you give me a string of musk beads?"
You are also pregnant, how could you do this?
Are you doing this for the sake of the Eighth Prince's wife? It's not my fault I'm pregnant!
He Xue looked at Ulanara Rouze with disdain, "You are not worth my trouble as a mere concubine."
Tana is the primary consort, so even if you give birth to the Eighth Prince's eldest son, he will still be the eldest son born out of wedlock.
Even if the primary wife has no son, she can still maintain her position as the primary wife.
Even if your son is favored and the title of Eighth Prince falls to your son in the future, would he dare to disrespect Tana, his legal mother?
What can you change then? Can you change your identity?
Besides, can you guarantee that this child will be a son? But Tana can guarantee that she will always be the primary wife!
Rou swayed, unable to utter a single word.
“Crown Princess, if someone really wanted to harm you, wouldn’t they have had the imperial physician examine you?” the First Princess Consort said.
"What do you have that makes you worth the Crown Princess's harm!" The Fourth Princess Consort's eyes were filled with disdain. Did she really think that just because she was pregnant she was something special!
"Please forgive me, Your Highness, it is my fault for not properly educating Ulanara!" Tana said to He Xue as she stood up.
"It's none of your business if she didn't teach her properly! You're not her father or mother!" He Xue comforted Tana, then looked at Consort Liang.
"Consort Liang, you have been behaving rather unusually ever since you saw this string of red jade beads, and you have also been constantly obstructing us from seeing the imperial physician. What explanation do you have for this?"
Consort Liang smiled and said, "I was just curious. Besides, I trust the Crown Princess, so I didn't want to see the imperial physician."
Besides, this red jade incense bead was a gift from the Ninth Princess to the Crown Princess. If there's any problem, the Crown Princess should consult the Ninth Princess, not this concubine!
"Consort Liang, you have been preventing the Crown Princess from giving that string of beads to Ulanara. I have a feeling that you know something," Consort Yi said calmly from the side.
"Your Highness is too kind, how could I possibly know anything?" Consort Liang maintained her nonchalant demeanor.
"Enough, stop arguing!" the Imperial Noble Consort said sternly. "I will investigate this matter thoroughly! Someone, go and fetch the Ninth Princess!"
We must get to the bottom of this today. It's clearly aimed at He Xue. Luckily, He Xue discovered it in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
At this moment, Physician Liu and Physician Wang had finished their diagnosis of He Xue. They exchanged a glance and reported to the Imperial Noble Consort in unison: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess's pulse is stable and there is nothing to worry about."
The Imperial Noble Consort breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. You may all leave now."
"Wait a minute!" He Xue called out to Physician Liu and Physician Wang, "Could you two also examine my sister-in-law and Princess Ulanara?"
"Yes!" Physician Liu and Physician Wang replied.
Rouze said nervously, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have been using the doctors in my household, and I am perfectly fine, so there is no need to trouble the imperial physicians!"
"You and Consort Liang are truly mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, why are you both so resistant to seeing the imperial physician! Could there really be something wrong with you two?" Consort Hui said with a smile, covering her mouth with a handkerchief.
"You should have the imperial physician examine you. You are the eldest son of the Eighth Prince's household. If anything goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility!" He Xue said.
"Banxia, go and assist the Imperial Physician in diagnosing Princess Ulanara!" The Imperial Noble Consort had noticed that Consort Liang and Rouze both had problems.
Seeing that the Imperial Noble Consort had spoken, Rouze had no choice but to reluctantly let the imperial physician take her pulse.
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