“There’s no need to worry too much right now, but while His Majesty wants me to give birth, there are others who don’t. Why did Consort Jing have twins, one bigger than the other? Imperial Physician Huang is an imperial physician, so he obviously knows the answer. Could you tell me?” Yan Nangui asked.
Physician Huang was taken aback, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "This... since I did not take care of her, I am not clear about it. I can only speculate. Consort Jing has been taking supplements to prevent miscarriage during her pregnancy. Although it is common for the Empress to take supplements during pregnancy, it should be done in moderation. Too much supplementation can be very dangerous for the mother."
"Normally, twins result in smaller babies and larger bellies because of the amniotic fluid taking up too much space. But Consort Jing's offspring were much larger. The Fourth Princess weighed seven pounds, and although the Fifth Prince was thin, he still weighed three pounds. However, due to differences in constitution, some people remain thin even with daily supplements because of poor development. Others are strong without much supplementation. Therefore, the Fourth Princess was strong, while the Fifth Prince..."
“If you take supplements during a normal pregnancy, one of the twins will not grow to this size.”
Even if there is a deviation, it cannot be more than two.
"That's it. The medicinal herbs that Consort Jing takes for nourishment are supposed to have dregs left behind. They're all recorded so that we don't not know why something went wrong. But if the nourishment is appropriate, this situation shouldn't have happened. So someone tampered with it. Who could leave behind dregs that wouldn't arouse suspicion, and also increase the dosage of the tonic?" Yan Nangui smiled.
Before Physician Huang could answer, she said, "I'm not saying this to reopen old cases. I'm just telling you, Physician Huang, that since I'm in good health, I don't need much tonic. But if I do need tonics, the medicine must be correct."
"Yes, Your Majesty understands. I will certainly send the most reliable person to take care of him. Tonics are not something that can be made in a day. If they are to be effective, then someone would have to tamper with them from the beginning. I will never give anyone that opportunity," said Physician Huang.
"That's good. As long as you guarantee there won't be any problems at the Imperial Hospital, I will definitely repay you handsomely after I give birth," Yan Nangui said.
Physician Huang hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I dare not accept such praise. I will certainly do my utmost."
"That's good. I suppose you told them about the taboo yesterday, so there's nothing to worry about today. I'll have to trouble you with the peace pulse test every ten days," Yan Nangui said.
Physician Huang agreed and then left.
Thinking to myself, of all the empresses who have been pregnant, Consort Chen has the most insightful understanding of the issue.
He clicked his tongue, thinking to himself, "This guy says he won't overturn the case, but he's obviously already investigated, right?"
It's unclear who was behind it back then, but perhaps this person already has leverage over them.
She's already incredibly capable without having children; imagine if she gave birth to a prince!
Physician Huang returned home with mixed feelings of admiration and respect.
The ladies in the palace are so precious, why do they need to eat so many tonics for no reason? Wouldn't it be better to just eat and drink properly?
But for royal women, their children are their life, and such advice is useless.
Hopefully, Consort Chen is the one who is clear-headed.
Around noon, His Majesty arrived again. Seeing Yan Nangui sitting in the courtyard, he frowned: "It's not even warm yet, how are you serving us?"
Everyone was so frightened that they all knelt down.
"It's so warm today, what's wrong with sitting for a while? Why is His Majesty deliberately being mean to my people to scare me?" Yan Nangui snorted.
"You ignorant fools, get up." Shu Chengfeng walked over and took her hand, finding that her hand wasn't cold, but it wasn't warm either.
"Doctor Huang didn't even calculate anything. Does pregnancy turn a baby into a porcelain doll? How can a baby that's been treated so carefully be healthy?" Yan Nangui said.
"Okay, okay, you're right. Let's go inside."
He pulled her inside and smiled again: "You've come to your senses today?"
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty. Congratulations on the arrival of another child," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
"Don't say such things again. If I hear it again, I'll lock you up," Shu Chengfeng said fiercely.
"Hmm, never mind, never mind." Yan Nangui laughed. "Does Your Majesty want a prince or a princess?"
"Anything is fine."
"What's so good about that? You've given birth to a prince, and the Yan family will have military power in their hands. You don't have a legitimate son yet, aren't you afraid that everyone will support him as the crown prince? If you complain about it later, you might as well ask the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine for me, so as to avoid trouble later." Yan Nangui said bluntly.
"Nonsense! I just said you weren't allowed to do that..."
Yan Nangui covered his mouth: "Have you thought it through?"
Shu Chengfeng glared at her irritably and pulled her hand away: "You're just making a fuss. Nobody else is afraid of these things."
"Others are others, so why don't you look at them? I'm not young anymore. By the time my child is ten or twenty, I'll be old and faded, long past my prime, and out of favor. And then you'll still be suspicious of him. Isn't that like tearing my heart out? Why bother?"
"You...don't want it because of this?" Shu Chengfeng frowned deeply.
That does... suit her personality.
I'd rather not have it than let anyone defile it.
“Don’t use lies to spout nonsense just because you’re favoring me now. Didn’t the late Emperor’s wife, Cao Mi, trust him back then? And what happened to her in the end? When the late Emperor was struggling to take care of himself, did he still care about her?” Yan Nangui said.
"Tsk, are you comparing me to the late emperor?" Shu Chengfeng said.
"Of course, it can't be compared. What kind of person was the late emperor? But the circumstances are no different. Back then, with you as the legitimate crown prince, none of the other princes seemed to settle down. Now, if I were to give birth to a prince, there would already be six older brothers above me. They are all princes, so what's the difference? They are all inferior to those born out of wedlock."
“My father and brother are loyal and devoted. Will they be implicated because of my child? Although I have no feelings for the Yan family, they are still my maternal clan. If they are convicted or get into trouble, I will suffer the same fate.”
"Alright, alright, you're getting off-topic," Shu Chengfeng interrupted her.
"I cannot say anything else. I can only promise you one thing. I will not suppress your children in the future. Nor will I suppress any other princes. You should understand that I am not the late emperor," Shu Chengfeng said.
He thought to himself that it must be this woman; if any other woman dared to say that, he would have left immediately, and let her decide whether to have the child or not.
“No, you have to promise me. If my child is qualified, you can’t remove his name from the list of crown princes from the very beginning. If you’re worried about the maternal relatives, you can gently ask my father and brother to return to the capital,” Yan Nangui said.
"Are you asking me for something?" Shu Chengfeng raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, that's what I'm asking of you. If you think that because you're the emperor and I'm a concubine, what I'm doing is disrespectful and arrogant, then I have nothing to say. But I'm making this request from a mother's perspective to the child's father. I don't think it's excessive. Even though you are the emperor, you are still a father."
Shu Chengfeng remained silent for a long time, then took a deep breath: "Alright, I never said your child wasn't qualified. You're not allowed to say such things again. I've already agreed to your request."
"Alright. It's for the child. The child is a child with our bloodline, so this is what Your Majesty should do, and I won't thank you." Yan Nangui simply tilted his head back and kissed Shu Chengfeng's cheek.
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