Chapter 343: Face-to-face confrontation, asking for the doctor's pulse, domineering and protecting the short

When the emperor heard this, he suddenly remembered that Concubine Chu had an affair with a guard and was pregnant with a child. His happy mood was instantly replaced by anger.

The emperor looked at Chang Liangyuan coldly, "Chang Liangyuan, is what you said true?"

Chang Liangyuan said in a firm voice: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true."

The emperor's stern eyes were filled with rage: "Eunuch Li, call Shen Liangdi over to me."

"Yes." Eunuch Li knew that something big had happened and hurriedly retreated.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Chang Liangyuan's eyes, "Shen Liangdi, now that your aunt is not here, there is no one to protect you. You are really finished this time."

Xiaoxiang Pavilion

After eating and drinking, Shen Chuwei lay down on the couch and fell asleep almost immediately.

She vaguely heard Chunxi calling her.

"My lord, wake up, wake up."

"Something bad has happened."

Shen Chu opened her eyes with great difficulty and saw Chunxi, who looked anxious. She was so sleepy that she asked, "What happened?"

Chunxi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. "Eunuch Li said that the emperor wants to see you. I'm afraid something bad has happened."

Shen Chuwei was stunned for a moment when she heard this. It was no big deal. Eunuch Li would not come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. It was no wonder that Chunxi was so anxious.

"It's okay, let's go and take a look." It's impossible not to go and see, because it's the emperor's order~

"My lady, I will use the cloth to wrap your belly."

Chunxi was about to get the cloth when Shen Chuwei stopped her, "No need to cover it. I don't think the emperor would see us without reason. Instead of hiding it, it's better to be open and honest."

Chunxi said worriedly, "But His Highness and the Empress are not here. What if the Emperor makes things difficult for me? I don't even have anyone to support me."

Shen Chu patted Chunxi's shoulder soothingly, "Don't be afraid, we haven't done anything bad."

"...But." Chunxi was still a little worried.

Eunuch Li was still waiting outside, so the two of them didn't dare to linger too long and hurried out of the inner room.

Shen Chuwei has a petite figure and was wearing loose clothes, so her pregnant belly was not very obvious.

Eunuch Li took a closer look before speaking, "Shen Liang Di, the Emperor has an urgent matter and wants to summon Shen Liang Di."

Because it was a matter of the Eastern Palace, it was inconvenient to handle it in the study. Even though the empress was not there, the emperor still chose to handle the matter in the Fengyi Palace.

Shen Chuwei said, "Thank you, Eunuch Li, for leading the way."

Eunuch Li flicked his whisk and walked ahead.

Shen Chuwei followed Eunuch Li slowly to Fengyi Palace.

Eunuch Li stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen is here."

Shen Chuwei stepped into the bedroom and saw another person standing in the center of the hall, Chang Liangyuan.

At this moment, Chang Liangyuan was looking over here with an ambiguous smile in her eyes.

Shen Chuwei withdrew her gaze and took a few steps forward. Because of her belly, she knelt down a little slower.

Chunxi supported him and knelt down with him.

The emperor lowered his eyes and watched Shen Chuwei's movements. He could see the problem at a glance. He looked at her belly. Because of her kneeling posture, he could see the bulge.

Shen Chuwei kowtowed and said, "May the emperor be blessed with good health."

Chunxi also kowtowed, "May the emperor be blessed with good health."

The emperor looked at Shen Chuwei with a rage in his eyes. He asked coldly, "Shen Liangdi, Chang Liangyuan said you are pregnant? Whose baby is it?"

Shen Chuwei said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am indeed pregnant, of course it is your Highness's."

Chang Liangyuan snorted, "Shen Liangdi, the Empress is kindhearted and that's why she was fooled by you. The Emperor is wise and decisive, and you can't fool him. His Highness has been leading the army for more than four months, how could it be His Highness?"

Shen Chuwei raised his head and looked at Chang Liangyuan, retorting: "I'm five months pregnant, how come it's not your highness's?"

"Although I have never experienced pregnancy, I have seen pregnant women whose bellies are much bigger than yours at five months."

Chang Liangyuan looked at the emperor and bowed, "Your Majesty, ask Doctor Yu to come and check Concubine Shen Liang's pulse and you will know."

Shen Chuwei nodded in agreement, "I also think it would be most appropriate to let Doctor Yu take your pulse."

Chunxi was so anxious that she was dying. Chang Liangyuan was really vicious and evil. She actually said that the young lady was not pregnant with the prince's child?

At first, he didn't believe Chang Liangyuan when she said Shen Liangdi was pregnant, because Doctor Yu had said that it was difficult for Shen Liangdi to conceive. Who would believe it when she suddenly said she was pregnant?

Now I have seen it with my own eyes, and Shen Liangdi has admitted it herself, which shows that Shen Liangdi can still get pregnant.

Unfortunately, the baby in Shen Liangdi’s belly may not be the prince’s.

The emperor also felt that what Chang Liangyuan said made sense, and he would know the truth after a quick investigation.

He ordered in a cold voice: "Eunuch Li, call Doctor Yu over."

"Yes." Eunuch Li took the order and went to invite the doctor.

It was so quiet in the hall that even a pin drop could be heard.

Shen Chuwei had been kneeling on the ground. She had never knelt for such a long time in all her life. But she couldn't get up unless the emperor told her to.

After a long while, Eunuch Li came in with Doctor Yu.

Doctor Yu stepped forward and bowed, "I am your humble servant and I wish you the best of health and happiness."

The emperor ordered in a cold voice: "Take Shen Liangdi's pulse and see how many months she is pregnant?"

"I obey your command." Doctor Yu took a few steps forward and came in front of Shen Chuwei. After putting down the medicine box, he took out a square handkerchief and placed it on Shen Chuwei's wrist, and then took his pulse.

Shen Chuwei cooperated unconditionally throughout the process.

The emperor looked at Shen Liangdi in the palace and still hoped that the child would be the prince's. The prince had no children, so it was not a bad thing to have one now.

After Doctor Yu finished examining the patient, the emperor could not wait to ask, "What is the result?"

Doctor Yu lowered his brows and nodded: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen has been pregnant for more than four months."

The emperor, who had just experienced the incident of Concubine Chu getting pregnant after having an affair with a guard, was extremely furious when he heard what Doctor Yu said.

He could not tolerate unfaithful women.

"Shen Liang Di, the Queen has been so kind to you. Not only did you deceive her, you also betrayed her trust! Who is the man you had an affair with? Why don't you confess the truth?"

Chunxi was so angry that she wanted to curse, but in front of the emperor, she could only hold back: "Your Majesty, my young lady has been pregnant for more than five months, and she became pregnant not long after His Highness left."

Shen Chuwei glanced at Doctor Yu, whose hair had turned gray, and who was still lying with his eyes open, "Your Majesty, I have been pregnant for more than five months, and Doctor Yu must have made a wrong diagnosis."

The emperor sneered: "Shen Liangdi, he is the best doctor in the Imperial Hospital, and you actually questioned him?"

Shen Chuwei said: "I am only telling the truth. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can find another doctor to diagnose me."

The emperor looked at Shen Liangdi coldly and saw that her back was straight and she didn't look guilty at all.

He pondered for a moment and ordered, "Eunuch Li, go find Doctor Yu."

“Yes.”

Eunuch Li withdrew again to find Doctor Yu.

This time, Eunuch Li brought two doctors, one was Doctor Wen and the other was Doctor Feng.

The two doctors came forward and bowed to the emperor.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."

The emperor ordered in a cold voice, "You, check Shen Liangdi's pulse and see how many months she has been pregnant."

They both said in unison: "We obey your order."

The first person to take the pulse was Doctor Feng Yu, and after a round of examination, he came to the conclusion.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen has been pregnant for more than four months."

Chunxi was stunned, this was impossible.

Not only Chunxi was stunned, but even Shen Chuwei was stunned. One Yu Yi lied with his eyes open, two Yu Yi lied with their eyes open... They really can't wash themselves clean even if they jump into the Yellow River.

The emperor suddenly grasped the armrest of the throne and looked at Shen Liangdi with a cold look, "Shen Liangdi, do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Chuwei said: "Your Majesty, I am indeed pregnant for more than five months."

The emperor said in a stern voice: "One doctor said the diagnosis was wrong. Are both doctors wrong? I don't want to hear your excuses."

He then looked at Chang Liangyuan and asked coldly, "Chang Liangyuan, do you know who is the man who is having an affair with Shen Liangdi?"

Chang Liangyuan looked at Shen Liangdi who was speechless, and all the unhappiness that had been pent up for a long time was finally relieved. This time, Shen Liangdi, you have no chance of turning things around.

"Your Majesty, it was your highness's personal bodyguard Qin Xiao. After your highness left, Qin Xiao frequently went in and out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and every time he went, he would buy a lot of things."

Doctor Wen Yu stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Chang Liangyuan looked at him with a half-smile: "Doctor Wen Yu, I heard that you are very close to Shen Liangdi, could it be that you have been bribed?"

"I have not been bribed by Shen Liangdi, Your Majesty..."

Doctor Wen Yu wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the emperor's stern voice: "Shut up!"

Doctor Wen Yu knelt down hurriedly and said bravely: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen is indeed pregnant for more than five months."

The emperor could no longer listen to Doctor Wen Yu's words. He ordered, "Come here, take Doctor Wen Yu away."

Doctor Wen Yu wanted to say a few more words but was pulled away by two guards.

The emperor ordered again: "Come, bring Shen Liangdi..."

"Father."

Xiao Jinyu strode in with an anxious look on his face.

The emperor saw Xiao Jinyu and was a little confused: "Yu'er, why are you here?"

Xiao Jinyu stepped forward and greeted him: "If I don't come, will your father take action against Shen Liangdi? She is the child of my brother the crown prince, and your father's grandson. How can your father treat his grandson like this?"

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyu who fell from the sky. He was indeed Xiao Jinyan's younger brother and he came at the right time.

"Yu'er, you are still young and don't understand." The emperor glanced at Shen Chuwei.

"..." Shen Chuwei said that she was innocent~

The emperor continued, "The prince has been away from the capital for nearly five months, and Concubine Shen has been pregnant for more than four months. Do you think this child is still the prince's?"

"Shen Liangdi is clearly more than five months pregnant." Xiao Jinyu said as he came to Shen Chuwei and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Sister-in-law, let me help you up."

Although Shen Chuwei wanted to remember it, the emperor's eyes were as cold as a knife watching her. She asked in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will blame you?"

Xiao Jinyu chuckled twice: "Don't be afraid, my father and mother love me the most and they won't be willing to punish me severely."

Shen Chuwei heard this and realized that people who are favored can be fearless.

Only then did she let Xiao Jinyu help her up.

Xiao Jinyu glanced at the two doctors present, pointed at their noses, and was about to beat them up.

"Which quack doctor said that? Stand up for me, are you old and confused, or are you greedy for money?"

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