After finally seeing off the prince from the Western Regions, Qi Jingxuan felt utterly exhausted.
As always, they arrived at Qiao Siyu's palace, only to find her younger sister, Qiao Silin, there.
"Oh, I've been so busy with affairs lately that I never imagined my beloved consort would be homesick without even telling me, leaving my sister to travel all the way to the capital to see me."
"Your Majesty, my sister has been jilted at her engagement. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision!" Qi Siyu saw that the Emperor still cared about her, so she knew that her sister definitely had a chance. Although her sister was not as beautiful as her, as long as the Emperor visited her more often, there would always be a way.
"What's there to decide? Besides, a marriage will suffice!"
"This..." Qiao Siyu remained kneeling on the ground, constantly rubbing her handkerchief, as if she had something difficult to say.
"What's wrong? Has your younger sister taken a fancy to a young master? You can speak up. If he's suitable, I'll bestow a marriage upon him directly. What do you think?"
Qi Jingxuan was also puzzled. What was wrong with Qiao Shuyi? He had spoken for so long, showing great affection, yet she remained unmoved.
"You won't talk, huh? I can't make the decision if you don't." Qi Jingxuan stood up, pretending to leave.
"No, Your Majesty, this humble woman... this humble woman..." Qiao Silin suddenly knelt down, wanting to continue speaking as her sister had taught her, but she couldn't utter a word.
"What's wrong?" Qi Jingxuan was getting a little impatient. Qiao Siyu's place was supposed to be where he could release stress, so why was he doing all this?
Chengen Palace
"Your Majesty, how can you still be in the mood to study medicine? It's been so many days, and you're not worried at all. Look at you, you're so angry that your period is irregular."
Zi Ling came in and saw Consort Mu lying on the soft couch reading a book. She was really disappointed in her. She thought that Consort Mu would rise to prominence from now on, but she was locked up again after just gaining favor.
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. Everyone in this harem uses all sorts of weird drugs to harm people. If I don't learn from them, I'm afraid the eldest son will never grow up."
Ruan Yumu stared at the book, completely ignoring what Ziling was saying.
"There is one more thing."
Ruan and Mu waited for a long time but Zi Ling didn't continue speaking, so they put down the book on typhoid fever.
"What is it? Just say it. There's no need for us to beat around the bush."
Zi Ling got up and approached Ruan Yu Mu, saying, "I got up very early this morning and saw Rong'er coming back from the direction of Jingren Palace. I don't know if Rong'er has received some decree from the Empress, so I just pretended not to see her and sent someone to keep an eye on her."
Ruan Yumu smiled and thought, "I've already hidden myself here, are you still not going to let me go?"
"Ziling, well done, you're such a clever girl. Go and fetch a royal physician."
"Miss, why are you calling the imperial physician?" Zi Ling looked at Consort Mu in front of her and wondered why she needed to call the imperial physician when she was perfectly healthy.
"Do you still want to open the palace gates? Are we just going to grow old and die in these few rooms like this? Is Chengen Palace our burial ground?"
Ruan Yumu picked up a book and tapped Ziling on the head. What's wrong with this palace maid? One minute she's very clever, and the next she seems very ignorant.
"No, no, no! I'll go right away, right away!"
The imperial physician arrived in a great hurry, his forehead beaded with sweat.
Ruan and Mu had already been lying in bed, ready.
"Imperial Physician Xu, you must give me a proper diagnosis."
Seeing that Consort Mu's complexion was rosy, Physician Xu realized that she was not seriously ill. He knew that women in the harem often used the trick of feigning illness to win the emperor's favor, and he didn't want to be the one to take the blame!
Seeing the look in Consort Mu's eyes, I realized I couldn't explain myself properly. Oh well, I'll take her pulse first and then come up with some reasons.
"Ah?! Consort Mu, you...you're pregnant! Your pulse is so strong, it's probably a boy! Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Consort Mu!"
Ruan Yumu had known for some time that she was pregnant again, so she had not summoned the imperial physician. Now it seemed that in order to open the gates of Chengen Palace, she had to spread the news, so she finally summoned the imperial physician.
"Is that so? No wonder I've been feeling so weak lately!"
"Young lady, you're pregnant again! That's wonderful! Imperial Physician, please prescribe some medicine to help prevent miscarriage."
"Your Majesty, you do not show any signs of weakness and do not need any medication to prevent miscarriage. In addition, you should pay attention to your diet. If you force yourself to take supplements, you may get too much nutrition, which could lead to a large fetus and difficult labor." Doctor Xu took out a handkerchief and kept wiping away his sweat.
Fortunately, I wasn't asked to make up any excuses; thankfully, I was just pregnant.
Otherwise, I'm almost at retirement age, and it wouldn't be worth it to die.
"Then thank you very much, Imperial Physician. Ziling will see Imperial Physician Xu off."
Ruan Yumu offered to see her off, and even gave Ziling a wink.
Upon reaching the entrance of Chengen Palace, he said, "Imperial Physician Xu, here are three hundred taels of silver notes. Please spread the word that our Empress is trapped in Chengen Palace, and the eldest son was also born to our Empress. If she is to regain favor, I think you are an experienced person... a veteran in this harem for decades."
Physician Xu quickly looked around, and finding no one, hurriedly accepted the silver note. "Please ask Miss Ziling to convey to Consort Mu that this humble servant will do his utmost, thank you for your trust, Consort Mu."
After saying that, he picked up his medicine box and walked away shakily. He didn't have more than two years left anyway, and Doctor Xu just wanted to get through this as soon as possible and leave the palace to retire.
Ruan Yumu nodded to Ziling when she saw her return, indicating that the matter had been resolved.
Chuxiu Palace
"This won't work, that won't work, just tell me straight, what do you want me to do? If you really can't think it through, then we'll talk. I have official duties to attend to today." With that, Qi Jingxuan prepared to get up and leave.
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