"What?! Really?!" The Empress was extremely shocked after hearing Qiu Tong's whisper, her entire face filled with uncontrollable horror.
There was a clear mix of shock and excitement.
He practically jumped off the chair. "Let's go to the Qilin Palace too."
If what Qiu Tong said is true, and Consort Xin and Physician Hu are very close, then the child in her belly is really not certain to be whose!
The most ingenious thing is that as long as it is confirmed that Xin Jieyu and Doctor Hu have an affair, no matter whose child it is, he is destined to be unable to be born smoothly.
The Empress's eyes lit up like stars in an instant, and the gloom of the past few days vanished.
Qilin Palace.
More than two months have passed, and Xin Jieyu's abdomen is still flat, but she deliberately wore several more bellybands to make her belly appear much rounder.
Her hand unconsciously rested on her abdomen, and Consort Xin asked Zicao, "How is it? The Emperor won't still not come this time, will he?"
She thought that as long as she got pregnant, she would definitely be the most favored concubine and enjoy endless glory. However, she never expected that Lu Xueyuan, that damned Cheng Yaojin, would suddenly appear and steal her favor, and even make the emperor have a problem with her.
She hasn't stepped into her Qilin Palace for a whole month.
This made her start to doubt whether it was right or wrong for her to take such a risk.
Just as Consort Xin was struggling with her decision, a eunuch's loud announcement came from outside: "The Emperor has arrived!"
With just those four words, Xin Jieyu couldn't afford to overthink anything and chased after him, lifting her skirt.
Zicao followed behind her, her heart pounding in her throat. "Your Highness, don't run so fast, or we'll be recognized!"
Yes, it's been more than two months. If Zicao still can't see anything unusual about Xinjieyu's belly, then she's really too slow and blind!
But what if she could see through it? She was just a palace maid, her life and death in the hands of the concubine. She could only be loyal to the concubine and help her cover it up.
Fortunately, there was nothing between Jieyu and Physician Hu, not what she had suspected before.
The reason why Consort Jieyu only trusted Physician Hu was because Physician Hu had been prescribing medicine to delay her pregnancy. Physician Hu had received many benefits from Consort Jieyu and promised to risk his head to fake a pregnancy for her. In this way, even if Consort Jieyu "miscarried", she could be raised in honor like Consort Fang, instead of being pitifully banished to the remote and desolate Zixia Palace with the title of "Changzai".
Zicao could understand why Jieyu did this, given how eccentric this emperor was.
She prayed day and night that everything would go smoothly for Jieyu, that she would have a miscarriage soon and receive special blessings.
However, Zicao clearly underestimated Xinjieyu's inner strength. She did not want to take the final step so quickly, causing Emperor Wei Xian to lose his child and see her haggard and grief-stricken side. Instead, she wanted to use her pregnancy to win over the man's heart to the greatest extent possible.
Even if the fake child is gone, if the love continues, the real child might come.
Consort Xin was overjoyed and excited, but she had to control her pace and slowly arrived at the palace gate. What she saw was Emperor Wei Xian leading Chu Yuan. Immediately, her face fell.
"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well. Your presence would have been enough. Why did you have to trouble Sister Yuan to come along as well?"
Originally, she was Consort Xin, and Chu Yuan was Consort Yuan, so she had to respectfully call her "elder sister".
Now it's the other way around.
Chu Yuan accepted it without a second thought, "Look at what you're saying, Sister Xin. I'm just as worried about your pregnancy as the Emperor is."
Weakness is a weapon, but you don't need to be weak all the time.
Given Emperor Xian's personality, he would not like a woman who was so weak that she had no principles.
For example, Consort Fang in Rongfang Pavilion.
After losing her child, she fell seriously ill and was neglected by the imperial kitchen and dealt with by the imperial medical staff. They never spoke of it, and Emperor Xian of Wei naturally pretended not to know anything.
Emperor Wei released Chu Yuan's hand, his lips still taut as always. "Yes, Consort Ying, like me, has come to see you."
As she spoke, she looked around and said, "Weren't you suffering from severe abdominal pain? How did you manage to run out on your own? Where is your maid? Did Physician Hu send someone to summon her?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Xin remembered that she had been feigning illness. Her face paled, and she placed her hand on her lower abdomen. "Your Majesty, perhaps the child is in a better mood now that it sees you, so it has stopped bothering me. I have already sent someone to summon Physician Hu, and he should be here soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was already beside Emperor Wei Xian, and her hands naturally wrapped around his arms.
The latter, mindful of her pregnancy, did not push her away.
His nostrils twitched and his brows furrowed slightly, clearly indicating that the scent emanating from Xin Jieyu was making him uncomfortable.
This is understandable. Chu Yuan has taken several kinds of pills and naturally carries a light and pleasant orchid fragrance that is refreshing and pleasant to smell. It is not like the fragrance that Xin Jieyu relies entirely on perfume powder, which is fragrant but also a bit stuffy.
It used to be quite novel to smell it occasionally, but now that Emperor Xian of Wei has been spending more time with Chu Yuan, he has developed an instinctive aversion to these cosmetic scents.
But he held back for the sake of the child, and slowly led Consort Xin into the palace. "I noticed that you have become a bit plumper. Are you eating well? If you have symptoms such as morning sickness, you should inform the imperial kitchen in time so that they can adjust your diet according to your taste."
It was hard-won, so even though Emperor Xian of Wei disliked Consort Xin, he tried his best to speak gently for the sake of the child.
Upon hearing this, Xin Jieyu's eyes flashed with an almost imperceptible dark light.
He glanced at Chu Yuan several times, seemingly unconcerned.
Chu Yuan pretended not to know and walked behind them like she was invisible. When Zi Cao served her tea, she exclaimed softly and accidentally knocked over the teacup.
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