When Emperor Jingming said this, naturally no one dared to object.
The censors looked triumphant, but Yu Jin had a frown on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Emperor Jingming stood up and said, "The censors and Prince Yan can go to the study and wait. The others can go away."
The seventh brother’s wife still didn’t know what was going on. Pretending to be sick was nothing. If she had a hidden illness, she couldn’t just say it out loud in front of so many people.
I am so tired.
Emperor Jingming rubbed his eyebrows and walked inside.
"We, the ministers, take our leave..." The ministers left the hall, each with their own thoughts.
Except for a few censors and Yu Jin who went to Yu's study, in the blink of an eye, only a few princes were left in the palace.
"What should we do?" Prince Lu, who had not seen enough of the excitement, scratched his head.
Several princes looked at the crown prince.
At a time like this, of course one has to listen to the prince. If anything goes wrong, the prince will still be the one to take the blame.
The prince was alert for once and said unhappily, "Why are you looking at me? Didn't your father tell us to disperse?"
After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and left. When he was alone, he smiled happily.
Today's show was so exciting that he couldn't wait to see Old Seven get into trouble. It was a pity that he couldn't go to Yu's study to watch.
Several princes with the same idea left the palace one after another, but none of them had the intention to return home.
"Why don't you brothers come over to my place and stay for a while?" King Qi suggested.
Among all the brothers, the King of Qi had never had a quarrel with anyone. At this moment, everyone was eager to gossip, and no one objected to this proposal.
The princes went to Prince Qi's palace in a great procession.
When Princess Qi learned that the princes were coming, she hurriedly ordered her maid to serve tea and snacks, but did not prepare any wine or food.
Prince Lu was a rough-hearted man and drank his tea without giving it much thought.
The King of Shu secretly praised the Princess of Qi.
Although they gathered together to see the Seventh Master having fun, it was fine for them to just drink some tea. If they drank alcohol and ate meat, they would surely be scolded if their father heard about it.
My father must be thinking: What a pity, brothers, you two are drinking and having fun together? You have absolutely no brotherly love.
The arrangements made by the fourth sister-in-law are just right. The fourth brother is really relieved to have the fourth sister-in-law to help him.
Prince Qi had long been accustomed to Princess Qi's thoughtfulness and said thank you for your hard work with a smile.
After hearing this thank you for your hard work, Princess Qi left with satisfaction.
Jiang Sihun was feeling lazy and was lying on the couch flipping through a book when Nanny Ji hurried in.
"Princess, the imperial physician is here!"
Jiang Si put the book down casually and said calmly, "Then please come in."
"Princess, you——" Nanny Ji seemed to be hesitant to speak, her face looking rather unsightly.
Of course she knew that the princess claimed to be ill and did not go to the Yining Marquis's residence to pay her respects. She sighed a lot in private, but she did not expect that things were worse than she thought. The palace actually sent an imperial physician.
Princess, are you like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water?
Jiang Si closed his eyes and ignored Nanny Ji.
It seems that the reaction has reached a point where I feel like vomiting if I say a few more words.
Soon the imperial physician came in, greeted Jiang Si and explained the purpose of his visit.
Jiang Si opened his eyes lazily, "Then I'll trouble the doctor."
She had never expected that the palace would be so adamant about her not going to Marquis Yining's residence to pay her respects, and that they had even sent an imperial physician over.
From this perspective, the baby in the belly must be a caring little cotton-padded jacket that comes at the right time.
In fact, Jiang Si was not afraid of the fact that she was not pregnant. Since she had avoided the condolences on the grounds of feeling unwell, once someone came to check, they would naturally find out other symptoms.
It was easy for her to cultivate a pig in her body, change her pulse and fake the disease.
The imperial physician placed his hand on Jiang Si's wrist and carefully took his pulse.
After a while, he changed his hand.
Nanny Ji, standing by, looked anxious, wondering how much money she should give to the imperial physician.
It is impossible to ask the imperial physician to make up a serious illness, as that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. However, if there is no illness, it is also good to make another excuse. The imperial physician is best at smoothing things over.
The imperial physician finally let go of his hand.
Nanny Ji quickly stuffed a heavy purse over and said, "Doctor, please take a look..."
The doctor took the purse with a smile, and felt relieved: "Madam, you are too polite."
Nanny Ji was stunned by the imperial physician's cheerfulness.
There's something wrong with collecting money so quickly.
"Imperial Physician, our princess——"
The doctor smiled and said, "The princess is pregnant and healthy. Congratulations."
Nanny Ji opened her mouth wide and looked at Jiang Si blankly.
Jiang Si smiled slightly and nodded to the doctor: "Thank you for your help."
The imperial physician bowed and said, "Princess, take good care of yourself. I will return to report now."
"Aqiao, send the doctor out."
Nanny Ji watched the imperial physician and Ah Qiao leave, and suddenly woke up from a dream: "Princess, are you pregnant?"
Jiang Si nodded.
"No wonder, no wonder..." Nanny Ji spoke incoherently, her expression changing constantly.
Finally, her gaze fell on Jiang Shi's belly, and she had only one thought in her mind: the good news came out just a few months after the marriage, which was too fast!
Could it be... that it's because I need to have sex five times a night?
The firm belief that Nanny Ji had formed over the years began to waver.
In Yu's study, the atmosphere was quite tense.
Emperor Jingming looked at his unruly son and then at the censors who were arguing with him, and was filled with anger. He finally waited for the imperial physician to return.
The imperial physician came in with his head bowed and paid his respects to Emperor Jingming.
Emperor Jingming glanced at the censors, then hesitantly asked the imperial physician, "How is the Princess of Yan?"
He specially sent an experienced and steady imperial physician over. If there was anything wrong with Princess Yan, he would naturally know what to say and what not to say.
The imperial physician hesitated for a moment.
Normally, a woman should not tell others that she is pregnant before the third month.
For doctors, this is because if a woman has an unstable fetus within 100 days of pregnancy, she is prone to miscarriage. According to folk belief, telling others about the pregnancy too early will offend the fetal spirit and be bad for the child.
"The imperial physician has been silent for a long time. I wonder why?" asked the censor who spoke the most fiercely.
"Imperial Physician?" Emperor Jingming frowned slightly.
Could it be that the seventh brother’s wife really has a hidden illness?
Although the Seventh Prince chose his wife himself, he was the one who ultimately chose her despite Concubine Xian's dissatisfaction. He had even previously gifted the Seventh Prince's wife the Jade Ruyi.
It would be embarrassing if something happened to the seventh brother's wife.
Emperor Jingming was worried and pondered.
As Emperor Jingming urged, the imperial physician did not dare to hesitate any longer and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Princess of Yan is not ill."
When Emperor Jingming heard this, his expression froze and he winked at the imperial physician.
The imperial physician is usually very good at telling lies with his eyes open, what happened today?
Of course the seventh son's wife should be punished for pretending to be sick, but this happened behind closed doors. It was really embarrassing for her to be scolded by several censors while her son and daughter-in-law were being scolded.
When the censor heard this, he became emotional: "Your Majesty, the Princess of Yan is obviously fine, but she claimed to be ill and did not go to pay her respects to her aunt. This behavior is simply too--"
"The Princess of Yan is pregnant." The imperial physician interrupted the censor's impassioned speech at the right time.
There was a sudden silence in Yu's study.
Emperor Jingming felt that he had not heard clearly, so he asked again: "What did the imperial physician say about the Princess of Yan?"
The imperial physician shouted, "The Princess of Yan is pregnant!"
Pan Hai explained thoughtfully, "The Princess of Yan is pregnant."