Chapter 16 [16]
【16】/First release
The afternoon sunlight shone obliquely into the half-open carved wooden window, and the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other behind the screen continued for a while before stopping.
The female doctor Dou, who was wearing a blue official robe, whispered, "Jieyu, please take your time. I will go outside the hall to report to His Majesty first." Then she bowed to Lu Zhiwan and walked towards the bright and spacious outer hall.
Listening to the footsteps fading away, Lu Zhiwan raised his hand to straighten his collar, his fair face still showing a faint blush from the examination just now.
It was so embarrassing, so shameful! Even when she went to the hospital for a checkup, she never stripped naked like she did just now, letting a stranger look at her from head to toe. The most embarrassing thing was that Dr. Dou even touched her. Although they were both women, Lu Zhiwan still felt very uncomfortable!
After cursing Xiao Jingting, the inexplicable bastard, a hundred times in his heart, Lu Zhiwan looked at himself in the mirror for a long time, making sure his face was no longer red before he adjusted himself and walked out of the bedroom.
When they reached the bright yellow curtain, they saw Female Doctor Dou and Imperial Doctor Zhang standing side by side, reporting Lu Zhiwan's physical condition to Xiao Jingting in a serious manner.
In short, if you have sufficient qi and blood, are healthy and active, it is easy to get pregnant.
But in order to please the emperor, Imperial Physician Zhang and Female Physician Dou also took the initiative to mention many methods and tonics that would help conceive.
Seeing Xiao Jingting pondering in silence, as if he was really thinking about these methods to assist pregnancy, Lu Zhiwan couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"Is the dog emperor serious? He hasn't even started riding a bicycle yet, and he's already thinking about a manned rocket? If he's so capable, why doesn't he fly to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the moon?"
"Besides, whether he's capable in that area remains to be seen. If he turns out to be a complete idiot, wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
She was complaining in her heart when suddenly, a cold gaze fell on her head.
Lu Zhiwan subconsciously raised her eyes and saw Xiao Jingting's dark eyes staring at her from a distance.
Obviously, that handsome face did not show much expression as usual, but when she was looked at by that gaze, she inexplicably felt a chill on her neck and her heart beat irregularly.
Why was he looking at her like that? Did he know she was scolding him? Impossible, could he read her mind?
Lu Zhiwan squeezed her fingers in her woven gold sleeves, put on a gentle smile, and stepped forward with her slender waist. "Your Majesty."
Although Xiao Jingting was wondering what a bicycle and a manned rocket were, his face remained calm. He just raised his hand and motioned for her to sit next to him.
The closer I get, the clearer I can hear her inner voice.
If they were far away, like when she and Female Doctor Dou were in the bedroom just now, he would not be able to hear any of her thoughts.
He asked Imperial Physician Zhang and Female Physician Dou a few more questions, and seeing that they could not find anything unusual, Xiao Jingting asked them to leave.
He was just about to repeat Lu Zhiwan's words when the eunuch's voice suddenly rang out from outside the palace: "The Empress Dowager has arrived, and Concubine Gu has arrived."
The hall was empty and quiet, and the voice was loud and clear, reaching the ears of everyone in the hall.
"Oh my god, why are the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine here? Are they looking for trouble? That shouldn't be the case. The Queen Mother isn't that kind of person..."
"Forget it. Of all the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best. His adoptive mother and concubines are here to find him, so he can just deal with it himself."
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiwan looked at Xiao Jingting with a weak face: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine have come together. They must have something important to discuss with you. Otherwise, I will step aside for now."
Before she finished speaking, the man's slender palm firmly pressed her hand, and his voice was low: "We are family, there is no need to be so distant."
"Who are you and your family? We're not particularly familiar with each other!"
The force on the back of his hand grew stronger, and Lu Zhiwan was unable to move. He could only force a smile: "Okay... Then I will listen to Your Majesty."
Xiao Jingting looked at her awkward expression of forcing a smile and raised his eyebrows slightly.
He felt quite relieved to see this two-faced woman unhappy.
After a while, Yu Mingjiang led Empress Dowager Gu and Concubine Gu into the room.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor sat on the left and right of the couch, and another eunuch brought chairs forward for Lu Zhiwan and Concubine Gu to sit on.
These two Gu family women were people you couldn't afford to offend. Lu Zhiwan sat aside as obediently as a quail, just acting as a low-key background. However, the more she tried to keep a low profile, the more she failed to keep her composure.
Before she could even get comfortable in her chair, the eyes of Empress Dowager Gu and Concubine Gu fell on her.
Empress Dowager Gu stared at her belly with anticipation, as if there were already one hundred and eight big fat boys living in that flat and slender waist.
Concubine Gu stared at her face sinisterly. If looks could kill, Lu Zhiwan's little face would have been cut at least a hundred and eight times.
"This aunt and niece are really extremely divided..."
Lu Zhiwan lowered his eyes in frustration and muttered to himself, "You dog emperor, please say something!"
Xiao Jingting paused holding the teacup, glanced up at the well-behaved woman, and a sneer curled up at the corner of his thin lips. Then he glanced at Empress Dowager Gu and said, "Just now, your son asked Imperial Physician Zhang and Female Physician Dou to come here to check on Concubine Lu's pulse."
"Oh?" Empress Dowager Gu asked with interest, "What was the result?"
Xiao Jingting smiled: "She is said to be in good health and suitable for pregnancy."
"Really? That's wonderful." Empress Dowager Gu's eyes lit up, and she looked at Xiao Jingting with a smile: "Ayin, do you know how long I have been looking forward to becoming a grandmother? After all these years, I can finally see some hope."
Then, he said to Lu Zhiwan in a gentle tone, "Lu, you must serve His Majesty well. If you can really bear an heir, it will be a great achievement for you! I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Lu Zhiwan, who had suddenly become the center of the conversation, said dryly, "I...I will do my best."
After saying this, she lowered her head in feigned embarrassment, but inwardly she was wailing, "What's wrong with this man! If he can't talk, then don't talk! Now look what happened. The Queen Mother actually thought I was pregnant. And this Imperial Concubine Gu, the murderous intent in her eyes is thicker than a ghost. It's really unbearable."
Fortunately, Imperial Concubine Gu hadn't forgotten her reason for coming. After confirming that Lu Zhiwan wasn't pregnant, she breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her back, and looked tenderly at the young emperor standing beside the couch. "Your Majesty, the Imperial Music Bureau has arranged a new dance. If you have some free time these past two days, how about watching it with me?"
As soon as this invitation came out, the hall fell silent.
Ambergris curled up from the bronze incense burner of Suan Ni, and the lingering smoke seemed to blur the man's well-defined features.
The slender fingers stroked the white jade teacup from time to time, as if thinking -
Concubine Gu's heart was in suspense. His Majesty hadn't rejected her outright as usual, which seemed to indicate a possible outcome. Although he might have been reluctant to refuse immediately due to the Empress Dowager's presence, as long as she could be alone with him, she didn't care whose face she had to choose.
Finally, under Concubine Gu's eager gaze, the fingers stroking the teacup stopped.
Xiao Jingting opened his eyes, but his gaze passed directly past Concubine Gu and fell on Lu Zhiwan who was sitting next to her: "Lu, do you want to see it?"
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