Chapter 102: Bewildered
"Hurry, hurry, let me see it." Concubine Rong paused for a moment, then hurried over and put her hand on Shen Qingru's hand.
"You kid, you actually hid the fact that you were pregnant." Concubine Rong's gaze fell on Shen Qingru's lower abdomen with a bright smile on her face.
"It's been three months, luckily nothing happened. What if something bad happened?"
Shen Qingru felt relieved suddenly when Concubine Rong held her palm.
I finally passed this level.
She lowered her head and saw her palm being held affectionately by Concubine Rong, but she couldn't help but look behind her.
His Majesty was sitting on the armchair, his eyes looking at me were full of obscurity, looking at...
It doesn't look like he's that happy.
Shen Qingru clenched her palms, then released them.
She knew how important offspring were to His Majesty. As long as she doesn't commit suicide, this pregnancy will be her life-saving talisman.
But apart from this, she still wanted to know what His Majesty thought.
After all, what His Majesty thinks is crucial.
Shen Qingru wanted to speak, but when the words reached her lips, she remembered something and imitated Shen Fu's behavior. She first raised her eyes slightly and glanced at the Emperor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm fine." Shen Qingru's palm fell on her flat belly and stroked it gently.
"This child is quiet and not noisy. This is my first pregnancy and I really didn't know I was pregnant."
When Shen Qingru said this, she lowered her head and smiled shyly.
She concealed her pregnancy, which could be a big deal or a small one. If we look into it carefully, she cannot escape responsibility.
Now the wisest thing to do is to say that you didn't know and that if you don't know, you are not guilty.
After Shen Qingru finished speaking, she lowered her eyes and waited.
It was quiet all around, except for the sound of quiet breathing. Everyone present had different thoughts. Some were looking at Shen Qingru's belly, while others were taking the opportunity to look at His Majesty.
There were some who quietly looked towards Chen Fu.
"Your eldest sister looks so much like you." Concubine Wang was the first one to be criticized.
She turned her head and looked at Chen Fu with a deliberate smile.
His eyes were even carefully observing the expression on Shen Fu's face.
Her face turned pale with jealousy when she heard that Shen Qingru was pregnant. He just turned his head to look at Shen Fu beside him, and his mood began to feel good again.
I’m afraid this person is feeling even worse now.
After all, from the moment Shen Qingru stepped into the palace, anyone with eyes could see that she was deliberately imitating Shen Fu.
Although they are sisters, it is normal for them to look somewhat similar.
But even if there were some similarities before, it was not as bad as it is now.
His every frown, smile, gesture, and even his slightly hazy expression were almost unrecognizable. This is not just similar, it is clearly made according to Chen Fu's model.
Ever since she entered the palace for selection and lived in Chuxiu Palace, she knew that Chen Fu had a sister.
At that time, no one in the entire Chuxiu Palace was not envious.
Now look at...
"You and your elder sister are truly blessed." Lady Wang pouted, but her eyes were full of smiles.
"Not only are their positions exactly the same, they also look exactly the same." Concubine Wang always knew what words women didn't like to hear, and she deliberately picked these words to say to Chen Fu.
"No wonder His Majesty loves you so much. It turns out that your elder sister was pregnant and your younger sister just happened to take over."
There was a mockery in Lady Wang's words.
Shen Fu's eyes moved away from Shen Qingru in front of her, and she turned her head to look into her eyes: "Oh? Really?"
Concubine Wang's words were meant to deliberately anger her, and Shen Fu knew it.
If she was angry, then she would really be doing what Lady Wang wanted. Shen Fu had a gentle and calm expression:
"Then I should be thankful that I have a good sister."
“What do you mean?” Lady Wang was extremely angry when she saw that Shen Fu was not angry.
But after listening to Shen Fu's words, he was very suspicious. Is she crazy? Shen Qingru walked in with a high profile, relying on her pregnancy.
From the way you dress to the way you speak and stand. It’s almost as if her name is Shen Fu engraved on her face, and yet Shen Fu isn’t angry?
Isn't that a bit too spineless?
Lady Wang's eyes looked back and forth at Shen Fu.
Chen Fu was annoyed by Lady Wang's gaze, and the corners of her mouth curled up:
"When His Majesty sees my sister, he will think of me. Unlike some people, even if they are a substitute, they can't even see His Majesty."
Shen Fu's words made Lady Wang's face change. She reached out her hands fiercely, trying to stand up.
But when she thought of Chen Fu's identity, she could only suppress the anger in her stomach little by little.
"You have no spine!" Concubine Wang rolled her eyes, her whole body shaking with anger, but she still refused to lose face in front of Shen Fu.
"Some people are willing to sacrifice even their dignity for the sake of wealth and fame." Lady Wang did not dare to speak too loudly, but she could not help but hint at something in her words, which were directed at Chen Fu.
"Unlike me, I had a wonderful first encounter, even if I was not favored much afterwards, I still served His Majesty openly and honestly."
Concubine Wang was the first of this year's concubines to receive favor.
She has always been proud of this.
Thinking back to the chance encounter between himself and His Majesty in the forest, this moment was unmatched by anyone in the harem.
"Even if I don't have grace, I will never be willing to be her substitute!"
Chen Fu looked at Lady Wang's extremely noble face and found it ridiculous.
What would happen if Concubine Wang knew that when she met His Majesty, he was just a substitute?
Shen Fu shook her head, but now she was too lazy to argue with her.
What is fake is fake and can never become true.
The most important thing at the moment is the baby in Shen Qingru's belly.
Chen Fu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
If she remembered correctly, Shen Qingru did not have this child in her previous life.
What's more...the imperial physician said the baby is more than three months old.
Shen Fu thought carefully and realized that it had been exactly three months since she was reborn.
Ever since she was reborn, Shen Qingru always asked her to take his place in the emperor's bed.
So... where did the child in her belly come from?
Shen Fu looked thoughtful.
Meanwhile, Concubine Rong had already asked someone to take the files from the Jingshifang and look through them.
"That's right." Concubine Rong looked through the files of the Imperial Household Department, with a very gentle smile on her face: "Three months ago, His Majesty was often in Changqiu Palace."
Where the Emperor went tonight and how many times he asked for water are all recorded in the Jingshifang case file.
Concubine Rong pointed at the rows of Changqiu Palaces above, turned around and smiled at Concubine Shu behind her:
"During this period of time, all the favors that Sister Shufei has not received have been compared to those she has received. This child must have been conceived during that time."
Concubine Shu tightened her grip on the nanny's hand.
She was standing close by, and when she looked down she saw rows of words "Changqiu Palace" on the notebook.
During that period, Shen Qingru's favor was so great that even her emperor didn't like to visit her.
If not for this, she wouldn't have lost her temper and slapped Shen Qingru in the face.
But she never expected that Shen Qingru was pregnant.
It was so simple... and I got pregnant just like that?
Concubine Shu felt confused, but her body stood straight: "Congratulations are indeed due."
That delicate and charming face is extremely complex.
She was the most favored one. She had seen countless imperial doctors over the years she had been in the palace, but there was still no movement in her belly.
Now the little Ronghua is actually pregnant, how can she not be angry?
The Concubine Shu's fingers were trembling, and the long armor almost poked into the nanny's palm.
The nanny who was supporting her couldn't bear it anymore and quickly lowered her head.
Shen Qingru looked at her lower abdomen with a complicated expression, and then said to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and it's almost dawn."
"I can't bear it any longer. I want to go back and rest first."
Who among the people in this room hasn't managed to make it this far?
No one else said a word, but Concubine Shu dared to say so.
Concubine Rong lowered her head and closed the notebook in her hand expressionlessly. The young eunuch beside her was very observant and hurried forward to take the notebook.
"It's getting late." Hearing this, the Emperor nodded and put down the teacup in his hand.
Leaning back
His Majesty's tall and straight body was like a mountain, and under his dark dragon robe, he looked lazy: "Come here."
He stretched out his hand and faced Shen Qingru.
"Your Highness..." Concubine Shu was about to speak subconsciously, but the nanny beside her subconsciously held her back.
When Concubine Shu thought of something, her face suddenly turned ugly. His eyes fell on Shen Qingru's flat belly.
She turned back as if she was throwing a tantrum, and her eyes turned slightly red the moment she turned her head.
"Chen Ronghua, His Majesty is calling you." Concubine Rong saw this and was very gentle to the people below her. She said to Shen Qingru affectionately:
"Hurry up and go."
Shen Qingru stood there, already dazed. She stared blankly at the palm that His Majesty extended, and then at His Majesty's gentle expression.
It all seems like a dream!
She took a deep breath and waited for a while before she stepped forward tremblingly.
Tentatively, he placed his palm in the palm of His Majesty: "Your Majesty."
It has been so long since the Emperor has been so kind to me.
Shen Qingru's face was trembling with excitement, and the moment His Majesty's fingertips touched hers, he quickly opened the book.
Those eyes were looking at Shen Qingru's belly: "Three months?"
As His Majesty spoke, his eyes were looking at Chen Fu below him.
If he remembered correctly, during that period of time, Chen Qingru must have used Li as a substitute and let Chen Fu sleep in her place.
how? The one who bears the rain and dew is Chen Fu. The baby in her belly has grown into her stomach?
His Majesty's eyes were tired, and Shen Qingru couldn't figure out his true thoughts.
But when she thought of what the imperial physician had just said, the heavy stone in her heart fell to the ground.
No matter what, this child is now her life-saving talisman. With this child around, nothing could happen to her.
"Yes." Shen Qingru nodded: "Your Majesty, it has been three months."
"good!"
Xiao Yu spoke lightly, pinching his brows and standing up from the chair.
"The servants in Changqiu Palace failed to take good care of the Third Prince. They will all be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and sent to the laundry department."
"As for Concubine Xiang." His Majesty's eyes fell on her face: "For failing to take good care of her, you will be fined three months' salary."
Concubine Xiang didn't expect that after crying for so long, the Emperor's punishment would now fall on her.
The servants around the Third Prince were all her people. Now that they were reprimanded this time, it will be difficult for them to do things in the future.
"I..." She spoke subconsciously, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the Emperor glanced at her indifferently.
Concubine Xiang Guipin shuddered at the sight, and the words in her throat were about to come out, but she forced herself to suppress them.
"Yes." Xiang Guipin lowered her head. The salary deduction was a small matter. She had to be released from house arrest.
His Majesty did not mention it again, so I'm afraid he had borrowed it as well. Xiang Guipin finally managed a smile on her face again: "I obey your command. I will definitely be more attentive in the future and take good care of the Third Prince."
"As for Shen Ronghua." There were two Shen Ronghuas in the room for the time being. The moment His Majesty spoke, Shen Fu knew that His Majesty was not talking about her.
But he still stood up pretending to be terrified.
The moment she stood up, she could sense His Majesty's gaze on her for a moment.
His eyes fell on her face for a moment, and then Xiao Yu moved his gaze away and looked at Shen Qingru beside him again: "Since you are pregnant, take good care of it."
The emperor's eyes fell on her belly: "I will come to see you another day."
His Majesty left these words and walked away.
It was not until Lin An trotted after him that everyone was stunned and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Farewell, Your Majesty."
"You are pregnant now, so you must be more careful in the future." Concubine Rong bowed and stood up, giving Shen Qingru some advice in a gentle voice.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Qingru withdrew her gaze from the Emperor's back.
I can't help but feel disappointed.
When His Majesty spoke just now, she thought that He wanted to promote her position.
Shen Ronghua...Shen Ronghua...
She had been in the palace for so many years before she got the position of Ronghua, but what about Shen Fu?
Is her newly-appointed position enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with me? Who is she? Is she worthy?
Shen Qingru's eyes were always busy.
Concubine Rong frowned and left a message before leaving: "If you need anything in the future, send someone to tell me."
People left one after another, and Shen Fu saw the opportunity and hurriedly slipped out.
"My lady, why are you walking so fast?" Zi Su's legs were short, so it was difficult for her to follow behind.
"If you don't leave now, you'll have to go on stage and sing along." Chen Fu raised her hand, yawned, and shook her head with a smile.
I watched a whole night of great shows tonight, which were even more exciting than the opera excerpts.
Concubine Xianxiang took the lead and disrupted the drama under the pretext that the Third Prince was ill.
Then it was natural for him to reveal the news that Shen Qingru was pregnant.
Everyone knows about it and it is very lively.
But she had seen enough of the show and had to leave. Otherwise, if I were left behind, I would be forced to continue singing.
Shen Fu shook her head, looking unhappy.
Zi Su didn't understand, but she muttered: "What's the point of this? Is the young lady still dreaming?"
She still feels hot on her face when she thinks of her master dozing off in the palace: "The other concubines all want to dress up to seduce His Majesty, just to get him to look at them more."
"The young lady is quite good, she almost snored in front of so many people!"
Little Songzi, who was holding a lantern in front, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Shen Fu was too embarrassed to keep her face.
He raised his hand and touched his nose: "I am your young master, I am naturally beautiful, I don't need these tricks."
As Shen Fu spoke, she pushed the door open and walked into the house: "Your Majesty will also be fascinated by me."
As soon as the words fell, the door opened.
Before Shen Fu entered, she saw the Emperor sitting on the beauty couch in the room and looking at her with a smile on his face: "Oh?"
"Tell me, how come I was so obsessed with you?"
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