Seeing Jiang Jingyue's expression, Fei Leng couldn't help but reach out and pinch Jiang Jingyue's cheek; it felt nice.
As if sensing something, Bai Jingyue suddenly opened her eyes when Fei Leng pinched her like that.
As soon as she opened her eyes, still somewhat confused, she glanced at Fei Leng, hugged him, snuggled against him, and then looked at Fei Leng somewhat shyly.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I actually fell asleep."
Fei Leng knew that Jiang Jingyue liked to sleep so much because of her pregnancy. He reached out and rubbed Jiang Jingyue's head, smiling as he spoke to her.
"Xiao Jing, go to sleep if you're tired! Don't be shy, I know you must be very tired right now."
Jiang Jingyue covered her mouth with her hand, gave a delicate little yawn, and looked at Fei Leng.
"Your Majesty, has the imperial physician finished taking my pulse? I am tired and wish to return to the palace to sleep."
Upon hearing Jiang Jingyue's words, Fei Leng looked up at the imperial physicians who were still discussing and said sternly.
"You've been discussing this for so long, have you come to a conclusion, or have you still not come to a conclusion after all this time?"
Zhang, the head physician of the Imperial Hospital, slowly stepped forward. He had known the truth for a long time, but he had pretended not to know it. He looked at Fei Leng and knelt down before Fei Leng with an excited expression.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Consort Jing is indeed a woman, and I have even more wonderful news to share: Consort Jing is pregnant."
Upon hearing what Physician Zhang said, Fei Leng suddenly stood up and looked at Physician Zhang on the ground with a face full of surprise.
"Is this true?"
"It is absolutely true, Your Majesty. I dare not deceive you. Consort Jing is carrying Your Majesty's little prince. Consort Jing is the lucky star of our dynasty!"
Fei Leng hadn't expected that this Physician Zhang would have such a talent for acting, and couldn't help but nod at him.
"Rewards, all will be rewarded! I have a prince! Guards! Convey my decree: Consort Jing is gentle and virtuous, and has endured the hardships of pregnancy. Therefore, she is hereby granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort. So be it."
Upon hearing Fei Leng's words, Jiang Jingyue immediately looked up at him, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong...?"
Jiang Jingyue was so excited that she couldn't speak clearly.
Fei Leng reached out and touched Jiang Jingyue's hand, then looked at Wu Jing, who had collapsed into a seat in the main hall upon hearing the news, his voice icy.
"The Empress has acted improperly in front of the Emperor and slandered the Imperial Concubine. Her crime is so grave that she should be executed. However, in consideration of the difficulties she faced in managing the harem in the past few years, she is hereby granted a special pardon and is hereby imprisoned in the harem, never to be allowed to enter or leave again."
Upon hearing this decree, Wu Jing's eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Because the emperor's actions indicated that he intended to imprison her and prevent her from ever leaving again.
How could Wu Jing accept such a thing? She knew that if it wasn't true, the Emperor would punish her, but she really didn't expect the Emperor to punish her so severely.
To condemn her to never leave the palace for the rest of her life is worse than killing her.
What Wu Jing didn't expect was that Consort Jing wasn't a man, and that she was pregnant with the Emperor's child. She would never allow such a thing to happen.
If she is not having a good time, then Consort Jing should not expect to have a good time either, and the child in her womb should not expect to be born healthy.
"Take her away! Lock her up. I don't want to see her again."
As soon as Fei Leng finished speaking, two guards quickly entered and took Wu Jing away. Chunhua hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.
Seeing her Empress being carried away, Chunhua immediately ran over. No matter what happened, she wanted to stay with her Empress.
Seeing Wu Jing being taken away, Fei Leng looked at Jiang Jingyue with some guilt and spoke.
"Xiao Jing, I can't force her to step down right now, but don't worry, that day won't be long."
Jiang Jingyue smiled and slowly shook her head.
"Your Majesty, this is already very good. With the Empress imprisoned, no one can disturb us anymore."
Seeing that Jiang Jingyue didn't blame him for punishing Wu Jing too leniently, Fei Leng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He looked at the people in the main hall and raised his cup.
"Today is a rare and auspicious day, and I am very grateful. You may eat and drink as you please. Today, I will drink with you until we are both drunk."
The ministers below were also quite excited. They hadn't expected that the Emperor would have a prince. It was truly a cause for celebration!
"Your Majesty, congratulations! Long live the Emperor!"
It was clear that the officials below were also very happy.
Seeing Fei Leng's posture, Jiang Jingyue immediately leaned close to his ear and whispered something to him.
"Your Majesty, I will return to the palace now. Please eat slowly and do not drink too much wine, as it is not good for your health."
After Jiang Jingyue finished speaking, she slowly stood up and left with Dong'er.
The Empress Dowager had nothing to do. Although it was her birthday banquet, she didn't have anything to do. She just sat and received congratulations from others. She was tired after sitting for so long.
Seeing Jiang Jingyue leave, she immediately took Granny Ming and left as well.
"Consort Jing".
As Jiang Jingyue was walking, she suddenly heard someone calling her, and had no choice but to stop.
When she saw that the person who called her was the Empress Dowager, Jiang Jingyue was still a little confused. Just as she was about to bow to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager suddenly grabbed her hand.
"Consort Jing, you are now pregnant with twins. You don't need to bow to me. Don't startle the baby in your belly."
Since the Empress Dowager had said so, Jiang Jingyue nodded to her and stood up.
"Mother, is there something you want to see me about?"
The Empress Dowager nodded and took a package from the hand of Granny Ming, who had just gone back to get it. After taking it, the Empress Dowager handed it to Jiang Jingyue.
"Mother, what is this thing?!"
The Empress Dowager raised her head and gestured for Jiang Jingyue to open it and take a look. As soon as Jiang Jingyue opened it, she saw that it was full of children's clothes, which looked particularly elegant, but all of them were bright yellow.
Seeing these clothes, Jiang Jingyue was a little puzzled. Before she could speak, Granny Ming spoke up first.
"Your Highness Consort Jing, these clothes were prepared by the Empress Dowager for the child in your womb. They were all made by the Empress Dowager herself. I hope the little prince will like them."
Hearing that the clothes were all made by the Empress Dowager herself, Bai Jingyue was a little surprised. She did not expect that the Empress Dowager would personally make clothes for the children. Jiang Jingyue appreciated her kindness.
"Mother, don't worry! The child will definitely like it. Your Majesty, I thank you on behalf of the child in my womb."
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