Chapter 88 Finding a Doctor: She's Pregnant with Pei Yuan's Child
Is the imperial physician making a diagnosis?
The four words entered her ears, instantly waking Shen Chu, who was almost unconscious.
"Your Highness need not trouble yourself, Chen Chu will go back on her own."
She struggled to stand up straight and staggered out.
Pei Yuan's expression darkened slightly, and he grabbed her and headed towards the Imperial Hospital.
"Your father only gave you a slight punishment; he didn't say you weren't allowed to call the imperial physician. Your face was as white as a ghost, so let the imperial physician apply medicine to you before you went back."
Her injury was on her back. If she went to the Imperial Hospital for treatment, her identity as a woman disguised as a man would be completely exposed.
Shen Chu was anxious and scared, and felt dizzy and nauseous, with cold sweat all over her body.
But she didn't have the strength to break free from Pei Yuan's arm, and in desperation, she angrily said, "I told you it's none of your business."
He was just about to give me fifty strokes of the cane, and now he's pretending to be a good guy?
Pei Yuan tightened his grip on her arm and said coldly, "What did you say? Don't you know why I, the prince, am personally carrying out the execution?"
Of course she knew.
Chen Chu bit her lip, the pain keeping her awake, but a cold smile remained on her face.
"Of course I know. The Sixth Prince just wants to do me a favor and make me his lackey in the future."
Let me tell you, I, Chen Chu, am not buying your act.
Pei Yuan's expression turned cold, and he became somewhat annoyed.
"You think this is my purpose?"
Shen Chu scoffed, "Otherwise what? Do you really love me, have taken a fancy to me, and want to be my lover?"
She knew that because of the Third Prince, Pei Yuan hated homosexuality the most.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yuan's eyes turned as cold as ice. He stared at her for a moment, then snorted coldly:
"I'd rather you die of pain."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Shen Chu's vision went black, and she leaned weakly against the palace wall to avoid falling to the ground.
My heart felt like it had been twisted by an invisible hand, and I felt extremely uncomfortable. I couldn't hold it in and vomited everything up.
"Young master."
Hongxiu rushed over anxiously, and when she saw the bloodstains on Shen Chu's back, she exclaimed, "Young Master, are you injured?"
Hearing Hongxiu's voice, Chen Chu breathed a sigh of relief and fell into Hongxiu's arms.
Hongxiu was startled and quickly picked her up and left.
At the corner, Pei Yuan, holding the medicine he had just retrieved from the Imperial Hospital, saw this scene, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
Back at the manor, he tossed the medicine to Jinbao, saying, "Take this to Old Man He and have him give it to Chen Chu."
Jinbao was furious. "Young Master Shen actually impeached His Highness, so why did His Highness still send him medicine?"
Just now at the palace gate, he slandered you so badly; even this servant was angry listening to it.
Pei Yuan stroked the jade-bone fan without saying a word.
I was really angry at the time, so I turned around and left, but after a few steps I realized what was happening.
Shen Chu was as clever as a fox; how could she not know his intention in personally carrying out the execution?
If you already knew, why did you say those things?
What is Shen Chu resisting? Is it because she's afraid of seeing the imperial physician?
Achoo!
He suddenly sneezed.
Jinbao pouted, "It must be Lord Shen talking about you behind your back, and you still send him ointment."
"Just do it when I tell you to. Why ask so many questions?"
Jinbao left.
Pei Yuan tapped the jade fan. Was it really Shen Chu scolding him?
What a heartless bastard!
Actually, the person who criticized him was Hongxiu.
While applying medicine to Shen Chu, Hongxiu scolded, "Now everyone in the capital knows that the Sixth Prince personally beat you twenty times."
The Sixth Prince is really ruthless. He only impeached him, and in the end, nothing happened to him.
Chen Chu lay on the bed, quietly listening to Hongxiu's cursing.
Actually, the injury on her back, which looks serious, is just a superficial wound.
She knew that Pei Yuan insisted on carrying out the execution to protect her.
If the Imperial Guards were to really beat her, twenty solid strokes would leave her half-dead, if not dead.
The current outcome is much better than she expected.
But the wound on my back really hurts.
"Say a few more curses to me, it'll ease the pain."
Hongxiu was very obedient. "I heard that His Majesty ordered twenty strokes of the cane, but he insisted on fifty. In my opinion, he just wants to make an example of him and intimidate other officials so that they will not dare to impeach him again."
"Hongxiu, are you calling me a prostitute?"
"Oh dear, what this servant means is that the Sixth Prince is ruthless, a beast in human form, depraved, and a hypocrite... Young Master, does that sound satisfying?"
Shen Chu felt relieved. "That's satisfying. Don't stop applying the medicine."
"Stop cursing and let's get down to business," Aunt Qiao interrupted the two, who were chatting and arguing.
"Ah Chu, you were throwing up really badly just now, are you really pregnant?"
Shen Chu's mood, which had just calmed down, immediately soured again.
"She must have vomited because she smelled blood, right?" she asked hesitantly.
"Have you ever vomited at the smell of blood before?"
She didn't spit it out; she pursed her lips, her expression somewhat complicated.
This is the second time.
The night Pei Yuan cut off the Third Prince's arm, she vomited upon smelling the blood.
Aunt Qiao guessed the answer just by looking at her expression.
"We can't wait any longer. I'll secretly invite a doctor to come in and take a look tomorrow."
You really should see a doctor.
Shen Chu said, "There are too many people and too many eyes in the mansion, so we can't let the doctor into the mansion. I'd better go out and find a secluded clinic to see him."
Aunt Qiao frowned. "But what about your injuries?"
"The superficial injury is nothing serious. You can move around after applying the medicine and resting overnight. But this matter cannot be known to outsiders. After all, everyone will think that you have been seriously injured and need to stay in bed for at least half a month."
Aunt Qiao nodded, "I'll stay in your courtyard tomorrow. You and Hongxiu should leave early and come back quickly."
The next day, just as dawn broke, Chen Chu and Hong Xiu quietly left the house.
After leaving Juxianfang, Hongxiu hired a carriage and traveled all the way to the south of the city.
The south side of the city is where ordinary people live, and wealthy families and high-ranking officials rarely set foot there, which is why Shen Chu specifically chose the south side of the city.
She and Hongxiu both changed into women's clothing, veiled their faces, and found a relatively quiet clinic.
The doctor was an old man with white hair and beard. He closed his eyes and took the pulse for a long time, then asked a few questions before withdrawing his hand.
Hongxiu asked impatiently, "How was it?"
Shen Chu felt uneasy; she didn't know what answer she hoped to hear.
The old doctor smiled and said, "It's a slippery pulse. Congratulations, madam, you are already a month and a half pregnant."
Shen Chu felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in her ears, her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
She...is pregnant with Pei Yuan's child?
The old doctor's tone changed the next moment, his face full of worry, "However, the lady is deficient in both qi and blood, and her pulse is weak, showing signs of miscarriage."
Shen Chu's expression changed slightly.
Hongxiu grabbed the old doctor's hand anxiously, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Could it be that our lady's injuries are affecting the baby?"
The old doctor frowned and said, "Nonsense, of course an injury will affect the baby. How can you not take care of yourself when you're pregnant? How can you get injured?"
Hongxiu put her hands on her hips and angrily cursed, "It's all Liu... that bastard Liu's fault for hurting you. Now look what's happened, he's aborted his own child, that's the real tragedy."
"Six Bastards" is quite a unique nickname.
Chen Chu's feelings were mixed, and she subconsciously reached out and touched her flat stomach.
A tiny life had been growing inside her without her knowledge, and now that she found out, was she about to lose it?
"Doctor, is there any way you can help me save this baby?"
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