The woman's abdomen was slightly protruding, indicating she was about four or five months pregnant.
Yes, the current Consort Shu is four months pregnant; it's the talk of the town.
The Emperor has always favored several imperial concubines. One is Consort Lan, the mother of Prince Xian; another is Consort Shu; and the third is Consort Jing, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anping, who is now dead.
However, there's more to the story regarding Consort Shu's pregnancy.
However, no matter how much she pondered, Xie Lingqin's face remained expressionless, appearing almost exactly like Old Master Dong.
Consort Shu walked over step by step, finally stopping a few steps away from Doctor Dong. "Doctor Dong, I know you have long since resigned from your position as imperial physician, and you have never cared about life or death. You have only one wife and one child, yet you have received the Emperor's favor. But do you think that makes it impossible for me to do anything to you?" Her tone was still gentle, but every word carried the sharp edge unique to those in power.
However, Mr. Dong remained composed and shook his head calmly, saying, "I cannot have children."
"Slap." Consort Shu slapped the maid in the face, her expression fierce. "Is that so? If someone were to die because of you, Doctor Dong, I imagine you wouldn't just stand by and watch them die, would you?"
Doctor Dong shook his head sharply, "She cannot give birth."
A crack finally appeared on Consort Shu's face, and in the next instant, her gaze suddenly fell on Xie Lingqin.
That look is very bad.
really.
Before Xie Lingqin could even glance at Doctor Dong, a chilling sword was pressed against her neck, making her breath catch in her throat.
Whew, she's really unlucky.
"Doctor Dong, tell me, should I kill him?"
Doctor Dong glanced at Xie Lingqin, seemingly pondering or weighing his options. After a moment, he shook his head. "Old Doctor Dong cannot change Her Majesty's mind."
Xie Lingqin...
She was implicated, okay?
Upon hearing this, Consort Shu stepped forward, smiled coldly, and gave a slight nod to the person who was holding a sword to Xie Lingqin.
The man in black accepted the order and immediately raised his hand.
"Wait a minute," Xie Lingqin said.
She didn't want to die.
A glance at Elder Dong filled me with resentment, and a flash of inspiration struck me.
Hmph, if you're unjust, I'll be unjust too.
Xie Lingqin immediately raised her hand, pointed at Elder Dong, and said with a complicated expression, "Elder Dong, I know that you have always secretly loved Consort Shu, coveting her beauty and grace, and did not want to see her and the Emperor be in love. That's why you resigned from your position as imperial physician and retired to your secluded residence. But even so, you can't sacrifice me for the sake of unrequited love. I respect you so much. How can you disregard my life and death like this?"
Xie Lingqin finished speaking in one breath, perfectly capturing the emotions of sorrow, disappointment, sympathy, and resentment. It was as genuine and sincere as could be.
Inside the room, there was a deathly silence.
Consort Shu's beautiful face was frozen.
Old Dong's wrinkled face was clearly twitching.
They're probably smoking.
That's right, Consort Shu is old enough to be Master Dong's granddaughter...
"Old Master Dong, you..." It seems that Consort Shu believed it.
"Consort Shu, please, for the sake of Elder Dong's deep affection for you, don't sacrifice my life." Xie Lingqin looked at Consort Shu pitifully again.
Mr. Dong...
"Elder Dong, please save the child in Consort Shu's womb," Xie Lingqin pleaded from the side.
She didn't care whether Dr. Dong could be saved; the important thing was that she couldn't die.
"Okay." After a long while, Old Master Dong finally uttered a single word, almost as if he were gritting it out.
Xie Lingqin was surprised, but then breathed a sigh of relief.
Old Dong gave her a deep look and immediately took a few steps forward.
Consort Shu quickly stepped back a few paces, glanced at Doctor Dong with a wary expression, and then nodded to the maid beside her, "Lift the curtains and set up the tent."
"……yes."
It was clearly to guard against Dong's covetousness.
Old Dong's face cramped up.
Xie Lingqin lowered her head and turned her eyes away. It had nothing to do with her; it was you who refused to help first.
Through the curtain and gauze, Elder Dong was taking the pulse of Consort Shu.
However, even from a distance, Xie Lingqin could sense Consort Shu's unease.
Indeed, for such a high and mighty woman, the supreme ruler of the land, to be coveted by an old man who's practically on his deathbed...
That's definitely a way of stalling.
After a long while, Doctor Dong finally withdrew his hand, his face, tone, and mood all looking unwell. "I will write a prescription in a moment. The Imperial Concubine usually drinks it with the soup. Although it is harmful to her constitution, it is the only way. The rest is up to the child's own fate."
After speaking, Doctor Dong stood up. His manner seemed to be trying his best to prove that he had no feelings for Consort Shu, but it also looked more like the embarrassment of having his secret exposed.
Naturally, by this time, the sword that had been held to Xie Linghuo's neck had already been removed.
With a few quick strokes of his pen, Old Master Dong finished writing the prescription and strode out of the house without looking back.
"Elder Dong, what happened today..."
"I know." With a cold remark, Old Master Dong showed no respect, leaving without a trace.
The butler led the way, barely daring to breathe.
Xie Lingqin followed behind Elder Dong, head down, continuing to play the role of a guilty assistant and bodyguard.
"Butler, what is this...?" Ahead, a voice and footsteps sounded, and the group stopped.
Xie Lingqin's face immediately fell.
Liu Quejin's... Liu Yunzhou.
"Young Master, this is Doctor Dong. The Second Miss caught a chill, and Madam was worried, so she specially invited Doctor Dong to take a look." The steward certainly knew how to find a reason.
Of course, this means that Liu Yunzhou was unaware that Consort Shu was here, or perhaps he knew that Consort Shu was here but was unaware of the child in her womb.
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