Chapter 148: Mother and Son Have a Gap
"The food in the Empress's palace is naturally excellent, but Concubine Hua had a miscarriage before and hurt her body. Now that she is pregnant again, she must be extra careful about what she drinks and eats."
The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager. The porcelain spoon was already at her lips. The imperceptible pause told the Emperor that she knew.
In other words, there is something wrong with the soup.
"Pregnant?"
Nian Shilan looked at the emperor in disbelief, "Your Majesty, are you saying that I am pregnant?"
The emperor shook his Buddhist beads and smiled the moment he turned his head. "How many noble concubines are there in the palace?"
“But, but…”
Nian Shilan hesitated on the surface, but her heart was boiling with anger.
[Is the princess pregnant? ]
[The four great masters are going to have their own children? 】
emperor:"……"
[But in this harem, no one of the emperor's own flesh and blood can survive, and I didn't get this by being cuckolded, so is it dangerous? ]
[The Queen Mother is not surprised. Could it be that she has discovered that I am pregnant? ]
[Ah! I know. The almond tea is indeed mixed with peach kernels. The recipe that harmed Queen Junyuan is now harming me.]
[Do you want me to die with two lives? ]
[The Fourteenth Master already has grandchildren. Is it wrong for the Emperor to have two children of his own? ]
Thinking of this, Nian Shilan took another deep breath in her heart, [Would the old woman want to kill all the emperor's children and let the Fourteenth Master or his son or grandson inherit the throne? ]
Old Fourteen...
The squeezing of the jade produced a subtle, yet goose-bump-inducing sound.
The Queen Mother was terrified when she heard this. She wanted to say a thousand words to refute, but she couldn't say a single word.
She looked at the emperor: I wonder if the emperor can hear the nonsense in Nian Shilan's heart?
The emperor has heard so many outrageous words from Nian Shilan this year, how could he show any abnormal behavior?
He picked up the porcelain spoon and stirred the chicken soup, and the medicinal smell spread.
[Parents who love their children will plan for the long term. The Empress Dowager really dotes on her youngest son and has even considered the Emperor's affairs after his death.]
[Thank goodness I died early in my previous life, otherwise I wouldn’t know who would be the emperor in the end.]
[No wonder the emperor refused to let her see his youngest son until her death.]
[The Fourteenth Master was a famous general in his time. With his military achievements, he was not only loved by the late emperor, but also had great prestige in the court. If it were me, I would definitely not let the Fourteenth Master enter the capital.]
Therefore, the person who understands me best and can sympathize with me the most in this world is Shilan.
The emperor loosened his grip and the porcelain spoon hit the wall of the bowl, making a small tinkling sound.
"The medicine is too strong. You should ask the doctor to check it before drinking it."
"Yes, pregnant women should be especially careful about what they eat and drink." The Queen Mother said happily, "God has mercy on you. The Emperor just lost the Fourth Prince and got the Sixth Prince. Concubine Hua Gui is really blessed."
[Sixth Prince?]
[Knowing that the Emperor is jealous of the Nian family, she still insisted on mentioning her son, damn old woman! Sima Zhao's intentions! ]
"It may not be a prince." Nian Shilan looked at the emperor with a cautious look, "Maybe it's a princess. The emperor likes princesses the most."
The Queen Mother looked concerned, "You too, you're already three months pregnant, how come you didn't notice anything? What if something goes wrong?"
Nian Shilan heard the scolding and quickly stood up and squatted down, "Your Highness the Queen Mother is scolding me for being too careless."
[With Huan Yi Xiang here, what does this palace know? 】
[Even if you burn the incense that kills off your offspring for two years, you won’t even suspect you’re pregnant.]
How dare you use me as an excuse?
Nian really had no respect for herself at all.
The Queen Mother really wanted Zhuxi to slap Nian Shilan in the face to teach her a lesson.
But the Queen Mother couldn't.
"You are pregnant now, why do you kneel at every turn?" The emperor raised his hand and signaled to Songzhi, "Help your queen, she is weak now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After being favored, Nian Shilan's smile showed a little pride and arrogance.
She was always like this, and the emperor liked her this way.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "If you have an heir, you are a meritorious official to the country. You and your brother are devoted to the country, and you are loyal to the country. This is a blessing for the Qing Dynasty."
[The old woman is very evil. She knows what the emperor is afraid of and she will say it.]
[My brother and I are loyal to each other, that is the right thing to do. You and Longkodo...]
The words "improper" were about to come out of his mind, but he suddenly thought, "Could it be that the fourteenth child is the son of the old woman and Long Kedo?"
【Oh~ It all makes sense now.】
[No wonder the Queen Mother dislikes the Emperor.]
[You should naturally love your child more if you have one with your ex-lover. ]
Nonsense! Absolute nonsense!!!
The Fourteenth Prince is the late emperor’s child. What does he have to do with Longkodo?
Nian Shilan is too presumptuous!
The Queen Mother was so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't grit her teeth.
The emperor listened to every word. He wanted to kill the Fourteenth Prince and Longkodo, but his face became more and more amiable.
"Thanks to Yuanmingyuan, no one wanted to harm Shilan. Otherwise, with her temper, she would have been so ignorant for three months that she wouldn't even know the child was lost."
What does the emperor mean by this?
No one harmed her in the Old Summer Palace, but there was someone in the palace?
Even though she was extremely angry, the Queen Mother still had to put on a kind and gentle look, as if nothing had happened.
"Your Majesty is right. Pregnant women are easily tired. Concubine Hua Gui has been talking to me for a long time. She must be tired. Go back and rest first. Dragon Descendant is the most important."
I have something to say to the Emperor alone.
[It’s over. I’m going to say bad things about my brother in private in front of the emperor again.]
[You scolded my brother to death in my last life, why are you here again in this life? ]
[Stupid emperor, you believe everything others say except your loyal ministers.]
Nian Shilan helped Songzhi to bow, "Thank you for your consideration, Queen Mother. I will take my leave."
[Kill them! Who can kill you and your son? If you kill your brother, when the Junggars come to attack you in the future, you will have no choice but to let your princess go to marry!]
[If it really doesn't work, you can just cede land and pay compensation. I'm going to die anyway, so let the Qing Dynasty end! ]
【It’s all over! 】
He even dared to curse the Qing Dynasty. The Empress Dowager thought that the Emperor would not be able to hear him, otherwise this sentence alone would be enough to make Nian Shilan die ten thousand times.
"No hurry—" Nian Shilan was about to leave, but the emperor stopped her, "Su Peisheng, call all the doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital."
Nian Shilan really didn't understand this time, "What the emperor means is..."
"The Queen said 'it's not certain yet', and I don't want to be disappointed. I'll take advantage of the Queen Mother being here to be a witness."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Su Peisheng turned and walked out.
The Emperor had given instructions before coming, and now all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were waiting in the courtyard. In addition to the judge Zhang Mi, there were also the doctors Chen and Li who were specifically in charge of serving the Empress Dowager.
A group of imperial doctors took turns examining Nian Shilan's pulse in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
Finally, they came to a unanimous conclusion: Concubine Hua Gui was pregnant, and it had indeed been more than three months.
Nian Shilan couldn't suppress the joy on her face. This joy should have come two months ago, but all she had back then was endless worry and uneasiness.
"Are you sure you're pregnant?" Nian Shilan asked.
[Don't ever come back and say that I colluded with the Imperial Hospital to fake a pregnancy. ]