"Isn't it?" He Jingheng had just held her hand when he heard Yuntian's voice coming from outside the door.
"Prince."
He Jingheng's eyes were filled with anger.
Looking at the door, he said angrily: "You'd better have a reason to report here."
Yuntian didn't understand, and whispered, "The doctor just reported that the prince seems to be sensitive to sound and light!"
Before Yuntian finished speaking, the door of the room opened.
He Jingheng sat in a wheelchair and asked, "Can you say it again?"
"The doctor said that the prince seems to be sensitive to sound and light."
He Jingheng looked at Shang Ruoyi in surprise: "Could it be that you used some secret method that is passed down to girls but not boys?"
Shang Ruoyi nodded, her thin lips slightly curled under the mask: "Of course."
At this time, the capital city.
In Lanqing Palace, Concubine Zhao was eating elegantly, with Doctor Xu, who had just examined the Queen's pulse, kneeling below her.
"Tell me! Doctor Xu, is the Queen's baby a prince or a princess?"
Doctor Xu lowered his head and said softly, "The queen is weak, and the dragon fetus is also weak. It is still unclear whether this fetus is a prince or a princess."
"Oh?" Concubine Zhao smiled and said, "As the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital, Doctor Xu must have very advanced medical skills. How could he not be able to diagnose this?"
"Reporting to the queen, the dragon fetus is weak, and I really can't judge. I hope the queen will forgive me."
Hearing this, Concubine Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, go down!"
Doctor Xu felt as if he had been pardoned and hurried out with his medicine box.
Shaoyao handed her the tea and said, "My lady, in my opinion, this Doctor Xu is just evaluating us. Even if the dragon fetus is weak, it is still possible to tell the gender of the baby."
As a woman who had given birth to a child, how could this trick of Doctor Xu escape her eyes?
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to talk about it. In this huge palace, how can we not find someone to investigate this matter?"
Shaoyao whispered, "Your Highness, even if the Queen gave birth to a prince, what would happen? Your Highness is already the Crown Prince, and he is the most outstanding heir to the throne among all the princes and princesses. Does the Queen have to take away the Crown Prince's position if she gives birth to a prince?"
"The legitimate son of the empress is always different from the illegitimate son." She put down the teacup in her hand and said lightly, "Chen Shuyi from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, are you here?"
Shaoyao nodded: "Miss Shen has entered the palace and is heading towards our Lanqing Palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the palace maid outside the door come to report: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
"Please come in!"
Ever since the outbreak of the plague, the prince has been busy with government affairs and has not come to pay his respects to her for a long time.
"Your son pays respect to your mother."
"Hurry up and get up." Before leaving, Concubine Zhao said sympathetically, "You must be exhausted these days! Look at your face, you've become thinner."
"Thank you for your concern, mother. I am doing fine." He Lingsheng said with a smile.
"That would be great."
At this moment, the palace maid's voice sounded again: "Miss Chen Shuyi from the Zhenguo Mansion has arrived."
Shen Shuyi walked in gracefully and greeted the guests in a proper manner.
Seeing the two standing side by side, Concubine Zhao was very satisfied.
Only a proud girl like this can be worthy of her own son.
"Shuyi, I heard that you can play the pipa?" Concubine Zhao smiled.
"I only know some insignificant tricks, so I won't embarrass myself in front of your extraordinary pipa skills." Shen Shuyi's pretty face flushed slightly, and she was very moved.
However, He Lingsheng's thoughts were not on her at all.
Just then, a guard came up and whispered something in his ear.
He Lingsheng's expression suddenly turned very ugly.
He quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Mother, I still have some things to take care of, so I'll take my leave first." After he finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for Concubine Zhao to say anything.
Shen Shuyi couldn't even say a word to him.
Fortunately, she dressed up specially today.
"What's going on?" He Lingsheng asked in a deep voice, "Why is the plague spreading so quickly?"
"I didn't know that the letter from Prime Minister Shang has been sent to the emperor in an expedited manner over a distance of 800 miles."
Emperor Tianshun was so angry when he saw Shangnian's handwritten letter that he almost overturned the table in the imperial study.
"What's going on? Massacre of the city?" Emperor Tianshun threw the memorial on the ground and shouted angrily, "The censor of Liangzhou City actually concealed the truth and did not report it. Now the people of the entire Liangzhou City are suffering from the plague. Kill him!"
"Your Majesty, the censor of Liangzhou City has died of the plague."
At this time, the old Duke of Zhenguo walked forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, all the people in Liangzhou City are now infected with the plague, and other cities are in a panic. The top priority is to appease the people and solve the plague."
"Nonsense, you don't need to say it, I know what I need now is what to do!"
"Only by letting the most important officials in the court go can we play a role in appeasement." He cupped his hands and said, "I think the crown prince should go."
What?
Prince?
"No!" Emperor Tianshun refused without thinking: "The Crown Prince is the future Lord of Tianshun appointed by me, why would you take risks?"
At this time, a university scholar came forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, I think what the Duke of Zhenguo said is correct. We do need someone of a very noble status to go. Since you think the prince is not suitable, how about the prince?"
His words silenced Emperor Tianshun.
Prince 눁 was born to him and Concubine Shu, who was an extremely quiet woman. Prince 눁 inherited his mother's character, not fighting or competing, and only reading books of sages.
Regardless of age or status, the prince seemed to be the best choice.
Emperor Tianshun nodded and said, "That's great. Let Lao go to Liangzhou City to meet Shangnian, and dispatch a group of imperial doctors to go with him, as well as 100,000 taels of disaster relief money."
"yes."
The news that the prince was about to leave for the epidemic area soon spread throughout the palace.
"Haha, this mother concubine is not favored, so the child she gave birth to is naturally not favored." When Concubine Lin heard the news, she came to Lanqing Palace and said with a smile: "The concubine Shu has always been aloof and not close to us. The emperor doesn't like her very much. It is said that he hasn't visited her palace for half a year."
"That's right! Not everyone is as blessed as the Imperial Concubine to give birth to such an outstanding child like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Li Jieyu sneered: "Although they are both princes, the prince is so inferior to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"So the emperor sent the prince to the epidemic area this time," Lin Guiyi said in a low voice, holding the first-hand information: "My lady, I was originally serving the emperor in the imperial study. When those ministers came, the emperor ordered me to hide behind the screen. I heard with my own ears that when the Duke of Zhenguo suggested that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go, the emperor refused without a second thought. When it was the prince's turn, the emperor agreed without the slightest hesitation."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhao curled her lips and smiled.
Right now, the emperor's doubts should be gone!
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