The Empress Dowager found it unbelievable after hearing Zheng Mama's reply again.
She immediately ordered people to carry Princess Zhaoping into Cixi Palace, and then invited almost half of the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital. Everyone said it was a pregnancy pulse or something that looked like a pregnancy pulse. The imperial physicians even argued on the spot about whether it was a pregnancy pulse or something that looked like a pregnancy pulse.
Seeing that none of the imperial physicians held an absolutely negative attitude,
The Empress Dowager had no choice but to believe it for the time being.
evening.
Princess Zhaoping only drank two sips of soup before claiming she wasn't feeling well and went to sleep.
Simeng and Siyi stood guard nearby for a while.
A palace maid from the Empress Dowager's side came to invite them.
Seeing that Princess Zhaoping was lying listlessly and did not seem to need anyone to serve her anytime soon, Simeng and Siyi did not wake her up or report to her, and quietly went to the Empress Dowager's place.
Princess Zhaoping's residence was located in a side courtyard adjacent to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
Normally, no one lives in the side hall; when someone does, it's only for a short stay.
Therefore, no one was specially assigned to the side hall; the people from the main hall were responsible for its care and cleaning.
To make it easier for the maids and servants to take care of the work, there was a small door connecting the main hall and the backyard of the side hall. This way, it was convenient for them to do their work and they would not offend their master.
Zhaoping had been coming and going from Cixi Palace since childhood, so she knew about this small gate. She also knew that most of the maids and old women would be resting at night, so she would not be discovered or seen if she went through the small gate.
After Simeng and Siyi left with the palace maid.
Princess Zhaoping then put on her robe and got up, smoothly arriving at the back window of the Empress Dowager's bedroom through the small back gate. She carefully crouched in the shadow of the flowers and trees under the window, eavesdropping on their conversation.
"This servant greets the Empress Dowager," came the voices of Simeng and Siyi from inside the room.
They had obviously taken a detour through the front yard and had only just arrived.
"Yes, all of you, get up." The Empress Dowager's voice was as cold and ruthless as a machine, and sounded chilling in the early autumn night: "You are Zhaoping's closest people. Do you think it is possible that Zhaoping's pregnancy is fake?"
Simeng quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the princess was indeed nearly beaten to death by those bandits. These servants witnessed it firsthand."
Siyi also said, "Except for the night when the princess consummated her marriage with the Ninth Prince, we servants have been with the princess at all times, and her diet and daily life are normal."
Granny Zheng chimed in, "Your Majesty, this old servant also examined the Princess while she was asleep, and she certainly doesn't appear to be a virgin; moreover, the thing inside her seems somewhat limp, I wonder if..."
Zheng Mama stopped herself in her tracks, as if she wanted to say something.
The Empress Dowager asked coldly, "Is it something?"
"I wonder if it was because the Ninth Prince's martial arts were too high and he used too much force, injuring Xue Chan; perhaps because of this, Xue Chan was temporarily weak, and the Princess was young, so she became pregnant." Zheng Mama spoke softer and softer, and she herself felt that such a statement was very absurd.
Even though the Empress Dowager had lost all emotions and desires, she still found it incredibly unbelievable, and her voice rose considerably: "The Blood Cicada can still be injured?"
Granny Zheng wasn't mute, so she didn't know what was going on with the Blood Cicada either.
But when the Empress Dowager asked, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and make up a story: "The blood cicada is also a mass of flesh and blood, so it can naturally get hurt."
Empress Dowager: "..."
Siyi: "..."
Simeng: "..."
If that's the case, then... Ninth Prince is incredibly brave!
An eerie silence fell over the room.
Princess Zhaoping, standing by the back window, felt a storm raging in her heart as she listened:
Blood cicada! They say she has blood cicadas inside her!
What is that?
When did it get inside her body?!
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's cold and terrifying voice rang out again: "Let's just say that Xue Chan was injured, which allowed Zhao Ping to become pregnant by chance. It's not a bad thing."
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