mtl008 Chapter 564 Pregnant with Someone Else’s Child
Chapter 564 Pregnant with Someone Else’s Child
In the bedroom, Emperor Shenwu looked at Zhao Wubing solemnly: "Doctor Zhao, tell me!"
Zhao Wubing's face was filled with sorrow, his mind already swirling with thoughts. He leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to feel the Empress's pulse again! I will do it again in a moment!"
"allow!"
Zhao Wubing stepped forward again to take Lan Qingwu's pulse, but this time Lan Qingwu's mood was completely different. The air in the hall seemed to be stagnant. After a moment, Doctor Zhao finally released his fingers.
His expression did not relax at all, and he immediately took the pulse of Emperor Shenwu.
The Shenwu Emperor already knew the outcome. He was angry, confused, and hurt... He tried hard to suppress his emotions and said coldly, word by word: "Speak!"
Imperial Physician Zhao didn't dare look up. He feared he'd never leave the palace alive after discovering such a royal secret. His voice trembled as he spoke, "Your Majesty's pulse is strong and powerful. The two Jianxiang Pills he took this year will remain effective for a long time. He will never allow any woman to become pregnant!"
"And Your Majesty, I can confirm it—there's no doubt she's pregnant! And the baby is almost two months old!"
Behind the curtain, Lan Qingwu looked at Emperor Shenwu in shock. Emperor Shenwu also looked at Lan Qingwu, but his phoenix eyes were extremely cold and dark.
"My Queen, does she have anything else to say?"
Doctor Zhao knelt on the ground. Li Zhong grabbed Doctor Zhao's arm with a gloomy face and dragged him out. Li Xiang didn't dare to stay in the bedroom anymore. He lowered his head and followed him outside quietly, closing the door tightly.
Before Lan Qingwu could react, the furious Emperor Shenwu grabbed his shoulders. The intense pain brought Lan Qingwu back to his senses: "Brother Heng..."
"Don't call me!"
Emperor Shenwu's eyes had gradually turned blood red. "How dare you betray me! I've pampered you for so many years, is this for you to betray me, humiliate me, and trample on my dignity?"
Lan Qingwu shook his head desperately, but the Divine Martial Emperor had already lost his mind. Like a wounded beast, he wanted nothing more than to ruthlessly tear apart everything in front of him. The last shred of clarity prevented him from making the final cruel move.
The Divine Martial Emperor grabbed Lan Qingwu's slender neck with his large palm and demanded, "Tell me! When did you start? This year? Last year? Or was it a long time ago? Was it at the border? Every time you returned to the Lan Mansion these past few years, you were meeting him, right?"
The Emperor Shenwu suddenly thought of something and, regardless of Lan Qingwu's tears, he tore her dress into pieces. "You went to the Lan Mansion again today! Are you with that Wang Shuren again?"
Lan Qingwu was unable to stop the Emperor from going mad. He ignored her cries and pleas, tearing all of Lan Qingwu's clothes into shreds as if he were inspecting his own personal property. He examined every mark on her body, her snowy neck, her back, her legs, even her delicate feet... Each one was caressed by the Emperor's large palm. Finally, amid Lan Qingwu's cries of pain, the Emperor resolutely inserted his fingers into Lan Qingwu's...
After confirming this, the anger in Emperor Shenwu's heart subsided slightly. He looked at the naked Lan Qingwu beneath him and pinched her chin with his big hand: "Whose woman are you? I ask you, whose woman are you?"
Lan Qingwu didn't dare not answer, tears had already blurred her vision: "It's yours..."
A flash of madness flashed across the eyes of the Shenwu Emperor. He roughly pressed Lan Qingwu under him and said harshly, "Whoever dares to covet my weakness, I will tear him apart! I will tear him apart!"
Emperor Shenwu only wanted to possess the person under him, lock her up, and keep her from seeing the light of day, so that no outsider could ever covet her!
As for that man, he would cut him into pieces, burn him to ashes, scatter his soul, and make him disappear from this world. Never again would he dare to look at his weakness!
The Emperor's brutality left Lan Qingwu powerless to resist. The pain in his body was no match for the pain in his heart. Before the Emperor could continue, he heard Lan Qingwu's sorrowful cry, "Brother Heng..."
The despair and pain within her made the Shenwu Emperor stop moving. Her tears also burned his heart. Something occurred to him, and his face changed drastically. He picked up Lan Qingwu and examined her. Seeing that Lan Qingwu was only pale and heartbroken, but not in any other discomfort, the Shenwu Emperor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But then the Emperor's expression turned cold again. Lan Qingwu ignored her grief and pain, grasped his large palm, and cried, "Brother Heng, you can't just convict me like this! I've never done anything to wrong you! I've been by your side for the entire three months, and only left the palace twice to visit the Lan Residence. However, my whereabouts during those two days are recorded in the book. You can send someone to check!"
Emperor Shenwu roared, "Where's the child? You're pregnant with someone else's child. How can I believe in your innocence?"
"Ruo Ruo, I haven't told you this yet! Even if I favored you as usual for March, you would never get pregnant! For your health, I have been taking Jianxiang Pills for years. This is an ancient pill recipe, its effect is long-lasting and harmless to the body, just like Bingxue Pills. I couldn't bear to see you become weak and unable to give birth to a child! I only wanted you to accompany me for a few more years! But in the end, you got pregnant with someone else's child, trampling on my true love!"
Lan Qingwu hurriedly shook his head and said firmly, "But I also know clearly that there is no way I can get pregnant. March is such a special month. If I had any second thoughts, how could I be so stupid as to meet someone in March and get pregnant! Brother Heng, whether you believe it or not, I know there is no way I can get pregnant! This pulse is not right! I might have been drugged by something else. It's very likely a false pregnancy!"
The Emperor Shenwu's phoenix eyes narrowed, but he did not speak.
Lan Qingwu pleaded, "Brother Heng, I know that Doctor Zhao is your personal physician, and you trust him very much, but can you please trust Ruo Ruo as well? Ruo Ruo has been with you for many years, and I don't believe you can't see Ruo Ruo's heart! Ruo Ruo only needs you to trust me a little and find someone else to take my pulse! Nie Wushuang... Find Nie Wushuang back. I don't trust any of the current doctors!"
Emperor Shenwu sneered, "You think Nie Wushuang is your confidant now, don't you?"
Lan Qingwu looked at the Emperor Shenwu bitterly: "I was only poisoned a few times, and it was Nie Wushuang who was more knowledgeable in poison techniques who cured me! You could have found a few more doctors who know poison techniques to come into the palace and check my pulse! I just don't believe that there is an extra fetus in my belly for no reason! I also don't believe that there is no one who can't diagnose my true pulse!"
Emperor Shenwu trembled slightly and clenched his fists. "Okay! I will investigate thoroughly. You just stay here for the next few days!"
Emperor Shenwu stood up and left. He still had some delusions in his mind, and he was unwilling to believe Lan Qingwu's betrayal from the bottom of his heart.
Lan Qingwu collapsed onto the bed, heartbroken, yet she knew she couldn't let herself fall. Otherwise, the first to suffer would be those closest to her. Her trusted associates, Ruping, Ruhan, Furong, and Lianqi, would all die tragically! Her family wouldn't survive, and... her children! Lan Qingwu couldn't bear to think about what would happen to her children. Would the Emperor, as their father, turn his wrath on them? The Crown Prince would be in even greater danger in that position.
Emperor Shenwu did not return to Qianzheng Hall. He turned a corner and went to a side hall, where Imperial Physician Zhao was kneeling respectfully waiting for Emperor Shenwu.
Emperor Shenwu asked directly, "Is it safe to use medicine to abort the Queen's unborn child?"
Doctor Zhao pondered the question asked by Emperor Shenwu. Safe? It definitely didn't mean the safety of the fetus in the womb, but the safety of the empress!
Imperial Physician Zhao shuddered and quickly bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, this isn't a good idea! The Empress' body was poisoned by a cold in the past, and she's no longer in a good condition for pregnancy! And now that she's unexpectedly pregnant, if we force an abortion, she'll probably bleed to death!"
Emperor Shenwu's face darkened: "How much risk is it?"
Doctor Zhao simply said, "Almost 90%!"
The veins on Emperor Shenwu's fist bulged, which meant that if he cared about Lan Qingwu, he would have to keep this evil child!
"Are there any signs of poisoning in the Queen's body?"
This time, Doctor Zhao pondered for a moment before saying, "Perhaps I am not proficient in poison techniques and did not find anything wrong. If Nie Wushuang were here..."
Imperial Physician Zhao suddenly stopped, wanting to slap himself. The situation in the palace was so dire, and fortunately his disciple wasn't there this time, perhaps he could still save his life. He actually took the initiative to mention it! But before Imperial Physician Zhao could finish his congratulations, he heard the Divine Martial Emperor say above him: "I have summoned Nie Wushuang!"
Imperial Physician Zhao froze and said no more. Emperor Shenwu understood that Zhao Wubing, as the head of the Imperial Hospital, even if he wasn't very proficient in detoxification, it would still be easy for him to diagnose the disease. So he scoffed at what Lan Qingwu proposed from the beginning!
The Emperor of Shenwu flung his sleeves and walked out! The cold sweat on Doctor Zhao's back soaked his robes. When the Emperor of Shenwu's pressure dissipated, Doctor Zhao immediately fell to the ground.
At this moment, the door was pushed open again, and Doctor Li was pushed into the room by the silent eunuch. Then someone slammed the door shut and locked it.
Doctor Li was also quite frightened. He didn't dare ask anyone else. When he came in, he found Doctor Zhao there. Puzzled but feeling a sense of sympathy, he leaned closer and whispered, "Old Zhao... Doctor Zhao! What on earth is going on? I just took your pulse, how did it end up like this?"
"Besides, the Empress is pregnant! Even if she got pregnant in March, it was because Your Majesty couldn't help himself. How could she..."
In Doctor Li's opinion, His Majesty and the Empress refused to acknowledge the child because of Sanyue.
Doctor Zhao now looked at his colleague who was kept in the dark, feeling rather helpless. He patted Doctor Li on the shoulder and said, "Ignorance is really good!"
I just don’t know how Your Majesty will deal with those who know the truth.