mtl008 Chapter 436 Doctor Chen's Concealment
Chapter 436 Doctor Chen's Concealment
That night, the emperor came to Bitong Academy and for the first time ever asked her to drink with him.
Shen Meizhuang guessed that the emperor was feeling uncomfortable because he remembered Zhen who used to live in Bitong Academy. She pretended not to know and poured glass after glass of wine for the emperor.
After getting the man drunk, Shen Meizhuang left the servants behind and went to a quiet place she had accidentally discovered to get some fresh air.
Just as she was about to return quietly, a big, hot hand suddenly covered her mouth and dragged her into darkness.
When Shen Meizhuang woke up again, she found herself lying alone on the ground surrounded by rockery. The strange feeling coming from her body made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
As a lady who received strict education since childhood, she knew the importance of chastity to women.
At that moment, Shen Meizhuang even thought of committing suicide by jumping into the lake, but she was afraid that the marks on her body would be discovered and her family would be implicated.
After weighing the pros and cons, she pretended nothing had happened and returned to the bedroom, snuggling into the disheveled emperor's arms.
Under her deliberate guidance, the dizzy emperor finally visited her.
The next day, Shen Meizhuang asked the emperor to allow Caixing to return home to fulfill her filial duties on the grounds that her grandmother was elderly and needed care.
Even though Caixing cried heartbreakingly, she did not waver in her determination to kick the person out.
Afterwards, Shen Meizhuang lied that a beloved item was lost, and secretly ordered Caiyue to investigate the recent movement of people in the rockery where the incident occurred.
But after all, his ability was limited, and he didn't find any clues about the villain that night until he returned to the palace.
"Mother, Mammy taught me how to make a brocade yesterday. This first one is for you."
Longyue stepped over the threshold with difficulty, shaking the bright red silk ribbon in her hand.
Shen Meizhuang suddenly came back to her senses and met Longyue's brightly smiling face.
She stepped forward and held the well-behaved girl in her arms. "Longyue, you are really skillful. Come and let mother see what kind of thread you are making."
"Mother, it's a simple plum blossom pattern."
Longyue shyly handed the necklace to Shen Meizhuang.
Longyue, who was staring at Luozi, didn't notice that the person holding her paused when he heard the reply, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
The emperor only took her to drink after praising the beauty of the plum blossoms in the vase that night.
At that time, Shen Meizhuang thought that Caiyue and the others had picked red plums to decorate the house, so she didn't ask any further questions. Now, seeing the necklace in Longyue's hand, she vaguely realized that something was wrong.
"Longyue, how could you possibly think of making a plum blossom silk cord for my mother?"
When she asked this question, her heart was in turmoil, and she secretly prayed that Longyue would not say anything that she could not accept.
"Mother, Madam Liu said that plum blossoms defy frost and snow, resembling the old friend you've always missed. So I begged Madam Liu to teach me how to make plum blossom lace."
Shen Meizhuang's heart sank, and she asked tremblingly.
"Were the plum blossoms in the vase at Bitong Academy put there by Madam Liu?"
"Mother, Madam Liu took my daughter to pick some plum blossoms. Longyue asked the servants to pick the most blooming ones. Do you like them?"
Longyue raised her head naively, only to see Shen Meizhuang's tense jaw.
"Like it? How could my mother not like it!"
Shen Meizhuang hugged the child in her arms so tightly that Longyue cried out softly.
"Mother, you're holding me too tight."
Upon hearing this, Shen Meizhuang immediately relaxed the strength in her hands.
"Longyue, Mother lost her composure when she thought of your filial piety. Are you feeling better now?"
Longyue nodded gently and buried her head in Shen Meizhuang's arms.
"Mother loves the brocade you made yourself. Can Longyue make a few more?"
Shen Meizhuang felt mixed emotions. She personally escorted Longyue out of the hall, and her face was filled with gloom as she turned around.
Longyue and Zhen Huan are indeed mother and daughter. Both of them have caused her the greatest harm in different ways.
Nanny Liu was sent here personally by Su Peisheng. If it weren't for the emperor's will, she wouldn't dare to say anything in front of Longyue.
The emperor has never forgotten Zhen Huan who left the palace in a fit of anger!
Shen Meizhuang thought deeply and wondered if Zhen Huan softened her attitude one day, would she return to the harem?
What will happen to Longyue, which is registered under her name then?
Too many questions that needed to be thought about flooded into Shen Meizhuang's mind, causing beads of sweat to appear on her forehead.
"Caiyue, I have a severe headache. Please send someone to the Imperial Hospital to ask Doctor Chen to come and take my pulse."
When Caiyue heard that her master wanted to summon Doctor Chen, she quickly selected a clever young eunuch to go and ask for him.
"Master, do you need me to help you to the bedroom and lie down?"
Shen Meizhuang shook her head slightly, "Caiyue, come closer and listen. I have something to say."
She had already made up her mind. Since Longyue was already registered under her name, she would be Shen Meizhuang's daughter regardless of life or death, and no one could take her away from her.
Shen Meizhuang hadn't figured out how to treat Longyue, but she couldn't keep Liu Ma, who was secretly teaching the child bad things.
Since the emperor values Longyue so much, she will use Longyue as an excuse to get rid of his people.
"Caiyue, I know you've been brooding over Caixing's departure. Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you. Caixing... I'm going to make Madam Liu pay the price she deserves."
"I heard that Madam Liu has family outside the palace. You should go first... then... when she has no way to defend herself, we will have our own talents to deal with it."
"Master, I will go and pass on the message."
After learning the "inside story" that Caixing had to leave her master's side, Caiyue hurried to find the person who was planted in the house.
About a quarter of an hour later, she led Chenpi into the main hall.
"Doctor Chen, my queen has a headache. Please take a look at her as soon as possible."
After Chen Pi finished his greeting, he muttered "I'm sorry" and placed his fingers on Shen Meizhuang's wrist through the handkerchief.
After feeling it carefully, Chenpi's eyelids twitched.
Concubine Hui's pulse is a little strange. I haven't taken her pulse for more than two months, and her body doesn't seem as cold as before.
But her pulse showed that she was depressed and had excessive liver fire.
There was another unlikely thing that vaguely flashed through his mind. Chenpi was not sure whether it was correct for the time being. He would have to take his pulse after a few days to find out.
Shen Meizhuang asked worriedly when she saw his expression kept changing.
"Doctor Chen, is there anything seriously wrong with my health?"
"Your Majesty, you are not seriously ill. You are just a little depressed, which has inevitably damaged your liver. I will prescribe the right medicine for you."
Chen Pi thought that Concubine Hui had suffered from a false pregnancy before, so he did not express his uncertain guess to avoid making the empress happy for nothing.
"Your Majesty, I will have the medicine boy bring the medicine bag over later. Once the medicine is finished, I will come back to check your pulse."
Before leaving Chuxiu Palace, Chenpi gave detailed instructions to Caiyue who was walking beside him.
"I prescribed a tranquilizer for Concubine Hui. This medicine will cause drowsiness. Please advise her to rest as much as possible and avoid going out as much as possible until her symptoms improve."
Caiyue stared at him in confusion.
"Doctor Chen, why do you say that? Noble He is pregnant. If the Empress claims illness and stays at home, I wonder what kind of rumors will spread in the palace?"