mtl008 Chapter 434: Tong Shi Can Match
Chapter 434: Tong Shi Can Match
Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi's face instantly darkened.
She didn't even bother to put on her hair accessories, and rushed out in her red gauze dress, asking with pretended concern.
"Fubao, why did your young master faint for no apparent reason? Have you sent for the imperial physician to come and treat her?"
The emperor, who was about to stand up, sat back down after hearing what Concubine Qi said. She was right. If Concubine He was not feeling well, she should go and ask the imperial physician for help.
Could it be that if he went to see her in person, she would be able to wake Concubine He up immediately like a magic pill?
The emperor thought to himself that he had seen many ways of competing for favor and beauty in the harem.
Concubine He didn't faint earlier or later, but just fell down after he arrived at Changchun Palace. There must be something fishy about this.
"Your Majesty, Lady Qi, my young mistress has had a good appetite recently, but tonight she was a little unusual at dinner. Seeing her lack of appetite, I specially prepared a bowl of fish soup for her."
Fubao explained with a tearful voice.
"Who knew that as soon as the young lady smelled the fish soup, she said she felt very uncomfortable, and then she fainted without any warning."
The emperor’s first reaction was that the fish soup might be poisonous?
Concubine Qi, who was standing aside, raised her lips slightly, and was secretly happy in her heart: that overeating Huanbi finally made herself sick, it would be best if she could never get over the illness.
Su Peisheng knew something about women's affairs. When he heard that Concubine He felt uncomfortable after smelling the fish soup, he came up with a bold guess in his mind.
"Miss Fubao, has your young master shown any other abnormalities recently?"
Fubao pretended to be confused and replied.
"Butler Su, my young mistress... seems to be even more sleepy than before, and has no interest in anything."
"Butler Su, is my young master in any serious trouble?"
Fubao asked anxiously.
Su Peisheng did not answer her directly, but respectfully asked the emperor for instructions.
"Master, based on the symptoms described by Miss Fubao, I dare to speculate that Noble He may have good news. Please allow me to send someone to invite the imperial physician to take her pulse?"
"Are you saying that Concubine He is pregnant?"
The emperor stood up excitedly.
Over the past three months, he has frequently visited his concubines, but no good news has come.
Unexpectedly, the usually inconspicuous Concubine He seemed to have good news. The overjoyed emperor ignored Concubine Qi who was shivering with cold and strode out of the main hall.
"Su Peisheng, quickly send someone to call the imperial physician!"
When Concubine Qi heard the emperor's unconcealed joy in his words, she became so angry that her chest heaved.
"Yafang, help this young lady back to her room!"
As soon as she entered the bedroom, Concubine Qi's eyes were like sharp blades and she questioned Yafang harshly.
"That bitch got pregnant right under our noses, how come you didn't notice anything unusual?"
Yafang knelt on the ground with a plop. "My lady, I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me!"
This was indeed her negligence. She kept an eye on the meals in the back hall every day and didn't even notice that the kitchen hadn't made Noble Lady He's favorite dish, braised ham with fish maw, for some time.
"Punishment? You let this young lady... Never mind. This matter can't be entirely blamed on you. That bitch has always been timid. Who would have thought she hid it so well?"
When she entered the palace, her father told her that no matter how unhappy she was, she should not take it out on her personal servants.
Concubine Qi suppressed the rage in her heart and gave orders in a deep voice.
"Hurry up and help me change my clothes. If that bitch is really pregnant, the other ladies in the palace will definitely come to visit."
She was worried that this red gauze dress would be an eyesore to Concubine Hua.
Concubine Hua was not as reasonable as the deposed queen. She would give the cold shoulder to anyone who offended her.
At this time, the emperor and his entourage had arrived at Yishouzhai in the back hall in a grand manner.
The Emperor saw Huanbi lying on the bed with her eyes closed and her face pale. He could not help but urge her, "Su Peisheng, quickly send a message and have the imperial physician come as soon as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huanbi, who had her eyes closed, began to tremble her eyelashes slightly and called out softly.
"Your Majesty, you are here? I give you..."
She supported herself on the bed and tried to stand up and salute, but fell back weakly.
Huanbi asked in panic.
"Fubao, what's wrong with me?"
"Mrs. He, you're not feeling well. You'd better lie down in bed."
The emperor's men exerted a little force and pushed Huanbi back.
When he pulled his hand back, he found that it was covered with fine powder. He wiped it on the curtain as if nothing had happened, then turned and left the bedroom.
"Su Peisheng, Noble Lady He is unwell. Please send someone to inform the two Noble Consorts."
A woman born as a slave is indeed not presentable. She'd better be pregnant!
As soon as An Lingrong got the news, she knew that Huanbi had revealed the news of her pregnancy under the instigation of Concubine Qi.
"Master, the eunuch who delivered the message said that the Emperor has also invited Concubine Hua to come over."
Baoque gave a special reminder.
"Okay, let's go over and take a look."
As soon as An Lingrong turned onto the long street, Concubine Hua was waiting in front of her.
"I heard that Concubine He is unwell, and the Emperor wants us all to go over there."
As soon as she got close, Concubine Hua couldn't help but complain.
"If it is really discovered that she is pregnant this time, I don't know how rampant Concubine He will be."
"Sister, the Emperor has always hoped that the Concubine would be pregnant. If she is indeed pregnant, it would be great news."
An Lingrong consoled her gently and mouthed the words "deposed queen".
Concubine Hua was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"You are right. It is indeed a good thing that Concubine He is pregnant. If there are more blessed children, I will be even happier for the emperor."
When the two stepped into Changchun Palace, there were quite a few people standing in the small Yishouzhai. Concubine Jing, Concubine Hui and Concubine Xin, who lived nearby, all rushed over.
After paying her respects, Concubine Hua asked anxiously.
"Your Majesty, how is Concubine He? Is there any good news?"
"He's awake, but the doctor hasn't arrived yet."
The emperor's face was calm, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
After everyone waited for a while, Xiao Xiazi led in a middle-aged, bearded doctor.
An Lingrong took a quick glance and knew that this person was not Liu Renhou.
On the day Fubao went to the Imperial Hospital to ask for help, she ordered her subordinates to investigate Liu Renhou thoroughly and found out that he was once the exclusive imperial physician of Concubine Shu.
An Lingrong wanted to take advantage of Huanbi's pregnancy to find out the connections of Prince Guo and his mother in the palace, so she did not take action against Liu Renhou.
Not long after the middle-aged imperial physician entered, he reported loudly.
"Your Majesty, I congratulate you. Congratulations to you, Your Majesty! Concubine He is almost two months pregnant."
"Okay! Su Peisheng, does the history match?"