amaotonovel Chapter 367 Concubine Xiao seems to be pregnant
Chapter 367 Concubine Xiao seems to be pregnant
Aunt Yao hurriedly patted Concubine Xiao's back.
"My lady! What's wrong with you?"
The head maid Qiushi also wiped her tears and said distressedly,
"Madam Yao, shall I go and ask for the Imperial Physician Niu? Your Majesty, how can your body hold on with the way you are vomiting?"
"Yes, yes, I am so anxious that I am confused. Hurry up and go get the Imperial Physician Niu."
"Here."
Qiushi agreed and ran out in a hurry.
Of course, no one in the room thought too deeply about Concubine Xiao's age and infertility.
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Soon, Imperial Physician Niu, who was in charge of treating Concubine Xiao at the Imperial Hospital, came in panting heavily, following Qiushi.
At this time, Concubine Xiao was lying on the bed, her face so pale that it looked transparent.
Madam Yao took a step forward and grabbed Imperial Physician Niu's sleeve, saying,
"Imperial Physician Niu, please come and see what's wrong with the Empress. I just smelled the bowl of medicinal soup you prescribed and vomited so much that I almost vomited my gallbladder!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, let me take a breath."
As Imperial Physician Niu spoke, he tried hard to calm his heart which was beating violently from his hasty pace.
After a moment, he watched the head palace maid Qiushi put down his medicine box and covered Concubine Xiao's wrist with a silk handkerchief, and he did not dare to delay any longer.
So he walked forward, rubbed his cold and shriveled hands vigorously, and took his pulse.
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Time passes little by little,
Doctor Niu's hands were shaking as he took the patient's pulse, and his old face was changing unpredictably, sometimes blue, sometimes white, sometimes purple, and sometimes red.
The bright red face made Yao Ma impatient. She could not bear to watch it any longer. She ignored the rule that patients should not be disturbed during consultation and asked anxiously,
"How is it? Doctor Niu."
"This~this?" Imperial Physician Niu withdrew his hand, and suddenly beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He stood up and bowed.
"Don't panic, Madam. It's just... it's just that I'm really unsure about your pulse!"
"What? What do you mean by unsure? Doctor Niu, haven't you been prescribing medicine to the imperial concubine to regulate her body?"
When Aunt Yao heard this, she became anxious.
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Concubine Xiao also raised her eyelids and said,
"It's alright, I can bear it."
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood! Your Majesty, please forgive my ignorance.
"I feel it as if it is a slippery pulse. But it is also very strange, sometimes it feels like a normal pulse, and sometimes it doesn't. That's why I stayed for a while before I said I couldn't feel it for sure."
"Ah? Like a slippery pulse?"
At this moment, Aunt Yao was so shocked that her mouth opened wide and she was speechless.
Concubine Xiao also widened her eyes in shock.
The two senior palace maids looked at Concubine Xiao in shock and disbelief.
The inner room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
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The first person to react was Aunt Yao. She asked in a trembling voice,
"Doctor Niu, are you saying that the queen is pregnant? Isn't the queen injured?"
The head maid Chunhua also asked in disbelief,
"Yes, Imperial Physician Niu, after the Imperial Concubine caught a cold and was injured more than ten years ago, didn't you say that she would never be able to get pregnant again?"
When Imperial Physician Niu heard the chattering of several people, his mind became a little confused.
"Yes, that's how it should be. I've been treating the Imperial Concubine for a long time, but I can't see through her!"
Aunt Yao's mind raced as she asked again,
"So, how many months has Niu been the imperial physician?"
"Well! If she is pregnant, it should be less than two months. But since I am not sure, I dare not say anything too sure."
Imperial Physician Niu didn't dare to confirm it, but still said this after weighing it.
"Less than two months? Are you sure?"
When Aunt Yao heard this, her heart was already trembling as if beating like a drum.
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a long time,
At this time, Imperial Physician Niu had calmed down. Looking at the reactions of the people in the room, he knew that they were shocked by this uncertain news.
"Why don't you stretch out your hand, Your Majesty, and let me feel your pulse again?"
"can."
Concubine Xiao's heart was beating like a drum, and she was eager to confirm it. She was not afraid of the news leaking out, because everyone in the room was hers anyway.
Imperial Physician Niu comforted him,
"My Lady, please don't be surprised. Have you forgotten the serious illness you had a few days ago that made you feel like you were reborn?
After you recovered that time, I noticed something different when I took your pulse again.
Her body is no longer consistent with her actual age. She looks as young as a young girl in her twenties."
After Imperial Physician Niu finished speaking, the head palace maid Chunhua asked tentatively,
"Imperial Physician Niu, are you saying that it would be reasonable for the Empress to be pregnant?"
"Yes, the combination of your rejuvenated body and the tonic you drink every day is very likely."
Imperial Physician Niu spoke seriously and took Concubine Xiao's pulse seriously as well.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the people in the room didn't dare to breathe.
After a long time, Imperial Physician Niu still couldn't figure it out, and said in frustration,
"Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, the pulse is still intermittent. How about I come back in a few days?
Logically speaking, it seems like she is two months pregnant, which is already obvious. But, can you feel the pulse, Madam?"
Imperial Physician Niu was extremely puzzled and could not explain the reason.
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At this time, Concubine Xiao, who had already guessed something, looked even more abnormal. She suppressed the panic in her heart and said,
"Doctor Niu, keep this to yourself.
If this palace is pregnant, and the month is still young, it is the worst time to make it public. You don't need to come again during this period.
When the time is right, I will tell the emperor in person. You will be of use then."
Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Niu bowed hurriedly and said,
"Yes, I understand. I will follow your orders, Your Majesty."
"Well, back off!"
"I will take my leave. Your Majesty, you have been weak lately, so you should eat more."
Imperial Physician Niu was sent out by Chunhua carrying the medicine box.
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When she came in and pulled Qiushi who was standing there stupidly, Qiushi, who was overwhelmed by the surprise, suddenly came to his senses.
They both fell to their knees on the ground, tears streaming down their eyes.
"Congratulations, Madam Imperial Concubine. You are pregnant!!"
"Yes, Madam Concubine, I think you are pregnant!
This Imperial Physician Niu was lying in wait when he spoke. He was being too cautious!
"Woo woo woo... Madam, this is great! We are not dreaming! It has been more than ten years! Your wish has finally come true!"
The two personal palace maids were crying with joy and spoke incoherently.
But Aunt Yao seemed to be stupid, staring blankly at Concubine Xiao's belly without saying a word.
Concubine Xiao calmed herself down and said seriously,
"Remember, don't tell anyone about this. Get out!"
"Well, we servants know."
The two nodded in unison, wiped away their tears, happily got up from the ground, and went out with grins on their faces.
Concubine Xiao looked at Aunt Yao who was still standing there stupidly and said,
"Nanny, you should go out too! I want to sleep for a while."
When she heard Concubine Xiao calling her, Aunt Yao came back to her senses. She looked at Concubine Xiao and was certain in her heart. But she had no evidence.
I asked tentatively,
"My lady, is this pregnancy real?"
Nanny Yao seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
"No need to doubt it, it should be true. Don't be too happy, go down first!"
"Here."
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