amaotonovel Chapter 270 Sweet Concubine's Wish Fulfilled
Chapter 270 Sweet Concubine's Wish Fulfilled
After all, a woman is criticized even after being divorced, let alone now that she is pregnant.
If she can't return to Prince Rui's mansion, Lu Tian'er will really have no choice but to commit suicide!
Seeing that all the blame was being directed at Feng Chenyi, Zhai Yun reached out and grabbed Feng Chenyi's hand, signaling him to compromise first and then figure out a solution for other matters.
Feng Chenyi was unwilling. He said firmly, "Your subject would like to request the imperial physician to verify on the spot whether what Miss Lu said is true!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the imperial physician could not lie. Feng Chenyi believed that he had not touched Consort Tian and that she could not possibly be pregnant. As long as it was confirmed that she was not pregnant, she could not set foot in the gates of Prince Rui's mansion.
The Empress Dowager was already in poor health, and now that her birthday banquet had been interrupted, she looked very unhappy. Seeing that Marquis Lu and Lu Tian'er were about to speak, Su Jin stepped forward and said, "The Empress Dowager's headache has flared up again. Did you come here to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday or to cause her trouble?"
Su Jin was an old nanny in front of the Empress Dowager. When she spoke, even Emperor Xing'an dared not be careless and turned to show concern for the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager rubbed her temples, unable to speak: "This matter involves the reputation of the royal family. My son, why don't you summon the imperial physicians to save them from arguing and ruining the mood?"
Fortunately, Emperor An obeyed and summoned the imperial physician. Marquis Lu and Lu Tian'er dared not make any more noise, and the other ministers kept their mouths shut, afraid of making any more noise and angering the emperor and empress dowager.
Seeing Lu Tian'er confidently extend her wrist, Zhai Yun had a bad feeling; Lu Tian'er was too confident.
Zhai Yun walked to the side of the imperial physician. In this situation, the imperial physician was afraid of misdiagnosing her pulse, so he examined her more carefully. Zhai Yun remembered that in her previous life, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital had taught her how to diagnose a pregnancy pulse.
Zhai Yun took Tianfei's other hand and touched it. A normal person's wrist only has one pulse, but after becoming pregnant, there will be two pulses.
Seeing that Zhai Yun's complexion was not good, Feng Chenyi followed her. The Crown Prince, who was standing to the side, did not know that Zhai Yun could also diagnose pulses. Seeing Zhai Yun's serious expression, he came over.
Zhai Yun's heart skipped a beat, and her brows furrowed. When the imperial physician announced, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Miss Lu is indeed pregnant!"
Everyone felt that all of this seemed to make sense, but after Feng Chenyi received a positive answer from Zhai Yun's eyes, they both frowned in silence.
There's only one possibility for Lu Tian'er's pregnancy: she used a sperm donor. But Lu Tian'er is still a virgin; she's lost her virginity. Would she not know? Was there no bleeding?
Upon hearing this answer, the Empress Dowager's expression turned serious: "Yi'er, since Consort Tiao is pregnant, you should take her back to Prince Rui's residence to recuperate properly. The letter of divorce is null and void!"
Now that things had come to this, Feng Chenyi could no longer refute. He bowed respectfully and said, "Grandson understands."
Lu Tian'er got her wish and immediately sat down next to Feng Chenyi, excitedly taking his large hand and stroking her belly: "Your Highness, do you prefer a boy or a girl? Why don't you suggest a name for the child in your womb?"
Lu Tian'er's voice made everyone burst into laughter, and the banquet continued. In an attempt to break the tense atmosphere, some ministers began to offer toasts.
Feng Chenyi's gaze passed through Lu Tian'er and fell on Zhai Yun standing behind him. Lu Tian'er noticed Feng Chenyi's gaze and turned to look at Zhai Yun with eyes full of resentment.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager, who was sitting on a high seat, gently gestured to Su Jin beside her. Not long after, Zhai Yun was nudged by Su Jin, who had walked up to her side.
Zhai Yun pulled herself out of her reverie. In her memory, every time Feng Chenyi shared a room with Tianfei, he would come out very quickly. Even if they were really sharing a room, it wouldn't be that fast, unless Feng Chenyi was impotent!
If not, will Consort Tian get pregnant?
If Feng Chenyi knew that Zhai Yun was thinking about his impotence, he would probably be so angry he'd vomit blood. He was in the prime of his life, and he would really disagree with anyone who said he was impotent!
When Su Jin pushed Zhai Yun back to his senses, his mind was still filled with a jumble of thoughts. Su Jin said, "Young Master, the Empress Dowager is not feeling well. Your massage technique was quite good in the palace just now, and she wants you to go and massage her head."
Zhai Yun hadn't massaged the Empress Dowager's head at all in Shou'an Palace, so she knew the Empress Dowager was trying to help her out of a predicament.
Zhai Yun followed Su Jin back to the Empress Dowager's side. She had never massaged anyone before, but Su Jin had massaged her many times in her previous life, so she naturally knew how. Zhai Yun gently placed the pads of her middle fingers on the Empress Dowager's temples and rubbed them back and forth.
When the civil and military officials saw that Zhai Yun had returned to the Empress Dowager's side, they rolled their eyes.
The Crown Prince, however, reacted differently. He picked up his wine cup and walked over. Although the Empress Dowager did not drink, the ministers could not be disrespectful. Most of them finished their drinks after speaking.
The Crown Prince did the same. He went up to the Empress Dowager, first wished her good health, then expressed his gratitude to her, and finished his wine.
Before leaving, he smiled and looked at Zhai Yun: "The Empress Dowager seems to like Zhai Yun very much, and I also admire her. I heard that Zhai Yun is excellent in both character and learning at the Imperial Academy, even surpassing the teachers."
Since the Crown Prince didn't mention the Imperial Academy, Zhai Yun had almost forgotten that she was supposed to go there to study. After a vacation of more than half a month, her good days were coming to an end.
The Empress Dowager, who had been keeping her eyes closed, opened them slightly to look at the Crown Prince. Emperor Xing'an, hearing the Crown Prince's words, curiously approached and gave Zhai Yun a disdainful look.
The academy's teachers have all come to petition the emperor! Zhai Yun is excellent in both character and learning? His son is a bit blind! Oh, not a bit, he's really blind!
A palace maid replaced the Empress Dowager's tea with fresh tea. Su Jin carefully licked the Empress Dowager's teacup full and handed it to her. The Empress Dowager took the tea slowly, took a small sip, and then handed it to Su Jin.
"The Crown Prince has always been the most outstanding among the princes. How can others compare?" the Empress Dowager said slowly.
Even the Empress Dowager spoke up, so Zhai Yun also said a few words: "The Crown Prince has been taught by the best tutor since childhood. I, a commoner, have followed Prince Rui through life and death, and all I know is fighting and killing."
The crown prince had a sudden inspiration, "Don't you know how to relieve the Empress Dowager's headache?"
Zhai Yun genuinely didn't want to talk to him. Forcing a conversation when there was nothing to talk about was just awkward. She wondered if he had been involved in any of his mother's schemes.
He was secretly plotting to kill the other party, but on the surface, he acted as if nothing had happened, which was exactly the kind of glorious image he cultivated as the crown prince.
Zhai Yun clearly felt the Empress Dowager's head droop. Su Jin suddenly screamed and quickly supported the Empress Dowager: "The Empress Dowager is vomiting blood! Empress Dowager... Empress Dowager, what's wrong?"
Emperor Xing'an, who was sitting to the side, panicked and shouted, "Imperial Physician! Where is that imperial physician?!"
As the Empress Dowager fell backward and was caught by Zhai Yun, the blood oozing from her mouth and face startled Zhai Yun. Her lips were bluish-purple, a sign of poisoning. Zhai Yun had just raised her head to look for the tea the Empress Dowager had just drunk.