"Are you serious?" Dou Xiyin was sitting on a high chair in the Shou Palace. Because she was too excited, her body unconsciously leaned forward.
"Absolutely."
Dou Xiyin's eyes widened as she leaned against the armrest in deep thought. She thought for a bit and then suddenly became excited. She stood up and said, "Someone, prepare the carriage, this princess wants to enter the palace."
"Doctor Liu has done well this time and will be heavily rewarded. From now on, you need to keep a close eye on Imperial Physician Zhao. If you have any news, immediately report it to this princess. As long as you do well, this princess will not treat you badly. "
… …
In the Palace of Peace and Tranquility, Empress Dowager Yang sat up with the help of a maid and slowly drank her medicine. This year's rain had been falling for a long time and many people in the capital had fallen sick. Empress Dowager Yang was after all old, so even if she was the Empress Dowager, she was not spared.
She had been sick for a long time and the doctor had come to check her pulse every day. She had used all kinds of expensive medicine, but Empress Dowager Yang's illness still did not seem to get better.
When the palace servant reported, "Princess Shou is here", Empress Dowager Yang unconsciously knit her brows and said in a disgusted voice, "Why is she here?"
Ever since the Lantern Festival, Empress Dowager Yang and Yang Fucheng had fallen out. She did not even want to look at Yang Yan and her daughter. Empress Dowager Yang thought that she had been cruel and merciless in her life and had let down many people, but she had done everything she could for the Yang Family. She had given Dou Xiyin fifteen years of honour and Dou Xiyin had repaid her like this. Yang Yan, that thankless wretch, dared to swear that it was all Empress Dowager Yang's fault for being biased. Among the sisters, she was only biased towards Empress Dowager Yang and did not care about Yang Yan's life or death.
Empress Dowager Yang was so angry that she no longer cared about the Second Prince. Why did she bother to come here? She worked so hard to choose a political force for the Second Prince. In the end, no one appreciated her kindness. Instead, they turned around and scolded Empress Dowager Yang for overstepping her authority and stretching her hands too far. The Second Prince could marry whoever he wanted. Empress Dowager Yang would no longer care about the matters of the Yang Family.
Although Empress Dowager Yang made up her mind to not care about the Yang Family anymore, she was still hurt. Empress Dowager Yang had been depressed all this time. When it started to rain in June, her body was weak and her resistance was weak. She fell sick immediately.
This illness was like a landslide. Patients were emotionally fragile. Although Empress Dowager Yang ate delicacies every day, when she looked around the hall, there were only old palace maids and old nannies in front of her. There was no Grandson to please her, nor was there any son or daughter-in-law to take care of her. It was really sad.
Although there were people who came to greet her these days, such as Cheng Yujin, she did not move at all every day. However, the younger generation all left after giving her face. Cheng Yujin was a granddaughter-in-law. It was not her duty to take care of her mother-in-law, not to mention that she was pregnant. As for the son and daughter-in-law who were supposed to take care of Empress Dowager Yang, one was the Emperor and had to deal with a lot of affairs every day. The other was the Empress and was in charge of the six palaces. They were both busy people. It was extremely filial of them to come and ask about her every day. Empress Dowager Yang did not expect these two people to take care of her at all. As for the other concubines, Empress Dowager Yang disliked them for being noisy and scheming. She blocked them outside the door and did not see them. Empress Dowager Yang's current physical condition did not allow her to compete with the young people all day long.
There was nothing in front of her eyes. There was only Empress Dowager Yang lying on the bed to recuperate. She could not see the sun and light all day long. It was as if she was waiting for death. Empress Dowager Yang could not help but think of her son who had died early. Empress Dowager Yang became more and more depressed. Her illness would not get better.
Today, when she heard the palace maids say that Dou Xiyin had come, Empress Dowager Yang was really surprised. Although Dou Xiyin was the consort of the Second Prince, she was different from the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess lived in the palace, but the other concubines lived outside the palace. This seemed to be freedom, but it was naturally far away from the palace, the center of power.
It was inconvenient for outsiders to enter the palace. It was fine if the Second Prince had to go to court. Dou Xiyin lived outside the palace. It was not realistic for her to pay respects to the Empress Dowager every day. Dou Xiyin had always come with everyone on the first and fifteenth of every month. At other times, she did not run to Empress Dowager Yang's place.
So today, Dou Xiyin came to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. It was really a rare guest.
Dou Xiyin entered the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. As soon as she entered, she was choked by the strong smell of medicine in the hall. It had been raining outside for half a month. Empress Dowager Yang, an old person, lived alone and was sick. The air in the hall definitely did not smell good. The smell of medicine mixed with the damp smell was enough to make people's hearts heavy. It was as if the entire hall was filled with a gloomy aura of death.
Dou Xiyin resisted the unpleasant smell and walked into the hall with a forced smile. She said to Empress Dowager Yang, "Empress Dowager, are you feeling better today?"
Empress Dowager Yang looked at Dou Xiyin with a cold smile and said, "I've disappointed you, I'm not dead yet."
Dou Xiyin was instantly embarrassed. She smiled and said to herself, "It's good that you're healthy. I can rest assured outside the palace."
Empress Dowager Yang gave a cold laugh. She clearly did not care. Dou Xiyin thought of the reason for her visit today and resisted the embarrassment. She moved forward with a hot face and massaged Empress Dowager Yang's leg, "Empress Dowager, I recently learned of a matter that is very difficult for me. I don't know if I should say it or not."
Empress Dowager Yang forced herself to be interested and finally looked at Dou Xiyin, "What is it?"
Dou Xiyin laughed in her heart. She deliberately looked around mysteriously and then moved closer to say in a low voice, "I learned from the Imperial Hospital that the Crown Princess is pregnant with twins."
Empress Dowager Yang heard this and her rigid face finally showed some movement, "Twins?"
"That's right." Dou Xiyin was very proud and said, "Imperial Physician Zhao has always been responsible for the Crown Princess's pulse. Even her pregnancy was diagnosed by Imperial Physician Zhao. Today, Imperial Physician Liu accidentally saw the prescription that Imperial Physician Zhao dropped on the ground and found that some of the medicine seemed to be prescribed for pregnant women with twins. The Crown Prince cares so much about the Crown Princess and would not let anyone carelessly give the Crown Princess medicine. Empress Dowager, do you think … "
Empress Dowager Yang already understood. No matter how Imperial Physician Liu found out about Imperial Physician Zhao's prescription, Cheng Yujin was pregnant with twins. It was basically confirmed. Empress Dowager Yang was surprised, but she also felt a sense of realization. No wonder Li Seung-kyung kept Cheng Yujin's pregnancy a secret. No wonder the Eastern Palace still did not announce the good news even after three months of danger.
At first, Empress Dowager Yang felt it was strange. Now that there were twins, many doubts were easily solved. Dou Xiyin saw that Empress Dowager Yang understood and continued, "Empress Dowager, since May, there has been continuous rain and the plague in Jiangnan. You also suddenly fell ill. I heard that even His Majesty was not feeling well a few days ago. May is the month when the Crown Princess was found to be pregnant. "
Empress Dowager Yang's lethargic gaze suddenly became sharp and restrained like an eagle's. There was no trace of the turbidity and weakness of an old person. Dou Xiyin jumped in fright when she was stared at like that. She felt goosebumps all over her body.
Empress Dowager Yang stared at her for a while and then slowly released her strength. She became the lazy and sickly Empress Dowager again, "Princess Shou, you are not a child anymore. Pay attention to your words and actions."
Dou Xiyin could finally breathe again. She took a deep breath and found that her back was soaked with cold sweat. Dou Xiyin quickly smiled and said, "Empress Dowager is right. I have admired Empress Dowager since I was young. Please teach me more."
Empress Dowager Yang coldly glanced at Dou Xiyin. She closed her eyes and didn't say anything else.
Cheng Yujin was nurturing her baby in Ci Qing Palace as usual. Ever since Li Seung-kyung left, Cheng Yujin wasn't interested in doing anything. She wasn't in the mood to draw patterns for clothes and was too lazy to even make pastries. In the morning, she went out to greet the Empress and Empress Dowager. When she came back, she would walk around the courtyard a few times. After that, she would spend all her time in the hall reading and daydreaming.
But today, after Cheng Yujin finished reading a post, she didn't know why, but her heart beat inexplicably fast. She had planned to write two copybooks, but because she felt uneasy, she didn't write two words on the second one before putting down the brush. She couldn't calm down anymore.
She was feeling strange when someone suddenly reported from outside, "Crown Princess, Imperial Physician Zhao requests an audience."
"Imperial Physician Zhao?" Cheng Yujin frowned. The inexplicable premonition in her heart became stronger. Today wasn't the day to check her pulse. Li Seung-kyung wasn't in the palace either. Imperial Physician Zhao was a man outside. Why would he suddenly come at this time?
Cheng Yujin unconsciously restrained her expression and said, "Please."
Imperial Physician Zhao hurriedly entered the palace. He didn't even raise his head when he came in. He bent down and was about to kneel in front of Cheng Yujin, "This official greets the Crown Princess."
"Imperial Physician Zhao, what are you doing?" Cheng Yujin hurriedly had the Dugeaux stop him and asked, "The Imperial Physician has helped me before. Why do you have to be so courteous?"
Imperial Physician Zhao was still kneeling on the ground. He lowered his head and didn't dare to get up, "This official is guilty. I specially came here to ask for forgiveness from the Crown Princess."
Cheng Yujin and the Dugeaux looked at each other. Cheng Yujin slightly moved her sitting posture and said in a deep voice, "Imperial Physician Zhao, if you have something to say, please stand up and say it. What exactly is going on? "
Imperial Physician Zhao stood up and reported that he had discovered that his medical box had been rummaged through. He said, "This official is a medical practitioner and is very particular about cleanliness. Therefore, after this official's things were rummaged through, this official immediately discovered it even though the traces were very small. This official was unsure about one of the medicines that this official prescribed for the Crown Princess. This official planned to take it home and flip through the books. Who would have thought that this official would be … This official is guilty. This official will not be able to absolve himself from the blame even if this official were to die ten thousand times. "
Imperial Physician Zhao really felt very guilty. As long as there wasn't too big of a difference in standards, a medical practitioner would be able to more or less see through the other party's prescriptions. The Crown Prince had already instructed that he would be the one to be held accountable if any news were to leak out. Imperial Physician Zhao knew that this was no small matter, so he was very cautious. He didn't expect that someone would dare to rummage through his medical box in the Imperial Physician Hospital.
Cheng Yujin waved her hand and said, "Since things have already come to this, what's the use of investigating who is responsible? The most important thing is to solve the problem. Do you know who touched your medical box? During this period of time, who has been in and out of the Imperial Physician Hospital? "
It was obvious that Imperial Physician Zhao had come prepared. He said calmly, "After this official discovered that my things had been rummaged through, I immediately went to ask the boy guarding the door. The boy said that Imperial Physician Liu had left about a cup of tea ago. He said that he was going out of the palace for a visit."
Cheng Yujin's brows twitched. She had already guessed where he had gone. Right at this moment, the eunuch deliberately raised his voice and shouted from outside the door, "The Empress Dowager has sent someone here."
Imperial Physician Zhao frowned. He didn't expect things to develop so quickly. He looked at Cheng Yujin with some difficulty, "The Crown Princess …"
"It's fine." Cheng Yujin slowly stood up. Her brows were calm and collected, "What will come will come. Since the Empress Dowager has summoned me, how can I not come? "
The mama sent by the Empress Dowager had indeed invited Cheng Yujin to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. Moreover, she had been guarding her closely. It was obvious that she was preventing Cheng Yujin from informing others. Cheng Yujin was very calm. She didn't say anything and followed the Empress Dowager's people out.
When she arrived at the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful, she felt that the atmosphere wasn't right as soon as she entered. Cheng Yujin pretended not to notice and bowed to Empress Dowager Yang as usual, "I greet the Empress Dowager. Is the Empress Dowager's cough better today? "
Empress Dowager Yang watched with cold eyes. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Look, it was the same greeting. Dou Xiyin would only say, "Is Your Highness feeling better today?", but Cheng Yujin could accurately ask how her cough was.
If Dou Xiyin was as talented as Cheng Yujin, how could Empress Dowager Yang not agree to the Second Prince marrying Dou Xiyin? Unfortunately, they weren't the same kind of people and would be destroyed in the end.
Empress Dowager Yang nodded. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "It's better. I heard that the Crown Princess has been staying in the Eastern Palace to nurture the fetus and won't leave the palace unless she has something to do. That won't do. Although you need to rest during pregnancy, you can't lack basic movement. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for you to give birth. "
Even Empress Dowager Yang was beginning to care about her fetus. Cheng Yujin knew that today's hurdle wouldn't be easy, so she became calmer. She nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your guidance, Empress Dowager. I will remember."
Empress Dowager Yang tilted her head and coughed, "Aijia's body hasn't been good these days. Aijia hasn't asked about the younger generation in a long time. It's a pity that Aijia, as the great-grandmother, is the last to know about the birth of a child in the palace. The fetus in your stomach is already six months old. Aijia hasn't taken a good look at it yet. Quickly sit down. Aijia will let Mama Gong, who knows obstetrics, feel it for you. "
Cheng Yujin's heart jumped. Her eyes moved slightly. Sure enough, she saw two mamas standing next to Empress Dowager Yang. They were wearing dark blue clothes. The color was gloomy, and their faces were expressionless. Their hair was tied up so tightly that it almost strangled their scalps. The two mamas looked at people with cold and deep eyes. When they looked at people, it didn't seem like they were looking at people, but more like they were looking at goods.
Cheng Yujin figured out their identities. When she looked at their hands, she felt a chill just by looking at them. There were a lot of secrets in the palace. Many concubines got pregnant without knowing why, or offended high-ranking concubines. Some experienced mamas would give them medicine to get an abortion. Their skills were very strange. After a bowl of medicine, they would rub the waist and belly of the concubine. It was guaranteed that the fetus would be aborted and the concubine would never be able to get pregnant again.
Even though Empress Dowager Yang was the Empress Dowager, she had no reason to force the Crown Princess to have an abortion. When Cheng Yujin came out, she knew that Empress Dowager Yang probably heard some rumors today and wanted to confirm if Cheng Yujin was pregnant with twins. Cheng Yujin came here openly. Empress Dowager Yang's main purpose was to confirm. If something really happened to Cheng Yujin, Empress Dowager Yang wouldn't dare.
However, even though she knew, Cheng Yujin still didn't dare to take the risk. How could she dare to let these people touch her belly? Empress Dowager Yang said it was an examination, but who knew if these people would secretly do something.
Perhaps because Cheng Yujin didn't speak for a long time, Empress Dowager Yang lost her patience. She said heavily, "The Crown Princess is young and hasn't reacted yet. Why aren't you going to teach the Crown Princess?"
The two mamas responded. One on the left and one on the right, they were about to walk in front of Cheng Yujin. At this time, several big mamas silently came up from behind and blocked Cheng Yujin's way.
Lian Qiao and Dugeaux were frightened by this situation. Dugeaux immediately stepped in front of Cheng Yujin. However, this was the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. No matter how hard Lian Qiao and Dugeaux tried, they couldn't stop three fists and four hands. Empress Dowager Yang had been in the palace for half of her life, and no one knew how many dirty tricks she had used. Dugeaux and Lian Qiao were twisted by invisible hands again and again. It seemed to be a very light pull, but it was so painful that they couldn't stand.
Dugeaux originally wanted to avoid these hidden injuries, but when she saw that the two mamas were about to come closer, Dugeaux completely gave up on avoiding and protected Cheng Yujin as they retreated. Dugeaux endured the piercing pain in her body and said, "Crown Princess, when you came out, Eunuch Liu asked if you wanted to follow. You said that His Majesty might have something to tell you and asked Eunuch Liu to stay in the palace. However, this servant suddenly remembered that something was left in the Palace of Compassionate and Celebration and might need Eunuch Liu to bring it over. "
Before Li Seung-kyung left Liu Yi with Cheng Yujin. Cheng Yujin purposely didn't take Liu Yi with her when she left today. She told him to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to ask for the Emperor if he felt that something was wrong. Dugeaux specifically mentioned this now to remind Empress Dowager Yang to take care of the Emperor.
As expected, Empress Dowager Yang furrowed her brows, but that was it. Although Liu Yi was Li Seung-kyung's personal eunuch, a new Emperor brings in new officials. It was the same for the master and the servant. If Liu Yi's master, Li Seung-kyung, was in the palace, then Liu Yi's background was very frightening. However, Li Seung-kyung wasn't here right now. No matter how powerful Liu Yi was, it was impossible for him to charge in front of the Emperor alone.
As long as it was confirmed that Cheng Yujin was pregnant with twins, Empress Dowager Yang could use the name of inauspiciousness to suppress the Eastern Palace and force Cheng Yujin to have an abortion. Even if the Emperor found out later, he wouldn't be able to say anything.
Empress Dowager Yang's eyelids were still drooping. Cheng Yujin gradually retreated to the corner of the wall. She had accidentally kicked the multi-treasure pavilion and knew that she had no way out.
The two mamas had clearly discovered that Cheng Yujin had no way out and walked towards Cheng Yujin without any fear. The two mamas were very close in the blink of an eye. Without any warning, Cheng Yujin suddenly turned around and picked up a vase from the multi-treasure pavilion. Without even looking at which dynasty the antique was from, she threw it at the two mamas with all her strength.
The two mamas didn't expect that the gentle and weak Crown Princess would be so fierce and unconsciously dodged to the side. The expensive vase hit the ground and made an ear-piercing sound. Cheng Yujin used this opening to throw several more vases. She didn't care about anything and just randomly threw them.
In the blink of an eye, the priceless and unique vase became a pile of broken porcelain pieces on the ground. Everyone in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful was stunned by this unforeseen event. Cheng Yujin picked up a sharp piece of porcelain and pointed it outside. Her eyes were lonely. "If you dare to touch my children, then you better let me die here with you today. Otherwise, as long as I'm alive, I will never let you go. "
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