On the morning of the second day after the rain, the air was extremely fresh, and the smell of earth was everywhere. Cui Shanggong held a thick book in his hand and walked hurriedly on the corridor. The maids and eunuchs he met on the road rushed to him. She saluted, but she turned a blind eye and quickly took the booklet to the palace and handed it to the queen.
"Your Majesty, according to the records in this Tong history, if the concubine's sunflower water is already five days late," Cui Shanggong said seriously, his tone was also very serious.
Shen Huan was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "So what? There is nothing surprising about women's delayed menstruation."
"Your Majesty!" Cui Shanggong was a little impatient, "Your Majesty, you should cheer up. If your concubine has been favored continuously since May, I'm afraid it's already... Alas!"
Shen Huan understood what she meant. She wanted to say that Ruo Bi was probably pregnant at this time. She gently closed Tong Shi and asked lightly: "Have you asked the imperial doctor for consultation?"
Cui Shanggong replied: "Not yet"
Shen Huan thought for a while and said: "Then let's ask the imperial doctor to take a look first."
Cui Shanggong hurriedly stopped him and said, "My Majesty, you can't do that!" Then he lowered his voice and said, "This matter can only be carried out without the knowledge of the imperial doctor. If the imperial doctor finds out by then, it will be too late for the Imperial Majesty to take action!" It will be found out, which is not good for the queen. If we start now, even if we find out in the future, the queen does not know that she is pregnant, so I will never doubt her."
Shen Wen looked at her blankly, with some disbelief in his eyes. He took a breath and said softly: "Teacher, do you know what you are doing?"
Cui Shanggong nodded firmly and said: "Yes, Weichen knows that even if the empress feels that Weichen is shameless, Weichen just wants to tell the empress that Weichen does this all for the sake of His Highness! If the empress refuses to take action, Let Wei Chen do it for you! Wei Chen will never bring trouble to the empress!"
Shen Huan stared at her and said slowly: "I don't allow you to do this, Cui Shanggong, listen, this is my order! Now you can go to the imperial hospital and ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Ruobi! If you If you really have a bad idea, don’t do it, otherwise... I will try my best to protect the emperor so that Zhaoer will never be able to reach the position of crown prince!"
"Empress..." Cui Shanggong was shocked. How could her most proud student, the most valued princess, and the most respected queen now...how could she become so, so soft-hearted!
Shen Huan closed her eyes, leaned on the chair, as if very tired, and waved her hand: "Go, teacher, don't let me down."
Cui Shanggong moved towards the door and heard the queen sigh: "Oh, teacher, why did you forget the things you gave me first? You said that showing weakness in front of others is better than not fighting. Ah! Teacher, you are so eager to advance now. You are just a mere concubine, and you are so anxious. Then what about the original Concubine Qing and Concubine Pei? Didn’t I come here? Teacher, don’t underestimate me. Your student"
Cui Shanggong's whole body was stunned. She said this slowly and gently, as if she was whispering and gentle, but it seemed to contain infinite confidence.
No longer hesitating, Cui Shanggong immediately sent people to the Imperial Hospital to ask the doctor to come and take Ruobi's pulse. Ruobi was surprised to see the imperial doctor coming at first. When Cui Shanggong explained that it was the Queen who arranged for Ping'an's pulse, Ruobin smiled and stretched out her wrist very cooperatively.
The imperial doctor put a handkerchief on her wrist and placed it on her pulse. Cui Shanggong looked at the imperial doctor nervously. After a while, the imperial doctor stood up and said, "May I ask if the young master has eaten some cold food in the past few days?
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Ruobi shyly replied behind the curtain: "The weather was too hot a while ago, so I was greedy for coolness and ate a few more ice bowls."
The imperial doctor caressed his beard and said with a smile: "Oh, my lord, you don't have to worry, Lord Shang Gong. My lord just caught a cold, it's nothing serious. I'll prescribe a warming prescription and you'll be fine after taking it."
Cui Shanggong finally let go of his hanging heart. A sincere smile appeared on his face and he said to the imperial doctor: "Then I have to thank you, sir. From now on, my concubine's safe pulse will be a problem for you."
Although a concubine does not need to work as the dean of Tangtang Tai Hospital, it is well known that this concubine is very favored, so the dean did not have any objections and quickly went down to prescribe the prescription.
Ruobi asked Cui Shanggong in a soft voice through the curtain: "Master Shanggong, do you know how the empress's illness is? I feel sorry for you to have her worry about me."
Cui Shanggong said hurriedly: "Young Master, don't worry about it. Your Majesty is still raising you, and I will take good care of you."
Ruobin sighed and said: "I am really useless... I made Lord Shang Gong laugh. When I get better, I will go and thank the Queen some other day."
Cui Shanggong said: "Don't be anxious, it is a serious matter for me to recover from my illness."
After leaving Shen Mengxuan, Cui Shanggong quickly returned to Chen Palace. Shen Huan taught Zhaoer how to speak very leisurely. Zhaoer rolled his eyes at her impatiently, making her angry and laughing.
Cui Shanggong walked in and knelt upright in front of Shen Huan. Shen Huan asked in shock: "Teacher, what are you doing?"
Cui Shanggong looked ashamed and said: "I am ashamed to treat my empress, and I almost harmed her."
Shen Huan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "If anything happens, teacher, get up and talk."
Cui Shanggong sighed: "Fortunately, I didn't act out of emotion. The imperial doctor just checked Ruobi's pulse. Ruobi was just greedy for coldness and not...not pregnant."
Shen Wen smiled and said: "I thought it was a big deal. You always listened to me and didn't do anything, so it's nothing. Don't mention it again in the future, just leave it behind."
"Yes" Cui Shanggong stood up and didn't mention the matter again. Ruobi came to Kuishui three days after taking the medicine, proving that she was indeed not pregnant. Somehow, the news reached the harem.
For a while, they had something to talk about and joke about, and they all secretly mocked Ruobi for being a hen that couldn't lay eggs. They had favored her for so long, but there was no sign of pregnancy! Forget those of them who had not been favored for many years, she was with the emperor every night.
There was no movement at all among the people together!
Not long after the harem became active, the outer court received another urgent report, saying that heavy rains had fallen in Changzhou for more than ten days in a row, causing flooding. Countless fertile fields and houses were now submerged by floods, and the court was required to send troops and troops immediately.
Money goes to disaster relief
The war in the western frontier was fierce, and the country suffered from floods. The northern country was completely caught in the predicament of internal and external troubles.
The outer court began to quarrel again. Before, they all had nothing to say to the outside world. Now they are divided into two groups because of money. One group advocates foreign affairs, and the other group advocates rescuing the victims first. The court immediately turned into a vegetable market, and quarrels continued to be heard from inside.
There was a lot of noise outside, and the harem became as silent as dead water.