Su Pan’er sighed faintly, "It’s my fault, it’s because I’ve been monopolizing you that this has happened..."
"That’s enough! Let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s talk about sothing cheerful."
Due to the sa topic, they had argued twice before, and this ti, Qin Yi decisively called a stop, causing Su Pan’er’s next words to get stuck in her throat, leaving her unable to say anything more.
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to say... your body slls so good..."
The few Palace Maids and Eunuchs standing guard outside appeared unfazed by anything unusual, still quietly maintaining their posts.
But in the next mont, a harmonious voice ca from inside, followed by His Majesty’s anxious voice calling out, "Pan’er, Pan’er, what’s wrong with you? Pan’er... Quick, soone! Soone co, summon the Imperial Physician!"
With His Majesty’s shouting, the entire Imperial Palace was suddenly alerted! Countless Court Ladies and Internal Attendants sprang into action.
Several Imperial Physicians were roused from their beds in the middle of the night and, braving the light snow, entered the palace.
The atmosphere in the palace was particularly oppressive; outside the Huayang Palace, Court Ladies and Internal Attendants were kneeling in a dense mass.
The trembling Imperial Physicians went forward, took turns to take the pulse, confird and reconfird, then gathered to discuss for half a day before pushing Imperial Physician Wang out to stand before His Majesty.
Qin Yi was already impatient!
Seeing Su Pan’er lying on the bed, her face ghostly pale and fainting, his heart felt as if on fire, so frustrated that he could barely resist the urge to grab these dithering Imperial Physicians one by one and give each of them twenty strokes with the pole, yet considering the special circumstances, he had to forcibly calm his mind.
"Speak! What on earth is going on? How could the Empress just faint like that?"
Fainting? This was serious!
The thought of Su Pan’er having fainted for over three months two years ago, barely waking up, imdiately turned Qin Yi’s face ashen with fright.
He hurriedly had soone summon the Imperial Physician.
The wait for the Imperial Physician to arrive, and for these good-for-nothings to provide treatnt, was excruciating. And these Imperial Physicians, delaying and hesitant to inform him of what had happened to Pan’er, only added to his anxiety.
"This..."
Imperial Physician Wang was sowhat hesitant, stepped forward with a clasped fist, and asked His Majesty with so difficulty, "There is a piece of good news and a piece of bad news. Which would Your Majesty like to hear first?"
"What good news and bad news? Just tell !"
Qin Yi had no patience for this stalling.
Imperial Physician Wang, biting the bullet since it was inevitable, chose to be straightforward: "Reporting to His Majesty, the good news is... the Empress is pregnant again..."
"What?"
Qin Yi shot up, losing all composure and stood frozen on the spot.
Pregnant... How could it be possible?
Qin Yi couldn’t describe the feeling in his heart. He had longed for Pan’er to beco pregnant again, for a very, very long ti... so long that he seed to have forgotten when it started, so long that his initial eager anticipation turned to utter despondency, to the point where he had even resigned himself to drinking that decoction which would ensure a man sired no offspring.
He said he didn’t care, but what man wouldn’t want his children to thrive, to delight in his offspring? Especially with his status.
But he never imagined, Pan’er was actually pregnant?
Three months at that! Considering, it turned out she conceived around the ti he took that decoction. At that realization, he was utterly mortified!
Luckily! Luckily Pan’er was pregnant again, otherwise, he would have truly failed the ancestors of the Qin Family!
With this thought in mind, his blood began to boil, and joy shone brightly upon his face.
"Indeed! The Empress is with child, already three months pregnant."
Since Imperial Physician Wang had spoken, the words that followed weren’t so difficult to say, "The bad news is, the Empress’s body is not suited for another pregnancy. This humble servant suggests using dicine to terminate the child."
"Audacious!"
Qin Yi roared in anger!
Bang!——
A jade pillow suddenly flew from Qin Yi’s hand, whistling through the air, and headed straight for Imperial Physician Wang.
The whistling jade pillow frightened Imperial Physician Wang into reacting instinctively to dodge, covering his head with his hands. Yet the pillow narrowly missed him, crashing heavily to the other side, and fell to the floor.
The sight frightened all the Imperial Physicians into changing color, as they knelt down in one accord, "We are fearful!"
Qin Yi was truly furious!
Such exhilarating news had reached him, and before he could even enjoy a mont of happiness, the next sentence plunged him into an abyss.
Terminate the child? To think these pillars of the Imperial dical Bureau, each claiming to be an academician, would speak so pompously.
How could anyone be pleased?
"Fearful? Heh, it seems to that I am too lenient, and that’s why you dare to be so reckless, saying whatever you wish. Do you truly think I won’t kill you! Hm..."
When an emperor is enraged, rivers of blood may flow!
Who dares ignore the fury of an emperor, yet these words they had to say.
One of the Imperial Physicians, bracing himself, stepped forward while kneeling, "Your Majesty, the Empress’s Phoenix Body was originally unsuited for pregnancy. Even if she managed to conceive with difficulty, as the children gradually grow in the womb, they will cause even greater harm to the maternal body."
Another Imperial Physician also stepped forward, "Not just that! Most importantly, the Empress is carrying twins."
"Indeed! Therefore, we beseech Your Majesty to think thrice!"
Several Imperial Physicians advised in unison.
"Twins? What of it? Could it be that I, as the sovereign of this nation, cannot afford to bring up two of my own children..."
Qin Yi retorted imdiately, but after a mont, he suddenly ca to realization and sat down on the chair, his face turning pale.
Seeing that His Majesty understood their request for the Empress to terminate the pregnancy, the several Imperial Physicians wiped their sweat secretly, thinking in their hearts how difficult this was! It seed their heads were spared for now!
Su Pan’er lay at the head of the bed, her consciousness Fazzing, but the conversation outside did not miss her ears.
First, she felt joy!
No wonder she had been feeling so tired lately, always wanting to sleep. She thought it was because she had been too worried about everything lately, and with the Warm Pavilion’s spring-like warmth, it was inevitable to feel drowsy. Moreover, Old Xue had repeatedly emphasized how difficult it was for her to conceive. Although she had been taking decoctions to improve her constitution, she had never connected the abnormalities in her body to that.
Now that she learned she was more than three months pregnant, her inner heart could not be more elated.
But then, the words of the several Imperial Physicians dragged her down into the valley.
Twins!
Not to ntion in this era of undeveloped dicine, even in later tis, carrying twins was a very dangerous affair.
No wonder these Imperial Physicians risked their lives to advise her to terminate the pregnancy.
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