Compared to Imperial Physician Zhao's joy, Song Zhao sohow felt that there was sothing strange about this matter that was hard to pinpoint.
Yun Shan was very happy, however. "Congratulations, my lady! This is trendously good news!"
Imperial Physician Zhao also said with a smile, "His Majesty has been in low spirits due to Consort Shu's miscarriage. Now that there is my lady's pregnancy, it can be considered as so comfort."
Song Zhao was silent for a while before saying with a smile, "This is all thanks to Imperial Physician Zhao's blessings."
Later, Imperial Physician Zhao said he was going to Consort Hui's Palace to take her pulse. Then he hurried away.
No sooner had he left than Consort Yun returned to the side hall.
"How is it? What did Imperial Physician Zhao say?"
Yun Shan happily said, "Replying Consort Yun, Imperial Physician Zhao said my lady..."
"She did catch a chill," Song Zhao interjected, cutting off Yun Shan's following words. "It was my own fault for craving coolness, I always keep the window open when I sleep now that autumn has arrived."
Hearing this, the smile on Consort Yun's face froze slightly, but soon returned to normal.
"This servant doesn't think so. Look at your palace maid, she looks gleeful. If you were sick, wouldn't she feel distressed for you?"
She moved closer to Song Zhao and lowered her voice to ask,
"Could it be that my sister has a joyous news, and wants to keep it for now to surprise His Majesty at his birthday celebration?"
Song Zhao smiled mildly. "Baseless speculation. How could I dare joke about such an important matter as the imperial heir?"
Since Consort Yun could not say anything more, she chatted for a few more sentences before letting Song Zhao return to her palace with the music score.
After sending Song Zhao out of the palace, Zhi Lan returned to Consort Yun's side to serve her.
"My lady, do you think Song Zhao believes this?"
Consort Yun's narrow eyes arched up and her expression was unrestrained. "Whether she believes it or not, even if she has doubts and asks other imperial physicians from the Imperial dical Bureau to verify when she returns to her palace, what can she do? She is only a Consort Zhen. She can only order the imperial physicians Hu and Xu to take her pulse. They all sing the sa tune and will only say that she is indeed pregnant."
As she spoke, a frivolous smile appeared on her face. "As long as she believes she is pregnant, if one day she can't restrain herself and speaks it out, only to have it exposed that she faked the pregnancy to compete for favor, then her favor will be completely cut off."
*
On the way back to the palace, Song Zhao was silent all the way and did not speak.
Privately, Yun Shan thought that won in the palace were full of sches. It was normal for Song Zhao to not want to tell Consort Yun about her pregnancy. After all, Consort Shu's example was right there. Anyone would need to be more vigilant.
But even if she concealed it from the consorts, she would still need to inform Xiao Jingheng.
Yun Shan put a goose feather cushion under Song Zhao’s lower back. “When does my lady plan to tell His Majesty this good news?”
Song Zhao pondered and shook her head. “Don’t rush for now. There is sothing strange I noticed. Why didn’t Imperial Physician Zhao tell Consort Yun that he diagnosed as pregnant? Didn't Consort Yun say that Imperial Physician Zhao ca to take her pulse? How co after taking my pulse, he hurried away?”
Yun Shan was shocked. “Is my lady suspecting this is a sche? But that doesn’t make sense. If we announce this and it turns out that my lady is not actually pregnant, then Imperial Physician Zhao would be all talk. Would he give up his future prospects?
Song Zhao raised her eyebrows at Yun Shan. “Then who can prove that Imperial Physician Zhao said this to ? After all, when he told I was pregnant, the only people in the side hall were you and .”
After hearing this, Yun Shan couldn’t help but gasp. “So he deliberately wants to harm my lady! Fortunately, my lady stopped earlier when I wanted to announce the pregnancy. Otherwise this matter would definitely have spread everywhere. Instead, it would seem that my lady faked her pregnancy to compete for favor. This would be jumping into the Yellow River and still unable to wash oneself clear. This servant will invite other imperial physicians from the Imperial dical Bureau to examine my lady again.”
Song Zhao calmly said, “Go ahead and invite them.”
About half a ti period later, Yun Shan brought Imperial Physician Xu to Yao Hua Palace.
After Imperial Physician Xu examined Song Zhao’s pulse again, he also had an ecstatic expression as he happily announced, “Congratulations my lady, you have been pregnant for over a month!”
Hearing this, Song Zhao was suddenly overjoyed and sowhat flustered as she said, “How could there be such joyous news? Then I’ll have to trouble the imperial physician to inform His Majesty.”
However, Imperial Physician Xu said, “This is trendous news. You still have to personally tell His Majesty yourself to make him happier. His Majesty’s birthday celebration is coming up soon. If you announce this news at his birthday banquet, wouldn’t it delight His Majesty more than any birthday present?”
Song Zhao pondered briefly before nodding repeatedly. “What the imperial physician said makes sense. Then I’ll wait until His Majesty’s birthday banquet to personally give him this pleasant surprise. Please help keep this a secret for now.”
“Naturally, naturally.”
After Imperial Physician Xu left, Song Zhao gently caressed her flat abdon and coldly laughed. “My status is only that of a Consort Zhen. The only imperial physicians who specifically serve Consort Zhen are Imperial Physician Hu and Imperial Physician Xu. If soone ordered them to deceive , then I would really be helpless.”
She lazily reclined backwards, her gaze falling on the nail polish on her nails which she gently fiddled with. She leisurely said to Yun Shan,
“The reason I asked you to invite the imperial physicians was not to hear any truths from them, but to make the person scheming against in the shadows believe I have fallen into her trap. Only then would she let down her guard and reveal her tricks.”
Yun Shan said, “No matter how they sche against my lady, with your astuteness, they definitely won’t succeed! No matter how much malicious intent they have, they can never guess that there is also the exceptionally skilled Xiao Fuzi by my lady’s side!”
Three days later, after Xiao Fuzi’s period of seclusion and prayer for blessings ended, the first thing she did upon returning to Yao Hua Palace was to carefully examine Song Zhao’s pulse.
Sure enough, the pulse showed that Song Zhao was not pregnant at all.
She was a little puzzled. “It makes sense that I'm not pregnant, but why didn't I get my period this month? Do you know why?”
Xiao Fuzi frowned and pondered for a mont before saying, “My lady’s pulse shows slightly deficient qi and blood, and loss of nstrual blood. I'm afraid so unclean item was consud.”
Yun Shan quickly said, “That can’t be. Ever since the arsenic incident, my lady has been extrely cautious with food. The als sent from the imperial kitchen have all been personally verified by the food tasters. There wouldn’t be any problems.”
Song Zhao thought for a mont and said, “The problem is not in our palace. When I go to greet the Empress every day, I can't not eat or use the snacks and tea she rewards with. I rember that the tea snacks from the Empress’ palace these two days were all local specialties sent by Consort Yun. If she has malicious intent, it would not be difficult for her to arrange sothing.”
Yun Shan asked, “Should my lady inform His Majesty about this?”
Song Zhao raised her eyebrows and shook her head, smiling calmly.
“Since Consort Yun wants to harm , I’ll just repay her tooth for tooth, and use an even fiercer and more vicious thod to harm her. His Majesty has state affairs to manage daily, why should I add to his troubles?”
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