Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 23 Pretending to be sick ()

Shen Que did not expect that Zhu Ci would persuade him to go see Lu Cairen. During the day, Lu Caicai slapped her palace maid Jingyue, and now she felt uncomfortable again. Could she be resentful at all?

"Lu Cairen treats the people around you so much, don't you hate her at all?"

Zhu Ci shook her head and said considerately: "I don't dare to deceive the emperor. I don't like Lu Cairen very much, but what she carries in her belly is the emperor's flesh and blood. As the saying goes, I love the house as much as the bird, but the concubine is also afraid of the emperor's heirs. Any mistake will make your Majesty sad."

Shen Que rubbed Zhu Ci's temples with his fingers and sighed.

"My Aci is really kind and considerate. If they all think the same as you, there is no need to worry about the harem being uneasy."

With the warm and fragrant nephrite in her arms, Shen really didn't want to move, but he was worried about the child in Lu Zheng's belly.

"Okay, let me go over and take a look." Shen Que turned to scold Li Quan outside.

"You are confused, why don't you go and ask the imperial doctor quickly? I will go there soon."

Li Quan responded and ordered his apprentice Xiao Fuzi to quickly invite the imperial doctor. He looked at the moon in the sky with his hands in his sleeves and sighed heavily.

Shen Que glanced at Zhu Ci apologetically, "You go to sleep first, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead, got up, dressed and left.

Zhu Ci sat up from the bed, lifted the quilt, picked up the coat on the ground and put it on her body. She walked to the window, opened it slightly, and saw the lights in the yard brightly lit, and Shen Que striding into the Chunxi Palace in the moonlight.

Zhuying pushed the door open and walked in, saying angrily: "Lu Cairen clearly did this on purpose. Seeing the emperor staying in the Yuehua Palace made her feel uncomfortable. Then she tried her best to use the emperor's heir in her belly to invite the emperor to come over."

"Even you can see it, how could the emperor not know? Lu Cairen wanted the emperor to go there, so I followed her wish. No one likes others to deceive themselves, especially the emperor who is the Supreme Ninth Five-Year Plan."

Zhu Ci picked out the heart of the candle with a silver pick, and then put the lampshade on.

"The emperor always pays attention to children. She and the imperial concubine are the only ones in the palace who are pregnant, so naturally they attach great importance to it. If I obstruct it, the emperor will only think that I am small-minded and have no tolerance for others."

Only then did Zhuying understand why her master not only did not stop the emperor, but also very generously persuaded the emperor to visit Lu Cairen.

"That's right. It seems likely that the Emperor will not come back. Master, please rest early. Do you want me to order someone to fetch some hot water for you to take a bath?"

Zhu Ci couldn't help but yawned, with tears in her eyes. After all the hard work tonight, my whole body was sore, and my eyelids were so sleepy that they kept twitching.

But my whole body was very sticky, and I always felt uncomfortable and tight after sweating and not taking a shower.

"That's fine, just get some hot water and wipe it off."

On the other side, Chunxi Palace. Lu Zheng was half leaning on the bed, her face was pale, and she kept saying "ouch" with her hands on her bulging belly.

When she heard footsteps, she slowly opened her eyes and saw that it was Shen Que, a flash of joy flashed in her eyes.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty, why are you here?" Thinking of something, she glanced at Yuyun next to her and spoke sternly.

"Did you tell the emperor? Didn't I say it doesn't matter?"

Yuyun lowered her head and knelt on the ground with a plop, her eyes seemed to sparkle with tears.

"I see that you are really uncomfortable, and you are afraid that the emperor will be worried. You can't bear to disturb the emperor and Princess Zhu, so you can only endure it. I am afraid that something will happen to the emperor's heir in your belly, so I boldly beg Eunuch Li to tell you. Your Majesty." Lu Zheng's almond-shaped eyes widened, and his tone was weak but stern, "You bastard, you can make up your own mind. You didn't even listen to what I said. You deserve to be my master."

As he spoke, he lifted the quilt with his hands and got out of bed, curtsied and said, "Concubine, I bow to the emperor."

Lu Zheng thought Shen Que would come over and help her up, thinking that when he passed by, she pretended to twist her feet just enough to be caught by him.

Unexpectedly, Shen Que stood quietly a foot away from her, with his hands behind his back, looking at himself silently.

Lu Zheng bit her lower lip, "Your Majesty, please don't blame Yuyun. This girl also feels sorry for my concubine. Your Majesty, you should go and accompany your sister Zhu. My concubine is fine and she will be fine in a while."

"Really?" Shen Que looked a little cold. He was originally worried about Lu Cai and her unborn child, but when he came in and took a look at the scene, he could tell something was wrong.

Lu Cairen is not a master of acting. On the contrary, his cleverness is written on his face. The conversation with Yuyun was clearly told to him on purpose.

It can't be more fake, others can see it at a glance.

"I have already ordered Li Quan to ask for the imperial doctor, and I think it will be here soon. Let the imperial doctor take a look at it. Nothing will be better, and I will feel relieved."

Shen Que walked to the armchair beside him and sat down. When he saw Lu Zheng standing still, he raised his eyebrows.

"Since you're not feeling well, just lie down and don't get sick again. The people waiting around you are too blind. I didn't expect your master to be so thinly dressed. If you get cold, be careful. head!"

Yuyun hurriedly stretched out her hand to help Lu Zheng lie down, and then kneaded the quilt for her.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. This was completely different from what he expected. Not only is the emperor not worried, but he seems to be angry?
  "Yuyun is young, and I will train her well in the future. Your Majesty, please don't get so angry over such a trivial matter."

Seeing that Shen Que remained silent, Lu Zheng became increasingly uneasy, as if his whole heart was being placed on the drum and beating non-stop.

"There's nothing serious about my concubine's health. It's all these slaves who are making a fuss. The emperor is worried."

Shen Que's fingers tapped on the table, and he looked at Lu Zheng with a half-smile.

"How could I not be worried? I will feel at ease only if the imperial doctor takes a look at it, otherwise I will always be thinking about it in my heart."

Before he finished speaking, Li Quan led the imperial doctor in. The imperial doctor paid his respects to Shen Que, covered Lu Zheng's wrist with a piece of handkerchief, put his hand on it, and carefully felt the pulse.

Shen Que used the tea lid to skim off the foam and took a sip. The taste is not bad, but it is far worse than the ones in the palace of the queen and concubines.

"How is it? Is the child in Lucai's belly healthy?"

"Back to the emperor, Lu Cai and the emperor's heir in his womb are both in good health."

The imperial doctor is also an old man in the palace. Not only does he exist like a human spirit, he also has some ability to observe words and emotions.

When he saw something was wrong with the battle, he could only tell the truth, "It's just that Lu Cairen has some liver qi stagnation. He should pay attention to being less angry and walking around more to keep his mood cheerful."

Lu Zheng looked at Shen Que subconsciously. She originally only thought about inviting Shen Que from Yuehua Palace, but she never thought about what Shen Que would do if he summoned the imperial doctor.

(End of this chapter)