The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 171 The Cause of Difficulty in Pregnancy
"Could Doctor Wen have made a mistake? Concubine Hua has always been in good health, how could he have diagnosed such a pulse condition?"

Wen Xianqing lowered his head and replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I have been learning medicine from my ancestors since I was young. Although I dare not compare myself to Hua Tuo and Bian Que, I am confident in my medical skills! I have been practicing medicine for so long and have never made a wrong diagnosis or missed a diagnosis. Your Majesty's pulse is deep, astringent, thin and weak. This pulse is not a normal physical injury, but the result of medication. However, I cannot determine which drug caused it for the time being, and I beg Your Majesty to give me some time."

Yinzhen waved his hand to let Wen Xianqing stand up, and turned to look at Nian Shilan.

"Do you know this yourself?"

Nian Shilan shook her head weakly.

"Your Majesty, this is a strange question. How could I know? I usually take care of myself, hoping to have children for Your Majesty. How could I use medicine myself?"

There was a reason why Yinzhen asked this. If he didn't know that Nian Shilan secretly drank the contraceptive soup, he would have suspected that someone was harming her as soon as he heard Wen Xianqing's words.

Yinzhen waved away all the servants, sat beside Nian Shilan's bed, and reached out to hold Nian Shilan's face. Her face felt warmer than normal people's body temperature.

"I fell in love with you at first sight. From the first time I saw you riding on a horse, I wanted to be with you for the rest of my life. I have said many times that I want you to bear a child for me, but unfortunately, you secretly drank contraceptive soup every time you were favored by me. I don't understand, do you not want to bear my child, or do you have someone else in your heart?"

Nian Shilan remained calm. She had long expected that Yinzhen would know about the contraceptive soup, and she also guessed that Li Ke, who was hanging on the beam in the palace, was not some gangster. She just didn't expect Yinzhen to keep it secret.

"Your Majesty, you are overthinking. When I first entered the palace, you knew that I was not in good health and had headaches all the time. I thought that after I got better, I would give birth to a healthy little prince or princess for Your Majesty, but I am so unlucky that even the wind can cause me to have a fever. Besides, when Your Majesty and I met, I was a beauty waiting to be selected. How could there be a lover?"

Yinzhen withdrew his hand and looked at Nian Shilan.

"I heard that you went to the Cining Palace to visit the Empress Dowager today. I think the servants who served you were not attentive enough, so you got caught in the rain on the way back and became sick. I sent them away to pick out better ones for you. What do you think?"

Nian Shilan smiled, and her weak smile due to her illness made Yinzhen's heart soften, but he still kept a hard face and waited for Nian Shilan to speak.

"Your Majesty, you don't understand me. First, I heard today that my brother was missing, and I was anxious and sad. I wanted to talk to my mother, but unfortunately I am not a concubine of an ordinary family. I can't see my mother whenever I want. The Empress Dowager is your mother. Since I first saw her, I felt that she was very similar to my mother, and I felt very close to her. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, so I will go to the Empress Dowager to show my filial piety on your behalf. It is also a little selfish of my concubine, just as if I had gone to see my mother. My own mother. Secondly, the emperor blamed my servants for not serving me well, which made me sick. The emperor didn't know that the servants were thoughtful and had waited in front of the gate of the Cining Palace. But as a junior, how could I dare to sit in a sedan chair in front of the elders' palace? I had to walk back. I didn't expect that my body would be so unbearable and I was blown by the wind. Having said that, this is a blessing in disguise. If I hadn't had a fever tonight, I'm afraid that Doctor Wen would not have discovered that I was drugged. "

Only then did Yinzhen remember what Wen Xianqing said, that Nian Shilan had been drugged.

He said with a fierce face.

"Forget it, I will settle the score with you later. For now, let's find out what is causing your infertility. Tell me honestly, is the contraceptive soup harmful?"

Nian Shilan felt her whole body burning hot and she almost didn't have the strength to speak, but she still forced herself to reply.

"There is absolutely no problem with the contraceptive soup I used. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, just ask Doctor Wen to take a look."

Seeing that she was in a very bad mood, Yinzhen stopped talking to her and said to the outside of Nian Shilan's bedroom.

"Su Peisheng! Please ask Doctor Wen to come in."

Su Peisheng quickly responded and extended his hand to invite Wen Xianqing in.

Songzhi and Xiaolinzi wanted to go in and serve Nian Shilan, but were stopped by Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng said helplessly.

"I know you are thinking about Concubine Hua, but the Emperor only asked Doctor Wen to come in. How come you don't have any sense at all? You won't be able to serve for long if you keep doing this."

Songzhi and Xiao Linzi looked at each other and had to stop. Xiao Linzi thought about it and went to get the antipyretic medicine that Wen Xianqing had just written.

When Wen Xianqing saw Yinzhen, he knelt down again. Yinzhen said.

"Get up. I just want to ask you, if you take too much contraceptive soup, will you have this pulse condition?"

Wen Xianqing immediately understood that the emperor knew about Concubine Hua taking the contraceptive soup, but he didn't know whether the emperor knew that the contraceptive soup was prescribed by him. After thinking for a while, Wen Xianqing said, "Your Majesty, contraceptive soup generally does not cause difficulty in pregnancy. Concubine Hua's pulse condition is not something that the contraceptive soup can do. I still need to carefully investigate what the Concubine eats and uses on a daily basis."

Yinzhen nodded.

"Then investigate carefully. I order you to find out the reason within three days."

Wen Xianqing bowed.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Nian Shilan fell into a deep sleep, and Yinzhen sat by her bed. When Songzhi brought in the antipyretic medicine, Yinzhen gently woke Nian Shilan up.

After giving her the medicine, Wen Xianqing took Nian Shilan's pulse. Yinzhen watched her lie down again before ordering Su Peisheng to get the court clothes. He wanted to accompany Concubine Hua in the Yiku Palace.

Songzhi walked aside and lit a plum blossom incense cake in the incense burner, and the lingering fragrance spread throughout the room.

Yinzhen smelled the fragrance and asked Songzhi.

"What kind of incense are you burning? It smells so good and comfortable."

Wen Xianqing was about to pack up his medicine box and leave when he also smelled the fragrance. He sniffed, and suddenly his expression changed. He quickly walked to the incense burner, held it in both hands and walked out.

Songzhi was shocked and stunned for a moment before she remembered what the emperor had just asked.

"Your Majesty, this fragrant cake is called Plum Dance. Your Majesty orders it every night, saying that it helps her sleep better. I just thought that although Your Majesty fell asleep today due to feeling unwell, Your Majesty must be worried that Your Majesty would not sleep well, so I ordered it as usual, hoping that Your Majesty would sleep better."

Yinzhen was about to say something when he saw Wen Xianqing coming in with empty hands. As soon as he came in, he knelt down and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I have discovered the reason why Your Majesty is having trouble getting pregnant!"

Yinzhen looked at Wen Xianqing and said hesitantly.

"You mean the fragrance just now?"

"Your Majesty is wise! It is indeed that fragrance. When I first smelled it, I felt that the smell was a little familiar, but when I smelled it carefully, I found that I had smelled that smell when I was a traveling doctor."

Wen Xianqing answered straightforwardly, Yinzhen said.

"What on earth is this?"

Wen Xianqing lowered his head.

"The incense has been added with a large amount of purified osmanthus flowers! The osmanthus flowers, also known as ghost beckoning in the folk, have a light and elegant smell, which can be easily covered by the strong plum fragrance in this spice. This flower is originally non-toxic and has a calming effect, but it also has the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation. I have traveled among the people and saw someone purify and refine this flower and add it to the medicine for pregnant women, causing them to have red discharge and the fetus to be in danger. Now this incense has also been added with purified osmanthus flowers. If your majesty is not careful, you will only regard this incense as a good sleeping medicine. But if your majesty burns this incense for a long time and inhales too much incense mist, your menstruation will be disordered, your menstrual flow will increase greatly, and it will be difficult to conceive. I have often checked your majesty's pulse before, but I have never checked today's pulse. I think this incense has been used for a long time, and it has accumulated in your body, and now it has shown its effect."

Yinzhen looked gloomy and asked Songzhi.

"Where did this come from? The palace's perfumer would never make such a perfume."

Nian Shilan usually likes to use incense, but the spices she used were all given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the quota since she entered the palace. This incense did not come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Songzhi looked at Nian Shilan who was sleeping soundly on the bed, then knelt down and said tremblingly.

"This incense was given to me by the current Queen when I was in the palace."

(End of this chapter)