Early the next morning, Xia Dongchun came back from paying respects to the Queen and returned to the Yanx Palace full of anger.

"My lady, what happened?" Qi Ling did not go with them to pay her respects, so she didn't know what had happened. Seeing that Xia Dongchun seemed unhappy, she couldn't help but ask another question.

Xia Dongchun didn't say anything. Yun Ling sighed and said, "Don't mention it. I went to pay my respects to the Queen Mother today, and Yu Da Ying became her arrogant self again. I thought she would be more restrained and calm after being reprimanded and punished by the Queen Mother. I didn't expect..."

"Ah?" A look of surprise appeared on Qi Ling's round face. "But... because of how she treated Concubine Xin before, the Queen Mother stripped her of her title. Her position was not high either, so how could she just...?"

Qi Ling was too embarrassed to say the rest of the words. She always felt that she shouldn't speak ill of her master behind his back, even though the master was not a very good person and did not get along with her young mistress.

"Who said it wasn't?" Xia Dongchun was so angry that she couldn't eat when she mentioned this. "I went to pay my respects to the Queen this morning. Seeing her look made me sick. She lives with Noble Borjigit. If I hadn't stopped her, Noble Borjigit would have been bullied by her!"

"My lady, please calm down. It's not worth it if you ruin your health because of someone like this." Upon hearing this, Yun Ling hurried to comfort her, fearing that she would act impulsively and do something out of line.

"I vomit--" Xia Dongchun was about to say something, but suddenly he vomited. Yun Ling and Qi Ling were stunned for a moment. The first thought that flashed through their minds was - Oh no, could it be that their mistress really vomited because of nausea?

After a moment, Yun Ling finally responded: "What happened to the young lady? Did you eat something that's bad?"

Qi Ling was also very anxious: "Yeah, didn't you eat something bad? Why do you feel sick for no reason?"

Xia Dongchun herself was also very surprised. Although she said that Yu Ying'er made her sick, it was just talk. It wasn't really to this extent. So for a moment, she was frightened.

"My lady, please wait a moment. I will go and get the imperial physician for you." After saying this, Qi Ling hurriedly ran out.

After Qi Ling ran out, Yun Ling quickly poured her a cup of hot water and said, "Young lady, rinse your mouth first. The imperial physician will be here soon to see what's going on."

"Could it be that I have really made Yu so disgusted?" Xia Dongchun fell into self-doubt.

Yun Ling looked at Xia Dongchun, and suddenly an idea flashed through her mind, but now the imperial physician hadn't come to see her, so she didn't dare to be sure. She was afraid that if she said it out loud, Xia Dongchun would be happy for nothing, so she looked at Xia Dongchun hesitantly.

Qi Ling was worried about her health, so she almost jogged all the way to the Imperial Medical Bureau, asked for the imperial physician, and then hurried back to the Yanx Palace.

When the imperial physician saw Xia Dongchun, he bowed and said, "I greet you, young lady. I wonder if you are feeling unwell."

Yun Ling replied, "Our young master was just talking when he suddenly retched twice. Please ask the imperial physician to take his pulse and see what's going on."

The imperial physician took out a pulse pillow and a square handkerchief. Xia Dongchun put her hand on the pulse pillow. The imperial physician then put the square handkerchief on her and then reached out to check her pulse.

Yunlin and Qi Ling both stared at the imperial physician, fearing that there was really something wrong with Xia Dongchun's body.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xia Dongchun also became nervous.

After a moment, the imperial physician smiled and was very surprised: "My lady, congratulations, my lady! I took your pulse and found that your Shaoyin pulse is very active, flowing smoothly, and smooth under the fingers, like beads rolling on a plate. This is a happy pulse, and the fetus is stable, and you are in good health, so there is no need to use medicine, just be careful every day."

"What did you say?" Xia Dongchun couldn't believe what he heard.

Yunling Qiling was the first to react, and looked at Xia Dongchun with surprise and joy: "My lady, this is good news!"

"Yes, my lady. I will report to the Emperor and the Empress later." The imperial physician bowed his head.

"Okay... okay, thank you, imperial physician." Xia Dongchun was overly surprised. He never expected that it would be such a happy event.

"Thank you for the trip, Imperial Physician." Seeing that Xia Dongchun had not yet come to his senses, Yun Ling hurriedly thanked the Imperial Physician and sent him out.

"Yunling Qiling, please pinch me. I am afraid I am dreaming." Even though the imperial physician said it himself, Xia Dongchun still didn't feel it was real.

In this way, she became the first concubine to become pregnant among the new concubines entering the palace.

"The young lady is so happy that she is silly. The imperial physician said it himself, how could it be false?" Qi Ling's little round face was flushed, and she was very happy for Xia Dongchun.

"I..." Xia Dongchun was really happy. She held Yunling and Qiling's hands and said, "I want to see the emperor!"

"My lady, don't worry. The imperial physician has reported to the emperor. You don't need to go see the emperor. The emperor will come to see you, my lady."

"Okay, okay." Xia Dongchun sat back down.

As Yunling Qiling said, within an incense stick of time, Su Peisheng's voice came from outside: "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived!"

On his way here, Yinzhen happened to meet the Queen going out, so they came together.

Xia Dongchun was about to stand up and salute: "I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress—"

"Please sit down quickly." Before Xia Dongchun finished her greetings, Yinzhen raised his hand to signal her not to bow and asked her to sit down.

"The imperial physician just reported that you are pregnant, so I wanted to come and see you. Unexpectedly, I met the emperor and came here together." The queen's face was also full of joy.

Xia Dongchun's cheeks turned pale pink, and she felt a little embarrassed: "Thank you, Queen and Emperor, for your concern. I am ashamed to accept it."

Yun Ling stood aside, lowering her head, with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

"That's not right," Yinzhen was very happy to hear that Xia Dongchun was pregnant. He was usually expressionless, but now his face was full of smiles. Anyone could see his happiness. "You are pregnant, which is a big deal. It is reasonable for me and the queen to care about you."

"Yes, I heard from the imperial physician that you are in good health and the fetus is stable. This baby will definitely be a healthy little prince." Although the queen was smiling and her mouth was full of concern, the smile did not reach her eyes.

Long before she came, the Queen had already looked through the archives of the Jingshifang and confirmed that Xia Dongchun's baby was indeed worthy of a photo. The royal heir had to be treated with great care.

"The Queen Mother has also heard about this. I'm afraid she will ask Aunt Sun to send a reward later." Jianqiu, who was beside the Queen, continued, "This is a great happy event in the palace. I congratulate the Emperor and the Queen, and congratulate the young lady."

"Reward!" Yinzhen felt relieved after hearing this and wanted to reward Jianqiu immediately.

Su Peisheng took note of it silently.

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