The Virtuous Concubine

The medicine boy took the medicine and ran to the side hall of Yonghe Palace. He was lucky because Malu showed signs of attacking. Jingyi and Dachun went to the main hall to see how Malu was doing.

The little palace maid took the medicine and went straight to boil it. This medicine boy followed Doctor Gu every day, so he was very familiar with her.

Now that Imperial Physician Gu is able to see Empress Dowager Gu, I think there should be no problem.

In the main hall, Malu was lying quietly on the bed, talking with Jingyi, Bai Fu and others who were sitting beside him.

Jingyi said with a smile: "I'm glad that my master is safe and sound. I was shocked when I heard in the side hall that you were going to give birth."

Malu felt a little embarrassed: "It can't be helped. We have to do it for the people outside to see. Besides, the emperor's condition has worsened in Jiangnan. Although I can't tell anyone about this, I can't just not react at all..."

Bai Xia pouted her lips so high that you could hang an oil bottle on them: "Master didn't even inform us in advance, Bai Fu and I were worried—"

In the palace, the word "death" is a big taboo, not to mention that there are two pregnant ladies sitting here. Bai Xia stopped talking in time and swallowed the unlucky word back.

Malu looked at Bai Xia's expression, smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I was inconsiderate this time and made you worry. But I still need your help with the next things."

Bai Fu nodded and said softly, "Master, rest assured, we will do our best to assist you."

Malu nodded, then pretended to have a stomachache and groaned loudly a few times.

However, she was still lying there leisurely, holding a taro and chestnut cake with two bites taken in her hand. This look made everyone laugh so hard that they fell down laughing.

But no one dared to laugh out loud and had to force themselves to hold back their laughter.

Everyone can see that the mistress is addicted to acting. It's not that she needs it, but that she wants it.

After a while, Malu couldn't help laughing and put the taro chestnut cake aside. Bai Xia hurried over and carefully wiped her hands with a wet towel.

Jingyi wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Master, your acting skills are really amazing. It sounds so realistic. I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt."

Malu quickly asked her to go back. It was time for her to take the pregnancy-preserving medicine. After Doctor Gu was ready, she would ask him to go to the side hall to see her.

Jingyi nodded meekly and went back to the side hall with Dachun. The two of them were smiling in the inner room, but they looked anxious when they went out.

After a while, Doctor Gu came in with medicine. Malu looked at the bowl of black medicine and felt a little reluctant to eat it. She pushed the bowl aside and said, "Logically, shouldn't I be due to give birth by now?"

Chinese medicine, even though I have been here for so many years, I’m still not used to it!

Doctor Gu thought for a moment and stretched out his hand to check Malu's pulse. After a long while, he said, "Yes, if your majesty wants the fruit to mature, it will take only two days."

Malu was delighted when he heard this: "Can I not take this medicine and wait for it to start? If it still doesn't start after two days, then I can drink this medicine again."

Doctor Gu was more than happy to receive this, as it also bought him more time to arrange the matters ordered by Prime Minister Ming. He gave Malu some advice: "Okay, it's common for pregnant women to struggle for a day or two during childbirth. Then don't drink this medicine. I'll prepare a new one for the queen, and use it if she still hasn't gone into labor in two or three days."

Then he instructed Malu: "You can also do some labor-inducing activities in the next two days. Let the palace maids press your Hegu, Sanyinjiao and Zusanli points for more than 300 times."

"If it still doesn't work, you can eat some slightly stimulating food, such as cold or spicy food, but in moderation. You also need to make sure you move around more... The baby is already fully grown, so it doesn't matter when you give birth. It's better than taking medicine, which can still harm your body."

Malu nodded and said, "Okay, I will do as you say."

After Imperial Physician Gu gave these instructions, he hurried back to the Imperial Hospital and secretly sent a message to the Nalan Mansion.

As soon as Rong Ruo received the letter, he disguised himself and went to the palace to accompany her. In the evening, after Ming Xiang knew about it, he just nodded and said, "I know, everything will go according to the arrangement."

It would be better for Nalan to go to the palace to accompany him as soon as possible, and then disguise him and arrange him to be the medicine boy beside Doctor Gu, and then take blood directly to verify the paternity with the child.

Thinking of this, Ming Xiang sighed.

It was really them, father and son, who were sorry to Lu Yuchan.

Ming Xiang couldn't help but recall the day when Lu Yuchan came to bring them soup and her pale face when she heard Nalan say that he had someone in his heart.

Lu Yuchan was indeed a lady from a noble family. When she heard this conversation that day, she did not cry or make a fuss. Although she was sad, she also generously said that she could accept it.

She even suggested that after some time had passed since the wedding, Nalan should bring her home as a concubine, and promised that as long as the eldest son was born, she would not interfere in anything between the two of them.

After hearing what Lu Yuchan said, Nalan felt as if there was a fire burning in his heart, which made him feel both painful and warm.

He was surprised at Lu Yuchan's magnanimity and tolerance, but at the same time he felt guilty for the harm he had caused her.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.

It was Ming Xiang who stopped him in time: "Yuchan, don't think too much. This woman and he are destined to be together."

After hearing this, Nalan shouted angrily, "Father!"

Ming Xiang quickly shut up, knowing that his words of comfort to Lu Yuchan had offended his son.

My son, whose mind is filled with only love, cannot bear to hear this.

After hearing Ming Xiang's words, Lu Yuchan forced a smile.

Finally, she said softly, "Father, I dare to ask, since Rong Ruo already has a lover, why did he ask the Lu family to marry me? Why didn't he just take that girl home?"

When Lu Yuchan first heard that Nalan had someone in his heart, she felt heartbroken.

But she quickly cheered up. She wanted to know what kind of person her opponent was!

Ming Xiang was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Nalan was filled with regret. He walked forward and bowed to Lu Yuchan: "Yuchan, I am sorry for you. It was my family's idea to ask you to marry me. I had no say in the matter."

After hearing this, Lu Yuchan felt a mixture of bitterness and pain in her heart.

The marriage that I was looking forward to and longing for was actually something he had no choice but to do?

After hearing this, Lu Yuchan became unsteady and could hardly stand.

She quickly held onto the table, and then lowered her voice and said slowly, "I see. But since you already have someone in your heart, why don't you refuse this marriage? How can you compromise so easily when it comes to marriage?"

Nalan didn't know how to explain for a moment. He opened his mouth, but felt that he couldn't say anything, so he just lowered his head.

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Yuchan tried to clear her throat to stop her voice from trembling: "Rong Ruo, I don't want to blame you, I just want to find out the reason behind this. Since I have married into the Nalan family, I am Nalan's wife, but I also hope to get a sincere explanation."