Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Chapter 130: Pulse is abnormal

Yinsi is nearly forty years old, and he only has this one son and one daughter. He can't even conceive any other children!

There were even rumors that the Eighth Lady was jealous and did not allow the Eighth Prince to take a concubine.

But she could see that although the Eighth Lady had a bad temper, she was somewhat flattering when dealing with the Eighth Prince.

Even when the Eighth Prince was able to gain the power to seize the throne in his later years, it was only after the Eighth Concubine strongly persuaded the Prince An's Mansion behind her that he gradually gained power.

Although she was puzzled that the former wife of Prince An, Hesheli, was the aunt of Empress Hesheli and should have stood on the side of the crown prince, why did she support the eighth prince later?

But she still didn't think that if the Eighth Prince wanted to take a concubine, such a Lady Eighth would be able to stop him.

Moreover, although the Eighth Lady did not treat the two illegitimate children as her own, she still treated them well and gave them good food and drink.

If the Eighth Lady was really jealous, how could the illegitimate children still live well?

[I didn't expect the problem to lie with the Eighth Prince~]

[Could it be that the Crown Prince knew that the Eighth Prince was ill and would affect his offspring, so he deliberately asked the Prince An's Mansion to support the Eighth Prince?]

[Then depose the Eighth Prince's only son, Hongwang, and adopt the Crown Prince's heir, making the throne legitimately passed down from the legitimate branch?]

Wanlin didn't know whether her guess was right or not, but she felt that the prince, who had been taught by the emperor for decades, must have his own backup plan even after being deposed.

However, the two of them did not have much affection for each other, and the prince was very wary of her and would not tell her many of his thoughts.

This also led to the fact that most of the information Wanlin knew was well-known in her previous life, or things she had investigated herself.

She didn't know much about the secret calculations that were going on.

Although she was the Crown Princess, she was, after all, just a woman trapped in the inner palace, and her knowledge of the affairs of the previous dynasty was limited.

Wanyu quickly asked, "What's the wonder?"

Wanlin's expression straightened, and she immediately said, "No wonder you trust this Imperial Physician Cui. You are truly committed to you."

"Otherwise, he would definitely not dare to tell such a big secret."

"Otherwise, not only the Eighth Prince, but the Emperor will be the first one to not forgive him!"

Wanyu nodded, "That's true, so you can use him without any worries, second sister!"

Wanlin said gratefully, "Thank you, Third Sister."

"By the way, I have to ask Third Sister to investigate the person behind this."

"Otherwise, Second Sister won't be able to truly rest in peace for a single day."

"Not only did this man have his hand in the backyard of the princes in the Southern Third House, he was even able to bribe the Fourth Master's trusted imperial physician. His methods are truly extraordinary."

"Second sister, I am only a concubine in the Fourth Prince's backyard now, and I am definitely no match for the person behind the scenes."

Wanyu didn't ask her why she didn't go directly to the fourth brother, but just nodded and promised.

"Don't worry, Second Sister, I will take care of this matter!"

As the two were talking, Yucui's voice came from outside the main hall.

"Master, Imperial Physician Cui Guangbai from the Imperial Hospital is here to check your pulse."

The two people in the west room looked at each other.

Wanyu responded loudly: "Please invite the person in."

"Yes."

Yucui lifted the door curtain and walked in with a middle-aged man dressed in imperial physician's clothes and carrying a medicine box.

"Your humble servant, Cui Guangbai, pays respects to Her Majesty the Crown Princess."

Wanyu nodded and said, "Doctor Cui, please stand up."

"I'm sorry to bother Doctor Cui today."

Cui Guangbai bowed and replied, "It is my humble servant's duty."

Wanyu stretched out her hand and placed it on the pulse pillow.

Cui Guangbai: "The Crown Princess's pulse is strong and powerful, there is nothing wrong."

Wanyu nodded, "The one next to me is Consort Mu from the Fourth Prince's backyard."

"She's also my cousin. I think Imperial Doctor Cui should know something about this, right?"

Cui Guangbai: "I have indeed heard something."

Wanyu: "My sister has been feeling unwell recently."

"Now that Imperial Doctor Cui has come to check my pulse, I'll trouble Imperial Doctor Cui and my sister to take a look as well."

Cui Guangbai: "Yes."

"Please place your hand on the pulse pillow, Concubine Mu, and I will take your pulse."

Wanlin nodded, "Please trouble the imperial physician."

Cui Guangbai thought it was just a routine check of the patient's pulse.

Unexpectedly, when he placed his fingers on the concubine's pulse through the silk handkerchief, he found that the concubine's pulse was different.

Seeing Cui Guangbai's increasingly ugly expression, the Wanyu sisters were already prepared.

But they didn't expect that things were more complicated than they thought.

Cui Guangbai: "Please change your other hand, Concubine."

Wanlin immediately put down the hand that had just been taking the patient's pulse and placed the other hand on the pulse pillow.

It took Cui Guangbai almost a cup of tea to withdraw his hand.

But his face didn't look very good at this time.

Wanyu asked worriedly, "Doctor Cui, how is Concubine Mu's pulse?"

Wanlin also said, "Doctor Cui, just speak frankly if you have anything to say."

Cui Guangbai sighed and said, "Replying to the Crown Princess, Concubine Mu."

"I just took Concubine Mu's pulse and found that she is already one month pregnant."

Wanlin's eyes flashed with astonishing light.

She asked excitedly, "Is what Doctor Cui said true?"

Cui Guangbai nodded: "What I said is true, but..."

Both of them looked gloomy. The imperial physician's diagnosis of pregnancy was a good thing, so it was impossible for him to be so hesitant in his words.

Wanyu: "But what?"

Cui Guangbai: "According to my humble servant's pulse diagnosis, I found musk in Concubine Mu's body."

"The fetus is only one month old now, and it is very fragile and prone to miscarriage."

"Adding to the influence of the musk in her body, this baby is showing signs of miscarriage. I'm afraid it's hard to save her."

Wanlin was shocked and her face turned pale.

"What did you say?"

"There's a possibility that the baby in my belly might not survive?!"

Tears immediately flowed from Wanlin's eyes.

She thought of the bed board. If she hadn't discovered it early today, would the child be gone? She might have thought that her period had come early?

Cui Guangbai asked, "Has Concubine Jin felt a little cold in her abdomen recently?"

"And do you still feel a dull pain occasionally? Even though it's brief, the pain is noticeable?"

Wanlin touched her belly blankly, then nodded.

"I thought it was because my period was about to start that I felt this way."

"Could it be that the musk in my body is affecting the fetus?"

Cui Guangbai nodded with a bitter look on his face.

He said in embarrassment: "That's right!"

"If Concubine Jin rests in bed from now on, takes good care of herself, and drinks pregnancy-preserving medicine every day, I can still have a 30% to 40% chance of success."

A light flashed in Wanlin's eyes. It would be great if there was a chance!

She said anxiously, "Doctor Cui, please prescribe the medicine. I will follow the doctor's instructions and stay in the hospital to take good care of the fetus. I won't go anywhere!"

Wanyu was very worried about her second sister.

Pregnancy is a good thing, but she has musk in her body that affects the fetus.

And there is also the person who was plotted against!

She was worried that this person would plot against her second sister again after knowing that she was pregnant.

My second sister's pregnancy was already difficult.

If someone else takes action, it will be difficult for the fetus to be born!

How sad and upset my second sister will be then!

She asked Wanlin, "Second sister, if you want to rest quietly while you're pregnant, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in the yard and not come out."

Wanlin said with tears in her eyes, "Third sister, for the sake of this child in your belly, even if I have to stay in the yard for the rest of my life, I am willing to do it."

Wanyu: "Then when did you reveal that you were pregnant?"

Wanlin sighed.

"The imperial physician told me to stay in bed and take care of the baby starting today, just in case. I'm afraid I'm going to explode today."

"Otherwise, I have no reason to stay in the yard."

"After all, I'm just a concubine, and I need to go to the main courtyard to pay my respects every five days."

Although Wanyu understood that what she said was right, she still felt that the longer she could hide it, the safer it would be.

"Sister, think about it again and see if there is any good solution. Don't worry."

She looked at Cui Guangbai.

"Doctor Cui, I will leave my sister's baby to you."

"If this baby can be born safely, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Cui Guangbai, however, was not happy at all.

He really wasn't very sure about the fetus in Concubine Xian's belly.