Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Just as An Lingrong was about to speak, she gagged again. Yunshang, knowing her mistress's plan, quickly said, "Go and fetch the imperial physician to examine Her Majesty."

"Yes, this servant will go and call someone right away." Upon hearing this, Baojuan hurriedly ran outside.

Not long after, Baojuan brought over Chen, the head physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, who was the same physician An Lingrong had previously employed.

"Quickly, let our Empress see this." Baojuan brought the person to An Lingrong.

Physician Chen rushed over, also worried that something might have happened to Consort Yu, since he was already on this ship.

Seeing that An Lingrong's complexion was alright, he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Consort Yu."

An Lingrong quickly waved her hand: "Physician Chen, there's no need for such formalities. Please take a look at my condition first."

"Your Majesty, I obey your command. Please extend your hand," said Physician Chen.

An Lingrong stretched out her hand, and Yunshang immediately took out a silk handkerchief to place on it before Physician Chen began to take her pulse.

His expression shifted from seriousness to surprise as he withdrew his hand and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are pregnant. It has been more than a month."

"Really?" An Lingrong looked surprised and delighted.

Yunshang, Baojuan, and everyone else in the palace who heard the news were all overjoyed.

Imperial Physician Chen was also in a good mood. With the Empress's pregnancy, he could also benefit from it: "Your Majesty, I confirm that both Your Majesty and the fetus are doing well."

"Alright, everyone will be rewarded. I'll have to trouble Physician Chen to inform the Emperor."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Thank you for your generous gift!" Everyone in the palace was overjoyed.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Your Majesty. Your humble servant obeys your decree," Physician Chen replied.

"Baojuan, you go with Physician Chen," An Lingrong said, glancing at her.

Baojuan nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Yunshang first gave Physician Chen a purse, which he happily accepted. The others then went to collect their rewards on their own.

When Physician Chen and Baojuan arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Su Peisheng saw Baojuan and said, "Miss Baojuan, what brings you here?"

"Eunuch Su, our Empress has good news to tell the Emperor. Please inform him," Baojuan explained with a smile.

Su Peisheng glanced at the imperial physician beside him, and had a guess in his mind: "Alright, this old servant will go in and inform him."

After a short while, Su Peisheng came out and let them in. Physician Chen then told the Emperor the news.

Yinzhen stood up and asked with a smile, "Is it confirmed?"

"Your Majesty, I have confirmed that Her Majesty is indeed more than a month pregnant," said Physician Chen.

Yinzhen was overjoyed. He had been a little worried since he hadn't heard from Consort Yu after she entered the palace, since he still liked her quite a bit.

He was delighted to finally have news: "Very well, I'll leave Consort Yu's pregnancy to you. I'll go to Chuxiu Palace to take a look."

"The minister obeys the order."

Chuxiu Palace

An Lingrong sat on the couch reading a book, guessing that the Emperor should be arriving soon.

Sure enough, the emperor entered shortly afterward with his entourage.

An Lingrong stood up and was about to bow when he stopped her and helped her sit down: "Rong'er, just sit down. You are pregnant now, so there's no need for formalities."

An Lingrong directly quoted the infallible line: "Thank you, Your Majesty, but etiquette must not be disregarded."

"Rong'er is so sensible. How do you feel? Is the child alright?" Yinzhen was very pleased with her understanding and asked with a smile.

"I'm fine, the imperial physician said the baby is doing well too," An Lingrong said with a smile, touching her belly.

"Very good, very good. Rong'er is pregnant and is hereby promoted to Imperial Concubine. She will move directly to Chengqian Palace. Everyone in your palace will be rewarded." Yinzhen said happily.

"Thank you for the Emperor's gift, and congratulations to the Imperial Concubine." The people in the hall quickly knelt down to pay their respects.

Upon hearing this, An Lingrong still had to say, "Your Majesty, I was only recently promoted to the rank of Consort, and I am afraid I am not qualified to be promoted to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort now."

"It's alright, if I say you can, then you can." Right now, there are only concubines in the palace, and it's not right to not have a Noble Consort. He doesn't want to promote Consort Duan, and Consort Qi is not suitable to manage the six palaces.

After much thought, he concluded that Consort Jing and Consort Yu were the most suitable, but Consort Jing herself didn't particularly like them.

She still wanted to promote Consort Yu to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort. She had worried that it would be bad for Consort Yu to be promoted too quickly after entering the palace, but now that she was pregnant, it was just right.

Upon hearing this, An Lingrong could only say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yinzhen stopped her from bowing, saying, "No need for formalities. This Chuxiu Palace is not as comfortable as Chengqian Palace. I'll have someone tidy it up for you, Rong'er. You can move there directly."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty," An Lingrong said, her face full of gratitude.

With a smile, Yinzhen took her hand and said, "I'm waiting for you to give birth to our child."

An Lingrong nodded with a smile, thinking to herself, "You're going to be disappointed. The happier he is now, the angrier he'll be later."

When news spread that Consort Yu was pregnant, had become Imperial Noble Consort Yu, and had been granted residence in Chengqian Palace, people reacted in various ways.

Shoukang Palace

Empress Dowager Wuya drank the medicine fed to her by Zhuxi and sighed, "Given the Empress's current condition, Consort Yu is gaining more and more favor."

"With the Empress Dowager here, the Emperor will not depose her," Zhu Xi comforted him.

The Empress Dowager was not comforted at all and said: "I don't know how much longer I can live. The Empress is now a useless person. If it weren't for me, she would have been deposed long ago. How can the mother of the country be disabled?"

"Long live the Empress Dowager! You mustn't say such unpleasant things." That was all Zhu Xi could say.

The Empress Dowager thought it would be wonderful if she could really live to be ten thousand years old. She felt a headache coming on and waved for Zhu Xi to go downstairs, as she needed to rest for a while.

Gyeongin Palace

Empress Ulanara Yixiu sat on the bed, her face pale and her eyes gloomy. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that one of her legs was not quite right, and her left arm was obviously weak.

"Your Majesty, you must take good care of yourself," Jianqiu said from the side.

Yixiu raised her hand to her forehead, looking pained, and said, "Jianqiu, my head hurts so much. Now, Consort Yu has not only become a Noble Consort, but she is also pregnant. The Emperor even let her live in Chengqian Palace. What an honor!"

Now that she's in this state, the Emperor isn't worried at all. It's all that wretched woman Nian Shilan's fault. She's already dead, but she still had to come and harm me.

"Your Majesty, no matter how much the Emperor favors her, she still needs to be blessed enough. It's hard to say whether she can even give birth to a child," Jianqiu said with a fierce look.

Yi Xiu took her hand: "You are the most loyal person by my side."

“Your Majesty, I have always served you by your side, and I am willing to die for you.” Jianqiu said immediately.

"well."

Others either envied or were jealous, but An Lingrong didn't care about them.

In a side hall of Suiyu Pavilion, Zhen Huan sat on a soft couch reading a book.

Liu Zhu hurriedly walked in: "My lady, I just received news that Consort Yu is pregnant and has been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort and given residence in Chengqian Palace."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan paused in her book-turning, her expression enigmatic: "She's truly favored, isn't she? Sending out congratulatory gifts that are difficult to tamper with."

"This servant has already instructed people to make preparations. This Consort Yu entered the palace with Your Highness, and she's already a Consort." Liu Zhu exclaimed with admiration.