The palace servants around also realized what was happening, some calling for the imperial physician, others rushing forward to help people up, and the scene became chaotic for a moment.

The emperor was helped to sit on a couch inside the palace.

As Liang Qiuli watched the blood gushing from the emperor's lower abdomen, staining his dragon robe, she couldn't hide the anxiety in her eyes, and tears were about to spill from them.

"Your Majesty, how could you take that knife for me? If anything had happened to you, I... I would feel guilty for the rest of my life."

Liang Qiuli's voice was choked with sobs, and tears streamed down her cheeks, dripping onto the emperor's hand that she was holding tightly.

Liang Qiuli cried so hard that even the emperor comforted her.

"Li'er, I've only suffered a minor injury, don't cry."

Ignoring the excruciating pain in his abdomen, the emperor reached out with his other hand to wipe away Liang Qiuli's tears.

Liang Qiuli sobbed a few times, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and managed to control herself.

The imperial physician arrived soon.

"Imperial physician, come quickly and examine the Emperor."

Liang Qiuli stepped aside so that the imperial physicians could better treat the emperor.

Seeing the emperor's pale face, the imperial physician dared not delay. He took his medicine box and first tried to stop the bleeding in the emperor's abdomen.

Then, a pulse pillow was laid out for the emperor to take his pulse.

He initially appeared serious, but his pulse...

His brows furrowed deeper and deeper as he took the pulse again with some disbelief.

They also re-examined the emperor's abdominal wound.

"how?"

Liang Qiuli asked nervously, but she knew perfectly well why the imperial physician had such an expression.

The imperial physician hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and finally spoke.

"I need to speak with Your Majesty about this privately."

The imperial physician felt that His Majesty would not let outsiders know about this matter, as it concerned the royal family's reputation.

The emperor looked bewildered by the imperial physician's examination. He hadn't suffered any serious injury, so why couldn't he say it in front of Li'er?

He can be considered a hero saving a damsel in distress today, so he should make sure that Li'er takes good care of him in the coming days.

"You all go down."

The emperor waved to the palace servants who were attending to him, but took Liang Qiuli's hand.

"The Imperial Concubine is staying. She is not an outsider. You can speak now."

The emperor's head ached again at the thought of Liang Qiuli leaving, so he kept her behind.

Seeing that the emperor insisted, the imperial physician had no choice but to bite the bullet and try to speak in a more tactful tone.

"Your Majesty's injury is not serious, but..."

The imperial physician paused, still feeling that he couldn't say it in front of Liang Qiuli.

"Your Majesty, your injury is serious. Let the imperial physician speak with you privately. I will leave now."

Liang Qiuli, looking very considerate, got up to leave.

Upon seeing this, the emperor quickly reached out and grabbed her, glared at the imperial physician, and gestured for him to speak quickly.

"Your Majesty, this injury may affect our ability to have children in the future..."

Before the imperial physician could finish speaking, the emperor's face had already turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He stared intently at the imperial physician, as if trying to discern a hint of humor on his face, but the physician's face only showed deep worry.

How can it be!

It was just a shallow stab wound to the lower abdomen.

He has suffered more serious injuries before, and none of them seemed to cause any major problems. Why would this injury affect his ability to have children?

Liang Qiuli thought to herself, "Of course, it was her who did this."

She was pregnant; it was impossible for the emperor not to favor other women.

With the Crown Princess having fallen from power, it's likely that someone in the Emperor's harem will soon become pregnant, so she had no choice but to pull this stunt.

Since it was the Crown Princess who stabbed her, all the grudges and hatred should be directed at her. She was just going along with it, and the Emperor stood in her way.

"quack!

"Little Li, go and summon all the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital."

The emperor refused to accept this fact, believing that the imperial physician had made a misdiagnosis, and shouted loudly towards the door.

Upon being shouted at by the emperor, the imperial physician immediately knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

The shock on Liang Qiuli's face had subsided, replaced by concern.

She walked up to the emperor, took his hand in one hand, and gently stroked his back with the other, speaking softly.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Perhaps the imperial physician made a mistake."

The emperor's expression softened slightly, but his eyes remained cold.

That crazy woman, the Crown Princess—he hadn't even bothered to investigate her witchcraft anymore, yet she still dared to come to Guanju Palace to assassinate him, and even…

He was determined to make the Crown Princess wish she were dead.

Soon, all the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital were invited to Guanju Palace.

Today is Liang Qiuli's investiture ceremony as a concubine, and everyone in the entire harem is watching Guanju Palace.

Therefore, Guanju Palace invited the imperial physician twice, even getting the head physician to come, which suggests that something serious must have happened at Guanju Palace.

"Don't tell me that the baby in Guanju Palace is gone?"

"Impossible, that was the Emperor's first child."

The woman in Guanju Palace only obtained the title of Imperial Concubine because of this child. If the child is lost, wouldn't she be in trouble...?

"That's hard to say... Let's wait and see what happens later, the situation in the harem is about to change."

However, the people inside Guanju Palace paid no attention to the rumors and gossip outside.

"Director Bai, come quickly and take my pulse."

The emperor stretched his hand out to Bai Yuanzheng, his face showing a hint of urgency.

How can he be impotent!

He is not even twenty years old, in the prime of his life. If he has no heir, how can he secure the throne?

Bai Yuanzheng frowned, carefully placed his hand on the emperor's wrist, and then his expression became serious.

He didn't say it immediately, but instead had other imperial physicians take the emperor's pulse, and then they discussed it together.

"Your Majesty, your injury will indeed affect your ability to have children, but with proper care, there is still a chance."

Bai Yuanzheng spoke slowly. He couldn't make any definitive statements, because if he did, all the imperial physicians present would likely suffer.

Seeing the emperor's calm and composed expression, Liang Qiuli, who was overjoyed, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

If there's any chance, and the system intervenes, how could there possibly be any room for redemption?

Although the emperor has all the necessary equipment, he may not be much different from the eunuchs in the palace in the future.

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