Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Since they weren't playing anything that couldn't be mentioned, Consort Shu naturally replied, "I'm teaching Yin Yin to play cat's cradle. She's only played a few times, but she's already learned it. Look, she's even faster than me."

Yinyin moved the thread on her fingers and said, "It's all thanks to Auntie's good teaching."

Seeing Consort Shu's beaming face, the Emperor sat down and held Yin Yin in his arms: "It's only been one day since we last met, how come you've become so sweet-talking, always trying to please your aunt?"

“Look at what Your Majesty is saying,” Consort Shu deliberately feigned displeasure, “I am Yin Yin’s own aunt, can’t she coax me?”

"Besides," Consort Shu snorted, "someone deliberately poked at Yin Yin's sore spot today, and I even helped Yin Yin push them back."

"Oh?" The emperor responded indifferently, already playing with Yin Yin's toy. "What's going on? Who dares to bully Yin Yin?"

As Consort Shu began to recount Consort De's words in detail, her tone filled with resentment, Yin Yin had already seen the knowing look in the Emperor's eyes when she looked up.

She quickly lowered her head; it seemed that even without Consort Shu's complaint, the Emperor already knew about this matter.

Indeed, given the emperor's desire for control, and the fact that he was so distrustful of the empress in the harem, it's no wonder he released her.

Besides, today Yinyin and the others weren't talking behind closed doors in their respective palaces. In the Imperial Garden, a place bustling with people, who wouldn't have some eyes and ears and know some news?

After Consort Shu finished speaking, she leaned close to the Emperor and said affectionately, "Your Majesty, do you think what I said is right? Is this what you meant when you bestowed this title upon Consort De?"

The emperor glanced at her sideways, then shook his head helplessly: "You!"

"Your Majesty," Consort Shu's voice was melodious and seductive, almost melting one's bones, "Could it be that I've said something wrong?"

It was me just now, but now it's your concubine.

The emperor could only say, "Consort De was indeed a bit tactless this time."

Consort Shu was satisfied. As long as the emperor said it himself, she dared to spread the word so that everyone would know.

“Indeed,” said Consort Shu. “Sister De is usually so understanding and eloquent. Surely she wouldn’t speak so carelessly this time.”

"How old is Yin Yin, and how old is Consort De? How dare she say such things in front of Yin Yin?"

"It's a good thing that Yinyin is sensible, otherwise she would probably still be crying in my arms right now that you've come."

Upon hearing this, the emperor looked down at Yin Yin and asked, "Isn't our Yin Yin being wronged?"

Having come this far, Yin Yin naturally couldn't have any other answer.

Yinyin pouted, stopped playing with the cat's cradle, and buried her face in the emperor's clothes without saying a word.

The emperor patted her head and instructed Eunuch Wu: "Go personally and tell Consort De to learn how to speak properly before she goes out again."

If Eunuch Wu goes there in person, Consort De must be filled with resentment.

Yin Yin could even guess how Consort De would scold her in her own palace.

Even if she spoke up for Consort De and got her to be spared the punishment, what difference would it make? As long as she was surnamed Qi and indirectly helped Consort Shu win the Emperor's favor, she had already completely offended Consort De.

They say that having too many lice means you don't have to worry. She's only three years old now. Even if the sky falls, Consort Shu will be there to hold it up. So what if we offend Consort De?

Even someone of Consort De's status lost face and dignity because Yin Yin had offended the Emperor. Naturally, no other concubine dared to say anything negative about Yin Yin when they saw her again.

For the next month or so, aside from not attending classes regularly, Yin Yin lived quite comfortably in the palace.

Before Yinyin was about to go home, she keenly noticed that Consort Shu seemed to be lacking energy these past few days.

Thinking about how frequently Consort Shu had been favored recently, she had a guess in her mind. Under the pretense of worry, she gently placed her hands on Consort Shu's pulse.

"Aunt, should we ask a royal physician to take a look?"

"It's just that the change of seasons is a bit uncomfortable. It's happened often in previous years too. There's no need to call the imperial physician," Consort Shu said. Although she rejected Yin Yin's suggestion, she was very pleased with her concern. "Don't worry, Yin Yin. Aunt will be fine in a few days."

In just a short while, Yin Yin had already made up her mind. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to use this opportunity to solidify her good impression on Consort Shu.

"But this time is different."

Consort Shu laughed: "How is it different?"

Yinyin tilted her head: "Little babies are different."

Before Consort Shu could react to Yin Yin's words, the nanny immediately thought of a possibility and, disregarding her status, asked before Consort Shu could, "Miss Yin Yin, did you see something?"

Yinyin silently praised her for being shrewd, then hesitated before pointing to Consort Shu's lower abdomen: "It looks like a tiny little baby is greeting Yinyin, calling her 'Cousin Yinyin'."

Consort Shu subconsciously placed her hands on her lower abdomen, completely stunned by the overwhelming surprise: "Granny?"

"Quickly, quickly, summon the imperial physician!" The old woman's face was full of joy. "They say children have sharp eyes, and Miss Yinyin is the eldest sister in her generation, so perhaps she really saw it."

The old woman did some mental calculations: "Your Highness, you haven't been feeling well these past few days, and your period is late. We should have the imperial physician take a good look at your pulse."

Consort Shu then realized what was happening and was overjoyed, reaching out to hug Yin Yin.

Before the nanny could dissuade her, Yin Yin refused on her own.

“Auntie can’t hold Yinyin right now,” Yinyin climbed onto the couch by herself and sat down next to Consort Shu. “If we sit like this, Auntie can still be close to Yinyin.”

Consort Shu then realized that if what Yin Yin said was true, then she could not be too cautious at this moment, as this was the first child she had been hoping for for several years.

Seeing this, the old woman standing to the side softened her gaze towards Yin Yin.

Not long after, the imperial physician was invited to the Yaoguang Palace.

The imperial physician carefully examined Consort Shu's pulse, and after a long while said, "The pulse is a bit weak, so it's not very accurate. If Your Highness wants to be more certain, you can wait another ten days for a follow-up examination."

The old woman was somewhat dissatisfied with this imperial physician. She said that if something was true, it was true, and if something wasn't true, it wasn't true. She also said that his assessment was somewhat superficial and that his assessment wasn't accurate.

Consort Shu asked the same question: "Will it be accurate in about ten days?"

The imperial physician bowed, originally intending to launch into a long, erudite discourse, but upon noticing the impatience on Consort Shu's face, he immediately changed his words, saying with unusual certainty, "In about ten days, the pulse diagnosis will be clear."

"I understand," Consort Shu said quietly to the nanny after having the imperial physician escorted out and giving him a reward. "Who went to invite the imperial physician? Why didn't they invite someone who specializes in gynecology? He can't even diagnose whether someone is pregnant or not. How dare he come here to ask for my reward?"

While Consort Shu's words were somewhat biased, the imperial physician did indeed have some issues.

Yinyin could diagnose it, but he couldn't; at least his lack of skill was undeniable.

Everyone felt it might be a sign of pregnancy, but they were afraid of misdiagnosing and making Consort Shu happy for nothing, so they wouldn't even say those two words, leaving it to others to guess.

In terms of fulfilling his duties as an imperial physician and communicating effectively, he couldn't escape a less-than-ideal evaluation.

"When His Majesty arrives later, I must speak to him about this. It seems that anyone from the Imperial Medical Academy can come to treat His Majesty."