"You are too impulsive!"
As soon as Doctor Hu left, Yao Xiang glared at Su fiercely.
"If Doctor Hu wasn't my trusted confidant and had leaked this information, neither you nor your unborn child would have been saved!"
"Xiuyuan, please forgive me. I was just anxious at the moment..." Concubine Su said breathlessly.
But who wouldn't be anxious
When she was almost halfway through her pregnancy, already five months in, she was suddenly told that she couldn't give birth to the baby. At that moment, she felt as if the sky had fallen.
Yao Xiang rubbed his forehead, obviously feeling a little annoyed.
In fact, she knew early on that there would be problems with forcing pregnancy through drugs, but during the time of the previous emperor, the concubine also gave birth to the child safely. Why couldn't Su carry the pregnancy to full term
Yes, what she gave Su was the Zhuan Yang Pill, which was the same thing that was found in Concubine Wende’s palace before.
In fact, the meatballs that Concubine Wende had were obtained by Yao through the maid Baishuang, including the aphrodisiac.
Of course, Bai Shuang didn’t know that she got these things from Yao Xiang. She got them from her parents.
Bai Shuang's parents were old slaves in the Qiandi when Ning Chen was a prince. They did not follow him into the palace, but still work as managers in the Qiandi.
Naturally, they were proud that their daughter was serving the favored empress, but they were also anxious as they saw that the empress was about to fall out of favor. This gave Yao Xiang an opportunity.
The original plan was to wait until Concubine Wende became pregnant again and then take the opportunity to expose the fact that she was taking medicine. However, Concubine Wende made a fool of herself and drugged Ye, which resulted in her own downfall.
However, those two medicines were the last straw that broke the camel's back and they still worked.
There is no longer any Concubine Wende now, only Concubine An.
Time goes back to the present. Looking at Concubine Su who looks anxious, Yao Xiang lowers his eyes and ponders for a moment.
When he looked up again, his eyes had become calm.
"You're already five months pregnant. You can only keep it for six months at most, which means until late November. There's still a month left. Pregnancy is hard to come by, you can't let it go to waste. You should at least let it have some effect."
A trace of pity flashed across Su Jieyu's eyes. She protected her belly with both hands and asked tentatively.
"Xiuyuan, do you want to use my miscarriage to do something?"
Seeing her expression, Yao Xiang sighed and looked solemn.
He patted her hands and said earnestly, "I know you feel bad, but the child is bound to be lost. As mother and son, he must be a filial child and willing to share his mother's worries. If you lose this child because of someone else, the emperor will understand your pain of losing a child and will definitely promote you to the position of concubine. It will be different. You are still young and you can have another child."
Hearing her words, Concubine Su couldn't stop her tears from falling. She turned her face away, biting her handkerchief and crying silently.
Yao Xiang stood up and told Baicao, "Remember, Concubine Su's pregnancy is fine. Doctor Hu is only here to check her pulse today. Wash Concubine Su's face later, and don't let others see any clues."
Baicao looked at his master and felt very upset.
But he could only bow and nod in agreement.
Su Jieyu cried for a long time. When she was tired of crying, she was helped to lie down in the inner room.
Looking at the tent embroidered with open pomegranates sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this tent of fertility and blessings was particularly dazzling in her eyes.
She was about to lose her child, but she couldn't even cry out loud.
Not only that, she also used all her tricks to use the dying fetus to seek benefits for herself. It felt like she had killed her own child with her own hands.
But in order not to be left with nothing, she had to do as Yao Xiang said.
From the next day on, Imperial Doctor Hu went to Feihong Pavilion every day to check Concubine Su's pulse.
All that was said to the outside world was that Concubine Su had severe morning sickness and could not eat, so the imperial physician had to visit her frequently.
Ning Chen also went there once and saw that Su was indeed retching and her complexion was not good.
After asking Doctor Hu, he confirmed that the fetus was stable, so I felt relieved.
After all, she had had several children. When other concubines were pregnant, they all suffered from morning sickness in the early, middle and late stages.
This was not a big deal, so Ning Chen did not ask other doctors to take a closer look.
However, when the news reached Ye Jun, something was not right.
When Shen Pingzhi came to check on Ping's pulse, he mentioned something strange.
"Doctor Hu's medical skills are excellent, especially in gynecology, where he has made great achievements. However, during his two visits to Feihong Pavilion, I saw things like Eucommia ulmoides and Su Geng in his medicine box. These are used by pregnant women to strengthen their waists and stop bleeding. He would not bring these without reason. I boldly guess that Concubine Su's pregnancy may not be good."
"A five-month-old fetus is bleeding. This might be a sign of miscarriage." Ye Jun frowned.
Shen Pingzhi shook his head. "I am not sure. If the problem is not serious, it can be saved. But one thing is certain. During this period, the fetus in Concubine Su's belly must be weak."
This means that during these times, Su is prone to miscarriage.
"Okay, I understand. If there is anything unusual, please let me know as soon as possible, Doctor Shen."
Ye Jun nodded thoughtfully, then remembered something and asked.
"I have stopped taking the contraceptive pills. According to Doctor Shen, how long will it take for me to get pregnant?"
"You have taken excellent care of your body, so it is relatively easy for you to conceive. However, the matter of having children still depends on God's will, and I dare not speak rashly." Shen Pingzhi bowed.
I can't guarantee anything like this.
But Ye Jun just remembered it and asked casually.
Just make sure you are in good health.
Originally, he was still holding a wait-and-see attitude towards Feihong Pavilion, but the news that Zheng Baolin handed over the next day made Ye Jun more confident.
The message was transmitted back through Nanzhi.
It was said that Feicui, who was beside Zheng Baolin, had been talking to the maid who swept the floor at Feihong Pavilion recently. That person complained that Concubine Su was too narrow-minded. She let Baicao alone boil the medicine she drank, and Baicao dealt with the residue herself.
It was as if she felt that someone in Feihong Pavilion would harm her, and she disappointed many servants.
If you just listen to it at ordinary times, you will indeed feel that the Su family is nepotism, but combined with what Shen Pingzhi said yesterday, something is wrong.
Being so cautious that even the drug residues were handled by personal confidants was a bit too much.
Unless there was something wrong with the medicine she drank that couldn't be discovered by anyone, how could this happen
"Pass the message down. From today onwards, no one in Yuxiu Pavilion is allowed to have any dealings with anyone from Feihong Pavilion or Weirui Pavilion. We must be on guard against others."
Ye Jun gave the order immediately.
At this critical juncture, if Su's stomach had problems and anyone else was involved, that person would be in trouble.
She didn't want to be involved.
It just so happened that the Queen was injured during this period, so there was no need to pay respects. As long as she didn't go out, she wouldn't run into Su, and it would be safe.