The Empress was stunned, and a gust of cold air rose from her feet. She had never expected that Xia Huanyu would tricked her to draw the secret out of her.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" The Empress gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in her sleeves. After a while, she sneered, "I just wanted to prepare a gift for my father, why do Your Majesty make such a fuss? Do you think it's wrong for me to look for a stone? Or do you think I have anything to do with the stone tablet thing?"
Hearing this, Xia Huanyu just looked at her coldly, which made the Empress straighten her back. After a long time, Xia Huanyu said softly, "Since the establishment of the State of Xia, ministers from the Su clan has always been the most trusted assistants of the emperors. Do you know why, Your Majesty? "
"Of course it's because the Su clan has been very loyal and devoted to the State of Xia for generations." The Empress didn't dare to look into Xia Huanyu's eyes. She only turned her head to look at the phoenix carved on the porch pillar.
Xia Huanyu nodded, but then shook his head. "You're only partially right. In addition to the loyalty, the Su clan always knows its place. They never ask what they are not supposed to."
The Empress's face became more stiff. Xia Huanyu continued with usual coldness in his voice, "Loyalty and humility are the foundations of the Su clan's prosperity. But what you and Field Marshal Su have done made me a little disappoint..."
Xia Huanyu said in a lower voice, but to the Empress, it was as if the words had weighed a thousand pounds.
"Sometimes people should know to be content. How could a minister intervene with matters about heir to throne? That's Xia clan's own business. You haven't grown any smarter even though you have been in the Palace for so many years. If it weren't for your parents' guidance, you would have lost everything. People should learn to be content. You have already been the empress, only second to me..."
The Empress's face turned deadly pale, overwhelming shock surging in her heart. After a long time, the Empress managed to calm down. With tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and sneered at Xia Huanyu, "Your Majesty wants to pass the throne to that woman's son. Do you think I don't know that? Your Majesty make me bitterly disappointed. I've been accompanied you for more than 20 years, but you care more about that woman who has just been in the Palace for several years!"
Xia Huanyu's face darkened, but the Empress couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. "It was Your Majesty who chose me as your wife and the empress. But after I entered the palace, I've got nothing but the title. Your Majesty even occasionally cares about other concubines, but when it comes to me, you've always been so cold, not even a word of concern..."
Tears welled up in the Empress' eyes, and she couldn't say anything more.
However, Xia Huanyu just looked at her coldly. Seeing tha
Doctor Liu from the Imperial Hospital is here to check your pulse."
Ning Qian restrained her expression and nodded slightly, "Lead Doctor Liu in."
As the door curtain of the inner hall was lifted, the imperial physician followed two maids in and bowed to Lady Xiang. "Greetings, Your Highness."
Ning Qian smiled, "Doctor Liu, please get up."
The old physician stood up. After Ning Qian put the handkerchief on her arm, he began to feel her pulse.
Noticing a strange look flashed his eyes, Ning Qian frowned and asked softly, "What's wrong with my pulse? Is there anything wrong with my baby?"
The physician knelt down in a hurry and said, "No. Everything is fine with the baby and your pulse is stable."
"Oh..." Ning Qian looked at Doctor Liu with a faint smile and said, "Thank you, Doctor Liu."
Doctor Liu smiled, bowed again, stood up and said, "I'm leaving."
Ning Qian nodded slightly, "Lady Hui seems to be a little uncomfortable and has a bad appetite. Doctor Liu, go and check Lady Hui's pulse."
Doctor Liu replied and left.
Seeing Doctor Liu walk out of the inner hall, Ning Qian waved her hand coldly and said, "I'll have a rest. You could leave. Qian Xin, stay here to help me change my clothes."
After the others left, Ning Qian put her right hand on her left arm and frowned slightly after a long time.
Seeing this, Qian Xin was a little worried. "Your Highness, is there anything wrong with the pulse?"
Ning Qian smiled, "no problem. It's really no problem at all. If you don't believe me, why don't you take my pulse?"
Hearing this, Qian Xin put her hand on her wrist, but her expression became more and more strange. After a while, she suddenly withdrew her hand and said, "Your Highness, how could it be..."
The smile at the corners of [宁浅]'s mouth became colder and colder. "From the beginning to the end, I have never been pregnant. But why does this faint pulse suddenly become normal? I really want to know."