Li Yu was the imperial physician used by the emperor. He had a very high profile and never treated a concubine's illness.
Feng Ningyan knew of his great name and was a lot more at ease when she saw that he had come.
As soon as the imperial physician sat down on the bed and took out his pulse pillow, a palace maid by the side cried out, "Ah! Blood! "Blood …"
Feng Ningyan stepped forward to see that there was actually a large amount of dark red blood on the hem of Consort Shu's skirt.
It wasn't at the knees, but at the lower body …
Li Yu was shocked, he anxiously checked the pulse, but after pondering for a moment, he became much calmer, stood up and was about to write the prescription.
Feng Ningyan hurriedly asked, "Doctor Li …. Imperial Concubine Su's child... "
Li Yu looked at Feng Ningyan coldly. "Child? There's no child. "
Feng Ningyan gasped, she was shocked speechless by the result of the diagnosis.
At this time, a report came in from the outside. "The emperor has arrived!"
Feng Ningyan glanced at Li Yu, then looked at Consort Shu who was on the verge of death, standing there stiffly. She had forgotten to pay respects at the entrance of the hall.
Emperor Shen Chenxuan rushed in and walked to the side of the bed of the Consort Shu. "Why does this Queen have so little sense of propriety? They actually made Consort Shu kneel for two hours! Doctor Li, how are Consort Shu and the child? "
Li Yu wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Su, she … "She fainted because she hadn't eaten lunch and had been out in the sun for too long, but this official checked her pulse and found …"
"Found what?" Seeing Li Yu stuttering, the Emperor became even more anxious and he held Consort Shu's cold hand tightly.
Li Yu knelt on the ground and said, "Your majesty, this subject has discovered that Imperial Concubine Su is not pregnant. The reason why she fainted was because of various matters."
What...
Feng Ningyan's head buzzed and she almost fainted.
"Coming month's matter?!" The emperor was shocked. He turned his head and saw the blood stains on Consort Shu's clothes, his gaze suddenly became cold and he released Consort Shu's hand. "You mean, Consort Shu … A fake pregnancy? "
Li Yu nodded.
When these words were spoken, all the palace maids and eunuchs fell to their knees. They were so frightened that they trembled like sieve chaff. Those who were timid even began to cry softly.
Fake pregnancy is the crime of deceiving the monarch, it is a great crime to the concubine! Consort Shu herself could not escape death, and even the palace maids could be implicated.
The emperor was shocked. Looking at Consort Shu's pale face, she finally stood up after a long while.
"Pass my decree, from today onwards, Consort Shu is prohibited from entering the Chen Ming Gong. Cut down Consort Shu's original doctor, Yan Bingren! "
Hearing this decree, Feng Ningyan finally came back to her senses from her shock and disbelief, as she knelt in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. You can't judge a Imperial Concubine Su's pregnancy just by the words of Imperial Physician Li. Yan Bingren's medical skills are exceptional, and is one of the best in the Taiyuan Hospital.
Only then did the emperor see Feng Ningyan, and he was even more infuriated: "How dare you, Feng Ningyan! Consort Shu had committed the crime of deceiving the monarch. If she did not punish her severely, how could she punish her? The things that happened today were all because of you, and you still do not know when to retreat! "
Feng Ningyan trembled as she looked at Consort Shu in pain.
Although she didn't know whether or not Consort Shu was a fake, just for the sake of Consort Shu protecting her, she couldn't let this matter close without knowing a conclusion.
But how could she convince the Emperor when she was too weak to protect herself?
The emperor saw that she was still kneeling and refused to give up. He grew even more impatient and shouted towards the outside, "Have King Yu come in and bring his wangfei away!"
It turned out that Shen Lingjue had left the palace very late today, when she heard that Feng Ningyan had been punished to recite the words in Chen Ming Gong, he did not leave and instead went to plead with the Emperor.
Who knew that before one wave calmed down, after another wave, Feng Ningyan would be forced to kneel in Chen Ming Gong.
At the same time, something happened to the Consort Shu. The emperor rushed over from the front, while Shen Lingjue followed along and waited outside the palace.
Hearing the summons, Shen Lingjue hurriedly walked into the Chen Ming Gong, and saw Feng Ningyan begging in the main hall.
His face darkened and he pulled her up, "Royal father will make his decision regarding the Consort Shu. You have caused enough trouble today, follow me back to the manor."
Feng Ningyan stood up, but she did not dare leave like that.
"Father, is the Consort Shu a fake pregnancy? Both Li Yu and Yan Bingren are stubborn, and one of the two must have lied. If the one lying was Li Yu, then even if Imperial Physician Yan's head fell on the ground, that innocent and small-time prince would really be too pitiful! royal father... "
Shen Lingjue looked at the grieving Feng Ningyan and pulled her into her embrace speechlessly, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
The Emperor was slightly startled when he heard her words.
Ever since he knew that the Consort Shu was pregnant, he had been looking forward to see the child in her womb grow up. After all, ever since the Sixth Prince Shen Yusu was born, the palace only gave birth to one Di Ji. Within ten years, no one from the concubine had ever given birth to a prince.
When he heard about Consort Shu's fake pregnancy today, Long Yan was furious, so he didn't have time to think about the truth. He only believed in the Li Yu he trusted normally.
Because the false pregnancy, not only negate the male fertility, but also damage the dignity of the emperor.
Feng Ningyan's hypothesis gave rise to a thread of luck in the Emperor's heart, a thread of luck that would save her face.
The emperor silently walked to the entrance of the bedchamber. Looking at the Consort Shu who was lying on the bed, breathing rapidly, her heart softened.
"Alright, I promise you, we will hand this matter over to internal supervision and his ally to investigate. We definitely won't allow any grievances to arise from the harem."
After Feng Ningyan heard this, she collapsed into Shen Lingjue's embrace.
"Wife thanks Your Majesty's trust on behalf of Imperial Concubine Su …"
Shen Lingjue supported her out of the Chen Ming Gong, and then carried her horizontally.
Feng Ningyan leaned on Shen Lingjue's shoulder tiredly. Thinking that Consort Shu was still in a coma, she felt so sad that she couldn't say a word.
Shen Lingjue carried her out of the door of the Summer Palace and returned to Prince Yu's Mansion in a palanquin.
Seeing Feng Ningyan's dazed look, Shen Lingjue hugged her even tighter, stroking her shoulders as thick killing intent surfaced in her eyes.
Feng Ningyan did not speak for a long time, she was far away from the palace. Finally, she looked outside the curtain and muttered to herself. I harmed Imperial Concubine Su … If it wasn't for me, the empress would never have found a chance to punish someone as cautious as she is … "
Shen Lingjue turned her head, looked at her and gently said, "This is only a scheme of killing two birds with one stone. You and the Consort Shu are both part of the empress's scheme, don't blame yourself too much."
Feng Ningyan raised her eyes. "Do you think that Consort Shu's pregnancy is real? Li Yu and Yan Bingren, which one of them is more likely to be lying? "
Shen Lingjue said indifferently, "The imperial physicians are different from court officials. They have to depend on the masters of the palace in order to achieve great success. It is very easy for the empress and Consort Shu to bribe the imperial physicians. Although Li Yu was not easily moved by money, but everyone would have his greed. If you have greed, you can be bribed. "
"I hope the Consort Shu is safe and sound this time."
"You're tired. Sleep for a while." Shen Lingjue patted her shoulder to let her lean on.
Feng Ningyan leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.