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Pulse check?

Mu Qiu sneered in his heart. If it was just to check her pulse, why would he let others capture her?

"Esteemed empress dowager, if the imperial physician was to be examined, chenqie would naturally cooperate. Why would the empress dowager want people to treat chenqie like this?"

Mu Qiu had never been treated like this in his life.

Being caught by a palace maid made him very angry in his heart.

"This Dowager said to give you a pulse examination, that's the pulse examination. You better shut up, or don't blame This Dowager for being impolite!"

With that, the empress dowager shot a look at the imperial physician who had been waiting for her.

The imperial physician understood the situation and walked towards Mu Qiu.

Following that, he placed his finger on Mu Qiu's wrist and examined her pulse.

This time, Mu Qiu was even more puzzled.

She hadn't thought that he would capture her so easily so that he could take a pulse?

When the imperial physician had finished examining her pulse, he grabbed Mu Qiu's palace maid and released her.

She looked at the Empress Mother and then at the imperial physician.

The imperial physician knelt on the ground and respectfully reported the results of the pulse examination to the empress dowager.

"As the empress dowager expected, esteemed wangfei is indeed pregnant, and it's already been more than a month."

The Imperial Physician's words completely stunned Mu Qiu.

She really couldn't believe that she was pregnant?

"Xuanfei, according to what this one knows, the emperor has never stayed in the Eternal Music Palace before. And you're more than a month pregnant, so the child in your stomach wouldn't have come out of nowhere, right?"

"No, impossible! I, how could I, how could I be pregnant, not …"

At this moment, Mu Qiu's body went limp as he sat on the ground.

Although she was often together with her grandson, Chu, every time, his grandson would give medicine to her, so it was impossible for her to get pregnant after taking the medicine.

But she didn't know that the medicine her grandson had given her had long since been secretly swindled by the empress dowager.

"Xuanfei, this one advises you, it would be best if you could do so truthfully. Just who is this child in your womb?" If you tell the truth, perhaps if I am happy, I can still protect you and the child in your womb? "

Mu Qiu finally understood why the empress dowager had the imperial physician take his pulse.

And the imperial doctors were examining her pulse, so why did they let the palace maids capture her?

The empress dowager was afraid. She already knew that she was pregnant and wouldn't cooperate well with the imperial physician's pulse examination, so …

Mu Qiu retorted, "Who does the empress dowager want this child to be?"

Although it was hard to believe that he was pregnant, Mu Qiu's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

She was happy that she was able to bear the child of the man she loved. She was worried that the first person to know about this would be the Empress Dowager.

"Xuanfei, with your personality, I don't hate you. It's just a pity that you're not of any use to me."

As for Mu Qiu, the Empress Dowager felt that she was very intelligent when compared to the other concubines.

If she was allowed to use any means to survive in the harem, she would definitely be the last person to live.

However, she did not have the intention to cling onto someone, nor did she have the intention to fight for a favor.

"The empress dowager sure knows how to joke. You're the oldest in the imperial harem, how could chenqie dare disobey your orders?" "In that case, why do you say 'not used by Her Majesty'?"

"Xuanfei, who are you, don't you plan to say, that the child in your womb, belongs to?"

The empress dowager's smile grew wider and wider as she looked at the calm Mu Qiu.

Mu Qiu raised his gaze, his gaze firm. "Esteemed empress dowager, you avoided everyone and had the imperial physician check out chenqie's pulse. I presume you already knew that chenqie would be pregnant, so this child … Esteemed empress dowager, do you hope that he's the emperor's or the other imperial bodyguard that cooperates with chenqie?"

Mu Qiu wasn't stupid. From the empress dowager's words, 'as expected, it was as the empress dowager had predicted', she already knew that the empress dowager had long since known about her private meeting with her grandson, Chu.

Since the empress dowager did not expose her publicly, it meant that the empress dowager wanted to use her to achieve some sort of goal.

"Haha …"

After Mu Qiuyan finished speaking, the empress dowager burst out laughing.

Afterwards, she looked at Mu Qiu with an admiring expression.

"Xuanfei, This Dowager didn't misjudge you. It's a pity that you're the Right Prime Minister's daughter, otherwise This Dowager would have definitely allowed you to become the Queen of the Huan Yue Country!"

To the concubines of the harem, the position of 'Empress' was extremely attractive.

But to Mu Qiu, it didn't.

Because the person she loved wasn't the Emperor, and she didn't have any plans to stay in this harem for her entire life.

"Men, bring Guard Sun in."

The three words, 'Guard Sun', made Mu Qiu's body tremble slightly.

She turned to the door and saw her grandson being dragged in by two guards.

As for his grandson Chu Feng, he was already on the verge of death. He was unable to even kneel and could only lie on the ground.

"Zi Chu, Zi Chu, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, Zi Chu …"

Mu Qiu's tears flowed as she crawled towards her grandson, Chu, hugging him tightly in her embrace.

In her heart, she was afraid. She was afraid that this man she loved deeply would be separated from her Yin and Yang in the next moment.

"Zi Chu, don't scare me. Say something, Zi Chu …"

The skin of his grandson's buttocks were already ripped open. Blood was coming out of his pants, and there was even an unpleasant smell coming out.

"This is so smelly. Men, come and drag him away. Don't dirty This Dowager's eyes."

At the empress dowager's command, a guard walked in and pulled Mu Qiu away from his grandson, Chu, before dragging his grandson out.

Mu Qiu wailed as he wanted to chase after them, but was stopped by a palace maid.

Mu Qiu glared at the empress dowager on the imperial concubine's chair, wishing he could charge forward and strangle her to death.

"What exactly do you want me to do?"

The empress dowager lowered her hand from her nose and looked disgustedly at Mu Qiu. She hated women who were too intelligent and couldn't be used by her.

"Xuanfei, you're a smart person. The child in your stomach and Guard Sun's life are both in your hands. You should be clear about what you need to do."

Although the empress dowager didn't say it clearly, Mu Qiu could roughly guess what the empress dowager wanted her to do.

However, she …

Mu Qiu's eyes reddened as he exited the Dew Palace.

"Empress, are you alright?" "Did the empress dowager make things difficult for you? This servant originally wanted to look for esteemed wangfei but was stopped by the guards. This servant …"

Seeing Mu Qiu's red and swollen eyes, Cherry was extremely worried.

She was certain that the Empress Dowager must have done something to her master, or her eyes would not have been red and swollen.

"I'm fine. Go back."

Because the main hall of the Eternal Music Palace had been set ablaze, Mu Qiu had stayed at Hua Mu Jin's Palace of Hibiscus last night. Naturally, she had returned to the Palace of Hibiscus.

Ever since Mu Qiu left, Hua Mujiao had been worried about what the empress dowager would do to her.

Seeing that Mu Qiu had returned, Hua Mujiao clenched her fists tightly.

"Are you crying? What did the Empress Mother do to you? "

Looking at the furious Hua Mu Jin, the corner of Mu Qiu's mouth quirked into a bitter smile.

"Elder sister Jin Jin, why am I sent to the palace? Why did I become the Emperor's woman? Why couldn't I control my own life's affairs? "Why, why...?"

A series of reasons caused Hua Mu Jin to become even more worried.

She stepped forward and embraced Mu Qiu as his tears fell onto her shoulders.

"Believe me, I'll definitely let you be free. I'll make sure to make her pay double for everything the empress dowager has done to you today!"

Hearing Hua Mu Jin's voice, Mu Qiu's heart became complicated.

Being moved, feeling guilty, entwining together.

"Big Sister Jin, in this palace, the only thing I'm glad about is that I know you."

After calming Mu Qiu down in the side chamber to sleep, Hua Mujiao sat in the side chamber to think over the matter. She wanted to rush directly to the Dew Palace to settle the score with the empress dowager.

But she knew she couldn't.

She had to get on with a perfect plan to get rid of the Empress Dowager.

When night fell, Hibiscus Blossom lay on the bed in the palace hall, tossing and turning, but was unable to fall asleep.

Seeing Hua Mujiao on the bed, the palace maid asked, "Empress, in a few more days, the emperor will personally lead the army. You're worried about the emperor, so you don't need to say?"

Tilting her head, Hua Mujiao glanced at the palace maid and sat up.

It was true that she was worried about the White Battlefield, but what she was worried about was not just the White Battlefield.

She had made up her mind to go off with White Battlefield. Since she was going to the border, she didn't know when she would be able to return.

At the very least, he would be gone for a month or two, or at the very most, half a year.

In that case, the person she was most worried about was Mu Qiu.

"Has Xuanfei slept yet?"

"Esteemed Empress Xuanyan has always been taken care of by Big Sister Cherry, this servant doesn't know."

"Alright, you may leave."

Because the green bamboo hadn't returned from her injuries, Hua Mujiao had temporarily arranged a palace maid who served her closely.

Hua Mujie suddenly felt that if it was Green Bamboo by her side, she could still nag and nag with Green Bamboo.

"Nan Ge, Nan Ge …"

Suddenly, she shouted the name of Nan Ge twice.

Just as she finished speaking, Nan Ge's voice came from outside the hall.

"Your subordinate is here. Does the Empress have any orders?"

"Come in, I have something to ask you."

Generally speaking, Nan Ge didn't dare to enter the main hall.

Even if it was Hibiscus Flower's order, Nan Ge still had to consider whether he should enter or not.

"Empress, it's already late in the night. It's not appropriate for this subordinate to enter the chamber."

Hearing Nan Ge's words, Hua Mu Jin was displeased.

She got up and took a coat from the side. Then, she walked to the door of the hall and opened it.

"What's wrong with it? It wasn't a clandestine affair. Let me ask you, will you follow your master in his personal battle? "

Nan Ge used the corner of his eye to look at the flower hibiscus, then cast his line of sight into the darkness.

"In reply to the Empress, I will."

Nan Ge's answer was within Hua Mu Jin's expectations.

However, she felt that Bai Zhanzheng would probably let Luo Chen protect her and not let him go with her.

"Then what would you do if your master told you to protect me and didn't let you go with him?"

Hua Mu Jin's question had asked Nan Ge about it.

Nan Ge frowned, not knowing how to reply.

After thinking for a while, he replied, "This subordinate's life was saved by Master. If Master commands this subordinate to protect the Empress and does not allow this subordinate to follow, this subordinate will secretly follow."

Hearing these words, Hua Mu Jin raised her eyebrows.

"Are you not afraid? If you answer like that, will I get angry? "However, seeing how loyal you are, I'll forgive you. But …"