C101

The palace maids had long been scared to death by Xi Men Rui Xue's murderous gaze. None of them dared to take a deep breath. When they heard that she wanted them to leave, all of them flew out resentfully.

Inside the hall, Cui'er was the only one trembling as she approached Xi Men Rui Xue, "Your Majesty, please ask, Cui'er will tell you the truth."

"Has Ruoruo's body been unwell in the past few days?"

Cui'er thought for a moment before saying, "It's just that a few days ago, I ate my stomach and vomited in disgust. Afterwards, the imperial physician gave me some medicine to eat so that I can recover."

"Which imperial physician is it? Call him over immediately." Her voice was as loud as a bell, and the faint blue veins on the back of her fair hands were pulsing. If she had known earlier …

Her gaze swept in the direction of the room, her eyes looking like the sleeping Qin Zhiruo. If she had known earlier, it would have proved that she was doing it on purpose. Thinking of this, he really wanted to strangle her.

In less than the time it took to boil a cup of tea, the imperial physician was led in by a young eunuch. When he saw Ximen Ruixue, his forehead was already covered in cold sweat, and he had already guessed that Ximen Rui Xue must be pregnant because of the family member, Qin Zhiruo. However, he did not understand why the emperor was so concerned about Qin Zhiruo.

"Your servant greets the Emperor."

Also, she did not let him get up. Xi Men Rui Xue said coldly: "Last time, what was the cause of your illness? And how did you do it? " He didn't even give the imperial physician time to think.

"I …"

With a "peng" sound, the teacup in his hand landed on the table. "Quickly tell me, I don't have any patience."

His voice made the imperial physician's entire body tremble with fear. He quickly kowtowed and said, "At that time, after this servant checked her pulse, I felt that this young lady's pulse was like that of a wedding vein, but this servant has never been good at this type of treatment and feared that taking her pulse would go wrong. Thus, I asked this young lady and Lady Cui'er to call Imperial Physician Zhang for a new diagnosis." Saying that, the imperial physician glanced at Cui'er, hoping that she would testify for him.

"Go on." Xi Men Rui Xue roared. She already understood that Ruo Ruo must have known about it back then, but she could hide it from Cui Er. She did not know how many things she was hiding from him.

"This is all I know. I don't know anything else." When the imperial physician remembered Ruo Ruo's warning, and saw that Ximen Rui Xue was currently infuriated, it meant that he still did not know of the agreement he made with Qin Zhiruo, so he decided to bet on it.

"Cui'er, did you call for Imperial Physician Zhang afterwards?" He had heard of that imperial physician before. He was the imperial physician that the imperial concubines trusted the most, and he had never missed out on his wedding vein. However, he was already old, so it would be difficult for the imperial concubine to move against him, excluding the one with the highest position in the palace.

"No, later on, Miss said she just had a bad stomach and said she didn't need to trouble Imperial Physician Zhang, so …" Cui'er whispered, she already knew that she was being careless.

"Then, do you know about the matter of Ruo Ruo being pregnant?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Cui'er doesn't know that Cui'er only found out after today's incident."

Xi Men Ruoxue's gaze once again turned to the imperial physician who was still kneeling on the ground. "Tell me, did you tell her that she was pregnant?" He had always felt that there was something fishy about this matter. Otherwise, if it was an unexpected event, if she didn't know about it before falling into the water, then she definitely wouldn't have fallen asleep and would have started babbling about children.

The imperial physician knew that Xi Men Rui Xue had guessed it, so he dared not hide it anymore. He prostrated himself and said: "This servant deserves to die, Miss Qin once asked this servant, and this servant told her about my suspicions. But this servant only said that this servant was suspicious, and this servant was not good at putting these kinds of phenomena." After saying this with fear and trepidation, he did not even dare to look at Ximen Ruixue anymore. He only felt that the surroundings were very quiet, so quiet that only his breathing could be heard.

"Pull it down and lock it up." Xi Men Ruoxue said with a cold voice.

"Spare me, your majesty, spare me! This servant really didn't say anything random!"

With a wave of her hand, Xi Men Rui Xue no longer wanted to look at the imperial physician. The child was gone, and in fact, he was also responsible.

He called over Imperial Physician Zhang to treat her once more. Only when he was certain that the child was gone and that there were no other major problems did he relax a bit.

Seeing the conflicted expression on Ximen Ruixue's face, Imperial Physician Zhang could faintly guess what was going on. Then, he gathered up his courage and said, "Your majesty, even if Miss Qin's fetus wasn't an accidental miscarriage, it wouldn't be easy to keep it."

"Why?" Ximen Rui pursued his words in a low voice, feeling a little more at ease in his heart because of what Imperial Physician Zhang had said.

"This old official has taken Miss Qin's pulse as if she had been poisoned not long ago. Although the poison has been resolved, from what I have seen, the fetus was conceived when Miss Qin was poisoned. It is very likely that the fetus was infected by the poison in the mother's womb, so it would be very difficult to survive even if it was left alive." Imperial Physician Zhang said those words carefully, afraid that he would infuriate Xi Men Rui. If that was the case, then he would be in the same fate as that Imperial Physician that he was dragged out of just now.

When Imperial Physician Zhang had finished speaking, Ximen Ruixue placed her hand on her forehead and thought for a while. Then, she said in a low voice, "Step down. We reward you with a hundred silver taels."

Though he was pained, his heart was more or less at ease after hearing Imperial Physician Zhang's explanation.

When he returned to Ruo Ruo's room, he rushed back to the palace before heading directly to Jingyang Palace. Outside the door, Fu Qing's voice could be heard. "Your majesty, do you still want to go to the empress dowager's place?"

With a wave of his hand, he lost all patience, "No, let her rest."

"Yes." A hint of surprise appeared on Fu Qing's face. He did not expect Ximen Ruoxue to make such a decision. However, he did not say anything as he left the room.

When he hugged the girl into his arms, he could smell a faint fragrance coming from his nose. As he looked into Ruo Ruo's eyes, he sighed even more deeply in his heart. Many things could not be said, could not be said.

This was the unspoken consequence, but he was only one step away from true power. Only then would he be able to truly protect his woman's safety.

But at dawn, when she slowly woke up, she was still alone in her bed. There was only a faint fragrance floating in the air, making her frown, she looked at Cui Er who was in front of her bed, fast asleep, and whispered: "Has he come?" At the same time, a few novel stories about Qin Zhiruo that she didn't know about started to flash through her mind. She finally understood a bit of everything.

Cui'er was startled, "Who came?"

"Your majesty." Was he here to see her joke? Thinking about it was laughable, she was just that unlucky. The few times she had physical interactions with a man made her pregnant.

"Ah …" Cui Er did not expect Ruo Ruo to ask this as soon as she opened her eyes. She called out in a low voice, "Your majesty, the emperor has come."

"Did the Emperor come to see how my child died?" She bit her lips. When she talked about her child, her tears gushed out like a spring. The discomfort from her lower body told her that her child had truly disappeared, completely disappearing from her stomach. But she … she was actually the executioner who killed her child with her own hands.

The strange look of sorrow on Ruo Ruo's face frightened Cui'er. "Miss, no, no, the emperor ordered all the servants to serve the lady and let her take care of her body. The child can be taken away if she is gone, but she can't be sad."

"Really?" Her tearful smile actually made her face seem rather pitiful instead of contradictory and sudden.

"It's true, young lady. The kitchen has cooked some rice porridge. Would you like some?" Imperial Physician Zhang and the Emperor both explained that this Xiao Yuanzi had to sit down no matter what, not only did he have to eat well, he also had to make her in a good mood. But look, she had only just opened her eyes, and her tears flowed out.

Zhiruo nodded, "Eat." Only after eating would she have strength. Regardless of whether she would wear it back or not, she still wanted a good body.

Cui'er went to carry the porridge. A few memories from the past came back to Ruo Ruo's mind. They were under the grape arbors in Qin Manor. She insisted with her hand that she would not marry, while she said that she would not marry.

It turned out that the frail Qin Zhiruo from before also had her own thoughts …

On the other hand, from time to time, Xi Men Ruoxue would come to the Qin Manor to see Qin Zhilan and often find an opportunity to tease her. At that time, Xi Men Ruixue and Qin Zhiqing would often compete in secret.

Thinking of this, she felt apologetic in her heart. If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't have been able to injure her at all.

This kind of thing happened in this world.

He gloomily stayed in his room. The window could not be opened, and the door could not be opened either. Fortunately, it was autumn, otherwise, this airless room would really be suffocating to the point of death.

Other than lying down, she could not get out of bed. She could not walk around, and even her right to read was taken away. When she woke up, she would guard the bed with a blank look, which made her feel like she was about to go crazy.

When he pushed the door open and entered, Zhiruo thought her eyes were blurry. She rubbed it again and again, but the person in front of her was still so clear.

"Stop rubbing, I'm coming." Laughing, a happy expression appeared on his face.

"The Emperor allowed you to enter?" That night, she and Su Ming had just arrived at Xi Men Rui's palace, and he had been forcefully escorted to Xi Men Rui Wu's palace.

"That's right, Brother Wu asked for it. The Emperor agreed to it. Ruo Ruo, I think Brother Wu is a good person as well, and Li Fengyin is also a good person. Ruo, why are all the men of ancient times so good?" Alright, she started to let her thoughts run wild. As soon as she entered the door, she asked Zhiruo casually. She had been learning Chinese for a month, so although her Chinese was a little awkward, it was understandable.