I insist

Chapter 444: Pregnancy

"I didn't expect you to care so much about my harem."

The Emperor looked coldly at the Seventh Prince and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.

Although the emperor's tone was not very dramatic, it was enough to frighten the seventh prince, since no prince paid attention to his father's harem.

The seventh prince immediately knelt on the ground and begged the emperor for forgiveness: "Father, I know I was wrong."

The Emperor glanced at the Seventh Prince indifferently. If it were before, he might have really dragged the Seventh Prince away, given him a few lashes, or demoted him to a commoner.

However, if it weren't for the Seventh Prince's reminder today, he would have completely forgotten about Liuli.

I only kept her around out of pity. It's been a long time since I last saw her, and I don't know how she is doing.

The Emperor was somewhat surprised to hear news of her today, but he also felt it was normal.

Locking a normal person in a room with no one else in the room would drive anyone crazy.

However, the Emperor felt it was a pity that Liuli had gone mad. He had already made plans to send someone to treat Liuli soon.

"Alright, I'll let you off this time because you were worried about the safety of the palace. Focus on your duties; you don't need to worry about anything else, understand?"

The Emperor looked at the Seventh Prince expressionlessly and spoke, word by word.

The Seventh Prince's lips curled up slightly. He knew his plan had succeeded. He quickly kowtowed to the Emperor: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will remember your teachings. I take my leave."

After the Seventh Prince left, the Emperor instructed the eunuch to go to the Imperial Hospital and bring the imperial physicians to examine Liuli.

The chief eunuch led the imperial physician to Liuli's palace.

At this moment, Liuli was holding a rag and wiping the table. She was slightly surprised to see the chief eunuch and the imperial physician, but she quickly recovered.

"Greetings, Your Excellency and Imperial Physician. May I ask what brings you here?"

The chief eunuch and the imperial physician exchanged a glance. They had naturally heard about Liuli's madness, but they didn't seem to care.

This time I truly experienced it, and it was indeed quite terrifying. After all, before, relying on the emperor's favor, she was arrogant and looked down on everyone.

When I finally saw her, she was so calm, and she even took the initiative to wipe the table. It was truly astonishing.

Fortunately, they were all people who had experienced major events, and they quickly returned to normal.

"This servant greets Consort Jieyu. His Majesty heard that Consort Jieyu was not feeling well, so he sent this servant to bring the imperial physician to examine you. Please, Consort Jieyu, sit down."

Upon hearing this, Liuli knew that this was the first step the Seventh Prince had taken to rescue her. She smiled gently and nodded slightly.

"Thank you for thinking of me, Your Majesty. I will trouble the imperial physician."

After saying that, she obediently walked to the side and sat down, extending her wrist and placing it in front of the imperial physician.

The imperial physician quickly placed a handkerchief on her wrist and then began to take her pulse.

After a while, the imperial physician opened his eyes wide, turned his head to look at the chief eunuch, and looked at him with disbelief.

Seeing his expression, Liuli was terrified and quickly asked, "Is there something wrong with my body? Please tell me, Imperial Physician."

"Your Highness, please rest assured, there is nothing wrong with your health. On the contrary, it is good news that you are pregnant."

The imperial physician smiled and looked at Liuli, announcing the good news to him.

Liuli looked at the imperial physician in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly: "Imperial Physician, is what you're saying true? Am I really pregnant?"

"Yes, Your Highness, it is true. You are indeed pregnant."

Liuli still couldn't believe it. She knew in her heart whether she was pregnant or not, but she couldn't believe that she could be pregnant so easily.

She suddenly remembered the pills the Seventh Prince had given her before, and she felt that her pregnancy must be related to the pills, but she didn't care anymore.

She was willing to try anything to regain favor and get out of here.

Thinking of this, Liuli touched her belly and said with a smile, "This is wonderful, I have a child, from now on it will be just the two of us living together."

The chief eunuch and the imperial physician exchanged a glance. If Liuli was really pregnant, how could the emperor ignore her as before?

The news had to be told to the Emperor immediately. The chief eunuch carefully instructed the guards outside not to let anything go wrong with Liuli.

She then quickly went to the Emperor's palace and told him that Liuli was pregnant. At first, the Emperor did not believe her.

"What did you say? Pregnant? If you're really pregnant, why weren't there any signs before?"

The Emperor was overjoyed to find that Liuli was pregnant, but he was also puzzled as to why there had been no prior news of her pregnancy.

The chief eunuch bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that early pregnancy is indeed difficult to detect, which is why the concubine's pregnancy was not discovered."

It's been two months now, and the pulse is very strong.

"What a bunch of useless fools! They can't even diagnose whether someone is pregnant or not. What use are they to me? Go and have the Cold Palace thoroughly cleaned."

Then bring Consort Jieyu here to me; I have some questions for her.

Although the emperor felt that the imperial physicians were incompetent, he was still worried about the child in Liulihe's womb, so he quickly ordered someone to bring Liulihe over.

The chief eunuch thought the emperor would regain his favor with Liuli, but unexpectedly she was moved to the cold palace. No one knows what the emperor is thinking.

Although the chief eunuch was puzzled, he still quickly arranged for people to carry out what the emperor had asked for.

Soon, Liuli was brought before the Emperor. She knelt respectfully on the ground and bowed to the Emperor, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Emperor looked Liuli up and down and noticed that she had lost a lot of weight. He quickly helped her up and said softly, "No need for formalities. Why do I feel that you have lost weight?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine and have not lost any weight," Liuli replied respectfully.

The Emperor frowned slightly upon hearing Liuli's reply: "Why don't you mention 'Your Majesty' anymore? You are my concubine. Have you forgotten the rules?"

"This humble woman has not forgotten the rules, but at this moment she is still a criminal, and thanks to the Emperor's great favor, she has not been punished. However, this humble woman has failed to live up to the Emperor's grace."

She continues to cause trouble and create disturbances every day; this is a sign of my lack of manners, and I beg Your Majesty to punish her.

Hearing Liuli's words, the Emperor was very dissatisfied. He still preferred Liuli as she was before, because that made her feel more alive, instead of like she was now.

"Alright, get up. You were the one who recommended Wang Jianjun to the palace. Do you really think you knew absolutely nothing about what he did?"

The Emperor helped Liuli to the bedside and sat her down, speaking in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, I only know that he researches medicine for you, but as for the specifics, I truly do not know. However, I do have a responsibility to bear."

"If it weren't for me, perhaps His Majesty wouldn't have been poisoned and suffered this calamity."