Chapter 673 Pregnancy
As Qin Yi expected, the empress was so displeased about what happened yesterday. As soon as Yun
Shang stepped into the Wei Yang Pce and knelt down to show her respects, the empress said in a
lukewarm tone, "I thought you would disobey my order and note."
It was a serious charge. Yun Shang thought to herself and showed a timid expression, "I dare not."
No sooner had Yun Shang finished speaking than the empress sneered, "You dare not? Is there
anything Lady Rui dares not to do? Yesterday when I left the Xiang Zhu Pce, I specifically ordered
you to send someone to inform me when you have any result." If I didn''t summon you, I''m afraid you
wouldn''t remember it."
Hearing this, Yun Shang hurriedly said, "Your majesty, please don''t be angry. I can exin."
"Well, tell me. I''d like to see what excuses you have." The empress looked at Yun Shang with a sneer.
"When I investigated for a while yesterday, his majesty came to the Xiang Zhu Pce and asked me
about it. Then I reported to him. It was near midnight when I left the Xiang Zhu Pce. Thinking that
your majesty must have gone to bed, I didn''t dare to disturb you, so I left the pce directly. Besides,
his majesty said he would tell you when I left. So I thought he had... It''s all my fault..." Yun Shang said
in a low voice. She even pushed the me directly to Xia Huanyu. She believed that the empress
dared not to question Xia Huanyu and would never think that she dared to lie to her.
The empress felt as if she had punched in cotton. The more she frowned, the more nervous she
became. After a long time, she said coldly, "Of course his majesty will tell me. He went to the court
early in the morning. Haven''t you thought of this? You didn''t exin to me what happened. It''s your
fault. Will you admit your guilt? "
Yun Shang hurriedly said, "I''m to me."
The empress snorted again. "So what did you find yesterday?"
Yun Shang hurriedly ordered, "I have checked all the things in the room but found nothing unusual.
Maybe it''s because of her weakness and the cold weather."
The empress''s eyes flickered a little. She picked up the teacup by her hand and said coldly, "She
should have stayed in the room as she is too weak to walk in the imperial garden. She shouldn''t have
been so careless since she has a baby."
Yun Shang kept silent. She didn''t know whether she meant it or...
If the empress said it on purpose, then there must be a lot of meanings behind her words. There are
many new furniture in the room, which was extremely bad for the unborn baby of Lin Youran. If they still
put the braziers in the room with the window locked, her unborn baby would be dead in no time.
"Yes. I''ve told her to have a good rest in the inner hall, and she can go out and walk when her
pregnancy is more stable." Yun Shang answered softly.
The empress nodded and said coldly, "Get up. You are pregnant now. If you are seen kneeling here by
the Prince Rui, he might me me."
Yun Shang agreed and stood up.
The empress took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Since Lady Hui trust your medical skills so much, make
her a prescription for miscarriage prevention. Then she won''t always feel that everyone in the pce
wants to hurt the baby in her belly."
Yun Shang didn''t understand why the empress said so. She thought for a moment and found a
ferocious argument. If she gave a prescription, she would be unable to find a proper word to defend
herself if there is anything wrong with the medicine or Lady Hui. So sheughed and said: "Every
medicine has its side effect. I think she''d better not take too much medicine."
The empress looked at Yun Shang and said, "Well, whatever you say. Anyway, Lady Hui is willing to
listen to you."
There was some irony in her words, but Yun Shang pretended not to hear.
With Yun Shang''s concession and the mention of Xia Huanyu, the empress couldn''t do anything about
it. She simply said a few cold words to Yun Shang and let her go. When Yun Shang walked out of the
Wei Yang Pce, she saw several women in strange clothesing towards the Wei Yang Pce.
It was odd because the clothes they wore seemed not to be from maids or concubines. Yun Shang took
a look at them. They were all familiar to her, and realized that they were female officials.
Yun Shang thought for a while. Since she had already entered the pce, she decided to go to the
Xiang Zhu Pce again and then headed for it with Qin Yi.
Ning Qian and Lin Youran were having tea and chatting with each other in the hall. Ning Qian was not
surprised at Yun Shang''s arrival. She stood up with a smile and said, "I heard that your highness had
just gone to the Wei Yang Pce, and was worried that the empress might get you in trouble. I was just
telling Youran that if you still hadn''te outter, I will go to the Wei Yang Pce to have a look."
Yun Shang walked to a chair and sat down. She smiled, "She did want to pick on me. But since
everyone watched me walking into her pce, she can''t go too far. I just saw several women outside
the Wei Yang Pce. They were said to be the newly chosen female officials? "
Ning Qian nodded, "Yes, I heard that there used to be female officials by the side of his majesty. They
were in charge of filing memorial to the throne and write the draft of the emperor''s decree. The crown
princess was once a female official, but after he married the crown prince, the position was vacant. The
empress noticed that his majesty was too busy with state affairs recently, so she suggested to his
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majesty to choose some female officials. The emperor did not object. A few days ago, the empress had
candidates. Now these are all temporary. In the end, there will only two left and take turns to follow the
emperor. "
Yun Shang nodded as thinking about it. ording to what Ning Qian said, the female officials could
see the court officials'' memorials and get to know Xia Huanyu''s decree in the first ce. It would be a
good thing for Prince Rui''s mansion if she could arrange a person in this position.
"To be honest, I had intended to y some tricks in the selection, but it seemed that the emperor had
the final say. The emperor was very strict with the selection, and all he asked was government affairs.
How could an ordinarydy know that? My people were disqualified from the first round of evaluation. "
Ning Qian sighed, looking rather regretful.
Yun Shang smiled and exchanged a look with Qin Yi. There was a smile in her eyes. Yes, how could
thedies of ordinary families know about it, but thedies trained by them know much more than that.
Yun Shang turned to look at Lin Youran and asked softly, "Do you feel better today?"
"I used to feel chest tightness and short of breath, but I didn''t feel that way today. Thank you so much,
your highness," answered Lin Youran in a soft voice, with a nod
Yun Shang smiled, "Don''t thank me for that. But you have to act these days. Don''t let others find out
that you have been well. Just stay in the bedroom for the next few days. If anyonees to see you,
refuse them by saying that you are unwell."
She stood up and said, "I''m going back to my bedroom."
Yun Shang nodded slightly. Then Lin Youran went back with her maids.
Yun Shang stared at her back, and remained silent for a long time. Then she asked, "How do you think
of Lin Youran since she has lived in your pce for days?"
Ning Qian giggled, "She a smart woman. She knows how to make others jealous of her when she is
being favored, and how to be tender to his majesty. Most importantly, she knows the ways to protect
herself in the imperial pce."
After a moment''s pause, she added, "But it''s a pity..."
Yun Shang and Ning Qian had known each other for years. She knew what Ning Qian''s unspoken
words meant. Yun Shang kept silent for a while and said, "Someone must y this role, or how will the
y go on?"
Ning Qian nodded, "I know."
After a moment''s silence, Ning Qian lowered her voice and said to Yun Shang, "The empress
summoned Lady Su to the imperial pce a few days ago. And ording to the attendant at the Wei
Yang Pce, it seems that the empress wants her to find out some ways for pregnancy." Ning Qian
giggled while speaking. "The emperor has conferred several chosendies titles. The empress is really
worried now."
Yun Shang alsoughed. "She must be anxious. Although she is the empress, she only has the crown
prince''s son. Now the crown prince is already dead. And there will be more and more new concubines
in the imperial household. Seeing that some new concubines are pregnant, how can she not be
anxious? "
Ning Qian nodded, and drew closer to Yun Shang, "I think it''s a chance..."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and understood what she meant. Her lips curled up. "Indeed, it''s a
good chance."
On the way back to her mansion, Yun Shang kept thinking about what Ning Qian had said. When the
carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Yun Shang had some ns in her mind. As soon as she
entered the mansion, she said to the butler, "I remember that when I was pregnant, I invited many
doctors to the mansion to check on me. Several of them are said to be the gynecologist. Ask them to
the mansion tomorrow. "
The butler dazed for a moment. "Your highness, are you feeling ufortable?"
Yun Shang shook her head with a smile, "Nothing. I just want to ask them something."
Luo Qingyan had alreadye back. He was reading at the desk. Hearing Yun Shang lift the curtain,
he looked at the door and said, "When I came back, I saw no one in the yard. Where have you been?"
Yun Shang couldn''t helpughing. "There are clearly several maids outside. How could you say there''s
no one? Didn''t you ask the butler? "
Luo Qingyan curled his lips, "I didn''t bother to ask." It seemed that he was a little angry.