Emperor Shangde watched Yun Songming cough so violently and felt a flicker of worry in his eyes.
Could it be tuberculosis?
Emperor Shangde said to Eunuch Lin beside him, “Have Physician Wang go to the Second Prince’s residence and carefully examine the Second Prince’s health.”
Eunuch Lin bowed and scraped: “Yes, Your Majesty!”
Ye Chuchu: [It’s useless. Even if he’s cured, he’ll be assassinated in three months anyway.]
[Zhazha, tell me, can I capture the Second Prince’s heart within a month and produce a child with him in the remaining two?]
[After all, for such a handsome man, the genetics would be excellent; the child born would surely be wonderful.]
Emperor Shangde, who was walking in front, faltered in his step!
This girl’s idea is not bad!
This way, he could hold his imperial grandson.
Wait… what did she just say?
Song’er will die by assassination in three months?
No, he must send the most elite Imperial Martial Guards, as well as the top secret guard in the capital, to Song’er’s side to protect him.
Song’er is the apple of the Empress’s eye!
Yun Songming, who was just about to turn back: … He’s already coughing like this, yet his health is still being scrutinized?
What a ruthless heart!
Zhazha: [Little Chuchu, the idea is great.]
[Our system shop has ‘Pregnancy Pills.’ You only need to take one, and you’ll hit the mark every time, with good luck following one after another!]
Ye Chuchu: [Yay!]
[Then get me two of them when the time comes; I want to have twins to play with!]
Everyone: …
What a terrifying idea!
…
Fanghua Palace
“Your Ladyship, please drink this bowl of anti-miscarriage medicine!”
“The physician said the baby in your belly is doing well; you were just startled tonight.”
“Your belly is growing larger by the day; you must be extra careful from now on.”
Consort Shu’s maid, Jinxiu, was currently holding a bowl of medicine, bowing and standing before Consort Shu, who lay on a chaise longue, her face full of worry.
Consort Shu nodded, sat up, cradled the medicine bowl, and frowned: “It’s so bitter. I’ll drink it later.”
Jinxiu was anxious: “Your Ladyship, if the medicine gets cold, the efficacy will be ruined.”
Jinli, standing to the side, also added: “Your Ladyship, this maid has prepared candied dates for you.”
Consort Shu made a bitter face and nodded: “Fine, then help me up.”
Jinli stepped forward to support Consort Shu, then tucked her loose hair behind her ears.
Consort Shu took the anti-miscarriage medicine from Jinxiu, took several deep breaths, and brought the medicine to her lips.
Since she was a child, she couldn’t tolerate the slightest bit of bitterness.
When she took medicine as a child, her mother would coax her.
Since her mother passed away, her father and older brother would coax her.
Now that she was Consort Shu, one of the Four Imperial Consorts, for the sake of the child in her belly, she had to drink this bitter medicine even if no one was coaxing her.
Consort Shu held her breath, hardened her heart, opened her mouth, and prepared to drink it.
Suddenly, a figure burst in, snatched the medicine bowl with lightning speed, and smashed it on the floor with a “slap.”
Ye Chuchu patted her chest, lingering fear in her heart.
[How close, how close; my second sister almost drank that abortion medicine.]
[Staying in the palace tonight was definitely the right choice; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.]
Seeing that the person who burst in was her little sister, Consort Shu immediately got off the chaise longue, walked up in a few steps, and grabbed Ye Chuchu’s hands.
“Little Sister, where did you run off to?”
“You scared me to death.”
“Father and Big Brother were also going to be frantic with worry!”
Jinxiu also stepped forward: “Third Miss, you don’t know—just a moment ago, when Consort Shu learned you had entered the inner palace but didn’t know where you had gone, she was frantic with worry.”
Jinli also said: “That’s right, Third Miss. Her Ladyship was just too worried about you; she was moving in such a hurry that she slipped and fell.”
Consort Shu held Ye Chuchu’s hands and said gently: “In the future, if you want to come into the palace to play, send someone to notify your Second Sister in advance.”
“You must not be so reckless again!”
Tears welled up in Ye Chuchu’s eyes, and she nodded obediently.
After their mother passed away, her sister was like a mother to her, always taking care of her.
Ever since her sister entered the palace, she hadn’t seen her for a very, very long time.
The current Ye Chuchu had subconsciously merged with the original owner’s emotions.
“The Emperor has arrived!”
Eunuch Lin’s shrill voice rang out outside the hall.
Consort Shu and the others hurriedly knelt: “Greetings to the Emperor.”
Consort Shu was very nervous.
Why has the Emperor come at this hour?
Could it be that Little Sister caused trouble?
Emperor Shangde was supported by Eunuch Lin as he walked in, gasping for air.
He, too, had run over at the speed of a hundred-meter dash.
He had heard Ye Chuchu’s inner voice just now clearly and distinctly.
Someone had replaced Consort Shu’s anti-miscarriage medicine with abortion medicine, and Jinxiu was about to serve that abortion medicine to Consort Shu.
Everyone was anxious.
Emperor Shangde had run even faster!
But he hadn’t expected that after Ye Chuchu and that ‘Zhazha’ discussed swapping something, she just ‘whooshed’ and ran past him like a bolt of lightning.
Although he was incredibly shocked, he still summoned all his strength to run toward Fanghua Palace.
At this moment, the kneeling Ye Chuchu felt somewhat guilty.
As soon as she heard her sister was about to drink abortion medicine, she used five hundred points in the system shop to trade for a ‘Speed Talisman,’ sprinting to Fanghua Palace at meteor-like speed.
This was why she had arrived first, and why the Emperor and his entourage, even though they had run until they were nearly breathless, could only trail behind her.
Emperor Shangde looked at the bowl of medicine shattered on the floor, let out another heavy breath, and finally relaxed his tense heart.
He immediately stepped forward to help Consort Shu up, his face full of worry.
“Does your belly still hurt?”
Consort Shu shook her head: “Your Majesty, Jinxiu and Jinli made a mountain out of a molehill; this subject is perfectly fine!”
Consort Shu looked gently at her high-bulging belly, stroked it lightly, and looked satisfied.
“The baby is very well-behaved; it just kicked me earlier.”
Ye Chuchu: [Zhazha, tell me, why is my sister still so innocent?]
[That bowl just now was abortion medicine!]
[If I hadn’t made it in time, my sister would have had to walk through the gates of hell.]
Zhazha: [Little Chuchu, your sister slipping and falling when she went out earlier wasn’t an accident either.]
[Someone secretly spread oil at the palace gate.]
[Your sister was worried about you and walking fast; if Jinxiu and Jinli hadn’t risked their lives to steady her, she might have already suffered a tragedy for both mother and child.]
Ye Chuchu: [Damn it, who exactly is so vicious that they want my sister to suffer a tragedy for both mother and child?]
Zhazha: [Little Chuchu, take a guess.]
Ye Chuchu: [Could it be… Imperial Concubine Xian again?]
Zhazha: [Wrong, wrong! How could Imperial Concubine Xian be that busy?]
[Her focus is entirely on people she can control.]
[Zhazha will give you a hint: who did we offend the most severely today?]
Ye Chuchu had a sudden realization: [The Grand Tutor’s Residence!]
[The entire Grand Tutor’s Residence was wiped out, but there is one woman who wasn’t implicated: the Imperial Noble Consort!]
Zhazha: [Yes, yes, it’s the Imperial Noble Consort.]
[Your family wiped out her maternal relatives, so she definitely won’t let you off.]
[Consort Shu, who is in the palace, became her first target for revenge.]
Ye Chuchu: [Ah… I’m so angry!]
[I’m going to report her.]