After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 372 Great Grace

Doctor Wang was only in his early twenties. Although he came from a medical family, he had only been admitted to the Imperial Medical Bureau not long ago and his experience was far less than that of other old doctors. For a moment, he didn't know whether he doubted Lady Luo's pulse or his own medical skills.

Seeing Niuniu's anxious face, the Queen Mother said to the doctor, "Just tell me what you want to say. It doesn't matter even if the diagnosis is wrong."

Doctor Wang made up his mind and said, "To answer the Queen Mother's question, the pulse is like a bead, which may be a pregnancy pulse."

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face went blank for a moment.

Doctor Wang raised his head with a slight tremor, and looking at the Queen Mother's expression, his heart suddenly began to beat fast.

After a long while, Niuniu tugged at the doctor's sleeve, and the old man finally came back to his senses from his great surprise. He stared at Doctor Wang with burning eyes and asked, "Really? Really... is this a pregnancy pulse?"

Doctor Wang shook his head.

The Queen Mother's face suddenly fell.

Doctor Wang said cautiously, "Your Highness, this young lady is still young, and it seems to be less than a month. I am not 100% sure, but I think it is 70% that she is pregnant."

The Queen Mother's expression gradually warmed up, and she said, "Even if you are 70% sure, Li Shunfu, you go to the Imperial Hospital in person and invite a few people over."

In everyone's impression, older doctors are more trustworthy than younger ones.

Li Shunfu naturally understood what the Queen Mother meant. If he went there in person in the middle of the day, he would naturally be able to invite those lazy old doctors over.

Even though it has not been confirmed yet, the Queen Mother's attitude has changed. She said to Lady Luo, "Don't be too restrained. Eat while you wait. Don't starve yourself."

Concubine Luo was suffering from the summer heat and had no appetite. Before, the empress dowager didn't care whether she had an appetite or not, but now the empress dowager was so meticulous that she wanted to feed Concubine Luo.

"Even if you have no appetite, you should still pick out some food you like. You almost fell before, wasn't it because you didn't eat enough that you couldn't stand steadily? Your health is important, don't you understand?" said the Queen Mother.

The last time Concubine Luo heard the Queen Mother speak so gently was when she was talking to Niu Niu. Now that she was treated like this, she was flattered, yet also trembling with fear.

She knew that the Queen Mother's good attitude came from her belly, and she couldn't help but worry, what if she wasn't pregnant? Would the Queen Mother be angry and embarrassed?
Fortunately, Lady Luo's worries did not last too long. Li Shunfu went to invite them personally. Even though it was noon, a group of old doctors who should have been enjoying their retirement were all forced to run over with their medicine boxes.

A group of people surrounded Lady Luo to examine her for a long time, and then gathered together to talk for a long time. Finally, the most experienced imperial physician stepped forward.

"To reply to the Queen Mother, this young lady is still young. We think there is a high probability that she is pregnant. If we wait for another ten days or so, we will be more certain."

The Queen Mother glanced at Doctor Wang standing beside her. A group of old doctors gathered together and also felt that Concubine Luo was pregnant. She knew the character of the doctors in the palace well. Since they could say such things, the pregnancy was most likely certain.

"Okay, I already know about this matter. Is there anything I should pay attention to now?" asked the Queen Mother.

The old doctor said, "The weather is extremely hot. This young lady seems to have suffered from heat stroke. She just needs to be more careful on weekdays. No medicine is needed for the time being."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly: "Don't you need to take the pregnancy-preserving medicine?"

Concubine Luo is suspected to be pregnant, and the Queen Mother does not want any accidents to happen.

The old doctor's mood was similar to that of the empress dowager. Usually, the Imperial Medical Bureau would use the Imperial Prescription Drug to fool people and it was no big deal, but now that a pregnant woman was involved, they dared not act rashly.

This was the first time in many years that someone in the emperor's harem was actually pregnant. If she was not careful and lost the child, I'm afraid the entire Imperial Hospital would have to be buried with the fetus.

"This young lady is strong and healthy. It would be bad to use medicine rashly. Wait until the pregnancy is stable, and then we will consider using medicine." After the old doctor said this, he stretched out his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The queen mother did not continue to dwell on this matter.

After the doctors left, the Queen Mother asked Li Shunfu, "How much ice is required for a beauty?"

Although Li Shunfu didn't care about these things, he was also aware of the matter and replied, "One cup of ice a day."

There are too many people in the palace, and the status of a beauty is low enough. Even though Concubine Luo is now favored by the emperor, her share cannot be increased out of thin air.

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "How about Lady Luo move into the side hall of Shoukang Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Lady Luo's eyes lit up immediately and she said, "I would love nothing more than to be able to move into Shoukang Palace and enjoy the blessing of the Empress Dowager."

Niuniu was also very happy. Only Nanny Sun hesitated for a moment and finally reminded her, "Empress Dowager, if a pregnant woman moves, she may disturb the fetus."

After hearing Nanny Sun's explanation, the Queen Mother remembered that there was such a saying among the people.

For the sake of her grandchild, whose existence had not yet been confirmed, the Queen Mother dared not take any risks.

"In that case, then we won't move. But the palace maids around you haven't served you for too long, so I'm still not reassured." The Queen Mother said to Concubine Luo worriedly.

Concubine Luo had almost been murdered by Concubine Li Zhaoyi. She knew that once the news of her pregnancy spread, she would become the focus of the harem. As long as she gave birth to the child safely, no matter whether it was a boy or a girl, she would have someone to rely on in the future. Naturally, she could not be overly cautious.

"Empress Dowager, I am not a smart person and have little foundation in the harem. I beg you to protect me." Concubine Luo knelt down on the spot.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly!" The Queen Mother was anxious, fearing that kneeling would cause harm to the fetus.

"Don't worry. The baby you are carrying is my grandson. I will take good care of you and make sure you give birth to the child safely. I will not treat you unfairly in the future," the Queen Mother promised.

Niuniu watched for a while and said, "Grandma Queen, since Sister Meiren can't move in, can you give her some more ice?"

Niu Niu is still thinking about this matter.

The Queen Mother immediately said, "Li Shunfu, tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to say that Lady Luo has served us well and that her share will be provided as that of an Imperial Noble Consort from now on."

The allowance was only raised, but her rank was not improved. However, Concubine Luo was already very happy. The amount of ice used by the imperial concubine every day was enough to keep her cool all day long, and she no longer had to suffer from the heat.

Now that the pregnancy has not been confirmed, the empress dowager does not dare to do anything too extreme. If the news can be kept secret, the empress dowager tries not to let outsiders know, and has only informed the emperor.

The emperor was originally handling state affairs, but after receiving the news, he ignored everything and ran over in the scorching heat.

"Mother, is this true?" The emperor's eyes lit up surprisingly.

The Queen Mother nodded: "It's almost certain."

Niuniu quickly added: "The imperial doctors said that we need to wait another ten days before we can confirm the result."

Even though he was not 100% sure, the emperor was so happy that he didn't know what to do. After years of anticipation, it finally came true. He couldn't help but suspect that he was dreaming.

The Queen Mother did not forget to take credit for Niuniu: "This time it was all thanks to Niuniu. If she hadn't blocked it, Lady Luo would have fallen. Emperor, you have to give Niuniu a big favor."