Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 264 Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!

Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun both felt fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Yuanyuan was Zhu Youtang's concubine and a Ming Dynasty imperial concubine listed in the silver book, with an extremely noble status.

Such a noble imperial concubine actually had to accept the investigation of the Western Factory. The Western Factory really did not take Chen Yuanyuan, the Ning concubine, seriously.

What's more, if investigating Chen Yuanyuan was Zhu Youtang's order, it would mean that Your Majesty does not trust them.

The fate of a concubine who does not have the trust of His Majesty in the palace can be imagined.

As Chen Yuanyuan's personal maids, Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun naturally did not have an easy time either.

This is the real reason for their panic.

Wang Zhi waited at the gate of Anhe Hall for a while, but there was no movement inside the hall.

Wang Zhi's expression changed slightly, and the atmosphere in Jingren Palace became more tense.

"If Concubine Ning does not cooperate, please forgive me for my rudeness."

As Wang Zhi spoke, he took a light step and slowly walked towards the closed door of Anhe Hall.

Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun were horrified and quickly ran to Wang Zhi, blocking his way.

"Wait! Eunuch Wang, Anhe Hall is the bedroom of Concubine Ning. Can you bear the charge of trespassing into the imperial concubine's bedroom?!"

"Besides, Concubine Ning is His Majesty's concubine, a concubine with a silver book. What right do you have to investigate Concubine Ning?"

Wang Zhi's expression was normal: "Investigating the concubines in the harem is the order of your majesty. It is the power that your majesty has given to me."

"If Concubine Ning cooperates, I will be courteous to her, but if she doesn't, I will have no choice but to resort to this last resort."

Wang Zhi's words made Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun feel extremely depressed. Li Xiangjun was so anxious that she wanted to cry again.

The worst thing still happened. Faced with Zhu Youtang's order, Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun were helpless.

They stood there at a loss as to what to do, but were unwilling to let Wang Zhi break into the Anhe Hall.

Wang Zhi saw that the two of them were still blocking him, and his brows furrowed: "Get out of the way!"

Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun's faces turned visibly pale, and their bodies were shaking slightly.

And Chen Yuanyuan in Anhe Hall has woken up from her coma.

After hearing that Zhu Youtang had personally ordered the Western Factory to thoroughly investigate the three sisters, Chen Yuanyuan clenched her fists and bit her lips.

Another string of tears fell from his swollen eyes, and his face was pale without a trace of blood.

Chen Yuanyuan got up, put on her clothes, and walked towards the door of Anhe Hall.

"Hengbo, Xiangjun, please leave."

Chen Yuanyuan pushed open the door of Anhe Hall, walked out of Anhe Hall, and came in front of Wang Zhi.

Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun turned around in surprise: "Madam..."

Wang Zhi also bowed to Chen Yuanyuan and said, "I greet Concubine Ning."

Chen Yuanyuan looked pale and expressionlessly looked at Wang Zhi: "These two maids of mine are ignorant, please forgive me, Eunuch Wang."

"Since this is your majesty's order, I will fully cooperate with the Western Factory's investigation."

Wang Zhi bowed again: "Your Majesty is very reasonable, that's great."

"It's just a few questions. I won't bother you for too long. Please."

Wang Zhi stretched out his hand and pointed at the stone table and chairs in the yard, intending to sit down and finish the battle quickly.

In fact, no key information can be obtained by face-to-face questioning. The West Factory mainly searches for the information it wants through inspections and secret investigations.

When questioning them face to face, one can use interrogation techniques and subtle observations of their facial expressions to infer whether they are lying or feeling guilty.

Then compare the results of the inquiry with the information you have dug out, and find clues between the lines.

Chen Yuanyuan turned around gracefully and walked towards the table and chairs. Gu Hengbo, Li Xiangjun, and Wang Zhi followed closely behind her.

The original palace maids and eunuchs of Jingren Palace stayed away to avoid suspicion.

At this moment, Chen Yuanyuan, who was walking in front, shook and suddenly fainted on the ground.

"My queen! My queen, what's wrong with you?"

"My lady, please don't scare me!"

Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun stepped forward quickly and supported the unconscious Chen Yuanyuan.

Looking at Chen Yuanyuan's pale face, Gu Hengbo and Li Xiangjun felt extremely distressed, and became even more panicked and scared.

"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!"

Gu Hengbo shouted to the eunuchs and palace maids around him, and immediately the young eunuchs from Jingren Palace ran out of Jingren Palace in a panic, using their hands and feet, and ran to the Imperial Hospital as fast as they could.

"You guys come too, quickly carry the queen back to the bed!"

Immediately, several palace maids came trotting over, lifted up the unconscious Zhang Wan'er, and put her back on the bed in Anhe Hall.

There was chaos in the Jingren Palace. Every palace maid and eunuch was in a panic because of Chen Yuanyuan's sudden fainting.

Only Wang Zhi and the Western Factory guards behind him remained unmoved.

Wang Zhi frowned and clenched his hands. He was also nervous about Chen Yuanyuan's fainting.

He didn't know whether Chen Yuanyuan fainted on purpose to show him and put pressure on him, or whether she really fainted.

Wang Zhi could not help but feel suspicious of Chen Yuanyuan. He took the Western Factory's guards and stepped aside, but did not leave. Wang Zhi had already made up his mind that he would investigate Chen Yuanyuan thoroughly and find out her details.

And now, of course, we have to see what the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau says to find out the reason why Chen Yuanyuan fainted.

Wang Zhi did not have to wait too long. In just a quarter of an hour, Doctor Xue from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to Jingren Palace with his female official Zi Fu.

When Doctor Xue entered Jingren Palace and saw Wang Zhi, he was stunned and subconsciously wanted to step forward and salute.

"Master Wang..."

Wang Zhi waved his hand and pointed to Anhe Hall. Doctor Xue reacted immediately, nodded at Wang Zhi, and quickly walked into Anhe Hall.

Li Xiangjun, who was standing by Chen Yuanyuan's bed, immediately started to chatter and shout when she saw Doctor Xue: "Doctor, please save our queen!"

"You must make sure our queen wakes up safely!"

Doctor Xue was startled. While observing Chen Yuanyuan's complexion, he asked Zi Fu to take Chen Yuanyuan's pulse and asked questions to the palace maids around him.

"Why did the queen suddenly faint? Has the queen shown any abnormal behavior in the past few days?"

Gu Hengbo quickly replied: "Just now the queen was about to...she just walked a few steps in the yard and then fainted."

Gu Hengbo almost told everyone that Chen Yuanyuan was being investigated by the Western Factory.

But fortunately, she changed the subject and skipped this topic.

Otherwise, if Doctor Xue knew about this, it would probably cause an uproar in the entire harem.

This would be a huge blow to Chen Yuanyuan's reputation.

Gu Hengbo then continued, "There has been nothing unusual about the Empress' behavior in the past few days, but after coming out of the Yangxin Palace this morning, the Empress seemed worried."

"He kept saying he had no appetite and just lay in bed without eating or drinking. He hasn't had a drop of water yet!"

Gu Hengbo told another little lie. Chen Yuanyuan clearly came back from the Palace of Tranquil Longevity last night, but in her mouth, it became this morning.

After hearing this, Doctor Xue did not dare to be negligent. He and Zi Fu cooperated with each other to carefully take Chen Yuanyuan's pulse.

But as Zi Fu's pulse conditions became clearer and clearer, Doctor Xue's expression became more and more excited, and his face flushed with excitement.

Doctor Xue asked a few more questions about Zi Fu's pulse. After Zi Fu answered them one by one, Doctor Xue laughed out loud with excitement.

"Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, Madam!"

"My queen is pregnant!"

Doctor Xue smiled happily, finally feeling relieved after having been holding back the anger for several months.

God knows how frustrating his life was in the Imperial Hospital during these few months.

A few months ago, Imperial Physician Tian was promoted by His Majesty to the position of Left Court Judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau because of his meritorious service in diagnosing Concubine Shu's pregnancy pulse. He was flattered by everyone in the Imperial Medical Bureau and enjoyed a very comfortable life.

However, the first imperial physician that Weihong saw when she came to the Imperial Medical Bureau was Imperial Physician Xue.

However, he was concerned that the Concubine Shu at that time was a concubine imprisoned by His Majesty, so he declined this great blessing. As a result, he was ridiculed by his colleagues in the Imperial Hospital for five months.

For the past five months, he could hardly hold his head up in the Imperial Hospital.

Now he finally got the chance and was the first to diagnose Concubine Ning's pregnancy. How could he not be excited by such an achievement that made him proud?

When Gu Hengbo, Li Xiangjun and other palace maids heard the news that Chen Yuanyuan was pregnant, they were shocked at first, and then surprised.

"Oh my god, the queen is pregnant with a dragon heir?! The queen is finally pregnant with a dragon heir!"

Gu Hengbo cried with joy, turned around and looked at Chen Yuanyuan who was unconscious on the bed, tears rolling down his face.

Li Xiangjun's face also flushed with excitement, and she reached out to touch Chen Yuanyuan's flat belly.

"Wow, is there a baby in your belly?"

"Great! Great!"

Wang Zhi, who was standing outside the door of Anhe Hall, suddenly changed his expression when he heard the news that Chen Yuanyuan was pregnant, and he unconsciously took two steps back.

Wang Zhi's eyes flashed and his mind raced. After just two breaths, he turned around and strode out of Jingren Palace.

Those Western Factory guards also quickly followed Wang Zhi's footsteps.

A guard behind Wang Zhi stepped forward and asked in a puzzled voice, "Master Factory Supervisor, are we not investigating Concubine Ning?"

"Check, of course, but not now."

Wang went straight to Yonghe Palace next to Jingren Palace: "Let's check the other concubines first. It won't be too late to check after Concubine Ning wakes up and the fetus is stable."

The Western Factory officer nodded and asked, "Then...should we report this news to His Majesty first?"

"No, this kind of good news should be reported to the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital and the maids and eunuchs in Jingren Palace."

If you report this great thing to Zhu Youtang in person, you will definitely be rewarded by Zhu Youtang.

But Wang Zhi no longer needs these small achievements and benefits, nor does he need to use such things to make his presence felt in front of Zhu Youtang.

The eunuchs, palace maids and imperial doctors obviously needed this kind of small favor more than he did.

"Yes, Mr. Supervisor."

The foreigner responded and said no more.

Wang Zhi and his group soon knocked on the gate of Yonghe Palace where Liu Rushi was.

(End of this chapter)