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"So, in Tangtang's heart, her husband is actually this kind of person?"

Xie Ling's eyes drooped slightly. "I am heartbroken."

Qi Yitang chuckled, her smile clearly conveying three words: "Otherwise what?"

Qi Yitang turned and went into the inner hall. After a while, she slowly walked out, lifting her skirt.

The phoenix robe fit her perfectly, as if it were tailor-made. Golden phoenix threads meandered down from her shoulders, and the hem trailed behind her on the golden bricks, swaying slightly with her steps, accentuating her elegant and noble demeanor.

Even if Princess Anping saw her, she wouldn't think of her as the mischievous little companion who needed her to bail her out anymore.

Qi Yitang spun around in front of the mirror twice, and then a pair of hands wrapped around her from behind.

"My empress is truly..." he whispered a few words in her ear.

Qi Yitang felt that her ears and soul had been defiled. She turned around and kissed him, saying, "Your Majesty is not bad either. He is heroic and upright, and can be the number one courtesan of Nanfeng Pavilion."

Li Degui looked up at the sky, his eyes downcast, pretending he hadn't heard anything.

Xie Ling chuckled softly, "Would the Empress like to give it a try?"

Knowing he was always in heat, Qi Yitang said, "Wait until tonight."

After the size was measured, Qi Yitang had it carefully stored away. The coronation ceremony was in mid-April, and it couldn't be allowed to get dirty now.

After lunch, Xie Ling put his arm around her and said, "Tangtang, it's spring now. Would you like to go hunting at the Begonia Hunting Grounds?"

hunt?

Qi Yitang's eyes lit up. "Great! Great!"

She loved the lively and interesting scenery in the mountains and forests, but soon hesitated, "But won't there be assassins in the hunting grounds?"

Of course there will be.

If it weren't for the assassin, Xie Ling wouldn't have gone through all this trouble.

Although Xie Ling didn't want Qi Yitang to be in danger, she was also worried about leaving her alone in the palace, so it was safest to keep her under her own nose.

Playing with her slender, rounded fingertips, Xie Ling said leisurely, "How can we wipe them all out if the assassins don't show up?"

It seems... that makes sense.

Anyway, with three bodyguards protecting me, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Those concerns were quickly replaced by excitement, and Qi Yitang went off to arrange the spring hunt.

Xie Ling smiled. Just a moment ago she was putting on the airs of an empress, but now she's jumping around like a child.

Just as he was about to finish approving the remaining folded documents, he suddenly heard an announcement that Physician Kou was requesting an audience.

Physician Kou?

Li Degui reminded her, "It's the one who took the Empress's pulse in the Empress Dowager's palace last year."

Xie Ling vaguely remembered him; what was he doing here at this time?

"Announce."

Imperial Physician Kou was, of course, prepared. Having worked in the palace, how could he not be a bit shrewd?

Since examining the Empress's pulse last year, he went back and searched through his family's ancestral medical books and other classic texts, spending several months studying the secret formula for conceiving a child.

For others, being granted the title of concubine without having children is an immense honor, but Qi Yitang not only enjoyed the emperor's exclusive favor for many years, but also rose from a Noble Consort to Empress, becoming the mother of the nation.

Imperial Physician Kou felt that only if he could get the Empress to give birth to a legitimate son could he have a future.

After several months of hard work, substituting and combining each herb, they finally found a suitable prescription and rushed to meet the Emperor.

There was nothing he could do; Physician Kou was simply too eager to improve.

Imperial Physician Kou said respectfully, "Your Majesty, when I examined the Empress's pulse last time, I discovered that her constitution was special. I consulted the classics and found that women with the 'Dark Meridian' constitution are no different from ordinary women, except that their chances of conceiving are slightly lower."

"I have devoted myself to research and spent several months to create this prescription. Of course, Your Majesty is in good health and enjoys long-lasting blessings, so you may not need it."

"This formula not only helps with fertility but also nourishes the body, reducing pain during the Empress's childbirth..."

Can it reduce the pain of childbirth?

Looking at the neatly listed medicinal herbs on the prescription, Xie Ling finally gave Physician Kou a proper look.

He's a man of action, but—

Who told him to work so hard?

She finally managed to eat and drink her fill a few more times under the pretext of having a child, but is a little one going to take her attention so soon?

"Is the medicine bitter?" he asked.

Imperial Physician Kou was taken aback, clearly not expecting that His Majesty was concerned about this.

He replied carefully, "Your Majesty, good medicine tastes bitter. To achieve the best effect, naturally—"

Xie Ling frowned.

Physician Kou immediately changed his tune, "However, I can add a few herbs to the prescription as appropriate, so as not to impair the efficacy and to neutralize the bitterness."

Xie Ling was still not satisfied and asked, "Is there anything else for me to drink, something that has the same effect?"

Imperial Physician Kou: "..."

He painstakingly devised a gynecological prescription for months, and His Majesty wants to drink it himself?

Imperial Physician Kou opened his mouth and said with difficulty, "Your Majesty, the constitutions of men and women are vastly different. Even if you drink this prescription, it won't help the Empress have a safe delivery."

He doesn't have the ability to get His Majesty pregnant for the Empress yet; even if Hua Tuo or Bian Que were alive, they couldn't!

Xie Ling fell silent.

After a moment, he waved his hand, "Alright, go back and improve the recipe. It's too bitter for Tangtang to drink."

"Yes..." Physician Kou tremblingly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

While assisted conception is secondary, Xie Ling thinks it's good for improving physical condition and reducing pain.

"Li Degui, reward him."

He casually added, "Judge Zhang is getting on in years and submitted his resignation to me before the new year, preparing to retire to his hometown. I plan to promote someone to fill the vacancy, and in the current Imperial Medical Academy, you are considered quite good."

Overjoyed, Imperial Physician Kou knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to help Her Majesty recover!"

On the third day after returning, Physician Kou presented the improved prescription to the Emperor again.

Li Degui couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, Physician Kou wasn't a eunuch; otherwise, given his current upward trajectory, he might have set his sights on Li Degui's position as chief eunuch.

Xie Ling felt that the Imperial Hospital wasn't entirely useless, so she accepted the prescription for the time being but didn't have anyone brew it for Qi Yitang.

The person behind this hasn't been caught yet, so there's no rush for the child.

……

February 15th, although there was still a bit of a chill in the air, the sky was clear and the sun was shining warmly, making it a perfect day for a trip to the countryside.

The imperial entourage set off in a grand procession to Haitang Hunting Ground.

Banners fluttered in the wind, carriages and horses rumbled, and the winding procession stretched into a long dragon on the official road.

Hunting is a long-standing tradition of the Great Qian Dynasty, symbolizing following the natural order and never forgetting military preparedness.

One of the Xie family's ancestors was an emperor who was particularly fond of hunting. He hunted in all four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. He never missed a hunt, and each hunt involved a large-scale operation, almost wiping out all the wild animals in the mountains and forests.

It not only disrupts the ecological balance, but also wastes public resources and causes widespread resentment among the people.

Subsequent emperors took this as a warning and only did it once a year.

In this dynasty, during the first year of the emperor's reign, he was so busy with other matters that he had no time for hunting.

There wasn't any last year or this year.

Three years later, the emperor finally had this idea, and the officials were also happy, finally able to go out for some fresh air.