IACF [QT] Chapter 74.1

Of course, pregnancy is not something that can happen overnight.

Su Yi was thinking about when to let people know that she was ‘pregnant’, and something that happened afterward gave her the opportunity.

That day she went to the Empress Dowager’s palace to pay her respects.

Coincidentally, the Empress, other concubines, and several princes’ wives were there as well. They were all talking about the Second Prince’s legitimate son’s first birthday.

The Second Prince’s wife, Mrs. Qin, married into the royal family for many years and finally gave birth to a little grandson last year.

Although there was already an illegitimate son in the house, a legitimate son was different after all.

With the one-year-old banquet approaching, even the Empress Dowager attached great importance to it.

Seeing Su Yi coming, the Empress Dowager pointed at her and several princes’ wives and said, “Let you young people take care of it. I am old and have old-fashioned ideas. I can’t come up with any good ideas.”

Mrs. Qin said hurriedly, “Royal Grandmother, what you said is wrong. Without you in charge, how can your granddaughter-in-law do things with peace of mind?”

The Empress also smiled gently and said, “Young people have no experience. It is up to the Empress Dowager to check for them.”

Concubine Li stroked her temples and said slowly, “They are young, but except for Princess Rui, they have all given birth and have some experience.”

As soon as the words came out, the originally lively palace suddenly became quiet.

No one present was a fool. In their hearts, they understood the meaning of Concubine Li’s words very clearly. It was nothing more than hinting that Su Yi had been married before and was neglected by her husband’s family because she could not give birth.

Concubine Li’s temper was not good to begin with. In addition, her niece had not married King Rui, she did not get along well with the current Princess Rui. Every word she spoke sounded soft, but it was always sharp.

She was used to being flamboyant in the harem. With the Emperor’s favor, the other concubines did not dare to challenge her. The Empress always valued harmony. As for the princes’ wives, they dared not say anything more.

The Empress Dowager’s generation was high enough, but considering the children born by Concubine Li, she would not lose face in front of the younger generation. She only said: “King Rui and Princess have only been married for three or four months. Concubine Li should not be too anxious.”

Concubine Li glanced at Su Yi and said with a smile: “It’s not that I’m anxious, but Princess Rui is different from real young people. I think we should ask the imperial physician to take good care of Princess Rui in case there is anything wrong.”

This was not a pleasant thing to say. Even though there were others present who doubted whether Princess Rui could give birth, no one would say it out loud on the spot, as it would be embarrassing.

After all, there was no conflict of interest, so why bother arguing?

The Empress was about to say something, but she saw Su Yi stand up, frowned slightly, and said: “Concubine Li is right. Royal Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law came to the palace today and wanted to ask you for a physician.”

When the Empress Dowager was young, she had also come out of the bloody storms in the deep palace. She was used to all kinds of struggles and had used many shameful means. Now that she is getting older, her mentality has become more peaceful.

When facing the younger generation, she always loves them. Even Princess Rui, who she was not very satisfied with at the beginning, now sees her often come to pay her respects, she has a lot of love in her heart.

Not to mention, she always liked pretty girls. Seeing the bright and beautiful Princess Rui, with one hand on her chest and a slightly frowned brow, she looked pitiful.

She asked with concern: “Why are you asking the imperial physician? Are you feeling unwell?”

Su Yi nodded gently.

On the surface, she looked so weak and lovable, but in her heart, she recalled the plots she had seen on TV before.

When the women in the harem fought, the most classic scene was always that a favorite concubine would cover her mouth and try to vomit in public, and then the imperial physician would come to take a look and find out that she was pregnant!

She felt that the timing was right. It was time to test her acting skills!

She also covered her mouth, pretended to be nauseous, and continued to pretend to be weak.

“In recent days, this granddaughter-in-law has always felt a tightness in my chest. When I wake up in the morning, I feel nauseous for no reason. I wanted to ask a physician to take a look, but the physicians outside the palace were no match for the imperial physician. It just so happened that Concubine Li mentioned this matter just now…”

She was only halfway through her speech when the people in the palace had different expressions.

The concubines and the princes’ wives had complicated faces. Concubine Li gritted her teeth and the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn.

The Empress Dowager was overjoyed and kept saying, “Silly child, what’s wrong with your body? You, you, quickly call someone to invite the imperial physician!”

So, Su Yi was ‘pregnant’ naturally.

No matter how everyone in the room felt in their hearts, they all congratulated her with a smile on their faces, as if they were pregnant themselves.

Su Yi walked up to Concubine Li and said with some shyness: “Thank you, Concubine Li. If you hadn’t mentioned it, with my confused personality, I don’t know when I would have known it.”

Concubine Li looked unhappy. She snorted and bowed to the Empress Dowager, saying: “Royal Mother, I am not feeling well and want to go back to the palace to rest.”

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly before nodding and saying, “Go.”

The Empress lowered her head and drank a sip of tea, shaking her head slightly in her heart.

Concubine Li has been used to smooth sailing for many years. She was no longer as cautious as when she first entered the palace, and her mind was becoming increasingly narrow.

If it were normal, it would be fine to embarrass the younger Princess Rui for no reason.

Now that Princess Rui is pregnant, and she is pregnant with the first child of King Rui since he was 30 years old, how can Empress Dowager not pay attention to it?

How could she continue to let her do whatever she wanted?

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