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Qing Xu looked at Yu Zihui with a face full of pride and admiration, only to see the latter's face stiffen as he shouted at him:

"Nonsense!"

Qing Xu was astonished, he didn't know why Zi Hui was so agitated. Her face was tense as she prepared to leave in the direction of the palace.

"Senior Sister!" Qing Xu raised his hands, tightly holding Yu Zihui's excited face, "That's your rival in love, why did you save her child?"

In her heart, she also hated that Joe still had Yan Mo Chen's baby in his womb. If that happened, it would be a good thing for her that Qiao Qiao still had the baby in her womb, not to mention that her master had only ordered her not to hurt her life for the time being, but he did not say that it couldn't hurt the baby in her womb …

Yu Ziyi's lips curled up into a faint smile. He slightly raised his peripheral vision and met Qing Xu's eyes.

"There are too many people in this palace, so you can't call me senior sister anymore. Call me Empress." Yu Ziyi's expression gradually calmed down, and his usual gentle and virtuous appearance was revealed. Even Qing Xu, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but sigh. The speed at which her senior sister's face changed was even faster than flipping books.

"Yes, Empress." Qing Xu said seriously to Yu Zihui.

"That's more like it." Yu Ziyi faintly smiled as he turned around and leisurely walked towards the direction of the Rou Yi Hall.

"Shi …" Empress, the direction you're returning to the palace is not this place. " Qing Xu looked suspiciously at Yu Zihui.

"Silly girl, you planted a musk inside the Lingzhi. If Qiao still takes it and the fetus is not preserved, the Emperor will inevitably be enraged. At that time, the imperial physician will definitely find out that the Lingzhi contained the musk, and now we need to quickly find a scapegoat." Yu Zihui pursed his lips, a smile of satisfaction on his face. He quickened his pace, and walked closer and closer in the direction of the Gentle Palace.

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The Palace.

Die'er stood upright in front of Joe, holding the freshly cooked lingzhi.

"He sent it to Esteemed wangfei?" Qiao Qiao raised his eyebrows and asked Die'er.

"Yes, I just sent it." Die'er bowed in response.

"Does esteemed wangfei have anything to say?" Qiao Qiao's gaze remained on that bowl of Lingzhi, a thin smile on his face.

"No, Esteemed wangfei drank it in front of a servant. Esteemed Empress Dowager, do you think that Esteemed wangfei was testing us out?" Although Die'er looked at the Lingzhi in her hand with a guarded expression, she couldn't help but feel that it was a bit of a pity. After all, such a type of Lingzhi was hard to find.

"She drank it in front of you?" Why did Yu Zihui drink the Lingzhi in front of Die'er? Could it be that there was really no poison within the Lingzhi and she was only using this Lingzhi to test if Qiao Qiao still suspected her?

However … If there was nothing strange with the lingzhi root, why did she turn around and go to Rou Yi Hall after leaving the palace?

Didn't she want to pull Fang Rou into the water and make her a stepping stone?

Yu Zihui's actions were still unclear to Qiao Qiao.

"That's right, esteemed wangfei. This servant couldn't understand either. This esteemed wangfei really drank the bowl of soup without leaving a trace in front of me, and even thanked esteemed wangfei repeatedly." Die'er frowned. She was confused too.

"Die'er, test it with a silver needle." Qiao Qiao's face was still serious as he gazed uncontrollably at the bowl of Lingzhi.

"Yes." Die'er answered as she placed the bowl of soup on the table. A tiny silver needle slid across the table, and as she examined it closely, she said, "Empress, there is no poison."

Qiao Qiao still lowered her head, her brows tightly knitted together. After sitting in a daze for a moment, she suddenly raised her brow and lowered her voice as she instructed Die'er.

"Die'er, go to the Imperial Physician Courtyard and find me an Imperial Physician called Baili Su."

"Doctor Baili?" Die'er frowned.

"Yes, you recognize him?" Qiao Qiao asked with a pleasantly surprised face.

"I heard the palace maids say that Imperial Physician Baili is the only doctor left in the hospital who hasn't been replaced. Although he's still the academy's judge, the emperor has already ordered that Imperial Physician Baili not see anyone except the emperor himself, and that he's not allowed to enter or leave the imperial harem." Die'er answered in a serious tone.

This was an ancient saying passed down from her great-grandfather's generation. She did not expect Yan Mo Chen to not abolish this ancient saying, and it was indeed rare, now that she wanted Imperial Physician Baili to enter the harem, it was truly not an easy matter, but if she wanted to thoroughly investigate if there was anything wrong with this Lingzhi, she could only trust Imperial Physician Baili.

"That way, you can pass this to Imperial Physician Baili and ask him to head to the lakeside east of the hospital. Then, he'll understand."

Qiao Qiao took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Die'er. This jade pendant had been worn on her body since she was young. It was likely that all of the old subjects of Qiao Guo would recognize her.

"Yes, this servant understands." Die'er took the jade pendant and walked in the direction of the hospital.

Qiao Qiao shot a cold glance back and took out the Lingzhi from the soup bowl. He placed it in the embroidered box and changed into a set of simple and light clothes before heading to the appointed location with Imperial Physician Baili.

When Qiao once again arrived at the lakeside east of the Imperial Physician Bai, he saw that Imperial Physician Baili had already waited there with a respectful expression on his face.

"Your majesty!" Seeing that Qiao Qiao's figure was still gradually approaching, Imperial Physician Baili was so moved that he fell to his knees.

"Doctor Baili, please get up. I'm no longer the emperor." As before, Qiao Qiao rushed forward to help Imperial Physician Baili up as he spoke with an indifferent expression.

"The Emperor has a personal edict from the late Emperor. The Emperor will forever be the Emperor." Although Doctor Baili did not kneel down, his attitude towards Qiao was the same as before.

Qiao Qiao gave a dejected sneer but did not speak. After all, she had always thought that she would protect the mountains and rivers of Qiao Country. She did not expect that today …

"What has happened to you, your majesty? Why did the regent say you were dead?" Imperial Physician Baili's face was filled with pain as he asked Qiao Qiao the same question.

"This is a long story. In the future, I will slowly talk about it with you. The meeting between you and me will definitely be kept a secret. I have something that I need to ask you about." As he spoke, Qiao Qiao took out the embroidered box and handed it over to the bewildered Imperial Physician Bai.

Imperial Physician Baili was stunned. He took the brocade box from Qiao's hands and slowly opened it …

"Doctor Baili, take a careful look. Does this Lingzhi contain any other medicines?" Qiao Qiao asked in a low voice.

Imperial Physician Baili took the Lingzhi and placed it between his palms, examining it. From time to time, he would lean close to the tip of his nose and sniff it with all his might.

"This …" "Your majesty, there's musk in this Lingzhi," Imperial Physician Baili said slowly, but his brows were knitted tightly together as he placed a small piece of Lingzhi into his mouth. Before Qiao Qiao could stop him, he heard Imperial Physician Baili say coldly, "Your majesty, there's musk in this Lingzhi."

"Musk?" Joe's face was still startled.

Imperial Physician Baili scrunched his eyebrows again. "Logically speaking, this musk is forbidden within the imperial palace. In the past, many imperial concubines have been jealous of it, causing the other imperial concubines to lose control of it. But why does the emperor have this musk in his hands?"

This musk must have been caused by Yu Zihui, but what she could not understand was why Yu Ziyi would put musk in her food, and why she had no children. What was the good of her doing so?

Without waiting for Joe to finish, Imperial Physician Baili spoke to him respectfully, "Your majesty, can this old subject take a look at your pulse?"

Still, Qiao Qiao lightly nodded his head and extended his wrist towards Imperial Physician Baili.

Imperial Physician Baili held out his hand to take Qiao Qiao's pulse, his brows slowly knitting together.

"Your majesty, do you have any signs of lethargy these days?" Imperial Physician Baili asked.

"Yes, I am slightly sleepy as soon as spring comes. I have been getting sleepier and sleepier over the past few days." Joe answered.

"Then have you shown any signs of loss of appetite recently?" Imperial Physician Baili asked again.

"If you put it that way, you might feel a bit nauseous and powerless after eating breakfast everyday." Qiao Qiao was still thinking carefully as he looked at Imperial Physician Baili's detailed questions. Could it be that she had been inflicted with a chronic poison and now that Imperial Physician Baili had examined her, the poison had already seeped into her bone marrow?

"Congratulations your majesty, you're pregnant!" Imperial Physician Baili raised his arm and said to Qiao Qiao with a face full of joy.

"Huai …" "Pregnant?!" Qiao Qiao's face was still panicked. It was obvious that she was unable to react. She carefully calculated the day of her sunflower water in her mind. It seemed that it had been some time since she had last come, but … But how could she be pregnant! She had only met Yan Mo Chen once …

"That's right, Your Majesty. After this old subject's diagnosis, I'm afraid that Your Majesty's pregnancy is almost two months." Imperial Physician Baili chuckled.

Two months! Qiao Qiao's body froze in place. If one were to carefully calculate the date, one would probably bump into her at the time when she was serving at the Palace. Could it be that she was really pregnant with Yan Mo Chen's child?

Thinking this way, Qiao Qiao's hands unconsciously rested on his stomach. For a moment, all kinds of feelings welled up within him, and he didn't know what to say.

"Your majesty, who gave you this Lingzhi?"

The emperor was currently pregnant, so it was absolutely impossible for him to touch the musk. The moment he was careless, the fetus in his womb would be unprotected. Thinking this, he raised his hand and threw the lingzhi far away, afraid that Qiao Qiao would still be able to smell it.

"The imperial concubine." Qiao Qiao still let out a light breath. It seemed like Yu Zihui knew that she was pregnant, and with this Lingzhi, it was clear that she had set her sights on the fetus in her womb.

Heh! Qiao Qiao couldn't help but sneer. That Yu Ziyi was truly cruel to not even let an unborn child off. This time, Qiao Qiao was not only fighting for himself, but also for her child!