novelhk Chapter 153 Strange smile, Ling Rong becomes suspicious
Chapter 153 Strange smile, Ling Rong becomes suspicious
"Hey, what happened to Concubine Shen?"
When Concubine Cao saw Shen Meizhuang retching as she had expected, a barely perceptible smile of triumph appeared on her face.
An Lingrong, who had always felt something was wrong, was the first to notice Concubine Cao's extremely strange smile.
At the same time, she also noticed that when Concubine Cao was drinking plum soup, her eyes were always fixed on Shen Meizhuang. When she saw her retching, there was no surprise in her eyes.
It seemed that the other party was very sure that Shen Meizhuang would vomit.
Although Zhen Huan also felt something was wrong, her attention was focused on Sister Mei at the moment and she did not notice anything unusual about Concubine Cao.
"It's probably because he just ate a few more mouthfuls of white jade pig's trotters, so he feels a little nauseous now."
Shen Meizhuang covered her mouth with a handkerchief somewhat embarrassedly and began to explain.
"nausea?"
"You were fine just now, why do you suddenly feel sick?"
Xin Changzai looked at Shen Meizhuang with some concern and said.
"Could it be that Sister Shen just got caught in the heat outside, so she's feeling nauseous right now?"
Seeing this, An Lingrong also expressed her concern.
"I don't think so. It wasn't too hot outside just now."
Zhen Huan thought for a moment and then retorted.
Concubine Cao was worried that An Lingrong's words would lead the topic to heatstroke. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Zhen Huan's active rebuttal.
"Is this the first time you feel this nauseous, or have you felt this nauseous before?"
The corner of Concubine Cao's mouth curled up slightly, but it quickly disappeared the next second.
"The weather has been hot lately, and I can't eat much on weekdays. When I do eat, I always feel my stomach churning. This has been going on for about six or seven days."
After Shen Meizhuang thought about it carefully, she spoke.
Zhen Huan kept patting Sister Mei's back, trying to relieve her nausea.
"It's been so many days, why didn't Sister Shen ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
An Lingrong always felt that every word Concubine Cao said and every thing she did today was guiding everyone in the same direction.
She had not yet guessed what Concubine Cao's ultimate goal was, but she subconsciously wanted to pull everyone to another place.
"I always have no appetite in the summer. I thought it was nothing serious, so I didn't call the doctor."
Shen Meizhuang explained somewhat embarrassedly.
"Sister An, who has never been pregnant, is different from the rest of us. When I saw Concubine Shen like this, I felt like she was pregnant."
As someone who had given birth to a princess, Concubine Xin would naturally subconsciously think about pregnancy, which is why Concubine Cao dragged her along.
Shen Meizhuang was so shocked by these words that she was stunned. She subconsciously turned her head to look at Xin Changzai in a daze.
She couldn't believe that she might be pregnant, and she subconsciously covered her belly with her hand.
"We are all sisters here, so I'll just ask directly, have you received your period this month?"
When Concubine Cao saw that Xin Changzai lived up to her expectations and said what she wanted to hear, she was delighted and began to ask.
"I..."
Shen Meizhuang was a little embarrassed to answer this question, and her pretty face suddenly flushed.
"What's wrong with saying this? If she is really pregnant, it will be a great joyous event."
Xin often speaks frankly.
The more Zhen Huan listened, the more she felt something was not right. She always felt that something was odd, but she couldn't tell what it was.
In a trance, she inadvertently looked up and met An Lingrong's gaze.
She saw the same questioning look in the other person's eyes. It seemed that Sister An had the same feeling as herself. There must be something fishy about today's banquet.
An Lingrong frowned slightly, and now she finally figured out something.
Could it be that Concubine Cao guessed that Shen Meizhuang was pregnant, so she deliberately staged such a drama to expose the fact that she was pregnant?
"My period this month is indeed half a month late."
Shen Meizhuang spoke awkwardly under everyone's scorching gazes.
"From the looks of it, it looks like she's pregnant, don't you think so, Xin Chang?"
Concubine Cao looked at Concubine Xin with a happy face and asked.
"Besides nausea, do you have any other unusual feelings? For example, do you often feel weak and tired, and always fall asleep without noticing?"
Xin Changzai frowned slightly, looked at Shen Meizhuang and asked carefully.
"And your taste has changed. You now like things you didn't like before."
"Ah."
Shen Meizhuang carefully recalled her unusual symptoms during this period of time and compared them with the points just raised by Xin Changzai. She seemed to have the same symptoms.
Am I really pregnant?
The child I have been waiting for for so long actually came into being?
Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but touch her belly, as if she couldn't believe that there might really be a little person in her belly.
"Xiao Weizi, go to the Imperial Hospital and call the doctor over. Act quickly!"
Concubine Cao spoke to the eunuch who had been arranged in advance.
"As you command, I'll go right away."
The young eunuch responded in a low voice.
"Remember to call Dr. Liu Bin from the Imperial Hospital over here."
When Shen Meizhuang saw that Concubine Cao had ordered someone to call the imperial physician, she was worried that if she called the imperial physician who served Concubine Hua, he might do something bad to her, so she subconsciously thought of Liu Bin, who was her fellow villager.
Now that Imperial Doctor Wen is not in the palace, perhaps only the newly arrived Imperial Doctor Liu is a little trustworthy.
That's why she interrupted Concubine Cao in a hurry and gave instructions to the eunuch.
"Whoo."
The eunuch lowered his head and hid his face.
Concubine Cao didn't expect that Shen Meizhuang would be so fooled. It seems that the move she made before has played its due role and gained Shen Meizhuang's trust. Then the next show will be even easier to go on.
An Lingrong looked at the smug smile on Concubine Cao's lips and alarm bells began to ring in her heart.
Why did Concubine Cao smile like that when Shen Meizhuang said she wanted to ask Imperial Doctor Liu? Is there something wrong with Imperial Doctor Liu?
Thinking of this, An Lingrong walked to Zhen Huan's side without leaving a trace.
At this moment, everyone's attention was on Shen Meiyu, and the space next to Zhen Huan was empty. An Lingrong walked over without attracting anyone's attention.
"Sister Zhen, who is this Imperial Physician Liu? Why have I never heard of such an Imperial Physician?"
An Lingrong tugged at Zhen Huan's sleeve, and when she saw her looking at her, she leaned over to her ear and asked softly.