I insist

Chapter 276: Consort Li is Pregnant

At the same time, Song Miqiu also noticed that Consort Li looked to be about the same age as herself.

She had heard a few days ago that a very young concubine had come to the palace, and that she was the emperor's new favorite. Because of this concubine, the emperor had not paid attention to the empress dowager for several days.

Thinking about this, Song Miqiu felt extremely ironic. Everyone said that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a deep and affectionate relationship, but he was a philanderer, and his feelings for the Empress Dowager were only the most affectionate among the concubines in the harem.

The Empress Dowager was also half-hearted towards the Emperor, and basically focused her attention on her deceased lover and male favorite, and now on that scholar who failed the imperial examination.

Just then, the system's cold, mechanical voice suddenly appeared in Song Miqiu's mind, "Warning! Warning! Consort Li is in trouble!"

The system's sudden statement startled Song Miqiu, but she focused her gaze on Consort Li and didn't see anything amiss.

But after all, it was a system notification.

This piqued Song Miqiu's interest in Consort Li. She had never seen the system remind her of anyone else before, not even when she was almost beaten to death in the dungeon.

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu finished taking the emperor's pulse without changing her expression. She looked up at the emperor, bowed to him, and glanced at Consort Li, saying, "Your Majesty, you still need to take more medicine, but things are starting to look better."

At this point, Song Miqiu paused, seemingly hesitating for a moment, before asking, "May this humble subject examine Consort Li?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor subconsciously glanced at Consort Li, recalling Song Miqiu's hesitant expression and how Song Miqiu had been paying attention to Consort Li.

Could it be that something has happened to Consort Li?

Before the Emperor could respond, Consort Li spoke first.

She frowned and looked at the person in front of her with disgust, and said in a deep voice, "I do not wish for you to treat me."

While Song Miqiu was treating the Emperor, he had already gone through all the information he had learned when he entered the palace some time ago.

She then realized that the person who treated the emperor was the one who had previously been rumored to be having an affair with him.

Consort Li disliked Song Miqiu very much. In her eyes, Song Miqiu was someone who had one foot in the grave. At such an advanced age, he was still involved in a scandal with the Emperor. His intentions were obvious.

Consort Li felt disgusted to have such a person take her pulse.

"Why not? Although Physician Song's medical skills are generally inferior to Physician Ming's in the Imperial Hospital, he is far better than Physician Ming when it comes to matters concerning you women. In addition, Physician Ming is a man, which makes many things inconvenient for him." The Emperor said to Consort Li while turning to Song Miqiu to agree.

"Listen to me! You shall treat Consort Li!"

Consort Li wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the Emperor's words.

She looked sullen, and Consort Li frowned, clearly very dissatisfied.

She already disliked Song Miqiu, and now she was forced to let him treat her.

Song Miqiu raised her eyes and glanced at Consort Li. Instantly, she understood Consort Li's opinion of her. She lowered her eyes to look at the floor and realized that this new favorite consort was very dissatisfied with her and disliked her.

But since the Emperor has spoken, even if Consort Li is dissatisfied with herself, she will probably have no choice but to accept it.

Song Miqiu's lips curled up slightly, but the smile vanished as she looked up. She took a few steps toward Consort Li and gestured for her to extend her hand.

Consort Li glanced at Song Miqiu with disgust, then reluctantly extended her wrist. She looked at the other woman and warned her in a low, menacing voice, "Don't try anything funny in front of me! Otherwise, I'll make you regret it!"

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu raised her eyebrows slightly, not taking Consort Li's words to heart.

She had absolutely no interest in Consort Li; it was only because the system suddenly alerted her that Consort Li had a problem that Song Miqiu was unwilling to create any trouble for herself.

Song Miqiu placed his fingers on Consort Li's body and immediately took her pulse.

Before long, Consort Li frowned and impatiently urged, "Are you even capable? Why are you taking my pulse so slowly! My health is perfectly fine."

Song Miqiu withdrew her hand with an unreadable expression. She turned to the Emperor with a smile, bowed, and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Consort Li is now pregnant!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's eyes widened. He stood up in surprise, walked to Consort Li's side, and reached out to rub her cheek with his rough fingertips. "Consort Li can give birth to a royal heir who looks just like me!"

Consort Li was also somewhat surprised. She glanced at Song Miqiu, smiled, and rubbed her face against the Emperor's palm, her eyes full of joy. "I never expected to be so lucky as to conceive Your Majesty's child!"

The Emperor was instantly delighted. He glanced at Song Miqiu and realized that if Song Miqiu hadn't offered to take Consort Li's pulse earlier, he wouldn't have known that Consort Li was pregnant!

It must be that Song Miqiu had already discovered that Consort Li might be pregnant!

A smile instantly spread across his face. The Emperor's gaze fell on Song Miqiu, and he called out, "Guards!"

Upon hearing the sound, the chief eunuch outside immediately pushed open the door and entered. He bowed to the emperor and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, do you have any orders?"

The Emperor laughed heartily, raised his hand, and said with a strong voice, "Imperial Physician Song has rendered meritorious service! He is hereby specially rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, a pair of jade bracelets, and three meters of silk for his meals..."

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected the Emperor to be so generous right off the bat! He started by listing a whole bunch of good things.

She subconsciously glanced at Consort Li, and Song Miqiu immediately realized that the Emperor really liked this Consort Li, otherwise he wouldn't have given the imperial physician so many rewards just because Consort Li was pregnant.

The chief eunuch was surprised to receive so much, and he quickly agreed and turned to fetch the items.

Song Miqiu knew she couldn't stay there any longer. She had already noticed that Consort Li's mood was not quite right. She quickly thanked the Emperor for his kindness, took her medicine box with her, and left.

She knew the chief eunuch would send these things to her, and Song Miqiu didn't really care whether she should accept the reward now.

Once Song Miqiu had finished dealing with her business and received her reward, she slowly walked towards the Imperial Hospital, thinking about how she would boast to Ming Taicheng about the reward she had received from the Emperor when she returned there.

However, Song Miqiu also knew that Ming Taicheng was not particularly excited about these rewards, but she just wanted to share them.