Chapter 294: Emperor with Hidden Disease VS Tofu Xishi (14)
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Ye Xiu Lao Po
"What did you say?" The Queen Mother was shocked after hearing Concubine Shu's words. What does it mean that the emperor has not slept with her?
Zhao Rou was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhao Yin to say such words. She couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother, whose face was also full of shock.
Zhao Rou couldn't help but lower her head.
Haha... So, Zhao Yin, who so arrogantly showed off to her that she had entered the palace as a concubine, was here to be a widow?
I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel like laughing.
Although her husband is not very good, isn't he dead now?
Zhao Rou thought for a while, but in fact, if she wanted to enjoy herself in the future, it was not impossible for her to raise one or two strong men to satisfy herself.
But what about Zhao Yin?
As the emperor's concubine, if she dared to mess up the harem, not only would the emperor not tolerate her, but the queen mother would not allow it either.
Even if she dared to have anything to do with a man other than the emperor, then she might implicate the entire Zhao family.
So, it turned out that she was better off.
"Why didn't you tell her that you didn't succeed in sleeping with her?" the Queen Mother asked in a low voice. She grabbed Zhao Yin's collar and wanted to tear her apart.
"How can you say such a thing? If other concubines find out, they are not allowed to laugh at me?"
"I am a noble concubine, the niece of the Queen Mother, and your Majesty's cousin, but your Majesty didn't even touch me when I was sleeping. What's going on?" Zhao Yin said unwillingly.
The Queen Mother let go of her, her expression gloomy.
Zhao Yin has been in the palace for so many years, but the emperor has never touched her?
What about the other concubines?
The Queen Mother thought that the emperor would only "favor" a certain concubine for two days every month. Each concubine was very balanced and received absolutely equal amounts of rain and dew.
However, what if we think from Concubine Shu that the emperor actually has a hidden illness?
What if he really has a hidden disease and has not touched any of the concubines in the harem, so no one in the palace has become pregnant and no children have been born for so many years?
The Queen Mother's expression was gloomy.
Qin Mu lied to her.
"Go find Wensong." The Queen Mother said solemnly.
Li Wensong, the head of the Taiyuan Hospital, has been serving as an imperial doctor in the palace for decades. It was the Queen Mother who promoted him in the first place.
Li Wensong opened the door quickly, and the gray-bearded head of the Taiyuan Hospital respectfully greeted the Queen Mother.
"What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" Li Wensong asked.
The Queen Mother's expression was still not good. She stared at Li Wensong and said, "Is the Emperor in good health?"
Li Wensong was a little surprised when he heard this and didn't understand why the Queen Mother asked this.
"Tell me, is the emperor in good health?" the Queen Mother asked sharply.
Li Wensong quickly bowed and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is in good health and there is nothing wrong with you."
"No problem?" The Queen Mother repeated this sentence, staring at Li Wensong with a sinister look, "Chief Li, do you still remember who promoted you? Who do you rely on to be where you are today?"
"I dare not forget it, it will be engraved in my heart." Li Wensong became more respectful.
"Then Li Wensong, tell the Ai family, why did you hide the situation of the emperor from the Ai family? The emperor has not favored his concubines for so many years, why didn't you tell the Ai family?"
"Tell the Ai family honestly, are all the concubines in the harem still virgins?" the Queen Mother asked with a stern face.
Li Wensong: "...The Queen Mother, I don't know about this..."
How did he know if the emperor's concubines were virgins?
Even the emperor's physical examination has not been his responsibility since a few years ago.
"Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty's safe pulse is now under the responsibility of Dr. Sun from the Imperial Hospital. Whether your Majesty is healthy or not, I cannot tell this old minister."
The emperor's personal information is very strict. Even if he is the head of the Taiyuan Hospital, the emperor will not tell him everything.
For so many years, Imperial Physician Sun had been responsible for the emperor's health examinations, and he had no involvement at all.
Imperial Physician Sun was supported by the emperor, and he was supported by the Queen Mother. How could he go beyond Imperial Physician Sun to check the emperor's health?
When the Queen Mother heard what Li Wensong said, her expression became even more ugly.
The emperor had lied to her for so many years, and her wings had indeed become hardened.
But she also knew that the emperor was already in his weak years when he ascended the throne, and the late emperor had taught him for a while before that.
Perhaps because he studied with the late emperor for a period of time, the late emperor gave him all his power, so that Qin Mu now holds great power.
When Qin Mu ascended the throne, he was already a weak official and did not need to arrange any auxiliary ministers to assist him.
Therefore, the power of the Queen Mother was tightly suppressed by the Emperor. The Emperor wanted to hide things from her, but it was only now because Concubine Shu leaked that she had doubts.
But if she wanted to confirm whether it was true, she could do it.
"Li Wensong, you and the Aijia go to the Qinzheng Palace." The Queen Mother stood up and said to Li Wensong. As for Concubine Shu and Zhao Rou, she had already sent them away before Li Wensong came over.
She also warned Zhao Rou that if she spilled the beans, neither she nor Duke Lai would let it go.
For the sake of her own good life, Zhao Rou must of course keep this secret secret.
"The Queen Mother?" Li Wensong looked at the Queen Mother with some confusion. What were they doing at the Qinzheng Hall at this time?
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Li Wensong, here's your chance to prove that Aijia didn't misjudge the person back then. You can show Aijia carefully whether His Majesty is in good health."
"You should take a good look at the Ai family to see if the emperor's body is harmful to the heirs." The Queen Mother ordered.
If Qin Mu really has a hidden disease and cannot have an heir, then she will have to consider adoption.
As for changing the emperor, the Queen Mother has no power to change the emperor now.
How could a powerful emperor be replaced by the Queen Mother at her request?
Not to mention that her power as the Queen Mother was suppressed. Even the Queen Mother in the pre-Qin period, the Queen Mother Zhao, the mother of the First Emperor, wanted to change the king, but she was killed by the King of Qin.
Let alone her.
Although they are also called "Da Qin", the power of the Queen Mother is actually not as powerful as that of the Queen Mother of Da Qin in the pre-Qin period.
Of course she couldn't change the emperor, but she could also consider adopting a clan with Zhao's bloodline to become the emperor's heir.
Since she became the Queen Mother, the Zhao family has also become more prosperous, and many of Zhao's daughters have married into aristocratic families or noble families, as well as into the Great Qin clan.
Although the Da Qin family is also very prominent, they are not qualified to tell the royal family that they are not willing to marry their daughter into the royal family.
Just look at the daughters of aristocratic families in Qin Mu's harem now. The aristocratic families still have to plan for the position of heir to the throne.
The same goes for the Zhao family, who married many girls into noble families and clans.
Now as long as it is confirmed that Qin Mu has an heir, the Queen Mother can adopt the child of the Zhao daughter who married into the clan and record it in the name of Concubine Shu.
No matter what, the Zhao family had to find an heir.
The Zhao family, of course, will have to rely on having a queen mother to continue its glory for hundreds of years.
The Queen Mother looked forward firmly, her heart surging with emotions, but her face remained calm and composed.
Zhao Rou was also a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhao Yin to say such words. She couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother, whose face was also full of shock.
Zhao Rou couldn't help but lower her head.
Haha... So, Zhao Yin, who so arrogantly showed off to her that she had entered the palace as a concubine, was here to be a widow?
I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel like laughing.
Although her husband is not very good, isn't he dead now?
Zhao Rou thought for a while, but in fact, if she wanted to enjoy herself in the future, it was not impossible for her to raise one or two strong men to satisfy herself.
But what about Zhao Yin?
As the emperor's concubine, if she dared to mess up the harem, not only would the emperor not tolerate her, but the queen mother would not allow it either.
Even if she dared to have anything to do with a man other than the emperor, then she might implicate the entire Zhao family.
So, it turned out that she was better off.
"Why didn't you tell her that you didn't succeed in sleeping with her?" the Queen Mother asked in a low voice. She grabbed Zhao Yin's collar and wanted to tear her apart.
"How can you say such a thing? If other concubines find out, they are not allowed to laugh at me?"
"I am a noble concubine, the niece of the Queen Mother, and your Majesty's cousin, but your Majesty didn't even touch me when I was sleeping. What's going on?" Zhao Yin said unwillingly.
The Queen Mother let go of her, her expression gloomy.
Zhao Yin has been in the palace for so many years, but the emperor has never touched her?
What about the other concubines?
The Queen Mother thought that the emperor would only "favor" a certain concubine for two days every month. Each concubine was very balanced and received absolutely equal amounts of rain and dew.
However, what if we think from Concubine Shu that the emperor actually has a hidden illness?
What if he really has a hidden disease and has not touched any of the concubines in the harem, so no one in the palace has become pregnant and no children have been born for so many years?
The Queen Mother's expression was gloomy.
Qin Mu lied to her.
"Go find Wensong." The Queen Mother said solemnly.
Li Wensong, the head of the Taiyuan Hospital, has been serving as an imperial doctor in the palace for decades. It was the Queen Mother who promoted him in the first place.
Li Wensong opened the door quickly, and the gray-bearded head of the Taiyuan Hospital respectfully greeted the Queen Mother.
"What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" Li Wensong asked.
The Queen Mother's expression was still not good. She stared at Li Wensong and said, "Is the Emperor in good health?"
Li Wensong was a little surprised when he heard this and didn't understand why the Queen Mother asked this.
"Tell me, is the emperor in good health?" the Queen Mother asked sharply.
Li Wensong quickly bowed and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is in good health and there is nothing wrong with you."
"No problem?" The Queen Mother repeated this sentence, staring at Li Wensong with a sinister look, "Chief Li, do you still remember who promoted you? Who do you rely on to be where you are today?"
"I dare not forget it, it will be engraved in my heart." Li Wensong became more respectful.
"Then Li Wensong, tell the Ai family, why did you hide the situation of the emperor from the Ai family? The emperor has not favored his concubines for so many years, why didn't you tell the Ai family?"
"Tell the Ai family honestly, are all the concubines in the harem still virgins?" the Queen Mother asked with a stern face.
Li Wensong: "...The Queen Mother, I don't know about this..."
How did he know if the emperor's concubines were virgins?
Even the emperor's physical examination has not been his responsibility since a few years ago.
"Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty's safe pulse is now under the responsibility of Dr. Sun from the Imperial Hospital. Whether your Majesty is healthy or not, I cannot tell this old minister."
The emperor's personal information is very strict. Even if he is the head of the Taiyuan Hospital, the emperor will not tell him everything.
For so many years, Imperial Physician Sun had been responsible for the emperor's health examinations, and he had no involvement at all.
Imperial Physician Sun was supported by the emperor, and he was supported by the Queen Mother. How could he go beyond Imperial Physician Sun to check the emperor's health?
When the Queen Mother heard what Li Wensong said, her expression became even more ugly.
The emperor had lied to her for so many years, and her wings had indeed become hardened.
But she also knew that the emperor was already in his weak years when he ascended the throne, and the late emperor had taught him for a while before that.
Perhaps because he studied with the late emperor for a period of time, the late emperor gave him all his power, so that Qin Mu now holds great power.
When Qin Mu ascended the throne, he was already a weak official and did not need to arrange any auxiliary ministers to assist him.
Therefore, the power of the Queen Mother was tightly suppressed by the Emperor. The Emperor wanted to hide things from her, but it was only now because Concubine Shu leaked that she had doubts.
But if she wanted to confirm whether it was true, she could do it.
"Li Wensong, you and the Aijia go to the Qinzheng Palace." The Queen Mother stood up and said to Li Wensong. As for Concubine Shu and Zhao Rou, she had already sent them away before Li Wensong came over.
She also warned Zhao Rou that if she spilled the beans, neither she nor Duke Lai would let it go.
For the sake of her own good life, Zhao Rou must of course keep this secret secret.
"The Queen Mother?" Li Wensong looked at the Queen Mother with some confusion. What were they doing at the Qinzheng Hall at this time?
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Li Wensong, here's your chance to prove that Aijia didn't misjudge the person back then. You can show Aijia carefully whether His Majesty is in good health."
"You should take a good look at the Ai family to see if the emperor's body is harmful to the heirs." The Queen Mother ordered.
If Qin Mu really has a hidden disease and cannot have an heir, then she will have to consider adoption.
As for changing the emperor, the Queen Mother has no power to change the emperor now.
How could a powerful emperor be replaced by the Queen Mother at her request?
Not to mention that her power as the Queen Mother was suppressed. Even the Queen Mother in the pre-Qin period, the Queen Mother Zhao, the mother of the First Emperor, wanted to change the king, but she was killed by the King of Qin.
Let alone her.
Although they are also called "Da Qin", the power of the Queen Mother is actually not as powerful as that of the Queen Mother of Da Qin in the pre-Qin period.
Of course she couldn't change the emperor, but she could also consider adopting a clan with Zhao's bloodline to become the emperor's heir.
Since she became the Queen Mother, the Zhao family has also become more prosperous, and many of Zhao's daughters have married into aristocratic families or noble families, as well as into the Great Qin clan.
Although the Da Qin family is also very prominent, they are not qualified to tell the royal family that they are not willing to marry their daughter into the royal family.
Just look at the daughters of aristocratic families in Qin Mu's harem now. The aristocratic families still have to plan for the position of heir to the throne.
The same goes for the Zhao family, who married many girls into noble families and clans.
Now as long as it is confirmed that Qin Mu has an heir, the Queen Mother can adopt the child of the Zhao daughter who married into the clan and record it in the name of Concubine Shu.
No matter what, the Zhao family had to find an heir.
The Zhao family, of course, will have to rely on having a queen mother to continue its glory for hundreds of years.
The Queen Mother looked forward firmly, her heart surging with emotions, but her face remained calm and composed.
