Quick Transmigration: Knowing I'm a Bad Woman, Yet Still Liking Me?

Bai Yuan walked out of the hall, and Ting Xue nearly tore the handkerchief in her hand to shreds. She asked anxiously in a low voice, "My lady, His Majesty isn't going to our Jade Hibiscus Palace, what should we do?"

Thinking back to his master and Prince Jin, it has been more than twenty days now, and the later it gets, the harder it will be to hide.

Bai Yuan yawned. "Even if he came now, it wouldn't be very effective. Let's wait until he's better."

She admitted that she made that statement too early, saying that men in their forties have their advantages.

Moreover, if she continues to insist, it will inevitably arouse Xiao Chengyu's suspicion.

Hearing her light and airy tone, Tingxue knew that her mistress must have a solution, and she immediately felt much more relaxed.

The emperor's health improved day by day, and Bai Yaoting's "illness" also recovered. The imperial physician examined him and said that as long as he was properly cared for, even if he had a relapse in the future, it would not endanger his life.

Xiao Chengyu even felt as if everything before was a dream. When the morning court session ended, the emperor and his minister even exchanged a few words of concern for each other.

Bai Yuan was also overjoyed. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the young imperial physician and asked, "Am I really pregnant?"

Liu Zhonghao didn't dare to answer. His hands trembled as he carefully took her pulse again. This time, his voice was hoarse when he spoke, "Your Highness, this is indeed a pregnancy pulse, about a month along."

As Yang Yuanpan's apprentice, he naturally knew that his master had a good relationship with the General's Mansion.

In fact, the Imperial Hospital was very well-informed. He had heard that the Consort and His Majesty had a conflict before, and that His Majesty had fallen ill afterward.

He felt that this child was nine-tenths likely not to be His Majesty.

How dare this person confuse the imperial heir?

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to look at the person on the bed even once.

Liu Zhonghao felt that he was just a nobody, and that knowing such a big deal meant that one wrong step could lead to certain doom.

Bai Yuan withdrew her arm, a smile spreading across her face, but deep within her eyes lay an unyielding chill.

She tapped lightly on the low table beside the bed with her fingertips, her voice still gentle, yet carrying an unyielding chill, "Oh dear, that is indeed good news. However, I do not wish for anyone else to know of my pregnancy yet. Physician Liu, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhonghao felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead despite the sweltering summer heat. He hurriedly prostrated himself and kowtowed, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty understands. I will keep my mouth shut and will not reveal even a single word to my master."

Bai Yuan gently raised her hand. "Get up."

Liu Zhonghao had just gotten up, trembling, when Bai Yuan spoke again slowly, "Then I thank Physician Liu. Your family in your hometown, as well as your wife and children in the capital, will be taken care of by my General's Mansion from now on."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhonghao's body went limp, and he knelt down again with a thud.

Bai Yuan's tone turned serious. "What is Physician Liu doing? Is he dissatisfied with my arrangements, or does he look down on my General's Mansion?"

Liu Zhonghao closed his eyes briefly, then kowtowed heavily to the ground again. "I am deeply grateful for the kindness and care shown by Your Highness the Imperial Concubine and the General's Mansion. From now on, I will do my utmost to be loyal to Your Highness and will never betray the trust of Your Highness and General Bai."

Bai Yuan smiled again, "I didn't misjudge you. As long as you do your job well, your future in the Imperial Hospital will naturally be smooth and worry-free."

When Liu Zhonghao stepped out of the house, his clothes were soaked with sweat. He felt completely exhausted and his steps were unsteady.

Partly from the shock just now, and partly from my brain working frantically.

But as soon as he left the Jade Hibiscus Palace, he saw Wei Ci standing in the distance staring at him, his gaze like that of a wild beast staring at its prey. Then he opened and closed his mouth.

Liu Zhonghao understood what he meant, and sighed deeply. He knew he had no other choice.

He walked all the way to the Imperial Hospital, having already composed himself, and wrote down a normal pulse diagnosis for Bai Yuan.

After the start of autumn, it got a bit cool in the mornings and evenings. Just as Bai Yuan had someone remove the ice basin, a dark, indistinct thing climbed in through the window at the back of the house.

Xiao Chengze not only came alone, but also carried a boy who looked only eleven or twelve years old with a youthful face.

Before Bai Yuan could get up, he quickly stepped forward, his face full of joy, "Don't get up, just sit."

After saying that, he carefully held Bai Yuan in his arms, gently touching her lower abdomen. "Are you really pregnant?"

Bai Yuan pushed him, "You don't believe me?"

Xiao Chengze received the message from the General's Mansion at noon, and he was extremely anxious all afternoon at the mansion.

Not long after the sun set, he quickly found an opportunity to enter the palace.

"It's not that I don't trust you, but that I don't trust the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital." Xiao Chengze seemed to have thought of something bad, and his tone became somewhat somber.

Bai Yuan looked at his face, reached out to smooth the wrinkles between his brows, then turned to look at the bewildered little boy on the ground, "Who is this?"

"His name is Jiang Zi, and he is my physician. Don't let his young age fool you; his medical skills are no less than those of the senior physicians in the Imperial Hospital. Don't overthink it; I have no other intentions. I'm just worried about you, so I brought him here to have him check your daily necessities and take your pulse."

While stroking her belly, Xiao Chengze explained that ever since he realized that the royal physician might have problems, he had found a highly skilled doctor in the countryside himself.

However, the doctor traveled around and when he left, he only left his young apprentice with him.

Jiang Zi then stood up, knelt down and cupped his hands in greeting to Bai Yuan, "This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness, may Your Highness be well."

"Get up quickly."

After Xiao Chengze finished speaking, he looked at Tingxue and said, "Go and bring over all the things your master usually uses, and let Jiang Zi check if there are any problems."

Tingxue looked at Bai Yuan, and seeing her nod, she went out and called Wanyue in. The two of them carefully examined Jiang Zi together.

About an hour later, Jiang Zi finished looking at everything. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed to the two of them. "There are no problems, except that there are a few things that are not suitable for the Imperial Concubine to come into contact with during her pregnancy. I have already selected them."

"That's good. Come over and examine the Imperial Concubine's pulse again."

Upon hearing Xiao Chengze's instructions, Tingxue quickly placed a handkerchief on Bai Yuan's wrist before allowing Jiang Zi to take her pulse.

After a while, Jiang Zi looked at Xiao Chengze and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness. The Imperial Concubine is in good health. Although the baby in her womb is only a month old, the pregnancy is progressing steadily."

Xiao Chengze grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth. "Good, very good."

Bai Yuan didn't react much, just stared straight at the man, then poured cold water on him, "I am pregnant, but I haven't slept with His Majesty. Have you thought about how to cover this up?"

Her words immediately silenced the man who had been so pleased. He looked back at Bai Yuan and said, "When you were scheming against me, didn't you think about your own escape route?"

Bai Yuan shrugged. "I did think about it, but who knew His Majesty would suddenly fall ill."

Xiao Chengze licked his back teeth, pinched her face, and asked fiercely, "What? Was your original plan to go find my brother right after seducing me?"

Bai Yuan was on the verge of tears from his pinching, so she raised her hand and slapped him, saying, "You're hurting me."

Xiao Chengze wanted to turn his head to dodge, but thinking of her body, he didn't move and took the hit head-on.

However, after finally letting go, his expression wasn't very good.

Bai Yuan punched him in the chest again, annoyed. "His Majesty has been drugging me. How could I dare to go directly to him? I was thinking of talking to him in a few days. I didn't want to confuse your two children."