Shen Qiyin had no idea why His Majesty suddenly summoned him.

So along the way, she was imagining possible scenarios.

The carriage stopped at the palace gate. Shen Qiyin got off and followed the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict into the deep palace.

The last time she saw him, she just took a look from afar outside the palace gate.

I didn't expect to set foot here so soon.

The emperor's residence has magnificent pavilions and beautiful buildings.

Glazed screen wall, auspicious beast swallowing gold...

The emperor's majesty shocks the world.

Shen Qiyin was taken directly to the rear court, a palace called "Qixiang Palace".

From a distance, she saw the grand imperial carriage.

Shen Qiyin walked into the palace and saw palace maids coming in one after another. There was no sound at all as they walked. The whole palace was so quiet that people held their breath unconsciously.

When they reached the center of the hall, the eunuch in charge of leading the way said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Noble Consort, Yun'an Xiangjun is here."

Hearing this, Shen Qiyin's eyes suddenly flashed.

The Imperial Concubine is also here...

She collected her thoughts, bowed and said, "Yun'an greets His Majesty, and greets the Imperial Noble Consort."

After the words fell, a deep and mellow voice sounded slowly: "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."

Shen Qiyin lifted the hem of her skirt slightly and stood up slowly, but she kept her eyes slightly lowered, not daring to offend the emperor.

Emperor Xuanwu, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sat at the top. He was tall and strong with a handsome appearance. Although he was nearly fifty years old, he had an outstanding temperament, which made people feel solemn when they looked at him.

"You don't have to be afraid. I summoned you to the palace to diagnose a patient."

"……Yes."

Diagnosis?

Why does he only want me to treat people when he has so many imperial doctors in the palace?

Although he was full of doubts, Shen Qiyan did not show any of them.

She followed a palace maid towards the bedroom. When she caught a glimpse of the Imperial Concubine sitting next to Emperor Xuanwu, her heart was shocked!

How come this Imperial Concubine looks so much like Xiao Yan?!

She was still in doubt and had unknowingly entered the inner hall.

She sat down on the embroidered cushion beside the bed and placed her hand on the woman's slender white wrist through the gauze curtain.

A few moments——

Shen Qiyin's brows suddenly frowned!

This pulse is not right.

The Shaoyin meridian moves very strongly, and the pulse moves back and forth smoothly, feeling round and smooth under the fingers, like beads rolling on a plate.

At first glance, it looks like a happy pulse.

However, because purple scale grass can be used as medicine to create the illusion of pregnancy, after the three brothers discovered this, they would be particularly careful when taking the pulse of pregnant women.

To avoid any mistakes, they also compared the pulses of brothel girls and ordinary pregnant women. After many times, they slowly figured out the pattern.

The difference is very subtle, and it is basically difficult for a doctor who is not aware of the inside story to distinguish it through the pulse.

She had seen it many times, so she just noticed it.

Come to think of it, not long ago there was a Concubine Li who faked pregnancy to win favor. How long has it been since then? How come there is another one?

This is not the right way to seek wealth and honor even if you take risks.

Withdrawing his hand with a heavy heart, Shen Qiyin stood up and walked out of the inner hall.

She was thinking about something, so she was distracted until she heard a voice: "Please come this way, Mr. Xiang."

Her steps suddenly stopped!

Shen Qiyin froze in place and subconsciously looked at the person who spoke.

But the man was wearing a sunflower-shaped shirt with a round collar, a black gauze hat on his head, a rhinoceros horn belt around his waist, his hair was graying, and his face was full of wrinkles.

If it’s not Qin Li, then who else could it be!

Shen Qiyin's hand subconsciously reached for the ghost needle ball worn on her waist. Thinking of all the evil things he had done to Sanwa in the dream, she wished she could shoot him to death with a needle!

"County gentleman?" Qin Li called with a smile.

Behind his inquiring eyes, a hint of understanding flashed across his face very quickly.

No wonder the fat boy from the Guo family can't forget her, she turns out to be such a peerless beauty.

"...My legs were numb just now." Shen Qiyin lowered her eyes, her hands clenched unconsciously under her sleeves, her nails digging into her flesh, but she smiled softly as if nothing had happened, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, father-in-law."

"So that's how it is." Qin Li didn't doubt him and called to the palace maid beside him, "You two, why don't you come over and help Xiangjun."

"No need."

Shen Qiyin refused calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law, but I feel a little better now."

Back in the main hall, before Shen Qiyin could speak, Qin Li took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, Royal Concubine, Yun'an Xiangjun is indeed a miracle doctor. He figured it out so quickly."

Hearing this, Shen Qiyin's dark gaze fell on his back.

If she had only guessed in her heart whether he had dropped this hot potato into her hands when she learned that the Imperial Concubine was here, then after hearing him say this, she was already certain in her heart.

She said, why would His Majesty think of looking for her for a diagnosis for no reason? It must be him who instigated it!

"I didn't expect that he really has some skills." The Imperial Concubine spoke slowly, her voice was so sweet that it made people's bones soften and their minds waver: "You recommended Yun'an here. If he is really an excellent doctor, you have done a great job."

"Oh, thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Imperial Concubine."

Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand, signaling him to step aside, and then said to Shen Qiyin: "Tell me, what are the results of your pulse diagnosis?"

"……Yes."

It was not difficult for her to report the matter truthfully, but the difficult part was that she did not figure out what Qin Li's next move was.

Is he certain that he cannot diagnose that the pregnancy pulse is fake, and is preparing to accuse himself of deceiving the king afterwards?

Or does he feel that even if he has diagnosed the disease, he has no way to prove it right now?

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