I insist

Chapter 133: Do you like orchids?

Consort Lin lay on her side on the chaise longue, propping her head up with her elbow, while her other hand touched her abdomen.

She lowered her eyes, looked at her abdomen, and used her hands to feel the condition under her skin. Helplessly, she raised her eyes and described her symptoms, "I feel unwell. Please take a look at me."

As she spoke, Consort Lin delicately raised her hand and offered it to them.

Song Miqiu lowered her head and quickly walked to the side of the chaise lounge. She gently placed Consort Lin's hand on the chaise lounge, palm up, and placed three of her own fingers on the other's wrist.

Song Miqiu examined Consort Lin carefully, her brows furrowing slightly.

After a moment, she withdrew her finger. Song Miqiu bowed to Consort Lin and whispered, "The fetal heartbeat is unstable. Has Your Highness come into contact with anything harmful to the fetus these past two days?"

"How could that be?" Consort Lin frowned slightly, somewhat displeased.

She valued the baby in her womb more than her own life, hoping it would be a boy, so that he could not only secure her position but also bring her many benefits.

Which palace lady would not be happy to have a child, especially a boy?

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu also found it strange.

Based on Consort Lin's reaction, and considering the cautiousness she observed in prison, she would never do anything harmful to the child.

She frowned, stood up, and looked around.

Suddenly noticing something, Song Miqiu turned to look at Consort Lin and asked, "Your Highness, do you like orchids?"

"It's alright, what's wrong?" Consort Lin asked, puzzled.

Song Miqiu slowly pointed to the orchid by the window, thought for a moment, then walked to the window, picked up the orchid, and headed towards the door.

She returned to the imperial concubine's bedside and said, "These orchids are not good for the fetus in your womb. Your Majesty's discomfort is probably due to these orchids."

"What?!" Lin Fei's eyes widened in anger, and a dull pain began to throb in her abdomen again. She could only suppress her excitement and slowly lay down.

She touched her belly and said helplessly, "I don't know when the palace maids put these orchids up. I think they look nice and they make me feel better, so I've kept them there."

At this point, Consort Lin felt a lingering fear.

She thought about it more carefully, and in her memory, the orchid only appeared after she told the Emperor she was pregnant.

In other words, someone deliberately sent a palace maid to deliver orchids after learning of her pregnancy, and even chose a time when she was not in the palace.

If you ask now, I'm afraid no one will know.

If someone had seen it, the news would have reached her ears long ago; why would it have waited until now?

Consort Lin subconsciously touched her abdomen. If she continued to smell the orchid, her child might be in danger.

She slowly raised her eyes and stared intently at Song Miqiu.

The imperial physician in front of me saved my life twice: once with the safflower scent in the imperial prison, and the second time was right now.

Consort Lin pursed her lips and slowly lowered her eyes.

In this vast palace, the only one who wouldn't harm the fetus in her womb is probably the imperial physician standing before her.

Thinking of this, Consort Lin confessed to Song Miqiu another reason she had summoned him: "I need your guarantee that I can give birth to the baby safely!"

She could tell that Song Miqiu was no less skilled than Lin Yecheng in medicine.

His level of attention to detail is even better than Lin Yecheng's.

Lin Yecheng was, after all, a man, and there were some things he simply couldn't get involved in. Besides, the other party was arrogant and domineering every day and was also a womanizer. He was already thankful that he hadn't caused trouble for himself.

Song Miqiu remained silent, then asked in return, "If I do my utmost to protect the child in Your Majesty's womb, what benefits will Your Majesty bestow upon me?"

benefit?

Consort Lin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and realized what she meant.

Material goods are the most stable thing in a transaction. If Song Miqiu asked for nothing in return and wholeheartedly supported her and protected her child, she might still suspect that the other party wanted to use this opportunity to deal with her.

When Song Miqiu asked her for favors, Consort Lin felt that she possessed what Song Miqiu needed, and thus trusted him even more.

She slowly rose from the chaise longue, sat sideways with her legs crossed, raised her chin, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes. "I can guarantee that Lin Yecheng will not dare to continue targeting you."

She knew everything about Song Miqiu. Lin Yecheng had been targeting Song Miqiu at the Imperial Hospital; otherwise, she and Song Miqiu wouldn't have had such a connection before.

Consort Lin looked Song Miqiu up and down, her voice softening, "You're an old man now, and you definitely won't be able to take it if Lin Yecheng continues to torment you. If you stand on my side and protect my child, even if Lin Yecheng had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to bully you."

Song Miqiu knew this was true, after all, Consort Lin was Lin Yecheng's sister.

Lin Yecheng hoped that Consort Lin would continue to be favored, so that he could gain more wealth and honor, and his position in the Imperial Hospital would be very secure.

No one dares to openly offend Lin Yecheng now, and he will be even more formidable in the future.

“Since Your Majesty has said so, I will naturally protect Your Majesty and your offspring well until they are born.” Song Miqiu smiled, she couldn’t wait to see Lin Yecheng’s embarrassed expression.

Standing beside the Crown Prince, Zhang Jiesheng noticed that the Crown Prince was troubled by something. After asking the Crown Prince about it, he picked up the scroll in front of the Crown Prince and examined it carefully.

His strategy was excellent, even slightly better than mine.

He looked at the signature in surprise and saw that the name was Jia Zhen, which Zhang Jiesheng found somewhat familiar.

He held the scroll in both hands, tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and pondered silently. After thinking for a long time, he finally realized that Jia Zhen was the person who had previously come to his residence to deliver the article.

At the time, Zhang Jiesheng felt that the other party was extremely ambitious, and in addition, the article was written very well. If the Crown Prince saw it, he would definitely appreciate it highly.

He instantly felt a sense of crisis, and Zhang Jiesheng immediately kicked him out and humiliated him.

Zhang Jiesheng lowered his eyes, a flash of anger in them. He hadn't expected that when his submission failed, the other party would go and become the Crown Prince's advisor, offering him a plan.

This is something he couldn't intercept even if he wanted to.

He gripped the scroll tightly between his fingers, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Your Highness, this person is..."

The prince opened his eyes, counted where Zhang Jason was pointing, saw that it was Jia Zhen, gave a faint "oh", and began to explain.

"This is a newly acquired strategist. He has pledged allegiance to me, and I took him in because I found him to be quite capable," the Crown Prince said with a smile as he noticed Zhang Jason staring intently at the plan.

He tilted his chin up and gestured toward the scroll. "Isn't this man's strategy quite good? I saw his ability at first glance and then looked into his background. I didn't expect his background to be so simple. I'm thinking of recruiting him and training him carefully. He'll definitely become a great general under my command in the future."

The prince smiled, picked up the teacup, tilted his head back, and drank it down. But when he turned his head, he saw that Zhang Jiesheng's face looked bad.