As soon as Concubine Jiang finished speaking, the expressions of Zheng Ji, his attendant Qian Gu and others changed.
"Concubine, what's going on? Is there something wrong with your fetus?" Zheng Ji asked hurriedly.
Concubine Jiang removed her hand from her abdomen and said expressionlessly: "It stands to reason that I cannot be pregnant again. However, I am already pregnant. This is wrong!"
Zheng Ji was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously answered: "Mother, concubine, what do you mean you can't be pregnant again?"
Although her past life experience told her that the concubine was indeed not pregnant, her tone at the moment was too firm and cold.
This is strange.
Concubine Jiang adjusted her breathing slightly, her expression relaxed a lot, and said: "After I gave birth to you, I took the secret medicine that the Jiang family searched for. This secret medicine makes people unable to get pregnant. Now the imperial doctor has diagnosed that I am pregnant. There must be something wrong here!"
"What? Secret medicine?"
Zheng Ji was shocked and looked at his mother and concubine blankly, speechless.
The secret medicine that the Jiang family is searching for...
She had never heard anyone from the Jiang family say that in her previous life!
No, not only that, the mother-in-law in her previous life didn’t tell her at all!
Concubine Jiang smiled and explained, "Only your grandmother knows about this matter."
Back then, my mother was in charge of the huge Qian family and Jiang family, and had countless capable people under her command.
In this world, there may be no secret medicine that can lead to many children and good fortune, but there are too many secret medicines that can lead to the death of children.
However, most of these secret medicines will cause serious damage to the body, and my mother put a lot of thought into this secret medicine.
Fortunately, it was finally found.
After Xiaojiu's full moon and before having sex with the emperor again, Concubine Jiang used this secret medicine.
Therefore, over the years, even though she was the most favored woman in the harem and had more favors than other women in the harem, she never got pregnant again.
Although the concubines in the harem did not show it publicly, they talked about it in private.
Most people were gloating over her misfortune, feeling that although she had received the emperor's supreme favor, she had no heirs, so she was still a little less lucky.
But no one knew that this missing "blessing" was something that Concubine Jiang did not want.
Zheng Jijue's throat felt dry, and it took him a while to squeeze out a sentence: "But, concubine, why?"
The mother-in-law's tone was calm and relieved, and it was obvious that she had never regretted it.
Why did the mother-in-law do this? Is it because of her?
Concubine Jiang patted Zheng Ji's hand and said with a smile: "Xiaojiu, this is not all for you, nor is it mainly for you. Don't think too much."
She had used the secret medicine more than ten years ago, when Xiao Jiu was just born.
The decision she made at that time was indeed related to Xiaojiu, but it was mainly for herself and the Jiang family.
Even though she dotes on the harem, she doesn't like it, and she never feels that being the emperor and holding the greatest power in the world is such a blessing.
She didn't want to scheming with other concubines because of her heir, she didn't want to put her and Xiaojiu's safety in danger, and she didn't want to implicate the Jiang family.
There is a huge difference between a concubine with a prince and a concubine without a prince, in terms of the precautions she needs to take and the risks she will be framed by.
It was out of these considerations that she used the secret medicine without hesitation.
My mother tried her best to stop her, thinking that she might regret the decision she made at such a young age.
But after so many years, she really has never regretted it.
Zheng Ji looked at Concubine Jiang's smile and felt sour in her heart. She had countless things to say, but she said something like this out of nowhere: "Concubine, does your father... know about the secret medicine?"
Concubine Jiang's smile faded, and she shook her head and said, "Of course he doesn't know. If he knew, he wouldn't have been secretly asking the imperial doctor to give me medicine all these years."
"!" Zheng Ji gasped, almost doubting his ears.
Is what she heard from her mother-in-law today really what she can hear?
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After the previous life, she certainly knew that her father's love for her mother and concubine was mixed with other elements, but how could such an innocent and kind person like her mother and concubine...how could it happen?
Concubine Jiang was amused by her reaction and couldn't help laughing "haha" a few times.
Xiao Jiu has become more and more stable and independent-minded these days, as if he has experienced some kind of life-and-death disaster and gained enlightenment.
Now it seems that Xiaojiu has not changed.
She is still her silly daughter.
Hearing this laughter, Zheng Ji finally came to his senses and asked hurriedly: "Concubine, please tell me, my father will give you medicine..."
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"Don't worry, the emperor stopped my medication five years ago."
In fact, Concubine Jiang could understand why Emperor Yongning did this.
At first, the emperor was not willing for her to give birth to an imperial son. After all, the Jiang family, a relative of the richest family, was really scary.
However, how can humans be ruthless if they are not grass and trees?
When love is deep, the emperor will also want a prince with his and her blood, right?
Unfortunately, the emperor didn't know that she had already used the secret medicine.
The emperor wants a prince with her bloodline, but she doesn't want him yet!
However, now, she is indeed pregnant.
How could she suddenly become pregnant for no reason?
She began to state her situation to Zheng Ji in order to sort out her chaotic thoughts.
"Before Dr. Zhao left the capital, he said that my physical condition was normal. Only half a month later, Dr. Zhao diagnosed me as pregnant, just before Dr. Zhao came back."
"Mother, why did you send someone to tell my father about this?"
This is what Zheng Ji is most confused about in Zichen Palace.
Not to mention the fact that the mother and concubine took the secret medicine and became pregnant, but just talking about the pregnancy itself, according to the usual practice of the concubines in the palace, they could hide it for as long as possible.
But what the servant of Zichen Palace reported was actually sent by Fuqing Palace.
The mother-in-law knew that there was something wrong with the fetus, so why did she send someone to tell the emperor so quickly?
Concubine Jiang sighed and said, "This matter cannot be hidden. It was such a coincidence that when I was walking in the Imperial Garden, I suddenly felt dizzy. It happened that Dr. An was passing through the Imperial Garden and was going to treat the Queen."
Concubine Jiang squinted her eyes, recalling the scene at that time, and said calmly: "It was such a coincidence that Doctor An took my pulse and found out that I am pregnant."
If this matter cannot be concealed, there is no need to conceal it.
Only then did Concubine Jiang immediately send her servants to Zichen Palace to report the matter.
"Doctor An?"
Concubine Jiang smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, Dr. An, who is by the Queen's side."
It's such a coincidence that it's not really a coincidence.
Zheng Ji was silent, grasping the most important part, and hesitantly said: "Mother, concubine, is your pregnancy letter false?"
The secret medicine my grandmother was searching for was so powerful, so the fact that my mother-in-law was pregnant might not be true.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Jiang shook her head.
