Transmigrated Empresses (Male and Female)

Chapter 77

I casually brushed the dust off the surroundings. I trusted his skills; if we were to talk about medical expertise, he was second to none. It's just that he was a bit lazy, too lazy to even come out and look at the sun. If it weren't for my mother's personal charm, I don't think he would have traveled all the way from Xifeng Kingdom to Dongqing to become my specially appointed physician.

After a moment, the old man frowned and said, "With such poor health, are you out here looking for death?"

I glared at him, my face dark. "I'm the one who invited her out. Who are you blaming?" he said. "My mother sent her out."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately put on a smiling face: "It's Madam Mu's decision. What a great suggestion! She should get out and about more often."

"Hypocrite." I glanced at him sideways; he had no medical ethics whatsoever. "How is my fourth sister-in-law?"

Lu Susu seemed to know something, and looked at him expectantly.

The old man paused for a moment and said, "There is a way."

"Is there really a way?" Lu Susu looked at the old man excitedly, then suddenly knelt down and said, "If you really have a way, I'll do anything you ask."

This is so serious, isn't it just a minor discomfort during pregnancy?

This time, the old man's eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Susu. He was probably thinking something bad. My mother never said she liked you, so you'd better not try anything with her.

I coughed as a hint: "Mind your manners."

The old man, unwilling to abandon his sly demeanor, changed his tune, saying, "Even if you had a solution, it would be useless. Your situation is man-made, and it's too late now. What a pity."

I stared at Lu Susu in shock. Someone did this? Why didn't you say so earlier?

Lian'er and Beibeixiong also looked at Lu Susu in surprise.

Lu Susu suppressed her initial excitement and turned to Lian'er and Beibeixiong, saying, "You two go outside and wait for me."

"Madam..." Lian'er seemed to still be in shock.

"I told you to get out!" Lu Susu's expression changed for the first time as she spoke to Lian'er.

Lian'er bit her lip, suppressing her grievances, and took Beibei Bear downstairs.

I sat on the chair that the old man had cleaned and gestured for Lu Susu to sit down as well: "What's going on? Didn't you say you could handle it yourself?"

Lu Susu lowered her head, her eyes red-rimmed: "At first I didn't think that much about it, but by the time I found out, it was already like this... What can I do?"

"Who did it?"

"Don't ask anymore." She lowered her head even further, unwilling to answer me.

The old man with corns in his eyes stood behind me, watching the show.

"I'm asking you who did it!" Lu Susu didn't answer, and the old man interjected, "Seven-Seven Grass, not everyone can afford it." "Shen Zimo!" My instinctive reaction was that it was him.

"No, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs," Lu Susu quickly defended him.

If it's not him, that's easy to handle. "Then who is it?"

"Don't ask anymore." Lu Susu's gaze darted away, focusing on her stomach.

"If you don't tell me, I'll go back and slaughter all of Shen Ziming's concubines."

“Eleventh brother…” Lu Susu raised her head and looked at me with displeasure.

I don't care whether you're happy or not, just say it!

Lu Susu reluctantly touched her protruding belly, then made up her mind and said, "Right now, I only have suspicions..."

"Whom do you suspect?"

Lu Susu resolutely spoke up: "The second young lady of the Gao family is currently one of the Emperor's six consorts, Consort Gao."

"How could it be her?" Don't be ridiculous.

Could she have taken a liking to my Zimo? She's an imperial concubine, and I don't want my family to be raided by Qianqing.

Lu Susu looked at me resolutely and said sharply, "Although I don't inquire into the facts, I understand that my husband is highly regarded by the Emperor in the court. You've also entered officialdom these past two years. No matter how many rumors there are, the Emperor and the Prime Minister are definitely on your side. They can't get to you directly, so they keep sending women to my husband. The Gao family is the most powerful among them, and their eldest daughter is also deeply favored by the Emperor. It's not impossible for them to join forces with the Shen family to crush the Sun family. But after all, they can't let my husband divorce his wife. Knowing that I'm pregnant, they certainly don't want me to give birth to the eldest grandson of the Shen family. If I can't have children, the sixth young lady of the Gao family might be promoted to the position of principal wife. In the future, the eldest grandson and principal wife of the Shen family won't be a problem, and cooperation between the two families will be inevitable."

"Absolutely not. I think they're tired of living." I slammed my hand on the table and stood up. If I don't agree, they can forget about sending their daughter in.

The old man frowned, his brows furrowed, and touched his precious table with concern: "Be gentle, it's very valuable."

"Pah! It's just some cheap stuff my mother picked out for you at a street stall." "Old man, how's my fourth sister-in-law?"

The old man, his beard constantly unkempt, said, "A stillbirth is the most optimistic guess; the worst-case scenario is that both the fetus and the baby die at birth."

"So pessimistic." I stared at him, wide-eyed. "Is there any way?"

"That's still good. Think about it, she took the Seven-Nine Herb, so the fetus should have been there long ago..."

"Don't speak recklessly if you're not sure."

Lu Susu sadly stroked her belly, the slow, deliberate movements seeming as if she were cherishing her only treasure. Yet, it also carried a sense of resigned betrayal.

I turned my head away from her. I hate it when women cry, especially when it's a woman I like.

"Is there any other way?"

"No."

"I'll tear down your signboard if you don't." I was about to make a move on Old Hu, but this guy always won't reveal his secrets until he's beaten.

Lu Susu stepped forward to stop me: "Eleventh Brother, don't make things difficult for Doctor Hu. I've already prepared for the worst. Every day this child belongs to me is an honor."

"You know your situation and you still came out with me. Do you want to die quickly, or do you want me to feel guilty?"