Chapter 135: Expelled from the Palace

As soon as Zhao Shizhu said this, everyone looked at Su Ci's belly.

Sixue was so excited that she danced with joy. She counted the days and found out that her master had not had her period for a long time. She didn't even notice this little detail.

"The Queen must be pregnant!" Sixue opened her mouth but was stopped by Sanmei.

Can you say such things casually?

It can only be confirmed after the imperial physician takes the empress's pulse, otherwise it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Su Ci had never consulted a doctor, and she judged that she was pregnant based on some physical changes.

Before she could say anything, Zhao Shizhu ordered all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to come to Kunning Palace to check Su Ci's pulse.

Zheng Wei was the first to step forward. Under Zhao Shizhu's gaze, he was terrified, fearing that the diagnosis result would not be what the emperor wanted, which would be disastrous.

When he felt Su Ci's pulse, he showed joy on his face, but he still didn't dare to make a conclusion easily. After calming down, he carefully felt Su Ci's pulse again, and then knelt on the ground happily: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, the Queen is pregnant!"

Your Majesty finally has a successor after so many years. This is a blessing for the Great Zhou! !

Zhao Shizhu looked at Su Ci, who smiled innocently and said, "I think I'm pregnant, but I haven't checked her pulse yet, so I'm not too sure."

The other doctors were afraid that Zheng Wei might misdiagnose Su Ci, so they took his pulse one by one. Of course, the final diagnosis was the same: the child was almost two months old.

Zhao Shizhu calculated the time and it was very likely that she got pregnant during the time when he and Su Ci consummated their marriage.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Zhao Shizhu was so surprised that it took him a while to come back to his senses.

Su Ci smiled awkwardly: "Isn't it because I didn't have time to tell you about Liu Hu? Later, you were going back to your hometown to pay respect to your mother, and I was afraid that it would embarrass you if I told you, so I thought it wouldn't be too late to tell you when you come back."

Zhao Shizhu stepped forward and hugged Su Ci tightly, saying in a hoarse voice: "Ah Ci, thank you."

Su Ci was not used to his sudden sentimentality: "Husband and wife don't say thank you. I'm not used to you being like this."

Zhao Shizhu held her for a long time before letting her go, and carefully helped her sit down. After thinking for a moment, he said, "From now on, you have to eat in moderation, otherwise the fetus will be too big and it will be dangerous during delivery."

Su Ci knew this truth, but wasn’t the child still young?
But from this moment on, Zhao Shizhu took care of everything for her, and she had no right to say "no".

In Ci'an Palace, Empress Dowager Gao was the last to know that Su Ci was pregnant.

She was still a little dazed: "Is Su Ci pregnant?"

The one who answered was a nanny, who was also an old lady beside her, but she still thought of Nanny Ning: "Usually, when there is such big news, Aning will tell me first. After she left, I am the last one to know such news."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, not knowing how to respond.

Although the Empress did not do anything to Ci'an Palace, now that His Majesty has returned and the Empress is pregnant with the royal heir, the Empress is now the only one in power.

Maybe if the Queen wants the stars in the sky, Your Majesty will pick them down, right?
Everyone was silent, but Empress Dowager Gao was unhappy. She suddenly threw the conspicuous porcelain and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Bring Aning back..."

Seeing this, everyone knelt down on the ground.

Empress Dowager Gao vented her anger and her voice became hoarse: "Let the emperor come to see me!" Everyone still knelt on the ground and did not dare to respond.

Your Majesty is in a happy moment. Who would dare to go to Kunning Palace and bring bad luck to His Majesty?

It is obvious that the Queen Mother is in power. The Queen Mother had previously wanted to poison the Queen Mother. You must know that the Queen Mother is pregnant with the royal heir. If Your Majesty investigates the case, it will be a crime of murdering the royal heir, which is terrible!

The more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that there was no future in serving in Ci'an Palace, and they didn't know when they would be wiped out by His Majesty.

However, Your Majesty is a well-known filial son and has always been respectful to Empress Dowager Gao. I wonder if he will be lenient with her this time.

When Empress Dowager Gao saw that no one paid attention to her, she got angry again.

In addition, Nanny Ning, who knew her eating and living habits best, was gone, and she felt that everything was not going as she wished. The most unsatisfactory thing was that Su Ci was pregnant.

Not only was Empress Dowager Gao upset when she heard the news of Su Ci's pregnancy, Bai Shuang also burst into tears for no reason after finding out.

In the past, she always told herself that she could defeat Su Ci if she had a chance, but now Su Ci was pregnant with the heir to the throne, and she didn't even have a chance to sleep with him. What's more, there was a sword related to Liu Hu hanging over her head, and her life might be in danger at any time.

After Zhao Shizhu returned to the palace, except for attending court and discussing state affairs with ministers, he spent all his time reading Su Ci.

After being busy for a few days, he finally had time to deal with the concubines in Chuxiu Palace.

The newly-arrived concubines were all waiting to be picked by Zhao Shizhu. On this day, they heard the eunuch's voice approaching from afar: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

The beauties were surprised and delighted, and they all tidied up their appearance to be in the best condition to meet the emperor.

When they saw Zhao Shizhu's face clearly, all the concubines blushed.

Although I had heard before that the new emperor was a rare handsome man, it was not until I actually saw his holy face that I realized that the rumors were far less fascinating than the truth.

The men they follow are not only of noble status, but also young and handsome.

Unfortunately, before everyone could be happy for too long, Zhao Shizhu spoke up: "All of you should leave the palace. I will not add anyone to my harem. If you don't want to leave the palace, you can stay in the palace as a maid, but you will never be able to enter my harem. I will give you the opportunity to choose, and this opportunity will only come once."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment; they never expected that the new emperor would expel them from the palace as soon as he arrived.

Zhang Yun dared to ask, "Is it the Empress who is controlling Your Majesty and not allowing Your Majesty to expand the harem?"

If this is the case, Su Ci is not qualified to be the queen.

Su Ci is pregnant now and cannot sleep with the new emperor. How can she stop the new emperor from favoring other women?
Zhao Shizhu looked at Zhang Yun and replied calmly: "I just want to live the life of an ordinary couple with the queen. Besides, I have no interest in any woman other than the queen."

Why bother harming these noble ladies? It would be better to set them free.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Zhang Yun's face fell. She thought to herself that Su Ci was so lucky to meet a man as loyal as the new emperor.

She thought to herself, what’s the point if she could only be a maid in the palace for the rest of her life?
There is no way the new emperor would joke about such a big thing, so she should just leave the palace.

Zhang Yun was the first to stand up and express her desire to leave the palace, and several others followed suit. The remaining two concubines were unwilling to leave the palace just like that, and decided to stay and become palace maids, thinking that as long as they stayed in the palace, they would always have the opportunity to meet the emperor in the future, and perhaps even have the possibility of ascending to the throne.

Zhao Shizhu immediately arranged for the concubines who wanted to leave the palace to leave, and then he went to the bedroom where Bai Shuang lived.