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Chapter 565 Nie Wushuang's Pulse Diagnosis

Emperor Shenwu was waiting for Nie Wushuang in agony. The string in his mind had been tense these days. In the court, Wang Shuren was repeatedly reprimanded by the emperor.

If he hadn't had any concerns, he would have thrown Wang Shuren into prison and torn him into pieces. However, Emperor Shenwu could only suppress the news, even at the cost of vomiting blood.

Wang Shuren was already a second-rank official in the imperial court. How could he be imprisoned without a legitimate reason?

Li Zhong was even more busy. He collected famous doctors from the people and secretly sent them to the palace. These people were blindfolded and walked into a room one after another to take the pulse of the noble. After that, they were taken to a room and not allowed to move.

Without exception, the pulses diagnosed by these dozen or so folk doctors were all slippery! And the fetus was healthy and already two months old.

Lan Qingwu fell into despair again and again, and Emperor Shenwu's heart was immersed in ice and snow again and again.

Nie Wushuang was found in a relatively remote place. Although he was surprised why Emperor Shenwu called him back so early this time, his expression became serious when he thought of Lan Qingwu. Could something have happened to the Empress?

Without caring about anything else, Nie Wushuang followed the palace people and rushed to the palace. They arrived at the palace in the evening.

But Nie Wushuang never expected that he would lose his freedom as soon as he entered the palace. He was locked in a room and starved for a day. When he came out again, he was blindfolded. A eunuch whispered in his ear: "Please ask Imperial Physician Nie to take the pulse of a nobleman! Just report the truth!"

Nie Wushuang couldn't figure out what was going on and could only improvise.

Nie Wushuang blindfolded himself and checked Lan Qingwu's pulse. As expected, he found another slippery pulse. Nie Wushuang knelt down and reported, "This noble lady is two months pregnant."

The room was completely silent, but Nie Wushuang's mind was racing. Could this covert, furtive act possibly indicate that the Emperor's new favorite was pregnant with the Emperor's heir, and it was too late for the Empress to learn? He immediately dismissed the idea. Over the years, outsiders had viewed Nie Wushuang as the Empress's trusted advisor. The Emperor would never allow anyone else to examine the Emperor's new favorite's pulse.

So what exactly were these unusual things going on? Nie Wushuang, who was bowing his head to the ground, suddenly started. Something was wrong! Diagnosing a pulse is like diagnosing a person! The pulse he just diagnosed, except for the slippery pulse, was clearly the same pulse he had diagnosed the Empress in the past!

But he had clearly checked the Empress' pulse before leaving the palace more than half a month ago, and there was no sign of pregnancy at that time! Nie Wushuang's mind was in turmoil. If she was already two months pregnant, then wouldn't she have conceived in the special month of March?

Nie Wushuang's eyebrows twitched fiercely, and in an instant he knew he had entered a dead end! A few years ago, he had inadvertently worried about the current empress's phoenix body in front of his master Zhao Wubing, saying that giving birth to children had damaged her body too much and that it was not suitable for her to have consecutive pregnancies, otherwise it would shorten her lifespan. His master, Doctor Zhao, looked relaxed and assured him that there was no need to worry too much and that he could just focus on taking care of the empress! From then on, Nie Wushuang was 80% certain that the emperor must have used the palace secret medicine for contraception. Because Lan Qingwu had a special physique and was not easy to use contraceptive drugs, and he himself had been examining the empress's pulse for many years, he naturally knew that the empress did not have any contraceptive drugs in her system.

So where did this child come from? It couldn't possibly be the current emperor's! Nie Wushuang was considered the queen's confidant by others, and his situation was precarious. At this moment, Nie Wushuang was already sweating profusely!

Emperor Shenwu was about to ask someone to drag Nie Wushuang away, but in a flash, Nie Wushuang spoke again: "But——"

"However, there is something strange about your pulse! Please allow me to examine your pulse again!"

Emperor Shenwu's phoenix eyes swept over Nie Wushuang who had his head down. His eyes were covered tightly with black cloth, and he could not see anything wrong.

Li Zhong, who was standing beside him, glanced at the emperor and said, "Please!"

Nie Wushuang carefully took Lan Qingwu's pulse again. This time, his attention wasn't on the pulse; his mind was completely focused on how to break the current desperate situation. Time passed bit by bit. Under the icy gaze of the Emperor above him, Nie Wushuang finally spoke slowly: "This nobleman's pulse appears to be slippery on the surface, but there is something wrong. This is a pregnancy pulse of only two months. The mother is weak, but the fetus is too stable. This is not logical. Generally speaking, the first three months is the most prone to fetal instability! In all these years, I have only seen one such case. The woman's pulse was slippery at first, and it was most obvious at two months. By the third month, the pulse gradually subsided, and by the fourth month, the slippery pulse had completely disappeared! Back then, I and a few traveling doctors named it - the pulse of false pregnancy!"

The Emperor's phoenix eyes were dark, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. After a long moment, he finally spoke, "Imperial Physician Nie is truly incredibly intelligent! I just want to ask you one question: what is the probability that this pulse reading today is a false pregnancy?"

Emperor Shenwu strikes directly at the vital point!

Nie Wushuang clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, realizing that the emperor was already suspicious of him. In an instant, Nie Wushuang was sweating profusely, but he still closed his eyes tightly: "One tenth!"

This meant that Lan Qingwu had a 90% chance of actually being pregnant! The only 10% chance of a false pregnancy was also said by Lan Qingwu's trusted imperial physician!

The Shenwu Emperor's expression was as cold as ice: "Come here! Put him in a solitary room!"

Nie Wushuang offered no resistance and was led out by the eunuch! Inwardly, he was wailing, "Empress, I understand and trust you, so I've racked my brains to give you two months to turn the tables. If you can't convince Your Majesty, your head won't have to wait two months; it'll be on the chopping block now!"

Emperor Shenwu suddenly stood up and said coldly, "Come here! Take the Empress's henchmen to the courtyard and have them beaten to death!"

The last little talent who trampled on his imperial dignity in this way had her entire family wiped out by him. He couldn't bear to touch Lan Qingwu, but he could make all the confidants around her who were deceiving the emperor lose their lives!

And this is just the beginning! He won't let Wang Shuren and the Lan family go!

The string in Emperor Shenwu's mind finally broke. He was furious and had to use blood to wash away his sorrow and anger!

Lan Qingwu stared at the stern look of Emperor Shenwu with wide eyes, as if he didn't react to what Emperor Shenwu said.

Outside the hall, footsteps, friction sounds, and the dull sound of wooden boards hitting each other were soon heard...but there was no sound of people screaming!

Lan Qingwu finally understood that every time he was hit by the board, it felt like he was hitting his heart!

She rushed forward, threw herself in front of the Shenwu Emperor, and begged him: "Brother Heng, stop! Make them stop!"

Emperor Shenwu said nothing and did not move, allowing Lan Qingwu to pull at his wide sleeves.

Lan Qingwu finally broke down, crying out word by word: "Yun Heng, stop! Make them stop! Zhou Xuheng... stop!"

"You're angry, you're irritated, you're sad, it's all my fault! You killed me! You killed me!"

Lan Qingwu was completely devoid of any jewelry, as they had all been taken away by the Divine Martial Emperor. She turned to get out of bed, but was grabbed by the waist. His other large hand pinched Lan Qingwu's cheek, "How could I kill someone so weak? I'll only let you watch those around you die one by one!"

Lan Qingwu looked into the blood-red phoenix eyes of the Divine Martial Emperor, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her voice was slow and firm: "If one of them dies because of weakness, how can I live? Yun Heng, you know me. If you want me to live, you have to let them go!"

Emperor Shenwu said fiercely: "You threaten me! Threaten me with your own life!"

Lan Qingwu spoke clearly, "Ruhan has been with me since childhood. I saved her, and she saved me too! She is my sister, my benefactor, and my family! Ruping—back when we were stranded in the outer city, she suffered humiliation for me. She is my sister, my benefactor, and my family!"

"I, Lan Qingwu, will never leave them alone! Your Majesty, please let them go! As for the other palace servants, they are not my trusted confidants, and they know nothing about this matter! Please let them go!"

Emperor Shenwu was so angry that he was shaking all over. The hand that was holding Lan Qingwu's cheek could not help but tremble: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Emperor Shenwu then pointed at Lan Qingwu and said, "Lan Qingwu, you are kind-hearted and plead for everyone! They don't deserve to die! But what about me? Do you care about my feelings? Do I deserve this humiliation? In your heart, have you ever cared about me?"

"Of course I care about Your Majesty! But Your Majesty doesn't believe me! I firmly believe that my pregnancy is fake, but Your Majesty only trusts the imperial physician! What should I do? As long as Your Majesty believes me..."

"It's because I trusted you too much that what happened today happened! So many imperial physicians examined my pulse, but none of them could tell otherwise. The facts are right before my eyes. How can I expect you to trust me? I even waited for days before sending them to justice! I will not stop until all the blood of these people has been shed!"