Imperial Physician Liu only dared to suggest this to Helian Wei Wei because he knew that the Third Princess Consort was different from all the women he had seen before.
Sure enough, Helian Wei Wei stretched out her left hand with a smile, saying, "I don't mind medical practitioners touching me. Go ahead, Imperial Physician Liu."
Imperial Physician Liu nodded. With a grim expression, he checked her pulse again. As he became more serious, his eyes gradually widened until his pupils began shaking in disbelief.
Helian Wei Wei could tell that he was trying his very best to suppress his shock. Maybe this was because the other imperial physicians and palace maids were present there. Imperial Physician Liu did not describe the pulse immediately. Instead, he glanced around furtively.
Helian Wei Wei had always been considerate. Seeing him like this, she waved her hands to order the palace maids to leave. She even thought of a good excuse and sent the other imperial physicians away. Finally, only Imperial Physician Liu was left by her side.
Seeing that the others had left, Imperial Physician Liu thought carefully about his words before saying, "Princess Consort, your pulse seems weird… A normal two-month-old fetus won't produce this kind of pulse. When I checked your pulse a few days ago, it was not like this. Your pulse have changed drastically within the past few days. Logically speaking, it's impossible for a fetus in the w.o.m.b to grow this fast. This does not seem like a two-month fetus, but more like a five-month-old. I have no idea how it grew so quickly. Allow me to say something offensive. When I was practicing, I heard from the elderly that in some villages near the jungle, some ladies would get pregnant suddenly and couldn't identify the fathers. The fetuses were so tenacious that they couldn't be aborted. Not only that, the fetus would grow extremely fast. They could absorb the amount of nutrients a normal fetus needs in a month, in just a few days. Usually, these ladies would lose their mind or sanity. Eventually, their life essence would be s.u.c.k.e.d dry by the fetuses, becoming skinny as a bag of bones before dying. My master told me that they were pregnant with ghost fetuses. A lady would only behave like that when she's pregnant with a ghost fetus." Imperial Physician Liu paused, and kneeled down abruptly, saying, "I am not trying to scare you by saying this, but the pulse is too similar to the pulse I felt back then. I am worried that..."
Helian Wei Wei helped Imperial Physician Liu to his feet and reassured him, "Imperial Physician Liu, you don't have to worry about my health, but I would like to ask a favor from you."
"Princess Consort, you…" Imperial Physician Liu realized that the Third Princess Consort might have already known that her fetus was different. Then, he continued, "Please say it."
Helian Wei Wei's voice was soft but her smile never left her face as she uttered, "My fetus just eats more than usual. He's normal in every other aspect. You have checked my pulse, so you must know he's a healthy fetus. Please say so when you see His Highness and the Retired Emperor."
Imperial Physician Liu's voice tightened as he said, "But Princess Consort, if the fetus continues growing this way, your body might not be able to take it."
"I'm fine." Helian Wei Wei stroked her tummy and added, "It's an obedient fetus. However, Imperial Physician Liu, you must remember that this is an ordinary fetus. Furthermore, you don't have to doubt his bloodline. He belongs to the royal family and isn't some ghost fetus."
Imperial Physician Liu silently sighed in his heart, well aware that the Princess Consort intended to keep the baby.
He had seen countless women in the harem.
All of them regarded the child in their w.o.m.b as a bargaining chip, and many did not hesitate to abort their babies after noticing any abnormality.
Especially when they found out they were pregnant with girls. Those imperial concubines would rather pretend that they were framed by others to obtain even the tiniest bit of empathy from the Emperor.
Many years back, even the Empress wanted to abort the Third Prince because the position of the fetus' heart was improper.
Of course, that was what was told to outsiders.
In reality, the imperial physicians in the imperial palace knew that when the Empress was pregnant with the Third Prince, she suddenly became unusually addicted to eating chicken. She would seem possessed when she ate ravenously, frightening every person who witnessed the scene.
However, because of this matter, the Empress loathed the Third Prince and never changed.
Imperial Physician Liu even reckoned that the Empress had never wanted the Third Prince in the first place.
People like the Third Princess Consort, who still wanted to keep the baby wholeheartedly after finding out something was wrong, were extremely rare in the harem.
Moreover, it was highly possible that the birth of the baby would take the Princess Consort's life…
Imperial Physician Liu was old, but he was soft-hearted and never regarded Helian Wei Wei as an outsider. After hearing her decision, he felt slightly uneasy. Eventually, he could only mutter, "Yes."
Helian Wei Wei chuckled when she saw his expression. Then, she said, "Imperial Physician Liu, I'm really fine. The fetus needs spiritual aura, so he'll be fine as long as we give him enough of it." Obviously, the fetus also needed something else other than spiritual aura. However, Helian Wei Wei could not place a finger on what that really was. She could only sense that there would be Qi fusing in her w.o.m.b every night, giving her the false impression that the fetus had gone out to hunt for food.
"If he needs spiritual aura..." Imperial Physician Liu plunged deep into thought for a moment, and pressed on, "Wouldn't it be better if we tell His Highness?"
Helian Wei Wei paused mid-action, her fingers drumming a rhythm on the wooden table as she replied, "Wait for a little while more. I'll tell him after I think of an appropriate way to say it." She would definitely tell Baili Jia Jue, but she knew the man better than anyone else. He would not hesitate to immediately destroy anything and everything that would be harmful to her, so she did not want him to be hostile to the fetus even before he was born.
Not to mention that, just like what she said, she did not think there was any significant problem.
However, there was one thing that Imperial Physician Liu did not diagnose, as she had also only found out about it on that day. Her body no longer had the spiritual energy for warding off demons and monsters. Furthermore, her martial Qi for adjusting wind direction had also weakened…
Chapter 724 - Father Had An Idea
"Brother, we eat so much. Are you sure Mother's body can bear with it?" The smaller fetus moved his newly-formed palms.
The bigger fetus extended hugged him, and said after contemplating, "Don't worry, Father is here and he'll definitely think of an idea. If he cannot even solve this trivial problem, how can he be our Father? I'll go out tonight and catch some dead souls for you to eat."
"I don't want to eat anymore. Brother, you can eat them, you need more strength," the smaller fetus spoke very slowly but firmly.
The bigger fetus did not say anything. He looked at the weak silhouette of the smaller fetus and extended his small arms to pull him into an embrace again, as a light surfaced in his blood-red eyes…
Without spiritual energy, Helian Wei Wei was still herself. She still ate and slept as usual.
However, it was evident that the mercenaries around her had increased drastically, and the big Alsatian trailing behind her had never left her side ever since.
Imperial Physician Liu was very anxious, as he was scared the Third Prince would throw questions at him every time he came to examine her.
However, this day still came.
The Third Prince summoned him to the South Chancery alone. He was holding a memorial that was passed to him by the servants, clad in a long robe dr.a.p.ed over his body that was made of sky brocade and gambiered canton gauze. Under the low light, the silk glowed faintly as if it was shrouded in the wind and mist of the night.
The Third Prince's gaze was fixated on the
book being held in his fair hands, his dark irises filled with apathy as he asked, "Spill it. What's going on with her?"
Imperial Physician Liu did not expect the Third Prince to be this straightforward.
He initially thought that he would start by asking about her diet or pulse.
However, it was obvious that the Third Prince had managed to catch on to something.
Imperial Physician Liu dared not conceal the facts. He fell to his knees on the ground and replied honestly as he trembled in fear, "The fetus is abnormal, it is growing too fast."
Baili Jia Jue listened to the entire story with a calm expression. He held the memorial in one hand, seemingly unconcerned. However, people who knew the Third Prince well would understand that he was the most unpredictable at times like these.
"Imperial Physician Liu, how long have you been in the imperial palace?" As Baili Jia Jue said this, he tilted his body sideways and tossed the memorial aside. The ends of his long robe stroked the ground, and he looked at Imperial Physician Liu with his raven hair and dark eyes. His posture was so handsome it resembled a God standing above the clouds.
Imperial Physician Liu did not understand the purpose of the Third Prince's question. After contemplating for a bit, he answered as his forehead was beaded with cold sweat, "T-to answer Your Highness' question, it has been more than 30 years."
"You've been here for quite a long time indeed." Baili Jia Jue spun the black jade ring on his thumb, and pressed on without a change in his tone, "Since she wants you to stay, I won't do anything to you. However, Imperial Physician Liu, you must etch her words to your skull, or else…"
As he spoke, Baili Jia Jue's lips twisted into a smirk, without losing a single trace of his elegant, jade-like aura.
He had always known His Highness' tactics.
A dead person would best keep a secret.
Per usual practice, an imperial physician such as him would not have lived.
As he left the South Chancery, Imperial Physician Liu finally heaved a long sigh of relief.
It was the Third Princess Consort who saved his life.
He secretly patted himself on the back for not mentioning anything about the fetus to anyone.
Nothing in the imperial palace that could be concealed from His Highness.
However, compared to the fetus, His Highness seemed to be more concerned about the conversation he had with the Third Princess Consort
Imperial Physician Liu could not exactly place a finger on what the Master really meant, but he knew that the word 'ghost baby' should never be brought up, especially to the Retired Emperor. To him, his great-grandson was just an ordinary fetus…
"Master." The Green Dragon and the Fire Qilin appeared when they heard Baili Jia Jue summoning them, flooding the entire South Chancery with auspicious Qi.
Baili Jia Jue's uttered calmly, "Go to the netherworld and get me some dead souls."
"Huh? We have to antagonize the netherworld again!" The Green Dragon's voice was filled with undeniable excitement.
The Fire Qilin simply glared silently.
Baili Jia Jue continued to order, "Do not let the two Grim Reapers of the netherworld find out."
In other words, they were going to steal the dead souls.
The Green Dragon and the Fire Qilin glanced at each other, they did not feel good about this…
"What is it? Do you have any problems?" Baili Jia Jue flashed a brilliant, blinding smile at the two rides.
The Fire Qilin quickly shook his huge head, blurting, "No problem!" How would they dare to say anything?
"Then, go immediately." Baili Jia Jue rose to his feet, his torso was long and slender, and said slowly, "Bring along the King of Hell's Son too, I have something to ask him."
Not only did he want them to steal, but he also wanted them to kidnap someone else's son!
Master, do you really hold no fear for the King of Hell?
Even if you aren't scared, have you ever considered the chances of us being beaten to death?
That person treats you as his love rival for his entire life! For some reason, we are involved as well, and he has tried to hunt us down for many years!
Anyhow, Baili Jia Jue was optimistic and merely said, "If you see the King of Hell, blackmail him with his son."
The Fire Qilin and the Green Dragon was speechless at his remark. This is a good idea! But, we still needed to enter the netherworld safely! The two-headed dog of the netherworld has a sharper sense of smell than dogs of the human world!
The King of Hell hated their Master immensely.
Back then, he took one of the Master's unwanted shirts, and constantly let the two-headed dog smell it. Since then, every time it saw him, its eyes would glow with murderously as if he was a ham!
"You can lure that stupid dog away and I'll be in charge of kidnapping the King of Hell's Son," the Fire Qilin said first.
The Green Dragon sneered, "Then who will be responsible for catching the dead souls?"
"Let's bring along the Sky-swallowing Beast."
The Green Dragon sneered again, "If we let it go with us, it would swallow the entire netherworld."
"Then, what do you reckon we do?" The Fire Qilin was enraged.
The Green Dragon mulled it over and said, "Bring it along anyway."
"Aren't you scared of it swallowing the netherworld?" This time, it was the Fire Qilin who snickered.
The Green Dragon's said slowly, "Let him go in human form. When the dead souls see him, they will crowd near him. Then, he can tie the dead souls up and bring them back for Little Master."
The Fire Qilin's eyes dimmed when Little Master was mentioned, as though it was pondering something. Then, it said, "Logically speaking, it's impossible for an ordinary person to be pregnant with a devil. Those devils who survive can only m.a.t.u.r.e by feeding off their mothers. However, the Third Princess Consort is obviously different."
"What are you trying to say?" The Green Dragon frowned.
The Fire Qilin took a big stride forward on its claws, replying, "I think that the Third Princess Consort might have the Dharma Bone in her body."
The Green Dragon paused, and said, "Make sure you think it through before telling Master."
Dharma Bone.
It was not something that anyone could have…
"Hmm." The Fire Qilin paced around, deep in its thoughts. Actually, that was not what it wanted to say. What it truly wanted to say was that it was worried that once the child was born, the connection between the Third Princess Consort and this world would disappear. Back in the olden days, for the sake of finding the Master's Three Souls, a loophole appeared in history. This loophole made Fire Qilin very uneasy, but it could not figure out the reason for it. However, he felt that the Third Princess Consort would one day return to where she truly belonged. The only reason she still had not disappeared yet was the baby in her w.o.m.b was the Master's bloodline…
Chapter 725 - The Seemingly Kind But Evil Prince
When the Fire Qilin and the Green Dragon found Little Seven, he was helping Helian Wei Wei catch goldfish.
Upon seeing the Green Dragon, Little Seven immediately passed the goldfish to the eunuch at the side, and looked at the Green Dragon with bright and piercing eyes, while his small face was solemn and stern.
Little Seven's stare made the Green Dragon very uneasy, and its hair stood on its ends as it questioned, "What are you doing?"
"Catching you to feed my royal nephew," the little one said seriously. Third Aunt said that after the baby was born, the baby would call him his royal uncle. He would be a real man in the future, so he had to seem more commanding.
The Green Dragon thought he heard wrongly, and asked, "Did you just say 'feed'?"
The Fire Qilin was holding back its laughter as it muttered, "Dragons are indeed tremendously nourishing for the Princess Consort. Eating you would be equivalent to eating countless dragon pills. It seems that Sky-swallowing Beast is still useful in certain aspects."
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bsp; "That's because he doesn't know eating you is equivalent to eating countless Lingzhi mushrooms." The Green Dragon rolled its eyes.
After the Little Seven overheard their conversation, he produced a Beast Binding Rope and bundled the two of them up. While he was working on the knot, he said, "Since both of you are useful, I'll catch all of you to feed my nephew."
The Green Dragon and the Fire Qilin were stunned, speechless.
"Release me!"
"Who is the one who gave him the Beast Binding Rope? Don't they know that he would use the rope to catch literally everything to eat!"
"It must be Master! Argh!"
Little Seven genuinely found the prey he caught this time too noisy. He furrowed his tiny brows and warned, "Be quiet, don't disturb the others."
Once again, the Green Dragon and the Fire Qilin were at a loss for words. They could not stay quiet. They were on the verge of being eaten, how could they stay quiet!
"Master said we have to practice good table etiquette. Do not force me to personally silence you." Little Seven turned around and glared warningly at the two mythical beasts.
Fire Qilin was wailing at the back, "You've already done it!"
"Punching you doesn't count." Little Seven hastily replied as he continued dragging them forward.
The Green Dragon's veins bulged from the pulsing rage. If punching does not count, then what does!
"It's all your fault for insisting that we look for the Sky-swallowing Beast!" No matter how strong the Fire Qilin was, it could not free itself from Baili Jia Jue's Beast Binding Rope. He could only struggle alongside the Green Dragon within the rope.
Da*n it! The Green Dragon also had an irresistible urge to beat up the little one who was dragging them forward. Can anyone stop this glutton! Can't they see him dragging two massive objects behind him!
The eunuchs and palace maids had indeed seen it, but they had evidently grown accustomed to Little Seven's eating habits. Recently, the Seventh Prince had been talking about bringing back a dragon, and now he had finally caught one. Aside from admiration, they showed no signs of interrupting him.
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