"Mother!" Feng Qihe was startled and pushed open the door, rushing in.
Through the screen, he could clearly see his mother writhing on the bed.
"Mother, how are you?" Feng Qihe's face changed drastically, and he tried to go in.
Chu Qianli said sternly, "You'd best stop everyone from coming in to disturb! If your father sees the Empress in this state, he might never want to see your mother again."
"This..." Feng Qihe was anxious, but he couldn't disobey Chu Qianli's words.
What if his mother's current appearance was truly something his father shouldn't see?
But what was wrong with his mother?
Why was she in so much pain?
Outside, Eunuch Qing was clearly supporting the Emperor, entering the room.
Chu Qianli snorted coldly, "The Empress's fate in the harem depends on how you perform today!"
"Her... Ah! Ah... It hurts! I'm in so much pain..."
The Empress wanted to say a few words to Feng Qihe, but the severe abdominal pain prevented her from speaking a complete sentence.
"Mother..."
"Feng Qihe!" Chu Qianli's face darkened.
Feng Qihe's steps, which were about to charge in, were instantly halted by the shout.
Turning back, he indeed saw Eunuch Qing supporting the Emperor into the room.
The palace maids and eunuchs dared not stop anyone. Now, only he could block his father's path.
He hesitated for only a moment before immediately turning and quickly walking to the Emperor.
"Father, Li'er said that this is the most critical time for treatment. Please, Father, do not... disturb."
The Emperor's expression was not good. "What illness does the Empress have?"
Before, it was only said that she was unwell. If she was uncomfortable, she would take medicine to regulate it. Why was she in such agony?
"This..." Feng Qihe looked troubled. He himself didn't know what kind of illness this was.
As for the secrets he overheard Chu Qianli and his mother discussing today, he couldn't reveal them at this moment.
The relationships involved were too complicated. Some things could not be said in front of his father.
"Father, this..."
Feng Qihe thought for a moment, then his heart suddenly jolted, and he said gravely, "This, only Li'er can explain clearly. After all, she is the one treating her."
Chu Qianli snorted, wanting to roll her eyes.
This Prince He really knew how to shirk responsibility!
However, a man like him would probably explain this illness unclearly anyway.
Just as Chu Qianli was about to say something, her wrist was suddenly gripped tightly.
The Empress gritted her teeth, her two cracked, pale lips trembling incessantly.
Her body was covered in sweat, and her hands and body were constantly shaking, even convulsing.
But her gaze towards Chu Qianli was very firm!
Don't say it! And don't say it!
The thought of residual life force remaining in her body was terrifying.
The Emperor, as the supreme ruler, if he were frightened, he might never look at her again.
Therefore, even though the Empress was in so much pain that she was almost fainting, she still tightly held Chu Qianli's hand, shaking her head desperately.
Chu Qianli felt an indescribable emotion.
Were all the women in the imperial family so pathetic?
Her own husband, she could only show him her best side, keeping all the pain and filth to herself.
And men of this era were particularly fickle, not to mention the Emperor, who held supreme status and had a harem of three thousand.
Did every man become like this after becoming Emperor?
She pursed her lips and said expressionlessly through the screen, "It's a woman's ailment, not a serious one, but there will be bleeding. It is said that men who see it will lose fortune. Your Majesty, it is best not to look."