The imperial palace of today is roughly the same as the Forbidden City of later generations. However, some palaces have not yet been established, and the names of some palaces are slightly different from those of the Forbidden City in later times.

  For example, Jinghe Palace where Gu Wan lived, and Gu Jin once speculated that it was the Jingyang Palace of later generations.

  In history, Jingyang Palace was the most secluded place, but now Gu Wenzhong's Jinghe Palace is located in the middle and it can't be said to be secluded.

  All along the way, many places don't add up.

  Gu Jingze didn't bother with it anymore.

  Followed the eunuch to Jinghe Palace, there were palace maids who came out to greet them.

  There were several ladies visiting Gu Wan here.

  Gu Jin stepped forward and bowed to everyone.

  Gu Wan's then smiled and said: "Qī Mèi get up."

  Then he ordered the palace staff to offer a seat to Gu Jinzhi.

  "Ladies, today my sister from my mother's family came to pay her respects, so I won't keep you ladies waiting. Let's wait until tomorrow when my sister is feeling a bit better, and then we'll go visit..." said Gu Wanji with a smile to the various consorts.

  This is the intention of driving guests away.

  These consorts all had a flicker of strange color on their faces, they really wanted to know what was going on with Gu Wan's belly...... But most of them were lower in rank than Gu Wan, and Gu Wan politely called everyone "sister", so they didn't dare disobey.

  They got up one by one and bid farewell to Gu Wan Zhi.

  After sending off the palace maid, Gu Wan got up and led Gu Jin into the inner chamber again. She also gave a signal to her personal palace maid, telling her to be on guard.

  Entering the inner chamber, Gu Wanzi sat down on the kang and pulled Gu Jinzi's hand, letting her sit down to talk.

  "What about Grandfather?" Gu Wan Zhi asked her directly, "Why didn't Grandfather come?"

  She believed more in Lao Ye Zi's medical skills.

  "Grandfather's health isn't too good, and he's also caught a bit of a cold, so I'm afraid to disturb you, Mother, and didn't dare come myself, so I sent someone to take your pulse..." Gu Jinzheng made up an excuse.

  Gu Wan looked at Gu Jin's face.

  Gu Jin lowered his head, his attitude was respectful, but his eyes were calm and downcast, not like he was lying.

  Gu Wanzhen finally felt slightly relieved.

  She also knew that Gu Jinzhi had means, and it was all over the capital.

  Gu Xuan thought that his grandfather's medical skills were more reliable. Compared to his grandfather, Gu Jin was too young and Gu Xuan wasn't very down-to-earth.

  Now that grandfather is ill, we can only ask for Gu Jin's help.

  She stretched out her hand and let Gu Jin take her pulse.

  Gu Jinzhī then calmed down and felt Gu Wan's pulse.

  Gu's wrist pulse is smooth and round, with a flowing rhythm, entering the plate and rolling like pearls. This is the best pulse image of joy, indicating that Gu's Qi and blood are abundant, and the fetus is healthy.

  "Congratulations, madam. Your pulse is smooth and your complexion looks good. The baby is also very stable." Gu Zhen finished taking her pulse and said to Gu Wan.

  Gu Wan's eyes sparkled with delight as she let out a soft sigh, her face radiating a few degrees of joy.

  She smiled at Gu Jinzhi and said, "The imperial physician also said so. But I'm still uneasy. Seventh sister, from now on, only you will take my pulse. The prescriptions the imperial physicians give me, I dare not use..."

  Gu Jinzhi was afraid she would be like this.

  "Imperial Concubine, I am not a great physician," Gu Jin explained. "Frequent trips to the palace are often inconvenient."

  "What's inconvenient?" Gu Wan's face sank, her voice a bit stiff.

  She is very unhappy.

  "Whether it's the Emperor or the Empress Dowager, neither of them likes the palace ladies to be too close to the outer relatives. Otherwise, why would even my aunt only get to see the Empress on New Year's and holidays, just by presenting her card? I often come to visit you, but if someone is jealous of your good fortune and spreads rumors that you're colluding with an outsider, using me as a go-between, wouldn't that put you in a difficult position? Think about it carefully..."

  The spirit of Gu's words made him pause for a moment.

  The palace forbids making friends with foreign ministers and prohibits foreign ministers from entering the Forbidden City. Gu Yun knows this.

  She never had the heart to seek high office and wealth for her uncle, but only wanted to take care of herself.

  So, she thought it was impossible for her to collude with foreign ministers, and gradually stopped paying attention to this aspect. Now that she has a child in her womb, she is even more worried about the concubines and imperial physicians in the palace conspiring against her, focusing all her energy on the dragon seed in her belly, and doesn't care about anything else?

  She was suddenly enlightened by Gu Jin's words.

  "Exactly!" Gu Wan hastily laughed and said, "I was careless. Seventh Sister is indeed clever!"

  What about her imperial physician?

  Gu Wan's entry into the palace was during a time when she was in good health, so she rarely asked for imperial physicians. As a result, she didn't have any familiar imperial physicians and didn't dare to entrust them easily.

  Unlike the old imperial consorts in the palace, each of them had their own trusted personal physician.

  She frowned slightly.

  Gu Jinzhi then said: "Your Ladyship, if you are feeling unwell, I recommend a certain imperial physician to you."

  Gu Wan smiled slightly and wasn't very enthusiastic about it.

  Gu Jinzhi's time in Beijing was short, and she was a maiden from a good family, what kind of imperial physician could she know?

  She perfunctorily asked Gu Jinzhi: "Seventh sister, please speak..."

  "Qin Shenyi, Imperial Physician..."

  "Is that Qin Wei's fourth brother?" Gu Wan didn't let Gu Jin finish, interrupting immediately, her voice somewhat angry. "Seventh Sister still remembers how Qin Wei died, right?"

  Qin Wei Si was framed by his uncle and sent to prison, where he later "died of illness".

  No matter how you calculate it, Qin Wei Si's death can be attributed to the Gu family.

  And Gu Jing actually wants the brother of her enemy to treat her illness, is she missing a screw in her brain?

  Qin Shen still doesn't secretly harm himself?

  Gu Xuanzhi was very unhappy.

  "Your Ladyship, listen to me. Although Qin Shi is the younger brother of Qin Wei, their characters are different..." Gu Jin explained to her.

  Gu Wan sneered and shook her head.

  She didn't want to hear Gu Jin continue speaking.

  "Seventh sister, you've always been confined to the inner quarters, with a pure and kind heart. I can understand that." After calming down, Gu Wan knew that Gu Jin was also well-intentioned, so she instructed her in a gentle tone, "People's hearts are hidden behind their faces, the world is full of dangers..."

  Gu Jinzhi heard these words and felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

  She didn't say another word and quietly listened to Gu Wanzhi's teachings.

  Gu Wanzhi's words became more and more powerful, from the dangers of the world and the cruelty of human hearts, to the evil nature of humanity, unrepaid kindness and resentment, and the vendettas of families being greater than heaven itself.

  Her theory is very strange.

  Gu Jinzhi listened and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so he lowered his head with a respectful face.

  Gu Wanzhen spoke for a long time before finally dropping this topic.

  Gu Jin was not a good doctor, often came to take care of Gu Wan's improper behavior, and Gu Jin himself was not very happy. This elder sister was a bit stubborn and hard to persuade; the old man's life was about to end, while the inheritance of the Gu family's medical skills had not been completed, and the old man had no time to spare.

  After talking for half a day, the palace maid came to remind Gu Wan that Gu Jin had been in the palace for too long and it was time to leave.

  Gu Jinzhi hastily got up and bid farewell.

  Gu Wan's heart was not at ease. He pulled her hand: "I'll come to invite you again in a few days. After I get through these days, I will have a reliable imperial physician in the future and won't bother you. Don't go to the main house recently... it will raise suspicions..."

  Not going, wouldn't you be suspicious?

  This method is like covering one's ears while stealing a bell.

  Gu Jinzhi nodded slightly.

  She came out of Jinghe Palace and didn't go straight out of the palace gate, but instead went to Empress Dowager's place and told her about today's events in the palace.

  She said: "De Fei is pregnant with her first child, and she's always feeling uneasy, afraid that something will go wrong with the baby, so she asks me to come and check on her often. I told her I'm not a royal physician, but she says we're like sisters in the family, and it doesn't matter if I come and go frequently... But after all, it's still against palace rules..."

  She told Empress Dowager about her own difficulties.

  She entered the palace today, and Empress Dowager will definitely know about it.

  Even if you are open and aboveboard, people can still find fault with you.

  Since it's like this, I might as well say it myself.

  The empress dowager smiled after hearing Gu Jin's words.

  De Fei is pregnant with this child, and it's not just her who's worried, but also the Empress Dowager.

  Last time's draft, the palace chose eighteen people.

  Gu Wan's status as a member of the Gu family made her the highest-ranking lady, with many eyes fixed on her. Those who felt inferior to her were countless.

  Among the eighteen consorts, none of them had any news, but she alone became pregnant.

  The jealousy of the back adds another layer.

  The empress dowager was worried that the child would be tormented to death by them...

  The Empress also rose from a humble noblewoman to the mother of the nation, and she was well-versed in all the intrigues and scandals within the palace.

  "There are national laws and family rules. Xiao Qi is not a royal physician, and without an imperial summons from the Empress Dowager, she should not be entering the palace so frequently, which indeed goes against palace rules." The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "De Fei is also being too reckless."

  Although it was De Fei who didn't understand things, there was no intention of blaming her.

  The Empress Dowager now dotes on De Fei the most.

  The emperor's offspring were sparse, and he himself was a self-sufficient person. The empress dowager always advised him to take his offspring as his duty, but he always said that he had his own plans.

  So far, there is only one prince and two princesses in the palace...

  The empress dowager was also worried about this.

  The Empress Dowager would be delighted if Consort De could give birth to another prince or princess.

  "The princess is also worried about the imperial son in her belly, so she is anxious and fearful. I beg Your Majesty not to punish her." said Gu Jinzhi.

  The empress smiled: "How could I bear to punish her? She gave birth to a big fat grandson for me, and I like him so much..."

  Gu Jinzhi nodded in agreement.

  After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Gu Jin stood up and bid farewell.

  The empress dowager did not detain her for long, merely saying: "Serve the king well with your heart. If you need anything, just come and tell me."

  Gu Jinzhi also said so.

  After Gu Jin left, the Empress Dowager sank into thought for a moment.

  It's good that De Fei can be so vigilant.

  The palace is all superficially prosperous and harmonious, but behind the scenes it's all about knives and swords. It's better for her to be vigilant herself than to rely on others to protect her a hundred times over.

  Just a doctor...

  The empress dowager also couldn't think of a good imperial physician.

  She used to trust Gu Shi Fei, who had retired for many years; later she trusted Dr. Sun more, but two years ago Dr. Sun was old and ill; afterwards, she fell seriously ill, and none of the doctors at the Imperial Hospital were able to save her.

  She is now uncomfortable everywhere, and only invites Gu Jinzhi, and does not believe anyone else.

  For a moment, I felt like there was no one available.

  When the Emperor finished his morning court and went to the Kunning Palace to pay his respects, the Empress Dowager told him what Gu Jin had said when he entered the palace today.

  The emperor also felt that De Fei's concerns were not unreasonable.

  "Give Xiaogui a token, and later Empress De will pass it to her. When she comes in to serve, that's all." The emperor didn't think much of it, "I'm not one of those paranoid emperors who suspects everyone and everything."

  The empress dowager did not say anything.

  The Empress Dowager is not one to be doubted, it's best not to speak too much.

  Perhaps Gu Jin took care of De Fei until she safely gave birth to the crown prince, and Empress Dowager agreed with this.

  The Empress Dowager then issued a decree, dismissing the jade card that prohibited palace walks and ordered Gu Jin to take care of De Fei.

  Gu Jinzhi received the imperial edict and suddenly thought of Liu's character, at that moment his hand clenched a bit tightly.

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