Shen Lingyun looked at the woman in front of him with twitching eyes. Unable to help but sigh, he could only admit his bad luck. "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought the Lady to such a dangerous place."
"Good that you know. Don't let it happen again." Hua Yueye arrogantly wrapped his arm around Su Qingwen and immediately ordered the procession back to the palace.
That cocky look made Shen Lingyun's face turn completely dark. Sooner or later, he would rightfully claim Su Qingwen for himself. Everyone else could just step aside.
"Your Majesty, what should we do about that little red horse?" Now that Su Qingwen had come to her senses, she couldn't help but think about the unfinished task.
"Bring it back." Hua Yueye wore a smug smile. After all, it was a gift from Su Qingwen, so of course he had to keep it well.
"Sure thing." Su Qingwen nodded like a chick pecking at rice. She looked at him excitedly. "Your Majesty, do you think the little red horse is a thoroughbred?"
"You're so silly. Look how fast it runs. And I noticed that the sweat it sheds is blood - red. You have good taste. It's a Ferghana horse." Hua Yueye slightly raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of delight in his voice.
That's good. Su Qingwen patted her chest. Finally, her points were in the positive.
[System: Cough cough. Congratulations. You've earned ten points. Keep it up. The dawn of victory is slowly approaching.]
"Really?" Su Qingwen propped up her chin, her eyes almost shining. "Great. I'll soon become the king of the game. Watch me lead you to be invincible all over the world and become the overlord!"
[System: Honey, I don't mean to dampen your spirits, but you still have a long way to go to reach that rank. Don't get too excited too soon, or you might be disappointed.]
"Humph. Can't you say something nice? You're really no fun at all." Su Qingwen snorted. She was really irritated by this discouraging system.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen. Su Qingwen's face turned death - pale in an instant. She felt as if there was a blender in her stomach, and all her internal organs were aching.
Sweat dripped from her head. She closed her eyes and instinctively leaned into Hua Yueye's arms.
"Lady Xian, what's wrong with you?" Hua Yueye was startled to see her haggard appearance. He immediately held her shoulders and asked.
"My stomach hurts so much." Su Qingwen reached out to press her lower abdomen. A bad thought suddenly crossed her mind. Wait, wasn't she really pregnant?
"I told you not to run out! Now do you know you were wrong?" Hua Yueye frowned. He hoarsely scolded her and then loudly ordered the guards outside, "Hurry back to the palace. Have the imperial physicians wait."
Su Qingwen felt as if there was an excavator working non - stop in her stomach. She had no strength at all. A warm feeling swept across her lower abdomen. Her head was dizzy, and she couldn't think clearly.
[System: Oh my god, honey, you're about to be exposed. Wake up quickly…]
"What?" Su Qingwen half - closed her eyes. Her head was buzzing, and she couldn't react at all. Finally, she tilted her head and fainted in Hua Yueye's arms.
"Hey?" How could she suddenly collapse? Hua Yueye was really frightened. He looked down and saw spots of red liquid on her clothes.
This was... blood?
Hua Yueye, a man, didn't understand these things. But he knew that this might be a sign of a miscarriage.
"Someone!" Hua Yueye roared. His voice was so loud that it seemed to pierce through the clouds!
It was said that on that day, all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau rushed to Su Qingwen's palace. Finally, they got a shocking result.
"Your Majesty, Lady Xian is having her menstrual period. She probably caught a cold a few days ago, so..." The older Imperial Physician Zhang bravely stepped forward to report.
"Menstrual period?" Hua Yueye's mouth twitched. He suddenly stood up from the chair. A pregnant woman still having her period? This was absurd.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm an expert in gynecology and pediatrics. I would never misdiagnose this. Lady Xian is really not pregnant." Imperial Physician Zhang shook his head and looked at Hua Yueye sympathetically.
The emperor was really pitiful. He had finally thought he was going to have a prince, but it turned out to be just a false hope.
"Su... Qing... Wen!" Hua Yueye's face suddenly darkened. He clenched his fists, wishing he could go and settle the score with that little girl right now.
"Who's calling me?" As if having a sixth sense, that someone really woke up from the bed.
Great! Hua Yueye strode over. He stared at her angrily. "Su Qingwen, do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is?"
"What?" Su Qingwen finally felt a bit better, but was suddenly subjected to his anger. She was completely dumbfounded.
"How dare you ask? I'm asking you, what's wrong with your stomach? Are you really pregnant?" Hua Yueye stared at her intently and asked unhappily.
"This..." That someone paused for a moment and was about to continue lying.
If you're going to lie, you have to stick to it.
"The imperial physician said you're having your menstrual period." Hua Yueye stared at her lower abdomen. His chest heaved up and down with anger. He had never seen such a woman who could claim to be pregnant when she wasn't.
"Ah?" Su Qingwen felt a sudden dizziness. What was going on? Wasn't it not the time for her period?
[System: Honey, I tried really hard to wake you up before you fainted, but you didn't respond at all. Forgive me. I've done my best.]
"How could this happen? I fainted from the pain of my period?" Su Qingwen wailed and lay on the bed pretending to be dead in despair.
[System: You forgot that you ate half a watermelon by yourself yesterday and also rode a horse. If you don't hurt, who will?]
Su Qingwen: I'm so desperate. I'm so miserable...
"Hua Yueye, please listen to my explanation. Actually, I didn't do it on purpose. After all, my period is irregular. When it didn't come, I really thought I was pregnant." Su Qingwen blinked pitifully. She really didn't expect that she would have her period at this time.
"You're such a grown - up, and you don't even know these things. It's really ridiculous." Hua Yueye really didn't believe her words. He asked suspiciously.
"I really don't know. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been in so much pain." Su Qingwen lowered her head, putting on a pitiful look. In her mind, she was thinking about how to make Hua Yueye forget about this.
[System: Are you stupid? What about the jade plaque from before? Take it out and use it!]