The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 743 - 743 343 Father and Son (Eight More Updates)_3

Chapter 743: 343 Father and Son (Eight More Updates)_3 Chapter 743: 343 Father and Son (Eight More Updates)_3 On the large and soft bed, Qin Chuyu was holding his little chubby belly, rolling all over the bed in pain: “Mother – I hurt – I feel like I’m dying – “.

Empress Xiao was heartbroken, she sat by the bed trying to hold her youngest son in her arms.

But Qin Chuyu was in too much pain; he couldn’t stay still in Empress Xiao’s arms.

The imperial physician hurried over, put down his first aid kit, knelt by the bed, and began to take Qin Chuyu’s pulse.

Eunuch Su and another strong maid held him down to prevent him from moving around.

Empress Xiao’s eyes were red with anxiety: “Imperial Physician! What’s wrong with the Seventh Prince!”

The imperial physician bowed and said, “I need to complete the examination before I can inform Your Highness.”

“Then you check, check quickly!” Empress Xiao said.

Although the imperial physician was already doing his examination, he still respectfully responded,” Yes, yes!”

The Emperor entered the room with a gloomy expression: “What happened to Xiaoqi?”

“Your Majesty!” Empress Xiao burst into tears in his arms, and her hot tears dripped onto his hand.

Empress Xiao, who always maintained her queenly grace in front of the Emperor, was now crying like a child.

It was at this moment that the Emperor truly realized that his Empress was just an ordinary woman, an ordinary mother.

The Emperor’s heart softened, he patted her shoulder lightly to comfort her: “Don’t cry first, tell me, what happened?”

Empress Xiao choked out: “Your servant does not know what happened, Xiaoqi was fine when he just came back suddenly, he started clutching his stomach in pain…”

The Emperor asked, “What did he eat for his dinner today?”

“He, he ate at the Renshou Palace…” Empress Xiao wiped her tears with a handkerchief and ordered sternly, “Little Dezi!”

Little Dezi limped into the room, showing signs of injury.

Obviously, Eunuch Su had punished him earlier.

He knelt down and bowed to the Emperor and Empress Xiao: “Your humble servant bows in respect to Your Majesty, Your Highness.”

Empress Xiao said coldly: “I ask you, did the Seventh Prince eat anything strange at the Renshou Palace?”

“Strange things?” Little Dezi scratched his head, “Everything seemed strange to me, those pancakes and steamed buns were shapes I had never seen before, like pigs, like fish…”

The Emperor understood; those were the specialty snacks that Little Jinkong ate daily at Bishui Alley: “Besides these, is there anything else?”

“Then just some dishes.” Little Dezi listed the dishes on the table once.

There was no problem, those were dishes that the Emperor and Empress Xiao would eat on their regular days.

Empress Xiao asked: “Did … did they give anything specifically for the Seventh Prince to eat?”

It wasn’t strange for Empress Xiao to suspect this; not after witnessing the tragedy that befell on Xiao Hen. She didn’t want her son to be the next one who was harmed by the Empress Dowager!

“No.” Little Dezi shook his head.

Empress Xiao frowned: “Could they have fed him something without you seeing? Were you with the Seventh Prince every moment without leaving his side?”

“This…” Little Dezi guiltily lowered his head, fearfully admitting, “This servant… went to the latrine.”

“You!” Empress Xiao was so furious that she nearly slapped him!

On the other side, the imperial physician had finished diagnosing, he said to the Emperor and Empress Xiao: “Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Seventh Prince ate too much to the point of upsetting his stomach, along with bloating and abdominal pain, I’ll feed him some pills that help digestion shortly. In the future, the Seventh Prince should not eat like this; it’s harmful to his health.”

Empress Xiao said anxiously: “Your Majesty, listen! Renshou Palace is indeed harboring ill intentions!”

The Emperor already knew that Qin Chuyu was taken to Renshou Palace by Little Jinkong, and Gu Jiao was there too.

The Emperor did not believe that Gu Jiao would let Qin Chuyu eat recklessly.

The imperial physician fed Qin Chuyu some digestive pills, and after he let out a few big bouts of gas, he finally wasn’t hurting as much.

He had heard all the discussions just now, his Father and Mother both thought it was the Grand Empress Dowager who had overfed him.

But it wasn’t.

If he told the truth now, he would be punished.

He was torn inside.

The old Qin Chuyu would definitely not confess; he was most afraid of being punished by his Father. To escape punishment, he could live with the guilt of being a lying child!

But this time, he chose to confess.

He gritted his teeth, girded his heart, and said, “I didn’t overeat at Renshou Palace… I ate some more after leaving Renshou Palace… Gu Jiao told me not to eat anymore at Renshou Palace… but, I… couldn’t resist…”

“What did you eat?” The Emperor asked.

Qin Chuyu dared not make eye contact with his father, his head dropped low: “I had a few pieces of Osmanthus Cake…and a bowl of Iced Sour Plum Juice…”

Empress Xiao’s eyes narrowed: “Who gave these foods to the Seventh Prince? I have warned you all before not to sneak food to the Seventh Prince! Now, I want to see who dares to defy my orders!”

Eunuch Su whispered: “Your Highness, the Kunning Palace did not make Iced Sour Plum Juice today.”

Eunuch Wei cleared his throat and said to the Emperor: “Your Majesty, we made it in the Huaqing Palace.”

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