As the sun sets, in the residence of the Minister of Rites, Luo sits on a chair, looking out the gate with her big belly.

Lord Wu, the Minister of Rites, looked at her belly with a hint of disdain.

In the past few years, everyone has said that Luo is pregnant with a monster, which is unlucky.

Moreover, the couple has never had sex since her belly became big.

In the past few years, Lord Wu has taken two concubines into his house and has never taken Luo seriously.

He said impatiently: "The Imperial Hospital's Imperial Doctor Liu said that you are pregnant with a baby and asked you to take good care of it."

"How can you believe the words of a charlatan?"

Mrs. Luo had a blank expression on her face, her eyes fixed on the door.

Over the years, because of her pregnancy, the relationship between the couple has been as cold as ice.

However, her family also held official positions in the court, and they were of the third rank, so naturally they did not take Lord Wu's attitude seriously.

"How do you know, my husband, that this world is not good?"

"I think that Doctor Liu from the Imperial Hospital is no better than that."

"The Zhang family and the Deng family also consulted him before, but what happened in the end? He prescribed some medicine and nothing happened."

"The day before yesterday, I drew a very good fortune in Wanfu Temple. This quack is my destined benefactor."

"If you don't want to wait, you can leave."

Lord Wu was so overwhelmed by her that he could only swallow his anger.

After a while, Wutong hurried in from outside the front hall.

"Madam, Master, Doctor Yu is here."

Luo was helped by several maids to stand up from the chair, "Quick, please invite him in."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wutong turned around and took Yu Zian to the front hall.

In the front hall, Yu Zian came in carrying a medicine box. He bowed to the two people in the hall before sitting on the chair opposite Luo.

Seeing that Luo was pregnant, Yu Zian asked with a smile on his face, "Madam, I already knew about your illness before I entered the mansion."

"Madam, have you never let any other doctor see you in all these years?"

Luo sighed, stretched out her wrist, and let Yu Zian take her pulse.

"Of course I have had someone take a look at it. However, nine out of ten doctors in Yanjing City have the same diagnosis as Master Liu from the Imperial Hospital."

"There's a fetus in my belly."

Yu Zian smiled knowingly and stretched out his slender hand to check Luo's pulse.

The moment the pulse was attached, his brows frowned slightly.

"Doctor, judging from your expression, do you think there is no fetus in my wife's belly?" asked Lord Wu.

After taking the patient's pulse, Yu Zian withdrew his hand and then looked up at Lord Wu.

"Your Excellency is right. Madam is not pregnant, so how can there be any talk of a fetus?"

"It is true that what is in Madam's belly is not a fetus, but a tumor."

"sarcoma?"

Mrs. Luo and Lord Wu frowned immediately.

Luo was a little surprised. "How is this possible? The Imperial Hospital and other doctors have diagnosed that I am pregnant with a fetus."

Yu Zian smiled and said, "Madam, do you think there is any movement in your belly?"

"For a normal fetus, the amniotic fluid will break after ten months. The lady has been pregnant for three years now."

"Besides, Madam Guan is six months pregnant, so she should be able to feel the fetal movement."

The more Yu Zian spoke, the more panicked Luo became, and her body trembled slightly.

"Then, doctor, how can you prove what you said?"

"Everyone says there's a monster in my belly, but I just don't believe it."

"Now the doctor tells me that I have a tumor in my abdomen?"

Yu Zian took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at Lord Wu, and then looked at Luo.

"I have heard of many cases of this kind of illness, madam."

"Why don't you send people to inquire around and ask if there are any unmarried girls who have the same symptoms."

"If there is, bring her to the mansion and I will personally remove the tumor for you to see."

"If Madam trusts my medical skills, I will heal you again."

Luo nodded and turned to look at Lord Wu.

"Master, now we can only do as the doctor says."

"I have had this thing in my belly for three years. During these three years, I have made you a laughing stock in Beijing. Master, why don't you trust him just for once?"

Doctor Wu frowned and looked at Yu Zian, as if he felt that he was not lying.

"That's fine."

He ordered the guard beside him, "Send someone to inquire around the towns and villages of Yanjing to see if there are any girls who are not yet married and have the same disease as you."

"If you have any, bring them to your house and come back quickly."

"Yes, sir." The guard turned around and went down to make arrangements.

Luo looked at Yu Zian and forced a smile.

"Where does Doctor Yu live?"

"Although our house is not as good as the high-ranking mansions in Yanjing City, it still has room for Doctor Yu to stay."

"If you can stay in the mansion, I will feel at ease."

Yu Zian saw what Luo was thinking and thought that Luo was afraid that he would run away.

He smiled and said, "Madam, if you find a woman with the same illness as you, you can send someone to Wangjing Tower to inform me."

"I have to see patients during the day, so I won't stay at home."

"Then thank you, doctor. If Doctor Yu can cure my illness, our Wu family will be very grateful."

Luo stood up and asked someone to give Yu Zian some silver, but Yu Zian did not take it and turned to leave the house.

After watching Yu Zian's leaving figure, Luo returned to the front hall.

"I just hope that he is my benefactor as my lot says."

……

In the Lanyue Courtyard of the Shen family, after Yun Lan entered the private room, she saw Shen Mi sitting in front of the window, holding a paper and drawing something.

On the white paper was an arrow, and Shen Mi also drew the arc of the arrow when it was thrown.

"Miss, what are you drawing? Why does it look so weird?"

Shen Mi put down the pen in his hand and said calmly, "Nothing? I'm thinking about the Qionghua Banquet on another day."

"Your Majesty and the Queen will not attend the Qionghua Banquet."

"I heard that it will be a very lively day, and there will be hunting after the competition."

"If I can win first prize at the Qionghua Banquet, His Majesty will reward me greatly."

Yun Lan smiled and said, "So, Miss, are you confident?"

Shen Mi shook her head, "I don't have confidence, but I can give it a try."

She turned to look at Yun Lan, "Senior Brother, how is it going?"

Yun Lan showed a happy expression, "Senior Brother Yu asked me to tell Miss about what happened in the past two days."

"In the past few days, he has set up a stall in the south of the city to provide free medical treatment to the common people, and he has earned a good reputation."

"The wife of the Minister of Rites observed for two days before daring to let Senior Brother Yu enter the mansion."

Shen Mi said calmly: "I remember that Luo's father was a third-rank official in the court."

"It seems that our bet was right."

"If one day, Senior Brother can enter the Imperial Hospital, it would be a good thing."

Just as Shen Mi and Yun Lan were talking, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard from the outer courtyard.

"Mi'er."

Shen Mi raised her eyes and saw Shen Li stepping in, and then signaled Bai Xue to close the door.

"Mi'er, my hairpin is gone."

"It should have fallen south of Manpuku-ji Temple."

As soon as Shen Li finished speaking, Shen Mi frowned.

"Sister, don't be in a hurry."

Shen Li looked embarrassed and sat opposite Shen Mi's desk.

"That hairpin must have fallen in Wanfuji Temple."

"I bought it the other day at the Holy Pavilion in Yanjing City. If it was picked up by the Queen, I'm afraid..."

Shen Mi said: "Don't worry, sister."

"If the Queen had found out anything, she would have asked someone to invite you to the palace long ago."

"Besides, there was the fire. Maybe it had already been thrown into the fire and burned to ashes."

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