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Having understood the Empress’s intention, the Imperial Physicians were actually relieved.

Imperial Physician Cui boldly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Empress, motherhood is not something that can be faked. This old subject dares not speak rashly. The pulse of the Crown Prince’s consort indeed shows she has just given birth and furthermore.

.. If the Empress does not believe it, she may personally inspect her abdomen.

An abdomen that has been stretched by pregnancy will not return to its original state without completing the postnatal recovery period, and there are also stretch marks, all of which cannot be feigned. "

He found it very amusing; how could the Empress utter such absurd words?

The other Imperial Physicians all agreed with Imperial Physician Cui, nodding their heads in approval one after another.

The Empress’s complexion was not too good; observing the behavior of this group of Imperial Physicians, she began to doubt the veracity of the matter.

Could it really be as they have said?

No, she did not believe it. Gu Youyou was a doctor; she must have used some means to create the illusion of childbirth. How could such a coincidence occur?

Moreover, her friend, a pregnant woman, why hide her anywhere but her own home and leave behind so many clues?

The Emperor gave a grunt and looked at the Empress with a troubled complexion, asking: "Would you like to have a look?"

The Empress nodded lightly, and said to her most trusted Maid Li: "Maid Li, examine the Crown Prince’s consort’s body."

"Yes, Your Highness the Empress!"

Gu Youyou, supported by Xiang Chun, entered the inner chamber, leaving an odd atmosphere lingering in the outer chamber.

Those Imperial Physicians did not know what to say, each of them looking strangely at the Empress.

Soon, those inside the room came out, Gu Youyou still supported by Xiang Chun, while Maid Li’s complexion was deathly pale.

She glanced at the Empress; the Empress had already seen the answer in her eyes.

"Maid Li, how is it?" the Emperor asked.

Maid Li knelt down and replied in a low voice: "The Crown Prince’s consort... indeed shows signs of having given birth..."

The Empress’s face turned deathly pale, and she stood frozen in place for a moment.

The Emperor smirked with a barely detectable hint of mockery, asking the Empress: "Empress, do you have anything else to say?"

"I..." The Empress shook her head and said: "No, it’s not possible. Gu Youyou must have used some method to create the false appearance of pregnancy and childbirth on her body."

Over there, Maid Li also loudly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, when the Crown Prince’s consort was still the Lin Family’s young mistress, I visited the Lin Residence once and caught Madam Lin punishing the Crown Prince’s consort.

The reason was that she had painted herself a makeup, transforming into another person.

Think about it, if she can change her own face into someone else’s, let alone fabricate a false illusion of pregnancy. "

The Imperial Physicians looked sympathetically at Gu Youyou, thinking to themselves: It seems the Empress is determined this time, but they all know that changing one’s face is a superficial matter, whereas being pregnant or not is an internal affair - how could that be faked?

Even if they called for Doctor Cui, it probably wouldn’t matter much; it all depends on whom the Emperor believes.

"Youyou, what do you have to say?"

The Emperor appeared impartial, letting them each stick to their own arguments.

Gu Youyou looked at the Empress, who was already beginning to panic, and said: "It is admirable indeed, how such ludicrous reasons can be conjured up. The Empress can declare black as white and the dead as alive; what good would it do for this child to speak? I have nothing to say."

The Empress was so agitated she almost burst out laughing, pointing at Gu Youyou and saying: "Your Majesty, look, she has admitted it. Gu Youyou arranged for a surrogate to give birth, intending to disrupt the Imperial Family bloodline; she cannot be let off lightly. Guards, seize her!"

"Hold it!" At this time, a weak voice rang out from the inner chamber.