I insist

Chapter 283: Whom Are You Going to Help?

All she could do was stand by and cry out, "Your Majesty, please stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me!"

The palace maid's voice did nothing to stop the two of them.

Instead, it attracted Song Miqiu, who was far away.

Song Miqiu was startled by what he saw: two concubines wrestling together.

"Consort Lin, Consort Li, what are you doing?"

Song Miqiu's voice made Consort Lin and Consort Li stop what they were doing, but they didn't let go.

Consort Li said arrogantly to Consort Lin, "Let go of me now, or I'll get rough with you."

Unmoved by Consort Li's threats, Consort Lin said with disdain, "Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Song Miqiu saw that neither of them showed any intention of letting go.

Song Miqiu spoke up, saying, "If others gossip about it and it reaches the Emperor, it won't be good for either of you empresses."

Consort Li looked at Consort Lin with a face full of rage and was the first to release Consort Lin. Consort Lin also wisely let go.

Consort Li's maid immediately helped her up from the ground. Consort Li got up, tidied her hair, straightened her clothes, and patted the dirt off her body.

Consort Lin's face was covered in dust, and the palace maid beside her quickly wiped it clean for her.

The two tidied themselves up and stopped fighting, but they glared at each other, wishing they could crush each other with their eyes.

Consort Li looked at Song Miqiu and said angrily, "Tell me, are you helping me or her?"

Consort Li, with a jade bracelet of emerald green hanging from her slender wrist, pointed at Consort Lin with her index finger, her anger showing no sign of abating.

Consort Lin glared fiercely at Consort Li, then turned to look at Song Miqiu, also wanting to know whose side Song Miqiu was on.

Song Miqiu was suddenly stunned, his throat felt like it was filled with lead, and he didn't know how to answer. Neither of them were people who could afford to offend anyone, and they dared not offend either of them.

Seeing Song Miqiu standing there motionless, Consort Li said excitedly, "Imperial Physician Song, you should think this through. Consort Lin is only favored for a short time and has no children to rely on. Her favor is only temporary. I am different. I am highly favored. If I give birth to a prince, then it will be a case of a poor mother and a noble son. My status will naturally not be low."

Consort Li analyzed her own advantages and disadvantages, wanting Song Miqiu to recognize the current situation so that he would pledge allegiance to her.

Consort Lin was immediately enraged. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to slap Consort Li, but was stopped by a quick-thinking palace maid.

The palace maid gestured to Consort Lin not to act impulsively.

Consort Lin calmed herself down.

"My maternal family consists of important officials close to the Emperor. Even if I have no children, I will remain as secure as Mount Tai in the harem. I will take care of having children later, and I am sure I will be able to conceive."

Consort Lin looked her over and said, "How ridiculous! It's still unknown whether it's a boy or a girl. I advise you to keep a low profile, or you'll become a laughing stock."

Consort Li was so angry at Consort Lin's words that she gritted her teeth and tightly gripped the silk handkerchief in her hand.

"At least I have something in my belly, but I have nothing. I'm still taking it slow and don't know when it will end. Whether I can even get pregnant is still a question."

These words were like a knife to Consort Lin's heart.

"Flowers don't bloom for a hundred days. There are three thousand beauties in the harem. Do you really think you'll always be favored? I've been favored before."

"It's not like we only see the new love laughing while the old love cries. I wish my sister that the new love will soon become the old love."

Consort Li listened as Consort Lin kept reminding her that she had fallen out of favor.

Song Miqiu saw that the two of them were like powder kegs, ready to ignite at any moment, and dared not interrupt, for fear of burning this place.

As the two argued, they turned to look at the silent Song Miqiu and stared at her intently. Song Miqiu immediately felt their gazes and wished she could disappear right then and there.

Ming Taicheng walked up to them carrying his medicine box.

"Your humble servant greets Consort Li and Consort Lin."

Ming Taicheng performed a palace salute to Consort Li and Consort Lin.

Song Miqiu suddenly felt as if a savior had arrived.

"Your Highness Consort Li, Your Highness Consort Lin, a eunuch has just informed us that Imperial Physician Song should hurry over there."

Ming Taicheng spoke respectfully to Consort Lin and Consort Li.

Consort Lin and Consort Li seemed about to say something, but upon hearing that it was for the Emperor's pulse diagnosis, they refrained from commenting and could only let Song Miqiu leave first.

Song Miqiu bowed to Consort Lin and Consort Li to take her leave and quickly disappeared from their sight.

"Thanks to you!"

Song Miqiu let out a long breath and said, "You have no idea how aggressive these two concubines are; it feels like they want to devour me."

Ming Taicheng joked, "That's because you're so popular with them."

He continued, "You'd better hurry! I need to go and examine the pulses of other noble ladies. Be careful not to offend these concubines again."

Song Miqiu was truly speechless. It wasn't that she wanted to offend anyone; it was clearly these concubines who were always causing trouble.

Ming Taicheng didn't say anything, and after finishing speaking, he turned and left.

At this moment, Consort Li and Consort Lin stared intently at each other.

A palace maid beside Consort Li whispered in her ear, "Your Highness, you are heavily pregnant now. If anything were to happen to you, it would be a great loss. It's better to let it go this time. The prince in your belly is the most important thing."

Upon hearing the maid's words, Consort Li immediately realized that the maid made sense. She angrily flicked her sleeve and glared at Consort Lin.

She'd made a mental note of today's score; she was determined to make Consort Lin pay another day!

She then raised her chin, puffed out her belly, and went back to her palace as if showing off.

"What does that bitch mean?" Consort Lin was furious as she looked at Consort Li, who had been so arrogant just moments before.

"Your Highness, why bother arguing with Consort Li? There's still a long way to go, and the imperial physicians are taking care of your health," the palace maid comforted Consort Lin.

Lin Fei looked at her flat belly with disappointment. She knew perfectly well that she was pregnant.

Consort Lin gave a wry smile and said, "Let's go! Back to the palace!"

Consort Lin led her maids back to the palace.

"Imperial Physician Song, please wait, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."

The voice that was speaking belonged to the Empress Dowager's maidservant; the hoarse voice sent a chill down Song Miqiu's spine.

"Granny, I have to go examine His Majesty's pulse now, and I don't have time to go. How about I go to the Empress Dowager's place when I have time?" Song Miqiu wanted to refuse tactfully.

Song Miqiu was truly on the verge of tears! She had just escaped from Consort Lin and Consort Li, and now she had run into the old nanny, who was also someone close to the Empress Dowager.

Moreover, it was clear that this old woman had come with ill intentions, as if she had been waiting for her there all along.

"Imperial Physician Song, what are you doing? Are you going to disobey the Empress Dowager's orders? Or do you simply not respect the Empress Dowager at all?"

Seeing Song Miqiu's somewhat ungrateful attitude, the old woman's face showed a hint of anger.

Song Miqiu could only use the emperor to pressure the nanny.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for me for some time."

Song Miqiu respectfully addressed the nanny.