Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child

309 Tea Egg

Since they had found Lo Heng, they could continue to investigate this clue.

Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan called Lo Pingsha over and asked him about Lo Heng.

Lo Pingsha knew that they were investigating the case again.

He said frankly, “I was young and didn’t understand anything. Although Father doted on me, he never told me about the palace.”

Yu Niaoniao asked, “Didn’t your father leave any medical records?”

“Are you talking about the pulse records?”

Yu Niaoniao nodded vigorously. “Yes, yes, I meant the pulse record!”

Lo Pingsha said, “My father has always had the habit of keeping the pulse records. This way, he can better observe the changes in the patient’s physical condition. However, my father burned all the pulse cases before he committed suicide. He didn’t leave a word.”

Yu Niaoniao was stunned to hear that the pulse cases were all burned.

Lo Pingsha said, “My father reminded me in his suicide note not to pursue the case of Imperial Concubine Yue’s death in childbirth. I guess he was afraid that I wouldn’t listen, so he went all out and simply destroyed all the clues.”

Yu Niaoniao sighed.

“He was probably trying to protect you.”

Lo Pingsha lowered his eyes. “I know.”

But it was because he knew his father’s painstaking efforts that he wanted to find out the truth.

He could not let his father die with an injustice!

She had just found some clues when they were cut off. Yu Niaoniao did not know what to say.

The atmosphere fell silent.

After a while, Lo Pingsha suddenly spoke.

“I remember that the Imperial Hospital has a backup of the pulse records. We can get the pulse records of the Glazed Jade Palace from the Imperial Hospital twenty years ago.”

Yu Niaoniao’s eyes lit up. “That’s a good idea!”

Xiao Juan shook his head. “No.”

Yu Niaoniao was puzzled. “Why?”

“There are records in the Justice Department. Eighteen years ago, there was a sudden mishap in the Imperial Physician Court. Because they were discovered in time, there were no casualties, but the pulse records in the Imperial Physician Court were all burned.”

Yu Niaoniao’s eyes widened. “The pulse records in the Imperial Hospital were also burned. Isn’t this too much of a coincidence?!”

Xiao Juan nodded in agreement.

“It’s indeed too much of a coincidence.”

Back then, when he checked the records and found out that the Imperial Hospital had gone through a fire eighteen years ago, he felt that this matter was a little strange, but he did not think too much about it. Now, it seemed that the fire was not an accident. It was very likely that someone had done it on purpose.

It was to destroy the evidence.

Yu Niaoniao thought hard.

“Although the pulse records are gone, the people in the Imperial Hospital should still be around. We can call them over and ask. Maybe we can get something out of them?”

Lo Pingsha did not have much hope for this.

“Those imperial physicians walk the palace all year round. They’re best at keeping secrets. Even if they really know something, they won’t tell.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “We have no other choice now. We can only try our best.”

Xiao Juan really could not think of a better solution and could only say.

“Let’s try it first. We’ll see if it works.”

That afternoon, all the imperial physicians who had worked with Lo Heng were invited to the Justice Department.

Lo Pingsha questioned them one by one.

Yu Niaoniao cooked a large pot of tea eggs. She got someone to distribute these tea eggs to the Eagle Guards and let them eat them as snacks.

Knowing that Lo Pingsha was still busy, Yu Niaoniao wrapped his tea egg in oil paper and personally sent it to him.

When she found Lo Pingsha, she saw him talking to a middle-aged man.

The man was wearing clothes that represented his status as an imperial physician. He had a beard and looked to be in his forties.

He frowned.

“Pingsha, I know you still hate me for breaking off the engagement, but you can’t use your position to take revenge. I had nothing to do with Imperial Concubine Yue’s death back then. You can’t convict me casually.”

Hearing the mention of annulling the engagement, Yu Niaoniao could not help but stop.

She was afraid that if she appeared rashly now, it would make the situation awkward, so she temporarily found a corner to hide.

Lo Pingsha explained, “Uncle Zhang, I don’t hate you or have any intention of talking back to you. We invited you over this time just to ask you a few questions. After that, you can leave.”

Imperial Physician Zhang was skeptical.

“Really? You’re not fooling me into lowering my guard, are you?”

Lo Pingsha said, “If we really suspected you, we would have locked you up long ago. We wouldn’t have given you a chance to stand here and talk.”

Although the words did not make one feel comfortable, they made some sense.

Imperial Physician Zhang relaxed slightly and said.

“I’ve already told you everything I know. Back then, Imperial Concubine Yue’s pregnancy was taken care of by your father. On the night of Imperial Concubine Yue’s difficult labor, your father was also in the Glazed Jade Palace. He would definitely be responsible for Imperial Concubine Yue’s death. As for the rest, I don’t know anything.”

Lo Pingsha said, “My father was your senior. You were friends for many years. My father often asked you to play chess and drink tea with him. Didn’t he tell you anything about Imperial Concubine Yue?”

Imperial Physician Zhang shook his head in denial.

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“No. As imperial physicians, we have to follow the rules. The physical condition of the concubines in the harem is a secret. They can’t be revealed.”

“Not to mention that we’re just fellow disciples, he won’t tell me about Imperial Concubine Yue even if we’re biological brothers.”

No matter how Lo Pingsha asked, Imperial Physician Zhang insisted that he did not know.

After Imperial Physician Zhang left, Yu Niaoniao walked out of the corner.

Lo Pingsha paused slightly when he saw her.

“Princess Consort, when did you arrive?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “It’s been a while. I heard what you said to Imperial Physician Zhang just now. Have you been engaged before?”

Lo Pingsha admitted frankly.

“Yes, my father has a good relationship with Imperial Physician Zhang. Coincidentally, Imperial Physician Zhang’s wife has a daughter who’s only a year younger than me. We have been engaged since we were young. They were only waiting for us to grow up before letting us married.”

Yu Niaoniao asked curiously, “Then why did you break off the engagement?”

Lo Pingsha said, “After my father passed away, my mother passed away. My family fell. I’m not worthy of the girl from the Zhang family.”

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Yu Niaoniao frowned.

“They’re breaking off the engagement just because something happened to your family? That’s heartless.”

Lo Pingsha’s expression was indifferent and not very angry.

“Actually, it’s good to annul the engagement. I’m a commoner. I have nothing.”

“Even if I married Miss Zhang, I could not let her live a comfortable life without worry.”

“Instead of letting her suffer with me, it’s better for her to find another husband.”

Yu Niaoniao stuffed the tea egg wrapped in oil paper into his hand and comforted him.

“It’s fine. There are many good girls in the world. You’ll definitely meet better girls in the future.”

Lo Pingsha opened the oil paper and could not help but ask when he saw the tea egg inside.

“Is this an egg?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “That’s right. It’s cooked with tea leaves, cinnamon, aniseed peppercorns, and other ingredients. It’s delicious.”

Just by smelling it, Lo Pingsha felt that the taste of the tea egg was definitely not bad.

He peeled a tea egg on the spot and took a bite. He was immediately attracted by the unique salty fragrance.

Yu Niaoniao asked with a smile.

“Is it good?”

Lo Pingsha stuffed the entire egg into his mouth and nodded as he ate.

It was too delicious!