CHAPTER 1450: CHAPTER 1457: PREGNANT (4)

Saknu sat before the couch, no longer possessed of the wild joy he’d felt when he first saw her.

Upon the couch lay a beauty with skin as translucent and fair as jade, her eyes softly shut, in a very deep, very deep slumber...

It was still her, the person in his heart, her face just as beautiful as ever. But now, she had become a sleeping beauty devoid of any signs of life. She had been asleep since last night until now, for nearly ten Shi Chens, yet she showed no signs of awakening, not even the slightest trace.

A hint of panic began to take hold of Saknu’s heart, and a touch of alarm showed in his rugged brows and eyes.

"Lei Da, what’s wrong with her? Why does she keep sleeping?"

Mage Lei Da said, "Honorable Great Khan, Miss Mu’s excessive sleepiness, Lei Da believes, must be caused by some discomfort in her body. It would be best if you summon a physician!" He didn’t dare to say ’Empress Mu,’ for as soon as the word ’Mu’ had slipped, he caught the Great Khan’s menacing glance and tactfully changed ’Empress Mu’ to ’Miss Mu.’

Upon hearing this, Saknu roared at the maid serving below, "What are you waiting for? Go call the Imperial Doctor immediately!"

"Yes...."

The maid trembled at his thunderous roar, quickly bowing her head and hurried off.

Saknu, being half of Great Jin descent, had many habits similar to those of Great Jin people. For instance, when the Liaodan People fell ill, they usually sought witch doctors. However, Saknu believed that it was more effective to seek a physician rather than a witch doctor.

He himself had never fallen ill and had no need for physicians, but there were several Imperial Doctors in the Palace, all from the Great Jin Nation, prepared for his mother, Madam Xiao.

Madam Xiao was not in good health and frequently needed medical attention. Moreover, she was a kind woman. Not only did she use the physicians for her own illness, but she also had the Imperial Doctors assist when the guards or the palace maidens in the Palace fell ill.

Before long, the Imperial Doctor was brought forth, courteously bowing deeply to Saknu, who impatiently waved his hand and said grimly, "Stop the chatter, go see how Lady Yan’s body fares?"

On hearing this, the Imperial Doctor quickly rose to his feet and went to the side of the couch to take Cai Wei’s pulse.

After a moment, the Imperial Doctor’s face showed difficulty, and he barely managed to say to Saknu, "Reporting to the Great Khan, Lady Yan, she... she... she..."

"She what?"

Saknu let out a fierce shout, startling the Imperial Doctor nearly into falling on his behind. Yet, it did make his speech much smoother.

"The pulse is yin with separation from yang, the inch position is deep, the cubit position is floating, the beat is slippery and vigorous, yang seen within yin, and there are signs of harmonization; such are the indications of pregnancy, only that, Lady Yan... uh..."

Before he could finish speaking, Saknu had already grabbed him by the neck and hoisted him up.

He pronounced each word deliberately, "What did you say, say it again!"

The Imperial Doctor, with his neck being squeezed, was nearly suffocated, how could he speak? Sticking out his tongue, his face turned into a purplish color of a pig’s liver from asphyxiation, his eyes wide with terror, making ’ugh ugh’ sounds, despair showing in his eyes.

"Crack—"

Following a crisp bone-breaking sound, the Imperial Doctor’s head drooped limply, hanging to one side, with a trail of purple-red bloodstains flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Go, find another Imperial Doctor!"

Saknu threw away the now-dead Imperial Doctor and roared furiously. The maid, terrified, forgot to even respond with "yes," and scrambled frantically to find someone.

Lei Da waved his hand, and two eunuchs stepped forward, dragging away the just-deceased Imperial Doctor, even wiping clean the blood he had spat on the floor. Everything returned to normal; Cai Wei, sleeping on the couch, was completely unaware that someone had just died before her couch, and that it was for her they had died in vain!