The battlefield at the Border was perilous, but things were hardly calm for Mei Wanying either.
She knew there was no such thing as a perfect secret. Her actions had left traces that wouldn't hold up to a determined person's digging.
She just hadn't expected the Empress to find out about her and Pei Yan so quickly.
Just a few days after Gu Xun's departure, the Empress's people arrived in secret.
They held her down the moment they arrived, forcibly taking her pulse and giving her no chance to react.
They had come prepared. Taking her pulse was to verify whether or not she was pregnant.
"It's a rolling pulse," the female doctor said.
It was too late for Mei Wanying to hide it. Not only was the pulse undeniable, but she also carried the distinct air of a pregnant woman.
Any experienced woman could tell what was going on with just one look.
"The Empress is truly prescient! As soon as she got the news, she sent us after you, fearing you might come to harm," someone said.
