Her Majesty Was Pregnant Before Entering the Palace - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Body Examination

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Huang Ying, can I skip the body examination?” Jiang Ning asked after being stunned for a moment.

“I’m sorry, my Lady. We can not miss this exam. This is one of the rules of the palace.” Mistaking the young girl’s reluctance for fear, Huang Ying smiled and said, “Don’t be afraid, Young Lady. I will accompany you into the room later and ask Momo to be gentle with you.”

“It could be very rough?” Jiang Ning trembled, the fear finally catching on.

“It’s not to that extent, but it’s still somewhat embarrassing.”

“…” Jiang Ning looked at her surroundings. They were in the back garden of the palace, and the mountain road was winding. Even if she wanted to escape, she wouldn’t be able to go very far.

This was basically the same as being stuck at a knife point with her back to the wall. No matter what, her head was going to get chopped off.

She touched her left leg.

“Don’t worry, Young Lady. I’ll be your leg and help you walk,” Huang Ying said softly.

Jiang Ning nodded and didn’t say anything.

Huang Ying was a nice woman and was repaying the Second Madam’s kindness by helping her. Jiang Ning should not act rashly and get the kind woman into trouble.

‘It’s just a body test, so be it.’

If that Imperial physician was brave enough to lie about her pregnancy, then she was sure that Momo would be the same.

The worst thing that could happen was they realized she wasn’t a virgin anymore.

The worst thing that could happen after that was that she would be turned away, lose her qualification to participate in the consorts selection, and be sent home right after they found out.

She wouldn’t lose a piece of flesh…

Or head…

Keeping these in mind, Jiang Ning calmed down.

When he returned to Wang Yun Tower, dozens of young ladies had already lined up to enter the examination room.

When Jiang Ning arrived, Jiang Yuan had just finished her body test and had changed into an aqua blue palace dress. There were also a few other girls who were dressed the same way.

“Those who change into these clothes have passed the body test and can enter the next round,” Huang Ying explained softly.

Jiang Ning nodded. No wonder Jiang Yuan was so happy.

She looked around but didn’t see Jiang Yan, so she asked Huang Ying about her other sister.

“She probably failed the examination,” Huang Ying replied. “She took the token and went back.”

Jiang Ning was surprised.

From the few times she spent with her Sixth Sister, she could see Jiang Yan was an obedient girl. Although she wasn’t as beautiful as Jiang Yuan, she was still pretty, so why was she eliminated so quickly?

As if understanding her unasked question, Huang Ying continued, “They will also examine your figure. Only healthy and fertile ladies get to continue to the next round.”

Before Jiang Ning could respond to that sentence, a loud voice boomed across the hall.

“Next, the seventh young Lady of the Jiang family. Jiang Ning, come in!”

Jiang Ning didn’t move from her seat and could feel her body tense. Whether Huang Ying hadn’t noticed or just didn’t care, she couldn’t tell. The maid still pushed her wheelchair into the examination room.

The rest of the girls looked like they were waiting for a good show to start.

At the end of the day, a body examination was still a body examination. A crippled person who had clearly an obvious flaw, yet she still had the guts to go in. The Jiang family’s daughter was really not afraid of humiliating herself.

Everybody couldn’t wait to see the girl’s crestfallen face when she got sent home.

…

Jiang Ning looked around the room.

It was very dark and small. The room was divided into several spaces with wooden boards. It looked a little like… Bathroom stalls in a modern shopping mall.

Other than the door she just came in, there weren’t any more entrances or even a single window.

A dark-faced granny stood not far away and looked over.

She looked kind of scary…

Huang Ying helped her up and was about to help undress her robes, but Jiang Ning immediately batted those gentle hands away.

Instead, Jiang Ning turned to the old woman, “Momo, as you can see yourself, I am a disabled girl. I only came to make up the number of participants. So, there is no need for you to waste your time examining me, just give me the card and let me go home.”

Even Jiang Yan, who was healthy, was eliminated, so she didn’t want to go through this much trouble.

The dark-faced granny didn’t say anything. Instead, she walked in front of her, sized her up, and said in a cold voice, “Go behind the screen and change your clothes.”

‘Change my clothes?’

Jiang Ning lowered her head and looked at herself, confusion written all over her face.

Huang Ying, on the other hand, was overjoyed. “Congratulations, Lady Jiang Ning! You’ve passed this round, so now you can go and choose a head maidservant to help you for the next one.” She said in a low voice

“Momo, you haven’t checked me yet,” Jiang Ning said in disbelief.

“Lady Jiang Ning, you’d better hurry up and change your clothes.” The black-faced Granny said coldly. “This servant is very busy and has other young ladies to examine.”

Jiang Ning was confused.

‘This is it? So this is the body examination?’

Huang Ying, on the other hand, was very happy and quickly helped her change her clothes.

She changed into a light blue palace dress and walked past the next girl.

The pretty girl’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw Jiang Ning’s clothes.