Chapter 49 Has the medicine been changed?

"Mom is really thoughtful."

Shen Lingshu looked at the belly protector bag sent by Song Fanghua. After tying it on her body, her big belly felt much more comfortable. She gently touched the belly protector bag, which was stuffed with soft cotton. The soft feeling on her hand was full of deep maternal love.

"The little bellyband and clothes are so beautifully made, and there's also the little tiger hat."

Shen Lingshu looked at these little clothes, and that was the motherly love she had never felt before.

"Mrs. Yu didn't make things difficult for you, did she?" Shen Lingshu asked.

"Madam Yu went to the Royal Villa to deliver something to the eldest lady. I didn't see her."

Zhu Xin replied, "I heard from my aunt that the eldest young lady's life in the other courtyard is very hard, and Madam goes there every now and then to deliver things."

"That's good." Shen Lingshu was relieved. Song Fanghua had a good life in the Shen Mansion, so she was relieved.

"That's right."

Zhu Xin was so excited that she quickly told her about her encounter with Aunt Gui at the Bao Xin Tang Pharmacy and Jin Dian, who was beside Lady Hai. She said puzzledly, "Strange, Lady Hai was still serving the prince yesterday. I heard that she was singing until very late."

"Maybe it's not illness."

Shen Lingshu's eyes flickered slightly, she put away all the small clothes, and asked: "Zhu Xin, don't go to Bao Xin Hall anymore."

The mastermind behind Baoxin Hall is Concubine Fang. It seems that Concubine Fang has already started to take action.

"Master, will the donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest I bought today..." Zhu Xin became worried instantly.

"Won't."

Shen Lingshu said affirmatively, and she asked: "Did you see Jindian take the medicine and leave with your own eyes? Has the medicine been replaced?"

Yihe Courtyard.

"Master, I've bought the medicine." Jindian handed it over and asked softly, "Medicine is always poisonous. Master is still young, actually..."

"I can't wait any longer. The recipe my mother gave me must be correct."

Hai Jiaren reminded: "When boiling the medicine, be careful not to let anyone see you."

"Yes." Jindian responded, and immediately took the medicine and went to boil it secretly like a thief.

Hai Jiaren gently touched her belly. The prince had been having his period more often recently. Combined with the prescription her mother gave her, there would definitely be good news soon.

…

The Imperial Clan Court.

Chu Cong quietly made arrangements and went in with a feast of delicious food.

"Second brother? Why are you here in such a cold day?" When the deposed Crown Prince Chu Chen saw him, a complicated look flashed in his eyes. He had been deposed in September, and now it was already the end of December.

At the beginning, many people came to visit him, but gradually, even his biological uncle stopped coming. His third brother came to ridicule him and laugh at him. Only his second brother remained consistent from beginning to end.

"The New Year is coming soon, so I'll send something to my elder brother." Chu Cong sat down with him. Qing Wu set the table for wine and food, and then began to present thick bedding and high-quality fur blankets to the prince.

"The braised pork in the golden and jade-filled house smells so good!"

Chu Chen recognized his favorite braised pork at a glance. He sat down cross-legged, poured himself a glass of wine, and sniffed it, saying, "This Half Day Drunk is still as fragrant as before, fragrant!"

Chu Chen took a deep breath, drinking and eating meat, feeling quite happy. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he said with emotion: "Second brother, I will have to stay in the clan house for the rest of my life. Instead of letting the third brother get the advantage, it would be better for..." You become the crown prince.

Chu Chen raised his eyes and looked at his younger brother who looked more like his mother than him. Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

"Brother, don't lose heart, you will definitely be able to get out."

Chu Cong interrupted him without hesitation, "Father feels that the evidence is insufficient, then I will continue to look for it. One day, I will be able to overturn the verdict for Big Brother."

There was determination in Chu Cong's dark eyes.

"Second brother, you..." Chu Chen was shocked, and emotion rose in his eyes.

"Brother, you are the crown prince even if it is the eldest son of the legitimate wife." Chu Cong raised his eyes. From childhood to adulthood, his elder brother was his role model. His poetry, books, etiquette, chariot riding and archery were all highly praised by his father.

When did it start to change?

It's my eldest brother getting married and having children, growing up, and it's the occasional white hair on my father's temples...

"Okay, with what you said, my life is worth it." Chu Chen picked up the wine jar and clinked it with Chu Cong. Finally, Chu Chen was drunk and lay on the table: "Good brother!"

"Brother, you will definitely be rehabilitated!" Chu Cong looked determined, instructed his subordinates to take good care of his brother, and then left.

Chu Chen, who was lying on the table, slowly opened his eyes. Looking at Chu Cong's departing back, his eyes gradually became wet.

The secret guard watched Chu Cong leave, quietly slipped away, and headed straight for the palace.

"The snow just melted. Will it snow again?"

Qing Wu drove the carriage, feeling the cold wind whistling. As soon as he entered the street, the carriage stopped and said, "Your Highness, there are a lot of annual purchases, so we have to wait."

As the New Year draws to a close, even the biting cold wind cannot stop everyone's enthusiasm for purchasing New Year's goods. Look, the carriage is stuck in the road again.

Chu Cong opened the curtain, glanced at the people outside who were buying New Year's goods, and said, "Change the route."

"yes."

Qing Wu pulled the reins and changed his route: "Your Highness, we need to change the route here and go around Wenchang Academy. It will take another half an hour."

"No problem."

Chu Cong closed his eyes. The carriage had only moved a few steps when it stopped again. Qing Wu's voice came to his ears: "Your Highness, there's a fight going on up ahead."

"Oh no, someone's being beaten." Qing Wu leaned back, glanced at the prince and whispered, "I'll go around right away."

"Shen Xinghe, let me tell you, your sister is just a concubine in Prince Lin's mansion. What's there to show off?"

"Hand over your things obediently if you know what's best for you."

Lin Wangfu?

Qingwu, who was driving the carriage, almost dropped the reins in his hands. Today, in order to go to the clan house, it looked like an ordinary carriage without any markings.

Qing Wu glanced at the people surrounded in front of him. His surname was Shen? Could it be Aunt Shen's... younger brother?

Qingwu automatically slowed down the carriage.

Chu Cong lifted the curtain and vaguely saw a young man being beaten to the ground in the alley. The boy had handsome eyebrows and a pair of peach blossom eyes that were exactly the same as Shen Lingshu's.

Shen Xinghe tightly guarded the thing in his arms. He looked up and gritted his teeth, "I won't hand it over!"

Shen Xingshu couldn't possibly snatch the pen and inkstone his sister gave him.

"Not handing it over?"

Shen Xingshu sneered and said, "Brothers, beat him up. I'll treat everyone to a meal later."

"Okay." Several teenagers nearby immediately started punching and kicking.

Qingwu looked at Chu Cong quietly, waiting for the order.

"Go." As soon as Chu Cong opened his mouth, Qing Wu jumped off the carriage and shouted, "Shanzhang Xu, the fight is over here."

Having been with Chu Cong for many years, Qing Wu looked like someone from a wealthy family even when she was wearing ordinary clothes.

Principal Xu?

When Shen Xingshu and the others heard the name and saw Qingwu's attire, they decisively ran away. If they were caught by Xu Shanzhang and scolded, it would be a small matter. But if they were fired, that would be terrible!

Shen Xinghe struggled to get up, carefully protecting the things in his arms. He said to Qingwu, "Thank you, benefactor."

Qing Wu dodged sideways and said with a smile, "Why don't you go and thank him in person, Master Shen?"