On the carriage.

Seeing Chen Siyi's pale face, Ding Wanyue instantly understood.

She has given birth to three children. If she doesn't even know the reason why a woman vomits, then she has lived all these years in vain.

She lowered her voice and said, "Tell your mother the truth, whose child is this bastard in your belly?"

Chen Siyi clutched her stomach, huddled in a corner of the carriage, not daring to look up at Ding Wanyue.

Ding Wanyue was worried about the coachman outside the carriage, fearing that her youngest daughter would be disgraced. She could only suppress her anger and think about making a plan after returning to the manor.

...

After the banquet ended, the ladies of the household all left their seats.

Chen Siqi did not leave the table early with Ding Wanyue so as to catch a glimpse of Song Yanqing.

Unfortunately, she waited until she left the table but still didn't see Song Yanqing.

During the banquet, Ding Wanyue took Chen Siyi back to the mansion. At this time, she could only follow Xuan Wenying and ride back to the mansion in a carriage.

Outside the gate of the Gou Mansion, carriages lined up, and many women departed in them.

The carriage from the Marquis of Lin'an's residence was late in arriving, so the women of the Marquis's residence were still sitting at the table waiting.

As Qian Duoduo watched Xuan Wenying leave her seat, she walked up to Chen Siqi and pretended to be concerned, saying, "Sister Siqi, I was quite worried when I saw that Siyi was not feeling well."

I do know a good doctor; why don't we have him come to our house for a consultation?

This will also put my friends and sisters at ease!

The noble ladies who had not yet left their seats were also very curious, so they all gathered around.

Chen Siqi was well-connected among noble ladies because of the Lin'an Marquis's family, but she never expected Qian Duoduo to embarrass her in public.

She didn't know Chen Siyi's health condition, but seeing that the group had come with ill intentions, she spoke with a hint of anger.

"There's no need to trouble you, sister. The Marquis of Lin'an's residence has no shortage of funds for a doctor's consultation!"

Qian Duoduo wasn't after Chen Siqi at all; she was just trying to annoy Lu Qiqi because of the paper mill incident.

Unexpectedly, Chen Siqi retorted instead.

She said, "Sister, don't be angry. I'm just worried about Siyi. If you don't like to hear it, I won't say it."

However, I think I saw the Crown Prince of Libei in the backyard today.

The noble ladies present were all aware that Chen Siqi had designs on the Prince of Libei.

None of them expected that Qian Duoduo would expose them in public.

Everyone was watching Chen Siqi and Lu Qiqi's reactions.

Lu Qiqi never expected that such a boring trick would be performed in front of her and Lu Yao; it was truly tedious.

Chen Siqi, as if her tail had been stepped on, retorted angrily, "Qian Duoduo, shut your dog mouth! Do you dare say you don't have designs on the young master?"

You dare say you've tried every means to cling to Princess Li's coattails, isn't it all just to take the opportunity to get close to the Crown Prince?

If Princess Li knew what you were thinking, do you think she'd skin you alive?

Qian Duoduo was gradually defeated by her questioning, and finally only said that she didn't know what was good for her before running away with her maid.

The noble ladies who were watching, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire, all made excuses to leave.

Lu Qiqi watched the whole process without saying a word, but she didn't expect Chen Siqi to be so fierce, which made her look at her in a new light.

Chen Siqi blushed with anger. She glanced down at Lu Qiqi, snorted coldly, and left.

...

The group returned home, and it was already late at night.

Lu Qiqi escorted Lu Yao back to her room to rest. After washing up in her own room, she was about to rest when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

When the Empress was holding a banquet for a hundred flowers in the palace, she passed by a small garden and heard intimate breathing sounds coming from behind the rockery.

Looking back now, that artificial hill wasn't far from the Empress's palace. Anyone who dared to do such a thing behind the artificial hill was no ordinary palace maid.

If the person behind the artificial hill that day was Chen Siyi, and she is now pregnant, the timing is perfect.

She was just guessing about it and didn't intend to think about it too much.

After all, with Lu Changping as a cautionary tale, Chen Siyi is not a stupid person and is unlikely to make such a mistake.

The fear is that Chen Siyi is too clever and, in trying to achieve a certain goal, will end up suffering the consequences.

...

The second courtyard of the Marquis of Lin'an's residence.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Ding Wanyue and Chen Siyi left the banquet early, and now that it was late at night, they still couldn't find out from Chen Siyi who the adulterer was.

In a fit of anger, she used family discipline on the maidservants beside Chen Siyi.

The maid was beaten unconscious, but Chen Siyi didn't beg for mercy, let alone give in.

The commotion was so loud that it alerted Chen Ziye, who had just returned home.

He watched as the servants helped the maid away, then ordered someone to send medicine over and to invite a doctor to the mansion for a consultation the next day.

Normally, Ding Wanyue would never have allowed Chen Ziye to break the rules, but today she was so angry that she ignored Chen Ziye's instructions.

Ding Wanyue originally intended to secretly help Chen Siyi have an abortion, but Chen Siyi refused, even at the cost of her life.

Having no other choice, she could only pull Chen Ziye into Chen Siyi's room, ordering her personal maid to guard outside and instructing that no one be allowed to enter.

As soon as Ding Wanyue entered the room, she knelt down on both knees. "Second Master, I have failed to discipline you properly. Please punish me."

Chen Ziye glanced down at Ding Wanyue kneeling and begging for punishment, then turned his head to see Chen Siyi clutching her stomach, curled up in the corner of the bed with her shoulders slightly hunched.

Completely bewildered, he knew things weren't simple.

He said, "Get up and talk."

Ding Wanyue did not move, but raised her eyes and said, "I failed to take good care of Siyi, and she is carrying an unborn child."

That one short sentence left Chen Ziye feeling completely blank.

He demanded, "What did you just say?"

Ding Wanyue was startled by him, but she still repeated what she had just said.

“Siyi is already pregnant. When I asked her who the thief was, she refused to say, and the maids around her knew nothing about it either.”

I really have no other choice.

Second Master, our daughter's life is over!

As she spoke the second half of the sentence, Ding Wanyue burst into tears, unable to suppress her sobs.

After hearing the news, Chen Ziye took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

He first helped Ding Wanyue up and sat her down, then sneered, "I, Chen Ziye, have lived a carefree and unrestrained life for half my life, but I never expected that my own daughter would be bullied without my knowledge!"

He patted Ding Wanyue on the back and reassured her, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let the bad guys get away with it."

After a while, Chen Ziye told Ding Wanyue to rest in Chen Siyi's room and make further plans for tomorrow.

In the middle of the night, Chen Siyi suddenly opened her eyes in the darkness and turned to look at Ding Wanyue beside her.

The anger in her chest, unable to be released, made her extremely uncomfortable.

The Five Elements Herb that Xiaodie brought back from the pharmacy was completely useless. It's already a good thing that we didn't kill her today!

This is all Lu Qiqi's fault. If it weren't for her, the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion wouldn't be so heavily guarded, making it difficult for her to even leave the mansion.

This also caused them to miss the best time to get their medication!

On the other side.

Unaware that she was being held against her, Lu Qiqi sneezed, turned over, and went back to sleep.