“No need to go, Fourth Master is in the South Courtyard. Nian Gege, have you thought this through? Don’t wait until Fourth Master arrives and then change your mind, missing this opportunity. Right now, the Fujin doesn’t know that we already know her methods, so this is the best time!” Lanqin stared at Nian Shi and said.

Lady Nian pursed her lips and nodded firmly, saying, "The Princess Consort is so harmful; she is truly unworthy to be the primary Princess Consort."

Lanqin smiled and nodded to Cui Niang, signaling her to go to the study to invite the Fourth Master, and also asked Song Shi and Geng Shi to come in together, as they were both outside at the moment and had not gone back at all.

Cui Niang understood and quickly turned and left.

"Princess Nian, you should pick up that bracelet. When Fourth Master arrives, you can take it off your wrist!" Lanqin said to Nian.

Ms. Nian understood Lanqin's meaning, so she stood up and picked up the jade bracelet that Lanqin had left on the ground.

When Song and Geng came in, they saw Nian pick up the string of beads.

Lanqin smiled slightly at Song and Geng, indicating that Nian had agreed. Both of them were delighted and returned to their respective seats.

A moment later, the Fourth Master's footsteps approached. All four women sitting in the room recognized the footsteps; they were the footsteps of their man.

As soon as Fourth Master entered Lanqin's room, he saw three women stand up and curtsy to him. Lanqin was still sitting on the bed and said to Fourth Master, "My lord, I have found the musk that almost caused me to miscarry."

Upon hearing Lanqin's words, Fourth Master hurriedly went inside and saw some broken jade beads lying on her bed.

"What is this?" Fourth Master asked, sitting on the edge of Lanqin's bed and staring at the things on her bed.

At this moment, Doctor Liang was also invited in by Cui Niang. When the Fourth Master asked his questions, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the eyes of these jade beads have been deliberately hollowed out and filled with tiny particles of musk. Musk is a kind of Chinese medicine that emits a faint scent. As long as a person gets close to it, it will harm a woman's health. Women who are in contact with musk for a long time are prone to infertility, and pregnant women who come into contact with it are prone to miscarriage."

After listening, Fourth Master looked at the bracelet scattered on the bed, then picked up a bead and examined it, saying, "Does this contain musk?"

Doctor Liang said, "That's right, please take a look, sir!" After saying that, he took out another musk ball and showed it to the Fourth Master, just like he had taken out the musk ball hidden in the hollow jade bead earlier.

"Who gave you this? I don't remember giving you this as a reward!" Fourth Master said coldly.

"This was given to me by my sister from the Yehe clan. She often came to my place during that time, and one of my friends commented on the beauty of the beads on her wrist. I just casually remarked, and unexpectedly, she took it off and gave it to me. Since then, I've felt unwell in my stomach, and I suspected this bracelet. I took it off and gave it to Doctor Liang for safekeeping, and after taking some medicine to prevent miscarriage, I felt better," Lanqin said. "Fortunately, I stopped wearing it in time, otherwise, I'm afraid Biechuke might not have been able to give birth."

Anger gradually gathered between the Fourth Master's brows. He glanced at the women present, his gaze settling on Madam Nian. "I remember you seem to be wearing one of these bracelets too?"

Lady Nian was surprised that the Fourth Prince remembered, and said excitedly, "That's right, Your Highness, look! It's on my wrist!"

After saying that, Madam Nian quickly took off the bracelet from her hand, as if it were a hot potato. She immediately stood up, walked to the Fourth Master's side, and showed it to him.

"Sister Nian is also wearing such a bracelet? It's exactly the same as the one Yehe gave me!" Lanqin asked, feigning surprise.

"Yes, oh dear, look at me! I've been talking about this bracelet for so long, but I never thought to take a good look at it. It really is exactly the same as the one on my wrist. Master, could it be that mine also has musk in it?" Madam Nian said, playing along with the surprised tone.

"Cut it open and let's see!" Fourth Master said without hesitation.

After Dr. Liang cut open the bracelet belonging to the Nian family, he indeed found that the eyes of the jade beads were the same as those of Lanqin's bracelet; they had all been hollowed out. He then used a silver needle to remove the contents.

"Your Majesty, look, the contents are exactly the same as those in Consort's bracelet. It seems that the jade in both bracelets has been hollowed out, and then musk has been poured in and solidified. Did Consort Nian also have a miscarriage before?" Doctor Liang naturally knew about Consort Nian's previous pregnancy from Lanqin.

"My lord!! I beg you to do justice for my child who died under mysterious circumstances!" Lady Nian cried out in a delicate voice, throwing herself at the feet of the Fourth Prince and sobbing.

Sigh, she's a natural-born actress! Lanqin watched as Nian's shoulders trembled. She was already extremely beautiful, but now she was crying with tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful and heartbreaking!

"Princess Nian seems innocent, being kept in the dark and plotted against like this," Song sighed, seemingly recalling her first pregnancy.

Madam Geng gripped the handkerchief tightly in her hand. Although she had never been pregnant, seeing that Lanqin and Madam Nian were already favored by the Fourth Prince and were being schemed against, if she were pregnant, it would be a matter of minutes!

"This is terrifying! Who is so heartless as to repeatedly attack the concubine and Nian's child!" Geng Shi said.

“Sister Nian, it’s a pity for you. I’m alright. Luckily, I didn’t wear it with me. I spent half a day searching but couldn’t find any clues. I never expected that the secret was in the bead.” Lanqin sighed as well.

Fourth Master clenched his fists tightly and said in a deep voice to Su Peisheng, who was standing outside the door, "Go and summon Yehe Shi to the South Courtyard. Do not disturb anyone else!"

Su Peisheng was terrified when he heard this at the door. Upon hearing the Fourth Master's order, he immediately turned around and ran out.

"Get up first. If it's confirmed, I will naturally give you justice!" Fourth Master helped Nian up.

Ms. Nian stood up, sobbing, and glanced at Lanqin. When Lanqin winked at her, she forced herself to swallow the words she was about to say.

When Su Peisheng arrived at the door of Yehe's house, he saw Yulu and Hehua hanging clothes out to dry. He asked if Princess Yehe was there.

“Our princess isn’t here; Peach Blossom helped her out for a walk,” Yu Lu said.

Upon hearing this, Su Peisheng became anxious and hurriedly said, "Please advise me, young lady, on how to find Princess Ye as soon as possible so that Master can summon her."

Yu Lu had been neglected by Ye He Shi for some time, but seeing that it was her master who had summoned her, she didn't take it to heart and said, "You can go and take a look at the small garden in the main courtyard. Maybe the princess is there."