Chapter 304 The Top Scholar 11

Pei Chengyuan was almost furious, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and take a look at Jiahe. What's wrong with her?"

Actually, everyone knew what had happened. Jiahe had fallen and was helped into the inner room. The maids saw bloodstains on her clothes, and it was clear that the baby was likely lost.

The physician calmly took the baby's pulse, then stopped after a short while. The baby was only a little over two months old; it was normal for him to fall and drop the tissue.

"I'll prescribe a remedy for you, Aunt. The baby needs to be expelled as soon as possible, otherwise it will harm the mother."

"What did you say? The baby's gone? How is that possible?" Pei Chengyuan's face was filled with heartbreak and disbelief. "Doctor, is it really impossible to save the baby?"

The physician rolled his eyes. "The child has lost his pulse. I am truly powerless to help."

He took out silver needles to give Princess Jiahe acupuncture to relieve her pain, and prescribed medicine, instructing the maid to quickly brew it and administer it.

Princess Jiahe clutched her stomach and cried out in anguish, "My child, my child! My husband, someone has harmed me! You must avenge our child!"

Pei Chengyuan knelt by the bed, holding Jiahe with his own eyes red. "Rui'er, don't worry, I promise I will find out who harmed you. No matter who it is, your husband will make sure that person suffers a terrible death!"

Half an hour later, the baby in Jiahe's womb was born. Perhaps it had cried itself out and had fallen asleep.

When Pei Chengyuan came out after covering her with a blanket, he suddenly discovered that the princess was sitting outside. His face immediately turned pale. Did the princess hear all the words he had said to Jiahe earlier?

Ning Yan smiled at him, a very faint smile, "Young Master Pei, you certainly have the charm to win people's hearts. Impressive." Her words were practically made for charming women.

Ning Yan left, taking her four maids and Granny Yin with her.

Pei Chengyuan just watched her slowly walk away.

At this moment, he was reflecting on why he hadn't fallen in love with the princess back then. If he had married the princess, his lifelong wealth and honor would have been guaranteed. Wasn't the purpose of becoming an official to achieve wealth and honor?

Moreover, Rouyuan was devoted to him wholeheartedly, unlike Jiahe who tried to take advantage of his feelings; Rouyuan's feelings for him were pure.

Even if Prince Fu succeeds, he will simply go from being the son-in-law of one prince to the son-in-law of another.

What was he thinking back then?

Mingming Rouyuan is more charming, more beautiful, and more likely to make people's hearts flutter!

It's easy to find out that Luo Bichi harmed Jiahe. Pei Chengyuan has nowhere to retreat. He wants to send Luo Bichi to prison as he did in his previous life, but Ning Yan won't allow it!

Anyone who enters her princess residence—no, not even a fly—cannot step out of the gate unless she speaks.

"Young Master Pei, I don't care how you deal with your concubine cousin, but this is only to be handled within the Princess's residence. What do you mean by making a scene outside?"

Do you think I haven't lost face enough?

Ha, you want to perform outside? Forget it, this princess won't allow it! Hahaha~ You're so infuriating!

As expected, Pei Chengyuan's face darkened.

I don't know what he was thinking, but in the end he just locked Luo Bichi in the woodshed.

Ning Yan was curious, so she summoned her bodyguards.

The guard said, "The prince consort told Consort Rui that he wants her to take revenge herself once she recovers!"

Ning Yan understood in an instant. Wasn't this because Prince Fu was about to launch a rebellion? Once Prince Fu succeeded, they could leave the princess's residence, and then he could drag Luo Bichi out, thus achieving his goal.

Good heavens, this man is truly something else! He can really use his cards to his death!

"Go and tell Luo Bichi about this."

We've raised her for so long, how much food have we wasted? It's time for her to do her part.

Luo Bichi never expected that ever since she came to the capital, she had become an important pawn in her cousin's game, and he had never intended to marry her.

She was so sick she couldn't get out of bed, yet her cousin was still scheming against her, trying to use her life to curry favor with the princess.

After realizing all this, she couldn't catch her breath, her heart stopped, and she died of anger.

The next day was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The cooks in charge of making pastries got up early to prepare the newly developed pastries, which the princess was to bring to the palace. They had to be novel, delicious, and clean.

She always avoids having others interfere, to prevent problems from arising.

There was only one young girl in the kitchen helping her.

As soon as the noodles were scooped out, the cook discovered that the sugar was missing.

She hurried out to find candy.

The little girl stood up from the stove and walked to the basin.

...

At the hour of Chenshiwei, Ning Yan brought Pei Chengyuan into the palace.

She originally wanted to bring Jiahe along, since she was a member of the royal family after all. On Laba Festival, when people eat Laba porridge, bringing her along would show off her pregnancy. Unfortunately, she was too weak and had to stay in the mansion to give birth.

Ning Yan went straight to the Empress's palace, and Pei Chengyuan wanted to watch the family of four eat the poisoned pastries with his own eyes.

Unfortunately, as soon as he stepped into Fengzao Palace, Ning Yan had him captured.

The guards found a signal flare on him.

An Junda's private army has arrived outside the palace.

The Emperor left court early today, and Prince Fu waited anxiously at home. Suddenly, a light flashed in the direction of the palace, followed by a "snap".

Prince Fu slammed his hand on the table and shouted excitedly, "It's done! Let's go, the time to make our mark has come! Everyone, follow me into the palace!"

At this moment, An Junda, who was in a civilian house not far from the palace, saw the signal and immediately took action. Fifty thousand troops quickly rushed into the palace. However, they found that they did not encounter any resistance and entered almost without any obstacles.

Soon, Prince Fu's men arrived, and the two sides met. An Junda bowed to Prince Fu from his horse.

Prince Fu raised his hand, "General An, you may rise. You have rendered great service today. When I ascend the throne, I will certainly bestow upon you the title of a prince of a different surname..."

Before the grand plan could be fully realized, a sharp arrow pierced the heart of Prince Fu.

The officials who had stormed into the palace with Prince Fu were all dumbfounded.

Prince Fu fell to the ground, clutching his wound and pointing at An Junda, "You, you actually dared to..." betray me? Prince Fu died with his eyes wide open in anger!

An Junda snorted coldly. If having soldiers can make someone an emperor, then why can't he be the emperor?

He pointed, and immediately someone killed all the men that Prince Fu had brought.

"Go, kill all the nobles in this palace, leave no one alive."

The current emperor has not only one son, the crown prince, nor only one woman, the empress, but he loves the empress alone. He only visits other women occasionally, and he only plays with other children like cats and dogs at regular intervals.

These people need to be dealt with to avoid future troubles.

But at that moment, an arrow pierced his body, causing him to fall off his horse!

He struggled to lift his head and discovered that the one who had attacked him was none other than Wu Meng, whom he had been grooming as a trusted confidant!

"You, you're the Emperor's man?!"

Wu Meng replied without a trace of emotion, "No, I belong to the princess!"

At that moment, An Junda regretted it!

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