A few days later, at night, the bodies of Pearl's family were placed on a cart by the servants of the mansion and taken directly to the mass grave.

From then on, no one ever mentioned the name Pearl again.

It was as if their family had never existed.

The main courtyard of the second house suddenly fell silent.

Ning Yan finally found an opportunity to leave the mansion.

After all, several people had been killed. The second wife couldn't sleep well at night, so her wet nurse, Granny Wu, suggested that she go out and burn incense to clear her mind.

No sooner had they left the mansion than Ning Yan dressed up and climbed over the wall to go out onto the street.

Things went smoothly. She bought the medicine in the morning, made it into pills, and found the so-called "Taoist priest" in the afternoon. After testing him and confirming that he did indeed know some medical principles, she gave him the pills.

He then gave some instructions, saying, "Don't worry, this medicine is safe. If you're still concerned, I'll tell you the prescription again..."

Ning Yan really told him the prescription.

Upon hearing the names of the medicinal herbs, the Taoist priest knew that the prescription was genuine and that it did indeed have the effect of promoting fertility. Moreover, it was a matter of giving people children and there was money to be made, so he was naturally overjoyed to hear it.

"Girl, I don't understand. What are you after by using me to deliver the pills?"

"Of course it's about the money! We'll split the profits 50/50 after it's done!"

Don't even think about taking the money and running away. There are plenty of people in the capital who want children and have money. As long as Madam Ji gets pregnant, your reputation as a child-granting Taoist priest will be established, and money will flow in like water.

Also, although I've given you the recipe, the dosage is a very important matter. Even a slight difference can make a world of difference, not only rendering it ineffective but also potentially harming you.

So, if you want to make lots of money and live the best life, you'd better cooperate with me, and we'll both be rich and powerful!

The Taoist priest was tempted. "Alright, I'll do as you say! I'll definitely cooperate."

Seeing that he was on the right track, Ning Yan returned to the mansion and continued to embroider the lady's clothes behind closed doors.

Fortunately, she also had embroidery skills and could do various embroidery techniques; otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to handle this job if the original owner had chosen it.

The second wife is not in the mansion.

Meanwhile, the First Madam was filled with laughter and joy, and the Second Master slept in her room every day.

The First Madam was beautiful with bright eyes and a gentle and generous personality. As the eldest daughter of a high-ranking official of the third rank, she was deeply loved by her parents-in-law as soon as she married into the family.

Even the Second Master had a good impression of her.

Otherwise, why would he have the idea of ​​choosing both wives?

No wonder the Second Master spends so much time running around the main courtyard.

If it weren't for the fact that the family still needed the second wife's money to support them, he probably wouldn't have even given her the basic dignity she deserved.

The second wife couldn't see through him and still harbored fantasies about the second master, even wanting to have his child.

Why would a man like that have any children? Can't he just spend his money on himself?

But few people in this era would think that way, so in her previous life she chose the original owner to bear children for her husband, and then deliberately rewarded the original owner with countless good things so that she would keep eating them, and finally died in childbirth because the fetus was too big.

You think that's all?

No, when the original owner first announced her pregnancy, she would step on oil when she went out and see snakes when she went to the toilet. The original owner was timid and dared not go out.

Later, a strange smell appeared in the room. She sniffed around like a dog, eventually finding musk that someone had hidden in her room.

She didn't actually know that the contents of the purse could cause a miscarriage, but the sudden appearance of such a thing was definitely not a good thing. So, she took the contents out of the purse that very night, buried it in a flowerpot under the courtyard wall, and filled it with some other things, just to keep it there for the time being.

In the later stages of her pregnancy, she knew that her fetus was too big. She had thought about not eating those things, but the second madam's people had to serve her until she finished eating every day before leaving.

She ate those things knowing she was going to die.

Therefore, she died with her eyes wide open in disbelief!

The second wife wanted the child in her womb, so the person who sprinkled oil and caught snakes to scare her couldn't have been the second wife.

Pearl may blame the original owner, but as the second wife's confidante, she knew the original owner was doomed and had no reason to intervene.

Then the only person in the family who least wanted the original owner's child to be born was that one person.

These people deserve to die!

The second wife stayed at the temple for two nights and came down the mountain early on the third day.

On the way back to the city, they happened to run into an old Taoist priest carrying a flag.

The second madam immediately sent Granny Wu forward to inquire. Upon learning that the other party had fertility pills, she was overjoyed and called the person over to buy two pills.

But Shi refused.

"Old Daoist, I do indeed have fertility medicine here, but it must be suitable before I can give it to you. Otherwise, it will be useless, and wouldn't that be a waste of my good medicine? This pill is worth a thousand taels of silver!"

The second wife's remaining doubts vanished. This is truly a master strategist. As long as she can successfully conceive, what is a thousand taels?

She'd give him ten thousand taels!

So, the two sides found a teahouse. After washing his hands, the old Taoist priest took the second madam's pulse through a handkerchief. After a long while, the old Taoist priest said, "Madam, your health... sigh..."

That single "Oh!" made the Second Madam and her two maids and Granny Wu jump to their feet. "Taoist Master, what's wrong with our Madam?"

"Madam has been tricked by someone!"

Your health was originally quite good, and conceiving should have been no problem...

The second wife's expression changed immediately. "You mean I've been poisoned?"

"You must have mistakenly taken a medicine that causes uterine coldness, which is why you have difficulty conceiving."

Luckily, I, the old Taoist priest, took her pulse; otherwise, I would have truly wasted a good medicine.

The second wife's face instantly turned ashen, her heart filled with despair. "It seems I'm destined to be childless for the rest of my life?"

"Who said that? This old Taoist priest can cure your problem!"

...

Half an hour later, the second madam came out of the teahouse with two small medicine bottles in her arms. After getting into the carriage, she instructed the driver to return to the mansion immediately.

"Madam, do you believe what that Taoist priest said?"

"What, you think there's something wrong with him?"

"No, this old servant just feels that you've seen doctors before, so how come they couldn't find anything?"

It would have been better if this hadn't been mentioned, because the moment it was brought up, the second madam's eyes immediately turned dangerous. "Let's go find a clinic to get him checked out."

Granny Wu realized something and quickly called the coachman to the clinic.

The family doctor is someone we often use, so it's easy to get started.

She couldn't possibly have bribed everyone outside!

They quickly found a clinic that wasn't too big. The doctor was a middle-aged man they had never seen before.

The second wife got out of the carriage and went inside to have the doctor take her pulse.

How many children does the lady have?

Second wife: "We have been married for four years and have no children."

"Alas, Madam, your palace is cold; it will be difficult for you to have children in the future."

Second Madam: Indeed, she has health problems, but the doctor in front of us doesn't have the Taoist's skills, so his explanation isn't comprehensive.

He gave Granny Wu a wink, and she gave them one tael of silver as a consultation fee. The group then mounted their horses and left. (End of Chapter)