Next, the second wife went to three different clinics, and they all said the same thing. One of them even said something similar to what the old Taoist priest had said: she had been ambushed and drugged, which had caused her to become weak and have a cold uterus.

But the other party has no way to cure it, they can only adjust it.

Only the old Taoist gave her a medicine to regulate her body. After taking the medicine, her body would be almost fully recovered in seven days, and she would be able to conceive on the seventh day after her period.

Thinking of this, the second wife simply took out two medicine bottles: the blue one was for conditioning, and the red one was for fertility.

She couldn't wait to get home, so she opened the small blue pill bottle, poured out the medicine, and swallowed it directly.

The pill wasn't big, about the size of a little fingernail, and I swallowed it without any problems.

Whether it was a placebo effect or something else, as soon as the medicine entered her stomach, she felt a warm sensation in her lower abdomen.

Back at the Ji residence, the Second Madam was beaming with joy, which even the maids in the courtyard could sense. Instantly, the atmosphere on the Second Madam's side became relaxed.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

That evening, the second madam specially went to the study in the front yard to invite the second master over.

The second master was a scholar who passed the imperial examination. When the first master was still alive, he helped him get a seventh-rank sinecure. After the first master passed away, the first lady asked her family to help him get a sixth-rank official position.

He usually has to work shifts, and when he comes back, he either goes to the main house or stays in the study.

If the second wife wants a child, she needs to find the right opportunity to ask someone for help.

That night, the second master was kind enough to stay in his wife's courtyard, and for the next two days he didn't move an inch.

The First Madam sensed something was wrong. The Second Master had been supporting both the two households for three years, and her good sister-in-law had never been so clingy to him before. She immediately sent someone to the Second Household to find out what was going on.

After the Second Master left, Ning Yan went up to join in the fun.

“Master, the eldest son’s family is getting restless. They sent someone over this morning to sound them out. We’d better make sure to build a proper fence around our courtyard.”

The second wife's good mood vanished instantly.

Of course, she wasn't there for Ning Yan.

She hadn't even gotten revenge for the scheme she'd fallen for before, and that bitch still dared to show her her face?

"Don't worry, the people around me are all trusted confidants, they won't say anything out of line."

However, the First Madam has indeed gone too far.

Ning Yan said, "Just you wait and see. She'll definitely try to stop Second Master tonight and prevent him from coming this way. You'd better make plans early."

"She dares!"

Ning Yan thought to herself, "What wouldn't they dare to do?"

However, the drug she concocts will work as long as it comes into contact with a man; it's already worked for three nights, so it won't make any difference if it doesn't work.

She was just waiting to leave the Ji residence a month from now.

The second madam's expression kept changing. There were some things that even her confidants couldn't say directly. Soon, she rewarded Ning Yan with twenty taels of silver as a reward for providing the Taoist clues, and then sent her away.

After she left, the second madam called Granny Wu into the inner room. The two whispered among themselves for a long time and finally came up with a vicious plan to deal with the first madam!

That evening, Second Master went straight back to the main courtyard after finishing his shift.

He was deluded before, thinking that the First Madam was fertile, and he had two children with her. But those two children were registered under the eldest brother's name, and had nothing to do with him in the family genealogy.

Only children born to his own wife are his own, so when his wife said that he should work harder recently after taking the secret medicine, he agreed.

Because the two of them are eager to have a child, their relationship has improved in the past two days, and they have become more affectionate in their conversations.

The second wife was also wary that the first wife would come to the main courtyard to take him away today, so she brought up what happened this morning, "I guess my sister-in-law will come to invite my husband later. Will you stay or not?"

Ji Wuyou laughed and said, "Can anything concerning my sister-in-law be more important than the matter of my offspring?"

The second wife was satisfied and had a pot of wine warmed up. She served her husband as he ate, drank, and chatted. Just as they were about to return to their room to wash up and discuss their plans for having children, the courtyard gate became lively.

"Look, they really came."

The second master was somewhat displeased. In the past three years, he hadn't stayed in his sister-in-law's courtyard every day, but he had spent at least twenty days with her every month. After all, she became pregnant not long after they consummated their marriage, and now she had both a son and a daughter, so he naturally had to take better care of her.

But he's only been back in the main courtyard for four days, and she's already so restless?

The maid who had been sent to fetch someone at the courtyard gate was already shouting, "Quickly let me see the Second Master. Our Madam is not feeling well and has been thinking about him."

The old woman guarding the gate had been instructed beforehand not to make way. The Second Master was in the main hall, so he must have heard everything clearly. If he wanted to come out, he would have already done so. Why would he need to announce it?

The second wife nestled in her husband's arms. "Husband, my sister-in-law is not feeling well. What should we do? Should we find a doctor who specializes in treating heart ailments?"

"A knack for reading minds"—doesn't that mean the elder sister-in-law is jealous?

Cui is his legal wife, I don't know what she's so jealous about?

"Go, send someone to invite two doctors over to give the Madam a proper check-up. I've had my drink, so I won't be going over tonight."

After saying that, he pulled his wife into the inner room.

A servant went to the door to deliver a message, but there was no need for it; the little maid at the door heard it all clearly.

She was heartbroken, already imagining how the First Madam would punish her.

The second wife was satisfied. Fortunately, Emerald had reminded her this morning, otherwise, her husband would definitely have been called away by that slut tonight.

Hehe, I'm sick...

The second master spent another pleasant night with his wife. The first wife thought that she had her younger brother-in-law under her thumb for the past three years, but this test made her realize the reality.

She was sick and her brother-in-law wouldn't even come to see her. Sure enough, a man who isn't your own isn't loyal.

Since that woman is so blind, then don't blame her for being ruthless.

"Qiu'er, go and put this packet of medicine in that idiot's food. Let's see how she can seduce Second Master after her face is ruined."

A woman can live a good life even without a man's affection, but losing her dignity is no different from being dead.

Qiu'er was the First Madam's confidante. She was the one who personally drugged the Second Madam. If someone hadn't specifically reminded her, the Second Madam would never have realized that someone had plotted against her.

The medicine that the First Madam gave her this time wasn't something that would work immediately. After all, it wasn't a poison that would kill instantly. It was a medicine that would slowly affect the body's metabolism, causing the skin to darken and become rough, eventually leading to acne and sores. Even if you tested it with a silver needle, you wouldn't be able to detect it.

Therefore, Qiu'er wasn't worried about administering the medicine at all. The First Madam was already favored, and now that she was ill, Qiu'er, as the First Madam's confidante, wouldn't be suspected even if she made a few extra trips to the kitchen. It would be too easy for her to tamper with the medicine.

Meanwhile, the second wife was also thinking of taking revenge.

Over the past few days, the kitchen staff noticed that the servants attending to the First and Second Madams were running to the kitchen a little too frequently. (End of Chapter)