Jiang Mingwei suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of the two women with a thud. "Second sister-in-law, Xiao Youran, it is the Marquis's family that has wronged you. I am here to apologize to you on behalf of my mother and second brother!"

She already knew that her mother and second brother were plotting to harm Su and her daughter.

Madam Su sighed, "Get up! They are them, and you are you. I only hope that you will not be implicated by the Earl's Mansion in the future."

Jiang Mingwei was taken aback, not understanding the meaning behind her words.

Xiao Youran smiled enigmatically, "Auntie, do you perhaps have something to ask of me?"

Jiang Mingwei raised her head and looked at her frankly, "Yes, Xiao Youran, your aunt has another request."

Seeing that open and honest gaze, Xiao Youran felt embarrassed to be cold to her, so she pretended to be surprised and said in a cute and innocent way, "Auntie, please get up. Do you mean you need something from me?"

Jiang Ming nodded slightly and, with Su's help, sat back down in his chair. He said very sincerely, "Little Youran, there are rumors going around that you're a lucky star, that you can bring good fortune to whoever you wish for. My mother... she hasn't had a full night's sleep in over a month. Could you please ask her to... let her get some rest for a few days?"

Xiao Youran pointed to the tip of her nose, her eyes wide, "What did you say? Why am I a lucky star?"

Madam Su, however, knew a little about it and smiled slightly, "It's just rumors going around, why do you believe them?"

A few days ago, Zhao's mother told her the news she had heard. She said that since Xiao Youran recognized the Princess as her godmother and the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo as her grandmother at the Princess's residence, the two of them had had a lot of good luck in the past two weeks.

For example, a spring suddenly appeared in one of the Princess's estates on the outskirts of the capital. A mulberry grove that had long been dying from lack of water was nourished and slowly turned green again. Although almost all the silkworms died this spring, some large-scale silkworm farmers still managed to preserve some silkworm eggs in ice cellars.

This gave several silkworm farmers in the vicinity a way to make a living, and they quickly came to place orders for mulberry leaves.

A few days later, the An Yong Marquis's residence next to the Princess's residence suddenly caught fire, burning down half a street. Just as the fire was about to reach the Princess's residence, a sudden downpour prevented even a single spark from entering the Princess's residence.

Meanwhile, the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo was strolling around the streets one day when she suddenly found a black jade chessboard that had been lost for a long time and was bestowed upon the Duke of Zhenguo by the late emperor at a pawn shop. She then reported it to Lu Ning, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and they followed the clues from the pawn shop to catch a group of notorious thieves.

Lu Ning also made a great contribution.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo was in high spirits, and her chronic cough disappeared. When she played mahjong with the Lin sisters, she won a fortune, attributing it all to the good luck brought by her newly adopted goddaughter's golden words.

Many people heard her say this at the banquet that day, wishing the Princess and Madam Xue good luck. As soon as Madam Xue said this, the rumor that Xiao Youran was a lucky star spread.

Hearing Madam Su's self-deprecation, Jiang Mingwei said earnestly, "Second Sister-in-law, regardless of whether it's true or not, Mother is clearly on her deathbed. The family physicians, the doctors in the capital, and even the imperial physicians in the palace have all been helpless. So please ask Xiao Youran to speak up and give her a chance to have some luck, shall we?"

She didn't dare to ask for good fortune for the entire Earl's mansion, even though she had long sensed that the mansion was plagued by bad luck.

Xiao Youran hesitated for a moment, "I'm absolutely unwilling to wish her good luck. I'm sure my aunt knows that she and my scumbag father both wanted to kill me. For my aunt's sake, all I can do is wish her that she won't have nightmares anymore, is that alright?"

Jiang Mingwei was overjoyed, "Perfect! That's perfect!"

Madam Su replied, "I hope it works. However, regardless of whether it works or not, Mingwei, this matter should only be known by the three of us. No fourth person should know about it, okay?"

"Okay!" Jiang Mingwei replied.

Madam Su was intelligent and had long known that her daughter was somewhat unusual, which is why she gave this advice.

As expected, after Jiang Mingwei returned to the manor, Lady Yong'an slept soundly that afternoon, not waking up until nightfall. Jiang Mingwei was also pleased to hear about this that evening.

Similarly, on the other side, Jiang Mingyi had been lying in the courtyard in the afternoon, listening to the tune of Qingyi Yunni while closing his eyes to fall asleep.

This time, he suddenly felt extremely relaxed, and a moment later, he sank into darkness.

He didn't know how long he had slept, but in his hazy state, he felt a pair of gentle hands touching him.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time, so naturally he was a little overwhelmed when it came to handing over the grain to Princess Qingping, and he barely managed to get by.

Princess Qingping complained several times, but there was nothing he could do.

At that moment, he felt as if he were on cloud nine, experiencing an unprecedented sense of comfort.

In a daze, he pulled the person into his arms, reached out and felt a soft, boneless sensation envelop his entire body...

Yun Ni had only intended to test the waters quietly, but she never expected it to actually work out today.

She was overjoyed and tried her best to please him.

Just as he closed his eyes and excitedly reached the clouds, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his heart. Then, all his beautiful dreams came to an abrupt end, his mind went completely black, and he collapsed helplessly onto the woman.

Yunni thought he was done, so she pushed him away with difficulty. While secretly pleased with herself, she tidied herself up a bit. When she turned her head to look at the prince consort again, that one look made her tremble with fear.

The once handsome prince consort's face was now ashen, his lips were purplish-blue, and his breathing was so heavy it sounded like he was working a bellows.

She quickly straightened her own clothes, then Jiang Mingyi's, before leaving the house, pale-faced, and frantically told the driver what had happened.

When the coachman entered the house and saw that the Prince Consort was in trouble, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly picked him up and rushed back to the Princess's residence.

The princess was quite frightened and immediately summoned the royal physician to treat her.

After taking the princess's pulse, the physician gave her a strange look.

Princess Qingping was puzzled. "Physician Zheng, is there something you want to ask?"

As the physician took out the gold needles, he sighed, "The princess knows that the prince consort has been sleeping poorly and is physically weak lately, so why does she still drag him to seek pleasure during the day?"

This Zheng family physician was a long-time physician in the Princess's household, so he didn't speak very politely.

Princess Qingping's expression changed. "What does Physician Zheng mean?"

As Physician Zheng inserted gold needles into several acupoints on Jiang Mingyi's body, he said, "This is infantile convulsion. If it had been half an hour later, I'm afraid it would have been..."

Before she could finish speaking, Princess Qingping's expression changed drastically.

"Sudden convulsion" refers to a sudden fright during sexual intercourse, sometimes even resulting in immediate death.

She stormed out of the courtyard in a fit of rage, and only after asking the coachman did she learn of the existence of the villa and Yun Ni.