But Princess Qingping thought differently.

She was the daughter of a prince, the imperial advisor, and a subject.

Who among the ministers she favored would dare to disobey?

...

On the other side, at the Zhou residence.

Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content.

No one cared about such a trivial matter as a princess forcibly taking a doorman. Apart from the Zhou family steward reporting it to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, no one would dare to spread the word and offend the women's ears.

During the banquet, Madam Xiao repeatedly praised Su Youran for being such a good daughter, who cured the old Grand Tutor's long-standing illness.

Only then did everyone understand why the Zhou family women, who had disdained associating with Yun Yue's second wife for many years, were so warmly welcoming to the Su mother and daughter today.

After a hearty meal, some people went home while others stayed to watch the opera troupe perform.

So Xiao asked her daughter-in-law, Lu, to secretly invite Su Youran to her courtyard to examine her.

Upon examination, there were even faint signs of pregnancy.

Su Youran told her not to make a fuss yet, and that in another half month, the pregnancy should be confirmed.

Mrs. Lu was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

After writing down a prescription for a safe pregnancy, Su Youran left the courtyard accompanied by Madam Lu, preparing to return home.

As they passed through a small garden, a figure suddenly emerged from the crescent-shaped gate, carrying a pot of daffodils that were a foot long.

Su Youran was walking fast and almost bumped into this person, so she quickly took a step back.

The man lowered his head, holding the narcissus but unable to kneel, so he could only bow and apologize repeatedly, "It is this servant who deserves to die, this servant who deserves to die."

Su Youran's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. "Who are you?"

The man bowed again, muttering, "This servant deserves to die."

Madam Lu smiled and said, "Old Ding, Mother instructed you to change the flowers in the guest room, right? Go ahead."

"Yes, yes, thank you, young mistress." Old Ding nodded and bowed again, then turned to leave.

Su Youran clenched her fist, suppressing her emotions, and softened her tone, saying, "Wait a minute, this fragrance... there's something wrong with it!"

Old Ding suddenly raised his face, looking flustered, and said, "My esteemed guest, you can't just spout nonsense!"

Upon seeing that face, Su Youran was shocked. She clenched her teeth tightly, not letting anyone see a trace of her true feelings.

It's him!

However, Mrs. Lu's attention was drawn to the flowers, and she leaned closer. "Is there something wrong with these flowers? What's wrong?"

Old Ding's expression indeed became even more flustered.

Suddenly, Mrs. Lu rubbed her forehead. "Oh dear, something's wrong! I'm dizzy!"

The maid beside her helped her up. "Young Madam? Someone, come here!"

Old Ding was so frightened that he dropped the narcissus pot and tried to run away, but was caught by two servants who rushed over and grabbed him from the left and right.

After all the chaos, Su Youran gradually calmed down and regained her composure.

She was just bluffing him, trying to get him to look up and see clearly, but she didn't expect there to actually be a problem.

At that moment, she immediately grasped Madam Lu's wrist to take her pulse. After a few breaths, she was shocked and ordered, "Quickly help the eldest young mistress back to her room. Also, ask her where he just placed these flowers! And these flowers, burn them immediately!"

"Yes." The maids went about their tasks separately.

Su Youran followed Madam Lu back to her room and quickly sent someone to call the eldest son back.

Soon, Xiao arrived. Su Youran explained the situation and then, blushing, recounted the details of the poison.

Madam Xiao was both angry and furious. "It's an aphrodisiac?! How is that possible?!"

“Aunt, investigating the case can wait. Right now, the most important thing is to detoxify my cousin’s wife. She’s pregnant, cousin… you must… be gentle.” Even though Su Youran was a doctor, she still felt awkward saying this to her nominal family.

The eldest son and Lady Lu were even more embarrassed.

Madam Xiao quickly pulled Su Youran outside, saying, "Alright, alright, since there's no cure, we can only let them deal with it themselves. Tao-ge, you'd better take it easy!"

The eldest son, Zhou Tao, was both embarrassed and annoyed, but there was nothing he could do, so he immediately went over and closed the door.

Xiao hurriedly pulled Su Youran through the crescent-shaped gate and headed straight for a guest room at the back.

A group of guests who had come after hearing the news had already gathered there, whispering among themselves, clearly none of them daring to step forward.

You can still faintly hear slapping sounds coming from inside.

Madam Xiao's face darkened, and she shouted, "Get out of here right now! This is the outer courtyard guest room. It's not appropriate for you women to be here."

Upon hearing this, the women took a few steps back.

Zhou Qingqian rushed over from the side, "Mother! Inside is that shameless Wu Xinxin! She...she...she and..."

Madam Xiao gritted her teeth and asked, "With whom?"

Based on what she had asked the servant to get from Old Ding along the way, she knew that things were not going to be peaceful in the outer courtyard guest rooms today!

Who knows which deity used her Zhou family to frame someone? And who was framed?

Zhou Qingqian's eyes were brimming with tears. "It's...it's my cousin, the Crown Prince."

With a loud bang, Xiao almost lost her balance.

Zhou Qingqian's cousin, the heir apparent, isn't that Yun Tianbai?

Su Youran found it amusing.

Judging from Zhou Qingqian's appearance, could it be that she actually set up a scheme to take advantage of Yun Tianbai, but unexpectedly, Wu Xinxin snatched it away?

In her previous life, how could she not have known that her husband was so sought after?

A hand reached out from the side, "Sister, this is not a place for a young lady like you to look around. You should go back to your residence first."

It's Su Youchen.

Su Youran retorted, "It concerns my elder brother, how could I not look at it?"

Such a juicy juicy story—why not take advantage of it!

She had her servants surround the guest room, and after much persuasion, she managed to get the unrelated people to leave before an old woman could push open the door, tidy up the people inside, and bring them out.

The man was indeed Yun Tianbai, but when he was woken up by being splashed with water, he was still dazed and unaware of what was happening.

The other woman was none other than Wu Xinxin, who also appeared to be in a half-awake state.

Zhou Qingqian wanted to hit her as soon as she saw her, but Xiao Shi grabbed her arm.

Just as she was about to speak, a figure rushed over, "Xin Xin! What's wrong? Oh my god!"

She was the wife of the Marquis of Anning, and also the younger sister of Lady Xiao.

Originally, Xiao was betrothed to the heir of the Marquis of Anning. However, her birth mother died early, and her stepmother used some unknown means to have her stepsister secretly seduce the Marquis of Anning. As a result, the marriage between the Wu and Xiao families had to be arranged with someone else.

Fortunately, the Zhou family was a century-old family, and apart from some disagreements with her sister-in-law, the couple lived harmoniously after she married into the family, without any drama involving multiple wives and concubines.

Moreover, she quickly took over the management of the household. Madam Zhou passed away a few years after she entered the family, leaving her without a mother-in-law. As the eldest sister-in-law in the entire family, she was in charge of everything in the backyard.

Therefore, Xiao Shi lived a much more relaxed and carefree life than Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi straightened her daughter's clothes, then threw herself at Yun Tianbai and began to wrestle, yelling, "You heartless bastard! You heartless bastard! Give me back my daughter's innocence!"

The corner of Da Xiao's mouth twitched violently.

Others might not know, but she knew everything perfectly well. Three years ago, when Wu Xinxin came of age, she was discovered to have had an affair with a household guard. The man she was betrothed to broke off the engagement after finding out about it.