Originally, Su Wenyuan wasn't in a hurry, and neither were the Crown Prince and Consort Wan, so she just had to wait.

But now, Su Wenyuan was a little curious. Lu Wanying delayed for a few days, and the nanny suspected that she was pregnant. She herself had already delayed for so long!

Just as I was worrying about this, news came from the palace.

Consort Wan pleaded with the Emperor, saying that she had once been indebted to Madam Chen, but now that Lu Guanfeng had committed a capital crime, and the matter was being thoroughly investigated, Madam Chen was still unsure of what to do.

With the General's Mansion in turmoil, Madam Chen was worried, which would also affect her health. Consort Wan did not want to plead for them; she only wanted to find a doctor to examine them and repay the favor.

It wasn't a big deal, and no unreasonable demands were made; the Emperor readily agreed.

The messenger brought the doctor to Prince Chen's residence.

Sheng Jingyu arranged for guards to take him inside, one of whom was Hua Ling in disguise.

Sheng Jingyu also specifically instructed that guards must be present when taking pulses, and to stop them immediately if they showed any intention of running away or passing on messages.

Su Wenyuan looked very nervous while waiting for news.

Even Meng Qi noticed something was wrong and said, "Why is the Princess Consort panicking? Even if she is pregnant, it's the Crown Prince's child, not the Prince's. What's there to worry about?"

One sentence silenced both of them. Sheng Jingyu thought to himself, if you can't speak, you don't have to.

Su Wenyuan thought, what does it matter to her whose child it is?

She is now worried about being pregnant.

"Meng, why don't you go to the kitchen? It's a good place for you. They said they'll be making all sorts of fancy desserts today."

Meng Qi realized he had said the wrong thing and slunk away.

His ability to become a bodyguard was entirely due to his sister's connections; she was the only bodyguard who got the job through back channels.

Hua Ling returned shortly after. When they arrived, Madam Chen was still in a daze, but Lu Wanying was very enthusiastic.

The pulse-taking took place in a private room. Hua Ling didn't make any excuses and just started taking her pulse, pretending to grab her.

While Lu Wanying was struggling, Hua Ling had already reached a conclusion.

He then said that this was Sheng Jingyu's instruction to prevent them from passing messages while taking pulses.

Although it was presumptuous, Lu Wanying was already used to it. There had been many presumptuous things done to them lately, and the guards had never been polite to them.

And if he were to be exiled in the future, the people on the road would only be more ruthless.

The doctor was very cautious, taking the pulse back and forth for a long time before finally confirming that it was a pregnancy pulse.

The rest was just a formality, and it was done very quickly.

"Is she really pregnant?" Su Wenyuan asked.

Hua Ling nodded heavily and said, "Absolutely true."

Su Wenyuan really wanted to stretch out her arm so that Hua Ling could take her pulse.

"You look a little uneasy?" Hua Ling noticed as well.

Sheng Jingyu also noticed it, but he couldn't ask, which made him very anxious. Fortunately, Hua Ling told him.

Su Wenyuan waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, just thinking of a bad idea. The Crown Prince doing something like this is a stain on his reputation, isn't it?"

As Consort Wan said, others might do this, but if the Crown Prince did it, he would be laughed at.

She wanted to help the Crown Prince spread the word and absolutely could not give them a chance to cover it up.

It's inconvenient for her to do this herself, but there's someone who can. Su Wenyuan thought of her good younger sister.

Su Lin'er was overjoyed for a long time when she learned of the trouble the Lu family had encountered.

Later, he stopped paying attention to Lu Wanying and just waited for the emperor to make a judgment on their family.

Thinking back, the original owner was also taken advantage of by her quite a bit, so it's only right to return the favor now.

At that time, no matter what mistakes Su Lin'er made, she would push Su Wenyuan out. Madam Wang was not unaware of the truth, but she still had to punish someone to give an explanation for the matter.

"Send someone to the Prime Minister's residence to tell him that I am returning there tomorrow."

Seeing that Su Wenyuan had already made up her mind, Sheng Jingyu stopped interfering.

But for Lu Guanfeng, it's time to wrap things up. He's said everything he needed to say about what happened back then, and there really isn't anything new to discover.

That evening, Su Wenyuan couldn't eat and even started to feel nauseous.

She kept reassuring herself that she was overthinking things, and that the nausea was just psychological.

But the more I thought about it, the stronger the reaction became.

He barely ate two bites of the food before running back to his room.

Sheng Jingyu's hand, holding the chopsticks, hovered in mid-air, looking quite puzzled.

"Is there anything wrong with tonight's dinner?"

He rarely saw Su Wenyuan with a poor appetite, so today was truly unusual.

Ye Shan shook her head and said, "No problem. The princess has something on her mind, but she doesn't want to talk about it."

Unable to bear the anxiety any longer, Su Wenyuan quietly sought out Hua Ling in her room.

Upon seeing Hua Ling, he immediately stretched out his arm without saying a word.

Hua Ling hesitated for a moment, then carefully raised her hand to take Su Wenyuan's pulse, asking with her eyes whether that was what Su Wenyuan meant.

Su Wenyuan gave him an approving look, signaling him to continue.

"Are you out of your mind? I thought you were poisoned!" Hua Ling couldn't diagnose anything and pushed her arm away.

Seeing his reaction, Su Wenyuan couldn't help but laugh.

The laughter grew louder and louder, filling the entire courtyard with her voice.

Her laughter sent chills down Hua Ling's spine. She was about to take her pulse again to see if she had gone mad.

Su Wenyuan exclaimed, "A miracle doctor! Truly a miracle doctor, you almost scared me to death!"

She was relieved. She guessed that the original owner hadn't been eating well and wasn't getting enough nutrition, which caused her pregnancy to be unpredictable.

Su Wenyuan skipped and hopped back to the front hall. The maids were already preparing to clear away the plates, but Su Wenyuan sat down and started eating.

Sheng Jingyu couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I didn't have much of an appetite just now, but I do now."

Sheng Jingyu didn't believe it. How could Su Wenyuan change her expression so frequently? She had changed her expression twice in such a short time.

As soon as night fell, Hua Ling came over and told him about taking Su Wenyuan's pulse.

After considering the cause and effect, Sheng Jingyu understood everything.

When Su Wenyuan heard about Lu Wanying's situation, she was afraid that she was pregnant. After learning that she was not pregnant, her mood improved and her appetite even returned.

While she was in a better mood, Sheng Jingyu was not so happy.

Is this some kind of bad thing? Is it really necessary to be this afraid?

Or perhaps she was always thinking about leaving, fearing that the two of them might have a child?

Sheng Jingyu returned to her room in a huff, wanting to ask but unsure how to begin.

Su Wenyuan hummed a little tune, the joy of relieving a close call was hard for others to understand.

"You went to see Hua Ling. Are you feeling unwell?" Sheng Jingyu asked.

Su Wenyuan replied, "I feel comfortable now."

"What are your thoughts on Lu Wanying's child?" Sheng Jingyu asked from a different angle.

Su Wenyuan was taken aback, then quickly walked up to Sheng Jingyu and asked, "You wouldn't... be planning to harm this child, would you?"

Lu Wanying was only recently pregnant, and the child posed no threat to anyone.

Sheng Jingyu retorted, "Do you think I should harm this child? Father doesn't have a single grandson yet."