Chapter 46: Master, save me!
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess frowned slightly: "What do you mean by that, young lady?"
Jingwu looked up at her and said, "There is musk in your sachet. Wearing it for a long time will cause you to miscarry. If the Crown Princess does not believe me, she can have the imperial physician examine it."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess's expression immediately turned serious, but she quickly calmed down, pulled down the sachet, and handed it to her personal maid, indicating that she should take it to her trusted imperial physician for examination.
She looked at the person in front of her: "I wonder if you could stay in the manor for a few more days, so that I can verify everything..."
“No need, I’m in a hurry to go home, my family is waiting for me.” Jingwu refused, and looking at her expression, he added, “Young Master Yue knows where I live. If the Crown Princess needs anything, she can send someone to find me.”
After hearing this, the Crown Princess could no longer insist.
She had no choice but to order her servants to bring out the prepared pastries and gifts: "These pastries and gifts are a small token of our appreciation from the princess and me. They are all unique to the palace. Take them back and let your family try them. I'll have someone put them on your carriage."
"No need to trouble yourself, I can go back by myself." Jingwu immediately refused. If he were to take a carriage, it would take at least half a month to get home. It would be much faster to use a teleportation spell.
"By the way, when the Empress Dowager learned that the Princess had returned yesterday, she brought the Princess back to the palace, so she cannot come to see you off today." The Crown Princess looked at her and explained with a smile, "The Princess said that you like Biluochun tea, so she specially prepared a lot for you."
Jingwu took the things from the servant and nodded: "Please thank the princess for me."
After saying that, he smiled and said goodbye, then turned and left.
Before the Crown Princess could say anything more, she saw the young man beside her immediately chase after her.
"I'll see you out."
Yue Huai walked to her side and took the things from her hands.
Jingwu didn't stand on ceremony and handed him the bulky item.
Aren't you leaving?
Yue Huai shook his head: "I have to stay here to remove the yin energy from the Crown Prince's legs."
Jingwu nodded and walked into a secluded alley: "Alright, see you again if fate allows."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the item from his hand and prepared to teleport away.
"See you again someday."
Yue Huai watched her figure disappear, a trace of reluctance flashing in his eyes.
Soon, he turned around and went back to the Crown Prince's residence.
Upon entering, one could see the imperial physician examining the sachet.
Yue Huai found a chair and sat down. He had just taken a sip of tea when he saw the imperial physician suddenly kneel down on the ground.
"Your Highness, there's musk in this sachet!"
The Crown Princess's face immediately turned cold. This sachet was made by her own mother, who would never harm her. Someone must have used her to harm her.
Besides his principal wife, the crown prince had no other women in his harem.
Therefore, it can only be that someone didn't want the Crown Prince to have an heir, and someone had reached into the Eastern Palace.
"The imperial physicians have worked hard. I don't want this matter to get out and worry my father and mother."
"Yes, Your Majesty understands."
The personal maid beside him was very perceptive; she stuffed a purse full of heavy silver into the imperial physician's hand and then led him out.
As soon as the person left, the Crown Princess immediately looked at the young man: "Ah Huai, can you help me figure out who's behind this sachet?"
Yue Huai nodded, took the sachet, and calculated the scent. Then, he wrote a single character on the paper: "徽".
Upon seeing this, the Crown Princess immediately understood that the matter of the sachet and the ghost baby were both caused by the same person, Prince Hui.
She forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Cousin Huai."
Yue Huai nodded without saying anything more.
He took out a peace talisman and handed it to the person in front of him: "Although it can't protect against the tricks of the inner quarters, it can save a life in a critical moment."
The Crown Princess accepted it and immediately put it away, saying, "Thank you."
"If there's nothing else, I'll go check on the Crown Prince first."
The Crown Princess nodded, then, as if remembering something, called out to him, teasingly saying, "Cousin Huai, the steward will deliver the payment to your room later."
"Ahem." Yue Huai caught the teasing in her words, and his ears turned red instantly: "Thank you, cousin-in-law."
He left in a hurry after saying that.
The Crown Princess's expression immediately turned serious as soon as the man left.
She immediately wrote back to her family home, asking them to send a few trusted confidants to investigate the matter.
Meanwhile, Jingwu had already arrived home.
She carried the gifts prepared by the Crown Princess in her arms, walked to her front door, but didn't have a hand to push it open.
As soon as he entered, he called out, wanting someone to lend a hand: "Uncle, Aunt! Chengyang, Chengmin."
Ruan Chongyue was the first to hear the sound and poked her head out to check.
Upon seeing the girl carrying several things in her arms, he immediately stepped forward and took them from her.
"Why did you bring so much stuff back?"
Jingwu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his aunt take some things.
That was really difficult; I was afraid the pastries would fall on the ground and turn into pastry mush.
"The Crown Princess and the Princess gave it to me, saying it was a specialty of the palace and that I should bring it back for my family to try."
"Huh? The palace?" Ruan Chongyue put the things on the table and looked at her in surprise: "You went to the palace?"
"We went to the Crown Prince's residence." Jingwu piled the gifts on the table, then stared blankly at his aunt's lifelike five-poison bellyband: "What's this?"
“The county magistrate’s wife is about to give birth. Your elder brother often received help from the county magistrate’s son at the academy. Our family is poor and cannot afford expensive items. Fortunately, my embroidery skills are still presentable, so I thought I would make a few bibs for the child.”
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately praised, "Aunt's embroidery skills are first-rate. Look how lifelike the scorpions embroidered on this Five Poisons bellyband are."
Ruan Chongyue was delighted to hear this and patted her head, saying, "You have such a sweet tongue. When I have some free time, I'll make you a set of clothes too."
"Alright." Jingwu untied the string, unfolded the parchment, and revealed the exquisitely crafted pastries: "Aunt, please try them. These are jujube blossom pastries. What do you think of the taste?"
Ruan Chongyue picked up the exquisitely crafted and delicious-looking pastry and took a small bite.
The next moment, his eyes lit up: "This pastry is soft and delicious, it's really tasty! I just don't know how it's made."
This stumped Jingwu, as she genuinely didn't know how to make jujube blossom pastries either.
Why don't we ask Yue Huai next time we see him?
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded.
"Master, help me!"
Upon hearing the sound, Jingwu immediately went into the courtyard and saw Su Yuan rushing over. He almost tripped and fell to the ground.
She quickly helped her up and recognized the person in front of her as the mother whose son had been fooling around at the grave.
"What's wrong?"
"Master, please come with me quickly, my wife is having a difficult childbirth!" Su Yuan grabbed her hand and was about to walk towards the carriage.
"Wait a minute, your wife is having a difficult childbirth, you should be seeing a doctor, not me."
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