The nanny helped the woman to the bedroom. To prevent the doctor from discovering that she was the Third Prince's Consort when he came in, she moved her to a side courtyard and separated her from the doctor by a gauze curtain, leaving only a section of her fair wrist exposed.
Before long, three senior doctors arrived, and without exception, they all said that the lady in the room was more than a month pregnant.
Zhu Chen's expression turned extremely gloomy.
The Third Prince's wife rolled off the bed, crawled towards Zhu Chen, and hugged his leg, crying and pleading, "Your Highness, I didn't, I swear I never betrayed you. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, just wait and see if I can give birth to the child in ten months."
Zhu Chen was furious and kicked the person over: "Xie Xinru, do you still expect me to allow the bastard in your belly to be born!"
The Third Prince's wife was struck dumb. She and he were childhood sweethearts, and she and he used to be so tender and affectionate, yet he didn't believe her at all.
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Prince An's Mansion.
These past few days, thanks to the help of people from the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Yu has had some free time.
With nothing to do, he would sneak into the Prince An's mansion during the day, looking pitifully at Lu Xiaoyun, who handled all his official duties.
Bo coaxed her with kind words, and every now and then he would lean in for a kiss.
Since the two of them switched places, Zhu Yu naturally handed over all his affairs to Lu Xiaoyun.
At first, I thought she couldn't handle it, but after a few times, I found that she did just as well as I did, only sometimes she was a little too soft-hearted.
Lu Yucheng was so busy that he had no time to spare for this "sister" who always gave him a headache.
The Duke of Zhenguo was so annoyed by his own mother that he had no time to deal with his eldest daughter.
As for Old Madam Lu, she was even less willing to see him, and wished that this disgraceful granddaughter would die.
Thus, Zhu Yu's frequent visits to the Prince An's residence went unnoticed.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoyun was handling official business in the study, while Zhu Yu was curled up on the couch in the study, his eyes closed.
She glanced at him every now and then; the little man was frowning, like an obedient little white rabbit.
Zhu Yu was listless and lacked energy because her period had started again.
Because he had consummated his marriage with Lu Xiaoyun, and this woman was really fierce, she always coaxed him into various positions in bed, so much so that his whole body was sore and weak during his period this time. Today is the third day, and his lower abdomen is still aching.
He was too embarrassed to ask Old Hong for a prescription, so he could only wait anxiously for Ayan to return to Beijing.
However, these past few days, Ayan has been taking care of the injured Ruoling at the resort and won't be able to come back for a while.
Zhu Yu thought dejectedly, "Before, when I was out on the battlefield, I was exhausted during the day, but now that I'm a woman, I'm exhausted at night."
Lu Xiaoyun looked at Zhu Yu with a smile, while Zhu Yu nestled on the couch with his eyes closed.
When Zhu Dan entered, he saw this scene.
He stopped in front of the door, as if he could no longer fit into the painting and had truly become the most superfluous one.
Yun'er's eyes were full of tenderness, unlike when she looked at him, when her eyes were only cold and businesslike.
He had to admit that Yun'er had ultimately fallen in love with Zhu Yu.
"Fifth Prince, the master is inside." Feng Yan's voice broke the tranquility, and then he led a group of servants out of the courtyard.
Zhu Dan smiled faintly and nodded to Feng Yan.
Zhu Yu was awakened by the noise and frowned unhappily when he saw the figure stepping inside.
Lu Xiaoyun turned her gaze from Zhu Yu and saw that Zhu Dan seemed to have been standing in the June sunlight for a long time.
She said, "The sun is too strong outside, don't stand on the porch."
Hearing Yun'er say this, Zhu Dan's smile became even brighter. As he walked towards her, he said, "You used to be like this too. In the summer, you didn't want me to stand in the sun waiting for you, saying the sun was too strong. Yun'er, you are still the same person you were before."
Zhu Yu lay on the couch, shifted his position to make himself more comfortable, snorted through his nostrils, and closed his eyes: "Hmph, Fifth Brother, do you want me to tell you that A-Yun said the same thing to Feng Yan and the others just now? You're just like them, nothing special."
Zhu Dan was speechless: "Why must Fourth Brother do this?"
Zhu Yu opened his eyes and looked at him, saying, "That's true. A-Yun's attitude towards you and Feng Yan and the others is the same, so don't overthink it. Look at me, I'm lying here comfortably with fruits and snacks to eat."
Zhu Dan chuckled lightly, knowing he wouldn't get the better of his fourth brother, but he wasn't annoyed and sat down opposite Lu Xiaoyun.
Lu Xiaoyun looked at him and said, "Zhu Chen is back. The Third Prince's residence is in complete chaos. I wonder what happened."
Suddenly, she remembered the time two days ago after the morning court session when she went to see her grandmother, Zhu Dan, and the old emperor had summoned him away. She said, "Was it you who did Zhu Dan? So, yesterday, when the grandmother suddenly summoned the noblewomen to the palace, was that also your doing?"
Zhu Dan had a gentle smile on his face, but a flash of murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He had thought that Yun'er would go to the Empress Dowager to ask for her help, but it turned out that she was just going to pay her respects.
After seeing Yun'er get into the carriage, he immediately turned around and went to Cisui Palace to ask the Empress Dowager to arrange a flower viewing banquet. He said he wanted to see the noble ladies and also asked his sisters-in-law to help him make a selection. The Empress Dowager readily agreed.
He secretly had a palace maid put the drug in the Third Prince's wife's tea.
The Empress Dowager was unaware of these matters, but there was no need to hide them from Yun'er. Now that she was in her fourth brother's body, she should learn the methods of the royal family.
"Yes, I gave a packet of medicine powder to the palace maid serving the Empress Dowager and asked her to put it in the Third Prince's wife's tea."
Lu Xiaoyun smiled silently. She heard from the guards that Zhu Chen had summoned the imperial physician not long after returning to the mansion. A short while later, she saw servants leading three doctors into the mansion through the back gate. Soon after, the three doctors came out and each paid a considerable sum of money for their consultation.
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