As Jing An had said before, Qiu Lian was usually quiet and taciturn, rarely showing any emotion. This was the first time she had disregarded their status and yelled at them.
Wei Shuyi turned around in surprise. "Sister has invited me to visit her courtyard many times before, but it has never happened. Now I am attracted by the beautiful scenery. Why is Miss Qiulian so nervous?"
"Yes, we are all very careful!" Jing Ning came over and took her arm. "How could we damage the green plants that Changzai has worked so hard to plant?"
Qiulian glanced at the withered green plum and her expression gradually relaxed.
"Min agreed. Our young master will let you in, but everyone else must stay outside."
"No problem—"
Wei Shuyi walked into the inner room of Heshun Hall and saw the haggard He Changzai leaning against the head of the bed. Compared with her original energetic appearance, she had lost a lot of weight.
Hearing some movement, she turned her head and asked, "My sister is here?"
"How is your sister's recovery?"
"A miscarriage plus a drowning will not heal in a short time. Look, I can't finish all the medicine, and I don't know when it will end!" He Changzai coughed a few times, "It's my incompetence that has caused my sister to suffer!"
Wei Shuyi shook his head and said earnestly, "Sister, despite the pain of losing your son, you still pleaded for me so many times. This is such a great favor. If there is another chance, I will definitely repay you!"
He Changzai's expression changed slightly. He took a piece of the cake at hand and tasted it.
Then, he couldn't help but ask, "Qiulian said that she found a clue and would just hand it over to the emperor. Why does she look so depressed?"
"But it's all useless. I went to the Imperial Hospital and checked the medication records. They were all small doses, and no one took two medicines at the same time. I also went to Yanxiu Pavilion and tried to look for residual medicine on the shore, but the palace maids were always moving around, so even if there was any evidence, it would have been gone long ago."
Wei Shuyi pretended to be distressed and told all the bad things he had experienced.
He Changzai comforted her and assured her: "Don't worry, sister, even if the time limit is up and the emperor wants to punish you, I will protect you!"
"You and I don't have the same feelings as when we were little. Why are you doing this, sister?"
"Just because we get along! Just because you helped me before! No matter what, I can't just watch you go to your doom!"
Wei Shuyi's eyes turned red as he responded with a sob. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he stepped out of Heshun Hall.
Jing Ning was talking to the cold-faced Qiu Lian, speaking freely while she remained silent. Jing An, seemingly annoyed by their noise, moved away alone, waiting in silence.
"My dear, are you out?"
"Well, my sister still needs to rest, so please keep your voice down." Wei Shuyi instructed, "Since the pastries have been delivered, we will leave. Miss Qiulian, please serve the pastries. My sister's health is in your hands."
"yes."
The three of them returned to Sangyuxuan along the same route they came.
Jing Ning was the last one to close the door, then he patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister, did you succeed? I'm about to tell you all the interesting stories I've heard in my life, but Qiu Lian didn't react. It's really hard to chat with her!"
"Just barely."
Wei Shuyi looked at the two of them in confusion: "What are you planning by having you two guard outside the door?"
"My lady, there's something wrong with that pot of green plums," Jing'an analyzed. "Shortly after you went in, Qiulian found an excuse and had the pot moved away. I pretended to go over and lend a hand, and I got this."
In her palm, she held a handful of loose soil with a few fallen leaves mixed in.
Seeing this, Jing Ning said proudly: "My lady, it was because I found a way to lure Qiu Lian away that my sister succeeded!"
Wei Shuyi smiled helplessly and stretched out his left hand hidden in his sleeve. The gaps between his two fingers were filled with mud.
This was the proof of her hard digging a moment before she turned around.
"Wow! It's rare that you and I think alike. Have my sister and I become smarter?"
"Yes, clever fellow." Wei Shuyi took the handful of soil with his handkerchief. "There is no time to lose. I have to go to the Imperial Hospital. You..."
"Understood! We'll continue to show our sad faces!"
——
Perhaps it was a special arrangement by Director Jiang, but the number of people at the Imperial Hospital was noticeably smaller. Furthermore, when someone saw her approach, they immediately pretended to be in a hurry and walked out, deliberately avoiding contact.
Wei Shuyi looked inside and finally saw the black robe in the corner.
"Doctor Lu."
"Master Min?" Although his tone was surprised, his face was calm and in control. "Are you here to change the medicine?"
"Yes, the medicine you brought earlier has run out." She handed the porcelain bottle over. "My wounds haven't healed yet, thank you for your help."
Lu Xingzhou opened the bottle and stared at the dark brown soil inside. There was a faint sour smell coming from it, so he turned and walked inside.
"Please wait a moment, Miss Min. I will be back soon."
Wei Shuyi sat on a stool nearby, secretly hoping he could find out the answer. If this clue could be further advanced, her chances of survival would increase.
An incense stick of time passed, and Lu Xingzhou did not appear.
She continued to wait, reviewing the information she already knew in her mind: In He Changzai's eyes, her life far outweighed the throne and her future position. Why? She had never made an enemy of him, so who had sent He Changzai to play this chess piece and frame her?
"My dear Miss Min, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I have prepared a new set of medicine. The prescription is above. Please keep it."
"Thank you, Doctor Lu."
I thought he would say something, but it was just business as usual.
"Master Min, is there anything else?"
"Nothing, I'm leaving first."
He smiled and said, "Take care."
Wei Shuyi knew that the Imperial Medical Service might have spies from various forces, so he didn't ask too many questions and turned and left.
On the way, she unfolded the paper and saw that it was a normal prescription. Even the porcelain bottle had been replaced with a new one, and it was filled with light green herbal juice, nothing out of the ordinary.
That's not like him.
Wei Shuyi returned to the palace full of doubts and stared at the prescription in a daze.
The weather is excellent today. Under the warm sunshine, tiny traces of dots appear on the page of paper. If you don't look closely, you will definitely not discover the mystery.
She reached out and rubbed it, but the mark remained. It was obvious that someone had done it intentionally, and the ink was not spilled due to a shaking hand.
Those small dots are right below the corresponding characters.
Wei Shuyi read out the words in order, and suddenly realized something was wrong: "A pregnancy-stabilizing drug?! Three herbs for treating colds?!"
What's the meaning!
"My lady, what's wrong with you?" Jing An heard the sound of a brush falling in the inner room and immediately walked in. "My lady? You look very bad. What happened?"
"No, nothing."
The scenes of the past now emerged in her mind one by one.
Why didn't she follow the imperial physician's advice and walk around freely during her pregnancy? Why did the green plum blossoms wither, causing Qiulian to become furious? Why was the imperial heir sacrificed just to accuse her of a crime?
What if, from the very beginning, that royal heir didn't exist?!
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