"Mom, you saw what happened just now. If you go back with her, you will inevitably suffer physical pain."
Shangguan Wanning pondered and said, "As long as we find the real murderer, the problem will be solved naturally."
"Madam, Ning'er is right." Shangguan Yue felt very relieved.
"But...it's easier said than done..." Mrs. Shangguan was still very worried.
"Mom, maybe it's not as difficult as you think."
Shangguan Wanning recalled Lu Xiangzi's expression last night in Shangguan Xiaoxiao's room. She felt that he must have seen something.
"Madam, Ning'er has grown up. You have to trust her judgment and ability. I will negotiate with the Queen Mother, and leave the investigation of the real culprit to Ning'er. You, rest assured and take care of yourself."
Mrs. Shangguan looked at her husband and daughter, tears glistening in her eyes, and nodded gently.
Shangguan Wanning calmed her mother down and came to Lu Xiangzi's house. When she reached the door, she heard Lu Xiangzi humming an out-of-tune tune.
She knocked on the door and went in, only to see Lu Xiangzi eating peanuts and drinking wine, looking carefree.
"Master."
"Here I am." Lu Xiangzi adjusted his posture and half-reclined on the chair, "Ask."
Shangguan Wanning sat down next to him. "You knew I was coming?"
"Hehe, girl, just pouting your lips I know what you are going to do. Don't you just want to know if there is something wrong with your sister's pregnancy-preserving medicine?"
"Please give me some advice, Master." Shangguan Wanning diligently poured a glass of wine for Lu Xiangzi.
"As soon as I walked into her room, I could already smell the smell of the abortion-preserving drugs. I've been dealing with drugs for so many years that I can tell which drugs they are just by looking at my nose. I'm sure there's something else added to them. But... that's not what caused her miscarriage."
This surprised Shangguan Wanning.
"Then...what exactly was the reason for her miscarriage?"
Lu Xiangzi was silent for a while, then said, "In order to accurately answer your question, it would be best if I could feel her pulse."
Shangguan Wanning knew it of course, but considering Shangguan Xiaoxiao's current resistance, she was afraid that she would not cooperate.
"Okay, Master, I'll make the arrangements."
Shangguan Wanning wanted to find out the truth as soon as possible, so she didn't care about too much. While Shangguan Xiaoxiao was taking a nap, she asked Sun Jinyao to press her sleepiness point.
Only then did Lu Xiangzi have the chance to feel her pulse.
"Master, how is it?"
"It's pretty much what I thought, but..." Lu Xiangzi took a breath, "The person who did it was much more sophisticated than I thought."
Lu Xiangzi took Sun Jinyao and Shangguan Wanning out of the room, explaining as they walked.
"It was actually external factors that caused her miscarriage. Someone kept stimulating her acupuncture points and placed musk around her for a long time. After a long time, the fetus could no longer survive in her body. If they stimulated her with several times or even dozens of times the force at a certain time, she would definitely lose the baby."
"Then...what about the pregnancy-preserving medicine?"
"Someone wanted to completely cut off her escape route and took this opportunity to kill her. Fortunately, when I went in to feel her pulse and pierced her acupuncture points with silver needles, her life was saved, but her body was ruined. If she had been willing to let me treat her at that time, she might have had a glimmer of hope."
Shangguan Wanning couldn't help but sigh that Shangguan Xiaoxiao ended up hurting herself because she was on guard against her.
"So, whoever gave Shangguan Xiaoxiao a massage will be the murderer?" Sun Jinyao said softly.
"No, to be exact, if we find this person, we can follow the clues to find the murderer."
Sun Jinyao nodded. Indeed, some things are not as simple as they seem.
"There is one more thing I want to remind you of," Lu Xiangzi said, "During this process, the imperial physician should be able to detect the changes in the baby's belly. If the imperial physician did not bring it up in time, then... he is either a mediocre doctor or has ulterior motives."
Shangguan Wanning suddenly became nervous.
These two doctors are both veterans of the Imperial Hospital, and their medical skills are beyond doubt. If they didn't explain, then... it would be even more complicated.
It is easy to find out who gave Shangguan Xiaoxiao a massage.
Shangguan Wanning soon learned from other people that it was Shangguan Xiaoxiao's dowry nanny, Li Siniang.
She was deeply impressed by Li Siniang.
Li Siniang was also an old nanny who had worked in the Prime Minister's Mansion for many years. She had previously worked in Aunt Zhao's room. Because of her superb massage skills, she was deeply loved by Aunt Zhao.
Sometimes, even Shangguan Yue would ask her to press a few times to relax his muscles and joints.
When Shangguan Xiaoxiao got married, Mrs. Shangguan wanted to have more people around her to serve her, so she asked Li Siniang to go with her.
Logically speaking, Li Siniang watched Shangguan Xiaoxiao grow up, so there is no reason for her to betray her? Unless the person who ordered her to do so is of a higher status, or offers her an irresistible benefit.
In the next few days, Shangguan Wanning sent people to keep an eye on Li Siniang.
"Miss, the servant just came to report that Li Siniang asked for leave from the housekeeper and went out alone."
"Let's go and follow her." Shangguan Wanning couldn't wait to go out.
"Miss, why don't you bring a few more people?"
"Silly, when tracking someone, the quieter the better. Do you really want to notify everyone?"
Lutong had no choice but to follow Shangguan Wanning's footsteps. They saw Li Siniang looking around and walking into a secluded alley.
Shangguan Wanning was about to follow when Lutong grabbed her wrist.
"What's wrong?"
She noticed that Lu Tong's expression was a little distorted.
"My lady, my stomach hurts so much, I want to go to the toilet..."
"Oh, you are such a bother, go now."
Lutong ran away in a hurry, and Shangguan Wanning tiptoed towards the alley.
She hid in the corner and saw Li Siniang talking to two men.
"…The matter is now settled. Where is my money?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? My eldest daughter said that the matter is not over yet."
"I can't delay any longer. I have to take the money and run away quickly. Our eldest daughter is also very smart. If she finds out... don't blame me for not keeping my mouth shut."
"What? Threaten us?"
"No, but..."
"Since you might not be able to keep your mouth shut, then... I'll just have to keep you quiet."
One of the men drew a dagger as he spoke.
Li Siniang was so frightened when she saw this that she turned around and tried to run away.
The man quickly stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and stabbed her chest with the dagger.
Shangguan Wanning didn't have time to think about it, so she picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at him.
With good luck, it hit the man on the head.
The man screamed in pain and let go of Li Siniang, staring at Shangguan Wanning viciously.
"You little bastard, where did you come from? How dare you meddle in the affairs of the King of Hell?"
"You are killing people here in broad daylight, don't you have any law?"
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