"Yunniang, Xie Wanyi asked you to arrange for people to monitor each courtyard. Have you discovered anything?"
"Neither the masters nor the servants of the various courtyards noticed anything unusual. Even on the two days after Wanyi was drugged, Ziyu was watching the stove but wasn't as close to her as she was the next two days. However, Lutao, the third-rank maid, saw a dark shadow slip out of the kitchen window when she went into the kitchen to get some hot water the night before Wanyi's wedding."
"A dark shadow?"
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren frowned at the same time.
"Lu Tao didn't take it seriously and thought it was just a black cat stealing food."
"Wanyi," Duke Xie said, "No one in our palace would resort to such despicable means to harm you. The most likely reason they attacked you was because they wanted to kill the prince. Someone doesn't want the prince to have an heir."
Duke Xie knew very well that Feng Jinyu would never have the chance to become the crown prince again in his current condition.
But his child is the crown prince, and Feng Jinyu has no heirs, so who will benefit the most?
The third and fourth princes seem to be incompetent, and they might just be pretending to be pigs and eating the tiger. They are highly suspected.
There is also the emperor’s newly born little prince.
It is impossible to say that it was Concubine Cui who did it. There is no one in the Cui family in the court, so it is impossible for anyone to help her.
"Grandfather, the prince began to catch colds repeatedly in the Western Territory and his condition did not improve. That's when the person behind the scenes took action. I would like to ask you to help me find Feng Jinxiu's whereabouts. If he can harm the prince once, he can do it a second time."
"Father, Wanyi has a point." Prince Xie was filled with hatred. How dare she give her precious daughter a sterilizing drug? He couldn't stand it. "Even though Feng Jinxiu is a commoner now, he can't be willing to do that. I guess he doesn't just want the prince to have children. I think he wants the prince's life."
Giving the prince dirty medicine is enough to prove this point!
"Hao'er, your father knows about this. I will arrange for someone to search for his whereabouts."
Duke Xie turned to Xie Wanyi and said, "Don't worry about these things. Grandfather will investigate this matter. The most important thing for you now is to protect the prince and not let him fall into any more evil hands."
"Wanyi understands. It's getting late. After visiting my grandmother, Wanyi returned to the Crown Prince's residence."
Duke Xie nodded and said, "Go ahead."
"Mother." Xie Wanyi took Yunniang's arm, "Let's go see grandma together. I want to have some personal conversation with you."
The figures of mother and daughter disappeared from sight, and Xie Shizi quickly closed the door. "Dad, if I had known this would happen, I should have listened to you and found a way to cancel this arranged marriage."
Duke Xie glared at him. "It's too late to regret now! Wanyi has suffered such a great hardship before she even got married. I'm only worried that Your Highness won't be able to bear it. Wanyi isn't pregnant yet, so Wanyi's suffering is yet to come!"
"No! With Elder Lu here, Wanyi will definitely be able to get pregnant with the prince's child."
Duke Xie pondered for a moment, "Alright, you arrange for someone to secretly investigate the Third and Fourth Princes. Don't be fooled by their appearances; dig deeper. Feng Jinxiu, I'll be in charge. We must identify the mastermind within four days."
"Okay, Dad, I'll arrange it right away!"
Xie Wanyi stayed in the room of the wife of Duke Anguo for half an incense stick of time, and then returned to the eldest prince's mansion.
As soon as they arrived at Quchen Pavilion, Xie Wanyi arranged for someone to prepare hot water in advance.
After returning to the room and sending Zi Yu and the others away, she dared to take out the "secret book" that made people's blood boil and their faces blush from the depths of her sleeves.
Having sex is unavoidable, so I can only learn some techniques and not let the prince get tired!
Learning this thing is really useful. The couple reached the peak quickly in the evening.
Feng Jinyu simply wanted to relieve the heat in his body, so he quickly got up and returned to Xiaoyun Pavilion after reaching the top.
Mr. Lu and Li Yuanliang were very surprised. Shouldn't he have fallen asleep immediately due to exhaustion?
How do you still have the energy to go back to Xiaoyun Pavilion?
Don’t you need water three times a night?
"What are you two still standing there for? Has the aphrodisiac worn off tonight?"
In order to be accurate, Mr. Lu and Li Yuanliang took turns to examine Feng Jinyu.
"How is it? Will it happen again tonight?"
"It won't happen again tonight, but... something seems wrong. Your Highness, your body should be drained right now, but the damage isn't that serious."
"Since there won't be an attack tonight, don't think too much about it. Just go down and rest."
Feng Jinyu recalled the scene in Quchen Pavilion and felt that this ecstasy powder only magnified people's desires. People with no self-control would not be able to control themselves and would want to continue again and again.
And as for Wanyi's initiative tonight, he really didn't put in much effort.
Xie Wanyi had washed up and lay back on the bed, but she didn't dare fall asleep for a while, worried that if they only did it once, the prince wouldn't be satisfied and would have another attack. What if?
Xie Wanyi fell asleep while waiting, and when she opened her eyes again, it was almost dawn.
Xie Wanyi got up excitedly and followed the techniques in the secret book to get rid of the effect of the aphrodisiac in one go.
But, I'm not sure if the prince is tired?
Xie Wanyi entered the small kitchen in high spirits to deliver breakfast to the prince and to inquire about the situation.
When Xie Wanyi led people to deliver breakfast to Xiaoyun Pavilion, Feng Jinyu had finished acupuncture and was half lying on the bed.
He still looked haggard, but in good spirits.
There is no need to ask, the prince is indeed not tired.
The couple did the same thing for the next three nights.
"Your Majesty, Qinglian sent a message. The last four nights, the eldest prince didn't collapse in Xie Wanyi's bed from exhaustion. The aphrodisiac took effect, and the eldest prince went to find Xie Wanyi. After the aphrodisiac wore off, the eldest prince left quickly without any lingering feelings. Could it be that the Ecstasy Powder didn't work?"
Cui Wan hadn't expected Feng Jinyu to have such strong self-control that he could actually resist the temptation. "No, Feng Jinyu is definitely not ordinary for the emperor to value her for so many years. Let Qinglian continue to keep an eye on her. In a month, when Xie Wanyi gets anxious, we can take action then and solve the problem once and for all."
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It is said that when the Empress Dowager and the Queen arrived at Huangjue Temple, it was already past dinner time. Huangjue Temple did not dare to neglect them because the person who came was not someone else.
Not long after the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law moved into the royal villa, the host master Huide sent someone to deliver a table of exquisite vegetarian dishes.
"I heard that Master Ci'en came to Huangjue Temple?"
"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen."
"Tomorrow I will see Master Ci'en after I pay my respects to the Buddha."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to see Master Ci'en tomorrow." Hui De looked troubled. "Ci'en has been invited by pilgrims to Yizhou County to perform a ritual. Will he be back in seven days?"
The Empress Dowager frowned. "Are you sure Master Ci'en will be back in seven days? I remember there's a popular Fahua Temple in the neighboring Yizhou County..."
"Master Ci'en gave a lecture at Fahua Temple half a month ago. Now it's his turn at Huangjue Temple. He must come back before the lecture even begins. When Master Ci'en left, he told me that the Empress Dowager and the Empress would come to pay homage to the Buddha today."
"Okay, leave now. I will wait for him here for seven days."
"Aunt, whose fortune do you want Master Ci'en to read? That girl Wanyi?"
"That's right. I want to know whether Wanyi's first pregnancy is a boy or a girl. It would be best if it's a boy."
"It's definitely a boy!" Du Xingruo said confidently, "Wanyi's child is in good health. It's obvious that she will have many children and grandchildren!"
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