"How is this possible?"
Perrin couldn't believe it. It was impossible for the task she arranged for her subordinates to fail.
"Sister Lan, this is definitely true. Dean Yang reported the news back to the palace, and now the entire harem knows that Xie Wanyi is pregnant."
Peilan frowned slightly when he heard this. Is Xiao Lingyu's self-taught medical skills really so amazing?
Pei Lan entered the palace and saw Cui Wan pressing her brows. She said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I am back."
"Are you sure Xie Wanyi drank the entire packet of sterilization medicine?"
"Yes, Madam. Qingxu divided the whole packet of infertility medicine into four parts and mixed them into Xie Wanyi's health-preserving herbs. Qingxu also carefully examined the residue after the decoction. It was full of the ingredients of the infertility medicine. It is possible that Xiao Lingyu really cured her..."
Perrin said the following thank you in a very low voice.
"That's impossible," Cui Wan flatly denied the claim. "Feng Jinyu couldn't possibly have had the energy to have sex after being poisoned by the Seven-Day Ecstasy Powder. Xiao Lingyu had only just returned to the capital; how could he have healed her so quickly and gotten her pregnant?"
Pei Lan pondered for a moment. "Qing Xu is personally leading this matter, so there's no way he'd fail. The last news from Qing Lian said that Xiao Lingyu could cure the poison in Feng Jinyu's body, and that it would take a few years of rest to be completely cured. Xie Wanyi will definitely have Xiao Lingyu nurse her back to health so she can conceive. She'll have to wait a few years if she wants to have a child. Now that the Empress Dowager is pressing her, I suspect Xie Wanyi went to the Huguogong Mansion to look for Xiao Lingyu, probably to discuss the issue of children. I heard there's a folk remedy that can induce a false pregnancy."
"Fake pregnancy?"
Cui Wan was a little surprised. There were actually vicious methods that she had never heard of?
Peilan nodded. "Before I entered the palace, I heard the elders in the village gather together and talk about the Longmen Formation..."
Perrin explained in detail the story she had heard about fake pregnancy in the village when she was a child.
"Xie Wanyi knows she can't have children now. She can only wait until she recovers. She can wait for a few years, but the Queen Mother can't. Xie Wanyi will definitely ask Xiao Lingyu for advice. She reads a lot of books, and she might have heard about this fake pregnancy."
Cui Wan frowned, somewhat unconvinced. Xiao Lingyu was, after all, the head of the noble ladies. How could she possibly read those messy books?
After all, she married into a rural village, so she might have heard of fake pregnancy.
"Can this false pregnancy also feel a slippery pulse? Can it also have pregnancy symptoms?"
Pei Lan nodded. "The belly will still grow, but she won't be able to give birth after ten months. If Xie Wanyi uses this method, it won't make her belly grow. She'll definitely have an accident within three months and lose the baby. The Empress Dowager will then have no choice but to wait."
Cui Wan felt that what she said was possible, but after all, she had never seen such a fake pregnancy before, so she couldn't believe it.
"Before Xie Wanyi got married, didn't Qingxu notice anything unusual at the Anguo Mansion? After all, Elder Lu had to go see the Anguo wife before noon, and Xie Wanyi even cooked for her personally. They saw each other at lunch every day, so didn't Elder Lu notice anything unusual about Xie Wanyi's health?"
Peilan carefully recalled Qingxu's words, "Qingxu didn't find anything unusual. I also checked the small amount of medicine residue he brought back each time, and it did contain the ingredients of the infertility medicine."
Cui Wan picked up the teacup and took a few sips. "Xie Wanyi is also a talented woman with a smart mind. Maybe she already discovered that there was something wrong with the herbs and is putting on a show for us."
Cui Wan intuitively felt that what she said was right, and her mind became much clearer.
"My Lady, I will immediately send a message to Qinglian to find out the truth."
"Don't contact her yet."
Cui Wan was no fool. "Now that Xie Wanyi is pregnant, the Crown Prince's residence will be heavily guarded. Furthermore, that scapegoat, Mother Zhang, is dead and there's no evidence. Feng Jinyu will definitely not give up on the investigation. It's easy to be exposed if we act now, so let's wait and see what happens."
"Yes, my lady."
"Have you finished today's affairs?"
"It's been done. Aside from the maid she brought back from Huayang County, all the other servants in Xiao Lingyu's Youhuang Courtyard are from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Our people have infiltrated, and Xiao Lingyu's maid can't even tell she's a stranger. Now, if she touches any of the fruits and snacks she eats, the tea she drinks, or the pearl powder she applies, she'll be infected. If nothing goes wrong, we'll have news tomorrow."
A smile appeared on Cui Wan's face. If Xiao Lingyu died, who could save Feng Jinyu?
"Okay, I'll wait for good news!"
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The little oriole lay on the roof of the main house of Youhuangyuan waiting for Xiao Xier to come back.
It has been waiting for a long time, but the owner has not come back.
You can't just stay on the roof all the time, you have to fly down to see if there are any other bad guys coming to the inner bedroom.
I don't know how long it took, but the breath of the master drifted into the air.
When the little oriole raised its head, it saw Xiao Xier carrying snacks into the yard.
[Master, Master, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time.]
Seeing that the little yellow oriole was still feeling aggrieved, Xiao Xier quickly crushed the snack in her hand and handed it to it, "Try it quickly, it's delicious."
"I don't want to eat. I'm not hungry. You can't drink the water in the bedroom, you can't put on rouge or powder, and you can't eat the fruits and snacks in the drawer!"
"Why can't I eat it? Explain clearly."
[Master, please follow me in and I will show you]
When the couple entered the yard, they saw Xiao Xier chasing the little yellow oriole into the main house.
Su Xingyi smiled and whispered in Xiao Lingyu's ear, "I really envy Xiao Xier for being able to understand bird language."
Xiao Lingyu frowned. Why did this sound wrong?
"Yeah, I'm quite envious too." Xiao Lingyu said as he leaned most of his body on Su Xingyi. "I'm a little tired. I need to go in and have a good sleep."
Su Xingyi quickly leaned over and picked up Xiao Lingyu, "I'll carry you in."
"My uncle dotes on my young lady so much!"
"Yeah yeah……"
The servants in the yard were peeking while doing their work.
Seeing that Xiao Lingyu was tired, Mo Shu quickly sent all the servants in the yard away.
Su Xingyi came over holding Xiao Lingyu. Xiao Xier clenched her hands tightly, her face flushed with anger. "Xiao Xier, what's wrong with you? Did the little yellow oriole make you angry?"
Su Xingyi said as he gently placed Xiao Lingyu on the bed, helped her take off her shoes, and pulled the quilt over her. "Go get some sleep."
Seeing Xiao Xi'er's angry look, Xiao Lingyu couldn't sleep at all. "Xiao Xi'er, don't bother with the little yellow oriole. Come and sleep with mother."
"Mother, it didn't make me angry, it was because someone came into the room and poisoned us while we were away."
The couple was horrified, "Did the little oriole see it?"
Xiao Xier nodded, "The tea and pearl powder on the table..."
Xiao Xier quickly walked to the head of the bed and said, "Daddy, open the door quickly. Little Huangli said that the servant girl used a hairpin to open the lock and put poison in Gua Guo Ling's mouth."
Su Xingyi looked terrified. He checked the lock and found some tiny scratches. It must have been opened by someone!
Then he took out the key to open the drawer and pulled out all three layers of drawers. Each layer was a treasure house.
Su Xingyi didn't notice anything unusual. "Is every floor poisoned?"
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