Early in the morning, Lu Qiqi was invited by Chen Ziye to the second courtyard to take Chen Siyi's pulse.
Upon hearing Lu Qiqi's voice from inside the house, Chen Siyi suddenly went berserk, smashing porcelain and shouting that no one was allowed to enter.
Chen Ziye stood outside with a grim expression, but he was also very anxious.
After all, they are his own flesh and blood, and as a father, he felt heartbroken when such a thing happened to them.
Lu Qiqi comforted her, "Second Uncle, I'll go in alone to examine her. I'm afraid that if there are too many people, she might be agitated."
Before Chen Ziye could speak, Ding Wanyue thanked him repeatedly.
Lu Qiqi, carrying a medicine box, walked into the house, bypassed the porcelain on the ground, and stood in front of Chen Siyi.
Chen Siyi stood barefoot on the couch, her hair disheveled and her eyes red, as if she had just been crying.
If Lu Qiqi hadn't witnessed the scene at the artificial hill, she probably would have been fooled by her current appearance.
She said, "Pregnant women need to avoid arrogance and impatience. Getting angry will make the pregnancy unstable. I don't need to prescribe abortion pills; the fetus will not survive on its own."
Upon hearing this, Chen Siyi instinctively covered her lower abdomen and sat down on the bed.
Lu Qiqi took in all of her little actions, and because of this, she was even more certain that the person behind the artificial hill that day must have been Chen Siyi.
She said, "Since you dare to act in the palace, the child's father must be no ordinary person."
After hearing just one sentence, Chen Siyi's face turned deathly pale.
What do you know?
Lu Qiqi shrugged. "I don't know anything, and I don't want to know."
Your second uncle asked me to come and examine you, but everyone actually knows you are pregnant.
We can still hide it now, but what if our maternal grandparents find out?
Think back to when Lu Changping hadn't yet revealed her true identity; how were you treated then?
Although Chen Xianming is protective of his own, he is not shameless, yet he has caused such trouble time and time again.
Allowing Chen Siyi to go up the mountain to become a nun was a way of giving her special treatment.
Not to mention that the two elderly people doted on her, which broke their hearts, and they don't know what decision they will make.
Chen Siyi naturally understood Lu Qiqi's meaning, but she didn't know what her intentions were, so she could only watch her warily.
Lu Qiqi added, "Now you have two choices."
First, tell us who that person is and let your maternal grandfather stand up for you.
Second, give up on things you shouldn't be thinking about and secretly abort the child.
If you choose the second option, I can guarantee you will experience less suffering during the miscarriage.
Chen Siyi could tell from her expression that she didn't seem to want to harm her, and she had no other choice at the moment.
"I choose the first option."
After a long pause, Chen Siyi finally said, "Cousin, could you please call my parents inside?"
Seeing that she had made a choice, Lu Qiqi didn't say much. She took her pulse, prescribed some medicine to prevent miscarriage, and then left.
...
Three days later, the Marquis of Lin'an's residence received an imperial decree bestowing a marriage upon them.
Chen Siyi became the second prince's concubine and entered the palace half a month later.
Upon receiving this news, Lu Qiqi finally understood that the man behind the artificial hill that day was actually the Second Prince.
On this day, Song Yanqing, who rarely had time to return to the capital, took a basket of loquats and went straight to the Marquis of Lin'an's residence.
While eating the loquats that Song Yanqing had peeled, Lu Qiqi told him the whole story.
Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing wiped the juice off his hands, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The Great Jin has not yet established a crown prince. His Majesty's health is deteriorating day by day, and he is gradually becoming more wary of the princes."
The merit of following the emperor is something many people would flock to, but the Marquis of Lin'an's family has already achieved numerous military exploits and does not need such a thing.
It seems your cousin doesn't understand the principle that the moon wanes after it's full.
Lu Qiqi lowered her head to spit out the loquat pit, but Song Yanqing took it from her without hesitation.
Qingdai stared wide-eyed, while Nineteen remained calm, showing no sign of finding anything wrong with what his young master was doing.
Lu Qiqi picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth. "I think she wasn't unaware of the situation; on the contrary, she was too calculating, believing that the Second Prince would definitely seize the throne and succeed to the throne."
She continued her analysis, "The eldest prince was born to the late empress, and the second prince would be the most advantageous in the court after the eldest prince is overthrown."
As everyone knows, the Empress Dowager is the mother of the Second Prince, and the Second Prince's uncle is the current Left Prime Minister.
All the odds were against the Second Prince, so her choice was understandable.
Song Yanqing said, "Throughout history, those in high positions have climbed over corpses. If the Marquis of Lin'an wants to remain unscathed in the future, it will be difficult."
The reason why the Marquis of Lin'an's family was able to remain untainted was that it did not marry into the royal family.
Now that the neutrality has been broken, it's unclear what will happen in the future.
Lu Qiqi thought for a moment, "I don't think so."
"Um?"
"Your father, the Prince of Libei, and the Emperor are both legitimate, and your maternal grandfather was able to extricate the Marquis of Lin'an from the chaos."
Now, Chen Siyi is only a concubine after marrying into the family, and she has the support of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion on the surface.
Those who followed the Second Prince weren't blind either; they could naturally see the Lin'an Marquis's stance of not participating in factional strife.
After discussing this matter, the two returned to the topic of finding the Fragrant Pavilion.
Song Yanqing has been away from the capital these days, searching for the people in the brothel.
When Wu Qi used the assassins from Xianglou, it provided the Shadow Guard with a lot of clues.
However, these clues were ultimately limited, and the person in charge of the incense shop was no pushover; he could always extricate himself quickly.
This raises suspicions that the Fragrant Pavilion is merely a physical location, and that these hidden activities do not actually take place within it.
Lu Qiqi couldn't figure it out. "Wu Qi is trapped in the inner courtyard. Presumably, the people in the brothel will still try to contact her."
Perhaps we could influence the officials responsible for cultivating the Mandarin flowers, and imprison them in a dark jail for interrogation.
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