Chapter 372 Just wait for your family to be raided and your clan wiped out.
"The Third Miss may be pregnant."
A single sentence silenced the room for a moment. Jiang Yu put down her chopsticks, and Lu Yifang stood up abruptly, staring intently at Granny Feng as she asked, "How did you get this news?"
Granny Feng glanced at Jiang Yu again, and seeing that her expression was calm and made it impossible to guess her mood, she became even more nervous. She hurriedly replied to Lu Yifang, "The people investigating the Third Miss have returned and reported that the Third Miss's maid, Qing'er, has been going to the pharmacy to get medicine to prevent miscarriage the last few times she has gone out."
Silence fell in the room again. Lu Yifang's face was ashen. She took a deep breath and said, "Have the family physician check the Third Miss's pulse."
"Yes." Granny Feng hurried out, and when she left, she called four or five burly old women with her.
Inside the room, Jiang Yu pulled Lu Yifang to sit down. "If the child's father has no hostile relationship with our household, then let her marry without a dowry, and from then on, she will no longer be a member of the Duke of Chu's household. If the child's father is our enemy, it will be even easier to handle."
After saying that, she put some food on Lu Yifang's plate, saying, "Eat first."
Lu Yifang was initially very anxious and upset, but seeing that she was as steady as a rock, her heart calmed down. "I... I was just afraid that if this got out, it would affect the reputation of our family."
Jiang Yu nodded. "If you don't want things to get out, there are plenty of ways."
As long as the methods are ruthless enough.
The matter of Jiang Chengye buying private transport ships was suppressed back then. Of course, many people died in the process.
Lu Yifang nodded and sighed, saying, "It's all my fault for not managing the household well. The daughters are too old to stay at home, so I need to get them engaged as soon as possible."
She originally intended to choose carefully. Although she disliked those illegitimate daughters and their concubines, she knew that if a woman married poorly, she would suffer for the rest of her life, and she wasn't that heartless.
She had originally planned to marry off men of similar social standing and good character to her daughters. She hadn't considered marrying those poor but accomplished scholars. Mainly, she knew nothing about them, and vetting them would require Jiang Yu's expertise; she didn't want to trouble her own daughter.
I never expected something like this to happen.
Jiang Yu hummed in agreement again. Housekeeper Lu Yifang's methods were indeed a bit too lenient. This incident was partly due to her negligence. Actually, Jiang Yu could accept such private exchanges as long as they weren't taken too far.
Everyone has someone they like during puberty. As long as feelings are expressed within bounds of propriety and explained clearly to their families, Jiang Yu won't make things difficult for them. The real concern is that some people are too naive and will be taken advantage of.
Seeing her daughter eat as if nothing had happened, Lu Yifang felt that she still lacked self-control. Looking at her daughter, she realized that this was the kind of person who was destined for great things. She also picked up her chopsticks and started eating, but she was still uneasy and remorseful.
They had only taken a few bites when a commotion broke out outside. Then, Granny Feng walked in, her expression even more grave than before. "Lord Duke, Madam, the Third Miss is indeed pregnant, about two months along."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yifang subconsciously looked at Jiang Yu, only to see her put down her chopsticks and ask, "Do you know who the child's father is?"
Granny Feng shook her head. "This old servant took people to take the Third Miss's pulse. At first, the Third Miss was uncooperative, so this servant... ordered people to hold her down. The Third Miss then shouted that if even a hair on her head was hurt, all of us would die without a burial place."
Later, the family physician took her pulse, and the third young lady confidently declared that her child held a higher status than anyone else in the household.
“This… could it be…” Lu Yifang swallowed the last two words in shock, then looked at Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu's expression was also somewhat solemn, but she didn't panic at all and said to Granny Feng, "Prepare the abortion medicine."
Granny Feng was shocked for a moment, then immediately went to do it. Jiang Yu stood up and said to Lu Yifang, "Mother, let's go take a look."
“Okay.” Lu Yifang followed behind her and walked out.
When Jiang Yu first mentioned preparing abortion pills, Lu Yifang hesitated, but now she realized that the child's father was, after all, a member of the royal family. Regardless of who the father was, the child was a potential threat to the Duke of Chu's mansion.
Jiang Yu was trying to figure out which member of the royal family could be involved. After much thought, every prince except Prince An was a possibility. She ruled out Prince An because they were currently cooperating well, and if he were to use such methods again, it wouldn't solidify their cooperation but rather incite hatred.
The other princes were trying to use this method to get her on board. If it were the Crown Prince, it would just be a way to disgust her. This is something only the Crown Prince would do.
Soon they arrived at Jiang Ling's courtyard. Jiang Yu walked into the small flower hall and saw Jiang Ling sitting in the head seat, looking quite imposing. She was wearing a scarlet brocade dress, and the gold hairpin in her hair glittered in the candlelight, giving her a rather noble air.
But her clenched, white fingertips and her raised chin revealed that she was not as calm as she appeared on the surface.
Seeing Jiang Yu and the others enter, Jiang Ling did not stand up to greet them, but instead said, "Big sister, are you here to congratulate your younger sister?"
Jiang Yu's indifferent gaze swept over Lu Yifang's heavily made-up face, helped her sit down, and then sat down herself, asking, "Whose is it?"
Seeing Jiang Yu so calm, Jiang Ling clenched her hands even tighter. Although she didn't spend much time with Jiang Yu on a regular basis, Jiang Ling knew Jiang Yu's temperament; the calmer she was, the more ruthless she would be when she struck.
Taking a deep breath, she chuckled and said, "When this child is born, I'm afraid my eldest sister will have to bow to him."
Jiang Yu's indifferent gaze fell on her face again, and she asked, "Whose is it?"
"I'm sorry, big sister, I can't tell you right now." When she said this, Jiang Ling seemed to be more confident, and even looked at Jiang Yu provocatively.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yu didn't even glance at her, only giving a blank "hmm" after hearing her words. Jiang Ling felt like she'd punched a pillow. Her clenched hands tightened, but thinking of the father of her unborn child, she straightened her back. With the child's father as her support, what did she have to fear?
At this moment, Granny Feng walked in, carrying a tray with an exquisite porcelain pot and cups on it. Jiang Ling tensed up as soon as she saw them, and her hand involuntarily went to her lower abdomen.
At this moment, Jiang Yu's indifferent voice rang out, "Force it down her throat."
As soon as the voice fell, Granny Feng waved her hand, and seven or eight burly old women rushed in and then rushed towards Jiang Ling.
"No, Jiang Yu, how dare you! Do you know whose child I'm carrying? Stop! Stop..."
Jiang Ling screamed hysterically, but the old women wouldn't listen to her. Her maids were also restrained. In an instant, she was pinned to the ground, unable to move an inch.
But how could she accept this? Forced to kneel on the ground, she raised her chin and looked at Jiang Yu, shouting, "Jiang Yu, I am carrying the emperor's grandson. If you dare to kill him, you can expect your family to be wiped out and your clan to be exterminated!"
But Jiang Yu remained unmoved, looking at Granny Feng calmly and saying, "Force it down her throat."
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