The next day, Meng Qi did not wait for Song Chengze to return, but waited for Chuan'er. Chuan'er told Meng Qi in detail what happened in Kunning Palace.
"Second Madam said that everything went well. Third Miss is still in the palace attending to Princess Fanghua."
Meng Qi was very surprised. She didn't expect Fanghua to use such a method and take such a risk. She didn't know how badly she was injured. What if she was really disfigured?
"Did second sister say that Princess Fanghua was seriously injured?" Meng Qi asked with concern.
Chuan'er said, "Second Madam said there was bleeding, but it stopped quickly, so it shouldn't be a big problem. Second Madam also asked me to tell the princess that something big happened in Chengtian Palace yesterday, and they all returned home before the banquet was over. Second Madam said she was afraid that the prince might not be able to come back today, and asked me to tell the princess what I know so that she won't worry."
Meng Qi nodded. Meng Wan was indeed thoughtful. Although she knew yesterday that it had been accomplished, she was still very worried about how it had been accomplished and whether Song Chengze was implicated.
"Okay, you go ahead." Meng Qi nodded.
Chuan'er said in a crisp voice, "Second Master, Young Master Gao, and Young Master Li found a leopard cat after guessing the riddles yesterday. Second Master made a bet with the two young masters that whoever could catch it first would get the colorful butterfly girl from Yunxiang Yazhu." Chuan'er blushed when he said this, paused and continued.
"The leopard cat was eventually found in an abandoned palace, lying on a box, scratching its tail. Curious, Erye and the others opened the box and saw it was filled with children's clothes, all of which were several years old. Erye found two letters inside, but before he could open them, he saw Prince Duan dragging Prince Rui into the courtyard. Prince Duan was tugging at Prince Rui's collar, about to yell at him, when he saw Erye and the other two looking at them. Erye said Prince Duan was startled at the time."
Chuan'er smiled as he spoke, "Prince Rui pulled Prince Duan's hand away, saying he didn't know what Prince Duan was talking about, and asked how they got here. Second Master gave Prince Rui the letter, saying he had chased the leopard cat here and found the box. Prince Rui took the letter and glanced at it, as if frightened. Prince Duan wanted to see it, but Prince Rui refused to give it to him, and told Second Master and the others to pick up the box and follow him. Second Master said they returned to Chengtian Hall, and Prince Rui said something to the Emperor. Second Master saw the Emperor looking at the letter and stood up all of a sudden. Prince Duan seemed to feel something was wrong, so he hurried over, but was angrily scolded by the Emperor. Then Lu Chengbao came over and had the box taken away."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Prince Duan had intended to frame Song Chengze, but he had countered. She believed Zhou Yu must have swapped the two letters in the box. Prince Duan had lured Song Chengze there to create the illusion that the two brothers had seen the box simultaneously, thus making the accusation more credible.
Of course, these alone are not enough to determine the death of Prince Duan and Concubine Xiang. Meng Qi believes that Song Chengze must have a backup plan.
After Chuan'er left, Meng Qi sent Xiaoman to the outer courtyard to listen to any movement at all times.
Towards evening, everyone in Prince Rui's Mansion heard a piece of news that a doctor from the Fusheng Temple had been invited to Jing'an Garden.
This Fushengtang is a very famous pharmacy in Beijing that specializes in treating women. It is especially good at preserving pregnancy, delivering babies, and even treating symptoms related to pregnancy.
This news immediately caused an uproar in the Rui Palace. First, Zhang Decheng rushed in and watched the doctor write a prescription. Zhang Decheng's old face was so grinning that his teeth were invisible. He stepped forward and pushed Wang Chenghai away, saying, "You go and serve the princess. I'll go get the medicine."
"What do you know? Just go get the medicine." Wang Chenghai said with a smile.
Zhang Decheng slapped Wang Chenghai on the head and said, "You bastard, when I was preparing medicine for the prince, you were still wearing open-crotch pants. Give them to me."
Wang Chenghai gave the prescription to Zhang Decheng with a smile. Zhang Decheng congratulated Meng Qi and bowed to see the doctor out.
Yuan Dong brought Meng Qi a glass of yellow water. "This Qingning is really amazing. The princess only drank a glass and was able to diagnose a pregnancy pulse."
Meng Qi drank the water in the cup in one gulp, and it was so sour that she stuck out her tongue. Yuan Dong quickly brought over the fruit plate.
"Yes, no one saw it, did they?"
Wang Chenghai said respectfully, "No, don't worry, it was given to me by that big flying man. No one else will see it."
Meng Qi nodded. She asked Chuan'er to go back and ask Meng Wan to think about whether they could ask Zhou Yu's friend who was good at making medicine to get some pulse that would allow the doctor to detect a false pregnancy.
Unexpectedly, Meng Wan's speed was so fast. The martial arts master beside Zhou Yu, named Wu Hen, brought it over. Less than two hours after he drank it, Su Xin, who knew a little about the art of medicine, had already detected some.
She originally wanted to make this matter vague and uncertain, so she asked someone to invite a doctor from the Women's Holy Temple. Unexpectedly, the doctor said that it was almost three months old, which just happened to match the time they misunderstood during the Wanshou Festival.
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In Huamu Garden, the teacup in Xiao Lin's hand fell to the ground. It turned out that she was pregnant. What should they do? What if what the Lin family was worried about really happened?
Forget the Lin family, just for myself. Right now, I'm not favored by the prince at all. It's hard to even see him on a regular basis, let alone serve him. When the eldest son of the original family moved to the outer courtyard, I could still get some news from the prince and see him occasionally, but after the New Year, no, I should say, after the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, I can't see him anymore. My chance to see the prince isn't as great as the chance to herald the arrival of spring.
Xiao Lin paced back and forth. Rather than expecting the Lin family to send those vixens, it would be better to add fuel to the fire and pick up Baochun. Given Meng's personality, even if Baochun was taken in by the prince, she would never mention the concubine, let alone return to the inner chambers. As long as Baochun was taken in and placed in the outer courtyard, it would create convenient conditions for both the prince and herself and Cheng Dianyi.
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