Chapter 118: Pregnancy She has his blood in her body
That night, the Li family was in a state of turmoil.
After dealing with the body and cleaning up the bloodstains, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Aunt Yue walked back to the Pear Garden with Li Taian's arm around her. It was her first time witnessing a murder, and she was still a little dazed. "Master, do you think this Shuli...was she real or fake?"
Li Taian said without hesitation: "Of course it's fake."
Aunt Yue asked in a trembling voice, "What if...what if it's true?"
Li Taian shouted, "If I say it's false, then it's false. Wuhen is the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple. How could what he said be wrong?"
Aunt Yue nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, Wuhen is absolutely right. If this Shuli today is real, then the previous Shuli must have been fake. But the previous Shuli even sent Ze'er to the mistress's name. How could such a kind-hearted person be fake?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help shedding two tears: "It's just that good people don't get rewarded in this world. Shuli... is gone..."
Li Taian was silent for a long moment, then he sighed deeply, "Everyone has their own destiny. I'm old now, and I can't care about that anymore. Right now, I can only take care of Mingze."
Aunt Yue held him tighter, "Master, you're not old at all. You're our hope."
Under the night sky, the two of them were close to each other, yet they also seemed lonely and helpless.
When I came out of Li's house, there was a full moon in the sky, but the clouds were too thick, so the moon was covered with a layer of hazy light and shadow.
Xie Wuhen looked up at the sky and then walked towards the carriage.
As they walked, he gave the order: "Leave for Fuzi Mountain tomorrow and retrieve the princess."
Wu Sheng lowered his head and replied "yes".
At dawn the next day, Xie Wuhen led several capable subordinates out of the city.
They disguised themselves as merchants and traveled in a low-key manner, trying not to alert anyone. After leaving the city, they each mounted their horses and galloped towards Fuzi Mountain.
This is Confucius Mountain.
Bai Jinan has explored Su He's blood quality several times, but still hasn't found out anything.
In the end, he had no choice but to mix different herbs with the blood to try to detect the differences in blood quality.
One day, as soon as he mixed garlic and blood, the blood immediately turned purple-black.
Bai Jinan's face changed drastically and he couldn't believe it.
He took out a small amount of blood again and mixed it with garlic herbs, and the blood turned from bright red to purple again.
Bai Jinan said "As expected" and couldn't help but clench his fists secretly.
He turned around and went to the nearby melting cave to find Su He.
At that time, Su He had just finished breakfast and was sorting herbs in the cave with Zhang Xiuhua.
Bai Jinan stood at the entrance of the cave and said, "Miss, can you come out for a moment?"
Su He was stunned for a moment and asked, "But what happened?"
Bai Jinan nodded seriously: "Yes, it's very important."
Su He smiled and said, "How about you, Senior, go into the cave and talk. After all, my aunt is not an outsider."
Zhang Xiuhua echoed, "Yes, the young lady and I have always been inseparable, so there's no need for Mr. Bai to be shy about it."
Bai Jinan nodded: "In that case, I will go into the cave and talk." After saying that, he walked into the cave.
This Kong Rong Cave is the residence of Su He and Zhang Xiuhua. It is tidy and has couches, chairs, and even a tea table made of a large stone.
The two of them sat facing each other on either side of the tea table.
Su He poured Bai Jinan a cup of tea and asked, "I wonder what important matter you have?"
Bai Jinan didn't drink the tea. His usually amiable features became unusually serious. "Could I take the young lady's pulse?"
Su He was stunned, not knowing what he intended to do, but she knew that he would not do anything to her at the moment.
So he put down the kettle and stretched his wrist across the tea table: "Then I'll trouble you, Senior."
Bai Jinan reached out to check her pulse, then withdrew his hand after a moment.
His expression became more solemn, and he sighed, "I have finally found the reason for the blood supply failure."
Su He asked: "What's the reason?"
Bai Jinan looked at her inquiringly. "Toxicology has always been based on medical principles. I taught you poison techniques, but I didn't expect you to know nothing about your own body."
Su He was puzzled: "What do you mean by this, Senior?"
Bai Jinan then took a sip of tea and told the truth, "The girl has the blood of two people flowing in her body, so her blood cannot mix with Chen'er's."
Zhang Xiuhua, who was standing by, interjected, "What do you mean by shedding the blood of two people?"
Bai Jinan asked back, "The girl didn't know she was pregnant?"
These words were earth-shattering.
Su He was speechless for a moment.
Even Zhang Xiuhua was panic-stricken and at a loss.
Bai Jinan continued, "This fetus is only two months old and hasn't formed yet."
Su He was still a little slow to react, and instinctively asked, "How could I... conceive a fetus when I have the Heart-Eating Flower poison in my body?"
It is precisely because there is poison in your body that you are lucky enough, and that is why you do not take contraceptive soup every time you have sex.
She suddenly recalled the time she was in the bathtub with Xie Wuhen.
That was also her last time with him.
That time she didn't let him get away with it, she gave him the most perfect experience.
He also asked: "You didn't make my wife pregnant just now, did you?"
She also replied: "It was just once, it wouldn't be such a coincidence."
But it just happened to be such a coincidence that she was pregnant - on the eve of her leaving him, on the eve of her fleeing the capital and the Xie family, he implanted his blood in her body.
Her thoughts were complicated and her heart was heavy.
Bai Jinan replied: "The poison of the Heart-Eating Flower only harms the mother and not the fetus."
Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "That's good, that's good."
Su He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Bai Jinan asked solemnly, "What are your plans, young lady?"
Su He then raised his eyes to look at him: "Senior, what do you think I should do?"
Bai Jin'an regained his usual amiable demeanor, sipping his tea slowly and eloquently, "Young lady, if you want to cure the Heart-Eating Flower poison in your body, you must provide blood to this old grandson. If you want to provide blood, you must abort this fetus." Su He, however, asked, "If there is no antidote, when will the remaining poison in my body take effect?"
Bai Jin soothed Xu and smiled, "If the young lady refuses to supply blood, the poison of the Heart-Eating Flower will take effect in ten months. By then, the young lady will have just given birth and will be forced to part with the child."
Su He chuckled: "Only one of us, me or the baby in my belly, can survive, right?"
Bai Jinan answered the question irrelevantly: "I will give you one day to consider. Tomorrow at this time, I will come to ask for your decision."
Zhang Xiuhua was furious: "For the sake of his own grandson, he wants to put someone else's child to death. Isn't Mr. Bai afraid of retribution?"
Bai Jinan replied calmly, "If it weren't for my bone-shaping technique, your young lady would have died long ago. I'm simply asking you to fulfill your promise. How can I talk about retribution?"
At this time, Bai Chen was also eavesdropping outside the door. Upon hearing this, he hurried in and tried to persuade her: "Grandfather, Chen'er doesn't need your blood. Chen'er wants you to keep the baby in your belly and help you detoxify."
Bai Jinan didn't expect his grandson to overhear what was going on. He was a little annoyed for a moment: "Chen'er, Grandpa is doing this for your own good. You must not be soft-hearted."
Bai Chen retorted: "If the kindness that Grandfather shows to Chen'er is based on the suffering of others, Chen'er would rather not have it."
Bai Jinan was furious: "You have grown up and become independent now, haven't you? You dare to ignore the words of the old man."
He grabbed Bai Chen's arm and dragged him out: "Don't stir up trouble here. Go out first. Aung has something to tell you."
Bai Chen was already weak, and after being pulled a few times by Bai Jinan, he was quickly dragged out.
But in a moment, the grandfather and grandson went to the other side of the cave.
The cave became quiet.
Su He sat in front of the tea table for a long time without saying a word.
The steam from the tea on the table rose up, making it so clear in the cave that you could hear a pin drop.
Zhang Xiuhua was upset: "It's all my fault. I neglected the lady's letter schedule all these days."
These days we have been busy escaping, running around, and preparing blood supplies. Everything is a matter of life and death. Who has time to care about this mere period of time?
She then asked, "What are your plans, young lady?"
Su He stood up from the tea table and paced slowly in the cave.
After a moment, she stopped and gently stroked her lower abdomen with her palm, where a life was quietly growing. Although she had never thought that she would become a mother, at this moment, a warm current inexplicably surged in her heart.
She asked, "Aunt, what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Xiuhua choked up, tears welling in her eyes. "Young lady still has the poison from Old Bai in her body. Now...Young lady must take care of herself first."
She sniffed and continued, "Besides, since the young lady has left the Xie family and her uncle, there is no need... to keep his bloodline, right?"
Upon hearing this, Su He clenched the hand that was gently stroking her lower abdomen into a fist, causing deep wrinkles on the hem of her skirt.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but ask again, "What are your plans, Miss?"
Su He sighed: "I haven't thought about it yet."
She was reluctant to abort the child; after all, it was hers.
But she didn't want to die either, she had to live.
She was in a dilemma.
As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too, but at this moment, she wants to have it both ways.
As for how to have both, she hasn't figured it out yet.
The next morning, Bai Jinan arrived as promised, and Bai Chen followed.
The three of them went to the easternmost cave where the formation was set up.
As soon as Bai Jinan entered the cave, he took a porcelain bowl from the table next to him, poured in the prepared medicine powder, then poured in tea, stirred it with a spoon, and brought it to Su He: "This is an abortion medicine, drink it, girl."
Bai Chen was shocked when he heard this: "Grandfather, you clearly promised Chen'er yesterday that you would protect the fetus in my sister's belly. How could you go back on your word?" After he said that, he hurried forward to grab the medicine bowl from Bai Jinan's hand.
Bai Jinan dodged to the side, avoiding his outstretched arm, then casually waved his hand and unceremoniously sprinkled a handful of powder at him.
Bai Chen was instantly blinded, staggered twice, and fell sideways on the mat.
Bai Jinan sighed, "You're so weak, yet you love to show off. Take a break first." He looked at Su He and handed the medicine bowl to her again, "Young lady, drink it while it's hot."
Su He didn't take the medicine bowl, but asked calmly: "Senior said he would come to ask me for my decision today. I didn't expect that Senior would make the decision for me?"
Bai Jinan smiled kindly: "Young lady has no choice, and I have no choice either. After all, young lady made the promise first."
Su He's tone was meaningful: "But in the original promise, Senior secretly added too much content beyond the promise. How do we account for this?"
Bai Jinan approached, holding the medicine bowl. "This is too complicated to calculate. Miss, you have to have an abortion today even if you don't want to. After all, Chen'er has woken up, and I have already determined that you are Chen'er's only blood supplier. Once you drink this bowl of abortion medicine, I will immediately activate the blood supply magic circle."
Su He asked in return: "What if I insist on saving the baby in my belly?"
Bai Jinan sneered: "The outcome for that girl may be very tragic."
Su He also smiled and asked, "Really?" Then he waved his hand and sprinkled a handful of powder towards Bai Jinan...
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