Madam Bai asked in confusion, "Imperial Physician Wen? What brings you here?"
Physician Wen placed a small bowl and a prescription on the octagonal table. “Madam Bai, after examination, I found that one of the ingredients in Madam Bai’s medicine, when added to the An Yu Yang Shen Tang (a traditional Chinese medicine formula for stabilizing pregnancy and nourishing the spirit), will produce a deadly poison that will cause the death of the fetus in her womb.”
Hua Zheng's face turned deathly pale instantly, and she collapsed to the ground.
Madam Bai suddenly looked at Hua Zheng, her hand trembling as she raised it. "You were responsible for buying medicine for me... I treated you well, providing you with the best in everything, and yet you dared to harm the child in Yao'er's womb..."
"Madam, considering Hua Zheng's many years of service to the General, please spare her life. Yao'er is willing to drop the matter..."
Liu Yao'er knelt down to plead for Hua Zheng, her head bowed and eyes downcast, seemingly earnest but actually harboring malice. She hated Hua Zheng to the core and wanted to stab her to death, but she was even more unwilling to see Chen Yu establish her authority in the Bai family.
Therefore, she did the opposite and did everything she could to ensure Hua Zheng's survival. In this way, she could both disregard Madam Chenyu's authority and win over the servants in the mansion.
So she cried out for help: "General! General! Come out quickly! Someone has been killed..."
Upon hearing Liu Yao'er's cries, Bai Yehua rushed out without even bothering to straighten his clothes. He didn't even have time to inquire after Imperial Physician Wen before quickly helping Liu Yao'er up and gently persuading her, "Yao'er, Hua Zheng attempted to harm you and deserves to die..."
“General! Three maids in the manor have already lost their lives. We don’t know if these so-called witnesses and evidence are true or false. If we wrong Hua Zheng, wouldn’t that be a crime? If you are worried, you can lock Hua Zheng in the Netherworld Pavilion and let Yao’er find out the truth before we deal with her.”
Bai Yehua lowered his head in shame. Imperial Physician Wen had personally examined him; how could it be false? Considering that he was about to go to war, he did not want to create any discord with Liu Yao'er, so he ordered, "Take Hua Zheng into the Netherworld Pavilion and deal with her when I return."
Shen Yu was so angry that her face turned ashen. Bai Yehua was simply absurd, only caring about Liu Yao'er's happiness and doing as she pleased, but ignoring Mu Shen Yu's situation.
If she were to follow Liu Yao'er's wishes, wouldn't that be turning black into white and condoning the wicked servant? How could she then establish authority within the Bai family?
She suddenly stood up, rushed to the door in three strides, and pointed at Hua Zheng's back, shouting angrily: "Hua Zheng deliberately plotted to harm the Bai family's offspring, shifted the blame to others, and caused the tragic deaths of three maids. She should be beaten to death immediately!"
She intended to have Hua Zheng beaten to death in the Peony Garden as a warning to Liu Yao'er.
"Mu Chenyu! How dare you defy this general!"
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