Tao Hong, trembling, uttered words that shocked Huang Haichuan: "The young mistress said that she was afraid this child would pose a threat to the second master, so she disliked this unborn child. She specially gave me a sum of money to put an abortifacient in the madam's pregnancy-preserving medicine. It had to be a potent abortifacient to ensure that the child in the madam's belly would be aborted quickly, and that the madam would be unable to have children in the future..." After Tao Hong finished speaking, she begged for mercy again, "Master, please spare my life! This was all ordered to be done by the young mistress. She has my whole family in her hands, threatening me with the lives of my whole family. I had no choice but to do it!"
Huang Haichuan's face flushed red, and he roared, "You just do what people tell you to do?" As he spoke, he kicked him, yelling, "Damn it! Men, drag him away and beat him to death!"
Peach Blossom's face was pale, and she kept begging for mercy, "Master, please spare me! It really wasn't my idea to do this, it was the young mistress who made me do it! If you want to find someone, you should find the young mistress!"
But no matter what Tao Hong said, it was no use. She was quickly dragged out and beaten in the courtyard. In the dark night, her screams and the dull thuds of the paddle hitting her flesh filled the air.
Everyone in the hall heard the sound, and their faces turned pale. They all lowered their heads and remained silent. Huang Haichuan's stern gaze swept over everyone present. Hearing the sounds outside, he still felt unsatisfied and strode out.
As he passed by Tao Hong, Tao Hong screamed, "Master..."
The shrill sound made Huang Haichuan pause in his steps. He was extremely irritated and shouted sternly, "Is it because you haven't eaten? Hit it harder!"
Hearing Huang Haichuan's words, the person administering the punishment tightened his grip even more. Huang Haichuan glanced at him and strode away.
"Second Master, you can't enter this courtyard!"
When Huang Haichuan arrived at the entrance of Hu Mingmei's courtyard, he was stopped by two gatekeepers. Not just anyone could enter this courtyard; Huang Wenbai and his family were among those who were not allowed to enter.
Huang Haichuan lowered his head slightly, his eyes filled with gloom, but he quickly concealed it. "I've come to report some things to Second Master."
The two gatekeepers said in a very calm tone, "Come back tomorrow. Second Master hasn't returned yet."
Huang Haichuan said in a low voice, "This is a matter of great importance and a decision must be made immediately. If Ming'er is not here, the young mistress can also be here!"
The two men exchanged a glance. Seeing Huang Haichuan's solemn expression, they assumed he had something serious to do. One of them spoke up, "Wait a moment, I'll go and inform the young mistress."
Huang Haichuan nodded and instructed him, "Hurry up and tell the madam that it's about Prince Cheng."
Seeing the seriousness in his voice, the disciple dared not delay, nodded, and quickly went inside.
After the other person left, Huang Haichuan stood in the middle of the doorway, his head slightly lowered, a sinister glint in his eyes. Because it was late at night and the doorway was dimly lit, the other person did not notice anything unusual about Huang Haichuan.
"Hey!" Huang Haichuan looked up and smiled at another disciple, as if chatting casually, "Are you all from the Royal Guard?"
The servant shook his head. "No, we are just ordinary servants. The twenty-one members of the Royal Guard all went with the Second Master."
"No one protects the young mistress normally? The young mistress's status is quite extraordinary now. She is the princess consort and is pregnant with Ming'er's child."
The servant shook his head. "I don't know. Usually, I only see Miss Peony and Granny Wang around the young mistress. If the young mistress needs someone to do something, she will most likely call Steward Lu."
Huang Haichuan nodded, understanding. He then asked a few more questions indirectly, and seemed to have a general idea of the situation here.
After a while, the servant who went to announce their arrival returned. "Second Master, the young mistress wants you to come in."
Huang Haichuan was very polite. "Thank you for your trouble. May I ask where the young mistress is now?"
The servant said, "The young mistress is waiting for you in the main hall!"
"Okay, thank you!"
As soon as Huang Haichuan arrived at the entrance of the hall, he saw Bai Nuo sitting at the head of the table reading a book. Hearing footsteps, she looked up at him. Seeing Bai Nuo's condescending attitude, Huang Haichuan felt even more resentful, but he could only pretend to be indifferent and casually glance at the scene inside. He noticed that there were two maids standing next to Bai Nuo.
How can we get these two people away from us?
On the surface, Bai Nuo only has these two maids serving her, but how many other people are behind her?
But no matter what, Bai Nuo and the bastard in her belly are going to die today! He will use Bai Nuo's blood to pay tribute to his dead child!
Countless thoughts flashed through Huang Haichuan's mind as he calmly stepped across the hall doorway.
When Bai Nuo saw him arrive, she didn't get up. She simply placed the book on the table beside her and pointed to the chair next to her. "You're here. Sit down. What do you want to tell me?"
Huang Haichuan calmly walked over and sat down below Bai Nuo, but he was in no hurry to explain what it was about. He just glanced at Mudan and Shaoyao and said, "Young Madam, this matter is of great importance. It's best not to let so many people know about it!"
Bai Nuo immediately sent Peony and Peony out.
However, Peony and Peony glanced at Bai Nuo with concern. In their eyes, the conflict between Huang Wenbai's family and Hu Mingmei had reached an irreconcilable point. The Prince might have spared Huang Wenbai and his family out of blood ties to preserve their dignity, but those around them harbored great suspicion towards them.
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