Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Unexpectedly, Ji Yanlang was late on this day...
Ji Yanlang fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, but Fang Ying was so confused that she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
She was very worried about Zhou Congshan.
If the emperor really did as Ji Yanlang said, and shelved the case of the murder of Crown Prince Zhaoyi, without pursuing the real culprit, or even let him go after finding the real culprit, given Zhou Congshan's strong character, no one knows what he would do.
Although she said those harsh words just to scare Uncle Zhou, a man like Uncle Zhou would back down because of his daughter's harsh words, obviously because he knew that she could really do it.
Fang Ying felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have persuaded her friend to incite the King of Qin. What if it backfired? If she didn't do this, Zhou Congshan's grudge against the King of Qin would only grow deeper. If this case was eventually left unresolved, her friend would definitely hate someone. Fang Ying hoped that person was not the King of Qin.
Otherwise, Zhou Congshan's life would have been too miserable. Her beloved relatives who were close to her all passed away early, her childhood sweetheart and engaged cousin was murdered, but she was unable to catch the murderer and atonce him. In the end, she had to marry a man whom she deeply hated and who took her cousin's place and could not be cleared of suspicion.
Fang Ying felt breathless just thinking about it.
But if the King of Qin had listened to Zhou Congshan's advice and taken the initiative to tell the emperor everything, it would at least prove that he really had a clear conscience, and the two of them would not be destined to be a pair of resentful couples before they even got married.
After weighing the pros and cons, Fang Ying felt a little better. Besides, the rumor had only just started spreading today, and she didn't know how the government would respond. There was really no need to worry about it in advance. She breathed a sigh of relief, changed into a comfortable sleeping position, and finally fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, there were still a lot of things to take care of at home - the furniture, decorations, tableware and other items used for the banquet had to be cleaned and then counted and put into storage according to the book; and there was also the betrothal gift sent by the Liu family, which had been delivered to the warehouse yesterday, but had not been carefully checked yet.
When Fang Ying woke up in the morning and thought about all this, she instructed Lichun, "Send someone to the Zhou residence later to tell Sister Zhou that there were rumors circulating at our banquet yesterday. Let her know about it, but don't take it too seriously. Just wait and see what happens."
Afterwards, she took her fifth sister-in-law to do housework. When the people who went to Zhou's house came back and saw that she was not free, they reported the errand to Lichun first. Lichun waited until his wife went back to her room for a nap before he found a chance to reply.
"Princess Zhou said that she knows everything, and the palace also knows about it. Please rest assured, my lady, she has the patience to wait."
Fang Ying was shocked: "The Imperial Palace?" Did the King of Qin report back to the emperor, or had the rumor already spread to the Imperial Palace?
Unfortunately, she had to ask the maid to pass on the message and couldn't say too much. She couldn't go out and could only hear a few words. She really couldn't guess the cause and effect. Fang Ying thought about it over and over again. She didn't sleep well in her nap and had to get up to continue with the housework.
This busy schedule lasted until Ji Yanlang returned home. When the couple met, Fang Ying asked first, "I heard that the emperor was alarmed?"
Ji Yanlang was a little surprised: "How did you know? Aren't father and second and fifth brothers still not home?"
Fang Ying explained that she had sent someone to pass on a message to Zhou Congshan. "She replied and told me, but she didn't say what it was about."
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin brought the case files into the palace yesterday and reported both cases to the emperor. The emperor ordered the Court of Criminal Justice to take over the suspects. The Court of Criminal Justice interrogated them all night and has already made some progress. They arrested a judge from Kaifeng Prefecture." Ji Yanlang finished speaking in one breath, picked up the summer-cooling mung bean soup that Fang Ying handed to him, and gulped it down.
"The judge of Kaifeng Prefecture? Is he an accomplice of the jailer?"
"Everyone is guessing this. A mere judge can't be the mastermind. There must be someone else behind the scenes."
Fang Ying asked again, "Which judge is this? Do you know his name?"
Ji Yanlang thought for a moment and said, "Some say the surname is Huang, some say Wang. Have you ever heard your father-in-law mention the judge's surname?"
"I remember hearing my mother mention that both judges sent gifts when we moved to a new house. She was a little flattered and showed them to me, but they looked like ordinary four-color gifts, so I told her to accept them and return them double the amount when things happened at home." Fang Ying thought carefully and said, "It should be Huang. I remember the other judge's surname was Lu."
"How long have these two judges been in office? Have they always been the same two since my father-in-law arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture?"
"I don't know. I was already married when my father went to Kaifeng Prefecture to take up his post."
Ji Yanlang thought for a moment and said, "How about I send someone to say hello to my father-in-law? On the way back just now, I didn't want to cause trouble for my father-in-law, so I didn't go to the Fang family."
"Forget it. Even if we send the servants, we won't be able to get any information. Everyone around has been arrested and taken to the Court of Judicial Review. I think the truth will soon be revealed."
"That's true. But this judge is quite bold. Who must be behind him to make him so fearless that he dares to play tricks under the command of the King of Qin?"
Ji Yanlang was puzzled, but Fang Ying had some guesses in her mind but was reluctant to say them out loud.
On the second day, Ji Guangting set off to return to his residence in Zhenzhou. Fang Ying finished all the housework and rested for a day. Feeling that the mansion was quiet and free, she planned to take some time out in the next two days to visit Zhou Congshan at Zhou's mansion.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yanlang was late in returning that day. In the evening he sent his attendants back to report that something had happened in the camp and he would not be back that night.
Fang Ying was filled with doubt and went to report to Li, "I haven't heard him say anything about what's going on in the camp recently, and he only sent word back at this hour..."
"Don't be afraid. Come." Li beckoned her to sit beside her and asked softly, "Who came back to report the news?"
"Fan Yong, I asked him, and he said that everything was normal. When it was time to leave their duty, all the commanders were suddenly called away. They didn't return for half an hour. Then Liu Lang asked him to go back to the mansion and tell him that he wouldn't be back tonight."
"Did he see anything unusual on the street during his return journey?"
Fang Ying also asked about this. "He said no. I asked Fan Yong what Liu Lang's expression was like at the time. He said that although he didn't look like he was smiling, it didn't look like anything serious."
"That's all right then." Li patted her hands. "Perhaps the generals have noticed they've been too lazy lately and want to tighten the reins on them."
Fang Ying had calmed down at this moment. There was no war in the north, and the capital was even more peaceful. There would indeed not be any major events. So he calmed down and accompanied Li for dinner, then went back to his room and went to bed early.
When she woke up in the morning, everything seemed normal. She hadn't heard of any movement from the imperial guards. But Ji Yanlang didn't come home, and Fang Ying couldn't just act like nothing had happened. She went out to visit friends and after finishing her housework, she thought that Yue Qing'e had been feeling unwell for the past two days, so she went to her room to visit her.
"Is my second sister-in-law feeling better?"
Yue Qing'e helped the maid's hand to stand up and said with a smile: "One moment you are good, the next moment you are bad."
Fang Ying hurriedly said, "Don't get up now. Why are we still being polite to each other?"
"I'm not being polite, I should get up and walk around. If it weren't so hot outside, I'd go out for a walk."
Fang Ying walked forward, took Yue Qing'e from the maid, asked her to help her walk around the room, and asked a few questions about her breakfast and whether she had morning sickness.
Yue Qing'e answered them one by one, and finally said: "It's better than when I was with Huai Zhi. At that time, I really couldn't eat anything."
After saying this, she suddenly cried out, and let go of Fang Ying's hand. "You sit down first, I have to go change clothes."
The maid beside Yue Qing'e hurried over and helped her into the inner room.
Fang Ying turned around and sat down on the chair, drinking half a cup of tea before Yue Qing'e turned back.
"Please forgive me, Sixth Brother and Sister-in-law. I really can't wait even a moment. If I feel the urgency, I have to go quickly."
Fang Ying had also heard about some common pregnancy issues and knew that pregnant women would urinate frequently, but she said, "I thought it was just frequent urination. Why is it so worrying?"
Yue Qing'e had discussed this with her so many times that she had forgotten to be cautious. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and smiled, "It's not that. It's a condition I had after giving birth to Huaizhi. Not only do I feel the urge to go to the bathroom right now, but sometimes I don't even feel it, and even a sneeze or a cough is..."
Having said this, she smiled embarrassedly and stopped.
Fang Ying didn't understand: "What's going on?"
"...oozing out." Yue Qing'e lowered her voice, "Just like menstruation."
Fang Ying's eyes widened immediately. Could she be talking about...peeing?!
Seeing her face full of disbelief, Yue Qing'e smiled helplessly: "Do you find it embarrassing? You'll get used to it. I felt embarrassed and ashamed at first, but the maids said that most women who have given birth, especially those who have given birth to multiple children, feel this way. I even went back to ask my mother, and I found out that she has had this problem since she gave birth to my second brother."
"...Then, can't it be cured?"
"I've tried some secret methods, and it did help, but now that I'm pregnant with this one..." Yue Qing'e lowered her head and touched her still flat belly, "I'll take care of myself after I give birth to him."
Fang Ying saw her gentle and kind expression, but her heart was chilled - how much unknown pain and suffering do women have to endure during childbirth?
Even after saying goodbye and returning to her room, Fang Ying still couldn't calm down for a long time. Before this, she could never have imagined that a young woman like Yue Qing'e, who came from a wealthy family and had a prominent husband's family, and was radiant when she went out, would have one more child just because she had given birth to two - to put it bluntly, it was urinary incontinence.
This was horrible. It was even more frightening than what Fang Ying had heard before about vomiting acid, swollen legs, insomnia, and severe pain during childbirth, because these were only temporary pains that would eventually pass.
But bedwetting... what if he leaked a little when he went out to visit someone... Fang Ying didn't dare to think about it.
She suddenly understood Yue Qing'e's dislike for her second daughter Huaizhi - Fang Ying used to think that this dislike was more due to the fact that Huaizhi was a daughter, but now it seems that if it were her, after all the suffering she had endured from pregnancy to postpartum, she might not be able to like this child very much.
"Why wasn't I reincarnated as a man?"
With this thought in mind, Fang Ying fell asleep. Naturally, she didn't sleep well during her nap. She felt dizzy when she woke up. She asked Lichun to get a basin of cold water and washed her face. Only then did she feel better.
Having nothing to do this afternoon, she ate a bowl of cherry curd and decided to pick up her pen, which she hadn't touched for a long time, to practice her calligraphy. However, just as she had cut the paper and ground the ink, someone from the main courtyard came to tell her that the lady wanted to see her.
Fang Ying thought of Ji Yanlang, who hadn't returned home all night, and her heart skipped a beat. She told Lichun to put away her writing brush and hurried to Li's room with Xingniang. As expected, as soon as Li saw her, she said, "The imperial guards just surrounded the Prince of Chu's mansion and refused to let anyone in or out. They said it was an imperial decree."
King of Chu? It really is him!
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The author has something to say: Postpartum urinary incontinence can now be treated. Kegel exercises can help restore the pelvic floor muscles, prevent and treat enuresis, frequent urination, and hemorrhoids. Everyone, please mention it!
However, in ancient times, after some research, it seems that similar health preservation methods did not appear until the Ming Dynasty...
Writing this article makes me feel that our Fang Ying is really too difficult
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