Chen's words made the old lady's face change. If this was man-made, then he deserved to die.
The old lady also looked at Mr. Zhou, "Then please take a look at this room to see if there is anything wrong with it."
Mr. Zhou was very respectful to the old lady. After nodding slightly, he walked to the auspicious beast incense burner.
In fact, he had smelled it when he entered the house to check Shen Wu's pulse. However, he did not want to get involved in the affairs of the Shen family's inner house. If the old lady did not ask, he did not intend to say it.
Mr. Zhou sniffed the incense burner again and said, "The spices here are mixed with a sufficient amount of fine musk."
"The eldest lady and Xiang Niang Niang's pregnancy were both caused by this spice."
While Mr. Zhou was speaking, Li Chaoyun suddenly walked in. He saluted the group but tactfully did not interrupt Mr. Zhou. Instead, he stood aside.
Su Qingyu stood there without moving, but glanced at Li Chaoyun and saw Li Chaoyun nodded slightly at Chen.
It seems that Li Chaoyun has become a sympathetic partner with the Shen family's eldest wife. However, it's not surprising. If she were Li Chaoyun, she would also work hard to support the Shen family's eldest wife. Only when the Shen family's eldest wife is doing well can she do well.
The old lady frowned after hearing what Mr. Zhou said, "Spices?"
Upon seeing this, Chen knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, please help Wu'er and Xiang Yi Niang. This is clearly a conspiracy."
"My poor grandson, how are we going to explain this to the Rong family? What will happen to Wu'er in the future?"
"And there are Concubine Xiang's children. Master is looking forward to them. It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of them."
The old lady sighed and signaled to Nanny Hua beside her to help the man up.
However, Chen dodged Nanny Hua's hand and looked at Su Qingyu with a sinister look.
"Did you do this?"
Su Qingyu almost laughed out loud; she knew this would eventually come back to haunt her. Mrs. Chen hadn't anticipated Chen Wu coming with her today. According to Mrs. Chen's plan, she would first kill Xiangdong's child and then pin the blame on her.
Li Chaoyun didn't know what he had done, but he would definitely make sure that there was solid evidence for this matter.
Su Qingyu calmed down and looked surprised. "What is sister-in-law talking about? What did I do?"
Chen had already thought of what to say, and she stared at Su Qingyu and spoke word by word.
"You were the one who promoted the warehouse worker. You should know who replaced the spices, right?"
"And just now, I asked you to come and see Concubine Xiang, and you agreed without hesitation. Are you planning to come and see if Concubine Xiang has been infected? You have such a vicious mind, not only did you harm Concubine Xiang, you also want to drag my daughter into it."
After Chen finished blaming Su Qingyu, she looked at the old lady.
"Mother, Xiangdong did such an extreme thing to my third sister-in-law before. I don't believe she is not jealous. Please investigate thoroughly. I think this matter is closely related to my third sister-in-law."
The old lady naturally didn't believe Su Qingyu would do such a thing, but she was determined to investigate thoroughly. This matter was not only a family affair of the Shen family, but also involved the issue of the heirs of the Rongjun Palace.
"Investigate thoroughly and find out who is behind this. I will not let them off lightly."
But it will take time to thoroughly investigate this matter. We must first settle Chen Wu and Concubine Xiang.
Xiang Niang was fine, she just needed to take medicine to recuperate. But Chen Wu was in trouble, she needed to take medicine to induce labor and stay in confinement for a period of time, and she couldn't stay in Xiang Niang's room.
Mr. Zhou's message was that Chen Wu should be kept as still as possible. He should take the medicine as soon as possible and deliver the stillborn baby. If he delayed any longer, it might even affect the mother.
The old lady and Chen were both in a dilemma as to whether to go back to Rong's house to induce labor or to stay in Shen's house to induce labor and recuperate after childbirth.
If we send him back to the Rong family now, not only will we be delayed on the way, but we'll also have to negotiate once we get back. If the Rong family has to find a doctor and discuss a prescription, there's no telling how long the delay will last.
But if we induce labor at the Shen family, firstly, there is no such rule, and secondly, how to explain it to the Rong family is a problem.
Just when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in a dilemma, Li Chaoyun suddenly stepped forward and spoke.
"Grandma, Mother, I think my eldest sister's health is more important. Why don't we send her back to the courtyard where she lived before, give birth to the stillborn baby first, and then take good care of her."
"As for the Rong Junwang Mansion, if Grandmother and Mother can be trusted, I am willing to go there and explain everything to my uncle."
Prince Rong was a prince of a different surname, personally appointed by the late emperor, and considered his adopted son. Therefore, Princess Yongjia always called Prince Rong her "brother," and the two families were quite close.
Upon hearing this, Chen said quickly, "Mother, what the princess said makes sense. Why don't we just do as she says?"
The old lady thought for a moment and agreed that Li Chaoyun's method was feasible. She immediately ordered a sedan chair to be brought over to take Chen Wu back to her courtyard. She also arranged for the maids, servants, and Doctor Zhang to accompany her.
After Chen Wu and Concubine Xiang were settled, everyone went to the main hall of Qingyuan Residence together.
The old lady sat down on the nanmu armchair, her face darkening.
"Call the people who serve Concubine Xiang first. I will personally interrogate the matter today."
"I'll investigate layer by layer, and I won't believe I can't get anything out of it."
The old lady was furious and decided to find out the origin of this spice today.
Several maids and old women who served Concubine Xiang were called in one after another. They all said that they went to the storehouse to get the spices as before.
Two people went to get the incense, and when they returned, they threw it into the incense burner in front of everyone. So, it seems they are innocent. Unless they colluded, who would do something like this together?
After questioning Concubine Xiang's maids, Li Chaoyun stepped forward and said, "Grandmother, why don't you send someone to check the storeroom? If something was replaced there, perhaps we can find some clues."
The old lady thought for a moment and agreed to Li Chaoyun's proposal. She asked Madam Hua and Madam Zhao to take people to search the storehouse, and Mr. Zhou to go along to help check.
Su Qingyu sat between Chen and Li Chaoyun. She could notice their eyes meeting from time to time, but she pretended not to see it.
Li Chaoyun has a trick up his sleeve, and so does she. It just depends on who will have the last laugh.
After a quarter of an hour, Nanny Hua walked in quickly and whispered to the old lady.
"Madam, we just checked the storeroom. Concubine Xiang usually uses tranquilizing incense. Mr. Zhou checked the remaining tranquilizing incense and found that it was also mixed with musk."
The old lady's face was a little gloomy. "So, the things were replaced in the warehouse?"
Nanny Hua nodded, then looked at Su Qingyu and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Madam, the maid An Lan in the storeroom said...the spices were replaced by someone ordered by the Third Madam."
"I have brought the person here and he is waiting outside the hall."
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