Mingyan was completely bewildered. Seeing Li scolding her like this, she was so anxious that she almost cried. She quickly said, "I have been watching over this pot of tea the whole time. I brought it over after it was brewed. I haven't left it in between. I don't know how someone put safflower in this pot of tea."
Madam Li glared at Mingyan resentfully, then said to Doctor Zhou, "We still know that Yan Yu drank tea laced with safflower. How can we alleviate my sister's symptoms and save the baby? Doctor Zhou, please think of something quickly! We absolutely cannot let anything happen to Yan Yu."
Dr. Zhou had already taken out his medicine prescription book and his personal brush, and began writing on it, mostly about medicines to remove safflower.
When Yan Yu learned that she had drunk safflower, she was filled with both hatred and fear. Her mind was in turmoil. She had originally planned to use the fetus in her womb to try and win the position of concubine, but now she had unknowingly fallen into someone else's trap.
How hateful, how despicable! I absolutely cannot be harmed, and the baby in my womb absolutely cannot be harmed!!
"Dr. Zhou, have you thought this through? The child in my womb is Fourth Master's flesh and blood. If you dare to do anything wrong, I will absolutely not let you off." After drinking some of the medicine that Dr. Zhou had prepared beforehand, Yan Yu felt less uncomfortable in her stomach, but she still felt weak all over. At this moment, she trusted no one and could only use the child in her womb and Fourth Master to intimidate Dr. Zhou, because at this point, Dr. Zhou could be said to have directly decided the life or death of the fetus in her womb.
Madam Li glanced at Yan Yu and said to Doctor Zhou, "Go ahead. Yan Yu was right just now. You should think it over carefully. You know what the consequences will be if you can't save Fourth Master's child."
Doctor Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and repeatedly agreed, then personally led several maids to prepare the medicine.
The room fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, seemingly trying to find the person who had put safflower in the jujube tea.
Meanwhile, the men sent by the head nanny had already arrived at the Forbidden City. However, as a mere servant, he had no right to see the emperor. He could only tell the gatekeeper that he was from the Fourth Prince's residence and requested an audience with Consort De.
At this time, the Fourth Prince and his wife were accompanying Emperor Kangxi, along with other princes' wives, as well as the wives of nobles and officials, who were having a banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Consort De, being of advanced age, no longer accompanied Emperor Kangxi to such events.
When the Fourth Prince learned of the news from home, he naturally could not leave because Emperor Kangxi had not yet dismissed the banquet. However, his wife could leave first. After thinking for a moment, the Fourth Prince still exchanged pleasantries with everyone in a very calm manner, but took the opportunity to tell his wife about what had happened at home.
After hearing the Fourth Prince's whisper, the Fujin was so shocked that she almost dropped her chopsticks.
Meanwhile, after Yan Yu drank the medicine brewed by Doctor Zhou, her abdominal pain gradually subsided. This was also because she hadn't drunk much; she only drank a small portion of the jujube tea before putting it down.
Madam Li summoned the servants in the courtyard, who carried a sedan chair and escorted Yan Yu back. Seeing that there was nothing more for them to do, the others dispersed.
The night was supposed to be peaceful, but Yan Yu's near miscarriage made the first night of the 44th year of Kangxi's reign anything but peaceful.
Lanqin and her maid walked towards the south courtyard. Because of Huanbi's matter and what had just happened to Yanyu, they were both much more silent than usual.
“Princess, we need to find a way to get rid of Huanbi as soon as possible. With her by your side, I always feel uneasy, and I always feel that she will cause some trouble.” Nianxue spoke first when she saw that Lanqin had been silent.
“If we kick her out, won’t there be another Huanbi?” Lanqin suddenly said. For the first time, she felt that without the protection of the Fourth Master, she was like a fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.
“We don’t know what she’s up to right now, so we have to keep an eye on her day and night. You can guard against anything, but it’s hard to guard against a traitor within your own family.” Nianxue clearly hadn’t fully grasped the meaning of Lanqin’s words; she was just trying to solve the current problem.
Yan Yu's poisoning and Huan Bi's betrayal occurred at the same time. Was it just a coincidence? Surely not.
When they returned to their courtyard, the maids were still guarding the lanterns that Lanqin had made. Seeing them return, they were finally able to play with the riddles on the lanterns.
But Lanqin had no time to play at this moment. She missed the Fourth Master terribly. If he were here, she would tell him all her unease and doubts.
"Huanbi, Ziran, Xicha, you can all go and rest. I'm tired too. Nianxue, go change your clothes." Whenever Lanqin encountered something she couldn't figure out, she would just say one word—sleep.
The maids were a little surprised to see Lanqin about to rest, as they had agreed to play riddles together. Only Nianxue and Uncle Li knew the reason behind it. However, Lanqin had already instructed them not to reveal a word to the others in the South Courtyard for the time being.
In the middle of the night, Lanqin suddenly felt the bed next to her sink in, and a dark figure pressed down on her.
ah! !
In his dazed state, Basketball let out a startled cry, only to hear a familiar voice say, "It's me!"
When the Fourth Prince returned, the entire Fourth Prince's residence was already asleep. His wife had returned before him, and she went directly to see Yan Yu without disturbing anyone else. After learning from his wife that Yan Yu's pregnancy had stopped and she had survived the ordeal, the Fourth Prince did not visit her again.
The Princess Consort thought that the Fourth Prince would stay overnight in the main courtyard, after all, such a big thing had happened in the manor, and they had to analyze it. But the Fourth Prince left anyway, and after leaving the main courtyard, he went directly to the South Courtyard.
Lanqin slightly opened her eyes, saw it was Fourth Master, and deliberately said reproachfully, "Master, it's so late!"
Fourth Master pulled Lanqin into his arms and said, "Did I disturb your sweet dreams?"
Before waking up, Lanqin was having a terrifying dream. In the dream, she found herself entangled in an invisible net, and she screamed desperately, but no one came to save her. Just then, Fourth Master pressed down on her and woke her up.
"Master, hug me~" Lanqin opened her arms and hugged the Fourth Master's neck. For some reason, she wished that the man beside her belonged only to her.
Ke Lanqin understood that the Fourth Master belonged to her at this moment, but by tomorrow morning, he would belong to everyone, to all the women in the backyard.
"What a charming girl!" Fourth Master thought that Lanqin was upset because of what happened that night, so he comforted her and said, "It's alright, go to sleep."
Lanqin really didn't want to talk about what happened in the Li family courtyard today. She just wanted to have this man completely with her at this moment, so she cuddled with the Fourth Master and slept together.
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