Although Lanqin has never had children, when she was a "leftover woman" in the 21st century, her colleagues and classmates were all getting married and having children. She was also forced to listen to countless stories of women trying to conceive and how they had given birth.
"Only by enduring double the suffering can one enjoy double the blessings later."
Someone inside said this, and then a clear baby's cry came out.
Another one has appeared~~
What's the second one? Is it a prince or a princess?
Everyone stared at the door with the same question in mind, and sure enough, it was pushed open by another midwife, who was still holding a bundle in her hands, as if she were performing a magic trick.
"Congratulations, Madam! Princess Yu has given birth to another princess." The midwife brought the second baby to Madam.
This time, the Princess Consort did not take the daughter, but only said, "They will all be given as rewards. Take them away and take good care of the prince and princess."
What a blessed woman Yan Yu! She's truly fortunate to have a son and a daughter so soon—a perfect match!
Anyway, everyone knew what they needed to know. The group followed the Fujin into the room where the woman in labor was. Yan Yu had already fallen into a deep sleep, probably because she had lost a lot of blood.
Liu accepted the greetings and blessings on her behalf, and Lanqin also said a few appropriate words before everyone dispersed.
“Sister, you said Zhou Zifeng was framed, so who framed him?” Madam Song and Madam Geng, along with Lanqin, left Yan Yu’s small courtyard. The three of them, supported by their respective maids, walked on the bluestone path.
"I don't know either. It's just that Yun Yuan was someone's maid, and she suddenly died like this, and it's said that Zhou Zifeng took liberties with her. I can't figure out what's going on." Lan Qin looked up at the full moon in the sky. Fourth Master had been gone for more than two months.
“Perhaps the Fujin (wife of the emperor) can help us figure it out. Let’s just wait for news,” Geng said, following behind.
"The Madam will investigate?" Song said. "Yun Yuan was her sister's personal maid, and her death was so mysterious. It certainly should be investigated, but it seems she quickly convicted Zhou Zifeng."
"Looking at the evidence, it's all against Zhou Zifeng. With Yun Yuan dead, there's no way to corroborate the story. Plus, Fang Yun personally witnessed him looking at Yun Yuan's knees. The key point is that Yun Yuan did indeed go to see Zhou Zifeng the day before she died. However, Yun Yuan should indeed have died from excessive blood loss caused by being struck on the back of the head with a blunt object from behind, before being thrown into Bixin Lake," Lan Qin said.
Well, these women in the inner quarters were all either poisoned, strangled, crushed to death, or strangled to death. They couldn't escape these methods. Lanqin suspected Yun Yuan's death was suspicious, so she helped Nianxue to have an autopsy performed. Sure enough, a wound was found on the back of Yun Yuan's head.
"It is said that Yun Yuan knew something, which is why she was killed. In order to cover something up, this person threw her body into Bixin Lake and then said that Zhou Zifeng had taken liberties with her, and she couldn't bear it and committed suicide," Geng said.
"You all probably already have the answer in your hearts, but without concrete evidence, so these are all just guesses," said Madam Song.
Lanqin and Gengshi exchanged a glance and smiled. Lanqin then said to Songshi, "Now, the Fujin (Madam) will definitely investigate. Sister, there's no need to worry."
"Why?" Song asked.
"Didn't you see the expression on the Fujin's face, sister? She's been unhappy ever since she found out that Yan Yu gave birth to twins. Although she's not truly happy when other women give birth to the master's children, she was especially upset when the midwife told her there were twins inside," said Madam Geng.
"She was naturally afraid that Yan Yu would be promoted to a secondary consort by the Fourth Prince because of these two children, and then she would be qualified to raise these two children herself," Lanqin pointed out.
"Oh, so the Fujin must have thought of what her two younger sisters were thinking, and now she can't wait to find out if Yun Yuan's death is related to that person," Song Shi said with sudden realization.
Meanwhile, the Fujin silently returned to the main courtyard, with Li Momo and Chunliu following closely behind. They naturally knew that their mistress was definitely unhappy at this moment, so they dared not say anything.
The night was already deep, but no one in the main courtyard dared to rest. Their master was still sitting on the couch, his face grim and silent, and even Li Momo dared not utter a single word.
"Crack!" A blue and white porcelain teacup with intertwined floral patterns was smashed to pieces!
A crisp sound broke the silence that everyone had deliberately maintained!
"Princess~" Li Momo finally couldn't help but call out the princess's maiden name.
"She's really something. She probably knew all along that she was carrying twins, and deliberately said she missed her mother to let Liu in, and even brought two midwives with her. She's keeping an eye on me!" The Fujin had never been so angry with a concubine as she was today, not even with Lanqin. She thought she could control everything, and that even if Yan Yu gave birth to a son, it wouldn't matter. But then Yan Yu gave birth to a daughter, and that completely changed the situation.
"Princess, this is something no one expected. I never imagined that Ninth Princess would be so fortunate." Li Momo truly hadn't anticipated this. Now that the child has already been born, it's too late to take action.
"Go, bring Zhou Zifeng to me. How did he even manage to take her pulse? He couldn't even detect twins?" the Fujin said fiercely.
"Princess, it's getting late, let's talk about it tomorrow," Li Momo advised.
"How can I sleep peacefully if I don't get to the bottom of this today?" the princess scolded loudly.
When Zhou Zifeng was taken to the main courtyard, he was overjoyed. As expected, Princess Niu kept her word and did indeed clear his name; otherwise, why would the Fujin suddenly interrogate him again?
When Zhou Zifeng, his hands bound behind his back, knelt before the Princess Consort, he hurriedly said, "Princess Consort, Yun Yuan did not drown. She was struck on the back of the head with a heavy object and bled to death before being thrown into Bixin Lake. Please investigate, Princess Consort. I have no grudge against Yun Yuan and have never had any contact with her. I only saw her a few times recently when I was taking the pulse of Princess Yan Yu."
Zhou Zifeng was unaware that Yan Yu had given birth to twins, and naturally, he was unaware that when he mentioned taking her pulse, a cold glint had flashed in the Fujin's eyes.
"Tell me, is Yan Yu carrying a single or twin pregnancy?" the princess asked.
Zhou Zifeng clearly hadn't expected the Princess Consort to suddenly ask this question at this moment, so he hesitated before saying, "I have examined Princess Yan Yu's pulse for several months, and have not seen any signs of twins."
"But what if I told you that she gave birth to twins?" The princess stared at Zhou Zifeng, who was lying on the ground, and said angrily.
"Impossible! I've been checking Princess Yu's pulse for months and haven't detected the twins' heartbeats." Seeing the Princess's expression, Zhou Zifeng knew something must have happened, and he trembled slightly with fear.
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