"Bring Zhou Zifeng!" The Fourth Prince was truly angry and annoyed. He was afraid he wouldn't keep Yan Yu around; he wanted to make her submit. So, after hearing the Fujin's report, he immediately sent people to find Zhou Zifeng.
Lanqin's heart stirred. Was the truth about something she had kept in her heart about to be revealed again?
Yan Yu was truly dumbfounded this time. She hadn't expected that even Zhou Zifeng had been found. If Fang Yun hadn't been beaten to death, would she have been included in the group today?
"This humble subject greets the Fourth Prince and wishes His Highness and His Highness's wife well!" Zhou Zifeng reappeared in everyone's sight after disappearing without a trace for half a year.
Not only Lanqin, but also Song, Geng, Wu and others were very surprised.
"Zhou Zifeng, you were the one who took Yan Yu's pulse throughout her pregnancy. Now, I have a question for you, so think carefully before you answer. Based on the fetal development and pulse, is Yan Yu carrying a singleton or twins?" Fourth Master asked directly.
Since being kicked out, Zhou Zifeng had offended the Fourth Prince and no good employer dared to hire him, so he had to open his own clinic. Business was not good, and it was still worse than when he was in the Fourth Prince's mansion.
"Your Majesty, based on the time I examined Princess Yu's pulse, she is carrying a singleton. Although twins are difficult to detect at first, they can be seen in the pulse later on. I am certain that Princess Yu is carrying a singleton." Zhou Zifeng felt a chill run down his back. He knew that if he said it was twins, the Fujin (principal wife) wouldn't let him off, and neither would the Fourth Prince. If it were twins, what had he been doing all this time?
Yan Yu felt dizzy and disoriented. She looked at the Fujin in despair, her lips almost bleeding from biting them.
Lanqin hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and neither had anyone else. Back then, Yun Yuan's death was suspicious, and Lanqin had suspected something was amiss, but she never imagined it would escalate to this extent.
Switching the dragon for the phoenix!
The scenes Lanqin had only ever seen in TV dramas were now unfolding live in the Fourth Master's inner quarters, and the phoenix hadn't even been transferred out; it had become a twin. Yan Yu was incredibly bold.
"You wretch, quickly confess what you've done!" Fourth Master was clearly furious, and as he spoke, he suddenly stood up from his seat.
In a swift movement, the Fourth Master snatched Yan Yu from the servant's hand as easily as he had snatched a chick.
He suddenly grabbed Yan Yu's neck with one hand, and her face instantly turned red, clearly she was about to have trouble breathing.
Lanqin felt a chill in her heart and couldn't bear to look any longer. The others also lowered their heads, not daring to look at Yan Yu's appearance.
The princess hurriedly called out from behind, "My lord, she did give birth to Hailan for you, please allow her to live a little longer." After saying this, she quickly stood up from her seat and knelt down.
"You wretch, confess now! Otherwise, I'll send you to the underworld right now!" The Fourth Prince had never been deceived like this before. Apart from Lanqin and his wife, every woman had been completely obedient to him.
After saying that, Fourth Master released the hand that was like a giant clamp with one hand, and with the other hand he released the back of her collar, and threw her to the ground.
"My lord, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Fifth Prince was brought from outside by my concubine Fangyun. It was all her fault that I did this. She said that only if I had twins could I be promoted to the rank of concubine and be qualified to raise my own child. I only did this because I had no choice but to raise my own child. My lord, I really only wanted to raise my own child myself." Yan Yu endured the excruciating pain, crawled on her knees to Fourth Prince's feet, hugged his leg, and cried loudly.
Alas, regardless of whether Yan Yu's words were true or not, all the women present, except for the Fujin, seemed to be able to feel her heartfelt grief and helplessness.
Fourth Master kicked Yan Yu away in disgust and said angrily, "I'm afraid it's all for your own promotion."
"How exactly did Yun Yuan die?" Lan Qin suddenly asked. Fang Yun's death was not a pity, but that maid's death was somewhat unjust.
“This humble subject absolutely did not harass Miss Yun Yuan. That day, Yun Yuan’s knees looked like they had been forced to kneel, they were terribly swollen and red. This humble subject only asked her to roll up her trouser legs to check the injury. I never knew that people would accuse me of harassing Yun Yuan. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly,” Zhou Zifeng hurriedly said.
“Yun Yuan is dead, Fang Yun is dead, it seems that only the others in Princess Chuanyu’s room remain. Let’s see if anyone knows what happened that day,” Lan Qin said.
Fourth Master nodded, and Su Peisheng immediately sent someone to summon Chun Tao and Zhui'er.
The two maids had never seen anything like this before. Seeing Yan Yu's face covered in tears, and her hair and makeup in a terrible state, they were terrified.
"Were you two serving Yan Yu alongside Yun Yuan before?" the Fujin asked sternly.
"Yes, this servant spent some time with Sister Yun," Chun Tao said through gritted teeth, while Zhui'er was too timid to answer.
"How exactly did Yun Yuan injure her knee that day?" Lan Qin continued.
"This servant is not quite sure, it should be that the princess was punished by kneeling," Chun Tao said cautiously, glancing at Yan Yu.
"What uncertainty? Is it yes or no?" the Fujin said angrily.
"This servant is certain. Sister Yun Yuan seems to have learned something about the princess and went to persuade her, but she was punished by being made to kneel for several hours. This servant once helped Sister Yun Yuan massage her knees and heard her mention a little bit. It seems to be related to the child in the princess's belly." Chun Tao never thought that the words she had heard from Yun Yuan would have the chance to be spoken today. She was originally sent by the head nanny to serve her and was not favored by Yan Yu. Now that she saw that the princess was really in trouble, she naturally did not think twice and told everything she knew.
"How exactly did Yun Yuan die? Why was there a fist-sized wound on the back of her head? Doctor Zhou!!" Lan Qin now almost understood. Yun Yuan must have discovered Yan Yu's secret and wanted to persuade her to give up, but somehow she was hit on the back of the head with a heavy object, and probably died on the spot. As for drowning, that was just a cover-up for her true cause of death.
“Reporting to my lord, I have examined Miss Yun Yuan’s body. There is indeed a fist-sized wound on the back of her head, caused by being hit by Chongwu. And it was there before she fell into the water,” Zhou Zifeng said with certainty.
At this moment, Yan Yu knew that she could no longer hide the truth. She thought of Yun Yuan lying in a pool of blood, and of all the wealth and glory she had once thought she would have, which were now all impossible to achieve.
Ulanara Xiayu, you're more ruthless than me, so you won!
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