"What did you say?" Geng Shi suddenly understood when she heard Nian Shi say this, and quickly took a few steps back.
"My stomach hurts, push me!" Nian turned around, smiled at Geng, and slid down the chair.
"Princess, what's wrong?" Cui Ling happened to come out at this moment and saw that Nian Shi was already sitting on the ground. She was shocked and rushed to Nian Shi's side.
Green Orchid looked at Madam Nian with surprise, then quickly walked to Madam Geng's side and asked in a low voice, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Madam Geng grabbed Green Lan's arm and said, "Quickly, go and invite Fourth Master over. Tell him that Princess Nian accidentally bumped into the corner of a chair and has had a miscarriage."
At this moment, Bi Rou and Zi Ning, who were originally outside the house, rushed in, as if they had made an appointment, and bumped into Lü Lan and Geng Shi, who were about to go out.
"Gege Geng pushed over the princess, and they're trying to escape. Quickly, go and fetch the master!" Cui Ling suddenly shouted shrilly.
Geng frowned slightly, knowing that she had fallen into a trap set by Nian.
"Our princess did not push the young princess, don't talk nonsense!" Green Lan shouted angrily, immediately throwing the bird's nest she was holding onto the ground.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside. A moment later, Fourth Master walked over with a sullen face, followed by Su Peisheng and Bai Zhi.
They arrived so quickly! This is clearly a meticulously planned scam. I'm afraid Bai Zhi went to see Fourth Master long ago, otherwise she wouldn't have arrived so quickly. Nian Shi's ability to calculate time is truly impeccable.
Before Geng could think it through, Fourth Master walked in and was stunned by the scene in the room.
"What's going on?" Fourth Master asked coldly.
Geng couldn't help but shiver. At this moment, she was really unsure of whom the Fourth Prince would believe.
"Reporting to Your Highness, our Princess wanted to see the little bibs that Consort Geng had made for her this morning, so she sent me to invite Consort Geng over. Everything was arranged perfectly; the Princess even asked me to send some bird's nest to Consort Geng. So I took Lülan to get the bird's nest, but who knew that Consort Geng would push our Princess while we were away?" Cuiling said, almost crying. Nian Shi had already been helped up and sat on a chair by Birou and Zining.
Before the Fourth Master could say anything, Madam Nian said, "Master, it's not my sister's fault. I just thought that there were a few places on the cloth tiger on the bellyband that weren't embroidered very well, so I pointed them out to her. But my sister hates it when people say that her embroidery is bad, and she even threw the bird's nest that was given to her on the ground."
Madam Geng shook her head, looking anxiously at the Fourth Master, and hurriedly said, "That's not what Consort Nian said. Your Highness, I didn't push Consort Nian. Consort Nian sat down on the ground by herself. I didn't even touch her."
After hearing the accounts from both sides, Fourth Master asked, "Has anyone else seen it?"
Ms. Nian shook her head, and Ms. Geng also shook her head. At that time, there were only the two of them in the room, and neither of them could prove that the other was lying.
"My lord, my stomach is not feeling well. May I have the doctor come and take a look?" Madam Nian suddenly said, and indeed, the expression on her face turned unwell.
Cui Ling glanced at Nian Shi and thought to herself: "The original plan didn't include calling a doctor, since it was all an act. If the doctor comes, it'll be exposed. But looking at Nian Shi's face, it doesn't seem like she's faking it."
Fourth Master ordered Su Peisheng to quickly fetch a doctor, while he himself hurried over, picked up Madam Nian from the chair, and headed towards Madam Nian's inner room.
Several maids followed them inside, leaving only Madam Geng and Lulan in the main room.
"Princess, what should we do? Should we go in and take a look? Judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem fake," Green Orchid whispered.
Geng also noticed that Nian's pained expression just now was clearly genuine and not feigned. But she clearly hadn't pushed her; it was clearly Nian who pretended to be pushed. So why did it now feel like the fake had become real?
“Let’s go in and see. If we go back, who knows what she’ll say to Fourth Master?” Geng said.
Fourth Master placed Lady Nian on the bed, then placed a large cushion behind her back, while he sat on the edge of the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Fourth Master asked, looking at Madam Nian.
"My lord, I don't want to see her. She's the one who's caused me to be like this." Madam Nian's face had turned pale, but when she saw Madam Geng and her servant come in and stand next to the maid, she said this.
Seeing Nian's appearance, Geng felt it was inappropriate to defend herself, because judging from her expression, something must have really happened.
Fourth Master said gently, "Don't get angry. Let the doctor take a look first."
When Nian heard what the Fourth Master said, she fell silent. At that moment, she really did feel very uncomfortable in her lower abdomen, a feeling of heaviness. Could it be that she was really going to miscarry? Impossible, she hadn't bumped into anything, so how could she feel like this?
Su Peisheng brought the doctor in. Fortunately, there was a doctor they knew in the house, so when Mama Luo went out to invite him, he came along.
The doctor quickly took Nian's pulse, and everyone watched him with tense expressions. Fourth Master stood aside, watching as the doctor went back and forth several times, but still didn't say a word.
"Doctor, how is the baby in my belly? Why do I feel a downward pressure?" Mrs. Nian couldn't hold back any longer; she was terrified.
"Madam, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep this pregnancy." The doctor was a middle-aged man who had been practicing medicine for over a decade.
Fourth Master hurriedly asked, "Is there any way to save it?"
The middle-aged doctor stood up and said to the Fourth Master, "This lady came into contact with musk and similar substances before she was pregnant, which damaged her body. Under such circumstances, she became pregnant, and she continued to be harmed by musk and similar substances during her pregnancy. Therefore, the fetus was already weak. It is already remarkable that she has been able to carry the pregnancy to this point. I'm afraid she won't be able to keep it."
"Impossible! When have I ever come into contact with musk? My lord, someone is trying to harm me!!" Upon hearing this, Madam Nian almost lost her mind and shouted. Cui Ling and Bi Rou quickly went to stop Madam Nian's cries.
Geng stared at Nian in disbelief. How could she have been poisoned by musk all this time? And who had put the musk in her vicinity?
Fourth Master frowned deeply. He hated such insidious tricks more than anything, yet he still suffered from them one after another.
Fourth Master couldn't help but look at Madam Geng, wondering to himself: Could it really be you? Madam Nian was poisoned by musk when she was out and about; there's no one else but you.
When Madam Geng saw the Fourth Prince looking at her, she knew he must be suspicious of her, so she quickly said, "I absolutely do not have such a thing. Is it possible that Princess Nian has something with her that she doesn't know about?"
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