After hearing their words, Lady Nian was immediately caught in a dilemma. She thought that if she went with Lanqin to testify against the Fujin and the Fujin was indeed punished by the Fourth Prince, then Lanqin would become the only one with absolute power in the inner quarters, which might not necessarily be beneficial to her!
Lanqin didn't miss the changes in Nian's expression, and sighed inwardly: Nian wasn't actually such a fiery and irritable woman; she also had her own plans and concerns.
“Since Princess Nian doesn’t harbor such deep hatred for the person who killed her child, why should we force her?” Lanqin said with a mocking laugh.
"Is that stuff really musk? And how do I know you didn't put it in there yourself?" Mrs. Nian asked warily.
Lanqin's face immediately showed disappointment, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she said confidently, "Since Princess Nian is so willing to continue to suffer from this musk poison, then please leave. Just pretend you have never seen us and do not know the mystery of the bracelet."
When Song saw Lanqin say this, she was anxious to dissuade her. This opportunity was too good to pass up. The Fujin was still completely unaware of it. This attack would surely be successful.
Just as she was about to speak again to persuade her, Geng grabbed Song's arm and shook her head at her.
She knew a little about Nian's personality. The more she pleaded with her, the less likely she was to respond with a few harsh words!
As expected, Lanqin's words made Nian hesitate again. She hadn't expected Lanqin to be so decisive, seemingly without even suggesting she wait for Doctor Liang. She stammered, "Let's wait for Doctor Liang to arrive before we talk about it!"
“Since Princess Nian has no intention of going, why wait for the result? Aren’t you afraid that Doctor Liang might be acting on my orders?” Lanqin said sarcastically.
Mr. Nian was immediately embarrassed and sat there, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Lanqin stopped pressuring her, and Song and Geng stopped urging her. The room fell into silence.
At this moment, Doctor Liang returned. When he entered the bedroom, the four women's hearts jumped involuntarily.
"Your Highness, I just had it tested, and the substance embedded in those jade beads is musk. If Your Highness wears such a bracelet for a long time, pregnant women are prone to miscarriage; and for those who are not pregnant, it can damage a woman's constitution, making it difficult to conceive again!" Doctor Liang said, enunciating each word clearly.
Ms. Nian was shocked. Although she had predicted this outcome, she seemed unable to hold back any longer when she heard Doctor Liang's last words. She flung the bracelet in her hand away with a snap.
"Prolonged wear can even cause infertility!" Lady Nian murmured. She had been wearing it for almost half a year, no wonder she miscarried as soon as she got pregnant. The Fujin was truly too vicious! Lady Nian hated the Fujin to the core at this moment.
Lanqin observed Nian's expression and saw that she was indeed provoked by Doctor Liang's words, and she smiled inwardly. She might not believe her own words, but she had no choice but to believe the doctor's.
"Alright, I understand. Doctor Liang, this matter is of utmost importance and must not be leaked out in the slightest. You may leave now," Lanqin said.
Seeing that Nian was sitting there like a puppet, Song and Geng exchanged a glance, then looked at Lanqin without comment.
"Sisters, I'm tired too. Let's all go back and rest. Let's pretend we never saw anything here," Lanqin said.
"Let's go, Sister Song. Let the concubine rest. Anyway, some people would rather bury their heads in the sand than offend the princess. From now on, don't flaunt your power in front of others. You can't even avenge your own child, what face do you have left!" Geng glanced at Nian a few times and stood up to say.
Lanqin silently gave Geng a thumbs up in her heart; at this moment, such ridicule was indeed necessary.
Ms. Nian's face flushed instantly, but she couldn't utter a single word, because what the other person said was absolutely right. Ms. Nian always enjoyed mocking others, and now she was experiencing the taste of being mocked herself, which was truly unbearable.
"Alright. Cui Niang, please see all the princesses out for me. I really need to rest for a while," Lanqin said lazily, then slowly slid into the quilt and actually fell asleep.
Seeing that Nian still refused to speak, Song stood up and walked out with Geng.
After the two women had both left, Cui Niang approached Nian Shi and said, "Our mistress is going to rest now, please go back, Nian Gege."
Lady Nian acted as if she hadn't heard, letting Cui Niang repeat herself twice before finally speaking, "I want the position of concubine! If I help you talk to the Fourth Prince, you must speak to him and ask for my promotion."
Lanqin lay in bed, and upon hearing Nian's words, she seemed not at all surprised. She curved her lips into a smile and said, "Princess Nian is truly someone who doesn't suffer losses. She's avenging her child while also securing benefits for herself!"
Ignoring the sarcasm in Lan Qin's words, Lady Nian said, "Right now, isn't the Consort more anxious than I am to deal with the First Lady? Otherwise, your two daughters are still young, and it's impossible to guard against everyone. So isn't the Consort more eager to remove this obstacle?"
Lanqin suddenly smiled and slowly said, "Gege Nian has no children. If she wants to be promoted, she can only do so now. But you have been wearing that thing for half a year now. I'm afraid it has damaged your body."
This was what Lady Nian feared most, and Lanqin's mention seemed to touch a nerve. She angrily said, "I've heard that Doctor Liang, who serves the Consort, is highly skilled in medicine. Could the Consort allow him to treat me?"
Lanqin smiled and said, "If Princess Nian can stand with me through thick and thin, then Doctor Liang can treat her."
Lady Nian still seemed unwilling to give up, and after a moment of thought, she said, "This time, Fourth Master can punish her!"
Lanqin felt a pang in her heart upon hearing this, and thought to herself, "Even if she isn't divorced this time, I'm afraid she'll never gain the Fourth Master's trust again. Without the Fourth Master's trust, she won't be able to cause any more trouble."
Lady Nian thought for a moment, then remembered her lost child, and her hatred for the Fujin intensified; otherwise, she might have been promoted.
"Princess Nian is still young. Once she takes good care of her health, she won't have to worry about not having children. Plus, with her family background, she'll probably have even greater blessings in the future." Lanqin thought of the Nian Shilan characters in those TV dramas, whose endings were all tragic. But in real history, the Fourth Prince doted on Nian Shi. He even made her an Imperial Noble Consort after he became emperor. However, all of this was in vain; Nian Shi passed away two years after the Fourth Prince became emperor.
Hearing this, Lady Nian was still tempted, so she said, "Alright, in that case, I will go to the Fourth Prince's place with the concubine."
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