Xiao Yunrou looked at Zhuang's pale face and took a look at the furnishings in the room. It was almost the same as before.

"Doctor Yu, can you please take a look at the furnishings in the room? Also, go and get all the food that the Third Madam ate today and show it to the doctor."

The maid agreed and quickly presented the items. The other doctors in the room also checked it and found nothing wrong. This made Zhuang even more worried, and Xiao Yunrou also felt embarrassed.

"How about this, I will prescribe some pregnancy-preserving medicine for Madam San first, and I will come back tomorrow."

The cause could not be found and Doctor Yu had no way to remedy the situation. Xiao Yunrou and Zhuang also knew this, so this was the only thing they could do.

When Xiao Yunrou returned to Derou Garden, Nanny Xu was holding Pei Yuanjin in her arms and playing in the room. Seeing Xiao Yunrou's unhappy expression, she asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with the Crown Prince's wife?"

Xiao Yunrou took Pei Yuanjin and held him on her lap, and told him everything about Zhuang in detail.

"I even gave Doctor Yu a list of everything she had eaten in the past few days, but he couldn't find anything. So how could there be something wrong with her fetus?"

Xiao Yunrou couldn't figure it out, and neither did Aunt Xu.

"This is strange. I am worried that this matter will eventually be blamed on the Crown Prince's wife. Although the Third Madam has a good relationship with you on the surface, if the child is lost in the end and the fault falls on the Crown Prince's wife, it will not only damage your reputation, but also make the Marquis and the Marquis' wife dissatisfied with you. Since this concerns the heir, I am afraid the Crown Prince cannot openly favor you."

Xiao Yunrou also thought so, and what Nanny Xu said actually confirmed her own suspicions.

"No matter what, the source must be found. The meals for the third room are all supplied by the main kitchen. Although I have always been strict with the main kitchen, there may be people who pretend to obey and do not obey. And the things sent to the third room's house are also... Madam Xu, please arrange for someone to check these two places."

Madam Xu withdrew and immediately arranged for someone to investigate. Xiao Yunrou squeezed Pei Yuanjin's chubby little hand and called Lu Yi in again.

"Didn't the Dou Mansion send a letter two days ago? Send someone to send a reply."

"The Crown Prince's wife is going to the Dou Mansion for a banquet?" Lu Yi was a little surprised, because even if Dou Jingshu entered the Marquis' Mansion, the relationship between the two families would not change much. Xiao Yunrou would definitely feel uncomfortable if she went to the Shen family, and she might find some fault with her.

"No need. That day is the day when the Duke of Yue's mansion is holding a banquet. The Dou family is not worth it for me to offend the Duke of Yue. In two days, there will be a banquet at the Marquis' mansion. Go and invite Madam Dou to come."

Xiao Yunrou didn't know why Dou Jingshu came back so often, but Madam Dou was going to hold a banquet, so there must be nothing wrong with her health. She wanted to see what tricks the Dou family was playing. Since Shen Tang left, the mansion was extremely peaceful. Except for Shen's occasional trouble, Xiao Yunrou lived a very comfortable life. But as soon as Dou Jingshu appeared, trouble came out, and she had to be on guard.

The first month of the lunar year is the time for families to hold banquets, and all kinds of interpersonal relationships have to be maintained by the ladies of each mansion. Therefore, after the third day of the first lunar month, each mansion is bustling with activity. Xiao Yunrou has also visited several families in the past few days.

The Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion held a banquet, and the Dou family received the invitation this year. Although Mrs. Dou was skeptical that the Dou family would receive the invitation, when she thought about her daughter being in the Marquis' Mansion, she did not think too much about it and came over with a smile on her face early in the morning.

Shen would not meet her, so Madam Dou was taken to the reception hall without even touching the door of Zhining Garden. Most of the people in the hall were ladies of low rank, and those ladies from aristocratic families who were familiar with the Marquis' Mansion were mostly chatting with Shen in Zhining Garden.

Madam Dou sat for a while, then told someone that she wanted to go see Dou Jingshu, and the maid took her to the third room. The maid left quickly, and Madam Dou and Dou Jingshu closed the door and asked the maid brought from the Dou family to guard outside the door. Only the two of them knew what they said, but they didn't know that what they said was heard clearly by the secret guards sent by Xiao Yunrou.

After Madam Dou sat there for half an hour, a maid said that the stage was ready for the performance and then left. As soon as Madam Dou left, the secret guards also left, and took advantage of the vacancy where Xiao Yunrou led people to set up the stage to report one by one.

"So this matter of the third brother's wife has nothing to do with them?"

The dark guard nodded. That's what he heard.

"They just wanted to take this opportunity to fabricate something to put the blame on the Crown Prince's wife, and they bribed people outside the palace. As for the third wife's pregnancy, it was definitely not their doing."

Xiao Yunrou frowned, she felt that things were not that simple.

"You keep a close eye on Dou Jingshu, and send someone to keep an eye on Madam Dou. Try to find the person they are looking for and make him accuse Dou Jingshu of murder. It won't take them long to deal with me. You must give me an answer by tomorrow morning at the latest."

The secret guards retreated in response. Xiao Yunrou thought that even if she persuaded that person to defect, it would not be a good idea. Since he could be bribed, he might turn against her. She had to think about who else in the capital could help her.

As Xiao Yunrou listened to the opera, she kept thinking in her mind, besides Dou Jingshu, who else in this mansion wanted to stir up trouble just to deal with her.

But Xiao Yunrou couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. She listened to the play absent-mindedly and was still thinking about it until the banquet was over.

"You were so lost in thought that you didn't even notice I was here for a while."

Pei Lingfeng came back from outside and sat next to Xiao Yunrou. He drank a cup of tea but still got no response, so he hugged her in his arms helplessly and said dissatisfiedly.

When Xiao Yunrou came to her senses, she found that her neck was a little stiff, and then she pulled the corners of her mouth.

"I thought things were going pretty smoothly for the past two years, but then something went wrong and I couldn't figure it out."

Pei Lingfeng knew that Xiao Yunrou had sent the secret guards reserved for her out to do something, and he had also heard something about it.

"Hasn't someone been sent to investigate? We'll know soon. You don't have to worry so much."

Xiao Yunrou curled her lips, stared at Pei Lingfeng and said: "This matter is directed at me. If I don't investigate it thoroughly, even if this matter is in the past, it will happen again in the future. How can I feel at ease?"

Pei Lingfeng hugged Xiao Yunrou's arm tightly, and held her fingers with his other hand.

"Don't worry, I've also sent people to investigate. As long as someone takes action, there will be clues. We will definitely find out."

Xiao Yunrou nodded, but was still thinking. Pei Lingfeng had no choice but to pick Xiao Yunrou up and said softly:

"You should focus on your husband and stop thinking about other people and other things."

Xiao Yun glared with her beautiful eyes, and Pei Lingfeng brought the two of them directly to the bed. The curtains fell, and the room was filled with spring scenery.

The next day, the secret guard reported back that Xiao Yunrou had written a letter and asked Qingci to go out of the house to find Mu Yunlan. Only then did she feel relieved and waited for Dou Jingshu to go on the stage she had set up and perform a good show.

Zhuang's pregnancy became increasingly unstable. Although Doctor Yu prescribed medicine and acupuncture for her, she was barely able to keep the baby. Zhuang could only lie in bed all the time. She was so upset that she always felt that the house she lived in was not clean. So she made a big fuss, saying that someone in the mansion wanted to harm her and that she wanted to live in the house that Prefect Zhuang had arranged for her in the capital.

Shen naturally did not allow it. If she really let Zhuang go outside the mansion to raise her baby, how would outsiders view their mansion and her? Shen attached great importance to her reputation. How could she let outsiders say that she was a wicked mother-in-law? Rumor has it that the mansion would not tolerate a concubine's son and his child?

However, Zhuang refused to give in, and Shen was also filled with anger. However, Zhuang protected her stomach tightly and her face was pale. Shen could not vent her anger on Zhuang, so she could only direct her anger at Dou Jingshu who was standing beside her.

There was a lot of commotion in the third room, and Xiao Yunrou also rushed over. Shen was making insinuations and Dou Jingshu looked aggrieved. Xiao Yunrou took one look and went to support Shen.

At this time, the gatekeeper ran in hurriedly. "Madam Hou, Madam Crown Prince, there is a Taoist priest who calls himself Lechen Zhenren outside the mansion, saying that there is an evil spirit in the mansion that will harm the descendants of the mansion. A lot of people have gathered outside the mansion to watch."

Shen was choked by the words of the old woman. She glared at the old woman fiercely, a little angry. If it were normal, she would have asked the servants to beat the Taoist priest away, but the people were watching. If she did so, the impeachment memorial would be put on the emperor's case tomorrow.

"Bring him in. I want to see what he can say!"

Shen has been living a life of luxury these years, and all the affairs in the mansion have been handed over to Xiao Yunrou. Although she is partial to her natal family and dislikes Xiao Yunrou, it does not mean that she is really brainless. She knows all the twists and turns in the backyard. The Marquis of Zhenyuan had many concubines in his time. If she did not have some tricks, the Marquis's mansion would not have only Pei Lingzhi as a bastard for so many years.

It was inappropriate to let a man from outside the family enter the backyard, so everyone went to the main hall, including Zhuang. After all, the Taoist priest said that it would harm future generations, and her increasingly unstable pregnancy proved it, didn't it?

When they arrived at the main hall, they saw the Taoist priest Liaochen standing in the hall in white clothes. At first glance, he looked like an immortal. Xiao Yunrou watched coldly as everyone came in, and she did not miss the smug look that flashed across Dou Jingshu's face.

Xiao Yunrou helped Shen sit down, and then asked, "Are you the Taoist master Liaochen? Which Taoist temple are you in?"

Le Chen flicked his whisk and replied calmly, "I am Le Chen, from Shuijingguan."

Shuijing Temple is known to everyone. It is just a medium-sized Taoist temple. Some people would invite them to perform rituals on weekdays, but wealthy families would not invite a Taoist temple of this scale to perform rituals.

"I calculated this morning and found that a demon appeared in the capital. This person is full of demonic energy and should have died. But now he is changing his own life by absorbing the life span of people with whom he has blood relations. I followed him and found him in your house, so I spoke up for this."

Liaochen turned his gaze to Zhuang, looked at her for a few seconds, counted with his fingers, and his expression became more cautious.

"This lady is already pregnant, but the baby cannot be predicted to have any fate. It is likely to die before it is born. I hope all the ladies will hand over this evildoer and let the poor Taoist take him back to the temple to perform a ritual to eliminate this evil. Only then can this lady's child be born safely."