Physician Hu hesitated for a moment before saying, "My lady, although morning glory seeds are a very cold food, I'm afraid this amount is not enough to cause a woman to miscarry."
"Doctor Hu, are you sure you're right! Since it's a very cold-natured food, how can it not cause a miscarriage?" Consort Ye was extremely indignant.
"Mr. Ye, do you understand medical principles?" Shu Chengfeng looked over.
Consort Ye was taken aback and quickly took a step back: "I am only telling the truth."
"If you don't understand, then say less," Shu Chengfeng said calmly.
"Yes." Ye Liangdi's face flushed red, and she sat back down.
“This is not enough, who knows if there won’t be a next time. If I don’t recognize it, I’ll need it again next time, and it will accumulate over time,” Jin Fengyi asked carefully, touching her belly.
Physician Hu was very objective: "If you take it one after another, then it is naturally possible."
"Jin Fengyi is quite shrewd. In this entire manor, only my Jiyue Pavilion has morning glories. I'm sorry to trouble you." Yan Nangui smiled and sat back down. "No rush, right? Just wait for my maid."
"Just wait. Don't worry, with Your Highness and me here, we will definitely not let you suffer," the Crown Princess said with a smile.
A short while later, Luo Kui and Madam He returned.
Mrs. He was also holding a bowl in her hand, inside which was a paper package.
After paying his respects, he placed the items in front of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
"What is this?" the Crown Princess asked.
"Your Majesty, this is morning glory seed. Rest assured, Your Majesty, unless consumed in large quantities, there will be no problems." Yan Nangui stood up and went over to personally unwrap the paper package.
I poured the granules from the paper packet into a bowl.
The white porcelain bowl was filled with black morning glory seeds, which made up more than half the bowl.
"Doctor Hu, look, this is morning glory seed. Do you see how it differs from the ones in the pastries?" Yan Nangui said.
Physician Hu examined some samples and said, "This... is indeed different."
“Of course it’s different. I like morning glories, and it’s not something I just started liking today. How could I not know what its effects are? Jin Fengyi, you claim to know a bit about pharmacology, but how come you don’t know that morning glories have black and white seeds? Tell me, are the seeds on this pastry white or black?”
Kim Bong-yi didn't show any nervousness on her face, but bit her lip and said, "It must be a black seed."
"Yes, only black seeds have this medicinal effect, right? But yours are white seeds. Look, when it's crushed and roasted, the color is similar to crushed walnuts. But actually, when black seeds are roasted and crushed, they are pure black. White seeds don't have this effect, which means that unless you eat these with every meal, you basically can't miscarry with this." Yan Nangui sneered, "I planted the morning glory from day one, just in case. My little patch of flowers only has these seeds for everything. But even if you eat all these seeds, you still can't miscarry."
Yan Nangui sneered: "Are you regretting it now? Using such a crude method to frame me, you look down on me, don't you?"
"I didn't mean any harm to Consort Yan, it's just... I just suddenly discovered this. Morning glories are only found in Jiyue Pavilion throughout the entire mansion. I acted rashly in a moment of panic." Consort Jin knelt down. "Now that Consort Yan has evidence, I must have misunderstood..."
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Before Jin Fengyi could finish speaking, Yan Nangui slapped her.
Everyone was shocked, and a second slap was delivered.
Shu Chengfeng hurriedly waved his hand. Yun Ji quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Lady Liangyuan, please calm down. Consort Jin is pregnant with His Highness's child."
Yan Nangui showed little anger on her face, only a cold smile as she looked at Jin Fengyi: "You've misunderstood? You have quite the nerve. What are you to dare misunderstand me? I harmed your unborn child, and you, a lowly wretch, think you're some kind of human being?"
"So what if you gave birth to His Highness's child? You think you're any different? Time and again, you think I'm a pushover? Don't give me that high and mighty act. What? Are you going to put on a show of being untainted by the mud? I don't mind a prostitute reforming herself, but you've gone too far. Do you think I can't tell if you're genuinely humble or just pretending to be arrogant? What? Everyone in this mansion, whether from a good or ordinary background, is inferior to you? Are you some fairy who mistakenly entered the world of prostitution? Are we all just ordinary people?"
"I didn't..." Kim Bong-yi's tears fell.
"You won't get away with this just because you're carrying that child. Unless I leave this mansion, if you dare to step on my head, don't blame me for breaking your legs." Yan Nangui stopped sneering and looked coldly at Jin Fengyi kneeling on the ground: "I mean what I say."
Some were afraid, some were shocked, but it has to be said, it was truly domineering.
Shu Chengfeng then said, "Alright, so you're the only one with a temper? If the item isn't yours, where did it come from?"
Yan Nangui sat back down: "How would I know? You'll have to ask Consort Jin."
"Consort Jin, you speak," the Crown Princess said, looking at her.
Jin Fengyi forced herself to kneel properly: "I really don't know, I absolutely did not do this. I just saw that this was a morning glory seed, and... and subconsciously thought of Consort Yan. I didn't know what I was doing. I... I just felt that Consort Yan didn't like me, and... that's what I thought. I really didn't do it, I wouldn't dare."
"Give me all the people who have had contact with this dessert, and interrogate them one by one. I'll go now," Shu Chengfeng said calmly.
Yun Ji hurriedly agreed, thinking to himself that if anything went wrong again, he'd rather die than live like this.
"Please get up, Consort Jin. It's the dead of winter, don't catch a cold," the Crown Princess said.
Kim Bong-yi's legs were a little weak at this moment, and she had to be helped up.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Princess." She wasn't too nervous, after all, she really hadn't done it.
Yunji started his investigation from the kitchen, and it turned out to be quite easy. Because these days, it's impossible for just one person to prepare food in the kitchen, all for the safety of the masters.
Especially the food given to Kim Bong-yi, who was pregnant, was naturally being watched over.
Therefore, it was quickly concluded that the walnut powder step was omitted when this pastry was made.
Okay, next we'll check who came into contact with it. It was sent out by a young eunuch, and then Jin Fengyi's maid, Huan'er, took it back.
Both of them were tied up and their jaws were dislocated, so they couldn't commit suicide.
First it was the young eunuch. He was beaten until his skin was torn and bleeding, and he couldn't say anything. He only said that he was treated like that when he was handed over to Huan'er.
Here at Huan'er's place, nothing too bloody was used; the executioners from the manor were there to carry out the punishments.
Within half an hour, she confessed everything while crying.
Yunji quickly brought back the news; in the main courtyard, everyone was getting tired of waiting.
Upon hearing that it was Huan'er, Jin Fengyi was greatly surprised, and her surprise was definitely not feigned.
Her face was deathly pale, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time; her hands began to tremble.
"What? You got your feet wet by the river?" Yan Nangui laughed. "Tsk tsk, how pitiful."
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