"Pregnancy-preserving pills? Didn't the imperial physician say her pregnancy was stable?" The Crown Princess frowned.
“I’m not lying, Ding Zhaoxun’s pregnancy is indeed fine and doesn’t need any protection. But… even if it were, she would need to take pregnancy-preserving pills after four or five months. This time it’s only been two months, how can she take them?” The physician was shocked.
"Oh? Since you didn't ask him to eat, then why should he eat?" Shu Chengfeng finally asked.
Guohua and another maid hurriedly explained, "It was...it was Zhaoxun herself who said...that she was afraid the pregnancy was unstable, so...these pills were bought from outside, how could they be..."
"Then let's search it." Shu Chengfeng waved his hand.
Naturally, someone stepped forward and searched the entire residence, finding a box of pills.
The physician, his hands trembling, examined the body and said, "These are all pregnancy-preserving pills; there are no cold food pills."
"What, so you're saying that only she ate the Cold Food Pills today?" the Crown Princess sneered. "You, the imperial physician, really are something else! You're completely muddle-headed!"
“This servant…this servant remembers, it must be Xiao Cui! She’s in charge of watching over things, it must be her!” Guo Hua hurriedly said.
The maid beside her exclaimed in shock, "I didn't! I didn't! The things are all guarded in the inner room. I'm the guard, but Zhaoxun and Guohua are there too. How can I exchange them? Besides, where am I supposed to find Cold Food Pills?"
"Take those two girls away and torture them thoroughly. I don't believe we won't get something out of them," the Crown Princess roared.
"It's getting late. Let's talk about these things after we finish attending to the Empress Dowager. As for you, the physician..." Shu Chengfeng glanced at him without any emotion.
"I am but a humble person, lacking in talent and knowledge..."
"It's not that you're lacking in talent or learning, it's just that you're not suitable for my household. Go to the frontier and be a military doctor." With that, he waved his hand.
Yun Ji stepped forward: "Mr. Chen, please."
The physician's legs went weak, but he dared not beg for mercy; at least his life was spared...
There were many shady dealings in the backyard that he dared not speak of, but who knew it would cause such a big problem?
"Your Highness, sob sob sob... Please do justice for me..." Ding Zhaoxun came out crying after changing her clothes. Her face was pale and she looked extremely haggard.
"Outrageous! You took medicine without permission, harming His Highness's offspring, and you still dare to cry here?" The Crown Princess said angrily, "Take her inside and let her reflect on her actions."
"Let's go." Shu Chengfeng didn't even bother to glance at Ding Zhaoxun.
“Cousin, about this matter…” Ye Liangdi called out.
"Hmm? It's getting late, you should go back and rest. This matter is handled by the Crown Princess, there's no rush. We'll investigate it thoroughly when we have some free time in a few days." Shu Chengfeng smiled, speaking patiently to Ye Liangdi.
Ye Liangdi had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
Stepping outside, there was a chill in the air.
Just then, Yan Nangui shook, which Shu Chengfeng saw.
"Are people who return from the south so afraid of the cold?"
"It's freezing cold, aren't you scared?" Yan Nangui smiled. "Your Highness and the Crown Princess should go back quickly, it's really cold now."
"Alright, go back and drink some ginger tea." Shu Chengfeng smiled.
The Crown Princess smiled and said, "Go back now. We'll be going to the palace first thing tomorrow morning, so let's skip the greetings."
Before she left, she glanced at Yan Nangui one last time, but he pretended not to see her.
When they finally returned to Jiyue Pavilion, Yan Nangui indeed drank a large cup of ginger tea, and his whole body gradually warmed up.
Even wearing so many layers, I'm still freezing. This is truly the dead of winter.
Fortunately, the bed was warm, and there was a hot water bottle.
You can fall asleep as soon as you roll in; everything else can wait until tomorrow.
No need to pay respects, I can sleep in.
When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
"Your Highness is awake. Are you hungry? Shall I have someone prepare a meal?" Chanyi asked.
"Hmm." Yan Nangui got up and began to dress and wash up: "Have those two maids confessed yet?"
"No, they said they've used torture several times, but there's still no result. That Xiao Cui just says she doesn't know anything. Now they're questioning the people who brought the medicine back. It's unclear who else is involved..."
Yan Nangui sat down to eat.
After they had eaten almost all, Chanyi asked again, "This medicine... could it really be just one pill? Or was it switched last night? How come we couldn't find anything wrong with the rest of the box?"
"Just put one in a box. If she doesn't eat that one, nothing will happen. Even if she does eat it and something does happen, it's already eaten, so it's just one. If the physician doesn't say anything, wouldn't it just mean the pregnancy is unstable?" Yan Nangui smiled.
"Ah...this...if you put it that way, the people who can do this..." Chanyi thought for a moment, and realized that it could only be the Crown Princess, the two concubines, and the two ladies-in-waiting.
After all, it's not something that others can easily do either.
"As long as you don't pin this on me, it's fine." Yan Nangui smiled.
"This...no way, I was thinking that Consort Ye and Consort Su were having such a big fight," Chanyi said.
"Just wait and see, the results will be in no time." Yan Nangui stood up: "This is just an appetizer."
For someone like Ding Zhaoxun, having a first child is absolutely impossible.
Not only is her social status and position unacceptable, but her personality also dictates that she won't go far. There's simply no possibility of it happening.
But can the first child born to the Crown Prince really be born into the Crown Prince's womb?
That's not necessarily true.
Two days later, the Empress Dowager recovered, and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess no longer needed to enter the palace to attend to her.
Only then did the Crown Princess have time to properly handle this matter.
Unfortunately, an investigation of all those who served Ding Zhaoxun yielded no results.
In the end, they discovered that the person who brought the pills back to the mansion for them was problematic. After all, they couldn't go out on their own.
At this moment, the old woman knelt down, trembling.
"Aren't you going to confess? Do you want to be tortured?" the Crown Princess said angrily.
"This servant wouldn't dare... This servant wouldn't dare... It was... It was this servant's carelessness..." Granny Zhang said, trembling.
It's clearly a lie, pure nonsense.
Ye Liangdi stood up: "You insolent servant! How could you be so careless as to fall like this? Why don't you tell the truth?"
Yan Nangui frowned slightly; no matter how you looked at it, Ye Liangdi exuded excitement.
The old woman cried out, "Oh dear, Lady Ye, spare me! Spare me!"
"What did you call me? Why won't you admit what happened? If you're willing to talk, I'll plead for you," Ye Liangdi hurriedly said.
"Ye Liangdi, what's the rush?" The Crown Princess asked leisurely.
"Of course I'm angry on behalf of Consort Ding." Realizing her rudeness, Consort Ye quickly sat back down.
"Consort Ye, what's the use of forcing me? I didn't do anything! How can I confess? Consort Ye, you... you are a noble consort, why are you harming people? Your Highness, Your Highness, please save me! It's Consort Ye who's forcing me to identify Consort Su! I dare not, I dare not! Please, Your Highness, save me! I'm not greedy, I dare not accept these ten taels of gold!"
As she spoke, Granny Zhang took out a ten-tael gold ingot from her bosom.
The room erupted in uproar. Su Liangdi suddenly stood up: "Ye! You've gone too far!"
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