The Ruyang Prince's Mansion is wealthy and powerful, but its offspring are extremely few. The old prince has only two sons and three daughters. The two sons are legitimate, and the remaining three daughters are all born to concubines.
After the old prince passed away, the eldest son inherited the title and returned to his fiefdom, while the old lady and the rest of the second branch of the family stayed in the capital.
After all these years, apart from the daughters who married out, the Ruyang Palace only has Chu Xiu'er, the only grandson.
The second and third wives had no children.
The one who stood in front of the old lady and scolded Qing Wu was the second master of Ruyang Palace, Chu Xiao.
Without waiting for Qing Wu to answer, the old lady pushed Chu Xiao away and said, "Gag this fool and take him away."
"Mother?" Master Chu, who was pushed away by his own mother with disgust, looked hurt. Before he could say anything, the housekeeper had already said "I'm sorry", which really made people grab Master Chu and cover his mouth with a silk handkerchief.
In fact, it was not only Mr. Chu who was at a loss, but everyone else was also confused. Qing Wu's action of whipping Old Lady She with a willow branch just now scared everyone.
The old lady's reaction was beyond their expectations.
Only Old Lady She knew what had just happened. After she went to see the second wife, she felt uncomfortable and had difficulty breathing, as if a stone was pressing on her shoulders.
When Qing Wu used the willow branch to pull her just now, the old lady felt her whole body lighten and her breathing became easier.
The old lady guessed some of the reasons after a quick thought. Princess Yan was not being rude to her, but was helping her.
But his foolish son apparently misunderstood.
"Thank you, Princess, for your help. I am much better now."
When these words were spoken, everyone around was stunned.
Master Chu had an even clearer and more stupid look on his face.
Qing Wu nodded: "It's okay, take me to see the second wife first." Qing Wu said, and looked around: "The people who originally served the second room will stay, and the rest of you should all go out to bask in the sun, don't gather in the shade."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone shuddered.
Old Madam She hurriedly gave orders, and Mr. Chu broke free from the servant's hands and tore off the silk handkerchief that was stuffing his mouth, but he did not dare to speak again.
As soon as she entered the second courtyard, Qing Wu heard a woman's miserable cry.
She frowned and walked quickly into the room, where she saw a woman lying on the bed wailing. Four maids were trying to hold down her hands and feet. The woman's nails were covered in blood.
"Juan Niang!" Second Master Chu's expression changed drastically: "What are you doing? Let go of Second Madam!"
"You can't let her go! Second Master, the Madam is crazy. She wants to cut open her own stomach with scissors!"
Qing Wu pushed the obstructing Second Master Chu aside, walked straight over, and pulled up Second Madam's undergarment.
The maid's face changed slightly, and she wanted to persuade her to stop, but after looking at the second lady's belly, her hair stood on end and she cried out.
I saw something wriggling under the second lady's belly, bulging out from time to time, and its shape was like a baby's palm.
"Madam, there's something in her belly... in her belly..." The maidservant was trembling and unable to speak.
"What's in Juanniang's belly?" Master Chu squeezed forward and saw the palm-shaped bulge inside the woman's belly. He felt his vision go dark and fell to the ground with a thump.
Qing Wu frowned and said, "Get out of her body, and don't force me to beat you up."
There seemed to be a cold wind blowing through the room, and everyone felt a chill down their spines. Master Chu's teeth chattered: "Who are you talking to, you, you?"
Qing Wu ignored him, but her expression became more and more impatient, and she muttered, "That's why little ghosts are the most annoying. They don't listen to human words or ghost words."
She casually took out a talisman and stuck it on the second wife's belly. In an instant, the talisman paper caught fire and burned to ashes.
The sharp cry of a baby suddenly rang out, the voice was full of resentment and unwillingness, and everyone's faces turned pale when the sound hit their ears.
After the talisman paper burned out, the second wife stopped struggling, her stomach returned to normal, and the temperature in the room seemed to have returned to normal.
The four maids who were holding down the Second Madam's hands and feet also collapsed on the ground, looking as if they had survived a disaster.
Everyone's heart was beating like a drum. After a moment of dead silence, someone asked quietly, "Was that a baby crying just now?"
No one responded.
Old Lady She looked grim. After all, she was an experienced person and her emotions stabilized the fastest: "Princess Yan, did my second daughter-in-law survive?"
Qing Wu turned around, took out a handkerchief, wiped her hands and said, "I won't die for now."
The word "temporarily" made the old lady feel nervous again.
Master Chu hurriedly got up from the ground, his face pale as he said, "How could my Juanniang be like this? What about that baby...what's going on with that baby?"
Everyone looked at him with suspicion in their eyes.
It was obvious that the Second Madam was haunted by a ghost this time. The Second House had been childless, and Mr. Chu and the Second Madam had been hoping to have a child. Her behavior made people wonder if the couple had done something to be haunted by a ghost?
"What are you all looking at me for?"
"My dear, my son didn't do anything. You know Juanniang's character. She ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures just to have a child. It's impossible for her to do anything bad."
Master Chu really felt wronged.
Old Lady She also knew the second daughter-in-law's temperament. Although she was a little petty, she was not a bad person.
Qing Wu smiled when she heard this, "Chanting the Buddha is true, but eating vegetarian food is not necessarily true."
Master Chu was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"It's unfair for the Second Madam to be entangled by the little ghost this time. But it's not unfair either." Qing Wu said calmly, "Misfortune comes from the mouth."
Old Lady She thought: "But what did my second daughter-in-law eat wrong?"
Qing Wu said calmly, "The Second Madam was so eager to have a child that she mistakenly believed in a folk remedy. Just ask the people around her and you will know what she ate."
Old Madam She seemed to have thought of something, as her face looked grim. Only Master Chu was confused. What kind of food could attract the little ghost?
His face turned pale: "Juan Niang... is she eating children?"
"No, that's impossible... Ugh..."
Old Lady She: “…”
Qing Wu: “Puff…”
Judge's Pen: "This Mr. Chu is really bold in his thinking."
The Second Madam's personal maid knelt on the ground and explained for her master: "Madam has never done such a cruel thing. Second Madam has no idea what she is eating. It was me, this old servant, who mistakenly believed in folk remedies and heard that eating placenta can help with fertility, so I bought it for Madam to eat."
"Placenta? What is that?" Mr. Chu was puzzled.
The personal maid stammered and was unable to speak, but it was Nanny Zhang who, at the signal of Old Lady She, stepped forward and whispered to Master Chu.
Mr. Chu's face suddenly changed, he rushed out covering his mouth, and this time he really vomited.
In layman's terms, placenta is the most common name.
Old Lady She said solemnly, "Tell me! How did you buy that placenta?"
The personal nanny kowtowed repeatedly: "Old Madam, please judge for me. I asked a relative to buy it for me. My relative said that this placenta was dropped by a country woman after giving birth. I would never dare to do such a thing that would harm someone's life..."
Qing Wu raised her eyebrows: "It's fresh? Didn't your Second Madam feel weird when she ate it?"
The personal nanny said with a bitter face: "I was afraid that the Second Madam would not dare to eat it after knowing the truth, so I always lied to her and said it was pig's stomach."
Mr. Chu had just come back after vomiting. When he heard the words, he wanted to spit out the pig stomach and chicken he had eaten yesterday. His eyes rolled back, and he turned his head and vomited again.
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