Now Yun and Shen both changed their expressions.
There was no legitimate eldest son yet, and a personal maid with no official title and no status was pregnant. Yun said, "Go call the palace doctor to take a look."
After a while, the servant came back to report: "Old Madam, Old Madam, Young Madam, the palace doctor said that Miss Chun is indeed pregnant."
Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother-in-law, let Chunliu give birth to the child first, and then hand the child over to your parents-in-law to deal with. You can beat, kill, or sell him. The child will also call Lingyi mother after he is born."
Shen was furious: "If they could beat her to death or sell her away, how could this vicious woman still be so well? Our Lingyi doesn't need to be the mother of such a child.
Since my mother-in-law has made her decision, I will take Lingyi away today. Please have the divorce documents written by the Marquis' Mansion. If we can't handle this as a family matter, let's report it to the authorities.
This girl has been handed over to the Jingzhao Yin, reporting the crime of plotting to murder and poisoning the mistress. Whatever the Marquis's Mansion has to say about this, it will be fair to protect her. Let the Jingzhao Mansion decide everything."
Shen stood up and left. Yun said anxiously, "The old marquis and my uncle are still discussing. Can you wait a little longer, mother-in-law?"
Wang Lingyi's maid, Huang Xiang, knelt before Shen and said, "Yes, madam. I will go and inform the young lady. We will help her pack her luggage immediately."
Yun glanced at the girl and said to Shen, "Mother-in-law, calm down. This is all my fault." Then she told Li'er and Tao'er, "Take your men and tie him up. Start by giving him thirty lashes right here in the hall. Then make him a bowl of Luozi soup."
When the old marquis, his son, and Wang Suwen left the study and returned to the flower hall, they saw Chunliu, beaten and bloodied. The old marquis and Wang Suwen remained expressionless, but the young marquis Jiang Heng's face turned grim. He turned around and whispered, "Help the man down, ask the court doctor to prescribe medicine, and have two other people take care of him."
Wang Lingyi, who was in the inner room, stared blankly at the half-embroidered waist belt, then picked up a pair of scissors and slowly cut it in two.
My father was not only the head of the Wang family but also the patriarch of the clan. He was responsible not only for the prosperity of the Wang family but also for the honor and disgrace of the clan. My mother and sister-in-law both had sons and daughters. My younger sister was about to be married, and my niece was still young but would eventually be married.
I have cousins in my clan and cousins on my mother's side. This matter involves murder and poisoning. Although I am the victim, my reputation is also affected. My father and the old marquis each have vacancies for their disciples in the court, and I don't know what terms they negotiated.
The old marquis looked at his wife, Yun, feeling helpless. He had initially liked her for her beauty and gentle temperament. Although not very bright, she was not troublesome, well-mannered, good-looking, and came from a good family, which made him very fond of her. However, she was not good at managing the household. For so many years, he had relied on his mother to manage the household, and he could not let her go at her age.
My mother had never liked her in the first place; it was the old marquis who wanted to marry her. A few years ago, my mother passed away, and because Wang Lingyi was still young and in mourning, this daughter-in-law had only been married for a year. She'd already been poisoned for half a year. Now, he's taking away his own daughter-in-law's housekeeping power to save his son's face. As for Chunliu...
The old marquis ordered that from now on Wang Lingyi would be the steward of the marquis's mansion, and Chunliu was sent to the farm and was never allowed to enter the mansion again.
Wang Lingyi remained silent as the key and account book were brought over. Her sister-in-law, Zhao Xinran, also arrived, feeling somewhat embarrassed but also a bit distressed for her sister-in-law and close friend. She said softly, "My husband said the old marquis originally wanted to have Chunliu executed with a cane, but the young marquis refused and suggested to my husband that two vacancies be reserved for the Wang family's sons at the Nine Gates, which he oversees." Then she sighed, "The old marquis also agreed to what my father proposed."
Be on guard at the Nine Gates. The Wang family came from a civil service background, and their descendants and businesses over the years have mostly worked within the civil service system. Wang Lingyi had heard from her father and brothers that several of the Wang family's descendants had recently emerged as talented military generals.
But the military officers believe that brothers fight together in battle, and fathers and sons fight together in the battlefield. It is also a friendship that has lasted for generations. Old subordinates are connected to comrades, and it is not like an iron barrel. Once you finally get in, you will soon be benched.
The Nine Gates are on guard against two vacancies, which means taking out two core positions of the Kyoto Imperial City Guards, and these are positions with a high chance of meeting the emperor. These are really two good vacancies. Chun Liu holds a high status in the young marquis' heart...
Zhao Xinran sighed and said to Wang Lingyi, "Lingyi, you are pregnant."
The imperial physician said in the flower hall, "The young marquis' wife has been pregnant for over a month. I was going to prescribe some medicine to remove the poison from her body. Once the poison is completely removed, she can slowly recuperate. At least she can still live a normal life and won't be bedridden. But no matter what, she can't be brought back to life. She won't live past thirty.
If you want this child, you can't use these detoxifying drugs. You can only use some suppressive drugs and wait until after the baby is born. But if you have a miscarriage, it will also harm your body, and then both your Qi and blood will be depleted. Your body is already weak from the poisoning and cannot be replenished, and if you get pregnant, you can't remove the poison and treat it. Whether to keep this child or not, this decision must be made soon. But I can't guarantee that this child will be born healthy.
The imperial physician had seen many methods of poisoning, but the effects on the fetus were uncertain. Some resulted in miscarriages, others in the birth of idiots, and others in the birth of healthy children whose mothers died two or three months later. He was unsure whether the poison would have any effect on the child.
Wang Lingyi and everyone else looked up in shock. Her period had been irregular for the past six months, and she thought it was just delayed again this month.
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