Su Yushan also had this suspicion, but felt that it was unlikely. "It is true that Consort Xi does not like me, but Yan Yan is her own grandson. Even if he is not born of the legitimate wife, he is still a boy. Consort Xi has no reason to harm Yan Yan."
"Then who else could it be?" Chang Yue counted on her fingers one by one. "Chen Gege never leaves the house and has no grudge against you. Lan Gege is on good terms with you and she won't harm you. The remaining ones are Gao Gege, Jin Gege, and Fucha Gege."
Yunfang asked curiously, "Isn't Princess Jin the one from the other courtyard? Wasn't she already insane?"
"Who knows if she's really crazy or just pretending? Her child was born strange and is disliked by the Fourth Prince, so he hasn't been able to enter the family yet. Maybe she's harboring resentment and is pretending to be crazy to take the opportunity to harm the young prince."
Chang Yue's words seemed to make a lot of sense, and Yun Fang also had her own guess: "That Princess Fucha is always belittling Sister Yu, I think she is the most suspicious."
"Gao Gege is also a possibility; the two of them are in cahoots."
The mistress and her servants guessed for a long time, but still couldn't reach a conclusion. Yunfang couldn't help but start muttering to herself.
"Why hasn't Fourth Master returned yet? When he comes back, he should teach Granny Cui a good lesson. How dare a servant be so audacious as to plot against the imperial grandson! She's asking for trouble!"
Chang Yue felt that the matter was not so simple. "If it weren't for the support of the Fujin, how would Granny Cui dare to act on her own? In my opinion, this should be the Fujin's idea, but the Fujin couldn't come forward, so she instructed Granny Cui to force-feed the medicine."
Whether the Fujin (princess's wife) knew about it or not, Su Yushan couldn't be sure. In her heart, she hoped that this matter had nothing to do with the Fujin. If it really was the Fujin's doing, then her and her child's lives would not be easy from now on...
Now, after failing in her mission, Granny Cui returned home weeping and kowtowing to the Fujin (principal wife), saying she had wronged her mistress and the young princess. She then embellished her story, listing Su Yushan's alleged misdeeds and how she had disrespected the Fujin.
"You didn't see how arrogant that Consort Su is. The so-called concubine is just a title. She's not a proper consort at all! But she loves to put on airs, saying that the Fourth Prince dotes on her the most and values her son the most. Sons are more precious than daughters. Whether the little princess is sick or not is none of her business. She doesn't care if the child isn't hers!"
"Can you listen to what a human being says? As a mother myself, how can she be so heartless and show no consideration for your feelings at all?"
After listening silently, Yu Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, her fingers, hidden under the covers, clenched tightly together, her long nails digging painfully into her skin!
Finally, she slowly released her grip and, in a hoarse voice, instructed Dong Ling, "Go to Huatang Pavilion and invite Su Gege over. Tell her I need to speak with her."
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