Seeing Shen Cang looking at her, Jiang Wan quickly said with a wronged expression, "That child is gone, why bring up the past, Miss? Isn't that hurting Master's feelings?"
Mentioning the aborted child only fueled Shen Cang's anger.
He gritted his teeth and said to Shen Qiyin, "Don't think I don't know. You're not immune to the consequences of Wan Niang's miscarriage!"
"Your older brother doesn't understand pharmacology, how could he know that changing one of the ingredients in the fertility-enhancing medicine would have a completely different effect? It was you who gave him the idea!"
"I'm afraid the medicine he used was also given to him by you."
"Don't think I don't know!"
Xianglan secretly rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "What do you know? You're so clever."
Shen Qiyin did not explain, but said with a half-smile, "Then go ahead and report me to the authorities."
"you……"
"My lord, you mustn't!" Before Shen Cang could say anything, Jiang Wan was already in a panic.
Shen Qiyin raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why are you in such a hurry, Aunt? Are you afraid that if the authorities get involved, they will find something that is detrimental to you? Or are you afraid that they will find out that your pregnancy was a lie?"
"What?!" Shen Cang exclaimed in shock: "Fake?"
"No! That's not true!" Jiang Wan denied it outright, forcing herself to remain calm as she said, "Second Miss, what evidence do you have to support your claim that you're making things up?"
Shen Qiyin was amused by her: "You said yourself that I was just talking nonsense, what evidence do I have?"
"It was just a casual remark, why are you so nervous, Aunt?"
Her reaction was so casual that Jiang Wan had no idea which of her words were true and which were false. Her heart was in her throat, and she felt terrible.
Shen Cang had no idea of the torment she was going through, and continued to bring it up: "This is something you can just blurt out!"
Shen Qiyin: "I just suddenly remembered that Father bought some fake pregnancy pills before, didn't he? Where are those pills now?"
Shen Cang was taken aback, then looked at Jiang Wan with suspicion.
Fortunately, she was prepared.
As early as when she decided to use this medicine, she thought that Shen Cang might suspect her, so she asked someone to buy another one that day.
Now that we've brought it out, I guarantee those two will have nothing to say!
Who would have thought—
The medicine is nowhere to be found!
In that case, even if she had a mouth all over her body, she still wouldn't be able to explain herself.
Seeing the growing suspicion in Shen Cang's eyes, Jiang Wan's heart sank.
She immediately knelt down at his feet, crying pitifully, "Husband, you must believe me. How could I possibly lie to you about something like pregnancy and miscarriage?"
"I clearly kept that medicine safe, but I don't know why I can't find it."
As she spoke, she cautiously observed Shen Cang's expression, hinting, "It's quite a coincidence. It was just here a moment ago, but how come it disappeared as soon as the Second Miss mentioned it?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiyin nodded in agreement: "I also think it's a coincidence. The medicine was there the whole time before we said we wanted to see it, but as soon as we wanted to see it, it was gone."
At this moment, Xianglan suddenly tentatively said, "Could it be that the young master ate it?"
"How could that be!" Jiang Wan denied without even thinking. "That's medicine! Why would Lan-ge'er eat it for no reason!"
"He's just greedy..." Xianglan muttered softly, "What wouldn't a kid this age eat besides poop?"
As she spoke, she pointed and said, "Look if you don't believe me!"
Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Jia Lan pick up the chicken leg that had fallen on the ground and take a big bite with a loud "whoosh".
The chicken leg was from the chicken that was offered before Shen Guangzong's spirit tablet.
Shen Cang's face turned green.
He rushed over and slapped the chicken leg out of Jia Lan's hand.
Jia Lan burst into tears: "Chicken leg! My chicken leg!"
"Mom, look, he hit me again."
"My hands are all red."
If they disagreed, he would start rolling around on the ground.
Shen Cang wished he could kick him a couple more times.
Jiang Wan couldn't bear to see him cry, so she quickly held him in her arms and comforted him, "Don't cry, don't cry. Mom will take you to eat chicken legs, okay? Let's not cry anymore."
Shen Cang was furious!
He thought to himself, "My son is dead, and you, my 'son,' are still trying to steal my son's chicken leg. Are you even human?"
Consequently, he also started to dislike Jiang Wan.
And then there's her pregnancy...
Although he did not believe Shen Qiyin's one-sided story, he still harbored some doubts in his heart.
Several days later, His Majesty issued an edict to reward the physicians of Guangrentang.
The emperor personally inscribed four large characters, "杏林春满" (meaning "Apricot Grove in Spring"), which were then engraved on a plaque.
He also bestowed upon them a couplet:
With observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, one can discern suffering and pain; with a benevolent heart and skillful techniques, one can alleviate the suffering of all people.
Pills, powders, ointments, and elixirs relieve illness and pain; the sacred arts of traditional Chinese medicine benefit all corners of the land.
To receive a calligraphy inscription from the Emperor himself is an unparalleled honor even for high-ranking officials, let alone for their small clinic.
Although these plaques and couplets cannot be used in practical ways like reward money, they have their own unique charm.
With them here to keep order, there will never be another incident like Song Huai causing trouble here.
When others heard about this, most just listened to it as entertainment, expressing their envy and sighs. But Shen Cang, upon learning that they had developed a formula to detect whether a person was experiencing a false pregnancy, felt extremely conflicted.
So when Shen Qiyin returned from Guangrentang that day, Shen Cang immediately grabbed her and asked, "What exactly is the deal with that prescription you prepared?"
"It's just one herb, it can't be called a prescription." Shen Qiyin said in a relaxed tone: "A person who is falsely pregnant will vomit after taking Cloud Arrow Grass, but a person who is truly pregnant will not."
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