Geng Youran was completely unaware of all of the above.
That night, after delivering the soup to Consort Li, she went back to the small kitchen to research new recipes.
When the people in the courtyard were detained, Gao Wuyong was the first to see her and gestured for her to hide and not come out.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wuyong invited her to the Fourth Prince's study in the middle of the night.
"Tell me, is your involvement in Consort Li's premature birth?"
"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me."
Geng Youran thought that at worst, the final result would be that she would be locked up with those people and interrogated.
But she didn't do it, and that's that; even severe torture wouldn't help.
Because Geng Youran was sent by the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Fourth Prince did not dare to take action without authorization, so he kept Geng Youran alone in the study.
He sent Gao Wuyong to assist the Fujin in investigating the matter, while he himself went to the palace to report the matter to the Emperor.
He clearly guessed Kangxi's thoughts correctly.
Even if Geng Youran really did this, the Fourth Prince has no right to deal with it.
After the truth was revealed, Geng Youran was sent back to Li's small kitchen to take charge of postpartum meals, and she also had a big-eyed little girl by her side.
"Sister, you're amazing!"
The little girl had no name and was always treated like a servant at home.
She roughly knew that her sister could not go back, and she herself did not want to return to that home. After being brought back by Grandpa Gao, she met a sister who was a very good cook.
When Geng Youran saw the pale and thin little girl in front of him, he felt sorry for her, so he used the remaining ingredients to make her something to eat.
Unexpectedly, this small amount of food earned Geng Youran a little fangirl.
Let's talk about Qian Gege next.
Following the nanny into the Fujin's courtyard, they saw the Fujin drinking tea in the main room.
She assumed that nothing had happened to her.
But what she didn't know was that she had already made many mistakes.
"This servant, Qian, greets the Princess Consort."
"My sister's here, please have a seat."
Qian Gege sat respectfully to the side, just as Ulanara usually did, with her head bowed and eyes lowered.
If she hadn't investigated these matters beforehand, she would never have imagined that the Qian family had another side.
"I called my sister over today because of Sister Li."
Although Qian Gege had her head slightly lowered, she couldn't help but be startled, thinking:
"Could it be that the Princess Consort really discovered something?"
Ulanara dismissed the servants, called Qian Gege to her side, and then pulled out a piece of paper from under the teacup and handed it to her.
"This is a secret formula for conceiving a son that Consort Li secretly sent over, hoping to give her son a better future. But as you saw, she almost lost her life. You should think carefully about what's more important."
Qian Gege knew, or rather, she thought she could guess the Fujin's thoughts.
She wanted to have a son so that he could become an asset to her eldest son, Honghui.
Unfortunately, Ms. Qian made a mistake, or rather, she valued herself too much.
Ulanara clan would not have looked down on a concubine who was not particularly favored and was a Han Chinese woman.
Qian Gege returned to her courtyard with the so-called 'secret recipe for conceiving a child' given to her by the Fujin. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Gao Wuyong rushed in with Xiao Shunzi and several servants.
"How dare you! This is the princess's courtyard. How dare you just walk in like that?"
Gao Wuyong glanced at the little eunuch blocking the doorway and thought:
"He's blind and stupid."
So they simply ignored him, and the eunuchs following behind stepped forward and pushed him aside, making way for Gao Wuyong.
Hearing a sound at the door, Qian Gege hurriedly hid the secret recipe in her hand. As soon as she got up, she saw Gao Wuyong standing at the door.
Qian Gege continued to feign composure:
“Eunuch Gao, even if you are someone close to the prince, you cannot trespass into his backyard without permission.”
"Princess, you should tell the truth. Otherwise, you might suffer some physical pain."
Although Qian Gege was nominally the mistress, she was actually just a lowly concubine. For a senior eunuch serving a prince to speak to her like that was already very polite.
But Qian Gege was still unwilling to give up, thinking:
"Everything is already over, and that bitch Li has given birth to a child. What more could you want!"
Seeing that Qian Gege remained silent, Gao Wuyong's patience waned.
Seeing that things were almost over, he didn't bother to say anything more.
"Xiao Shunzi!"
"exist!"
"Take your men and search the area!"
"yes!"
Xiao Shunzi and his men began searching Qian Gege's room, and soon they found the items.
Looking at the prescription handed over by Xiao Shunzi, Gao Wuyong knew what to do.
"Qian Gege, let's go."
When Qian Gege saw that the prescription had been found, she could only comfort herself that it was alright. Since the Fujin had given her the prescription, she would naturally find a way to protect her.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince also returned and sent someone to the backyard to invite the Princess Consort and others out, and interrogated them directly in the Princess Consort's courtyard.
The Fourth Prince felt a sense of disgust as he looked at Princess Qian, who was kneeling on the ground and looked particularly pitiful.
He suppressed his anger and asked:
"Qian Gege, tell me, is this prescription yours?"
Qian Gege quickly shook her head.
"My lord, this prescription isn't mine; it was given to me by my wife today! I really didn't harm Sister Li!"
"I was just asking if this prescription was yours. How did you connect it to the Li family?"
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