As time went by, Qingyan's body became increasingly cumbersome. Yin specially went to Emperor Kangxi to request that Imperial Physician Yuan be allowed to reside in the Yuanmingyuan Garden.
Emperor Kangxi valued Qingyan's children highly, so he generally granted Yin's requests unless they were particularly unreasonable.
"Your Highness, these are gifts from the Empress Dowager, the Crown Princess, and the Third Prince's Consort." Su Lan deliberately placed several boxes in front of her.
Qingyan looked at the items inside and remembered Yin's instructions that they must be examined by Imperial Physician Yuan before being sent to the warehouse; these items were absolutely unusable.
"Wait a moment, Imperial Physician Yuan will come to examine your pulse," Qingyan said, waving her hand.
Inside the main hall, Su Zhu walked to the front of the box and bent down to look at the contents.
"Master, shouldn't we keep these things in the courtyard for now?" Su Zhu wasn't sure if there was anything bad in the things inside.
Qingyan was stunned: "Really? Zhang Desheng, put all these boxes in the courtyard. If Imperial Physician Yuan comes, have him watch over them first."
Zhang Desheng waved his hand, and several eunuchs came in, closed the box, and placed it directly in the courtyard.
Qingyan softened her expression, placed her right hand on her stomach, and felt the movements inside.
The two children seemed to be influenced by their mother's idea, so they would follow Qingyan's hand movements and occasionally bump into each other.
Qingyan sensed the children's movements and a loving smile bloomed on her lips.
"Suzhu, can you tell what it is?" Qingyan asked directly as Suzhu walked in from outside.
"This servant really doesn't know, but this servant knows that there's definitely something wrong with these gifts." Su Zhu smelled the aroma and felt that something was amiss.
A serious expression appeared on Qingyan's face as she noticed Suzhu standing respectfully to the side, waiting for her attention.
"Let's leave it for now and have Imperial Physician Yuan come and diagnose us before making a decision!" Qingyan said helplessly.
Later, Imperial Physician Yuan hurried over, only to be stopped in the courtyard.
"Imperial Physician Yuan, these are the gifts that have been sent in. Please take a look!" Su Zhu stood next to the box and asked Imperial Physician Yuan directly.
After carefully examining the gift, Imperial Physician Yuan felt relieved. The woman who sent the gift was quite ruthless; she had actually used a "medicine" to prevent miscarriage.
Now, Qingyan is about to give birth. If she takes any medication to prevent miscarriage, it could very well result in the death of both mother and child.
“Miss Suzhu, there is a medicine here to help with pregnancy,” Physician Yuan said directly.
Su Zhu became suspicious: "A 'pregnancy-preserving' medicine?!"
Previously, Su-zhu thought it was an abortion "medicine", so she was very nervous.
"The Fourth Prince's wife is carrying twins, and there is a possibility of premature birth. If we give her a 'pregnancy-preserving' medicine now, it would be an unintentional attempt to kill her. This is a truly insidious move!" Imperial Physician Yuan said directly.
If this were discovered during an investigation, the women would certainly not admit they were wrong, claiming that it was appropriate for pregnant women to use "medications" to prevent miscarriage before delivery.
"If these things are stored in the storeroom, they shouldn't have any impact on the master, right?" Su Zhu asked anxiously.
"There's no need to worry so much. As long as Fourth Princess Consort hasn't eaten these things, there will definitely be no problem!" Imperial Physician Yuan said directly.
Imperial Physician Yuan instructed Qingyan to be extra careful with what she ate, and to make sure nothing went wrong again.
"From now on, you must personally inspect everything that the Princess Consort eats!" Yin walked in from outside and happened to hear what Imperial Physician Yuan said.
"This servant greets Fourth Master!" Imperial Physician Yuan rose and bowed.
Yin waved his hand, signaling Imperial Physician Yuan to get up first, while he himself sat down next to Qingyan.
"Master, you're back so early today!" Qingyan turned around and said with a smile.
"Did Imperial Physician Yuan take your pulse?" Yin asked.
Imperial Physician Yuan reached out to take her pulse and found that the children were very healthy, but the due date was approaching.
"Fourth Prince, Fourth Princess Consort may be giving birth in the next few days, so you must make sure the midwives are careful and pay extra attention to these extra things," Imperial Physician Yuan said directly.
Upon hearing that Imperial Physician Yuan could determine the upcoming delivery date, Yin quickly looked at Su Peisheng.
"The production date of Qingyan should not be reached yet," Yin said in surprise.
"It seems that the Fourth Princess Consort has been given labor-inducing drugs, and has been taking them in trace amounts since six months ago," Physician Yuan quickly said.
"Sweetie, do you remember what you used?" Yin Neng was certain that there was no possibility of any drugging inside Qingyan's courtyard; it must have been done intentionally. "Outside the courtyard, wasn't it true that you absolutely cannot eat anything casually?"
Qingyan pursed her lips: "If we were to go to the palace to pay our respects, we would definitely need tea!"
"Is it where Grandmother Huang is?" Yin asked.
Qingyan nodded obediently: "Of course, ever since the news of my pregnancy spread, Grandma has stopped giving me tea and has only given me plain water! Imperial Physician Yuan, can these things be dissolved in boiling water?"
"Yes, it's possible, and it's colorless and odorless," Physician Yuan said directly.
Qingyan's face instantly darkened. Apart from the old woman, no one else could possibly get to the Empress Dowager's side.
"Is it the Imperial Madam?" Qingyan couldn't believe that the Princess Consort would do such a thing.
“No, this kind of ‘medicine’ should have come from the south. The Crown Princess is the most suspicious. Shi Bingwen is temporarily on duty in the south?! The Third Princess’s family is all there…” Imperial Physician Yuan knew that people in the south might have some secret ‘medicines’.
"The Crown Princess? The Third Prince's Consort?!" Yin looked at Imperial Physician Yuan. "How did you know?"
"A low-ranking concubine in the palace has been diagnosed with being drugged. This servant has been investigating and has discovered that among the buyers of these drugs are the families of the Crown Princess and the Third Prince's Consort!" Imperial Physician Yuan said directly.
Qingyan listened, glancing at Yin out of the corner of her eye, hoping to get Yin's reaction.
"Crown Princess, Third Prince's Consort?! Are you sure those medicines have been delivered?" Yin asked Imperial Physician Yuan.
Something happened in the palace, and Kangxi immediately sealed off the news. The princes all knew that the problem originated deep within the palace, and they knew nothing else.
"It should have already been sent to the capital," Imperial Physician Yuan said directly.
Yin slammed the teacup down and looked at Imperial Physician Yuan.
"You and the Third Prince Consort entered the palace at the same time, so it shouldn't be her. Could it be the Crown Princess?" Yin asked curiously.
"The Crown Princess is the most suspicious. Guarjia should have sent the medicine into the palace." Imperial Physician Yuan said quickly. Kangxi was still secretly investigating these matters. If the Crown Princess really took action, it would inadvertently hit Kangxi's weak spot.
Qingyan turned halfway around and looked at Yin. As long as the children are healthy, that's all that matters.
"Good boy, you won't be going to the palace for the time being. I will talk to Grandmother." Yin gave the order.
"Yes!" Qingyan nodded.
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