Chapter 971: Poisoned Again

At the table where Song Lan was sitting, her eyes were always fixed on her godmother and Xue Han. Although she was far away, she could still feel the tense atmosphere. Her godmother could handle it, but she was more worried about Xue Han.

After Song Lan married her husband, she often went to Zhou's house and became familiar with Xue Han. People's feelings are developed through getting along with each other, so she gradually treated Xue Han as her sister. She grew up in the capital and knew better than anyone how powerful the young ladies in the capital were.

Ding said softly, "Don't be nervous."

Song Lan took a deep breath. She knew she shouldn't be nervous. Xue Han was not like her. Xue Han was a sly person. If they got along well with each other, Xue Han would be polite to everyone. On the other hand, Xue Han was also very powerful.

Ding's attention was all on Song Lan. Not only were they both wives of officials from the Ministry of Rites, but her husband also got along well with Lord Wu. The Gu family had a difficult time in the capital, and it was even more difficult for her in the circle of officials' wives. As wives of the sixth rank, Song Lan was the legitimate daughter of the Song clan, had a good family background, and had the Zhou family as her god-relative, so few people bothered Song Lan.

In the past six months, Song Lan has helped her a lot, and she has gradually made some breakthroughs. As for Jin from the Hu family, she only treats her with respect and will not help her.

She wanted to go to Zhou's house, but unfortunately there was never a suitable opportunity.

Wang Ju asked Zhou Shuren with concern, "I have rested for a while. Are you feeling better?"

Zhou Shuren pressed his head and said, "Much better."

Wang Ju handed over the amount of relief money that the Ministry of War had handed over, as well as the money needed to repair the ships. "After reading this, I think you will continue to have a headache."

Zhou Shuren frowned. He knew that many people died in the battle, but he didn't expect so many. He pressed his forehead and said, "I'll hand it over to the Minister."

Wang Ju did not leave and continued, "I heard that the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War both submitted petitions this morning."

Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."

"The silver."

Zhou Shuren's head hurts now, and he doesn't want to think too much, "If you don't continue talking about this topic, we can still be friends."

Wang Ju said, "Okay, I'll go out and get busy first."

Zhou Shuren went to see Lord Xiao. Xiao Qing had just left the palace and returned to the Ministry of Revenue. Xiao Qing said, "I would have looked for you even if you hadn't come."

Zhou Shuren knew that the emperor kept the minister after the court session just for money. "Please tell me, sir."

Xiao Qing finally had some free time, but now he had to worry about money again. "The emperor approved the petitions from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War. The emperor supports the Ministry of Works to research technology and increase investment in the navy. He asked the Ministry of Revenue to calculate how much money can be taken out."

Zhou Shuren knew that the emperor deeply understood the importance of the navy, so he was prepared, "I will hand it over to you tomorrow when I go to court."

Xiao Qing continued, "You just have to work harder."

"yes."

At the birthday banquet, before the feast was halfway through, Princess Liang left first. Princess Liang only came to show her face. Zhu Lan had been thinking about Song Lan the whole time, and she had already noticed that Song Lan's face had turned pale.

Zhulan did not hide the fact that Song Lan was not feeling well, and told the Shangshu's wife directly. Today was a happy day, and the Shangshu's wife did not want anything to happen.

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "This child is afraid that you will be unhappy, so he has been holding back and not daring to leave early!"

The Shangshu's wife was indeed a little unhappy in her heart, but Yang said it with a smile, so she would not bring it up again in the future. She smiled and said, "How could I be unhappy? I saw Song's intentions. You should talk to her more. I will be happy if you show your intentions."

Zhulan said, "So I said, Madam is one of the kindest people in the capital, so we'll take our leave now."

The Shangshu's wife smiled even more falsely, "I'll ask my maid to take you there."

"No, no, we can just go on our own."

Zhulan and her daughter took Song Lan away. After leaving the Feng Mansion, Zhulan asked with concern, "Does your stomach hurt? No, let's go to the clinic first."

This child is a big deal, we must not be careless.

Song Lan had no appetite and didn't eat much. His waist was hurting after sitting for a long time. He leaned against the cushion carefully and nodded, "Yeah."

Zhu Lan asked the driver to go slower, her eyes fixed on Song Lan. Song Lan's face was particularly pale. "I told you I was uncomfortable, but you insisted on going ahead. If something goes wrong, you'll regret it."

Song Lan felt sick in his stomach and was afraid. "I didn't expect to feel so uncomfortable after sitting for so long. I just wanted to hold on for a little longer."

Zhulan said, "This is your first child, so you must be careful."

Song Lan sighed, "I'm afraid that if I leave early, it will affect my husband. In the past few days, my husband has been bullied a lot in the Ministry of Rites."

Zhulan frowned, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

Song Lan reacted and let the cat out of the bag. Now he couldn't hide it anymore, so he could only say, "My husband didn't allow me to tell you. He came back very late these days, and I pushed a lot of things in the Ministry of Rites to him."

Zhulan frowned again. She was not sure whether Minister Feng had discovered something or whether he took action against Wu Ming because Prince Liang took action against the Zhou family.

They soon arrived at the clinic, and the doctor took Song Lan's pulse and said that she had been worried these days and had a miscarriage today, so she needed to take pregnancy-stabilizing medicine to recuperate.

Song Lan was really scared. If she had known, she would not have insisted. Fortunately, the child was fine.

Zhulan first sent Song Lan back to the Wu family. There were two pregnant women in the Wu family now. Zhulan gave them some instructions before going home.

When they got home, Steward Ding held the note in his hand and said, "Miss, Miss Qi sent you a note."

Xue Han flipped through the book and handed it to her mother. "I knew she was going to vent her anger. Mom, I started pretending to be sick."

Zhulan looked at the post and said, "You know what's going on. I don't care."

Xue Han was tired today, "Mom, I'm going back first."

"good."

Zhulan also changed her clothes and prepared to rest for a while. Just after she closed her eyes, Mrs. Song walked in and said, "A letter from Miss Wu Ning."

Zhu Lan opened her eyes and took it, and said in surprise: "She didn't even wait until next month to give birth. This child is impatient. It's a boy weighing more than five kilograms. Wu Ning is lucky to have a boy in her first pregnancy."

Mrs. Song continued, "Ms. Wu Ning is indeed blessed."

Zhu Lan leaned against the pillow, "I didn't expect the baby to be born early. Please pick some nourishing things and send them over. Go check on Wu Ning and the baby for me."

Mrs. Song: "Yes."

Zhulan closed her eyes again and thought about Wu Ning in her mind. The little girl had become a mother already. The ancient times were really a scam. She fell asleep in a daze and when she woke up, the children had all gotten out of school.

In the palace, the emperor asked Shi Qing, "Have you confirmed it?"

Shi Qing said firmly, "I have confirmed that Zhang Yang has been poisoned by the same poison again."

Your Majesty, "Didn't Zhang Yang notice?"

Shi Qing lowered his head. "The doctor we hired later was trusted by Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang didn't realize it. He thought the doctor had really cured some of the poison."

Shi Qing was in a state of confusion. He didn't know whether the poison was in the food or in the tea. He had eaten with Zhang Yang many times, so he planned to go back and find someone to check it out for him, otherwise he would feel uneasy.

The emperor clenched the bracelet tightly, "You continue to watch over me, and don't be careless for a moment. Since Zhang Yang thinks he has solved part of the poison, then he has solved part of it."

Shi Qing lowered his head and said, "Yes."

The emperor motioned Shi Qing to leave, and asked people to keep an eye on the crown prince and his companions, especially the food they ate, which had to be checked carefully.

Zhang Yang stayed in the Fifth Prince's Mansion all day. He hated Prince Qi in his heart and was wondering who had poisoned him. He was determined to avenge himself.