Chapter 241 No evidence needed, that’s the rule!
When Ji Qingwu was taking Du Yufang's pulse, he kept his eyes on her.
This time, the pulse was taken for a very long time, so long that Du Yufang's fingers began to tremble unnaturally, as if she was worried that she would discover something.
Ji Qingwu pulled his hand back and said, "The Concubine is indeed feeling unwell. The doctor at Qingchun Hall said yesterday that she is fine. It's just that she has not seen many cases of this disease."
Du Yufang was full of doubts, not knowing why Ji Qingwu would help her. She looked at Prince Yong with pitiful eyes.
"Your Highness, Miss Yuji can testify that I am really feeling unwell and I am not pretending."
Ji Qingwu said, "Don't be impatient, Concubine. I haven't finished what I want to say."
"The concubine has a serious health problem. If you want to keep this baby, you must stay in bed and rest until the birth."
Bedridden? Doesn't that mean I can't go out casually? This is tantamount to lifting a rock and dropping it on one's own feet.
Du Yufang smiled stiffly and changed her words: "Although I feel a little uncomfortable, these are normal symptoms of morning sickness. As long as Your Majesty comes to see me more often, I will be well soon."
Ji Qingwu shook his head, walked to Yunxuan, bent down, waved his hand in front of his eyes, and then clapped his hands vigorously.
But the boy just tilted his head, as if he didn't see or hear anything, and didn't react at all.
Du Yufang followed and pulled Yunxuan behind him.
He asked cautiously, "What are you doing?"
Since it was Du Yufang who approached her, she also saw the trick...
Ji Qingwu looked her straight in the eyes and said, "The concubine's health has been bad since she got pregnant with her first child. As for how this child was born, you should know."
Du Yufang avoided his gaze and pretended to block Yunxuan in front of her.
"Miss Ji, what are you saying in front of the child?"
Ji Qingwu asked, "Can he understand what I said?"
Du Yufang said: "Yunxuan is usually normal, but when he sees the princess, he becomes inexplicably like this, as if he has gone mad."
I heard that she is still framing Princess Yong and has no intention of repenting.
Ji Qingwu said: "This child is like this not because of the conflict between him and the princess. He is born with a congenital deficiency and has been carrying this condition since his mother's womb."
Zhao Minghong's gaze fell on Yunxuan, who was squatting on the ground biting his fingers.
Although not close enough, it is his child after all.
His expression was filled with obvious worry. "Fifth cousin, what does it mean to be born with a weakness? Please explain it more clearly."
Ji Qingwu said bluntly: "Survival of the fittest, the same principle also applies to the conception of offspring. This child was originally not meant to be kept, but the concubine used medicine to force him to stay."
"That doctor should have told the concubine about the consequences of taking the medicine, right?"
Du Yufang clenched her teeth and her whole face was frowning, obviously she was right.
Zhao Minghong had complete faith in Ji Qingwu's medical skills.
The only question now is whether Du Yufang knew that the child would become stupid after taking the medicine.
He said angrily: "You tell me for yourself!"
Du Yufang opened her lips several times but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Before, the child was young and there was no sign of abnormal behavior. But recently he has grown older and it seemed that the secret could no longer be concealed. Du Yufang found an excuse to blame everything on Princess Yong.
Tao Wanyin also didn't want to raise someone else's child, so she just let Concubine Du do as she pleased.
Princess Yong was still in shock that there could be such a mother who would sacrifice her child's life for her own glory.
Ji Qingwu asked: "Why is the concubine silent?"
Du Yufang pointed at her and shrilly said, "I didn't do that. You are wronging me and both of us. You are on the princess' side. Yunxuan is fine. He is a normal child!"
Then, Du Yufang pulled Yunxuan in front of Prince Yong and pinched his back.
"Yunxuan, this is your father, why don't you call someone to say something."
Zhao Yunxuan reacted very slowly, and only started to hide after a while. Although the child looked small, he had strong hands and pushed Du Yufang down with one hand.
Then he ran out of the study and was stopped by the eunuch at the door. He then sat on the ground and started crying loudly.
Zhao Minghong called someone in with a sullen face and said, "Send the concubine back to the courtyard and put her under house arrest. No one is allowed to let her out without my order."
Tao Wanyin closed her eyes, she could still hear Yunxuan crying in her ears. The child was innocent, and yet he was such an ignorant fool.
"Your Majesty."
Zhao Minghong looked at her. Tao Wanyin stroked her belly with her hand under the quilt and sat up straight.
"Yunxuan should not live in Concubine Du's courtyard."
Du Yufang slumped on the ground and said in disbelief, "What do you mean? Of course my child must be raised by me."
Tao Wanyin looked down at her and said word by word, "If you really treat him as your own child, you should tell me and the prince about his condition. If you had asked a doctor to treat him earlier, there might be a chance of recovery."
"But you only see him as a tool to climb up the ladder. Your fate with this child ends here."
Du Yufang shook her head violently, she was unwilling to accept it.
"You have no evidence! You have no right to do this! The prince only said that he would confine me, but he didn't say that he would separate Yunxuan and me."
Only she and her trusted maid knew about this matter, and the matter was handled cleanly without leaving any clues.
In the past, as long as she cried and made a fuss, this kind-hearted princess would give in first.
But this time, the princess did not react as she expected.
Tao Wanyin took out the butler's jade token again and threw it in front of her.
"The prince has already handed over the affairs of the backyard to me. Do you think I can take care of it?"
The voice was slow, but unquestionable.
"As a concubine, you have no right to raise the prince's eldest son. I don't need any evidence because this is the rule."
Du Yufang finally panicked, and she was about to move closer to Prince Yong while crying.
Zhao Minghong was well prepared and hid even faster. He immediately expressed his opinion: "What the princess said is absolutely right. Take him away quickly!"
Eunuch Chang Lu, who was waiting at the door, quickly covered the man's mouth and took him away.
Ji Qingwu's gaze moved between the two of them. It was the first time she saw Princess Yong take such a tough stance.
It should have been done long ago.
She had other things on hand, so she gave a few more instructions and then left Prince Yong's Mansion.
The study fell silent again.
Zhao Minghong picked up the jade token on the ground and said, "Do you think this is something random? Just throw it on the ground."
This is not only the power of stewardship, it also allows him to use the money of the entire palace at will, and it also represents his wishes.
He wanted to put it back into her sleeve, but Tao Wanyin dodged backwards.
Zhao Minghong paused: "You don't want it again?"
The vicious tone of her voice was as if it was him she didn't want.
Tao Wanyin pointed to the ground and said embarrassedly: "It fell on the ground and got dirty."
I don’t know what kind of dust and dirt it got on, but she had to put it into her sleeve pocket.
Zhao Minghong asked, "You think it's dirty, so you don't want it anymore?"
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