"It's a boy! It's a boy!" Madam Yin hurriedly ran outside and shouted to the crowd.
"Oh dear, Madam An really knows how to do things!"
"Yes, yes! Madam An is really wonderful..."
Jiang Ling glanced at the unconscious widow Wang lying on the bed without saying a word. Her gaze fell on the newborn baby beside the bed. The baby's skin was mixed with blood and amniotic fluid, its limbs were naturally flexed, and its head looked particularly protruding. Jiang Ling grimaced and quickly walked out of the room.
"Grandson! Grandson! I have a grandson!!" Old Mrs. Lu, who was just sitting on the ground, suddenly fainted from excitement.
Everyone started taking care of Old Lady Lu again, patting her face and pinching her philtrum. Jiang Ling took advantage of the chaos to quietly leave.
After returning home, Jiang Ling placed the imperial concubine's robe bestowed upon her by the emperor in the store's savings box, and then leisurely began to stir-fry ingredients to prepare for tomorrow's business.
Guangping County Government Office.
Duan Kang'an's face was very ugly, and Zhao Qianyu's face was not much better.
Zhao Tianqi looked at his son, then at Duan Kang'an, and finally his gaze fell on Granny Zhou and the Shen family's servants.
"What's going on?" Zhao Tianqi recognized the people in front of him; they had some shady dealings with him, but the expressions on his son's and Duan Kang'an's faces suggested that things weren't going well.
Duan Kang'an and Zhao Qianyu exchanged a glance, and Zhao Qianyu coughed lightly and said, "Father, there's something I want to ask you."
"Hmm? What's wrong? Tell me!" Zhao Tianqi said, looking at his son with some curiosity.
"Father, I would like to ask you something. What crime is committed by stabbing a current ninth-rank lady?" Zhao Qianyu's voice was not loud, but everyone present heard it clearly.
"Hmm? What's this kid up to? Why is he asking this?" Zhao Tianqi thought to himself, but still stroked his beard and said, "According to current laws, he should receive at least one hundred strokes of the cane!"
"What?" Upon hearing the words "one hundred strokes of the cane," Granny Zhou's eyes rolled back and she fainted instantly.
The bound servants were in no better shape; they writhed on the ground, pleading, "Please forgive us, sir!"
Zhao Tianqi was puzzled by the scene before him. He frowned at his son and said, "Qianyu, what kind of man speaks so evasively?"
"Father, these guys stabbed Aunt Jiang!" Zhao Qianyu said, glaring at the servant.
"Oh? That Aunt Jiang?" Zhao Tianqi was a little confused for a moment. He thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out who the "Aunt Jiang" his son was talking about was.
“It’s the Jiang family from Lujia Village!” Zhao Qianyu continued.
"Oh, her? Could she be the one who kidnapped Miss Shen?" Zhao Tianqi said disdainfully!
“Father, Aunt has already been granted the title of Ninth-Rank Lady by the Emperor and given a title! How could she possibly be the one who kidnapped Miss Shen!” Zhao Qianyu quickly explained.
"What? You... what did you say?" Zhao Tianqi was shocked to hear his son's words and asked, pressing his hands on his son's shoulders.
"Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask Uncle Duan. He's the one who delivered the imperial edict!" Zhao Qianyu pointed to Duan Kang'an beside him with an indifferent expression.
"Old Duan, is this really true?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"Brother Tianqi, do you think I'm that bold as to forge an imperial edict?" Duan Kang'an glanced at Zhao Tianqi and replied irritably.
Now it was Zhao Tianqi's turn to scratch his head. He looked at Zhao Qianyu with some unease, then at Duan Kang'an, and stammered, "Old Duan, is... is Jiang... is that lady seriously injured?"
"What do you think, Brother Tianqi? I'll tell you the truth since we're classmates. Luckily I got there in time, otherwise... well... that scoundrel might have chopped off Madam An's arm!"
"The blood was so flowing that half of Madam An's sleeve was soaked through!"
The servant standing nearby was horrified. He had only made a cut on the woman, and that was before the official investiture. How could it have turned into almost chopping off her arm? But then he remembered what Magistrate Zhao had said about being flogged a hundred times, and he didn't dare to say it aloud.
Zhao Tianqi was clearly a little skeptical of Duan Kang'an's words, after all, Duan Kang'an liked to exaggerate some things. He turned to his son and whispered, "Son, I'm asking you, is it really as serious as your Uncle Duan said?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianyu's face immediately turned deathly pale. He stuck out his tongue and said, trembling slightly, "Father, it was truly terrifying! Those servants not only injured Madam An, but they almost attacked me! Even after I revealed my identity, they didn't believe me and mocked me, saying that if I were Young Master Zhao, then they were Magistrate Zhao. Father, I...I..."
As he spoke, Zhao Qianyu rolled his eyes upwards, pretending to faint. Zhao Tianqi was at a loss when he saw his son. He grabbed Zhao Qianyu and shouted at the people outside the door.
The yamen was thrown into chaos. The servants lying on the ground felt like they were going to die. What wrong had they done in their past lives that they had to be tortured like this in this life?
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Duan Kang'an smiled slightly and said to Zhao Tianqi, "Brother Tianqi, I have delivered the person to you. After all, he is from your Guangping County, so I cannot do anything about him. I have official business to attend to, so I will leave first!" Without waiting for Zhao Tianqi to say anything more, Duan Kang'an ran away from the yamen.
Lying in Zhao Tianqi's arms, Zhao Qianyu would probably burst out laughing if he hadn't been pinching his thigh hard.
Zhao Tianqi hurriedly carried his son and carefully placed him on the bed, shouting angrily at the people beside him, "Where's the doctor! Where's the doctor!"
Zhao Qianyu could no longer hold back. He frowned, pondered for a moment, and then, feigning great pain, slowly opened his eyes and softly called out, "Father!"
"Qianyu! Qianyu! My son! My son! Where do you feel unwell? Tell your father quickly! Don't scare your father!" As soon as Zhao Tianqi saw that his son had woken up, he rushed to his son's side and asked.
Just then, the doctor carrying a medicine chest was hurriedly brought in by two yamen runners. He was about to bow when Zhao Tianqi suddenly pulled him over. Zhao Tianqi, covered in sweat, pointed at Zhao Qianyu and said to the doctor, "Quick! Quick! Quick, take a look at my son!"
The doctor hurriedly placed his hand on Zhao Qianyu's wrist, stroking his white beard as he sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Tianqi felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, the yamen runners nearby caught him quickly.
"How...how is my son?" Zhao Tianqi asked, frowning.
"Alas, your son fainted due to excessive fright! I will prescribe a medicine for you, sir. Take it for a week, and I will check on your condition after a week!" the doctor sighed.
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