After checking that Ling Xiang was indeed fine, Xuanyuan Qi felt relieved and withdrew his spiritual power.
Ling Xiang said in a businesslike tone, "Duanmu Linglong must disappear completely. If anything goes wrong with this, you will be fully responsible. Also, if you need to lie again in the future, remember to inform me in advance."
"No problem!" Xuanyuan Qi agreed immediately. "The palace has already taken care of it. He Xun will be executed the day after tomorrow. During this period, he won't have any chance to speak, and no one will know about Duanmu Linglong anymore."
Ling Xiang was very satisfied with this arrangement: "Okay, Your Highness, is there anything else? I'm very busy."
"Are you busy getting married?" Xuanyuan Qi asked tentatively.
Ling Xiang raised an eyebrow: "This is none of your business."
Xuanyuan Qi persisted: "Do you really want to marry the King of Qin?"
Of course, Ling Xiang couldn't possibly marry that damned King Qin and be abused by him every day: "I don't want a man who has been used by others."
Xuanyuan Qi looked at her for a long time and said seriously, "If this prince likes something, I won't mind if others have touched it. On the contrary, I will cherish it even more."
There was no point in arguing since they had different perspectives. Ling Xiang remained noncommittal: "Your Highness, is there anything else I can do? I have so many things to do at home. I'm really busy."
After seeing Xuanyuan Qi off, Ling Xiang immediately entered the space, collected the mature herbs, and planted the seeds obtained from the palace.
The herbs she planted in the medicine field not only had a short growth cycle, but also had much better medicinal properties than the herbs she had seen in the capital.
When Ling Xiang gave the herbs to Lian Cailiang and asked him to take them to the pharmacy to sell, Qi Lianghan was very surprised: "Miss, where did you get such good herbs?"
Ever since she had learned about the cultivation common sense of this continent from Aunt Yun, Ling Xiang no longer worried about the secret of the space being exposed. She continued to take out the storage bag filled with pills:
"My master left me a space for medicinal plants. We can use these herbs with good medicinal properties to attract customers to our medicine shop. As long as we open up sales channels as soon as possible, we can quickly accumulate funds."
Qi Lianghan was full of confidence: "Don't worry, Miss, the herbs and pills you gave me are of such good quality that they will be sold without any problems!"
"Uncle Qi, I have a more important task for you." Ling Xiang handed a list to Qi Lianghan.
"We're currently growing mostly crops on the farm, and the autumn harvest is almost here. Our next step is to plant medicinal herbs on the farm. We'll produce and sell them ourselves, which will not only be profitable but also less restrictive. This involves procuring seeds, training herbal farmers, and developing plans, and you're the best person to handle these."
"Buying seeds is not a problem, but to train herbal farmers and develop a plan, I need manpower, especially people who can identify herbs and understand pharmacology."
"Uncle Lian is in charge of the staff of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion. If Uncle Qi needs anyone, just discuss it with Uncle Lian. As for the doctor, there's no rush. We can consider it slowly."
Ling Xiang arranged the affairs at home and went to Shuntian Prefecture again.
She went to visit Ling Chengfu first.
Ling Chengfu was sentenced to exile for attempting to seize family property and will be leaving soon.
After being locked up for so long, Ling Xiang was the first one to come and see him, which gave him a faint sense of hope.
"Ling Chengfu, I have good news for you."
"Xiang'er, you want to withdraw the lawsuit, right?" Ling Chengfu grabbed the cell door and asked expectantly.
"I'm the only male in the Ling family now. If I'm exiled, or if something happens to me on the way, the Ling family will be extinct! Xiang'er, if you withdraw the lawsuit, I promise to be filial to my father, marry a virtuous wife, and leave a descendant for the Ling family."
Ling Chengfu's shamelessness really impressed Ling Xiang. "This is the good news I want to tell you. Your ex-wife, Zhang Qian, is pregnant. She's been pregnant for a month. Judging from the timing, it should be your child."
Ling Chengfu was stunned for a moment, then angrily slammed the cell door: "This bitch! How dare she steal someone!"
Ling Xiang didn't expect that she could get such a big news, but she didn't believe Ling Chengfu: "Ling Chengfu, even if you don't acknowledge Zhang Qian's child, I won't withdraw the lawsuit. Just wait for exile."
"I'm not lying!" Ling Chengfu was furious. "Ever since I found out Zhang Qian poisoned you, I've severely punished her. I haven't been to her room since then. She can't be pregnant with my child! If you don't believe me, you can ask the maids in the mansion!"
"I just came to inform you. Other things have nothing to do with me." Ling Xiang got up and left.
Ling Chengfu was anxious: "Xiang'er! If you let the Ling family's incense die out, how can you be worthy of the Ling family's ancestors!"
Ling Xiang scratched her ears. Her family didn't have any heirs to the throne, so a male heir was not necessary.
Besides, wasn't she also of the Ling family? And Ling Yan and Ling Xue, as long as they didn't seek death, he still had some tolerance.
By this calculation, even if Zhang Qian is not pregnant with Ling Chengfu's child, the Ling family still has three bloodlines, and favoring boys over girls is unacceptable.
Ling Xiang went to see Zhang Qian again.
Zhang Qian was very excited when she saw Ling Xiang: "Xiang'er, have you told the miracle doctor He Xun? Is he willing to come and take care of my pregnancy?"
Ling Xiang raised an eyebrow. "Zhang, what I said is absolutely true. You're truly courageous. You actually dared to cheat on Ling Chengfu and even kept the evidence in your belly. You're so anxious to find He Xun. Could it be that the child is his?"
Zhang Qian quickly denied it: "Nonsense! I didn't do that!"
"Come on, I'm not Ling Chengfu. It doesn't matter to me who the child belongs to. I don't care. Zhang, there's no need for you to hide anything in front of me." Ling Xiang said indifferently.
"Besides, Ling Chengfu has already been sentenced to exile. He's about to leave. He can't protect the baby in your belly, nor does he have the ability to take you out to protect the pregnancy. I guess you'll still have to stay in the cell. I don't know what a miserable scene it would be to give birth in a cell..."
Zhang Qian collapsed to the ground. She could endure hardship and go to jail, but her child could not!
After struggling for a long time, Zhang Qian slowly knelt down towards Ling Xiang:
"Xiang'er, I know I've been unfair to you in the past. I was wrong. I don't dare ask for your forgiveness, but the child is innocent. Please tell He Xun that I'm pregnant with his child."
Ling Xiang didn't answer Zhang Qian, but asked, "Has Ling Yan come to see you?"
Zhang Qian shook her head bitterly. She had lived for decades and thought she had lived a glorious life as the mistress of the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion. However, one day she was imprisoned. The relatives she had supported with the money she had embezzled from her husband's family, and the children she had raised with all her heart, no one came to see her.
If any of them had come to see her, why would she have to kneel down and beg Ling Xiang?
"Ling Yan and Ling Xue, who do you want to take care of the baby in your belly?" Ling Xiang is not a saint. It is impossible for her to raise a child for her enemy. It is better to give the child to her own sister than to a stranger.
Zhang Qian stroked her belly and said, "Xue'er and Yan'er are both unmarried, so we can't leave the child with them. He Xun loves me, so he will definitely treat his own child well."
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