Chapter 258 I'm going to kill someone, I'll be back soon.
"That's impossible," Lu Yuan's eyes seemed to want to devour someone. "She wasn't hurt or injured, she was perfectly fine in the General's Mansion, how could the child just disappear for no reason?"
He has been extremely careful these past few days, treating her almost like a fragile piece of porcelain.
Could it be that Xie Qi or Xiao Xuanyou did something to her?
His eyes narrowed dangerously, and he exuded a chilling aura, as if the imperial physician would have his neck snapped if he uttered a single wrong word.
Under pressure, the imperial physician explained, "What I mean is that Miss Jiang is not pregnant at all. The previous slippery pulse may have been... a misdiagnosis."
"Misdiagnosis," Lu Yuan laughed in anger, "Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
"I would never dare to utter a single falsehood. It is highly likely that Miss Ji accidentally ingested some medication and developed symptoms of pregnancy, which led to the misdiagnosis."
Lu Yuan almost thought he had misheard, his brows furrowing deeply. "You mean, this has nothing to do with you? If you were working like this in the harem, guess how many heads you'd have to lose?"
“Lu Yuan, don’t get agitated,” Jiang Zhi finally spoke up. “I think I know what’s going on—it must all be Lin Qiyun’s doing.”
She had found it strange before that Lin Qiyun wanted to sow discord between her and Xie Qi and ruin her reputation, all of which had to be based on the confirmation that she was pregnant.
Now it seems that Lin Qiyun must have given her something to eat or smell at the fireside banquet, which is why she reacted this way.
Yesterday, she vomited in front of Lu Yuan and then felt much better, which must mean the effects of the medicine had worn off.
Although she was disgusted by Lin Qiyun's actions, Jiang Zhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief upon learning that she was not pregnant.
This news was a godsend for her.
But when she looked up and saw Lu Yuan's face, which was so dark it looked like ink could drip from it, she couldn't help but facepalm.
I almost forgot about the person in front of me.
“Lord Lu is a man of great knowledge and experience, you must have seen this kind of medicine that can induce a false pregnancy before, right?” Jiang Zhi asked.
Lu Yuan knew this, of course.
In Kyoto, women in the imperial harem would stop at nothing to win the emperor's favor, and this fake pregnancy drug could be used in the most discreet way, whether on themselves or their rivals.
But this was in Yaocheng, a thousand miles away from the capital. Moreover, Jiang Zhi didn't need to compete for favor with anyone. No one would have thought that Lin Qiyun would use such a secret medicine on her.
very good.
Having held a high position for so many years, this was the first time he had been completely fooled.
If it were anything else, it wouldn't matter, but it concerns Jiang Zhi.
He still remembers how he had to suppress his trembling emotions when he heard she was pregnant outside the door.
Now it's all just a mirage.
He was enveloped by a tremendous sense of loss and anger, and he wished he could tear Lin Qiyun to pieces.
He gave a cold laugh, turned around and left.
"Wait, Lu Yuan, what are you going to do?" Jiang Zhi noticed his strange expression and hurriedly called out to him.
"I'm going to kill someone, I'll be back soon." Lu Yuan said indifferently, as if it were just a trivial matter.
"No, no," Jiang Zhi hurriedly stood up to stop him, "You can't kill Lin Qiyun."
Although he, as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had the authority to execute first and report later, and Lin Qiyun indeed deserved to die.
But she didn't want to dirty Lu Yuan's hands.
"She is now the suspect in the collapse of the altar, which seriously injured the crown prince. Wouldn't it be too easy for her to die like this?"
Jiang Zhi tugged at his sleeve and patiently advised him, "Give her to me. She dared to play us like this, I will definitely teach her a lesson."
Although Lu Yuan stopped, his face remained gloomy.
Jiang Zhi's tone inevitably carried a hint of reproach, "If you hadn't let me vent my anger and had killed me, I would have been unable to eat or sleep properly."
Lu Yuan turned to the side and lowered his eyes.
She looked up at him, her eyes filled with anxious worry, fearing that he might just recklessly kill someone.
Lu Yuan's anger subsided somewhat, and his heart softened. "Alright."
I can't let her worry.
He led Jiang Zhi back to sit down, and then asked the imperial physician to continue taking her pulse. "I would like to trouble the imperial physician to check her condition again, and whether the medicine she took has caused any harm to her body?"
Seeing that Lu Yuan had been calmed down by Miss Ji in just a few words, the imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief and continued working diligently.
"Miss Ji's health has almost recovered. Apart from the fact that she couldn't conceive due to taking too strong medicine before, everything else is fine."
Lu Yuan's anxiety subsided; compared to bearing children, Jiang Zhi's health was the most important thing.
After the imperial physician left, Lu Yuan asked Jiang Zhi, "How do you plan to vent your anger? I'll help you."
“No need,” Jiang Zhi smiled, “There’s no need for our Lord Lu to take action against her.”
Lu Yuan was amused by her and couldn't help but kiss her forehead. "Yes, I'll listen to whatever you say."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "You must not do anything to harm yourself."
Jiang Zhi felt a little guilty, but she still agreed.
At the same time, Xiao Xuanyou also learned that it was Lin Qiyun who tampered with the altar.
Wen Quan reported to him, "Once the evidence is collected, Lord Lu will submit it to the Ministry of Justice for processing. Lin Lide is probably doomed this time."
Xiao Xuanyou sneered upon hearing this, "Dare to touch her? You're really tired of living."
But more than that, he was concerned about something else: "Is she really not pregnant?"
"The imperial physician's diagnosis is correct. Lin Qiyun put a false pregnancy drug in her tea. Now that the drug's effects have worn off, she has no symptoms."
Unlike Lu Yuan, Xiao Xuanyou felt as if a weight had finally been lifted from his heart upon hearing this.
He didn't want her to abort the child, and in fact, he didn't want her to be pregnant either.
Since ancient times, childbirth has been a life-or-death experience for women. With the shadow of his dream still lingering, he didn't want her to take any risks.
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Two days later, Jiang Zhi specially asked Xie Qi to take her to Lin Lide's 40th birthday banquet.
Evidence is still being gathered in secret regarding the collapse of the altar. Lin Lide has not received any news. Furthermore, due to the recent misfortunes of his eldest son and daughter, this birthday banquet is being held with exceptional grandeur.
Almost every prominent official and nobleman in Yaocheng came.
Lin Qiyun was furious to see Jiang Zhi at the banquet, but she still had to maintain the dignity of a well-bred young lady and greeted her with a smile.
"Miss Ji actually has the nerve to have General Xie bring you to the banquet, it's truly astonishing." Lin Qiyun said with a polite smile, but in a sinister voice that only the two of them could hear.
Jiang Zhi affectionately took her arm, "You were the one who orchestrated my fake pregnancy, weren't you? The Provincial Administration Commission is indeed incredibly powerful. This rare medicine has long been forbidden in the palace, yet you managed to get your hands on it. Wouldn't it be a waste to use it on an orphan like me?"
“Anything that makes me happy is worthwhile,” Lin Qiyun raised her chin. “Now that so many days have passed, you haven’t obtained any evidence at all. Don’t you feel frustrated?”
“A little,” Jiang Zhi smiled, “but thinking about what I’m going to do next makes me feel better.”
Before Lin Qiyun could understand what she meant, she felt a needle-like pain in her arm.
"Ah—what are you doing?" Lin Qiyun cried out in pain and instinctively shook him off.
Unexpectedly, Ji Zhiya was pushed so hard that she crashed straight into the corner of the stone table next to her. With a cry of surprise, she clutched her lower abdomen and fell to the ground.
Everyone present was stunned, not expecting this to happen.
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