After Gu Qinghuai left, Ling Shuang and Ling Xue hurriedly returned to their tent.
The tent was dimly lit, and Lin Xihe sat on the edge of the bed with a solemn expression.
She pondered for a moment, then instructed Ling Shuang, "Ling Shuang, go find Ji Zhuo quietly. Once you find him, find a secluded spot and then come back to call me."
Just as Ling Shuang turned to leave the tent, Lin Xihe suddenly spoke up: "Never mind, let's not go yet."
She thought to herself that, given the current situation, it would be difficult to find Ji Zhuo without knowing what to say, and it would also easily attract attention. It would be better to wait and see.
Ling Shuang walked to Lin Xihe's side and asked with concern, "Miss, why did you suddenly faint?"
Lin Xihe sighed softly, her tone tinged with helplessness and exhaustion: "I didn't eat much all day, and dinner was so late, so... I don't know what happened, but my neck suddenly ached and I fainted."
"A sore neck?"
Ling Shuang keenly sensed that something was amiss. She walked to the bedside and said to Lin Xihe, "Miss, may I take a closer look for you?"
Lin Xihe nodded in agreement.
Ling Shuang bent down, her gaze intently examining Lin Xihe's fair neck.
Sure enough, she soon found a pinhead-sized wound on the left side of Lin Xihe's neck.
Ling Shuang frowned slightly and said seriously, "This looks like a wound."
Upon hearing this, Ling Xue leaned closer to examine it carefully: "Could this be a wound? Was it scratched by a fingernail?"
Ling Shuang shook her head: "I can't be sure. I've been keeping an eye on you, young lady, and haven't noticed anything unusual. But if this is a wound, in that kind of situation, with so many experts around, to be able to injure you silently in full view of everyone, that's incredibly skillful."
Lin Xihe reached out and touched her neck, but there was nothing particularly wrong with it at the moment.
She fell into deep thought, muttering to herself, "If someone really attacks me, what is their purpose? Do they want the imperial physician to treat me on the spot and announce that I am pregnant?"
"If His Majesty really orders the imperial physician to examine my pulse on the spot, I am engaged to Gu Qinghuai. Although this is against the law, it shouldn't be punishable. Could it be that His Majesty wants to use me to suppress Gu Qinghuai?" Lin Xihe said, pondering.
Lin Xihe also suspected someone else, feeling that Sun Ningxiang might also have a motive.
However, Sun Ningxiang is known for her medical skills throughout the book. She doesn't know martial arts, and the only skill she can use is medicine, so we have to exclude her.
The master and servants pondered for a long time in the tent without any clue. The music outside gradually faded away. Gu Qinghuai came again. This time, Lin Xihe was lying on the bed pretending to be asleep. He sat by the bed for a while before being asked to leave by his subordinates.
In the dead of night, someone unexpectedly arrived at Lin Xihe's door.
Ji Zhuo's mother, Chu Yunni.
As soon as she arrived, she dismissed everyone in the tent. When Lin Xihe saw that it was Ji Zhuo's mother, she quickly got up to greet her. Just as she was about to bow, she saw Chu Yunni kneel down in front of her with a "thump".
Looking at Chu Yunni kneeling before her, Lin Xihe felt a surge of shame.
Chu Yunni raised her head and said in a sorrowful voice, "Miss Lin, I beg you, please leave Zhuo'er!"
Lin Xihe quickly reached out to help Chu Yunni up, saying, "Madam Ji, please get up. Let's talk about it while we're up."
However, no matter how hard she tried, Chu Yunni seemed to be frozen in place, remaining completely still.
Left with no other choice, Lin Xihe could only slowly kneel down opposite Chu Yunni.
Lin Xihe looked at Chu Yunni with sincere eyes, her voice tinged with helplessness: "Mrs. Ji, please speak freely."
Chu Yunni took a deep breath, her expression grave, her eyes filled with worry: "Miss Lin, His Majesty just summoned you and said that you are pregnant with General Gu's child. Zhuo'er spends every day with you, so he must know this, yet he still insists on being with you. You are already pregnant with General Gu's child, how can you continue to cling to my Zhuo'er? What are you really up to?"
Chu Yunni's words were like a slap in the face to Lin Xihe, who felt her face burning.
“Miss Lin, to put it bluntly, what family would accept a daughter-in-law carrying another man’s child? If you truly care about Zhuo’er, leave him immediately and stop harming him!” Chu Yunni said urgently, “Gu Qinghuai will never abandon his own flesh and blood. If Zhuo’er remains obstinate, his future will be ruined! His Majesty has already given me an ultimatum, instructing me to persuade you. If Zhuo’er insists on fighting, His Majesty will not protect him.”
"I beg you, let Zhuo'er go, don't push him into the fire! You can't be so selfish. If you have any conscience, you should think about Zhuo'er. Don't drag him down anymore..." Chu Yunni said, choking up again.
Lin Xihe listened quietly to Chu Yunni's words, and seeing her face covered in tears, a wave of emotion washed over her. She knew that everything Chu Yunni said was true, and she understood her own current situation.
Faced with Ji Zhuo's mother's tearful complaints, she felt a pang of guilt and was momentarily at a loss for words.
Lin Xihe looked at the woman who had been so spirited when they first met, but now looked haggard and sorrowful because of what happened between her and Ji Zhuo.
Her heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. She knew that her actions had brought a lot of pain to this mother. She kept questioning herself in her heart why she had not been able to control her emotions and why she had let Ji Zhuo fall into such a predicament.
Just then, Ji Zhuo rushed over.
He was sent out of the camp by His Majesty to deliver an imperial edict and return quickly.
Upon returning, Yue Lang told him that Miss Lin had suddenly fainted and that a royal physician had taken her pulse. He rushed over anxiously.
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