Chapter 63

  Planting false evidence

  "Slave, slave......" Bi Lan's face turned deathly pale and she couldn't say a word.

  Mr. Chen's face was gloomy, but in his heart he was in agony: Look, look, it's just such a brainless person who has schemed against the child in your belly, and you are completely unaware of it, really stupid!

  "Lin's mother, Hua's mother, take her down. Ask the people behind her thoroughly, I don't want to see her again." Chen Shi closed her eyes in exhaustion, and several maids beside her hurriedly supported her. A miscarriage is no less than giving birth to a child, and Chen Shi's body was still weak at this time, how could she bear it?

  "Miss..." Bi Lan was about to say something when Hua Mama carelessly grabbed a handful of torn cloth and stuffed it into her mouth.

  "Miss Bi Lan, if you have anything to say, wait a while and tell us two old ladies. The mistress doesn't have the patience to listen to your nonsense. I advise you to think clearly, or else you'll lose your life trying to be deceitful and hide!"

  Lin's mother's words scared Bi Lan almost to death, and upon hearing the promise of sparing her life, she immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. In fact, whether it was Chen or Lin's mother and Flower Mother, they all knew that Bi Lan absolutely could not be kept around; for now, they were just coaxing her into revealing who was behind her.

  After Bi Lan was dragged away with her mouth covered, Madame Chen immediately became unable to stand and was supported onto the bed.

  Madam Chen's eyes were as lifeless as stagnant water, and several maids burst into tears at the sight of her.

  "Ma'am, rest assured, we will never betray you."

  The main courtyard was in an uproar, but not a single word had leaked out. This was mainly due to Lin Mama and Hua Mama guarding the entrance tightly. Chen Shi had also instructed them that if they couldn't catch the person behind it all, they shouldn't alarm the snake by hitting the grass.

  Yin Ruofei comforted her sister and then looked at her younger sister Ruo Lan before returning to the Wang Manor.

  He came today, mainly to take a look at Chen Shi, to see if this Chen Shi is a sensible person or a confused person. If he's a sensible person, that's the best, and the two will become allies. If he's a confused person, he can also find out who the traitor is behind his back and avenge himself, regardless of whether he lives or dies in the Hou Mansion's backyard.

  Fortunately, Chen was indeed a sensible person, so he gave her the prescription and plan.

  However, he had to go back now, if it was too late, Zewang might come to the Hou Mansion again to catch people.

  Now he wants a good reputation, and can't let Zewang's repeated arrests ruin it.

  "Are you still scheming about that matter at your house?" As he entered the Wang Fu, Ze Wang had already returned and was waiting for him to eat. Yin Ruo Fei smiled awkwardly, thinking that making a majestic king wait for him wasn't the way of a minister, but after advising him several times it didn't work, Ze Wang wasn't particular about details and didn't care about this small matter. Thinking about it, since they were all in the Fu and no one dared to go out and speak randomly, he just let it go.

  "Let the king laugh." Yin Ruofei personally served Yang Jingze a meal and placed it in front of him. "It's just that my sister loves me so much, how can I bear to let her suffer like this?"

  "It's just a few slave-born children, yet they're raised to be so arrogant." Rong Jingze was very dissatisfied with those born out of wedlock, and this dissatisfaction extended to Yin Haicheng as well. This is just like the former emperor, if it weren't for the former emperor's foolishness, how could there have been the Liu Fei affair.

  Although the rebellious person has been punished, the harm he suffered back then cannot be erased. Now that the emperor is treating him with such kindness, isn't it also a form of compensation for the suffering he endured in the past?

  The two of them finished their meal in silence, and then Yin Ruofei took out the medical book and poison manual left by her master and began to study again.

  "You're actually interested in practicing medicine."

  "It's not that, I just think it's pretty good to poison and harm people. Especially this disguise technique..." Yin Ruofei sneered, having been harmed so many times, he naturally wanted to return the favor. His master had come to Beijing last time to visit them and left him with a lot of things, and it seemed that his master understood his thoughts very well, some herbs happened to be what he needed.

  However, he read medical books not just to show off in front of others.

  Turning her head to look at Rong Jingze who was reading a book, Yin Ruofei knew that the other person's life wasn't easy either.

  That's why Master comes every certain period of time, because the poison that Ze Wang suffered from back then was not completely eliminated, and the remaining venom would erupt every certain period of time. Looking at Master's appearance, that poison is unknown but enough to be feared, otherwise how could it have tormented two generations of divine doctors.

  Rong Jingze was tight-lipped about the matter, not uttering a single word. It wasn't until his master had him assist on the side that he discovered Rong Jingze had become dizzy from the residual poison and didn't even know he was by his side. His master told him that when this toxin acts up, ordinary people can't withstand it, it's truly a fate worse than death. Yet Rong Jingze had been poisoned for over ten years, with episodes occurring every few months or half a year. This was still after most of the poison had been cleared; in the early days of his poisoning, he would have episodes daily, and even his master and disciple hadn't expected Rong Jingze to hold on.

  It wasn't until now that Yin Ruofei realized the extent of Rong Jingze's endurance. He had never shown a hint of pain in front of him, instead often narrowing his eyes as if plotting something. Thinking about what Rong Jingze had endured, he felt that his own broken leg was nothing in comparison.

  After a few days of peace and quiet, Yin Ruofei received a letter from his second sister Ruiqi, asking him to return home for a visit.

  It turned out that Chen had quietly asked Rui Qi to come over on the day Bi Lan was taken down, dismissing everyone and explaining things clearly.

  Chen was very apologetic to Ruiqi, who was both angry and heartbroken after learning the whole story. She didn't blame Chen, as she too was a woman, although not yet married or having children, but thinking about it, if she were to encounter such a thing in the future, she would probably be even angrier than Chen.

  She was heartbroken for Chen's family, and just like that, they lost their child.

  "Mother will be relieved, later you will definitely give birth to healthy younger brothers and sisters for us."

  Chen saw Ruiqi and didn't blame her at all, instead she felt even more guilty, so she shared some of her plans with Yin Ruofei.

  At this time, Rui Qi was still in charge of the household. Although Chen Shi's matter had appeared, neither Old Lady nor Zhenjiang Marquis Yin Haicheng believed that Rui Qi would do such a thing, so they naturally wouldn't relieve her of her duties and increase people's suspicions.

  Rui Qi was taken aback when she heard her younger brother's idea, and naturally, she didn't think that someone as young as him could have a good idea. However, after seeing what he had written on the paper, she couldn't help but be greatly shocked.

  But after the surprise, it was a laugh, "Xiao Fei's handwriting is really ugly."

  Chen's heart felt a lot lighter after putting down his burden. He couldn't help but laugh as he watched Ruiqi teasing him, "Indeed, it's quite embarrassing."

  The words were a sharp pain for Yin Ruofei, and he was really helpless in the short term. Fortunately, he couldn't hear them at this time, otherwise he would be even more disheartened.

  Heaven and earth know my heart, this character is already much stronger than it was half a year ago.

  Chen and Ruiqi privately made up, but on the surface they remained expressionless. After discussing a plan, they pretended to argue for a few sentences, smashed some bowls and dishes, and Ruiqi stormed out of the room.

  "Chen calmly instructed Youlan to clean up the broken porcelain pieces, pointing to the neatly stacked paper on the table. 'According to Seventh Master's prescription, prepare it well and decoct it for me.'"

  Yu Lan was very careful, holding the prescription and going out to decoct medicine. Yue Lan and Fang Lan surrounded Chen Shi, serving tea and pouring water, not daring to leave for a moment.

  After Rui Qi left, a letter was handed over to inform Rui Qi.

  Yin Ruofei arrived on schedule and showed his face in front of everyone before turning around and heading towards the main hall.

  Everything fell into the eyes of a careful person, and quietly sent the letter to Yin Haicheng.

  The main hall transmitted a noisy sound, Yin Haicheng walked to the entrance of the main hall, just in time to hear the faintly transmitted shouting and fighting sounds inside, with a look of surprise flashing across his face.

  Chen's servant sent a message saying she was unwell and hoped Master Hou would visit, but how did it end up like this inside? This is not the kind of disturbance one makes when they're feeling unwell.

  She quickened her pace by a few steps, wanting to see what was going on. Suddenly, the little servant beside her shouted, "Milady, the Marquis has arrived."

  Yin Haicheng felt something was off, but at this moment he didn't have the time to ask questions.

  A footstep sound came from behind, Yin Haicheng turned his head and found it was his youngest son, Yin Ruofei.

  "Dad."

  "You're back!" Yin Haicheng is now looking at his son with great favor. Yin Ruofei is a quick learner and has been going to the Imperial Academy every day, even if it's only for half a day, which is already surprising enough. The other day in court, he was greatly praised by the Emperor for being a good father, making him very proud.

  At this time, seeing Yin Ruofei, naturally feels good.

  "The son came back to see his grandmother today, heard that his mother's body is not very good, and hurried over to take a look." Yin Ruofei smiled warmly and elegantly, with great affinity. Yin Haicheng had only just begun to teach his youngest son martial arts, but he felt a bit like a Confucian general himself, and was even more delighted. However, since Madame Chen was not feeling well, he still needed to hurry in, and the two of them could discuss further later."

  Yin Haicheng turned around and left, but the little servant beside him revealed a terrified expression. Yin Ruofei looked at him with a faint smile, which made the little servant tremble all over, as if he had been stabbed by a knife, and cold sweat dripped down his face.

  Yin Ruofei stretched out his hand and made a throat-slitting gesture towards the young servant, who was so frightened that his legs went soft and he almost fell to the ground.

  "This little brother is tired, come on, support him a bit."

  Yin Ruofei was immediately followed by someone who came over and two people held the young servant firmly in place.

  Yin Haicheng didn't notice what was happening behind him, turned around and entered the house, saw that the outer hall was covered with broken porcelain, couldn't help but frown, and when he turned around to enter again, he actually saw Chen Shi lying on the ground, next to a broken flower vase.

  Yin Haicheng's eyes turned black and he hastily helped her up, "Madam, madam!"

  "Madam!" Several maids rushed in from outside, and the one at the front couldn't help but exclaim when she saw Chen Shi in Yin Haicheng's arms.

  "What's all the shouting about? Don't you hurry up and fetch a doctor?" Yin Haicheng carried the person to the bed, but caught sight of the bed curtains slightly trembling, and immediately shouted, "Who's there? Come out!"

  "Master Hou, spare our lives! Master Hou, spare our lives!" A little maid stumbled out from behind the bed curtains and knelt down softly.

  "Have you been here all along?" Yin Haicheng narrowed his eyes, seeing the little girl nodding her head with a fearful face. "What's going on exactly?"

  "Yes, yes... it was Seventh Master who beat his wife..."

  Yin Haicheng suddenly turned his head and saw that Yin Ruofei also had a bewildered expression. He shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and tell the truth!"

  "The servant girl didn't dare to lie, it was indeed the Seventh Master." The little maid pointed at Yin Ruofei with a sorrowful face, "It was the Seventh Master who came to see the mistress, but the mistress wasn't feeling well and forced herself to be spirited. Who knew that while they were talking, the Seventh Master suddenly flew into a rage, smashing everything in the room, and said..."

  The little girl glanced at Yin Ruofei, wanting to say something but hesitating.

  "What did you say?"

  "He said... let madam never give birth to a son again!"

  Been sold out by one's own people!

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