"I just got back." Nan Xuzong tidied up the letter and put it down. "What happened? Tell me. Is it about Ji Yinxue and Nan Jinxue being punished?"
"No," Ji Wushang said, "I suspect that Ji Yinxue is not pregnant at all!"
"Did you test her today?"
“Hmm, listen to me…” Ji Wushang recounted the events one by one, then looked at Nan Xuzong, waiting for his reaction. “Like this…” Nan Xuzong frowned slightly. The Marquis’s mansion would never let such a woman go by deceiving people like this! “If she deceives the people of the mansion, at the very least, Father will force Nan Jinxue to divorce Ji Yinxue.”
“If Ji Yinxue is sent back to the General’s Mansion, it will be a disgrace to the General’s Mansion, and Father will be heartbroken!” Ji Wushang frowned slightly. “However, I really feel that it might be fake, and she is definitely plotting something!”
She wanted Ji Yinxue to be punished, but she didn't want to bring shame to General Ji's mansion. After all, it was her maternal family, and Ji Dingbei was still on her side as the legitimate daughter.
"You tested her today, did she show any signs of suspicion?" Nan Xuzong asked.
“No.” Ji Wushang thought for a moment and confirmed again, “She only resents me, she doesn’t know that I’m testing whether she’s really pregnant.”
"In that case, taking advantage of this opportunity, since the two of them can't have dinner, let's test them again to find out the truth!" A glint flashed in Nan Xuzong's eyes. "We will definitely not let the General's Mansion lose face; we will only make her want to die!"
"good!"
As night deepened, the streetlights came on.
After having a cozy dinner in the courtyard, Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong went to the study to read together.
The moonlight was deathly pale.
Ji Wushang looked out the window, then turned and asked, "Cong, is it alright now?"
"Okay, that's fine." Nan Xuzong put down the book, then clapped his hands. A guard emerged from behind the screen and knelt at Nan Xuzong's feet. Nan Xuzong tossed a packet of medicine out, which the guard immediately caught.
"Let the second young mistress eat it," Nan Xuzong said softly.
"Yes." After the guard answered, the wind blew and he disappeared.
Ji Wushang stepped forward and asked, "What kind of medicine is that? How can we confirm whether Ji Yinxue is really pregnant?"
"This medicine is colorless and odorless, and it will dissolve very easily in food, making it undetectable. If a pregnant woman takes it, she will experience lower abdominal pain, but it will not affect the fetus in the slightest. If a non-pregnant woman takes it, it will be like taking croton oil; she will be going to the toilet all night. We will know the result tomorrow."
Ji Wushang understood, "These are indeed very easy to identify."
"Well, in that case, you can rest assured, right?" Nan Xuzong looked up and asked with a smile.
"I'm relieved." Ji Wushang thought for a moment and felt that there was nothing to worry about. He would know the result tomorrow and then he would know how to deal with Ji Yinxue!
but.
“But what about Aunt Zhao and Zhao Yirou…” Ji Wushang said, “and Second Uncle and them…”
"Those things can wait until tomorrow." Nan Xuzong took off his jade crown and placed it on the desk. "Those things cannot be rushed."
"Hmm." Ji Wushang thought about it and agreed. Haste makes waste; it would take some time to bring them down.
"I forgot to tell you, I used your tone to tell Second Uncle that you knew he had hidden two hundred thousand taels of gold." Nan Xuzong tidied up the entire desk.
"What? Two hundred thousand taels of gold? Heavens! So much!" I never expected that the Marquis's mansion would be so rich that it could rival the wealth of a country. Even a steward could embezzle so much money. It's truly unbelievable!
“Yes, it’s true. I’ve already sent people to keep an eye on it. He’s planning to move that gold to a small town in Lady Qi’s countryside,” Nan Xuzong said. “It’s good that you know this. I’m afraid he might do something desperate, so I’m just reminding you.”
“No wonder he was so respectful to me before! It turns out you caught him red-handed!” Ji Wushang stepped forward and asked him, “Why didn’t you tell Father about this? That way, Second Uncle wouldn’t be able to stay in the Marquis’s mansion anymore and would have to go back to his original residence.”
“Father trusts him a lot. If he were to turn around and accuse me of embezzling, wouldn’t I be in a completely awkward situation? Besides, it’s just some gold that’s hidden away. If necessary, we might be able to use it. Right now, he’s just guarding the 200,000 taels of gold for us. If we need it, we can just go and take it.”
"I see!" Ji Wushang smiled. If Nan Aoyu knew in the future that all the gold he had painstakingly collected was not his, he would probably be too heartbroken to even cry!
Nan Xuzong pushed the wheelchair forward. "Then, my wife, shall we retire for the night?"
“…Hmm.” Ji Wushang hesitated for a moment, then nodded. No wonder he asked if he was at ease…this guy is a cunning wolf!
Ji Wushang and he went into the inner room together, where Ji Wushang helped him bathe before they went to bed.
Soon after, the two men had taken off their clothes, and the bed began to creak.
The man's heavy breathing and the woman's soft moans blended into a beautiful, primal throbbing...
Ji Yinxue felt resentful and unable to vent her anger, feeling suffocated. Looking at the sky, she realized the moon was already high in the sky. Her stomach growled loudly, and Ji Yinxue turned to look at Nan Jinxue kneeling beside her. Nan Jinxue's eyes flickered with light, seemingly oblivious to whether Ji Yinxue was hungry or not.
At noon, he went to the Minister's mansion with the Marquis, where he was severely scolded by Minister Zhao Ge. Zhao Yirou cried on the side, while Nan Jinxue could only endure the scolding. In the end, he decided to marry Zhao Yirou fifteen days later, on the fourth day of the second month, and take her as his concubine.
It's really unlucky to have something like this happen again after returning to the Marquis's residence!
"I'm hungry," Ji Yinxue said, feeling frustrated.
Nan Jinxue didn't react, but she looked outside. There were some rough old women guarding outside. They wouldn't be allowed to stand up until midnight.
To be honest, Nan Jinxue was also a little hungry, but when this old man got stubborn and ruthless, there was nothing she could do! So, she could only kneel like this. But, there was another way… she had to act with him again, what a bastard!
Nan Jinxue coldly turned her head, "There's only one way!"
"What method?" Ji Yinxue asked immediately.
Nan Jinxue looked outside and, seeing that no one was paying attention, immediately stood up and walked to Ji Yinxue. Ji Yinxue, not knowing what he was thinking, looked up at him.
Nan Jinxue coldly glanced at her still swollen face, her own handiwork… Forget it, she really didn't want to look at that face. Her whole body, except for her holes, was utterly useless!
He reached out and delivered a karate chop to Ji Yinxue's neck, then pulled her into his arms. "Help! Yinxue has fainted! Yinxue has fainted!"
The maids outside immediately rushed in, asking, "What's wrong, Second Young Mistress?"
"Quickly call the imperial physician!" Nan Jinxue shouted, then stood up, picked up the unconscious Ji Yinxue, and hurried towards Yuxue Garden.
The old woman was still stunned. She had been perfectly fine just now, so how could she have suddenly fainted?
"Quickly, go and call the imperial physician!"
"I will report this to the Marquis!"
"I'll go take a look!"
With a flurry of activity, the rough-and-tumble women scattered immediately, not caring much about any punishment.
This second young mistress is pregnant!
After carrying Ji Yinxue into Yuxue Garden, Nan Jinxue immediately went into the inner room and threw her onto the bed. The maids Youlan and Shuipei, who had followed, were terrified to see Ji Yinxue faint.
Nan Jinxue said angrily, "They're all hungry! Quickly go and prepare some food!"
"Yes, yes! This servant will go right away!" Youlan immediately went down to prepare the food.
Nan Jinxue immediately sat down at the table and picked up some snacks from the table to eat. She had almost starved to death!
When the Marquis and the physician arrived, Nan Jinxue immediately wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth, tidied the table, and left.
Looking at Nan Jinxue, the Marquis frowned, "How is it?"
"Father, he should be alright. He just fainted, probably because he was hungry. Father, please let us have something to eat!" Nan Jinxue saw the worry on the Marquis's face and knew that she would definitely get a response when she asked this question.
As expected, the Marquis nodded and went inside with the family physician.
The physician immediately sat down to take Ji Yinxue's pulse.
"Hmm?" The physician frowned slightly. "The pregnancy pulse is very weak..."
"Prescribe some medicine to nourish the fetus," the Marquis immediately said. This was the first pregnancy of the Marquis's family, and it was of great significance. No mistakes could be made!
"Yes." The physician nodded immediately, put Ji Yinxue's wrist back under the quilt, and then walked to the table, where a maid handed him a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
The physician looked up slightly, startled. The snacks on the table were quite messy. Who made this? Looking up, he met a pair of cold eyes. "Doctor, why aren't you writing the prescription yet?" Nan Jinxue stared at him with murderous intent.
The physician nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"
The Marquis glanced at Ji Yinxue and said, "Yinxue is frail, Jinxue, you should keep her company!"
"yes!"
"For the next fifteen days, you should stay at home and properly handle the arrangements for marrying Yi Rou. Also, spend some quality time with Yin Xue," the Marquis added.
"Yes," Nan Jinxue replied.
The physician had already written out the prescription and handed it to the maid, saying, "Quickly go to the clinic to get the medicine, then decoct it and have the second young mistress drink it. Also, she can eat some millet porridge, but don't add sugar."
"Yes." The maidservant immediately agreed, and with the Marquis's nod of approval, she went to make the arrangements.
Nan Jinxue thought it was almost ready and was thinking about what to eat.
"Take good care of him!"
"yes!"
"Then, Doctor Chen, let's go!" the Marquis said to the royal physician.
The physician nodded repeatedly, "Please."
As soon as Nan Jinxue watched them walk away, she immediately instructed the servants to set out the meal in the outer hall, and then she quickly began to eat.
Ji Yinxue was in the inner room at this time. After a long time, she woke up because she kept smelling the aroma of food and was hungry.
Shui Pei, who was attending to Ji Yinxue, immediately called out as soon as she saw Ji Yinxue wake up, "Miss is awake!"
Nan Jinxue snorted coldly towards the inside. So what if she woke up? There's nothing to celebrate! She then continued eating.
Ji Yinxue tried to get up, but a sharp pain shot through her neck. Shui Pei immediately came forward to support her, saying, "Miss, the doctor just took your pulse and said your pregnancy pulse is very weak. You need to rest more and replenish your nutrition!"
"What?" Ji Yinxue frowned. The doctor had actually taken her pulse?
"Yes, you fainted, so I called the doctor, and the Marquis has also come."
The fact that I'm still lying here means that nothing has been exposed, thank goodness! But how did I faint?! Was it that bastard Nan Jinxue who dared to attack me just because he wanted to eat?
And now you're eating so happily by yourself outside!
Ji Yinxue was furious. "Help me up!"
"The doctor said, Miss, you need to rest. Youlan will bring the medicine in for you to drink later. I'll go and urge her right away," Shui Pei said softly.
"What's with the rush!" Ji Yinxue snapped. "I'm not sick!"
"What's all the noise about!" Nan Jinxue turned around and shouted into the inner room, "Aren't you letting people have their meal?"
If you keep making noise, don't blame me for being impolite!
☆、197 Design Nan Ershao and Ji Yinxue!