vstars Chapter 121 Succeed
Chapter 121 Succeed
As time went by, the doctor's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his face became more solemn. Finally, he released Lin Yan's wrist, shook his head and said, "The blood is attacking the heart, and the blood stasis is not dissipated. You must take medicine immediately." After that, he picked up the pen and wrote a prescription on the paper in a flamboyant manner. The handwriting was as elegant and free as a swimming dragon, which made people sigh at the high attainments of the doctor's calligraphy.
Guard Li took the prescription and ran out quickly.
"Your Highness, Princess Mu requests an audience!" the attendant Martin reported.
"Oh, let her in!" Zhao Yuan walked to the reception room outside.
Mu Xueli came in and started crying: "Prince, it was all because of my incompetence and poor discipline that Sister Chen lost her child due to Sister Lin's conspiracy." She did not mention a word about Lin Yan being locked up in the woodshed.
Zhao Yuan felt that something was wrong. No wonder his mother would bypass Mu Xueli and kill Lin Yan.
Mu Xueli followed in immediately, "I really didn't expect that the prince has doted on Concubine Lin in every way, but she is still not satisfied. She just found out that Sister Chen is pregnant for a few days, but she can't tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes and has taken such a heavy and cruel action against the unborn little prince. This is going to cut off the incense inheritance of our Rui Wangfu."
"No way?" Zhao Yuan was a little bit unconvinced. Lin Yan's daily behavior was indeed a bit bold at times, but she was definitely not such a cruel and ruthless person.
"I don't believe it either, but now all the evidence points to her, so I have to believe it." Mu Xueli insisted.
"Tell me about it!" Zhao Yuan exuded a cold chill. Although he didn't like Chen Qingqing, the child in her belly was his, which he couldn't deny. It was also the only child in the Rui Palace for so many years. It was impossible for him to say that he didn't love her, so he specially sent Chen Qingqing an extra reward.
"The story all started that morning!" Mu Xueli said, "I missed my mother so much that I went back to her parents' home. But I didn't know that Miss Lin left the mansion without permission. Not only did she leave the mansion, but she also had an argument with Mr. Zhao Si. The two of them were walking on the street, which was really embarrassing for our Rui Palace."
"That Fourth Master Zhao is an unreasonable person." Zhao Yuan added.
"We can ignore all these. The bad thing is that Chunmei was ordered to go out and buy Sister Chen a cup of pearl milk tea. Sister Lin happened to see it and made an excuse to have an argument with Mr. Zhao Si. After the argument, the pearl milk tea bought by Chunmei spilled on the street. Sister Lin took the opportunity to let her personal maid Green Tea give Chunmei a cup of drugged pearl milk tea. Chunmei brought it back, and Sister Chen drank it all without knowing it. The next morning she had a stomachache and had a miscarriage. The midwife said it was a boy. How heartbreaking." Mu Xueli said this and quietly wiped away the tears that seemed to be there and not there from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Zhao Yuan listened to every word, frowning. He didn't expect that A Yan's story was involved. Looking at Mu Xueli, he asked in a serious tone: "Princess, are you sure that Concubine Chen had a miscarriage because of drinking pearl milk tea?"
Mu Xueli raised her head and nodded firmly, "Your Highness, when I first heard about it, I didn't believe it. Although Sister Lin is usually arrogant, arrogant, overbearing, suspicious, and arbitrary, and I never take her seriously, I don't see any bad intentions from her."
Mu Xueli paused here, looked at Zhao Yuan's expression, and continued: "After several days of investigation, except for the cup of pearl milk tea, there is no problem with other items. Moreover, I also saw Chunmei and Green Tea's signatures respectively. Poor Chunmei, she was inexplicably implicated and felt guilty, so she hanged herself on the same day." After that, she handed the two signed documents to Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. He clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes flashed with anger and coldness. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I know! Princess, you have worked hard! I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will not let anyone off the hook." His voice was cold and firm, revealing an irresistible majesty.
"Endangering the prince's offspring is a serious crime. Although the punishment my mother used is a bit harsh, I think it is understandable. I dare not cover up for her, so I had to ask someone to help Sister Lin to the woodshed and wait for the prince to come back and make a decision. There was also a guard in the mansion who hugged Sister Lin in the name of protection. It was really unbearable to watch. I am not a good housekeeper, and I am really unworthy of the prince's expectations of me." After saying that, Mu Xueli knelt on her knees, as if she took all the blame on herself.
"Items brought in from outside must be strictly checked. You do have an unshirkable responsibility this time." After saying this, Zhao Yuan's face was solemn. He clenched his fists, then unclenched them, then clenched them again. With a chill emanating from his whole body, he turned and left the room and went to the study.
Mu Xueli was left kneeling on the ground, feeling secretly proud that she had nothing to do with the whole thing and that Zhao Yuan's comments were insignificant.
He secretly glanced at Lin Yan who was lying in the inner room with injuries, and complained proudly in his heart: "You are too young to fight with me. Zhao Yuan, don't you look down on me? I will make sure that your Rui Palace will not have a single biological child. The only one will be the one in my belly. Hahahaha." Then he left without looking back and returned to his own yard.
"Li Gonghai, you are such a good guy. I asked you to protect me secretly, but you actually made a move on A Yan. What crime should you be punished for?" Zhao Yuan returned to the study and immediately summoned Li Shiwei, who started to attack him. He grabbed his neck with one hand.
"Your Highness, you must have misunderstood something. How could I possibly lay my hands on Master Lin? Even if you were so brave, you wouldn't dare to do that."
"Princess Mu saw it with her own eyes, how could it be false?" Although Zhao Yuan didn't like Mu Xueli, there was definitely no need for her to lie to him about such a thing.
"Princess Mu, what did you say? I have always been committed to my duties and have never stepped into the Crescent Moon Courtyard without permission. That day, I felt that something was wrong in the courtyard and heard Master Lin's screams, so I had to enter." Guard Li defended himself with difficulty breathing. On that day, he felt that Princess Mu would definitely attack him, but he did not expect it to come so soon.
"Is it wrong for you to hug A Yan?" Zhao Yuan wanted to strangle him to death.
After hearing this, Guard Li finally understood what was going on: "Let me tell you in detail."
Zhao Yuan finally let go of Guard Li: "I want to see how you can justify your actions."
"That day, when I rushed in, Master Lin had been beaten unconscious by those women, and they were ready to continue the violence. I had no choice but to pick up Master Lin and get her out of their attack range. When Princess Mu brought people in, she happened to see me holding Master Lin."
Zhao Yuan's anger subsided instantly. If it was a temporary measure to save people, it was understandable.
"Oh! Is that all?"