. Then she nodded lightly: "Well, you've cried. Your eyes are red and your eyelashes are wet."Ning Dong asked, "Madam, there is another act coming up. Would you like to hear it"Meng Jinyo pondered for...Seeing the young man, everyone was stunned. They were unfamiliar with him but not entirely strange. Anyone who had met this person knew that he was someone close to the Marquis.

It seems to be named Yu Chuan

Everyone looked at him, some confused, not understanding why he was here. Was it that the Marquis didn't have time to handle this matter and sent someone else to deal with it

This—

It involves one's son, wife, and unborn grandchildren. How can one entrust such matters to a servant

Meng Jinyao saw Yu Chuan and nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself: "Good, he came just in time."

Yu Chuan stepped forward and bowed to the prince and several ladies. Then, he presented a large pouch to Meng Jin Yao and said respectfully: "Madam, this pouch should be useful to you."

Meng Jin Yao took the pouch, lightly squeezing it to get a sense of what was inside. She nodded gently: "Hmm, you worked hard, Yu Chuan."

Listening to their conversation, everyone was bewildered, but it seemed that the Marquis was siding with his wife

Gu Xiumin looked at Yu Chuan. Although he didn't know what Yu Chuan had given Meng Jinyang, nor why Yu Chuan was here, he inexplicably felt a sense of panic. Visibly, his face showed a few signs of disorder, which quickly returned to normal.

However, his changing expression didn't escape Meng Jin Yao's watchful eyes.

Meng Jin Yao's eyes were deep and cold as she stared at him, asking in a frigid voice, "Xiu Ming, I ask you again, was Aunt Li truly miscarried because of me"

Gu Xiuming was taken aback. Seeing her stern face and the anger in her eyes, his heart skipped a beat for no reason. However, he had to bite the bullet now. With a resolute tone, he said: "Hongling, who is by Wan'er's side, saw the two of you arguing with each other, heard you slander Wan'er and resent her, and finally pushed Wan'er hard in anger. Wan'er's miscarriage is your fault."

Meng Jin Yao curled her lips, a smile that wasn't quite a smile, and said, "That's rather interesting. I never thought a woman like me could have the ability to make another woman pregnant instantly and miscarry."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Gu Xiuming was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted to what she meant. Her pupils suddenly constricted, and her heart pounded wildly.

Zhang and Chen were taken aback at first, but then they understood. Could it be that Li's supposed miscarriage never happened Or perhaps Li had never been pregnant in the first place How could she have a miscarriage if she wasn't pregnant

Chen was somewhat disbelieving, and hurriedly sought confirmation: "Third younger sister, what do you mean by that"

Meng Jin Yao stared straight at Gu Xiu Ming, mercilessly exposing his lies: "Li's concubine was never pregnant, so a fall couldn't have caused a miscarriage. At most, she just got hurt, besides, that fall was intentional."

She stopped speaking and turned her gaze to the doctor, who was bound hand and foot. Then she continued, "So, this isn't just an incompetent physician To not even know if a woman is pregnant and claim it's a miscarriage is pure nonsense, and worse, it's intentional slander!"

As soon as the words left her lips, there was an uproar. Things had escalated to such a degree, and in the end, Lady Li wasn't pregnant What on earth was going on

The doctor trembled, his face pale with fear as he lowered his head.

Gu Xiumin's heart skipped a beat, his heart almost jumping out of his chest. How did Meng Jingyao know that Wan'er wasn't pregnant

Only he, Wan'er, Hongling, and the doctor who was already prepared knew about this matter. When something happened, Hongling would take the initiative to ask for the doctor. Even if it wasn't Hongling who asked, she would find a way to stop others from asking and then go herself instead of them.

No, just now Hongling said it was Meng Jiny Yao who ordered her to invite the doctor. Could everything be under Meng Jiny Yao's control That's why Meng Jiny Yao would take the initiative to give Hongling this opportunity, letting her invite the doctor

No, impossible!

Gu Xiuming immediately refuted the guess in his heart, steadied himself, and replied, "Mother, the imperial physician had said that Wan'er was pregnant. Now this doctor also says that Wan'er suffered a miscarriage from a fetal qi disturbance. Now that you have done such a thing, would you simply dismiss it with a few words to cover up your crime"

Meng Jinyao said calmly, "Xiuming, the family doctor didn't definitively say that Li shi was pregnant back then. He only said that Li shi had symptoms of pregnancy and her menstrual cycle hadn't come. Both Li shi and Hongling thought she was pregnant, and the family doctor probably assumed it as well. But after taking her pulse, he said the pregnancy was still very early and couldn't be seen clearly in the pulse. He said to wait a while and check again, but he didn't confirm that Li shi was pregnant.

She said, letting out a light snort: “However, the physician was afraid that if Lady Li were truly pregnant, she might miscarry, so he cautioned her about some precautions for expectant mothers. But Lady Li really believed she was pregnant and proclaimed it to everyone. In the end, it turned out to be a false alarm. Lady Li’s nausea wasn't from pregnancy but from indigestion. The absence of her period was caused by excessive worry.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhang and Chen immediately remembered their previous gossiping about Li's instability, saying that she had spread rumors about her pregnancy before it was secure. In the end, it all turned into a farce. But how did Meng Jinyao find out

Gu Xiuming's heart was no longer calm upon hearing this, for what she said held absolute truth. It unveiled the truth behind the events, but how did she come to know it From Hongling But Hongling was one of their own.

Meng Jin Yao angrily said: "I thought Lady Li would have come forward voluntarily, but I ended up being blamed instead. You guys are really something."

Gu Xiuming seemed to be stunned by these truths. It took him a long time to recover, then he shook his head repeatedly, thinking quickly on his feet, and directly pushed the responsibility onto Li Wan'er and her servant. He tacitly admitted that the doctor was incompetent and misdiagnosed, hurriedly arguing: "Mother, please calm down. You say this, and your son is confused. Your son didn't know that Wan'er wasn't pregnant, and he didn't know that this doctor was so incompetent that he misdiagnosed her. He just believed the rumors and thought you had caused Wan'er to have a miscarriage.

He knelt down with a thud, confessing: "Son is unfilial. I listened to slander and wrongly accused my mother, causing her heartache. Please punish me, Mother."

Such a dramatic scene left the audience's emotions fluctuating with the plot. Just moments ago, the arrogant and domineering Prince was questioning and accusing his wife, but now he is kneeling, begging for her punishment. But how did the madam learn that Li's concubine was not pregnant

Meanwhile, Zhang and Chen were just as eager to find out the answer.

Meng Jinyao said with disappointment, "Xiuming, things have come to this, and you still haven't repented. You're still making excuses. The physician returned home to pay respects to his ancestors, and you personally accompanied Lady Li outside to find a doctor for treatment. You even heard the doctor say that Lady Li was not pregnant. Now you're shirking responsibility by saying you believed Lady Li's slander"

She smiled coldly: "Gu Xiuming, you are truly my good son, my filial child! When your wish comes true, you haven't forgotten to instigate Li Shi and Hongling to frame me!"every day—appealing to the eye, smell, and taste, making people drool just by looking at them. That's why he didn't have a preference for certain foods.When Meng Jinyang was in the inner quarters, her...