The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 168 The Crown Princess Miscarried

Ye Shishu and Gu Simo exchanged glances and secretly chuckled.

Yu Chi Ling and Ye Shi Jun were playing chess in the next room when they heard the noise and quickly came over.

The four of them followed the maid to the Hibiscus Courtyard.

At this moment, in Furong Courtyard, besides Yuchi Rui, Zhu Huaning, Wei Yonghuai and their maids and servants, Min Qiang also arrived, and a doctor was taking Luo Lixian's pulse in her room.

Upon seeing the four of them arrive, Yu Chi Rui pointed at Ye Shi Shu and angrily rebuked, "Princess Consort Cheng, how dare you poison the Crown Princess and Consort Liang in the sachet!"

Ye Shishu was astonished. "Poison in the sachet? Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense. I kindly gave the sachets to my sister-in-law and Consort Luo. How could I have poisoned them?"

Yu Chi Rui walked to the table, grabbed a sachet, and threw it at her as if he wanted to kill her with it. "You won't admit it, huh? Then smell it yourself! And while you're at it, have your doctor, Dr. Hua, take a look and see if we've slandered you?"

Ye Shishu caught the sachet precisely.

Before she could even smell it, Hua Xin quickly grabbed the sachet, then took two steps toward the door and examined it closely in the sunlight.

Before long, she walked up to Yuchi Rui with the sachet and replied, "Your Highness, I have checked it and there is nothing wrong with this sachet."

Yu Chi Rui flew into a rage, "How dare you distort the truth in front of me?"

Zhu Huaning said coldly, "Divine Physician Hua, don't think that just because you're a divine physician you can disregard the facts and distort the truth! The doctor has already examined them; these two sachets have been smeared with poison. Consort Luo has already fallen into a coma because she was wearing a sachet, while I escaped because I wasn't wearing one!" After saying that, she pointed at the doctor and added, "This is the doctor that Steward Min invited!"

Ye Shishu took the sachet from Gu Simo's hand again, walked up to the doctor, and handed it to him, saying, "Please take another look. Is this sachet really poisonous?"

Although they had been examined before, the doctor had to re-examine them because he couldn't afford to offend them due to their status.

All eyes turned to him.

Ye Shishu walked to the table and handed another sachet to Gu Simo. Just like before, Gu Simo took the sachet to a well-lit spot by the door, examined it, and then handed it to the doctor for a check-up.

As if afraid that someone would target Gu Simo, Ye Shijun pulled Gu Simo to stand behind Yu Chi Ling.

"This..." After examining the two sachets, the doctor's expression turned strange, and he was speechless, his mouth agape.

"Dr. Liu, what's wrong?" Min Qiang asked curiously.

"These... there's nothing wrong with the two sachets..." the doctor stammered.

“…!” Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning’s expressions changed instantly.

Yu Chi Rui stepped forward, pointed at the sachet, and angrily asked, "Didn't you just say that the sachet was poisonous, and that Consort Luo fainted because she smelled the poison on the sachet?"

The doctor examined the sachets again and finally had to confirm, "Your Highness, perhaps I was mistaken earlier. These two sachets are really fine."

This time, it was Yu Chi Ling's turn to be dissatisfied. "Royal brother, royal sister-in-law, you really know how to make things up! Shu'er didn't sleep half the night while making these two sachets, how dare you slander her?"

Zhu Huaning gritted her teeth, staring incredulously at the sachet in the doctor's hand.

The head maid beside her looked even more ashen, blurting out excitedly, "These two sachets can't possibly be free of poison..."

"Shut up!" Zhu Huaning turned her head and shouted.

The head palace maid was terrified but quickly stopped making a sound.

Looking at the expressions of the mistress and servants, Ye Shishu sneered, "Sister-in-law, your people are so certain that this sachet is poisoned. Could it be that she knows something inside?"

Zhu Huaning's gaze fell on Gu Simo, whose figure was partially visible behind Yu Chiling. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "The doctor clearly found that these two sachets were poisoned earlier, but now the examination shows nothing. Besides Princess Cheng touching them, Physician Hua also touched them just now. Could it be that Physician Hua did something? Or did he switch the two sachets when we weren't paying attention?"

Gu Simo stepped out from behind Yu Chi Ling and replied solemnly, "Although I have studied some medical skills, I do not believe I have reached the level of being able to treat poison upon seeing it. If the Crown Princess says that I have switched the ingredients, then please search me."

Zhu Huaning was just waiting for her to say that!

However, before she could order the head palace maid to search Gu Simo's body, the doctor said to her, "Your Highness, these two sachets have not been switched. The stitching on these sachets is exactly the same as the previous ones."

As he spoke, he pointed to the needle and thread joint on the sachet.

Zhu Huaning and Yu Chirui were even more furious, but now the situation had reversed, leaving them with no point of rebuttal.

The doctor turned to look at Luo Lixian, who was lying unconscious on the bed, and frowned, saying, "Perhaps Consort Luo has been poisoned by something else."

Yu Chi Ling looked at Min Qiang and said coldly, "Uncle Qiang, you invited the doctor and you have seen everything that happened. If anyone uses this matter to target the Princess and Doctor Hua in the future, please be sure to testify for them."

Min Qiang nodded.

Nobody knew that he was actually completely confused.

He was certain the doctor wouldn't lie, but the sudden change from poisonous to non-poisonous in those two sachets was just too bizarre...

But the Duke reminded him that he must protect Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng no matter what!

"Royal brother, royal sister-in-law, this is none of our business. We will not keep you company!" Yu Chi Ling said coldly, then took Ye Shi Shu's hand and left without looking back.

Ye Shijun quickly followed with Gu Simo.

Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning were left staring at each other, both wishing they could vomit blood.

……

night.

Zhu Huaning was about to fall asleep.

Suddenly I smelled an odd odor.

She got up uneasily and looked around.

A small clump of paper ash was found under the windowsill.

"Ugh!" Before she could even check what the ashes were, a sharp pain shot through her stomach, and she cried out in agony towards the door, "Qingcui—"

Hearing the noise, the head palace maid pushed open the door and came in. Seeing her clutching her stomach and almost unable to stand, she was terrified and ran up to her, crying out, "Your Highness! What's wrong?"

"My child..."

"Someone come quick! Call a doctor!" Qingcui shouted in panic.

……

Main courtyard.

Min Wenqian took his medicine and prepared to rest.

Min Qiang rushed in to report, "My lord, something terrible has happened! The Crown Princess has miscarried!"

"The Crown Princess? Miscarriage?"