Rebirth with my ex-husband

Chapter 70

After Su Yun and her mother-in-law rested in the room for half an hour, the vegetarian dishes were ready, so they came out of the room and went to the small hall to have dinner with the Grand Empress.

Since they were dining together, the vegetarian dishes that Su Yun had reserved were placed on the same table as those for the Grand Princess.

Mrs. Gu was a little confused when she saw the different vegetarian dishes on the table.

Su Yun saw her mother-in-law's confusion and explained, "The weather is hot, and I was worried that my mother's appetite would be poor, so I asked the nun to add some spicy and delicious vegetarian dishes."

Grand Concubine Xie Yiran glanced at the vegetarian dishes with a faint smile on her face: "Even just looking at them makes me feel quite appetizing."

Xie Yiran, who originally had no appetite, suddenly felt hungry after seeing the vegetarian dishes.

When we sit down at the table and eat, the most popular dish is this sour, spicy and delicious vegetarian dish.

Madam Gu didn't like spicy food very much. Seeing the Grand Concubine enjoying her meal, she asked, "It seems like the Grand Concubine can eat spicy food very well?"

Xie Yiran paused for a moment, raised his eyes, and looked a little puzzled: "I used to prefer light food, but my taste has changed recently."

Mrs. Gu was slightly startled, then looked at her daughter-in-law, and Su Yun shook her head slightly.

Madam Gu withdrew her gaze, pondered for a moment, and lowered her voice to ask the woman opposite: "Is the imperial concubine really not, or is she saying no just to be safe?"

Xie Yiran was stunned for a moment, then she realized what Madam Gu meant. She smiled and said, "Why do you all say that? That's not true. I went to see the imperial physician, and he really just said that I was weak, so I had a poor appetite and chest tightness. After taking the medicine, I gradually got better."

Upon hearing this, Madam Gu no longer had any doubts and said jokingly, "The symptoms your concubine has are so similar to the symptoms I had when I was pregnant with my children before. I also had a poor appetite, chest tightness, and a love of sour and spicy food. That's why I am so suspicious."

"Madam Gu is not the first one to have this misunderstanding. Someone also said the same thing to me at the full moon banquet at the Duke's Mansion a few days ago. I am afraid that I don't have much luck with children." The eldest empress smiled faintly, then lowered her head to eat.

Su Yun may have lived a new life and knew some things, so even though the Grand Concubine's expression didn't change much, she could feel a hint of sadness.

Su Yun lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, but didn't say anything.

After the meal, Mrs. Gu prepared to go back and bid farewell to the Grand Empress.

In the carriage, Madam Gu sighed softly and said to Su Yun with regret, "The eldest imperial concubine was originally the daughter of a noble family. She was impeccable in appearance, conduct, and temperament... It's just that the concubine in the mansion is restless. What a pity."

It was no secret that the eldest prince loved his concubine. Some people despised this, but others said that the eldest prince loved his concubine deeply.

In Su Yun's previous life, someone mentioned that the eldest prince and the concubine Chen missed each other for many years and finally got together. It was a beautiful story. But knowing that the victims of this story were the gentle eldest concubine and two unborn children, he felt that this story was hypocritical and disgusting.

Coming back to her senses, Su Yun said, "Although my daughter-in-law has only met the Grand Concubine twice, I also feel that she is gentle and friendly."

Madam Gu sighed again: "What a pity."

Su Yun also felt regretful, and then thought of Gu Shixing.

Although she was once unfortunate, that was not Gu Shixing's fault.

Even though those four years were difficult, it was partly due to Gu Shixing's personality, but also partly due to her personality. It was never because of another woman that caused such a situation.

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Su Yun waited for more than half an hour before Xia Ke hurried back.

Xia Ke said, "Because the herbs had already been boiled down to dregs, and they were given to three doctors to identify, it took some time."

As he said that, he gave three prescriptions to Su Yun.

"Because the prescriptions given by the two doctors above are different, I went to the shop opened by the old imperial physician after his retirement and asked him to help check it out."

Su Yun took the prescription, looked up at her, and asked in surprise, "How do you know this retired old doctor?"

Xia Ke replied, "When the prince is investigating a case, he will look for the old doctor if he encounters something related to medicine. The old doctor has a good relationship with the marquis and the prince, so he will not tell anyone about the prescription."

After hearing what Xia Ke said, Su Yun nodded with relief. After all, the person who wrote the prescription was also an imperial physician. He then took out all three prescriptions and carefully examined them for a while, and finally took out two identical prescriptions.

Xia Ke pointed to one of them and said, "This one was written by the old doctor."

Su Yun picked up the prescription and scanned it. There were fifteen kinds of medicinal ingredients on it.

Su Yun asked Xia Ke: "Have you asked the old doctor what these medicines do?"

Xia Ke said: "This is indeed a tonic prescription. It can stimulate appetite and help sleep, and it can also nourish the body, but..."

"But what?"

Xia Ke asked: "Madam, do you suspect that the Grand Concubine is pregnant?"

Su Yun thought for a moment and nodded.

Seeing his wife nod, Xia Ke's expression became serious. "The old doctor said there is a five-element grass inside. If you are pregnant, you can take it. Although the dosage is small, if you continue to take this medicine for about ten days, there will be a risk of miscarriage. If you take too much during pregnancy, it will cause infertility in the future."

Su Yun's expression gradually darkened as he listened to Xia Ke's words.

After thinking for a while, Su Yun folded up the prescription and said to Xia Ke, "Don't let anyone else know about this. I will handle it myself."

Xia Ke nodded and replied "Yes."

At dusk, when Gu Shixing returned from his shift, Su Yun told him about the matter after dinner and showed him the prescription.

"My husband is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. He has handled many cases. Can you tell who wants to harm the Grand Concubine?"

Gu Shixing glanced at the recipe, thought for a while, then looked up at Su Yun: "You finally remembered me at this time."

Su Yun said: "I am just discussing this with you."

Gu Shixing put down the prescription, exhaled lightly, and then said: "I can only analyze with you who is suspicious and why they are suspicious."

Su Yun nodded: "You go ahead."

Gu Shixing said slowly: "First, the most suspicious one is Concubine Chen. A few years ago, the eldest prince didn't mind the family background and wanted to marry her as his principal wife, but she refused. Now she can only be a concubine. It is very likely that she wants to replace him."

Su Yun was stunned: "From concubine to... main wife, it's impossible, right?"

Although she also thought that Concubine Chen was suspicious, she didn't expect that Concubine Chen would really dare to think of replacing her.

Gu Shixing smiled sarcastically: "All solutions are invented by people. If the eldest prince really wants to, there will always be a way."

"What about the second one?" she asked.

Gu Shixing: "The eldest prince."

Su Yun's face suddenly turned cold.

"But I think it's more likely that Concubine De is using Concubine Chen."

Hearing this, Su Yun frowned slightly, and then asked, "Is it Concubine Yin De's family?"

Gu Shixing nodded and lowered his voice so that the two of them could hear, "The royal family's struggles are the most scheming. It turns out that the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine De, wanted her son to marry a girl from her own family so that her family would fully support the eldest prince, but unexpectedly, His Majesty suddenly granted the marriage. Now if she wants her family to fully support her, she can only vacate the position for them."

After hearing this, Su Yun understood and analyzed: "But since the Imperial Concubine couldn't do anything, she used Concubine Chen as a knife?"

Gu Shixing nodded.

Su Yun lowered her eyes and thought for a long time. After a while, she raised her eyes and looked at Gu Shixing: "It is true that the eldest princess had a miscarriage in her previous life. It vaguely happened in the past two months. Now all the signs also show that the eldest princess is pregnant, but she doesn't know it."

Gu Shixing said "hmm" and asked her, "Then what do you want to do?"

Su Yun thought for a while and asked him, "Can Doctor Fu be trusted?"

Gu Shixing considered it for a moment and said, "He is my aunt's man, so I can still trust him."

Su Yun followed and said, "I want to send a letter to the Grand Concubine to invite her to my house, and then ask Imperial Doctor Fu to come to my house secretly."

At this point, she was a little worried: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the First Prince are in private conflict. If we invite the First Princess over, will it cause any trouble?"

Gu Shixing smiled and said, "You invited people here openly instead of dealing with them privately. The eldest prince will at most think that you have some bad intentions. As for your aunt, you don't have to worry about it."

"Tomorrow, if you are sure that the Grand Concubine is pregnant, when Mother asks you about it, you can tell her about your previous concerns. But you only need to mention that you suspect someone is harming the Grand Concubine. Mother will understand what is going on, and then you can tell your aunt, who will also understand."

Su Yun thought for a while and nodded: "I know what to do. I will have someone deliver the invitation tomorrow morning."

At this point, he revealed some worry: "I'm worried that the Grand Concubine will reply to me. If I go to the Grand Palace, the entire palace is full of the Grand Prince's spies, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to explain it to the Grand Concubine."

Gu Shixing couldn't guess whether the eldest imperial concubine would come or not.

Su Yun tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. She was in no mood to have sex with Gu Shixing.

Late at night, Gu Shixing could still hear her tossing and turning. After thinking for a while, he finally hugged her in his arms. Without saying anything, he just held her quietly.

Although holding the clouds and rain is a wonderful and enjoyable thing, there is another kind of tranquility in hugging each other.

Su Yunyi said nothing, just snuggled in his arms and closed her eyes.

Gradually, my anxious mood was calmed.

The two hugged each other and slowly fell asleep.

*

The next morning, Xie Yiran received a letter from the Marquis Zhongyi's Mansion.

It was a post sent by the prince’s wife.

After taking a look at the content, there was a hint of surprise on his face.

The maid beside her asked suspiciously, "The imperial concubine has only met that Madam Gu twice, why did she send an invitation today?"

Xie Yiran also found it strange and asked in confusion: "Then Madam Gu invited me to her house for tea."

The maid was startled and asked worriedly, "Is the imperial concubine going?

Xie Yiran thought for a while, glanced at the invitation in his hand, and said slowly: "We had a vegetarian meal together yesterday. If I refuse the invitation today, I am afraid that Madam Gu will feel uncomfortable and think that I was insincere yesterday."

After saying that, she thought for a moment and told the maid, "First, help me dress up, and then go to the storehouse to get a box of the best tea as a gift."

The maid advised: "If the imperial concubine goes, the people in the Western Garden will have something to talk about, and even His Highness will probably not be happy."

Xie Yiran smiled quietly: "It's common for people in Xiyuan to make trouble out of nothing. Even if I don't go, Your Highness will often be unhappy with the people in Xiyuan. Why should I care so much?"

"Besides, I also want to go out for a walk. This imperial palace is really stuffy." When he said this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

This imperial palace has become so suffocating that she wants to go out for a walk.

The maid knew that her master was living a depressed life in the imperial palace, so she stopped trying to persuade him and turned around to prepare clothes for her master.

After dressing up, she left the house. When passing through the garden, she happened to meet Concubine Chen from the West Garden.

Concubine Chen was a flamboyant person with a bright appearance. Because she was favored, there was nothing she was afraid to say in the palace.

Seeing Xie Yiran was about to go out, she walked over and said with a smile, "Sister, you have so many invitations. You go out almost every day these days. I wonder which lady invited you to come over today."

The words were sarcastic and made people feel uncomfortable.

Xie Yiran glanced at her indifferently without speaking to her. He just withdrew his gaze and walked past her.

Concubine Chen was not annoyed. After Xie Yiran passed by, she looked at her departing figure and suddenly raised her voice: "I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried that you're not feeling well. You're not at home every day, and I'm afraid you'll get tired."

As the people walked away, Concubine Chen's smile became even more intense.

——That’s good. The imperial concubine often goes out of the palace and is busy every day. This is a good thing for her.