Yun Lan didn't quite understand why Shen Mi asked her to lure Fu Ying away.

However, Shen Mi always had his own plans, so naturally he didn't ask too many questions.

Ever since she came back from Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, she has been taking every step carefully and now seems to have gotten used to it.

She was afraid that Shen Mi would even include the Fourth Master in her calculations.

Shen Mi couldn't handle the Fourth Master's unpredictable temper.

She looked at her. "Miss, besides leading Fu Ying away, do you want me to do anything else?"

"The Fu Ying beside the Fourth Master is probably better at martial arts than me. If he finds out it's me, he will definitely tell the Fourth Master."

Shen Mi pursed her lips, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

"It's better not to know, but it doesn't hurt to know."

"Afterwards, I will tell the Fourth Master, just do as I say."

Yun Lan nodded, "Okay, I will do as you say."

Putting down the teacup in her hand, Shen Mi murmured.

"During the time when Dad passed away, Shen Shu was not sad at all. She even spent the whole day hanging out with the Crown Prince. I guess she knew about their conspiracy a long time ago."

"It's time for our Shen family to clean up the mess."

"I understand. Young lady just wants to protect the Shen family."

Shen Mi was silent, then suddenly smiled bitterly: "But, I failed to protect Daddy."

"I was too arrogant and self-righteous, thinking that everything should go according to my own ideas, but I didn't know that man proposes, God disposes."

"Miss, don't blame yourself."

"You are just a little girl, and you don't have any special abilities. How can you take care of all the affairs of the Shen family?"

"The eldest son, the second son, the eldest daughter, the master and his wife, you can't take care of all of them."

Yun Lan got up from the chair and found a cloak to put on Shen Mi.

"I will help the young lady to rest."

Shen Mi got up and slowly went to bed, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Late at night, Qinghe knocked on the door and came in.

"Miss."

"Come in."

After Qinghe entered the room, he closed the door.

She walked up to Shen Mi and whispered, "Miss, I made a special observation last night. The maids Bai Lu and Tian Shuang beside the Third Miss usually go to the dog hole in the North Garden to get the letter at midnight."

"But those letters were delivered at garrison time."

Shen Mi got up from the bed and looked at Qinghe.

“There was a gap of time in between.”

"Tomorrow you will take the opportunity to take out the letter from the dog hole over there."

"I'll write another letter and you can deliver it to the dog hole when the time comes."

"Remember, don't let others see it."

Qing He nodded, "Yes, Miss, I will listen to you."

……

In Mingxiang Courtyard, Lin was lying on the couch and reached out to put the bowl of bird's nest on the table on the right.

She stroked her belly with one hand and supported herself with the other.

Her eyes fell on Dongxiang who was kneeling on the ground.

Dongxiang had blood on her forehead. She bit her lip and looked at Lin with a face full of grievance.

"Madam, what I prepared for Wang was indeed an aphrodisiac, and I didn't know it was the magpie branch."

"The medicine in this bottle must have been replaced by someone else. Madam, please understand. Dongxiang will not betray you for no reason."

Lin's eyes darkened, and she waved her hand violently, throwing the dishes and chopsticks on the table to the ground.

"If there hadn't been a mistake along the way, this girl would have already been a member of the Wu family."

"You messed up such an important thing. How can I forgive you?"

"Now, Zhongyao can no longer have children, and this Wang thought I was trying to kill her son."

Dongxiang's eyes were blurred with tears and she banged her head on the ground.

"Madam, please punish me."

"How can a slave like me possibly get such an important poison like Ta Que Zhi?"

"This is too weird."

"Mr. Wu got drunk the day before the prayer. Someone must have set him up."

Lin stretched out her hand and slammed it on the bed. Her brows were furrowed and her eyes were filled with viciousness.

She cursed angrily, "Could it be that little bitch from Lanyue Courtyard again?"

"I did things so secretly, how could she know?"

But she still couldn't figure out the reason.

She looked at Dongxiang, whose forehead was covered in blood, and said faintly, "Get up first. This matter has passed. I will not pursue you."

"Next time, I will not let you off easily."

"Yes, ma'am."

Dongxiang got up from the ground, looked at the tonic soup and various things for nourishing the fetus on the table, and walked over to bring a bowl of soup.

"Ma'am, please don't be angry. Don't get upset."

"You are carrying the Shen family's legitimate son, and Old Madam Shen values ​​him very much."

"At noon today, I also arranged for someone to send over a lot of supplements."

Lin smiled and reached out to take the bowl from Dongxiang's hand.

"I think this old lady also knows how important the fetus in my belly is to the Shen family."

"When the time comes, as long as I give birth to the baby peacefully, I will definitely let him inherit the title."

"Marquis Pingyang is dead, and Old Madam Shen should also know how important I am to the Shen family."

After Lin finished speaking, he drank the bowl of medicine without hesitation.

But he didn't see the figure of a maid standing by the window outside the door.

After watching Lin drink the medicine, the maid left.

In the dark night, in the private room, the dim candlelight flickered slightly.

Old Madam Shen had a gloomy face as she listened to the maid in front of her tell her word for word what she had heard.

She gripped her cane tightly, her expression growing increasingly gloomy.

"Who has the final say in the Shen family? It's not up to her."

"After Yuan'er left, he wanted to take control of our Shen family. What a shameless and despicable thing."

When she looked up, Mother Wang also came in from outside.

"Madam, I sent people to inquire about several men who were poisoned by the treading magpie branch. After the poison was cured, none of them conceived children again."

"Moreover, some are sons of wealthy families, who have many wives and concubines but still have no children."

"I'm afraid..." Mother Wang's words stopped abruptly.

She raised her eyes and looked at Old Madam Shen, whose expression became increasingly cold.

Madam Shen took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"I understand."

"The menu for lunch at Lin's courtyard will be sent to my room that day."

Mother Wang nodded. "Yes, old lady."

"I was wondering, the Master and the First Lady have not conceived a child for so many years, how come they are suddenly pregnant?"

"Then the biological father of the third young lady is..."

Old Madam Shen sighed and handed the cane to Mother Wang.

She said faintly: "No matter who it is, if they need to get out of our Shen family, then get out of the Shen family."

……

The next day, when Shen Mi got up, Qinghe came in with hot water.

Qinghe was muttering to herself early in the morning.

"Miss, when I went to get some hot water just now, I met the Third Miss's personal maids, Bai Lu and Tian Shuang."

"They are so arrogant now, and they even deliberately said in front of me that Madam Shen sent a lot of supplements to the Madam's yard when the sun went down yesterday."

"What else are you talking about? The old lady values ​​the baby in the first lady's belly very much. She will probably let the baby in the first lady's belly inherit the title in the future."

"I think Bailu and Tianshuang said this on purpose for me to hear."

Shen Mi smiled indifferently, slowly got up from the bed, and took a deep breath.

"Let them talk."

"Whether the fetus in Lin's belly can be born is still unknown."

Shen Mi reached out and took the handkerchief from Qinghe's hand.

"Be careful when you go to the dog hole to get the letter tonight."

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