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After finishing the instructions, Qin Liuse felt relieved. She told Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Baozi to guard outside Zhang Baolin's palace. She talked to Zhang Baolin for a while and then said that it was time for her to go back to wash up and go to bed.

Zhang Baolin looked at Qin Liuse with gratitude.

Qin Liuse thought about it and still felt uneasy, so he simply asked Qingqing to stay here overnight as well.

Qingqing is smart, and she is determined to protect Zhang Baolin until the day when the plan is accomplished.

Originally, Qin Liuse was worried that Zhang Baolin would be so happy that he would not be able to sleep after knowing the news. However, when she returned to the bedroom to remove her makeup and wash up, she was halfway through when Qingqing asked Xiao Baozi to say that Zhang Baolin had fallen asleep and asked Jieyu not to worry.

Qin Liuse finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that this would make Zhang Baolin worry.

Zijin was helping Qin Liuse clean her hair and said, "Zhang Baolin has been anxious and restless for a while. I'm afraid he has suffered from insomnia at night. He feels unsettled. Now that he has a child, he may be able to calm down."

Qin Liuse thought about it and felt that it made sense. People are not afraid of suffering, but what they are more afraid of is a day without hope. When one's heart is like a floating duckweed, naturally not only will one begin to become haggard physically, but one will also become haggard mentally, which is even more terrifying.

This is a good thing. The dragon fetus actually gave Zhang Baolin a backbone.

Qin Liuse had gotten rid of a lot of things on her mind today, and she was in a good mood. She hummed a little tune and her eyes rolled around, "Zijin, please keep the medicines given by the Queen Mother and the extra medicines picked out from Doctor Zhang's prescription well. I will use them to maintain my complexion."

"I understand." Zi Jin really thought that Qin Liuse wanted beauty treatments. She thought that those blood-activating medicines would be extremely good for someone like her who was not pregnant, so she happily agreed.

After taking a bath and leaving the bathroom, Qin Liuse sat down in the bedroom. While rubbing his hands with ointment, he instructed Mingyue and Zijin, "Keep an eye on the neighbors for the next two days, and don't let Qin Cairen ruin our good deeds."

Mingyue and Zijin both agreed.

--

These days, not only Qin Liuse was keeping an eye on Qin Huaijin, fearing that she would do something bad to Zhang Baolin.

Qin Huaijin was also keeping an eye on what was happening next door.

Early in the morning, Qin Huaijin found Zijin and Qingqing doing something in the yard, chiseling things with a stone mortar and pounding medicine with an iron rod.

Qin Huaijin walked into the yard, looked left and right, and then asked Zijin, "What are you doing?"

Zijin dodged and said, "Replying to the talented person, it's nothing."

Qin Huaijin rolled his eyes in his heart, walked towards Qingqing and asked the same question.

Qingqing just snorted twice, then said, "I can't tell you, this is our Concubine's stuff."

Qin Huaijin was very unhappy, but she also felt that she was of noble status and there was no need to bother with these lowly slaves. She kept asking, which made her seem like she was being too eager.

He waved his sleeves and returned to his bedroom.

But after returning, Qin Huaijin immediately called Chuntao, pointed outside and said to her, "Go and ask around to see what tricks they are playing."

Chuntao knew that her master might have set his eyes on some beauty recipe from next door, so she bowed quickly and went out.

Qin Huaijin was eating breakfast in the room, waiting and waiting. After almost a cup of tea, Chuntao finally came back.

"How is it going? Did you find out?" Qin Huaijin asked, "Why did it take so long?"

"Replying to the talented lady, I finally found out what she was doing." Chun Tao said, "Qingqing Zijin is very tight-lipped. I have been asking her in all directions for a long time, but she just won't tell me what she is doing."

"and then?"

"Since they refused to speak, I went to the backyard and asked other people there, and finally found out. Xiao Fuzi said that it was their concubine's secret beauty recipe, which could keep her youthful forever, and her face would be as beautiful as peach blossoms. It was said that their concubine would take that kind of soup every ten days."

Qin Huaijin thought about Qin Liuse's face and thought, no wonder.

She wondered how Qin Liuse could have such a rosy face and not a single ugly part on her body. It turned out that she had used both internal and external medicines.

"It's hidden so deeply." Qin Huaijin said hatefully.

--

Today, Qin Liuse also got up early. She liked to get up in the morning to breathe fresh air and then practice a set of exercises in the house to exercise her body.

She is very afraid of cold. If she doesn't move, she will feel cold all over.

After exercising and changing into clean clothes, Mingyue had already brought breakfast to the table.

Qin Liuse's current position is not low and he is also favored. Places like the Shangshi Bureau are also very snobbish and they are used to treating people differently according to their status.

Therefore, the meals delivered were much better than before, with a richer variety, including bird's nest porridge, wowotou, steamed buns, and bean cake desserts.

Qin Liuse had just finished exercising and her stomach was empty, so she ate a lot for breakfast every day.

Today I had bird's nest porridge with steamed buns and it was delicious.

Mingyue stood aside with a smile on her face. She liked to see her master enjoying everything he ate. She thought that being able to eat was a blessing. She felt that someone like Qin Liuse must be very blessed.

While serving Qin Liuse breakfast, Zijin brought in the medicine, "Jieyu, the medicine is ready."

Qin Liuse nodded and said, "Let's put it here to cool down first."

As Qin Liuse was talking, breakfast was almost over. Zijin walked to the door and stood guard. After a while, he hurried over and motioned to Qin Liuse, saying, "Ms. Qin is here."

Qin Liuse thought that the wait had finally come, so he picked up the soup bowl and pretended that he had finished breakfast and was about to take the medicine.

"It's so bitter." Qin Liuse took a small sip and complained. At the same time, Qin Huaijin also came in.

Mingyue said, "Jieyu, good medicine tastes bitter. If it's too hot, put it aside for now and eat it later."

Qin Liuse sighed and said, "It's not that hot, but it's a bit bitter."

Then he said to Zijin, "Zijin, go get me a piece of maltose."

Mingyue smiled and said, "Jieyu is just like a child. She has to eat candy after taking medicine."

Qin Huaijin came in and heard everything. He walked to Qin Liuse and asked her, "What kind of tiger and wolf medicine did you take?"

Qin Liuse waved her face and ignored her, "Sister, what are you talking about? I just need to replenish my body because I am weak. Don't talk nonsense about tiger and wolf medicine."

Qin Huaijin didn't believe it. "I've been feeling weak lately, why don't you let me have a taste first?"

As Qin Huaijin said this, he immediately picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp, as if he was afraid that it would be gone if he was too late.

Qin Liuse and Mingyue made several "ah hey" sounds, seeming very reluctant, but they did not try to stop Qin Huaijin's actions.

When Qin Huaijin finished eating, he had a bitter face, dissatisfied with the bitterness of the medicine.

Qingqing came back with the maltose just in time, and Qin Liuse quickly handed it to Qin Huaijin, "Sister, if you like it, just tell me. I'll have someone prepare more in the future, and also let you store some in your room. If you want to eat it, just cook it yourself, and you don't have to starve to death."

Qin Huaijin stuffed the candy into his mouth, still stubbornly saying, "Who wants your broken thing? You are a starving ghost. I just want to taste it to see how it tastes. Who wants you to pretend to be a good person? I don't care about this broken thing."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked out, as if he really didn't care about Liu Se's things at all.

When Qin Huaijin walked out, he met Zijin in the yard who was carrying medicine to Zhang Baolin's house.

Qin Huaijin curled his lips and asked, "Whose medicine is this?"

Zijin replied respectfully, "Teacher, this is Zhang Baolin's medicine."

Qin Huaijin had an idea in his mind. According to Doctor Zhang, the amount of medicine accumulated by today was almost enough.

If Zhang Baolin makes any big move today that affects the fetus, this medicine will take effect immediately.

When he thought of this, the smile on Qin Huaijin's lips deepened.

--

The injury Zhang Baolin suffered a few days ago was not serious. She was in good health. She just sprained her foot slightly and had some redness and swelling, but no broken bones.

After lying in Shu Yuexuan's bed for almost three days, he was almost fully recovered.

Yesterday, Concubine Wen sent someone to say that she would go to Concubine Dong's room to express her gratitude when she was ready.

Zhang Baolin didn't want to go at first, but Qin Liuse forced her to go. Even if Wen Zhaoyi didn't let her go, Qin Liuse would still find a way to gather all these people together.

Qin Liuse guessed that Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin's plan was to let her run into or trip up Zhang Baolin in Concubine Dong's palace so that something would happen to her.

With so many witnesses and physical evidence, there is no need to worry that Qin Liuse will deny it, so we can bring her down.

So, after having breakfast and taking the medicine, when it was almost time, Qin Liuse accompanied Zhang Baolin to Concubine Dong's palace.

This day was not a day for paying respects, so only they came, as well as some talented women and beauties living in Concubine Dong's palace.

However, Qin Liuse didn't expect the accident to come so soon.

As soon as she stepped into Concubine Dong's palace, she was walking behind Zhang Baolin. She was tripped by someone and rushed forward to Zhang Baolin.

"Be careful."

Qin Liuse shouted loudly. Although she was prepared because it came so suddenly, she was afraid of hitting Zhang Baolin in the stomach when she rushed over at this angle.

So, Qin Liuse used all his strength to turn to the side, but his body still brushed past Zhang Baolin.

Zhang Baolin inevitably fell down.

"Ahhh, it hurts so much, it hurts so much." Zhang Baolin covered his stomach and kept shouting.

A Jieyu and a Baolin both fell to the ground.

Qin Huaijin, who was walking behind, seemed to be pretending to show concern.

Suddenly, he seemed to see something and cried out loudly.

"Look, what's that red thing here?" Qin Huaijin was delighted and pointed at a small red stain on Zhang Baolin's clothes below his knees.

There was chaos and confusion for a moment. Someone shouted, "Did Zhang Baolin have a miscarriage?" and the crowd went into an uproar.

Concubine Dong came out of the house and saw this, her brows were so anxious that they looked like they were burning with anxiety.

Seeing that Zhang Baolin was holding her stomach and crying in pain, she was quickly helped into the house to lie down.

Zhang Baolin lay on the bed, tossing and turning and crying in pain. The more Concubine Dong looked at him, the more it seemed like the real thing. She was afraid that she was really pregnant, or that something had happened to her stomach. She didn't know how to explain that to the emperor.

"Oh, it must be true, but how could this happen at this juncture? What was supposed to be such a happy event has become..." Wen Zhaoyi was hesitant to speak.

Qin Huaijin said hypocritically, "Just now, my sister fell and accidentally bumped into Zhang Baolin. I think she bumped into him, but my sister definitely didn't mean to do it. Who would have known that Zhang Baolin was pregnant?"

Concubine Dong was anxiously waiting for the imperial physician to arrive and had no time to pay attention to what these people were saying.

We can only tell what happened and who was at fault and who was responsible after seeing the dragon fetus.

"But Zhang Baolin is in good health on weekdays. How could he slip after falling? I see that the steps are not high." Wen Zhaoyi began to deceive Qin Liuse, pointing all the suspicion at her.

Concubine Dong was annoyed by what she heard. "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense. The emperor's heir will be blessed by God."

What the hell is this? Wen Zhaoyi suppressed her laughter and kept silent, while exchanging glances with Qin Huaijin.

After a long while, Doctor Zhang finally arrived. He felt Zhang Baolin's pulse and found that the baby was no longer pregnant. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Zhang Baolin is no longer pregnant."

Concubine Dong almost lost her balance, her eyes went dark, and she almost fainted.

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