The child was her greatest bargaining chip.
No one would doubt how grief-stricken a mother who had lost her child would be. A mother who had lost her child was naturally a pitiful weak party.
Moreover, Lu Jintang would certainly stand firmly on her side.
No matter how much the Eldest Princess trusted Qi Yuan, she would not turn against the son she had finally found again just for Qi Yuan.
Otherwise, what had the Eldest Princess been persisting for all these years?
She touched her lower abdomen and couldn’t help clutching Lu Jintang’s clothing as she cried, “Jintang, the child in my belly is ours! Even if I didn’t care about myself, how could I not care about the child?”
These words were said for Lu Jintang to hear, but also for the Eldest Princess and everyone present.
Third Madam Qi swayed, nearly fainting.
Heavens, how was this matter supposed to end?
Now Zeng Wenxiu insisted that Qi Yuan had pushed her into the water, speaking with emotional conviction and even bringing up the child.
Even with Wang Chan as a witness, it would be useless for Qi Yuan!
Her head throbbed painfully, and the Eldest Princess was no better.
In truth, in her heart, she absolutely did not believe that Qi Yuan would do something like push someone into the water.
Especially not Zeng Wenxiu.
There was simply no reason!
Even if Qi Yuan had really met a man privately, given Qi Yuan’s temperament, she would dare to act and dare to take responsibility, there was no need to harm Zeng Wenxiu.
But now, Zeng Wenxiu was carrying her grandson.
The back of her head throbbed painfully. Only by leaning on Jiang Mama did she barely recover her senses.
Zhou Wangfei sighed and, at the perfect moment, added fuel to the fire: “This matter really is… when one side says one thing and the other says another, the most unfortunate thing is still the child, just gone like that…”
She immediately touched on what the Eldest Princess and Lu Jintang cared about most, the child, and couldn’t help choking up: “So regrettable… after waiting for so many years!”
The Eldest Princess’s face instantly turned livid.
Lu Jintang’s fists clenched so tightly that they crackled, almost wanting to rush forward and fight Qi Yuan to the death.
Third Madam Qi feared that Lu Jintang might lose control and strangle Qi Yuan on the spot, and for a moment didn’t know what to do.
Wang Chan was about to argue logically, but Qi Yuan suddenly grabbed her.
Then Qi Yuan let out a light laugh. Her gaze lingered briefly on Zhou Wangfei before shifting to Zeng Wenxiu. She clapped her hands lightly and smiled as she asked: “Is the acting finished? If it is, then shouldn’t it be my turn to speak?”
The entire room fell silent for a moment.
Lu Jintang immediately flew into a rage. “What do you mean?! Who are you calling acting?!”
She had pushed someone into the water, yet she was still so self-righteous, this woman was utterly shameless!
The Eldest Princess was also stunned. She hadn’t expected Qi Yuan to say such a thing and couldn’t help asking, “Yuan Jie’er, what do you mean?”
Qi Yuan raised her brows and asked calmly, “Who said her child is gone?”
?
Everyone froze.
Third Madam Qi also exclaimed and couldn’t help glancing at the bedding.
There was so much blood on it!
Both Zhou Wangfei and the Eldest Princess had given birth before; naturally, they understood what that much blood meant.
The child must be gone.
Had Yuan Jie’er been frightened into madness, to the point she was speaking nonsense?
But the Eldest Princess did not think Qi Yuan was crazy. She sharply grasped the key point. “Yuan Jie’er, are you saying the child is fine?”
Zhou Wangfei sneered inwardly.
How could that be?!
With so much bleeding, how could the child possibly be fine?
Unless that child was Nezha!
Zeng Wenxiu also secretly let out a breath of relief, while at the same time mocking Qi Yuan’s naïve absurdity.
Of course the child was gone. She had taken abortion medicine beforehand and soaked in icy water for so long, how could the child still be fine?
But that was good too. Since Qi Yuan was courting death herself, it worked perfectly.
She clutched her abdomen and cried out miserably: “Miss Qi, if my child is fine, then where is my child? Return my child’s life to me!”
Qi Yuan’s expression did not change as she mocked, “Young Madam, how many months pregnant are you? Where would the child be? Naturally in your womb. Did the water soak your brain away as well?”
Zeng Wenxiu’s heart jumped. She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, and for a moment grief surged up.
If she hadn’t taken the abortion medicine herself, she might really have believed Qi Yuan’s words.
She was already exhausted and didn’t want to keep entangling like this. She only wanted to cut through the chaos quickly and end everything.
So she lifted her head and stared directly at Qi Yuan. “Miss Qi, you pushed me into the water and caused my child’s death, and now you still mock me like this. Do you think I’m easy to bully?”
Zhou Wangfei also echoed from the side: “Miss Qi, if you’ve done something wrong, you should simply apologize. How can you still rub salt into someone’s wound and mock her like this?”
She appeared deeply sympathetic. “Her Highness the Eldest Princess treats you so well, with sincere care for you. How can you face her after this?”
Qi Yuan couldn’t be bothered to waste words with her. She asked Jiang Mama, “Weren’t Imperial Physician Hu and Court Official Sun summoned? Have they arrived?”
Jiang Mama hurried out to ask, then quickly returned. “They’re here, they’re here! Imperial Physician Hu and Court Official Sun are waiting outside!”
The Eldest Princess immediately said, “Quickly invite them in!”
Outside, everyone was staring closely at Imperial Physician Hu and Court Official Sun.
Commandery Princess Luochuan and Commandery Princess Xianning were no exception.
Seeing the physicians enter, Commandery Princess Xianning asked softly, “There won’t be any mistake, right?”
Commandery Princess Luochuan merely lowered her eyes and sneered. “Before she went to the lakeside, she already took abortion medicine. Do you think there will be any mistake?”
Using herself as bait to frame Qi Yuan, this was an unsolvable dead end.
Because no one would believe that Zeng Wenxiu would use herself and her own child to frame Qi Yuan.
Commandery Princess Xianning’s brow twitched sharply as she suddenly realized.
No wonder Commandery Princess Luochuan had been so calm all along, so that was why!
Then it was settled.
If Zeng Wenxiu’s fetus could not be saved, Qi Yuan and the Eldest Princess’s residence would forever be separated by an insurmountable wall.
Even if the Eldest Princess chose not to pursue the matter and let Qi Yuan go, Lu Jintang would never let it rest.
And outside, people would see Qi Yuan as a murderous demon.
She was finished.
Everything was finished.
Commandery Princess Xianning couldn’t help feeling a trace of pity. “Even so, this is too ruthless.”
Commandery Princess Luochuan was completely unconcerned. “What’s ruthless about this? I merely helped Zeng Wenxiu with a great favor and conveniently removed that troublemaker. Zeng Wenxiu should be grateful to me.”
Commandery Princess Xianning sighed and said nothing more.
Commandery Princess Luochuan, meanwhile, waited with a mocking expression for the moment when Qi Yuan would be dragged out.
Just thinking about that scene made her blood boil with excitement.
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