Chapter 931: Chapter 926: Fetal Qi

Xingxing hurried into the cell to check if Nanny Zhou had died by hitting her head.

Fortunately,

she was still breathing.

Although Nanny Zhou had written a confession, Su Jin only instructed her to lock the person in, not to knock her out.

Fearing she would be scolded for not doing her job properly, Xingxing had to make sure Nanny Zhou was conscious.

With stubborn people, you always have to make an extra effort.

Nanny Zhou was abruptly woken up by the sharp pricking of her finger by Xingxing.

Mmh.

This trick was learned from Su Jin.

People who faint are often awakened by pricking the back of their hands and fingers.

Xingxing imitated the method.

But with ten fingers connected to the heart, one can only imagine the pain.

Nanny Zhou woke up, and Xingxing looked at her, “Are you alright?”

Nanny Zhou wanted to die.

She hadn’t frozen to death, but she was almost pained to death by the pricking!

Xingxing asked once, then ignored Nanny Zhou, locked the cell, and went to catch up with her young lady.

Su Jin returned to her room and, halfway there without seeing Xingxing, called out, “Xingxing.”

Xingxing lifted the soft curtain and hurried out upon hearing her name called.

Su Jin folded the confession, and Xingxing said, “With the confessions of Nanny Zhou and Doctor Wei, can we avenge Princess Consort Yun?”

Mm.

Su Jin had not only Nanny Zhou’s confession but also Doctor Wei’s.

Doctor Wei’s testimony could prove that the Second Prince wasn’t born to the Empress.

Combined with Nanny Zhou’s statement, there was a seventy to eighty percent chance of toppling the Empress.

With Xie Jingchen absent and the Prince not around, Su Jin had no one to consult with, so she planned to bring the confessions to Mrs. Tang.

After all, once the Second Prince’s parentage was exposed, he would not only lose hope for the position of Crown Prince but also face mortal danger.

Prince Qi had always been in the dark.

Once this matter is exposed, it would be the time for Prince Qi to raise troops in rebellion.

Now, she didn’t know the situation at the border, and if Prince Qi rebelled at this time, it would undoubtedly add insult to injury, and the burden on the court would be enormous, something Su Jin could not fathom.

The revenge for Princess Consort Yun had to be exacted, but the bigger picture needed attention as well.

Su Jin put the confession in her chest and returned inside.

Xingxing instructed a maid to tell Manager Li to prepare a carriage and call a few more people to ensure Su Jin’s safety.

The maid ran all the way to the front courtyard.

Su Jin also took Doctor Wei’s testimony and stepped out of Agarwood Pavilion.

In the distance, a maid rushed towards her, shouting from afar, “Princess Consort Zhenbei, something’s wrong, the Young Master is in trouble!”

Su Jin’s heart sank.

The maid ran up, and she hurriedly asked, “What happened?”

The maid looked mournful, hesitant to speak.

“Quickly, speak,” Xingxing urged.

“A report just came from the border that the Young Master led 800 soldiers on a night raid on the enemy camp and encountered an avalanche, and, and…”

The maid couldn’t continue.

Su Jin’s heart constricted.

She felt darkness engulf her vision, and she fell backward, fainting.

“My Lady!” Xingxing exclaimed.

“My Lady!”

…

When Su Jin woke up, Doctor Zhao was beside the bed, just pulling out the silver needle from her hand.

Beside the bed, besides Xingxing, only the maid Bi Zhu was there.

Doctor Zhao already knew about Xie Jingchen’s encounter with the avalanche.

It was said that of the 800 soldiers, only the few dozen who were at the end avoided disaster, and over a dozen had crawled out from the snow.

The heir of Prince Zhenbei was riding at the front…

Princess Consort Zhenbei had deep blessings, and those who provoked her were unfortunate, but the Young Master was not so lucky.

They thought marrying the Princess Consort would change their luck, but just after leaving, such a tragedy occurred, truly regrettable.

Seeing Su Jin staring into the canopy with an empty look, Xingxing’s eyes turned red, and she said, “My Lady, don’t worry, my lord has deep blessings, he will be alright.”

He won’t be in trouble.

Absolutely not.

She had to go to the border to find him.

Su Jin struggled to get up from the bed, but Doctor Zhao stopped her and said, “Princess Consort Zhenbei, please lie down, you were just so distraught that you’ve affected your pregnancy.”

Su Jin was stunned.

She was pregnant?!

Xingxing and Bi Zhu both looked at Doctor Zhao, equally incredulous.

Doctor Zhao dared not show any emotion on his face.

Being pregnant was a great joy, but the accident with the heir was a great sorrow.

He didn’t know whether to congratulate her or not.

Outside, a maid rushed in and said, “Princess Consort Zhenbei, the Dongxiang Marquis’s wife has come to see you.”

Su Jin suppressed the thoughts that had surfaced in her mind and quickly instructed, “Don’t tell anyone about my pregnancy, not even my mother.”

Doctor Zhao frowned.

Why hide a pregnancy? And even from the Dongxiang Marquis’s wife?

However, this was Su Jin’s decision, and Doctor Zhao dared not disobey, so he nodded.

Su Jin looked at Xingxing.

Xingxing, her eyes red, nodded.

Outside, Mrs. Tang stepped in.

She hadn’t heard about Su Jin fainting before coming; she rushed here upon hearing the news of Xie Jingchen’s misfortune, thinking of Su Jin.

Upon entering the Prince Mansion, she learned that Su Jin had fainted.

Mrs. Tang walked in quickly, sat by the bed, and held Su Jin’s hand, saying, “It’s alright, with your father around, everything will be fine.”

Su Jin looked at Mrs. Tang and asked, “Mother, how soon would news from the border reach the Capital at the fastest?”

“Even with an 800-mile urgent message traveling day and night, it would take seven days,” Mrs. Tang said.

Plus the time to find someone and confirm the incident before reporting to the Capital.

Which means Xie Jingchen’s incident was at least ten days ago.

And even at the fastest, seven days.

It was too long.

Su Jin wished she could blink her eyes and be at the border.

She said nothing, and Xingxing suddenly said happily, “It’s been seven days, and My Lady isn’t dead, so My Lord mustn’t be dead either.”

Mrs. Tang looked at Xingxing.

Xingxing quickly said, “My Lady and My Lord have Unity Gu in their bodies. The Beimo Princess said that if one under Unity Gu dies, the other wouldn’t survive seven days.”

Mrs. Tang didn’t know about Unity Gu.

Su Jin, in her dizziness, hadn’t thought of this.

How could she have forgotten?

How could she forget something so important?!

Su Jin felt such a flood of joy in her heart that her nose tingled.

Mrs. Tang looked at Su Jin and asked, “What’s going on?”

Xingxing quickly explained about the Unity Gu to Mrs. Tang.

Mrs. Tang was both shocked and delighted, finding it hard to believe.

How could there be such parasites in this world?

But Mrs. Tang knew Xingxing wouldn’t lie to her.

If she had known earlier, Mrs. Tang would have had Qin Hanhan help Su Jin remove it, but now she felt this parasite was quite good.

She breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “The incident at the border might already be resolved before the Capital gets the news.”

“The untimely message just gave us unnecessary worry.”

With this thought, Mrs. Tang sighed.

Su Jin asked, “Mother, why sigh?”

Mrs. Tang looked at Su Jin and said, “Just now I came and saw a midwife rushing into the mansion. Upon inquiry, I found out that the Princess Consort was heartbroken by the news of the avalanche at the border and was also affected by it.”

If not worried about her daughter, Mrs. Tang would have gone to see the Princess Consort first.

Mrs. Tang said, “You rest well, I’ll go check on the Princess Consort.”

Su Jin nodded obediently, not saying she would go as well.

But just as Mrs. Tang left the room, Su Jin got out of bed.

She had just fainted and was affected by her pregnancy; getting up would surely reveal her weakness.

Mrs. Tang definitely wouldn’t allow her to go to the front courtyard.

As her feet touched the ground, she felt light-headed.

Xingxing tried to stop her, but Su Jin said, “I won’t risk my health, just get me an anti-abortion pill.”

“My Lady…”

“Go quickly!”

Xingxing dared not disobey.

She ran to the back courtyard, grabbed the medicine bottle, and hurried back.

Su Jin took out an anti-abortion pill, tossed it into her mouth, and swallowed it.

Xingxing helped her to the front courtyard.

When she arrived, Mrs. Tang had already told the Princess Consort about the Unity Gu.

But the Princess Consort didn’t believe it, thinking Mrs. Tang was only trying to comfort her.

Su Jin looked at the Princess Consort and said, “Mother Consort, the Unity Gu is real, my husband is definitely still alive.”

“If you don’t believe it, ask my husband’s Hidden Guard; he surely wouldn’t lie to you.”

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