Chapter 1553: Chapter 1533: Two Lines
Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu walked hand in hand behind the screen, ignoring the peculiar scent combined with the incense, quietly watching the test paper on the table under the dim light, where not even a single line could be seen.
Luo Qianqian took out a flashlight and shone it.
A clear red line and a slightly blurry pink line.
"Uh, let me check the instructions." He Wenyu also saw the second line, hesitated for a moment, and quickly took out the instruction manual.
Then she nodded heavily at Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian looked innocent, wondering why such things always happened to her? But... what was happening with the Eldest Princess? In that state?
After the two came out, Lin Jiayou looked at them eagerly, as he had obviously seen the bright light behind the screen just now.
Luo Qianqian nodded slightly.
Seeing Luo Qianqian’s subtle movement, tears slid down the Eldest Princess’s face, and she couldn’t stop sobbing.
"Little... Shiliu, bring out some food." Lin Jiayou also nervously coaxed the Eldest Princess, making both of them a bit puzzled: "Don’t cry, it’s not good for the child."
He Wenyu obediently took out the food, as her taste was rather picky...
Lin Jiayou carefully presented the food to the Eldest Princess.
Watching the Eldest Princess eat small bites, Luo Qianqian looked at Lin Jiayou in confusion: "Brother Jiayou, what is going on?"
"This is a servant’s room, rather dark and damp, perhaps she’s caught cold." Lin Jiayou forced a smile: "Everything from the incense candles to the sachets seemed off. Although there’s nothing abnormal with me physically, when I’m standing beside your family I clearly feel a boost in energy, but in her room, I feel, anyway, it feels odd. I mentioned it, and Rourou had people check it out, and it turned out that the candles burned a slow-acting poison that would gradually corrode her body, causing her... to die prematurely." As he reached this point, Lin Jiayou’s voice trembled. He really didn’t expect such a thing to happen before him.
"Her body is indeed not in good shape." Although she looks somewhat filled, her complexion is obviously pale, quite unlike He Wenyu’s fair complexion.
"The incense contains contraceptive ingredients, not only in her room but also in those of the young male companions." Lin Jiayou continued.
The Eldest Princess looked saddened, unwilling to have no children under her knees. She never expected the problem to be with the incense. Luckily, she often traveled outside and didn’t encounter it much, which came as a pleasant surprise.
"Moreover, those male companions were rendered infertile before being brought into the Princess Mansion, the incense was just targeting the Princess." Lin Jiayou continued.
"...Isn’t it easier to directly use some powerful drugs to thwart the Princess’s thoughts? Why go through so much trouble with the incense and candles, isn’t it laborious?" He Wenyu couldn’t understand these people, wouldn’t it be more straightforward?
Luo Qianqian actually agreed with He Wenyu’s opinion, but she had to admit that Si Qi’s way of doing it had more accomplishments than achieving it in one step. Furthermore, it seemed to leave more clues for the Eldest Princess to investigate.
"So... is this person still someone around the Eldest Princess?" Luo Qianqian suddenly had a flash of insight, somehow guessing this answer.
"Probably." Lin Jiayou nodded but did not elaborate further. He really didn’t want to get involved in these royal secrets.
"Is the Eldest Princess trying to protect her unborn child?" Luo Qianqian inquired, seeing the Eldest Princess’s sorrowful appearance.
"Yes." The Eldest Princess, without any hesitation, knelt on the bed and looked intently at Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu: "I know I don’t have much time left, having the fortune to meet Jiayou is already the greatest blessing of my life, I dare not ask for any long-lasting companionship, I only wish to leave my only child before my body completely withers."
Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu both felt at a loss, they usually appeared particularly composed, but when faced with matters of life and death, involving even a child, and the child’s father being their brother, they were completely bewildered on what to do.
"Brother Jiayou, what did you want us to do by bringing us here? We can’t practice medicine, nor can we take care of people, it seems like we can’t do anything here. It’s impossible for us to accept a princess of a country into the Nine Heavens Pavilion. Even if the family agrees, Southern Li wouldn’t. Let’s not forget, behind the Southern Li Royal Family stands a sect."
Even if a child of the Huangfu family wanted to enter the sect, they would have priority, it would never be the turn of the Nine Heavens Pavilion.
Moreover, their sect already harbors Huangfu Yihui and Huangfu Yanyao, both of whom are royalty and once held great hopes as princes. In the face of accidents, they were decisively spirited away by them.
"It’s naturally not for you to take care of her, putting Little, Shiliu aside, I’m afraid something might happen if you take care of someone." Lin Jiayou said unceremoniously.
Back then, she flaunted around with An Hao, if no one else had been beside her, who would have been at ease?
Though, he isn’t really in a position to say much about others either, as a big brother, he hasn’t taken care of his younger brother, even less so than Luo Qianqian.
"What I mean is for you to live in the Princess Mansion." Lin Jiayou took a deep breath and slowly said: "The finals are approaching, and the second round hasn’t started yet, but the Nine Heavens Pavilion is surely advancing to the finals, right? The inns in the city have long been full, and all major post stations are fully occupied by sect members. So the royal mansion, princess mansion, and the minister’s and general’s mansions have all laid out courtyards for emergencies."
"Uh, you mean for me to wade into troubled waters? Brother Jiayou, we’re still unmarried young women, aren’t you afraid something might happen to us?" Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, clearly showing her reproach towards Lin Jiayou’s neglect for his sister.
It’s just perhaps the night is too dark, and the candles in the room are not bright enough, so her expression didn’t catch Lin Jiayou’s attention.
Even if Lin Jiayou had noticed, he wouldn’t care much, after all, it’s a matter of life and death, how could he be flippant?
"Miss Shiqi, I... I can assure you that your accommodation environment will have no issues, Cong Ying will also accompany me here, so you don’t need to worry." The Eldest Princess’s face was filled with sincerity.
Luo Qianqian was momentarily at a loss for words, not knowing how to counter.
He Wenyu, on the other hand, was a bit curious and slightly frowned as she looked at the Eldest Princess: "Why is there no need to worry when Cong Ying is here?"
The Eldest Princess was surprised and then smiled: "Miss Shiliu knows Cong Ying from the Du Residence, where she’s only a talented woman, nothing more. But here, in our Princess Mansion, she’s my only trusted female physician."
