Chapter 74

◎There is blood on your pants◎

In other words, as long as she gets pregnant, the lord will accept her; Xue Lingyu interpreted Xin Yan's words in this way.

Although Xue Lingyu won Jiang He's favor and thus rose in status among the servants, there were many unsavory things hidden in wealthy families. Xin Yan had heard from the old people in the village that even a prince marrying into a wealthy family would have to worry about his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Not to mention that Xue Lingyu had no background whatsoever, so his future path would not be easy.

Xinyan spoke to him a few more times, reminding him to pay attention to some things, and secondly, to wait patiently for his marriage.

Xinyan was rambling on and on, unaware that Ruiming had taken in this whole scene.

Seeing that Xin Yan and Xue Lingyu seemed to know each other well, Rui Ming kept a calm look in his eyes, wondering what he was planning.

Jiang He was not kept in the dark about Xue Lingyu's trip to the main courtyard. Xue Lingyu did not intend to hide it either, and when Jiang He returned, she voluntarily told her everything that had happened in the main courtyard that day.

He snuggled into Jiang He's arms and acted coquettishly for a while before her expression improved.

Xue Lingyu meant well and wanted to share her burdens, so she couldn't easily blame him. Besides, the fact that Jiang's father didn't kick him out must be the result of him humbled himself. Xue Lingyu used to be such an arrogant person. Thinking of this, Jiang He couldn't help but stroke his hair and sigh, "Then don't go again next time."

Seeing that Jiang He didn't mind that he hadn't done a good job, Xue Lingyu immediately agreed, "I'll listen to you, I won't go."

He lay on Jiang He's chest, reached out and grabbed her collar, put on a wronged look, and began to complain.

"I don't like the person next to the lord. He looks at me so fiercely, as if I've done something wrong to offend him."

Upon hearing his description, Jiang He instinctively replied, "Ruiming?"

Xue Lingyu recalled that Jiang's father seemed to have called that person that way. He nodded and said, "I think that's his name. Not only today, but he also spoke very loudly to me yesterday."

Having finally found a powerful backer, Xue Lingyu naturally wanted to file a complaint.

“Ruiming has been by Father’s side for a long time. He used to be quite steady, but lately he has become increasingly impetuous.” Jiang He had seen everything. In the matter of Xue Lingyu’s tragic death, Ruiming still hadn’t cleared his name.

If he had a motive to harm Xue Lingyu, Jiang He would have sold him off along with the unfit servants long ago.

Jiang He kept in mind Ruiming's disrespect towards Xue Lingyu.

She deliberately pinched Xue Lingyu's nose and snorted, "You know he's mean to you, yet you still eagerly run over there. You're asking for a beating."

Xue Lingyu was very delicate, and Jiang He left a mark with just a gentle pinch. Unable to bear seeing him shed tears, Jiang He pulled him into her arms, supported his waist, and made him sit on her lap.

"After some time, I will take you to the palace to see your brother."

Xue Lingyu asked, "Is it the Phoenix Lord from the palace?"

“Yes, my brother had twins, a boy and a girl. The two little ones are so cute. I’ll take you to see them and share in their joy.” Jiang He paused, her tone a little melancholy. “But because of these two little ones, my brother has lost a lot of weight. He can’t eat anything and can’t sleep well.”

Mentioning the twins, Jiang He recalled the dangers her brother faced during his pregnancy and childbirth. When she saw Xue Lingyu's envious expression, her heart suddenly stirred.

“You seem to have gained weight recently, but not in your face…” Jiang He’s hand gradually moved down, and she found that although Xue Lingyu’s waist was still as slender as ever, she had gained some weight on her body, and it felt very comfortable to touch.

Out of curiosity, she tried to touch Xue Lingyu's stomach, but he pushed her away.

Xue Lingyu refused to admit that it was his fault, and instead shifted all the blame onto Jiang He, saying, "It's all your fault for making me eat delicious food all the time."

"But I haven't had anything good to eat yet."

With the person right in front of her, Jiang He naturally wouldn't let the opportunity pass. She held Xue Lingyu and lingered with her for a while. Xue Lingyu remembered the matter of having offspring and cooperated very hard, even wanting to take the initiative herself. After being kissed so much by Jiang He that she was dizzy, she finally obediently gave up the initiative.

The next day, Jiang He went to Ruyi Restaurant to see Su Yawan, but Su Yawan kept staring at her. She thought she had washed her face in the morning and there was nothing dirty on her face, but under the other party's ambiguous gaze, she noticed the marks on her neck. Embarrassed, she coughed softly twice and silently pulled up her collar.

Xue Lingyu is like a rabbit, she loves to bite people, and she didn't even notice.

He was with his sweetheart, and the two of them were deeply in love, so Su Yawan naturally didn't want to expose them.

She quickly steered the conversation back to business, “The Ministry of Personnel has recently shown signs of desperate measures, especially that Vice Minister Kang Minzhi. Not only is she trying her best to erase evidence of her past embezzlement, but she has even hired assassins to kill Xue Lingyi. Fortunately, I discovered it in time.”

Su Yawan couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for Jiang He protecting Xue Lingyi, Xue Lingyi, with her old bones, might have died silently long ago.

Su Yawan leaned back in her chair, arms crossed, and sighed, "Xue Lingyi has been gone from the capital for so long, yet she is still remembered by some people. It seems that this former prime minister has offended quite a few people."

Jiang He said, "The people in the Ministry of Personnel are all birds of a feather. They have done a lot of bribery in private. Xue Lingyi, upholding the integrity of her noble family, has always been honest and upright. In the memorials she submitted to His Majesty, she cut off many of those people's sources of income."

Although Xue Lingyi had a strong sense of social class, Jiang He had to admit that she had been dedicated to serving the people for so many years and was a truly good official.

"Now, as long as we find evidence of Kang Minzhi's embezzlement and find evidence that she framed the Xue family, we can overturn the case for the Xue family."

Jiang He raised her glass, and she and Su Yawan exchanged a knowing glance.

As long as the Xue family is exonerated and Xue Lingyi is reinstated, Xue Lingyu will still be the eldest son of the Xue family. Both his family background and status are sufficient for him to be her legal husband, and her father will not object.

After finishing their business, Jiang He was about to leave to handle matters concerning the business when Su Yawan stopped her and suddenly asked out of the blue:

"I heard that Doctor Jiang is currently providing free medical consultations at the Jiang family's clinic. You must have gone to great lengths to get her to agree to stay, right?"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Su Yawan's eyes as she looked at Jiang He.

Physician Jiang is like a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, even Ji Weinian, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, is slightly inferior to her. I wonder if she has a way to wake up Doctor Xue.

Jiang He understood Su Yawan's meaning, but since she couldn't make the decision herself, she said, "I will ask Physician Jiang for her opinion. If she agrees, I will take him to the palace to examine the pulse of Imperial Physician Xue. Now that my brother is in charge of the six palaces, this matter will not be too difficult to handle."

Su Yawan breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Thank you."

Although she is now a trusted minister of His Majesty, she comes from a humble background and has no foundation in the palace, so she can only rely on the connections of the Jiang family.

Su Yawan then remembered something else, "By the way, Zeng Rong, Xue Lingyi's former student, has recently been transferred to the capital. Should we keep a close eye on her?"

As the prime minister, Xue Lingyi had many students who became her disciples. Unfortunately, after her incident, no one except Zeng Rong stood up for her. At that time, Zeng Rong was just a garrison commander in a remote border region, and no one took her seriously. Therefore, her words carried very little weight.

Su Yawan discovered that Zeng Rong's transfer was related to the Ministry of Personnel. Why would those people in the Ministry of Personnel promote a minor garrison commander with whom they had no vested interest? Unless she was one of their own.

Su Yawan shared her concerns with Jiang He.

Jiang He replied, "Zeng Rong would not stoop to the level of those people."

With her words, Su Yawan stopped sending people to keep an eye on Zeng Rong.

After leaving Ruyi Restaurant and turning a few corners, you arrive at Jinghua Street, where Jiang He immediately spotted her former residence.

The person who bought her house used a false identity. Jiang He was in a hurry for money at the time, so she didn't investigate further. Now she wants to buy the house back, but she can't contact the buyer no matter what she does.

From a distance, the door appeared unlocked. Jiang He stepped forward and gently pushed it, and the door opened.

A person was standing in the courtyard. Hearing the noise at the door, he turned around to check.

Jiang He was quite surprised when she saw his face and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's actually you?"

Yuan Ge received instructions from Jiang He to forbid Rui Ming, who was working for Jiang's father, from getting close to Xue Lingyu again. So when Rui Ming came to Liushui Xiaozhu, she stopped him in a businesslike manner.

Yuan Ge's expression was calm, but her attitude was very firm: "Miss instructed that you are not allowed to set foot in here."

"I'm just here to deliver a message for my lord, asking Young Master Xue to come to the main courtyard." Ruiming smiled slightly, but he was holding back a grudge. He had been in the Jiang family for much longer than Yuange, and Yuange was just a half-bred servant brought by the young lady from Wudu City, yet she dared to ride on his head.

Even though it was the master's order, Yuange refused outright: "Young master is still resting. This matter needs to be decided by Miss. You should go back first."

Everyone knows that Father Jiang doesn't like Xue Lingyu. Taking advantage of the young lady's absence, he called someone over. Who knows what they might do? Xue Lingyu was lucky last time, but who knows what might happen today.

Ruiming stubbornly refused to leave. Since he wouldn't be allowed into the courtyard, he stood outside and smiled at Yuange, saying, "Then I'll wait here for Young Master Xue to wake up."

Yuan Ge looked at him coldly, thinking about how to get rid of him. She decided to just have the guards drag him out.

Perhaps the commotion in the courtyard was too loud, because Xue Lingyu was awakened.

He had been extremely sleepy these past few days, lying down almost immediately after meals, which had caused him to gain a lot of weight. Now, forced to wake up from his dream, he rubbed his eyes as he walked to the door, looking at Yuange and muttering, "What happened? I haven't been able to sleep well."

Yuange immediately apologized, "I'm sorry to have disturbed you, young master. It's nothing serious, it will be resolved soon. Please go back first."

Ruiming seized the opportunity, stepped forward, and said loudly, "Young Master, the Master wishes to see you."

Upon seeing that it was Ruiming, Xue Lingyu subconsciously took several steps back. He really disliked this person and preferred to stay far away from him.

Ruiming noticed his displeasure and put on a regretful expression, saying, "Young Master, it's fine if you don't go, but I'm afraid Xinyan won't live past tomorrow. I didn't expect that he treated you like family, yet you ignored him."

He shook his head, seemingly feeling sorry for Xinyan.

Upon hearing this, Xue Lingyu immediately walked up to Ruiming, stared at him, and said, "What did you say?!"

Ruiming feigned innocence and said, "Whether Xinyan is alive or dead, Young Master will know once he goes to see for himself. Why make me repeat myself?"

After he finished speaking, he turned to leave. He had said everything he needed to say, and now it was up to Xue Lingyu to see how much Xinyan meant to her.

Xue Lingyu wanted to stop Ruiming to get to the bottom of things, but she missed and fell to the ground, covered in mud and with cuts on her hands that were bleeding.

Xue Lingyu covered her hand, tears streaming down her face from the pain.

Yuan Ge sensed something was wrong, glared at Rui Ming, and quickly went to help Xue Lingyu.

Ruiming said it was none of his business and simply stopped and watched the scene unfold.

Yuange helped Xue Lingyu up, took out a clean handkerchief to stop his bleeding, and when she saw a small pool of blood on his back, she exclaimed, "Young Master, why is there blood on your pants too?"

A note from the author:

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Goodness, everyone's on edge, haha, afraid the baby they've been waiting for will be gone!

Please don't miscarry! It's bad for your health, and it's such a hard-won child.

[This is such a great piece of writing, I'm so moved!]

I can't have an abortion!

Barbie is Q!

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