Tianliangyuan

Chapter 458 Reincarnation Pill

Nobody's a fool, and Xiaolian's sudden outburst naturally aroused even more suspicion.

Feng was so frightened by the shout that she trembled all over, her eyes darting around as if she had lost her soul.

The Loyal King frowned: "Gag her!"

After being comforted by her maidservants, Concubine Feng gradually calmed down.

Zhao Yue had never liked women like Feng, who came from humble backgrounds and only managed to survive because of her youth and good looks.

Zhao Yue was truly displeased with this behavior.

But this concerns the prince's offspring, and Feng's words just now clearly indicate that there is something else very important; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so frightened.

After Ms. Feng calmed down, tears began to fall.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please grant me your request!"

Madam Feng actually ignored the people around her and knelt down.

The Prince of Zhong felt a pang of pity and quickly stepped forward to help the person up. Then he said gently, "Don't be afraid. With me here, let's see who dares to bully you!"

Encouraged, Madam Feng answered twice more before saying, "Your Highness, I overheard the two women talking inside the room. They mentioned a Taoist priestess named Zhang, and I vaguely heard about a 'reincarnation pill'."

After glancing cautiously at the prince, Madam Feng whispered, "I also heard them mention Sister Wu."

The "Sister Wu" mentioned by Ms. Feng is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jiangnan. She is currently pregnant and has been keeping a low profile to protect her pregnancy.

These words not only made the Prince of Zhong's expression stiffen, but Zhao Yue also became noticeably serious.

"Are you telling the truth? Did you really mention Granny Zhang?"

"Your Highness, I dare not lie. The two women, mistress and servant, said they were trying to transform a male fetus into a female fetus. This is Zhang Daopo's masterpiece, she can do it with ease!"

A bold idea flashed through Zhong Wang's mind, and Zhao Yue quickly exchanged a glance with him, clearly having thought of it as well.

Wu's concubine was less than three months pregnant. According to folklore, when a woman is less than three months pregnant, the sex of the fetus is undetermined, and a secret medicine or method can be used to change the sex of the fetus.

Of course, these are just rumors circulating among the people. According to the Imperial Medical Bureau, they naturally consider all of this to be nonsense.

But there are too many fools in the world, and some people will always believe it.

Moreover, the poorer the family, and the more likely they are to believe this claim, the more likely they are to believe it.

But as a woman of the Jiang family, Jiang Ning shouldn't be so easily swayed, right?

Do you know which old woman Zhang you're talking about?

Madam Feng shook her head: "I don't know."

The loyal king gently patted her back to comfort her.

"Let her say it!"

The loyal king pointed at Xiaolian.

The thing in Xiaolian's mouth was taken out, but she was so frightened that she shook her head in terror and even tried to run away!

There's no way you can run away.

Based solely on her guilty-looking demeanor, it was clear that what Madam Feng said was 70% true.

"I'll give you one more chance. If you don't tell the truth, I'll order my men to tie you up under the sun and then slice you open like a fish scales. No matter how much it hurts, you won't be able to die!"

What does it mean to be ruthless?

That's what you call ruthless!

Xiao Lian was terrified and repeatedly kowtowed, begging for mercy.

"This servant doesn't know, this servant really doesn't know anything! This servant was only ordered to find that Zhang Daopo, but this servant really doesn't know why we're looking for her."

Zhao Yue coldly rebuked, "Still trying to deny it! Which Zhang Daopo did you go to find? What did Jiang Shi order you to find her to say and do? Tell her everything clearly, or you can prepare to die!"

Xiaolian was utterly terrified and cried uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, it was Granny Zhang from Pingkang Ward. Madam Jiang ordered me to investigate whether Granny Zhang truly possessed any skills, and also instructed me to visit several other households to confirm that Granny Zhang was indeed capable. As for other matters, Madam Jiang did not instruct me, so I truly knew nothing about it."

"Is the matter of the Reincarnation Pill true?"

Xiaolian sniffed. Now that she had started, the rest of the conversation flowed more and more smoothly.

"Your Highness, Granny Zhang does indeed have a 'reversal pill,' and I have asked several families, and it is true that they gave birth to a boy after using her pill. Madam Jiang also instructed me to inquire whether it is possible to reverse a boy's pregnancy into a girl. Granny Zhang said that as long as one is sincere, and with her secret medicine, everything will be fine."

Male fetus turning into female fetus?

This question couldn't possibly be asked by Jiang Ning for herself, since she already has a daughter. If she wants to secure her position in the Prince Zhong's mansion, she naturally needs to have a son.

Therefore, the question about male fetus turning into female fetus must be someone else's question.

Now, within the Prince Zhong's residence, only Lady Wu is a pregnant woman.

Upon hearing this, Song felt both doubt and regret.

She shouldn't have gotten involved.

Now that things have come to this, how are we going to clean up this mess?

Besides, it wouldn't matter if she weren't there.

Now that I'm here, I naturally have to find out the truth and even try my best to exonerate Jiang Ning. Otherwise, what will happen to the Jiang family's reputation?

The Song family now hates Jiang Ning to death.

I knew that nothing good would come of getting involved with Jiang Ning!

She really shouldn't have come!

“Your Highness, Your Highness, please calm down. This matter still needs to be investigated thoroughly. Since they have all mentioned this Zhang Daopo, why not summon her for a face-to-face confrontation? Fortunately, I have not yet left the palace, nor have I ordered any servants to leave. Otherwise, if something were to happen to Zhang Daopo after I leave, I would not be able to explain myself.”

When Song speaks, he is convincingly innocent.

She took the initiative to ask this old woman Zhang to verify the authenticity of her claims, and she spoke frankly and openly without any intention of hiding anything. Was she certain that Jiang Ning would not believe these nonsense things, or did she believe in Jiang Ning's character?

Seeing Song's calm demeanor, Zhao Yue felt it was inappropriate to actually send someone to find Zhang the Taoist priestess to verify the matter.

If things really come to a head, what benefit will the Prince Yu's Mansion gain?

Grand Tutor Jiang and Consort Jiang still enjoy the Emperor's favor. Even though Jiang Yanhui doesn't have real power for the time being, it's said that he controls some of the Jiang family's connections and information networks in secret. He's not someone you can easily offend.

It would be best if today's events were just a misunderstanding.

Whether it's what Feng said or what Xiao Lian said, it only proves that Jiang Ning wanted to find Zhang Daopo to verify some things, but it doesn't prove that Jiang Ning asked Zhang Daopo to do some dirty things.

Zhao Yue's expression turned slightly somber: "Xiao Lian, I'll ask you again, did Madam Jiang have anyone buy a pill to change the sex of a child?"

"No. Madam Jiang only sent me to inquire about the truth, to determine if this Zhang Daopo had any real skills. She did not buy the Rebirth Pill."

Mrs. Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, as long as I didn't buy any gender-changing pills, then everything was just empty talk!