The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

At this point, the matter was clear. No one expected that Lingyue, a woman, would set up such a big scheme and try to extend her hand into the palace. Based on Lin Shize's confession, the Dali Temple also arrested Lingyue's senior brother Lingping. This case of poisoning and murder finally came to an end.

Because Lingyue was pregnant, she was sentenced to life imprisonment. Lingping was the real murderer, so he was sentenced to immediate execution. Although Lin Shize did not kill anyone personally, he was the one who put the poisonous insect into each victim, so he was also a co-conspirator. Although he was poisoned, he was still mentally healthy and still needed to be held responsible for his actions. He was sentenced to execution in the autumn.

Xiao Mubei wrote a memorial reporting the entire case to Emperor Suining, who praised it highly. If Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi had not found out the truth in time and allowed Lin Shize to successfully enter the palace, there would have been chaos in the palace again.

Emperor Suining made an exception and summoned Chu Yunxi to the palace during the morning court session. He commended her in front of all the civil and military officials and issued an imperial decree, granting Chu Yunxi a golden medal of immunity from death, allowing her to investigate cases in the future without any interference from anyone, and granting her the right to execute first and report later. At the same time, he gave her a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins as rewards, and promoted Chu Yuanxi and Chu Zhongxi by one level. Han Zhener was also given the title of Consort. For a time, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery became the new elite in the court, and people who came to propose marriage to Chu Zhongxi thronged the door.

That day, Chu Yunxi smiled again as she watched her second brother come to hide with a bitter face. She complained, "You solved the case, but why am I the victim? There are so many matchmakers. Can you send them all back?"

Chu Yunxi cracked melon seeds and said earnestly, "Second brother, marriage is a major event in life. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion must have a mistress. Why don't you take a look at those ladies from wealthy families? What if you find one you like?"

Chu Zhongxi scratched his hair irritably. "I didn't say I wouldn't get married, but I hope to find one myself. If I have to deal with matchmakers every day like this, then I'd rather be single for the rest of my life."

"But you're a rising star in the capital, a hot commodity among marriageable men, so there's nothing we can do," Chu Yunxi gloated, wanting to stay out of it. "By the way, isn't the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion being managed by my sister-in-law now? You could ask her to help you find a suitable man; she's quite discerning."

"Sister-in-law?" Chu Zhongxi snorted twice. "Sister-in-law likes any girl. She has shown me dozens of portraits in the past few days. I am afraid of her."

Chu Yunxi pretended to be sympathetic. "Really? It's really pitiful. But, it's your fault for not holding on tighter. You deserve it."

Chu Zhongxi took a deep breath, afraid that he would not be able to help but hit someone. Is this still the well-behaved and sensible little sister he was when he was little? If it weren't for the fact that she was about to give birth, he would definitely teach her a lesson. How could she talk to her brother like that? She was so disrespectful.

Qingxi came over with a bowl of bird's nest porridge and said with a smile, "Princess, Dr. Lu said that the baby may be born in the next few days. The weather is hot, so Princess, remember not to indulge in the cool air."

"I know. You see, I only dare to eat melon seeds and don't even dare to eat smoothies." Chu Yunxi took the bird's nest porridge with great dissatisfaction and sipped it mouthful by mouthful. She blamed Xiao Sui in her heart for being born in the middle of summer. It was really a hassle for her.

Ever since the last Gu insect case was solved, Xiao Mubei let her stay in the palace to rest. He went to the Dali Temple every day to report for duty, and went to the scene with Li Jinghong to investigate the case. If there was something he couldn't figure out, he would come back to ask Chu Yunxi. After three or four months, Xiao Mubei's ability to handle cases independently has greatly improved, and there are almost no cases that are difficult for him.

Chu Yunxi had no cases, so she could finally settle down and take care of her pregnancy. During this time, she was in the palace, talking to the two retired emperors every day, taking their pulses and regulating their bodies, and reading some books. When she was really bored, she would go to Ruyun Tower to chat with Wen Rulan and Wan Ruwei, or go to see Doctor Lu for a consultation. Her life was quite comfortable.

Before she finished her bird's nest porridge, Chu Yunxi suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She paused, and Qingxi immediately asked nervously, "What's wrong, Princess? Is the porridge not tasty?"

Chu Yunxi looked up with a bitter face, "The porridge is fine, but Xiao Sui is the problem."

Now everyone knew that Xiao Sui was the child in Chu Yunxi's belly. Qingxi became even more nervous when she heard this. She asked helplessly, "What happened to Xiao Sui? Did he kick you?"

Chu Yunxi nodded, then shook her head, "He didn't kick me, he just figured it out, and it hurt so much."

She clutched her belly, beads of sweat instantly falling from her forehead. Qingxi and Chu Zhongxi both became nervous. Chu Zhongxi hurriedly asked, "Is the birth imminent? I'll go get the midwife, and I'll go find Dr. Lu."

Chu Yunxi hurriedly called him and said under her breath, "Divine Doctor Lu is in the mansion right now, and the midwife is ready. Just ask Qingxi to go and call her. I've also prepared the delivery room. Second brother, please help me in. Zihan, notify the prince and senior brother."

Zi Han had just realized something was wrong and fell to the ground when she heard Chu Yunxi's instructions. She immediately went out. Qingxi also ran as fast as she could, shouting, "Princess, please be patient. Doctor Lu and the midwife will be here soon."

Chu Yunxi was the calmest one at the moment. She took a deep breath and held Chu Zhongxi's hand and slowly walked towards the sterile delivery room she had prepared. The delivery room had been prepared for half a month and was disinfected every day, just waiting to be used at this moment. She had also trained the midwife and told Doctor Lu that if the natural delivery was not smooth, he should perform a cesarean section immediately without worrying about the differences between men and women.

Doctor Lu refused to do anything at that time, and this was the reason why Chu Yunxi wanted to explain it to him in advance. Childbirth was a big hurdle for women in ancient times, and a large part of the reason was that they had too many concerns, which delayed the best time for treatment. Therefore, Chu Yunxi wanted to completely avoid all possibilities of danger.

All possibilities have been taken into consideration and the most thorough preparations have been made. If an accident still happens, we can only attribute it to fate.

After enduring the pain and reaching the door of the delivery room, Chu Yunxi asked Chu Zhongxi to stay outside, and she slowly walked to the bed with the help of the wall and lay down, taking deep breaths in time with the pain. Although she had never given birth to a child, she was a doctor after all, with plenty of experience and knew what to do.

Soon, Doctor Lu and the midwife arrived, Qingxi, Qingmei, Qingyue and Hongyu also came. The two emperors also came with the support of Xiaoshan and Eunuch Baochan. However, only the midwife and Qingxi and Qingyue went in. Chu Yunxi said that the first step was for the midwife and the two maids. If a caesarean section was needed, Doctor Lu would take Qingmei and Hongyu to perform the operation together. No one else was allowed to enter.