She turned around and glared at the nanny. "What are you still standing there for? Hurry and coax her back. If Wanwan knew that she was wronged in the Lin Mansion, what would she think?"

Even though the nanny was reluctant, she understood that being a daughter-in-law was difficult. If she really listened to Lin Xiaoruan's instigation, a rift would arise between Lin Yiwan and Sang Qiutang.

She quickly chased after him and grabbed Lin Xiaoruan's wrist: "Miss Xiaoruan, please don't bother with an old woman like me. Can't I make you another bowl of stew myself?"

Lin Xiaoruan stared at her with burning eyes: "Old Mammy, you won't let me drink it. Is there some unspeakable secret hidden in it?"

The nurse's face suddenly turned pale and ugly. She argued shrilly: "You are talking nonsense! Don't slander me, an old woman!"

Lin Xiaoruan pushed her away forcefully and said, "I can tell if it's slanderous or not by just tasting it!"

She quickly took the chicken soup in her hand, tilted her head back and took a big gulp.

"You!" The wet nurse was so angry that she almost fell to the ground.

Sang Qiutang immediately reached out to support her and comforted her: "Why are you mad at her? It's just a bowl of chicken soup. Just make it again for me!"

The old lady was about to burst into tears, but she thought of something and held her tears back.

Lin Xiaoruan was making chicken soup. In addition to the aroma of the soup itself, she could also tell that it contained ginseng, wolfberry, saffron and comfrey?

Why do we need to add saffron and comfrey? Aren’t these contraceptives for the severe cold?

She said quickly, "Young Madam, I've found out that this chicken soup contains saffron and comfrey, which are contraceptives for severe cold. If you drink it, you'll have trouble getting pregnant!"

Sang Qiutang's whole body froze, and the wet nurse could hardly stand. She reached out to hold on to the table, her body trembling.

After a moment's silence, she forced herself to argue: "Nonsense, how could there be such a mess of drugs in this chicken soup? You must have tasted the wrong thing. You are slandering me, an old woman!"

Lin Xiaoruan said with a sullen face, "Alright, you say I'm slandering you, then please invite my great-uncle over. He's the best doctor of the dynasty, and he'll definitely be able to tell what medicine was added to this bowl of chicken soup!"

Sang Qiutang couldn't help but say, "Madam Yun, do you really want to bring this matter to my father-in-law?"

Nanny Yun knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "Madam, I have done something wrong. Please punish me!"

Sang Qiutang sat in a chair, her face pale. She spoke in sorrow, "You are the person I trust the most, and you are the elder my mother left me. You raised me. If it weren't for your milk, I wouldn't be alive. I respect you as my own mother, so why did you harm me by secretly giving me Dahan's contraceptive medicine?"

Nanny Yun burst into tears. She had actually expected this day to come a long time ago, but she did not regret it. Even if she were given the choice again, she would still do it.

She took a deep breath and said, "Madam, I don't want to argue. Please punish me as you wish. Whether you kill me or beat me, I have no complaints!"

Sang Qiutang angrily shouted, "Do you think I dare not punish you? You didn't murder me, you murdered the descendants of the Lin family. It's not my turn to punish you. I will hand you over to the adults, let him do it!"

The wet nurse was immediately terrified and begged in a trembling voice, "Madam, please don't hand me over. I'm not afraid of anything, but I'm afraid that this will cause you and your husband and wife to become estranged!"

Sang Qiutang was almost laughing with anger. She said disappointedly, "You're still worried that we'll grow apart. When you were doing this, didn't you know that if I couldn't get pregnant, he would eventually become disgusted with me?"

The nanny shook her head vigorously: "I didn't think too much about it. I just wanted you to be well. Please, Madam, don't tell the master about this!"

Sang Qiutang stared at her in amazement. "Then tell me, why are you doing this? You want me to be healthy. Do you think taking contraceptive pills before every sex will make me fine? If you harm my body, how can I ever get pregnant with an adult's child?"

The wet nurse explained, "It won't harm your body, it will just make it extremely difficult for you to conceive. Madam, have you forgotten how your mother died, how your aunt died, and how your cousin Sheng Yunshu, whom you were closest to, died?"

Sang Qiutang was immediately shocked and broke out in cold sweats. When the wet nurse mentioned this, she remembered that her mother died of postpartum hemorrhage, as did her aunt and cousin.

Lin Xiaoruan spoke subconsciously: "It seems there is something hidden in this matter!"

Sang Qiutang nodded. "To be honest, my mother's family has a curse on childbirth. My mother's sister and my cousin both died from postpartum hemorrhage. That's why the wet nurse gave me contraceptive pills!"

Lin Xiaoruan scratched her head. She couldn't understand why there was a curse on childbirth, but it seemed that what the wet nurse did was indeed to protect the lady.

She had no choice but to say, "Why don't we go back and ask my sisters to make the decision? We should at least tell them!"

Sang Qiutang brought the wet nurse to Prince Li's mansion. She said guiltily, "We've already found out. She put contraceptive pills in the chicken soup I drink every day!"

Lin Yiwan also called Lin Ran over. As the person involved, he had to understand the whole story, otherwise, it might cause misunderstanding.

Lin Ran was the first to ask, "Madam Yun, why are you doing this?"

Nanny Yun cried and said, "It was my fault that I acted on my own initiative. My Lord loves my wife and doesn't want her to be cursed by the Yun family's childbearing curse. Her mother, aunt, and cousin all died while giving birth!"

Lin Ran was shocked. How could there be such a ridiculous statement?

It was Old Doctor Lin who remembered. He frowned and asked, "Qiu Tang, did your cousin marry Miss Sheng from the Suzhou Governor's Mansion?"

Sang Qiutang said bitterly, "It was her. She married Wei Linzhou, the eldest son of the Suzhou governor, but lost both her children during childbirth!"

Doctor Lin sighed, "I've heard of this. When she gave birth, Governor Wei sent a letter to the Emperor, asking me to come and help with the birth. But she had a sudden seizure, and by the time I arrived, both mother and child were dead!"

Lin Ran's face looked extremely ugly. Although he did not believe in any curse on having children, he did not want anything to happen to Sang Qiutang.

He had no desire to have children in the first place, and now after hearing about this, he has given up the idea even more.

He immediately spoke: "Since everyone is here, please bear witness for me. From now on, I will be the unfilial son of the Lin family. From now on, I will only marry Qiu Tang as my wife. For her health, I will not have any more children!"

Sang Qiutang's tears suddenly welled up, and she choked out, "Sir, why do you say that? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have forgotten these things and shouldn't have hidden them from you!"

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