The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

After Wang and Gu Fanchu had their meal at Concubine Xi's Qinghua Palace, they rested for a while. While no one was paying attention, Wang quietly left a prescription and then left the palace with a generous reward.

On the way back, Wang wanted to ask questions many times, but she was afraid that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall, so she had to hold it in.

It was not until she arrived at the general's mansion and saw that the old lady had sent someone to wait at the door, and had told them to go to Songtao Garden together, that she came to her senses.

The old lady was still waiting with great joy for the two to return with some news about their daughter. She learned that the palace had given her quite a few gifts, and she thought Chu'er must have won the favor of Imperial Concubine Xi. She had originally thought Chu'er would be back that morning, but someone from the palace came to say that the Imperial Concubine had invited the two to dinner. She felt relieved.

"Grandma!" The voice came before the person arrived. It was Gu Fanchu's voice.

After hearing the voice, the smile on the old lady's face deepened a little: "Come in quickly and let grandma see it."

Gu Fanchu and Wang walked into the room and first greeted the old lady respectfully.

The old lady smiled and waved her hand, motioning for the two to sit down.

As soon as I sat down, the maid beside me brought me tea.

Gu Fanchu knew that Wang must have a lot of questions in her mind, but since her grandmother was also waiting, it would be best to say them all at once.

The old lady looked at Gu Fanchu with a smile and asked kindly, "Chu'er, is there anything interesting when you go to see the imperial concubine today?" Wang stood aside and wanted to speak, but finally chose to remain silent.

Gu Fanchu's eyes sparkled brightly as she replied in a charming and sweet voice, "Grandma, this is my first time entering the imperial palace, and I feel like everything there is so magnificent! The palace where my aunt lives is also very beautiful. I've never seen such a beautiful bedroom before!"

Her voice was filled with excitement and curiosity, which was very moving.

"Besides, my aunt is so beautiful! She is like a fairy from the ninth heaven. Chu'er was stunned when he saw her." Gu Fanchu continued, his face full of praise for his aunt.

In the eyes of her grandmother and family, Gu Fanchu was entering the imperial palace for the first time, so she was naturally surprised and intrigued by its luxury and grandeur. Although she had been filled with disgust and fear towards the palace in her previous life, she deliberately acted surprised in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

Wang was quietly observing Gu Fanchu from the side, secretly feeling relieved.

On the way into the palace today, she found that Gu Fanchu had been acting very calm, even a little too mature and steady, completely different from the lively and lovely girl she was familiar with.

Now after listening to Gu Fanchu's words, she finally understood that this clever little girl had been suppressing her emotions because she was afraid of making mistakes.

However, thinking about her sister-in-law, she still had to talk to the old lady about it. But before she could open her mouth, Gu Fanchu took the initiative to tell her about it.

"But Chu'er smelled a bad smell on my aunt, so it took some time for me to come back." There were several maids and nannies serving in the old lady's room. Gu Fanchu mentioned it briefly and stopped talking.

Upon hearing this, the old lady looked at Gu Fanchu with some doubt. Seeing that she didn't say anything, she looked at Wang Shi and asked, "What bad smell?"

Wang looked around the room cautiously and saw that several maids were inside. Thinking that today's matter was very important, she had to be on guard, so she, who was always outspoken, stammered a few times and ultimately did not speak.

The old lady immediately understood, suppressed the joyful smile on her face, and gave a look to the nanny who was serving her.

The nanny immediately understood and hurriedly took the maidservants out of the room, closed the door, and stood guard at the door herself.

"Tell me, what happened?" Seeing that everyone in the room had left, the old lady asked anxiously.

"The bad smell Chu'er mentioned is because someone put something in the imperial concubine's incense, which has caused the imperial concubine to be unable to get pregnant for so many years." Wang said solemnly.

When the old lady heard this, she was so shocked that she stood up with her hands: "What? How is this possible!?"

Her daughter had been very intelligent since childhood, and she had personally raised her by her side, loving her the most. However, she and the old general had always been content with what happened, not demanding imperial power or wealth, but simply wishing her a carefree life.

Unexpectedly, after she came of age, she was taken into the palace and became the emperor's concubine. She even climbed all the way to the position of noble concubine and was favored by the emperor.

After entering the palace, the daughter soon became pregnant, which should have been a happy occasion. Unfortunately, the child was not kept. Moreover, since the miscarriage that year, she has not been able to conceive since then.

In the palace, if a woman does not have a child to rely on and accompany her, even if the emperor dotes on her, her fate will probably not be good.

Over the years, not only has her daughter been anxious, but she herself has also tried many methods and consulted many famous doctors, but her daughter still hasn't gotten pregnant. Now, they have given up and feel that the chances are slim.

Unexpectedly, Gu Fanchu discovered that someone had drugged her daughter as soon as she entered the palace! But if she had been drugged, why couldn't the people in the Imperial Hospital see it?

Also, who is so bold! How could no one have discovered this for so many years?

The old lady looked at Gu Fanchu with a little doubt, but her young face looked normal.

"Grandma, the scent on my aunt's body is very light. I'm afraid if that's all, it wouldn't have such a strong effect. Chu'er guesses that someone close to my aunt must have done it."

Just now in the palace, she had been unable to figure out why such a small matter could prevent Concubine Xi from getting pregnant for so many years, but she just figured it out.

"Why must it be someone close to the Empress? What method did she use?"

The old lady asked anxiously!

Wang was also full of confusion. She wondered what method she had used to make the fragrance invisible and prevent her sister-in-law from getting pregnant for so many years.

Gu Fanchu's face was also full of seriousness at this time. He expressed his guess: "This person must be my aunt's personal maid. If she can do it during the day, she can only do it when my aunt is asleep."

"My guess is that the incense she used at night was mixed with a large amount of musk or something like that, so she replaced it before my aunt woke up."

"But isn't she afraid that the queen will wake up in the middle of the night?" Wang asked doubtfully.

"What if we add something intoxicating to this musk?"

This makes sense.

However, to be able to act so boldly, the person behind this must not be underestimated! Is it simply targeting Concubine Xi? Or is it targeting the General's Mansion behind Concubine Xi? This question naturally remains to be determined.

The old lady and Mrs. Wang both fell silent. Although they felt that Gu Fanchu was too young and a little suspicious, they had to admit that her idea was very reasonable.