The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

Shuanghan looked intently in front of them, at the flower bed at the entrance to the courtyard. "Have you seen those purple flowers, Princess?"

"Why does that flower look like saffron?"

"Saffron? Where can I find saffron?" Aunt Liu screamed immediately.

She was already pregnant, and Li Yueru had just framed her using saffron, so she was terrified of saffron.

Nanny Jin also stepped forward quickly: "Purple? Is that saffron? Isn't saffron red and thin?"

Nanny Jin asked the same question as Sheng Nanzhi asked when she first saw the saffron portrait.

Sheng Nanzhi echoed, "Yes, saffron, as the name suggests, shouldn't it be red?"

Shuanghan quickly shook her head and followed the story Sheng Nanzhi had made up for her: "My hometown is in the west. Over there, the mountains are high and saffron grows there."

"Saffron, that's what it is."

"But the climate here in the Imperial City isn't suitable for saffron growth, so almost no one grows it. The saffron you buy here is actually the stamens, the most effective part of the entire saffron plant."

Nanny Jin quickly walked to the edge of the flower bed and carefully examined the saffron. She pulled out a few stamens from the saffron and said, "Yes, Shuanghan is right. These stamens are indeed the same as the saffron I usually see."

Aunt Liu's eyes widened, and she stumbled back two steps: "How could this happen?"

She stared at the saffron plants, frowning, "No, there weren't any flowers like this planted in the flower bed in front of my door before."

"At least, there wasn't any before I left Sheng Mansion and went to Prince Yi's Mansion."

Sheng Nanzhi immediately asked, "Auntie, are you sure?"

"I am sure."

Aunt Liu gritted her teeth and said, "When I was in Sheng Mansion, I almost always walked around this courtyard and its surroundings. I know all the flowers planted in the gardens around this courtyard."

“Originally there were only supposed to be a few peonies planted here.”

"There's absolutely no such thing as saffron."

Sheng Nanzhi's eyes were dark and gloomy: "Since there were no flowers here before, they must have been planted recently."

"The purpose of planting saffron at the entrance of your yard is obvious."

"Come, go to father and report the matter to him. Ask him to come over."

"We'll stay here to prevent anyone from destroying the evidence."

Nanny Jin looked at the saffron in her hand and said, "Let me ask Prime Minister Sheng to come over."

"This concerns the safety of the Emperor's grandson, so Prime Minister Sheng must take it seriously."

Sheng Nanzhi was waiting for Nanny Jin to say this, and nodded quickly after hearing it: "Okay, thank you, Nanny Jin."

Sheng Lin quickly rushed over, his face looking a little grim: "What's going on?"

Sheng Nanzhi pointed to the saffron in the flowerbed at the gate of the yard and said, "Dad, someone has planted saffron at the gate of Auntie's yard."

"We couldn't recognize it. It was really different from the saffron we remembered."

"It was the maidservant beside me who recognized it and said it was saffron. She said that the saffron we see every day is mostly the stamens of the collected saffron."

"We carefully examined the pistil, and it was indeed as she said. The pistil of this flower is the saffron sold in the pharmacy outside."

Sheng Lin stared at the flower for a long time, walked over and picked the pistil, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, his expression changing several times.

Aunt Liu quickly said, "I can confirm that these saffron flowers were not available before I left Sheng Mansion and went to stay at Prince Yi's Mansion."

"It must have been planted here in the last few days."

"In this courtyard of mine, apart from me, only Nanzhi and Qingqian come to visit me on weekdays."

"Now, whether it's me, Nanzhi, or Qingqian, we are all pregnant."

"I have to suspect that this saffron is targeting the three of us, mother and daughter."

Concubine Liu's eyes were red, and she looked aggrieved. "My status is low, so it's fine. But Nanzhi and Qingqian are both princesses and princes' consorts, the daughters-in-law of His Majesty. The babies they are carrying are both grandchildren of the Emperor."

"If something happens to them in our house and the unborn baby is killed, we will be guilty of a great sin."

Nanny Jin nodded as she stood by, "Madam Liu is absolutely right. This is a matter concerning the heir of the royal family. We cannot let this matter go unpunished. We must get to the bottom of it."

"The flowers and plants in the Sheng Mansion must be taken care of by someone in particular. Prime Minister Sheng, why don't you call that person over and ask him about it in detail?"

Sheng Lin responded, turned around and told the manager to find the person over.

As soon as the visitor stood still, Sheng Lin spoke: "Have you changed the flowers and plants in the mansion recently?"

"Yes." The steward lowered his head and replied, "The mansion recently bought a new batch of flowers and plants, but the madam had ordered them in advance from the flower garden. She said they were rare items sent from other places via the trade route."

"There are about a thousand pots in total. I just asked people to deliver them and place them in the gardens around the mansion."

Li Yueru?

Sheng Lin pointed at the saffron and asked, "Is that also among this batch of flowers and plants?"

The steward glanced towards the garden and paused for a moment: "Yes."

Sheng Lin's forehead veins popped out: "Go and call the lady over."

He had just opened his mouth when Nanny Jin stopped him, "Prime Minister Sheng, I think before calling Madam Sheng over, we should first find the person in charge of the place where we purchased the flowers and plants and understand the situation in detail. It would be more appropriate to call Madam Sheng over later."

"What if it's just a misunderstanding?"

"Madam Sheng has her period and is not feeling well. It's not good to call her here before we have figured out the whole thing."

Sheng Nanzhi curled the corners of her mouth. After all, Nanny Jin had served Concubine Hua for such a long time. Her plan was very smart and in line with her wishes.

If Li Yueru had come earlier, it would have taken more effort.

It would be better to find ways to convict Li Yueru of this crime first, and then call Li Yueru over.

Sheng Lin glanced at Nanny Jin, then glanced at Sheng Nanzhi and Aunt Liu: "Go and call the person in charge of the flower garden."

The person in charge of the flower garden had to go out to call him, so the waiting time was a little longer.

Sheng Nanzhi saw someone trying to leave secretly, probably to inform someone.

Before the servant could leave, Sheng Nanzhi stopped him and said, "Where are you going? Where do you serve? There are so many masters in the mansion, and you are sneaking away. Where are you going?"

The servant froze and said quickly, "My stomach hurts."

"Oh? So it's a stomachache. I thought you knew where the saffron came from and who planted it here, and you were going to tip them off and destroy the evidence."

"If not, then go to the backyard of this courtyard and I'll call someone to accompany you."