May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Seeing the glaring bloodstain on the bed sheet that had been changed, the old lady gasped, her heart sinking.

Her beloved grandson!

Gone!

"How could this happen!" The old lady was so angry that her face turned pale.

If it had never been there, it would have been fine, but to have gained it and then lost it again, the old lady felt a pang of heartache.

The maidservant who served Bai Tong knelt down with a thud, her voice trembling as she replied, "Replying to the old lady! Since the concubine became pregnant, she has been extremely cautious in everything she does, even following the doctor's advice on what to eat and drink each day. She dares not touch anything that is forbidden, for fear that something might happen to the child. So, this servant does not know why..."

Pei Zeyu felt a pang of heartache upon seeing Bai Tong's weak state. He disregarded Xie Qianjiao and strode to the bedside, pulling her into his arms.

After hearing what the maid said, Pei Zeyu frowned: "If you were really this careful in everything you did, how could you have miscarried? You maid, you can't even take care of your master, what use are you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly noticed that the woman in his arms stiffened for a moment.

Bai Tong looked up at him, her eyes glistening with tears.

A hint of shock flickered in her eyes, but she remained silent, biting her lip as she turned to look at Xie Qianjiao.

Everyone followed her gaze.

“These past few days, only Madam Xie has been sending over tonics every day…”

"You mean I ruined you?!" Xie Qianjiao's eyes widened. "Why would I ruin you? I'm a concubine, you're just a secondary wife!"

“Qianjiao is right,” the old lady said solemnly, “Qianjiao is a secondary wife, and she has already given birth…”

"Mother!" Pei Zeyu said hurriedly, interrupting the old lady.

The old lady snapped back to her senses and subconsciously looked at Wen Yuanshu. Seeing that Wen Yuanshu's expression was calm and that she seemed not to have realized anything, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In short, given Qianjiao's status, there is indeed no need to take action against a concubine."

Wen Yuanshu looked at the old lady with doubt: "Why are you so sure, Mother-in-law? I'm not targeting Miss Xie. Since something has happened, in order to calm people's hearts and to clear Miss Xie's name, it would be better to investigate. What do you think, Mother-in-law?"

Her words were so well-reasoned that even Xie Qianjiao was speechless and could only look at the old lady with longing.

Without Wen Yuanshu's prompting, Bai Tong burst into tears: "My lord, that child will only be a few months away from being able to enjoy the company of the old lady and us, but now, now—our child is gone without a trace! My lord, you must seek justice for our child!"

She cried her heart out, insisting that Pei Zeyu would agree to anything she said.

As expected, Pei Zeyu said "okay" several times: "But... how do we investigate?"

The maid who had been kneeling on the ground quickly looked up and said, "My aunt's attack came on suddenly today, and she hasn't had a chance to take Madam Xie's medicine yet..."

The maid glanced at Xie Qianjiao subconsciously.

Xie Qianjiao couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that you two, master and servant, are determined to pin this mud on me, aren't you?!"

"Aunt, you are wise to judge. If I really wanted to do something, I certainly wouldn't have used such an obvious method!" Xie Qianjiao's voice was firm and resolute. "If I had given her medicine that was harmful to the fetus, I would have done so discreetly! How could I have delivered it so openly? That would have been too foolish!"

"But the fact is that I miscarried! These past few days, apart from the medicine Madam Xie sent, everything else has been taken according to the doctor's instructions, and there's absolutely no problem!" Bai Tong was heartbroken. "Besides, what would I gain by using my child's life to frame Madam Xie?!"

Xie Qianjiao was trembling with anger, but she couldn't utter a single word.

What a sharp-tongued and despicable person!

Just then, Chunhua arrived with the doctor.

With medicine available now and doctors from Xinglintang available, it's better to listen to the doctor's advice than to listen to the two arguing endlessly.

The maid brought the medicine over. The doctor sniffed it, then put some in his mouth and held it for a while before saying, "This medicine does contain drugs that can harm the fetus. The person who administered it was extremely careful and used a very small amount. At this dosage, I'm afraid it will take five or six months before the symptoms appear."