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Chapter 84 Requires Thorough Investigation

It was completely dark.

The lights were turned on inside the room.

When Song woke up slowly, before she had fully opened her eyes, she heard many concerned voices around her.

She knew Gong Xu had returned and was standing by her bedside, so she reached out her hand and weakly called out, "Master..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Gong Xu held her hand and said tenderly.

"My child...my child...is he/she gone?" Tears streamed down Song's face, her expression one of utter despair.

"As long as you're alright, that's all that matters. Just focus on getting better, you can have more children in the future." Gong Xu was also heartbroken, but he knew that no matter how much pain he felt, it couldn't compare to that of Song Shi.

"Master...why did this happen? I was so careful..." Madam Song said remorsefully, "It's all my fault..."

"I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and will not let you suffer in vain," Gong Xu assured her.

While Song was unconscious, he had already dismissed Wen Mingqian and the others.

“Master, the young mistress has been doing well these past few days, without any discomfort,” Granny Yang said, her eyes red. “She suddenly started having abdominal pain before dinner, followed by bleeding. It was terrifying. The young mistress didn’t bump into anything, she was sitting there perfectly fine…”

"What did she eat today?" Gong Xu interrupted her.

"Eat..." Granny Yang thought for a moment, "Breakfast and lunch were the same as usual, I didn't have any snacks, but the old lady sent someone to bring me a bowl of nourishing soup in the evening..."

“Breakfast and lunch were so far apart, it’s impossible for it to only flare up at dinner time.” Gong Xu shook his head. “Could it be that bowl of tonic soup?”

"This was kindly sent by the old lady," said Madam Song. "How could the old lady harm me?"

"The doctor said that you accidentally took abortion pills, which is why you are like this," Gong Xu said. "So it must be a problem with your diet."

“I did feel unwell after drinking half a bowl of the tonic soup, and I didn’t finish the rest…” Madam Song said with a puzzled look, “But it really was brought over by someone from the old lady’s room!”

What she meant was that she would be wary of Wen Mingqian, but not of the old lady.

"Where is the rest of the tonic soup?" Gong Xu asked, turning around.

“It’s…it’s right on the table!” Granny Yang said. “I was too busy at the time and didn’t have time to tidy it up.”

"The doctor hasn't left yet. I'll have him come and take a look." Gong Xu stood up, blocking the light and casting a shadow on Song Shi.

Granny Yang followed Gong Xu out with a bowl in her hand. By this time, the doctor had been invited to a private room and was drinking tea.

"Dr. Liu, could you take a look and see if there's anything wrong with this bowl of soup?" Gong Xu gestured for Granny Yang to hand the bowl to the doctor.

Doctor Liu took the soup, smelled it, and tasted it with his finger. His face turned grim. "Second Master, this soup contains a heavy dose of abortifacient! It looks like you only drank half a bowl. If you had drunk the whole thing, not only would the fetus be in danger, but the mother's life would also be in danger."

"As expected..." Gong Xu was extremely angry, but he appeared unusually calm.

"Dr. Liu, thank you for your help today." Gong Xu bowed to Dr. Liu.

"Oh dear, I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. It's a doctor's duty, and this is how it should be." Doctor Liu quickly avoided Gong Xu's bow.

"Mama Yang, go to the accounting office and get five hundred taels of silver for Doctor Liu," Gong Xu instructed. "No, no, Second Master... I can't accept this money." Doctor Liu was terrified. Of course, he knew that today's matter was no small thing, but accepting so much money still made him feel very guilty.

"Dr. Liu, thank you for your timely treatment today." Gong Xu's tone was somewhat stiff, but it wasn't actually directed at Dr. Liu. Rather, his mood had deteriorated to the extreme. "Please don't tell anyone about what happened today, and you must accept the money."

"Uh..." Doctor Liu understood Bai Xu's meaning. The five hundred taels of silver was hush money, and nothing about today's events should be mentioned. "Don't worry, I will definitely not say a word."

"In that case, please accept the money so I can feel at ease," Gong Xu said coldly. "I'll have to trouble you to stay here for the night so that we can deal with any problems promptly."

"Don't worry, I will do my best," Dr. Liu replied readily.

"Then I'll take my leave." Gong Xu said, turning and leaving. She didn't linger, but went straight to Old Madam Gong's courtyard.

At this time, Madam Gong was still awake, worried about Song's affairs.

"The Second Master has arrived." The maid lifted the curtain.

"You've arrived. How is Aunt Song doing now? I heard she lost her baby?" Old Madam Gong's face was also very grim.

She had thought that her home would finally be peaceful, but then this happened.

“Mother!” Gong Xu knelt straight down in front of Old Madam Gong.

"Get up! What are you doing?"

“Mother, the doctor said that the tonic soup you sent to Xiulian today was laced with a strong abortifacient.” Gong Xu said with her head down, “She drank half a bowl and then had an attack of abdominal pain.”

"What?! There's an abortifacient in that soup?!" Old Mrs. Gong was truly shocked.

She had considered the possibility that Song might have been harmed, but she never expected it to be related to the tonic soup she had sent.

“Absolutely true,” Gong Xu said. “The doctor also said it was fortunate that she only drank half a bowl; if she had drunk the whole bowl, it would have been a tragedy that killed both mother and child…”

"Ha...it was so...so dangerous." Old Madam Gong's heart churned. "Who had such audacity? To actually dare to use me to poison them?!"

"My son wants to find out the truth. Xiulian can't be killed without knowing why." Gong Xu felt extremely guilty. He felt that he hadn't protected Song Xiulian well, and that she had suffered such inhuman torture once again.

"Alright, I'll have someone bring the person who made the soup and the person who delivered it here for questioning." Old Madam Gong said, "Wait, your wife and I both drank the soup from the same pot, and nothing happened to us, so it's probably not about making the soup."

"Call Meizhi over; she's the one who delivered it. Ask her first. This matter needs to be investigated thoroughly, but we can't let it become a huge scandal. It's better if as few people as possible know."

Someone caused Aunt Song to miscarry, which was obviously a family scandal, and the Gong family always adhered to the principle that family scandals should not be made public.

"Grandma, Second Master," Meizhi said, walking up somewhat timidly.

She certainly knew about Song's miscarriage, though she didn't know the specific reasons, but being called over for questioning at this time was probably not a good thing.

"I sent you to deliver tonic soup to Aunt Song today. Did anything happen on the way?" Old Madam Gong asked. "You should think it over carefully and not hide anything."

“This servant wouldn’t dare. This servant fetched the soup from the outer room. At that time, Xu Mama divided the soup in that soup pot into four bowls. She asked this servant to take one bowl to take to Consort Song, so I took one bowl and put it in the food box.” Meizhi said as she thought, “This servant carried the food box to the west courtyard. I did meet a few people on the way, but I only greeted them. It was only when I got to the west courtyard that I met Sang Er, who was by the Second Madam’s side…”

It's almost the end of the month, so could any of you guys with money please support me? Thank you so much!

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