After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 42 Real Contraceptive

Upon receiving the order, Physician Mo immediately stepped forward to inspect the medicine packet, and even the Empress Dowager could not stop him.

However, the Empress Dowager was still 90% certain that this medicine was one she had personally ordered to be hidden in Consort Jiang's room, and that it was a contraceptive, so there was absolutely no mistake!

After carefully examining the medicine packet, Physician Mo discovered that it was not a contraceptive as the Empress Dowager had claimed.

"Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, this medicine packet contains nourishing and yin-tonifying medicine for women."

"This is impossible. How could this be?" the Empress Dowager murmured softly.

She personally wrapped the medicine and had it hidden under Consort Jiang's bed. How could it have turned into a nourishing and yin-tonifying medicine?
"The Empress Dowager seems very disappointed with this result? She was adamant that the medicine packet contained a contraceptive and even sent people to search Consort Jiang's bedroom. But has anyone told her that Consort Jiang was the one who did this?"

Xiao Jinglin narrowed his eyes, looking at the Empress Dowager with a slightly scrutinizing gaze.

"I heard from Consort Chen that she felt unwell after consuming the bird's nest sent by Consort Jiang. The imperial physician examined her and found that the bird's nest contained a contraceptive, which is why he suspected Consort Jiang. Since the medicine is not a contraceptive, I must have misunderstood Consort Jiang. Consort Jiang, you have been frightened. I will have someone send more tonics to your palace later as an apology."

When the Empress Dowager heard Xiao Jinglin ask this question, she knew that the plan against Consort Jiang had failed, so she had no choice but to find a way to save face.

Consort Jiang was terrified upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty is too kind. I dare not do such a thing. As long as it is found that I did not do it, that is enough."

Consort Jiang dared not criticize the Empress Dowager, nor did she dare to blame others. She was already very satisfied that her innocence could be restored.

Seeing that Consort Jiang was sensible enough, the Empress Dowager did not say anything more.

However, the fact that Consort Jiang had nothing to say did not mean that Luo Chujiu had nothing to say.

"However, I do have a question, and I wonder if you could answer it for me, Granny?"

As soon as Luo Chujiu spoke, everyone's attention turned to her.

The Empress Dowager frowned and looked at Luo Chujiu suspiciously. Her intuition told her that this Luo Chujiu was no pushover!
Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but look at Luo Chujiu, telling her to just ask whatever she wanted to say.

He's right here, supporting Consort Jiang and Luo Chujiu!
"Just now I accompanied this old woman to search Luoheng Palace. This old woman seemed to know where the things were hidden beforehand. As soon as we arrived at Luoheng Palace, she went straight to the bedroom. Once inside, she looked directly at the area under the bed and pulled out the small box. Anyone who didn't know better would have mistaken it for something the old woman had deliberately hidden there, which is why she knew it so clearly."

Luo Chujiu smiled slightly, looking at the old woman and hoping she would give a reasonable explanation.

Consort Jiang was startled when she heard Luo Chujiu's words. Even if she was slow-witted, she could sense that something was amiss!
This old woman is someone close to the Empress Dowager! Could it be that the Empress Dowager deliberately framed her?
Consort Jiang's face turned deathly pale, and the Empress Dowager and the old nanny were no less so.

"Miss Luo is too kind. This old servant was just searching according to common sense. People usually like to hide things under the bed, so the first thing this old servant did when he entered the room was to check under the bed. He didn't know anything about it."

"I see. Then when you search the house in the future, please check other areas as well, so that no one will see you and misunderstand that you have ill intentions."

Luo Chujiu's words were practically an admission that the nanny had deliberately hidden it and then orchestrated the search to find it!

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Let's not bring it up again."

Seeing that Luo Chujiu was making things difficult for the nanny, the Empress Dowager quickly stepped in to defuse the situation, otherwise she herself would be exposed.

"In that case, I will take Consort Jiang back first, and come to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager another day."

The Empress Dowager nodded stiffly and saw the group off.

Throughout the journey, Consort Jiang remained silent, her face somewhat pale. Upon returning to Luoheng Palace, Xiao Jinglin ordered the imperial physician to examine Consort Jiang, who was diagnosed with excessive fright and required two days of rest.

Xiao Jinglin instructed Caiwei to take good care of Consort Jiang, and then took Luo Chujiu away.

When Nalan Qingyin saw Xiao Jinglin leading Luo Chujiu back to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall, she thought her junior sister had gotten into some trouble and she would have to clean it up herself.

"Why did Your Majesty return with Xiao Jiu?"

Nalan Qingyin looked at the two of them suspiciously. Judging from Xiao Jiu's expression, he didn't seem like he had caused any trouble.

"Thanks to Miss Luo today, Consort Jiang was able to escape danger. I should thank Miss Luo more."

Xiao Jinglin looked at Luo Chujiu and said with a smile.

"That medicine packet didn't contain any contraceptives, so it has little to do with me."

Luo Chujiu instinctively tried to distance herself from the situation, but she underestimated Xiao Jinglin's vigilance.

"Since the Empress Dowager personally ordered the nanny to search for that medicine, it must be a contraceptive. However, I don't know why it has been transformed into a nourishing and yin-tonifying medicine. I can only assume that Miss Luo has switched it."

Since Xiao Jinglin had already seen through her, Luo Chujiu simply stopped pretending. She stretched out her hand, and after a moment, some powdery substance appeared in her palm.

"This is the medicine that was originally in the medicine packet. I used a substitution talisman to replace the medicine inside with nourishing and yin-tonifying medicine."

Luo Chujiu frowned. If the imperial physician had found out that it really was a contraceptive, then Consort Jiang would have had no way to explain herself.

Xiao Jinglin looked at the powder in Luo Chujiu's palm, his face turning very ugly.

"I have always known that the Empress Dowager dislikes Consort Jiang. She is unhappy that I favor Consort Jiang and wants me to favor her cousin's niece, Consort Chen. But I did not expect that the Empress Dowager would join forces with Consort Chen to set a trap for Consort Jiang. If it weren't for Miss Luo's intervention, this matter would have been difficult to handle today. Consider it a favor I owe you."

Xiao Jinglin will remember everything Luo Chujiu did for Consort Jiang today.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to be so polite. Consort Jiang is, in a sense, my cousin, so this is what I should do. However, I asked my cousin before, Your Majesty has been favoring your concubines for several years now, so why don't you have any children? Has Your Majesty ever thought about the reason?"

Luo Chujiu immediately pressed her face against him and unleashed her ultimate move, wanting to know if her suspicions were true.

Seeing that Luo Chujiu had already noticed something, Xiao Jinglin decided not to hide it anymore:

"I only told Bei Ming about this before, but now it's fine to tell the Imperial Preceptor and Miss Luo as well."

Luo Chujiu listened attentively.

"Every time I finish favoring a concubine, I will reward her with some tonics. Among those tonics is a contraceptive, so that the concubine will not easily get pregnant after taking it."

"Did my cousin also take contraceptives?" Luo Chujiu frowned and questioned.

“That’s right, she took it too, but I stopped her medication a while ago. As long as she serves me normally from now on, we will soon be able to have a child.”

Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but explain.

(End of this chapter)