Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 243 Pregnancy
Xiao Wang still remembered that Yan Ciwan was always confident when she mentioned her parents. Anyone could see that she grew up in a loving family, but now, she said that she no longer had parents.

An unconcealable sadness came over Xiao Wang, and he said, "You still have grandma, and me... and many friends."

Yan Ciwan was slightly stunned.

She didn't actually think that much, but she was still warmed by Xiao Wang's gentleness and delicacy.

She raised the corners of her mouth, and her smile was brighter than the spring sunshine.

"Yes, I still have you!"

Suddenly, a shrill cry was heard from the study room.

"Let me go!"

This voice sounds like Aqin.

Yan Ciwan stood up with the help of Xiao Wang. She picked up the crutches placed aside and limped towards the study. Xiao Wang followed closely behind her. He wanted to reach out for help several times, but because he was concerned about the presence of outsiders and it was not appropriate to be too intimate, he had to give up.

The two of them came to the door of the study. At this moment in the study, Aqin was kneeling on the ground with her left hand twisted behind her back by Yuejin. She struggled desperately but to no avail. She could only scream at the top of her lungs.

"I've already told you, I don't want to see a doctor, let me go!"

Chaolu wanted to feel Aqin's pulse, but Aqin refused to do so.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, Si Buping called Dong Li.

Dongli was a rare woman in the Inner Guard Palace. She strode in and, following Si Buping's instructions, grabbed Aqin's right hand and forcibly pulled it out.

Aqin tried to resist, but her strength was far inferior to Dongli's. In the end, her right hand was pulled out and handed to Chaolu.

Chaolu immediately held her wrist and listened to her pulse carefully. Then she turned her right hand over, pinched her fingers and observed them carefully, and finally came to a conclusion.

"She is two months pregnant."

Aqin paused in her struggling and her whole body froze.

Dongli and Yuejin stepped aside silently at the same time.

Si Buping asked: "Who is the father of the child?"

Ah Qin seemed to have lost all her strength. She sat on the ground with a pale face. After a long while, she spoke with a trembling voice: "It's the Envoy."

"If the father of the child is Governor Xie, you can speak out openly. Why do you want to hide it and run away secretly?"

"I am not trying to escape. I have something urgent to go home for..."

Si Buping slammed the table with a bang, interrupting Aqin's sophistry.

"If you still don't tell the truth, I will order people to drag you away and torture you. Let's see whether your words are more stubborn or the torture instruments of our Inner Guards are tougher."

Aqin was so frightened that she shivered, her eyes rolled up, and she seemed to be about to faint.

Zhaolu immediately supported her and kindly advised: "Even if you fainted, I can wake you up immediately. You should stop forcing yourself and confess everything."

Aqin glared at Chaolu fiercely, her eyes full of resentment.

Si Buping said coldly: "I will give you one last chance. Who is the father of the baby in your belly?"

Ah Qin burst into tears and choked up, saying, "I did not lie. This child is indeed yours!"

"Okay, then tell me, when and where did you conceive? Is there anyone who can testify for you?"

Ah Qin lowered her head and wiped her tears, saying, "It was October 30th last year. It was snowing heavily that day. I went to bring warm wine to the envoy. The envoy was in a good mood and drank two cups. After he got drunk, he had sex with me. Afterwards, the envoy sobered up and forgot about it. I was too embarrassed to tell others about it."

"In other words, the matter between you and Governor Xie is only known by the two of you, and no one else can testify for you?"

Ah Qin lowered her head, looking very depressed: "Yes." Yan Ciwan, who was outside the study, suddenly spoke up and suggested: "Ah Feng has served the envoy for many years. He knows the envoy's affairs better than anyone else. Why not ask Ah Feng to come over and ask?"

Si Buping had already noticed the two people standing outside the door, but business was more important, so he ignored them.

Hearing Yan Ciwan's words at this moment, he glanced at the other party and then gave instructions to Yuejin.

"Go and bring Afeng in for questioning."

"Yes."

Yuejin walked out in a hurry. Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang, who were originally standing at the door, moved to the side to avoid blocking each other's way.

Si Buping saw Yan Ciwan walking with difficulty with a cane, and asked them to come in.

Yan Ci Wan would naturally not miss such a good opportunity to observe the solving of a case up close. She immediately walked into the study room on crutches. When she stepped over the threshold, her body was a little unstable, and Xiao Wang immediately supported her arm from behind.

"Slow down."

"Thank you."

Si Buping looked at the two of them expressionlessly, and suddenly told Dong Li who was standing beside him, "Go and bring a chair over."

"Yes."

Dongli moved a chair from the next room and placed it on the left side of the desk.

Si Buping glanced at Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan blinked: "Is this for me to sit on?"

"Ah."

"Thank you, Grand Commander!" Yan Ciwan walked over with a cane, and Dongli helped her sit down.

Si Buping said: "You shouldn't run around when your injuries haven't healed yet."

Yan Ciwan smiled and said, "I have been staying in the house for a long time and I am really feeling suffocated. I really want to come out and get some fresh air. I heard that there has been new progress in the case of the governor's murder, so I followed A Lu here. I hope I didn't interfere with the investigation of the case by the Grand Chamberlain."

"As long as you stay quietly and don't talk too much, you won't get in our way."

"Thank you for your advice, Grand Master." As Yan Ciwan spoke, his eyes swept across the table and he found a pile of neatly stacked books, as well as brushes, inkstones, paperweights, pen washers and other items on the table.

She suddenly asked, "I heard that Governor Xie was writing a memorial before he was killed. I wonder where that memorial is now?"

Si Buping said: "I have ordered people to search this place, but no memorial was found."

Yan Ciwan said meaningfully: "Is that so? It must have been taken away by the murderer."

Yuejin came back and brought Afeng with him.

As soon as Afeng saw Si Buping, he knelt down immediately.

"Your servant greets the Grand Master."

Si Buping asked, "Do you still remember what Governor Xie did on October 30 last year?"

Everyone in the room looked at Ah Feng. Ah Feng couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He tried to recall and said, "I remember that it snowed heavily on October 30th. The envoy couldn't go out and could only stay in the mansion to deal with the old files accumulated over the years."

"Did he drink alcohol that day?"

Ah Feng immediately waved his hand: "The envoy said that brewing wine costs grain, so he hates wine. He usually won't drink unless it is necessary, especially when handling official business, he never drinks a drop of wine."

Ah Qin immediately said, "Uncle Feng, think about it carefully. The envoy was in a particularly good mood that day. I sent him some hot wine, and he didn't refuse."

Ah Feng thought about what she said for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, yes! That's what happened. The envoy was looking through the files that day when he suddenly received a letter. After reading the letter, he was in a good mood and drank some wine as an exception."