Who said the heir would die out? The concubine is pregnant again!

Four days passed quickly.

Yingzhu would check every day to see if her period had started. If it was seven days late, then she knew what was going on.

That morning, Zhao Tangwei was asleep when her maid, Lanxiang, came to wake her, "Miss, Miss, wake up!"

Awakened, Zhao Tang rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked up to find that it was still dark.

"Why are you calling me so early?"

She used to get up early to accompany her aunt in reading scriptures, but after her aunt asked Shen Yingzhu and Xu Fanglin to read scriptures as well, Zhao Tangwei stopped going.

Why bother going if you'll just get angry?

"Her Highness the Princess has summoned a doctor to examine Shen Yingzhu and see if she is pregnant. There's going to be a good show today!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tang's drowsiness vanished, and she immediately sat up.

"Then I really have to go see a good show!"

While getting ready, Zhao Tangwei clasped her hands together and prayed, "May the Bodhisattva bless Shen Yingzhu so that she can get pregnant soon."

Lanxiang asked curiously, "Why are you praying for her, young lady?"

"Once she gets pregnant, my cousin won't touch her anymore! After she gives birth, Xu Fanglin definitely won't be able to sit still. If she does something, my cousin will divorce her, and my wish will be fulfilled!"

While Zhao Tangwei was still making her plans, Xu Fanglin also went to Deshan Hall.

On the way, she asked Granny Cui, "Have you taken care of the task I assigned you?"

Granny Cui replied softly, "It's all taken care of, you can rest assured."

Xu Fanglin couldn't just sit idly by and wait for her fate; she had to come up with a plan. She couldn't let Shen Yingzhu steal the banquet that was rightfully hers!

After Yingzhu arrived at Deshan Hall, the doctor arrived quickly.

After carefully taking the pulse, Doctor Li stroked his beard and pondered, "This pulse..."

After waiting anxiously for a month, Princess Rui asked impatiently, "Doctor, her period is late. Could she be pregnant?"

"It's not very obvious right now, and it could be irregular menstruation. It's too early to be sure yet; we'll have to wait at least another two weeks."

Yingzhu remembered that in her previous life, a doctor was certain that she was pregnant eight or nine days late, so why did this doctor say he couldn't tell?

Was it due to his poor medical skills, or was there another reason?

Half a month? Princess Rui can't wait that long!

The New Year is just around the corner, and she needs to find an excuse to host a banquet before the New Year so that she can meet and talk with those women from high-ranking families.

If there were things that Prince Rui couldn't ask, it was more appropriate for his female relatives to discuss them.

This was a task assigned to her by Prince Rui, and she couldn't afford to mess it up.

Furthermore, Prince Rui has already stated that if Shen Yingzhu's pregnancy is not confirmed, she cannot be taken as a concubine for the time being.

After weighing the options, Princess Rui sighed and said, "I won't have time before the New Year, so let's talk about it after the New Year! Since it's not obvious, let's follow the old custom and hold a birthday banquet for Fanglin."

This was the task that Xu Fanglin instructed Cui Mama to do. Cui Mama had given the doctor a bribe beforehand and told him that no matter whether Shen Yingzhu was pregnant or not, he should say in public that he couldn't tell.

As for the truth, we can tell Granny Cui about it separately afterward.

In this way, the banquet will inevitably belong to Xu Fanglin!

Yingzhu secretly observed that Zhao Tangwei was talking to Princess Rui, and seemed somewhat surprised by the result.

Xu Fanglin covered her lips with a handkerchief, but Yingzhu could tell from the curve of her lips that she was probably secretly laughing.

Logically speaking, Xu Fanglin should be the one who most hopes Yingzhu is pregnant, since she is still planning to keep the baby and not the mother!

But Xu Fanglin looked gloating, who knows if she was the one who did it!

"Your Highness, if this doctor can't figure it out, then please invite another one."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Li's face darkened immediately; he felt that his medical skills were being questioned.

"It would be the same if we changed to someone else. It's too early to tell. Just be patient and wait a little longer. Don't rush, or you'll be disappointed again if they say something wrong."

Princess Rui was also looking for a safer option; there was no need to rush for a result based on Liang Yunqian's words. If the diagnosis was wrong, she would only become a laughingstock.

"Then let's listen to Dr. Li! Let's wait another half month."

Xu Fanglin was quite relieved; at least he had saved face this time.

Just as she was feeling extremely fortunate, a loud shout suddenly came from the doorway, "Wait a minute—"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liang Yunqian stride in gracefully.

A silver crown bound his dark hair back, making his long, bushy eyebrows appear even more handsome.

He was dignified and composed, and Zhou Zisu followed behind him.

After standing still, Liang Yunqian glanced at Doctor Li and said, "Just because you can't do the test doesn't mean everyone is helpless."

Zhou Zisu stepped forward and said, "Yunqian is right. If you're not skilled enough, then step aside. I have my own way of verifying whether Shen Yingzhu is pregnant."

It's not surprising that Liang Yunqian would appear; what's strange to Yingzhu is why Zhou Zisu would come here and even help her verify something.

It was probably Liang Yunqian who invited her, right?

If it were someone else saying such things, Princess Rui would only think she was causing trouble, but if it were Zhou Zisu, Princess Rui would actually be looking forward to it.

"Since Zisu is willing to step forward, let's give it a try."

After Princess Rui spoke, Xu Fanglin could no longer stop her, but she wondered what tricks Zhou Zisu was going to play next.

Zhou Zisu took out a piece of paper. "This piece of paper can be used for verification, but you will definitely doubt the results, so I need to ask a few people to verify it together."

Please have a pregnant woman and an unmarried young woman in the household take the test together with Miss Shen. The result will then be clear. If the test paper turns red, it indicates pregnancy; if it turns blue, it indicates no pregnancy.

Zhou Zisu was acting mysteriously, and everyone was very curious, but no one stepped forward.

Princess Rui then ordered someone to invite the second prince's concubine over. That concubine, Zheng, had been confirmed to be four months pregnant, so she could be used for comparison. Afterwards, Princess Rui also arranged for a maid to come over.

Once the three were all present, Zhou Zisu took out a dagger and said, "Miss Shen, I'd like to borrow two drops of your blood."

Yingzhu glanced at Liang Yunqian. He had never mentioned this matter to her before, and she didn't know what he was going to do, but seeing that he nodded, she guessed that he was confident.

Without further hesitation, Yingzhu took the dagger and made a cut between her fingertips!

The ten fingers are connected to the heart; the pain came instantly after the cut, but if it can serve as proof, it is worth it.

The moment the knife sliced ​​through, a few drops of blood from Yingzhu's fingertip fell onto the test paper Zhou Zisu was holding.

Then Zhou Zisu changed to another dagger and had Aunt Zheng and a maidservant by the Second Master's side test it.

Everyone was watching, but Zhou Zisu was open and didn't try to hide anything.

Yingzhu clenched her fingers, enduring the pain as she waited, when suddenly someone reached out to her.

She looked up in surprise, and before she knew it, Liang Yunqian had walked to her side, taken her injured hand, and poured a bottle of medicine powder onto her wound.

The moment the powder touched the wound, it stung intensely. Yingzhu couldn't help but hiss softly. Liang Yunqian whispered:

"Panax notoginseng powder can help wounds heal quickly."

After applying the medicinal powder, he took out his handkerchief and bandaged her finger.

"This is a minor injury; it will pass if you just bear with it. There's no need to make such a fuss."

Yingzhu smiled indifferently, but Liang Yunqian ignored her. He carefully bandaged her wound and tied a knot, just right, not too loose or too tight.

Seeing this, Xu Fanglin felt a surge of anger, but she didn't have time to be jealous. What she cared about more was what color Shen Yingzhu's pregnancy test had turned and whether she was pregnant or not.