eurekapd Chapter 182 Mother and Child Powder
Chapter 182 Mother and Child Powder
Chapter 182 182 Mother-Child Powder
Having made up her mind, Ye Yingrou headed towards her residence. She was so focused on her plan that she didn't pay attention to the road ahead and bumped into someone, spilling scalding soup all over her.
"Oh dear, Her Majesty's medicinal meal!" the other person exclaimed in surprise, and immediately retorted angrily, "Which courtyard do you belong to? How can you not watch where you're going? You've spilled Her Majesty's important medicinal meal. Do you know your crime?"
Ye Yingrou looked up and realized who she had bumped into: Mingqiao, the maidservant of Chunyu Jing's concubine An Rong.
Mingqiao was holding a tray with a bowl of steaming medicinal food on it. Now, because the two of them bumped into each other, the medicinal food was spilled all over the tray and could no longer be eaten.
"I'm so sorry. I was lost in thought and didn't pay attention to what was going on, so I bumped into you, sister. I apologize to you here," Ye Yingrou said softly, bowing her head.
"What good is compensation? Do you know how many precious medicinal herbs were used in Her Majesty's medicinal meal, and how many hours it took to brew it? Her Majesty is now the Prince's most favored concubine. If anything were to happen to her, could you bear the responsibility?"
Mingqiao already disliked Ye Yingrou, and since the medicinal diet was indeed very important to Anrong, she didn't intend to let Ye Yingrou off easily today and wanted to take the opportunity to make things difficult for her!
"Then, according to Sister, what should I do to make up for this mistake?" Ye Yingrou said with tears in her eyes. If you only looked at her eyes, you would really think she was pitiful and you couldn't bear to criticize her. But the fact that she kept using "I" and did not refer to herself as "this servant" already placed herself in a different position from Mingqiao.
Mingqiao was unaware of her thoughts and simply said, "Of course, you should kneel down and kowtow to my mistress to admit your mistake, and then compensate her with the same medicinal meal!"
Ye Yingrou's mind raced, and an idea instantly came to her. A wicked glint flashed in her eyes as she lowered her gaze and said, "Of course, this was my fault, and I should apologize. Sister, please lead the way."
Mingqiao looked Ye Yingrou up and down triumphantly and said, "Come with me."
"Cough cough...cough..." In Fanghua Palace, An Rong leaned against a soft cushion, flipping through a musical score by candlelight. She was wrapped in a thick quilt to keep warm, and her small and beautiful face was full of sickness, making her look particularly pitiful.
"Your Highness, I'm back." Mingqiao's voice suddenly came from outside. Anrong put down the sheet music in her hand and said, "Come in."
Mingqiao stepped inside, her head drooping as if the sky had fallen. Behind her followed Ye Yingrou, a woman with a slender figure and exquisite features.
An Rong was sitting quite comfortably, but the moment she saw Ye Yingrou, she immediately tensed up as if facing a formidable enemy.
"I told you to bring the medicinal meal, where is it?" An Rong said coldly and angrily, "Why did you bring an outsider back?" Does Ming Qiao even know what's important? The medicinal meal was so important, she repeatedly told Ming Qiao to bring it back herself, but she didn't expect something like this to still happen?
"Your Highness, I did go to fetch the medicinal meal, but this maid bumped into me on my way back to Fanghua Palace, and the entire meal was spilled!" Mingqiao said urgently, pushing Ye Yingrou forward.
It's all spilled? That's the medicine she went to great lengths to get!
An Rong was furious. She grabbed the sheet music and threw it at Ye Yingrou, yelling, "What an arrogant brat! How dare you ruin my plans! Kneel down and kowtow to apologize!"
However, Ye Yingrou completely ignored her and stood there gracefully, with innocent eyes, saying, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, but the Prince said that in this palace, apart from him, I don't have to kneel to anyone else."
"You!" An Rong was so angry at her words that she couldn't breathe. Seeing this, Ming Qiao quickly stepped forward to pat her back to help her catch her breath, then turned around and glared angrily at Ye Yingrou:
"You little wretch, you just said you would apologize to Her Majesty, how dare you go back on your word!"
Ye Yingrou sneered inwardly, but her tone was utterly innocent and helpless:
"It was indeed my fault for spilling Your Highness's medicinal food, and I sincerely want to apologize to Your Highness."
After saying this, she curtsied to An Rong and said, "It was all because I was distracted while walking that I made such a big mistake. I will be very careful when I walk in the mansion in the future. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me. I will definitely make up for it by giving Your Majesty an exact same medicinal meal."
"Compensate?" An Rong sneered. "Do you know how expensive and rare my medicinal cuisine is? I think you're doing this on purpose! Do you think I don't know your purpose in following the prince? Let me tell you, as long as I'm in this prince's mansion, I will never let you climb into the prince's bed!"
A sharp glint flashed in Ye Yingrou's eyes, unnoticed by anyone. She lowered her head slightly, her tone extremely hurt: "Your Majesty misunderstands. I have served the Prince wholeheartedly and have no romantic feelings for him whatsoever. Besides, with my current appearance, the Prince wouldn't be interested in me..."
After saying that, she removed the silk cloth covering her face, revealing her horribly disfigured face.
When An Rong saw that half of her face was covered in red and swollen blisters, she was so frightened that she gasped and began to believe what she had said.
She knew all too well how demanding Chunyu Jing was about the appearance of the women around him. If anyone was ugly, let alone get into his bed, he couldn't stand even being within a foot of her. Perhaps he kept this little slut by his side because of her beauty, but now it seemed he had no goodwill towards her whatsoever.
An Rong felt slightly relieved and looked away, not daring to look at Ye Yingrou's face again. She said, "Alright, it seems I misunderstood you. However, although you have no improper thoughts about the prince, I still have to punish you."
Ye Yingrou covered her face with the silk cloth again, glanced at the medicinal food on the tray, and a strange smile appeared on her lips:
"Your Majesty, is it not just the medicinal herbs that are precious in this medicinal diet? Is there also a 'Mother-Child Powder' that can cause false pregnancy symptoms?"
An Rong and Ming Qiao's expressions both changed. Ming Qiao quickly went to the door, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then slammed the door shut, staring at Ye Yingrou as if facing a formidable enemy.
"How did you know that 'mother-child powder' was added to it?"
She was a toxicologist with a drug-making system. Her system had already told her the ingredients of the medicinal food as soon as it came into contact with her. How could that have been kept from her?
"To be honest, Your Majesty, there is a pharmacy right next to my daughter's house. My daughter has loved going there since she was little, and over time she learned a little about medicine. She happens to know how to prepare this Mother-Child Powder."
An Rong's face lit up with joy, and she asked, "Really?"
"Of course I wouldn't dare to deceive Your Majesty, but there's something I have in my heart that I don't know if I should say..." Ye Yingrou stammered.
“Say what you have to say!” An Rong said.
"As far as I know, this 'Mother and Child Powder' cannot be taken by one person alone; both husband and wife must take it together for it to be effective."
"Why should he take it too?" An Rong asked, puzzled.
“Of course you should have sex again, otherwise if you get pregnant so easily, wouldn’t that arouse his suspicion?” Ye Yingrou said.
An Rong suddenly realized what was happening and felt a lingering fear. Yes, because of her health, she and Chunyu Jing rarely had sex. The last time they did was more than three months ago. If she were "pregnant" at this time, it would indeed be very inappropriate.
In fact, An Rong hoped that she and Chunyu Jing could have more sex, but her body was really uncooperative. She needed to recuperate for a long time after each sexual encounter, and it was also extremely difficult for her to get pregnant, which caused her a lot of distress.
After the last provincial examination, she had planned to get closer to Chunyu Jing, but Chunyu Jing abandoned her in the end, breaking her heart.
If this time it can be done...
“If Your Majesty is truly worried, I can have someone watch over me while I’m preparing the medicine, just in case anything goes wrong,” Ye Yingrou said. “However…”
"However, my daughter serves the Prince, so this matter must absolutely not be known to him. I beg Your Highness to keep this a secret for my daughter..."
Even if she didn't say anything, An Rong would never expose this matter. If Chunyu Jing found out that she had drugged him and faked a pregnancy, even her father couldn't protect her.
An Rong clenched her fist and said, "Don't worry, no one else will know about this. If this succeeds, I will reward you handsomely. Mingqiao, you go with her and keep a close eye on things for me. This time, there can be no more mistakes!"
"Yes, ma'am."