473 Sweetness (1)
“However, another madam of the Shen family also looked for me. She asked me to…”
Madam Chen did not expect Madam Wang, who had been drugged with childless medicine, to get pregnant. She hated her to the core.
Due to Madam Wang’s good relationship with the Duchess, she could not leave any evidence behind. It was inevitable that she would get in trouble.
However, ever since she got pregnant, Madam Wang had been very careful. She had avoided her a few times.
Madam Chen could only target Madam Wang when she was about to give birth. A woman’s childbirth was a close call. There were too many opportunities to make a move without leaving any traces.
She threatened the midwife’s grandson, and asked the midwife to kill Madam Wang during the delivery.
“I was about to attack, but a woman suddenly appeared in the delivery room. That person held a sword to my neck and wanted to deliver the child for Madam Wang.”
At that time, Madam Wang’s lower body was already dyed red with blood, but she still cried and begged her to save the child.
The old woman thought of the scene and shivered. She was suddenly glad that the woman appeared in time to stop her.
As for why Madam Chen did not settle scores with her, the old woman guessed that it was probably because Madam Wang had only given birth to a daughter and had ruined her body.
“Although I have the intention to harm others, I was forced to do so.”
Xuanyuan Ce was already impatient, but when he heard the last part, he was shocked. “A woman? What woman? What does she look like?”
The old woman choked. Wasn’t he talking about Madam Wang? Why was he talking about that woman?
She cursed in her heart, but she did not dare to show it.
“That woman stood behind me. I didn’t dare to look back.”
The sword was already at her throat. How could she be in the mood to look at someone else?
After saying that, she was afraid that the other party would be dissatisfied with her answer, so the old woman added, “However, from the sound of it, she shouldn’t be old. I heard Madam Wang call her a divine doctor.”
Hearing the words ‘divine doctor’, Xuanyuan Ce was almost certain that the woman was Ji Luo.
Ji Luo did know Madam Wang, but this did not prove that Shen Yijia was his daughter.
Thinking of what he had been neglecting, Xuanyuan Ce asked, “When did Madam Shen give birth?”
The old woman thought for a moment before answering, “The 13th of December, the second year of Chong’an.”
If it were anyone else, the old woman might have forgotten about it long ago. However, the child she delivered for Madam Shen was different. It was the last child she would deliver in her life.
Ji Luo was born on the 13th of September of the same year. There was a difference of three months. According to the host, Ji Luo left Hidden Spirit Temple in October. At that time, the child had already disappeared.
After she left Hidden Spirit Temple, she should have come to the capital of Great Xia to stay. However, the difference between the children was so huge that it was impossible for her to replace them.
It would be a lie to say that Xuanyuan Ce was not disappointed. In the past few times, he had almost treated that girl as his daughter, but it turned out that she was not.
However, how could she explain the similarities between her and Ji Luo? There was also the man in black.
He still refused to give up. “Does the baby girl have any birthmarks?”
“Hubby?” When Shen Yijia opened her eyes, she realized that her surroundings were dark. Because she had just woken up, her vision was still a little blurry. She could only vaguely see a figure sitting by the bed.
The person in the darkness nodded. The oil lamp lit up, and the room lit up.
Shen Yijia rubbed her eyes and finally saw it clearly. She puffed up her cheeks and crawled into Song Jingchen’s arms. She called out softly again, “Hubby.”
Song Jingchen nodded again and reached out to massage the forehead of the person in his arms. “Does your head still hurt? Go back and lie down. I’ll get you a glass of water.”
Shen Yijia shook her head and nodded, unwilling to get off him. She muttered, “Carry me there.”
Qian Youde added some really strong wine. Shen Yijia felt like her mind had been emptied.
She had drunk twice before, and it felt different from this time.
Song Jingchen looked at the person stuck to him and had no choice but to carry her to the table. He poured water with one hand and handed her the teacup.
Shen Yijia shook her head. “I don’t have the strength in my hands. Feed me.”
Song Jingchen chuckled. If she used any more strength, she would have strangled him to death.
He didn’t expose her. He brought the cup to her lips.
After drinking a glass of water, Shen Yijia licked her lips. “I want more.”
After drinking three glasses in a row, Shen Yijia’s mind finally cleared up a little. She asked, “When did you come back?”
The corners of Song Jingchen’s mouth twitched. “Have you forgotten everything?”