My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 186 - 187: Don’t Want Her to Give Birth Again

Chapter 186: Chapter 187: Don’t Want Her to Give Birth Again

"Qiu Bai pays respects to the Princess Consort."

The Imperial Physician Qiu Bai gave a respectful bow, but his eyes on Concubine Yang Shu lacked the expected deference and instead hinted at impudence.

"No need for formalities."

Concubine Yang Shu was not in the mood to take note of his expression, and instead passed the medicine parcel Lin Fuying had given her to Qiu Bai.

"Tell me what’s inside this."

"The Princess Consort sure knows how to order people around, even for such a trivial matter, you want me to get involved personally," Qiu Bai said with a wicked laugh as he took the medicine parcel.

Seeing that Concubine Yang Shu was not in good spirits, he said no more. He brought the parcel to his nose and sniffed, then his expression turned serious.

"This is abortifacient," he said, his scrutinizing gaze shifting to Concubine Yang Shu. "Are you pregnant?"

Concubine Yang Shu glared at him furiously.

"How could I possibly be pregnant! This was given to me by that little concubine of Yunting..."

Concubine Yang Shu recounted the incident.

Qiu Bai seemed to have an epiphany.

"So that’s how it is. Pregnant women who take abortion medicine would miscarry. But women who are not pregnant and take it regularly could indeed increase their risk of infertility," he explained.

"That War King’s Princess Consort isn’t pregnant. If Concubine Lin gave her that medicine, she is trying to render her infertile," concluded Qiu Bai.

"This little concubine daughter-in-law of yours is formidable, even plotting against you," Qiu Bai said, glancing around to see that no one was around, and slipped an arm around Concubine Yang Shu’s waist.

Concubine Yang Shu, in a bad mood, shoved him off.

"I’m well aware," she said.

She had already guessed as much, and had brought Qiu Bai over to confirm it.

"However, I also don’t wish for Chu Nanli to bear Yunting’s child, so I’m willing to cooperate with her."

She was very clear that Chu Nanli was not barren.

If Yunting refused to divorce her, there was a chance for her to get pregnant again.

She would not allow some lowly woman to give birth to a legitimate son in the Prince Residence, which would be tantamount to defiling their noble lineage.

"Aren’t you afraid of being exposed?" asked Qiu Bai.

Concubine Yang Shu shook her head, disdainfully saying, "So what if it’s exposed?"

"Even if Chu Nanli finds out later that the infertility drug was given by me, what can she do?"

"I’m Yunting’s mother and the honored Concubine, while she is just a powerless commoner!"

Truth be told, Lin Fuying didn’t dare to harm Chu Nanli directly, but Concubine Yang Shu had the audacity to blatantly do the deed because she simply did not regard Chu Nanli as worthy of consideration.

Qiu Bai slightly furrowed his brows.

"Are you saying that if anything goes wrong, you’ll take the blame for your concubine daughter-in-law?"

"You better think it through. If the truth comes out, Yunting might blame you, which could affect your relationship with him," he warned.

"Hah, Yunting would blame me?" Concubine Yang Shu scoffed disdainfully.

"He doesn’t care for Chu Nanli at all, never even regarded her as anything significant to begin with. Why would he fall out with me, his mother, over her!"

"Moreover, if the truth really does come out, I’m not going to take the blame for Lin Fuying. It was she who provided the drug, and she who said it was a health tonic. I didn’t know anything about it," said Concubine Yang Shu.

Qiu Bai’s expression softened a bit, and his hand found its way back to Concubine Yang Shu’s waist, moving in close with a roguish whisper, "Clever as ever, my dear Shu..."

...

When Chu Nanli returned to the Prince Residence, it was already close to evening.

She had been in a rush to enter the palace today and hadn’t eaten lunch. Now she was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back.

Yanyan was still nowhere to be seen, so she headed straight for the kitchen of the Prince Residence.

It was cooking time, and the kitchen was full of ingredients.

All of a sudden, Chu Nanli had a craving for hot pot.

"Is there anyone here who can cook hot pot?" Chu Nanli asked.

The kitchen maids and helpers looked at each other, baffled.

They had never heard of hot pot before and thought the Princess Consort was there to pick a fight.

They had long heard that the Princess Consort was domineering and jealous, while the Concubine was gentle and virtuous...

Moreover, ever since the Prince had set the rules, the concubine had been allotted more resources in the kitchen than the Princess Consort.

So could it be that the Princess Consort, unable to tolerate it any longer, had come to stir up trouble?