My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 425

Chapter 425: 425

"Of course, it’s..."

Lin Fuying was about to speak when it seemed as if she suddenly thought of something, abruptly stopping mid-sentence.

In fact, she had never intended to follow through with Bai Wuheng’s plan to raise the child until one or two years old and then find a way to send them away.

You see, Chu Nanli was carrying twins!

If they waited until then, and Ye Yunting discovered the two children didn’t look alike at all, what good would it be if he caught on to something?

Her plan was to directly kill that child a few months later.

After all, infants can easily die young if not taken care of properly—it’s a very common occurrence, isn’t it?

But obviously, she couldn’t let Bai Wuheng know about this in advance.

Bai Wuheng was already holding grievances for the things she had done up to now.

If he knew that she even had such thoughts, he definitely wouldn’t help her this time.

"I was thinking, what if by that time, I’ve developed feelings for that child and can’t bear to send him away?"

Lin Fuying didn’t directly respond to his words; instead, she shifted the topic elsewhere.

Bai Wuheng smiled indulgently, "You really are still so kind-hearted."

When the time came, if Lin Fuying couldn’t bear it, he would also help to send that child away.

Their scheme absolutely could not be detected by Ye Yunting.

...

"I heard that someone tampered with your food, how are you, are you alright?"

Lin Xuanxuan, these days, could be called a frequent visitor at Chu Nanli’s place.

As soon as she heard that Chu Nanli was in trouble, she immediately rushed over.

"I heard that the person who secretly harmed you was Yang Xuan. How dare she do such a thing?"

She was nearly scared to death when she learned about the incident.

If anything were to happen to Chu Nanli, she wouldn’t know what to do.

"I always feel that she is being used by others."

Given Yang Xuan’s character, how could she possibly trouble Chu Nanli for no reason?

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuanxuan’s frown deepened, "I feel that this definitely has something to do with my dear sister!"

"But I can’t understand why she is targeting you like this?"

After all, Chu Nanli had already separated from Ye Yunting.

She wasn’t in Lin Fuying’s way at all.

Why would she need to behave like this?

However, Lin Xuanxuan asked this question offhandedly, without really expecting Chu Nanli to answer.

Having dealt with Lin Fuying for so many years, she of course knew what kind of person she was.

She just couldn’t be understood by ordinary logic.

"Luckily, you’re fine this time. If anything happened to you, I would definitely hold her accountable!"

Lin Xuanxuan, at this moment, wished she could rush to the War King Residence and scold Lin Fuying.

"When a woman is pregnant, she needs to be extra careful. You have no idea how worried I am about you every day."

Looking at Chu Nanli’s current condition, her worries only grew.

Chu Nanli’s pregnancy was so advanced now; if anything really went wrong, both mother and child might be harmed.

"Alright, alright," Chu Nanli pretended to be irritated and covered her ears, "You’ve been saying this for the past several months, if you’re not tired of saying it, I’m tired of hearing it."

She was actually very aware of her own physical condition.

Yet every person around her looked worried upon seeing her.

However, Chu Nanli also understood why they were so concerned.

In this era, giving birth was truly a terrifying ordeal, akin to passing through the gates of Hell.

"I’m just worried about you, you know. Actually, my mother had a pregnancy once, but it was in its early stages and she didn’t even realize it. During that time, my grandmother passed away, and she was so busy with the funeral arrangements that she ended up losing the baby,"

Lin Xuanxuan spoke of this past, which very few people in the capital knew about.

After all, so much time had passed since then.

"How could that happen?"

If such a thing had happened elsewhere, Chu Nanli would not have found it suspicious.

But inside the Prime Minister Residence, Lin Fuying and her mother were there.

She frowned and looked at Lin Xuanxuan, "Didn’t the Prime Minister’s wife suspect anything at that time?"

"I was quite young back then. I did bring it up to my father once, but instead I got chastised by him for deliberately framing people,"

Recalling the experience of being scolded by the Prime Minister, Lin Xuanxuan was evidently displeased.

"But during that time, my aunt and Lin Fuying were both in mourning for my grandmother, so they probably didn’t have the time to harm my mother."

There was also a hint of hesitation in Lin Xuanxuan’s words.

But after so many years, it was obviously not easy to investigate further into many things.

"Besides, I don’t think she had the capability to do so."

When her grandmother was alive, she did not like Lin Fuying and her mother much, so naturally, the servants in the residence also learned to play both sides.

"Tell me in detail, when your mother started feeling unwell, how far along was the pregnancy?"

It was Chu Nanli, however, whose curiosity was piqued by Lin Xuanxuan’s words.

Following her cue, Lin Xuanxuan began to remember, "I recall, my mother first felt unwell while she was keeping vigil for my grandmother’s passing. She was probably two or three months pregnant at the time. But back then, everyone thought she was dizzy from overexerting herself, and they didn’t consider that she might be pregnant."

"As a result, after my grandmother’s funeral, my mother collapsed. The baby was already gone and she was bleeding heavily. The doctors said that it was unlikely she could conceive again."

"Is that so?"

Chu Nanli nodded thoughtfully, not detecting anything suspicious in Lin Xuanxuan’s words.

It was still early in the pregnancy, and there were no specific symptoms. It made sense that the Prime Minister’s wife might not realize she was pregnant, especially considering that she was in charge of the household’s middle kitchen, and those were chaotic times in the Prime Minister Residence, with everyone overworked. Losing the baby because of such strain seemed plausible.

Everything appeared perfectly reasonable.

In front of Lin Xuanxuan, Chu Nanli had nothing to hide.

She spoke bluntly, "Don’t you think that all this just seems too reasonable?"

Lin Xuanxuan hadn’t thought too much about it, but after Chu Nanli said this, she began to sense that something was amiss.

"Are you suspecting that before my mother realized she was pregnant, she had already made her move?"

The more Lin Fuying thought about it, the more alarmed she felt.

If it was really like this, then over the years, had the Prime Minister Residence been raising two vipers?

And, since then, her mother lost her ability to conceive—could that have been their doing too?

"I’m only speculating," Chu Nanli spread her hands, unable to help but sigh, "But, if the Prime Minister’s wife really can’t have children anymore, those two indeed stand to gain the most from it."

"The specifics of the situation are still unknown, and it could very well all be a coincidence, right?"

After all, until all the evidence is clear, Chu Nanli wasn’t one to easily suspect others.

Even if that person had committed many misdeeds in the past.