The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 16: The Governor's Great Victory
When Pei Qing heard that she was going to wait and see, he was afraid that something might happen, so he didn't dare to agree easily: "I'm afraid that if something happens..."

Jiang Shiwan knew what he was worried about and analyzed calmly: "A strict investigation today may not reveal anything, but it will alert the mastermind behind the scenes. Next time he will come up with a new trick to harm us, and it will be even more difficult to prevent."

When Yu Feng heard this, he clapped his hands fiercely: "I think what Miss Jiang said makes sense."

Pei Qing thought about it again and again and felt that it was right, so he repeatedly asked Doctor Mei to carefully check everything that Jiang Shiwan took into his mouth.

Jiang Shiwan looked at the oranges that everyone thought were poisonous and were thrown all over the floor: "Clean up this first, and then say that I really like to eat this orange. Check it quietly and carefully to see if you can find anything."

"Also, ask Mr. Fu to find a way to get the small items used by the person with malaria, pack them tightly and ship them separately from the oranges. The sooner the better."

Seeing her so calm and composed, Yu Feng curled his lips and said, "Miss Jiang, is this how you tried to escape from under my nose by just waiting and watching?"

Jiang Shiwan blushed slightly: "No, it's not that difficult to get under your nose."

"Puchi", everyone present who knew the inside story couldn't help but laugh.

No one seemed to be affected by the oranges that had been touched.

Because the news spread that Jiang Shiwan liked to eat this orange very much, the second wave arrived as expected, and each orange was carefully coated with quinine as usual.

Pei Qing handled the matter carefully, and news came out after only three days.

"Miss Jiang, I got the news. It's the Imperial Concubine's brother, Lin Nianshen."

He was no longer as strange and distant to Jiang Shiwan as before, but gradually regarded her as the master of the Governor's Mansion.

"Lin Nianshen." Jiang Shiwan repeated the name. He had never met this person before, so he glanced at Pei Qing and asked, "Is it because of the concubine's miscarriage?"

Pei Qing immediately lowered his head and said, "I have already sent someone to inform the governor about this matter."

Jiang Shiwan frowned and said, "We are so far away. I am afraid your governor may not be able to help."

"Miss Jiang, you may not know that the governor captured the second prince of the Turkic tribe alive on his way back to the border last time, and he is currently on his way back to the capital."

"Isn't it the eldest prince who leads the troops?"

"Yes, the Turkic king favors the second prince, and the charge is left to the eldest prince. This time the governor caught the second prince by mistake, so the Turkic will not dare to attack again."

Jiang Shiwan said, "Oh!" and said, "It will take at least ten days or half a month for the army to return to the capital. Can you ensure that nothing will happen during this period of time?"

Pei Qing frowned and hesitated for a while: "I will do my best."

"Thank you. Go ahead."

Pei Qing turned around and walked out, then turned back.

Jiang Shiwan said calmly: "Anything else?"

"Miss Jiang, do you have any way to deal with it? I can do it for you."

Seeing that the woman in the Governor's Mansion loved tangerines very much, Lin Nianshen thought that his plan was mostly successful and believed that the woman would have a miscarriage in a few days.

His mood also became much better, and he stayed in Zuiyue Tower several times, until he felt unwell and went home in boredom.

"You, you!" Lin's mother was helpless with her son. "Why did you have to be exhausted to come back? Why didn't you just go out and commit suicide?"

Lin Nianshen was a little confused, but still smiled playfully: "Mom, I have accomplished something big, and I am happy."

Then he whispered a few words to Lin's mother.

Mother Lin's eyes widened: "Really?"

Lin Nianshen understood clearly: "My son asked the doctor and he said that the miscarriage will happen within ten days. It's almost time."

"Good! Good!"

Mother Lin felt that the anger that had been pent up in her heart had finally been released. "She disregarded the relationship between our two families and attacked your sister. We in the Lin family are not pushovers." Lin Nianshen supported the servant's hand, and was a little unsteady on his feet. "Mother, I will go back to my room and have a good sleep first."

Seeing his unsteady steps, Lin's mother was a little worried: "How about I find a doctor to check you out?"

Lin's mother immediately ordered the servants to find a doctor.

I could only hear a loud noise outside, and asked impatiently, "What's the big deal today?"

"Madam, the Left Commander has captured the second Turkic prince alive and is on his way to the palace via the street."

Mother Lin felt even more upset. Meng Tingzhou has become more and more proud in recent years!

However... she couldn't help but sneer when she thought of what her son said about the woman in the Governor's Mansion probably couldn't save the fetus in her belly.

Under Dr. Mei's care, Jiang Shiwan's morning sickness gradually improved. She became very sleepy after lunch every day and sometimes even slept for two hours.

The warm wind blew up the curtains. She only covered her belly with a thin blanket and slept peacefully, as if she was having a good dream.

It felt like a hand was covering her lower abdomen and gently caressing it.

Because she was pregnant, she was very alert, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes and thought she was dreaming.

He angrily shook off the hand: "No."

This tone of voice, which sounded like anger and resentment, made Meng Tingzhou's Adam's apple roll.

He lay down on his side and snuggled up to her, then carefully kissed her earlobes and eyebrows.

Feeling the itchiness, Jiang Shiwan opened his eyes lazily: "Hmm..."

Before she could wake up, the other person had already kissed her slightly dry lips.

After trying it for a while, Meng Tingzhou reluctantly let go, propped up his head with one hand and stared at her: "Are you awake?"

Jiang Shiwan swallowed and said, "Pei Qing said that you should go to the palace to meet the emperor first and come back later."

"In order for my child to hear my voice and know that his father is by his side, I will naturally come back as soon as possible."

Jiang Shiwan didn't expect him to say something so shameless, and was a little embarrassed: "There's a long way to go."

"I heard that someone wants to harm our children. How can I feel at ease?"

Meng Tingzhou looked at her belly which was not even visible, her face looked as calm as if she was sleeping, but her eyes were as sharp as an eagle, "I will definitely protect you and the child." For some reason, Jiang Shiwan felt her face getting slightly hot when she heard these words.

She turned sideways to hide her discomfort.

Meng Tingzhou naturally hugged her from behind and said, "But you are also very cruel. It is said that you caused Lin Nianshen to contract malaria?"

"I was just following his example. Quinine can cure malaria but it can also cause miscarriage. He rubbed quinine on my oranges and I gave him malaria."

Meng Tingzhou stroked her hair and said, "There is very little quinine in the capital. The Lin family has nowhere to get medicine. They only hope you can give them some orange peels."

"The governor guessed right."

It was rare to hear her praise herself. Meng Tingzhou curled his lips and said, "You are smart. You can think of giving someone a taste of their own medicine."

"So can the governor tell me now?" "Yes?"

Jiang Shiwan covered his hand on his lower abdomen: "About the Jiang family."

Meng Tingzhou paused, then his eyes stopped on her hairpin: "Are you ready?"

　Dudu: I have a wife, children and a warm bed, so I have no desire to fight.

　　Baby in the belly: Who are you? Why are you touching my head?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)