Qin Xinhong lay weakly on the bed. Seeing Yu He's brows furrowed, her unease resurfaced.
"Is my child alright?" she asked nervously.
Old Madam Yu stanched her bleeding and told her not to worry, saying they would wait for Yu He before doing anything else. She then borrowed a stove to brew medicine.
"Did you really take the medicine I gave you on time?" Yu He asked coldly, putting down her hand.
Seeing that Yu He did not answer her question directly, Qin Xinhong had a bad premonition and sat up abruptly. "I took it! It was after taking your medicine that this happened!"
"Bring out the remaining medicine," Yu He said, wiping her hands with a wet wipe.
Gu Sinian quickly took out a small ceramic bottle from the bedside table and handed it to Yu He. "I've kept this medicine very carefully. No one else knows about it except us!"
The implication was that the medicine could not have been tampered with.
"You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation and save my child, or I will make you pay with your life for my child!" Qin Xinhong warned, her lips pale.
Yu He acted as if she hadn't heard, slowly taking out a pair of white gloves from her bag, putting them on, and then taking the medicine bottle. She poured out one pill, crushed it between her fingertips, and smelled it.
She placed the crushed powder on a tissue to the side, then poured out another pill, crushed it, and smelled it.
"This is not the medicine I gave you," she stated with certainty. "The composition and manufacturing method of these pills are the same as Qi Yuanyuan's 'miracle drug'."
Upon hearing this, Gu Sinian's scalp tingled. When had the medicine been switched?
He had seen the appraisal report from Pharmacist Fang, which confirmed the medicine was fine. How had it now become a toxic substance?
Qin Xinhong's mind went blank with a buzzing sound, then she screamed, "Impossible! This is the medicine you gave me!"
"If I agreed to a transaction with you, why would I give you the wrong medicine?" Yu He retorted.
Qin Xinhong recalled Yu He's objective, her eyes turning red. "You did it on purpose! You deliberately framed me and my baby! I'll fight you! Ah—"
She screamed, and despite her weak body, she scrambled up and tried to grab Yu He's neck.
Yu He stepped back. Gu Sinian, afraid she would fall, quickly caught her. Song Shi and Huang Shi, hearing the commotion, rushed in.
"Hong'er, Hong'er, what's wrong?"
Seeing Qin Xinhong struggling to attack Yu He, Song Shi sternly commanded, "Someone, seize her!"
The servants guarding outside immediately rushed in. Before they could get close to Yu He, they heard her say coldly:
"If you continue to make a scene, the child in your womb will truly be lost!"
Hearing this, Qin Xinhong immediately froze. She clutched her stomach, tears of joy and sorrow mixing. "Baby, baby, you're still here!"
Gu Sinian quickly helped her back to bed. Song Shi came forward, concerned.
Huang Shi's eyes flashed with a hint of malice. She was unsure whether Qin Xinhong's child was resilient or if Yu He's maternal grandmother's medical skills were truly exceptional.
The servants who had rushed in were also confused about whether they should apprehend Yu He.
"What exactly happened?" Song Shi demanded.
"The medicine prescribed for Hong'er by the Anonymous Divine Doctor was secretly swapped," Gu Sinian replied truthfully.
Huang Shi saw the crushed powder on the table and glanced at Yu He, a flicker of panic in her eyes.
"Are you sure it was swapped? Not that someone intentionally prescribed the wrong medicine from the start to harm the eldest young lady? To murder a descendant of the Qin family?"
Huang Shi said this and immediately berated the servants, "Why are you still standing there? Take this sinner down at once!"
As the servants were about to move, Yu He shot them a cold glance, and they dared not move.
If it were anyone else, they would have obeyed the order and apprehended the person. But this was the Anonymous Divine Doctor!
And she was Qin Qiye's woman!
If they injured her, they wouldn't know how they died when Qin Qiye got angry.
"Why are you so eager to condemn me?"
Yu He sneered, staring at Huang Shi, and continued, "Do you not want me to save her child? Or are you guilty about something and in a hurry to find someone to take the blame?"
"You!" Exposed so directly, Huang Shi was momentarily stunned but quickly concealed her guilt and retorted:
"Eloquent words! The Qin family's security is stringent, and the servants are well-trained. Who would dare tamper with the eldest young lady's medicine? Besides you, who else could it be?!"
Yu He scoffed, "What's a medicine swap? Back then, didn't the third master of the Qin family get murdered in the Qin family residence?"
Her words caused a sudden silence. Song Shi stared at Yu He with a stern expression.
The servants held their breath. Those who had been in the Qin family for a long time knew that the third master was a taboo subject in the old Qin family residence.
The Qin family had always had a good reputation, but twelve years ago, after Old Master Qin passed away, his sons fought for the position of patriarch, tearing each other apart. The third master was murdered, and the sixth master was imprisoned, becoming a scandal for the Qin family at the time.
After Qin Yongchao became the head of the family, he once accidentally overheard two of the Qin family's distant cousins gossiping about the third master. He immediately expelled the two cousins from the Qin family's ancestral home. Since then, no one dared to mention the third master's name.
Yu He's fearless declaration was undoubtedly a provocation to the Qin family.
Huang Shi's pupils contracted violently as she looked at Yu He.
This damn girl was here to stir up trouble over what happened back then!
"The medicine is brewed,"
At this moment, Old Madam Yu entered with the medicine, breaking the silence.
Yu He saw Old Madam Yu, who gently shook her head, signaling her not to be impulsive.
When these people brought up the unjust case of her adoptive father and how her adoptive mother was killed while seeking justice for him, Yu He couldn't help but feel stirred. However, she had no evidence now, and acting rashly would be futile.
She suppressed her emotions and resumed her usual cool demeanor, saying to Song Shi:
"You can have the medicine on the table tested. If you still want me to continue helping her carry her pregnancy, then everyone should leave."
Song Shi stared at Yu He, hesitant.
If the third master hadn't been mentioned, she would have trusted Yu He, but with his name brought up, she became concerned.
Did this child return to the Qin family with a hidden agenda?
"Mom, please all leave!" Qin Xinhong urged Song Shi, pleading with her.
She was afraid that if they delayed any longer, the child in her womb would be lost.
"Everyone, go to the living room. Don't disturb Hong'er's rest."
Song Shi finally spoke. Before leaving with everyone, she instructed Aunt Pei to take the medicine from the table for testing.
Old Madam Yu placed the medicine down, and Yu He also asked her to leave.
Only Yu He and Qin Xinhong remained in the room.
Seeing Qin Xinhong's pale face and near-breakdown state from the ordeal, Yu He's lips curled into a smile.
She had deliberately provoked Qin Xinhong just now to draw people in.
Someone wanted to frame Qin Xinhong for a miscarriage and make her take the blame. She wouldn't stand for it!
If they wanted to play, she would tear down the pretense. They could all play together and find the culprit.
"Can you save my child or not?" Seeing the ambiguous smile on Yu He's lips, Qin Xinhong felt a chill run down her spine.
After the rollercoaster of emotions, she was on the verge of collapse.
And this was exactly the effect Yu He wanted to achieve...