The clingy concubine ran away, and the sickly prince lost control.

"Ha!" Madam Sun sneered, "It'll work. Qingyan can't have children anymore. The Duke's Mansion won't keep her for long. When that happens, she'll have no choice but to come back and beg me for a place to stay, to be our slave for the rest of her life."

"Mother did a good job." Luo Chengyong walked in: "Why didn't you tell me sooner that Second Sister was adopted? I really treated her like Second Sister."

"Yong'er, you must keep this a secret. If Qingyan finds out, she won't listen to me anymore." Madam Sun glanced towards the door to make sure no one could hear. "Qingyan has the Duke's mansion backing her. If she doesn't let us use her, don't blame us for being ruthless."

"That's right, my sister is so ungrateful. We've raised her for over ten years for nothing. She's an ingrate." Luo Haitang said sarcastically, secretly delighted. Once Luo Qingyan was kicked out of the Duke's mansion, she would never have a chance to rise again, let alone be able to surpass her. Being trampled under her feet was her destiny.

Mrs. Sun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Acheng, come here." A soft, sweet voice came from outside, as snowflakes drifted by.

Sun immediately flew into a rage: "Haitang, help me up, you wretch!"

The Luo residence was thrown into chaos, filled with shouts and curses.

When Luo Qingyan returned, it was already evening. Kangning Pavilion had closed, so she went straight back to the Duke's Mansion.

"Your Highness, are you reading?"

At Linfeng Residence, dinner was served, and Pei Shiyuan sat at the dining table reading a book.

"Ahem." Pei Shiyuan coughed lightly.

"Your Highness, you're holding the book upside down." Luo Qingyan hurriedly picked up the book only after she clearly saw Pei Shiyuan when she came in.

"I'll fan myself." Pei Shiyuan coldly put down his book. "Eat!"

Luo Qingyan sat down quietly. After not seeing him for several days, what was Pei Shiyuan up to again? He seemed very angry.

"You're just a lowly concubine, you have no weight to bear, and you're tarnishing the reputation of the Duke's mansion."

Pei Shiyuan glanced at Luo Qingyan. It was obvious that Luo Qingyan was afraid of damaging the Duke's reputation by showing filial piety that day.

So that's why.

Luo Qingyan's expression turned serious: "Your Highness, I naturally can't affect the Duke's Mansion in any way, but since I'm here, it's never good if there are rumors going around."

"There's nothing wrong with it. You don't need to go back to the Luo residence anymore." Pei Shiyuan's tone was indifferent, but it warmed Luo Qingyan's heart.

"I'll listen to the young master." Luo Qingyan blinked, holding back her tears, and smiled, "I'll serve you the food."

"No need." Pei Shiyuan picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily, showing a good appetite.

Luo Qingyan smiled and picked up some food. In just a few days, Pei Shiyuan's appetite had improved so much. Jing Bufan was truly amazing.

The two had just finished their meal and put down their chopsticks.

"It's time to take your medicine." Jing Bufan came in carrying a small dish with two dark, round pills on it. "Young Master, I've improved the prescription again. This one is even more effective. Although it still can't cure your illness, I can still feel a kind of evil poison wandering in your body. It's just been suppressed for the time being."

"The divine doctor is taking his time to study it. My health has improved significantly, so there's no rush." ​​Pei Shiyuan was already very satisfied. He looked like a normal person who wasn't sick. He cherished his current state, which was painless and without any discomfort, because he had been ill for too long.

"Your Highness, I will definitely overcome this." Jing Bufan's eyes were firm. The last illness that troubled him was the plague fifteen years ago.

"Old man, I brought you some wine." On her way back, Luo Qingyan made a special detour to the largest winery in the capital to buy a pot of Pear Blossom White wine.

"Wow, it smells so good." Jing Bufan smelled the wine bottle, already intoxicated even without the wine. "Girl, it's good that you're back."

Jing Bufan's eyes were filled with sympathy; the girl must be having a hard time back home.

"Don't move." Jing Bufan suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at Luo Qingyan's forehead and temples.

"What's wrong? Divine Doctor, is there dust on your face?" Luo Qingyan didn't dare to move, her eyes darting around. Jing Bufan was really prone to making sudden, exaggerated movements.

"Yes." Jing Bufan's expression was solemn.

"Impossible! Liu Yue, is there dust on my face?" Luo Qingyan was puzzled. After returning to the manor, she made a point of washing her face and hands to get rid of the dust.

Liu Yue shook her head, puzzled.

"Girl, what did you eat?" Jing Bufan's eyes were sharp as knives, as if he had seen a monster. He immediately picked up Luo Qingyan's wrist to take her pulse, his eyes wide with shock.

Liu Yue couldn't help but feel nervous: "Did Auntie eat something wrong?"

"I didn't eat much. Just before I came, my mother made me drink some porridge." Luo Qingyan frowned. Jing Bufan felt something was wrong. There must be a problem. "My mother apologized and insisted that I eat some porridge to show that we were making up."

"A self-inflicted injury ruse. Girl, you've been poisoned with a rare drug that prevents you from having children, and I'm helpless to help you," Jing Bufan said angrily.

"Mother ate the porridge herself." Luo Qingyan's heart pounded. Her mother was forcing her to go back this time, and it turned out that she wanted to ruin her, not just to torment her.

"It's fine for an old woman to eat it, she doesn't have children, it won't harm her health. But girl, you're still young, how can you not have children in the future?" Jing Bufan said, glancing at Pei Shiyuan. How could this person be so calm? Doesn't he care about the girl at all? If she can't have children, he should just send her away. That girl would be miserable, her later life would be so tragic.

"Old man, can't you cure her?" Luo Qingyan pleaded in her eyes. If she couldn't give birth, how could she maintain her position in the Duke's mansion?

Jing Bufan sighed, "It's incurable. I'm all alone, and I have no interest in studying gynecology; I'm not good at it."

Luo Qingyan's legs went weak and she slumped into a chair.

Liu Yue rushed over to help her up: "Auntie, don't panic, let's call the Jiang family doctor to take another look."

"The physician from the Jiang family has some business to attend to and has returned to Qinghe," Pei Shiyuan said calmly.

"Miracle doctor, is there really no way?" The old lady's voice came. Luo Qingyan returned to the mansion, greeted her, and then hurriedly returned to Linfeng Residence.

Liu Yue hasn't come to report the situation at the Luo residence to her yet.

She came over to take a look and heard Jing Bufan say that Luo Qingyan had taken a drug that would prevent her from having children.

"No," Jing Bufan shook his head regretfully.

The old lady flicked her dress, sat down, slapped the armrest of the chair, and said angrily, "That Sun woman, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, she's ruthless."

Luo Qingyan looked at the old lady's eyes, and they were exactly the same as when she sought revenge on her mother after committing suicide in her previous life.

Even if my mother doesn't die this time, she'll be severely injured.

"Mother, I will handle this." Pei Shiyuan was surrounded by an icy aura, so cold that no one dared to utter a sound.

The following day, a mournful wail shook the Luo family mansion.

Luo Chengyong clutched his crotch and rolled on the ground, his body stained red with blood.

Sun stood there, stunned, watching Pei Shiyuan roll away in his wheelchair. Her main house was closest to Luo Chengyong's, so she was the first to arrive.

How did they get in?

She wanted to confront them, to ask why they had hurt her son, but fear prevented her from taking a single step forward.

Pei Shiyuan, dressed in black that morning, terrified her as if she had encountered a ghost.

Only when Sun recalled the name of Pei Shiyuan, the notorious fiend who raided homes in the capital.

"Mother, save me."

Sun was pulled back from her reverie by Luo Chengyong's call.

Luo Chengyong got up in the morning, intending to take a walk in the yard, when he suddenly screamed and collapsed in a pool of blood.

"Son! What's wrong?" Luo Daocheng heard the scream and sensed something was wrong. He had rushed over while he and Piaoxue were having a passionate morning together, without even buttoning their clothes. Piaoxue, still unbuttoned, followed behind him. "Master, wait for me!"