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"Smack!"

Chu Wanqing slammed her hand on the table, her gaze sharp as she stared at Yun Heting: "Master comes back and immediately starts throwing a tantrum for no reason. What are you trying to do?"

Yun Heting was startled by her imposing manner and lost face. Just as he was about to retort, Chu Wanqing turned her head to look at Yun Jin and Yun Lang, her tone softening slightly: "You two continue eating."

Yun Jin lowered her head and picked up a bite of food, and Yun Lang followed suit by picking up his chopsticks. Neither of them looked at Yun Heting.

Yun Heting stood by the table, feeling like an unwanted person.

His face turned pale and then flushed. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, saying, "You all go back first. I have something to say to your mother."

Yun Jin and Yun Lang put down their chopsticks and looked at Chu Wanqing.

Chu Wanqing picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it into Yun Jin's bowl, saying in a light tone, "Jin'er, this is your favorite food, eat more."

Yun Jin nodded and continued eating.

Chu Wanqing then turned to look at Yunhe Pavilion and said coldly, "If you want to eat, sit down; if you don't, you can leave. Jin'er has been wronged today and needs to calm her nerves. Don't frighten her."

Yun Heting finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "She's been wronged? Look at your adopted daughter! She's brought shame to the Princess's residence!"

Chu Wanqing sneered, put down her chopsticks, leaned back in her chair, and looked at him slowly: "How did she embarrass herself? Tell me."

Yun Heting, enraged, plopped down in a chair, pointed at Yun Jin, and shouted, "She has a husband she can tell us! We can grant her wish, but why did she keep it a secret? Why did she abandon him? Letting him come all the way to the capital, even to the Princess's residence?!"

Chu Wanqing picked up her teacup, took a slow sip, put it down, and then calmly asked, "Who told you that? Who told you she has a fiancé? I didn't know that."

Yun Heting choked, but refused to back down: "Never mind who said it! I'm just asking you, did this really happen? Do you think I don't know what happened at the Princess's residence today?"

Chu Wanqing stared at him, her gaze as cold as if she were looking at a stranger: "What do you know? Tell me then, what happened at the Princess's residence today?"

Yun Heting felt a chill run down his spine under her gaze, but he still forced himself to say, "She...she did something shameful with that man at the Princess's residence! Is it wrong of me to say something so disgraceful?"

Chu Wanqing looked at him and suddenly smiled.

That smile held no warmth, only an indescribable weariness and disappointment.

She recalled how she had insisted on marrying this man against her parents' wishes, thinking he was a good match. Now, she realized how foolish she had been, and how heartbroken she felt.

She said sarcastically, "Today, someone in the Princess's residence did indeed have an affair with a man, but it wasn't Jin'er. It was a maid from the Princess's residence and her husband. The Princess has already ordered that no one is allowed to spread this news. Who told you that? Who is so bold as to disobey the Princess's orders? Tell me, who is it?"

Yun Heting did not actually see it with his own eyes; he only heard it from others, saying that his newly adopted daughter had embarrassed herself at the Princess's residence.

Without asking any further questions, he rushed back to settle accounts with the person in charge.

Only now did he realize he had been too hasty. His face turned pale and then flushed, and after a long while he said awkwardly, "Madam, it was...it was my fault for being too hasty and not asking clearly enough."

Chu Wanqing snorted coldly, picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of food, and said in a flat tone, "Master, there isn't much food tonight, so we didn't prepare a portion for you. You should go eat at Zhilan's."

Yunheting knew this was a way of telling him to leave.

He wanted to say something, but looking at Chu Wanqing's expressionless face, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and could only get up and walk out.

Yun Jin raised her head, glanced at Chu Wanqing, and said softly, "Mother, don't be angry, it's not worth it."

Chu Wanqing shook her head, forcing a smile: "Mother isn't angry. You've already figured it out, haven't you?"

Yun Lang looked at her with heartache and said earnestly, "Mother, you still have my sister and Lang'er."

Chu Wanqing patted his head and said with a smile, "You're right, let's eat."

The three continued eating, and none of them mentioned Yunhe Pavilion again.

After the meal, the maids cleared away the bowls and plates and replaced them with tea and snacks.

Chu Wanqing looked at Yun Lang and said gently, "Lang-ge'er, you should go back first. Haven't you finished your homework for today?"

Knowing that his mother had something to say to his sister, Yunlang obediently stood up and bowed, saying, "Mother, sister, I'll go back now."

Only the mother and daughter remained in the house.

Chu Wanqing took Yun Jin's hand and made her sit beside her, lowering her voice to ask, "Jin'er, Lang Ge'er was here just now, so I couldn't ask you. How did you make those two people become so stupid?"

Yun Jin knew she was asking about Chen Wencai and Hong Linglin, and said softly, "I used a drug that makes people lose all their memories. I can teach them to say whatever they want, but they won't remember anything else."

"You composed this yourself?" Chu Wanqing asked in surprise.

"Yes, my master taught me. This is my first time using it." Yun Jin nodded.

Chu Wanqing's eyes were filled with surprise: "This is the first time I've ever seen this kind of medicine. It's fortunate you were prepared today. Your master is so amazing! Who exactly is your master?"

Yun Jin shook her head: "Master told me not to ask. He only said that we would meet again if fate allowed."

Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Chu Wanqing didn't force her:

Looking at her profile, Yun Jin suddenly said, "Mother, I haven't taken your pulse yet. Let me take a look."

Chu Wanqing withdrew her gaze, extended her wrist, and smiled, "Okay."

Yun Jin placed her fingers on Chu Wanqing's pulse and carefully examined it.

During this consultation, her brows gradually furrowed.

Yun Jin examined Chu Wanqing for a long time before withdrawing her hand. She looked at Chu Wanqing and asked softly, "Mother, when you have your period, do you experience lower abdominal pain, lower back pain, and dark-colored blood with clots?"

Chu Wanqing was taken aback; she hadn't expected her to ask that.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes. I suffer terribly during those days every month. My back aches, my legs feel weak, and sometimes the pain is so bad I can't even get out of bed. The blood is indeed darker in color, and there are a lot of blood clots."

She paused, then added, "And... the amount was huge; I barely dared to move for days."

Yun Jin's heart sank, and she asked again, "Are your hands and feet always cold, especially in winter, and you can't seem to warm them up no matter what you do?"

Chu Wanqing nodded: "My hands and feet are always cold in the summer. When I sleep at night, my feet don't warm up. I have to keep them warm for a long time before I can sleep soundly."

Yun Jin then asked, "Mother, if you touch your lower abdomen now, does it feel cool?"

Chu Wanqing did as instructed, reaching inside her clothes to feel around. She was surprised: "It's true, I hadn't really noticed before. Is my condition serious?"