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Yun Jin didn't answer, but instead asked from a different angle, "Mother, did you ever suffer from severe cold when you were young?"

Chu Wanqing thought for a moment and shook her head: "No. I've always been healthy since I was a child. Your maternal grandmother took very good care of me and wouldn't even let me touch cold water in winter."

She looked at Yun Jin with confusion, "Jin'er, Mother doesn't understand. Don't I suffer from uterine coldness?"

Yun Jin shook her head, her expression becoming even more serious than before: "No. Mother, your pulse, on the surface, indicates uterine cold, but that's not actually the case. This is called a pulse on top of a pulse, where the surface pulse masks the true pulse underneath. On the surface it's uterine cold, but underneath lies another pulse—it seems to be...poison."

Chu Wanqing's expression changed: "You mean, I was also poisoned?"

Yun Jin nodded and lowered her voice, saying, "It should be a poison called 'Frost Grass.' This poison is extremely rare. After it enters the body, it makes people look like they have uterine cold, and the symptoms are exactly the same as those of uterine cold: lower abdominal pain, cold hands and feet, and irregular menstruation. But in reality, its true effect is to slowly erode the uterus, making it difficult for women to conceive, and even... lifelong infertility."

Moreover, this poison is not visible on the complexion at all. Even if the imperial physician examines the pulse, unless he carefully distinguishes the pulse, he will only treat it as a common case of uterine cold.

She paused, looked into Chu Wanqing's eyes, and said, word by word, "But Mother, coldness causes blockage, blockage leads to obstruction, obstruction causes pain, and over time it can develop into a boil."

Carbuncle. This word was like a knife, stabbing deeply into Chu Wanqing's heart.

She wasn't ignorant of medical principles; she knew what Yun Jin was talking about.

If the cold air trapped in the uterus does not dissipate for a long time, it will accumulate and form lumps. At that time, even a celestial being would find it difficult to save the patient.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Chu Wanqing's face gradually paled. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found that she couldn't utter a single word.

She should have expected this outcome long ago. From the moment she learned that Yun Heting had poisoned Lang Ge'er, she should have known that the man wouldn't be merciful to her either.

Looking at her like this, Yun Jin felt a pang of sadness.

She stepped forward, gently embraced Chu Wanqing, rested her chin on her shoulder, and whispered, "Mother, it's my fault. I only discovered that Langge'er had been poisoned, but I neglected you. Don't worry, your daughter will definitely heal you."

Chu Wanqing leaned on her shoulder, closed her eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

She slowly raised her hand and gently patted Yun Jin's back, her voice a little hoarse: "Mother is alright. Tell me, how did I get poisoned?"

Yun Jin released her, pulled her hand, and sat her down on the couch. She said earnestly, "Mother, think about it, after giving birth to Lang Ge'er, did you take any medicine? The kind that caused you to have abdominal pain and diarrhea for several days, or even more than ten days?"

Chu Wanqing lowered her eyes, lost in memories.

She recalled those days when Lang Ge'er had just turned one month old. Yun Heting was exceptionally attentive to her, and the first thing he did after returning from court every day was to come and see her, showing concern and care in every way.

He said she was weak after childbirth, so he specially invited the most famous doctor in the capital to treat her. What was that doctor's surname again?

She couldn't remember clearly, only that the man had a goatee, spoke slowly and deliberately, and after taking her pulse, said with a solemn expression that she had stagnation in her body and needed to clear it out, otherwise it would cause her chronic illness in the future.

She believed it. She asked Yun Heting to get the medicine and drank it on time every day. The medicine was extremely bitter, and it made her stomach feel like it was churning, causing her to writhe in pain on the bed.

Yun Heting stayed by her bedside, holding her hand, his eyes red-rimmed, and said, "Madam, please bear with it. The doctor said this is lochia discharge, it's normal. Once it's all gone, you'll feel better."

She endured it. One day, two days, three days... it took more than ten days for the pain to slowly subside.

She thought it was a necessary step in postpartum recovery and never doubted anything.

But ever since then, her periods have become irregular.

I suffer from scanty flow, dark color, abdominal pain, and lower back pain every month.

She thought it was due to postpartum blood and qi deficiency and didn't pay attention to it.

Looking back now, it wasn't lochia discharge at all; it was clearly that person planting poison in her body when she was at her weakest.

She looked up at Yun Jin, her eyes filled with hatred, but her voice was surprisingly calm: "It was Yun Heting. He hired the doctor, he prescribed the medicine, and he personally brought it to my lips. He said he was treating me, but actually..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.

This man was even more ruthless than she had imagined.

Yun Jin held her hand and whispered, "Mother, don't be sad."

Chu Wanqing shook her head and gave a bitter smile: "I'm not sad. I just... feel disgusted. How could I have married such a man?"

Yun Jin didn't answer. She didn't know what to say.

She hadn't been in this world for long, but she had already seen enough of Yun Heting's true colors—hypocritical, selfish, and heartless.

"Mother," she said, holding Chu Wanqing's hand firmly, "I can cure the poison of the Frost Grass. It just takes time. Give me three months, and I promise I can restore your health."

Chu Wanqing looked at her, her eyes slightly red, but smiled and nodded: "Okay. Mother believes you."

Yun Jin added, "Mother, don't tell anyone about this for now. Don't even tell Lang Ge'er. Since Yun Heting dared to use poison, he must have taken precautions. We can't alert him."

Chu Wanqing nodded: "I understand."

Yun Jin sat with her for a while longer, poured her a cup of hot tea, added some spiritual spring water, and watched her drink it before getting up and walking back.

She returned to Jinshu Pavilion, where Granny Jin was waiting for her in her room.

Yun Jin walked over, sat down beside her, and asked softly, "Grandma, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Grandma Jin didn't answer, staring at her face for a long while before speaking: "Little girl, are you in a bad mood? Who bullied you? Tell Grandma, and Grandma will help you get revenge."

Yun Jin smiled and shook her head: "Grandma, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine."

Grandma Jin frowned, seemingly not quite believing it. She stared at her for a long time before muttering, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. If anyone bullies you, tell Grandma, and Grandma will beat them up for you."

Yun Jin felt a warmth in her heart. She took a cup of warm water from the table, secretly added some spiritual spring water, and held it to Granny Jin's lips: "Granny, have some water."

Grandma Jin took the cup and drank it. A little while later, she leaned against the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep.

Yun Jin laid her flat and began to administer acupuncture.

After the acupuncture was administered, Yun Jin put away the silver needles, and Qiu Yi helped her prepare hot water for washing up.

After washing up, she was just about to go to bed when Dongxue knocked on the door and came in.

Yun Jin poured her a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, saying, "Have a sip of tea first to warm yourself up before we talk."

Dongxue took the tea, drank it in a few gulps, put down the cup, and then said, "Miss, Honglin and Chen Wencai are both locked up in the woodshed of the Princess's residence. Princess Yamin was so angry that she smashed things all over the room. She originally wanted to execute them, but the Princess stopped her, saying to keep them for now and see if the effects of the drug would wear off. If the effects wear off and they regain their senses, perhaps we can get some information out of them."