Chapter 2605: Madness

"But... but...!"

The old maid wasn’t worried about Gu Lingqiao, but she was isolated, and when the Master came, she wouldn’t be able to explain.

Xuexue: "No more buts, in a couple of days when she stops talking nonsense, she’ll naturally be released."

"But, Princess Consort, my Miss is really pregnant. If something happens to her, won’t it be hard to explain to the Prince?" The old maid’s tone carried a hint of threat.

This old maid has grown tired of living, daring to threaten her?

Xuexue said lightly, "Looks like nanny has been infected by Miss Gu too."

Finally, she glanced at the steward next to her: "Miss Gu’s personal maid has also been infected with madness, you know what to do, right?"

The steward secretly found it amusing; the Princess Consort’s tactic was indeed effective. She quickly subdued Gu Lingqiao and her servant, making them oblivious to their own danger, daring to act wildly in the War Prince’s Mansion.

"Yes!"

The steward waved his hand, and several guards aggressively charged forward.

Initially, the old maid’s martial power wouldn’t have been put off by these guards, but to hide her identity, she endured and was dragged away by the guards.

The world finally became quiet, and the steward could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Xuexue coldly asked, "Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

The steward internally collapsed. He almost forgot that the Princess Consort was the important figure. If he handled it well, the Prince would surely reward him heavily. But if he messed up, his tenure as steward would likely end.

"What does the Princess Consort mean? I don’t understand," the steward decided to feign ignorance, trying to delay as long as possible, ideally until the Prince returned and he could pass this hot potato back to him.

Xuexue said word by word, "Just now, Gu Lingqiao kept yelling about having the Prince’s child. What exactly is going on?"

Saying it so clearly, surely the steward couldn’t find an excuse to evade now?

"This... this...!" The steward started stammering again.

Xuexue pushed insistently: "What’s exactly happening?"

Seeing no avoidance possible, the steward finally extended his hand and pointed at a man next to him, saying: "If the Princess Consort wants to know the truth, ask the Doctor!"

Xuexue followed his finger’s direction and saw a man standing in the hall, looking refined and neat, with fair skin, probably around thirty years old.

"You’re the Doctor!"

"Yes."

The man timidly stepped forward and kneeled, not daring to lift his head.

"You tell me, what exactly is happening?"

"In response to the Princess Consort, that young lady is indeed pregnant."

"Are you sure she just got pregnant?"

"Yes, based on the pulse, it’s an initial pregnancy."

Hearing this, Xuexue recalled Zi Xia mentioning not long ago that Long Rui spent the night in Gu Lingqiao’s room. At the time, she didn’t believe it and naturally didn’t think much of it, nor did she go to ask Long Rui.

Now, hearing suddenly that Gu Lingqiao was pregnant, and that it was the Prince’s child, her heart was in turmoil. Could it be that the Prince really spent the night in her room that night?

The face of the Princess Consort grew increasingly unpleasant, and the steward said, "Princess Consort, don’t overthink it. It must be that woman talking nonsense, trying to deceive you. We’ll wait for the Prince to return and clarify before we say more."

Originally, the steward intended these as comforting words, hoping Xuexue could calm down and think carefully.

Unexpectedly, the terrified Doctor beside them added, "I am not deceiving the Princess Consort; that young lady is truly pregnant, absolutely certain, I swear with my head."

The steward really wanted to kick him dead; such a foolish man. Didn’t he see the Princess Consort’s face was bad, yet he kept stabbing her heart with a knife?