Just as Huo Nanchi had surmised, Shen Xuejin had indeed figured out that this was a chain of schemes.
Madam Huo had asked her to attend to Aunt Fang’s health, yet the medicine Shen Xuejin provided contained nothing that would induce a miscarriage. Moreover, she had checked Aunt Fang’s pulse only days before the supposed incident; there had been no sign of a troubled pregnancy. At over four months, the fetus should have been stable. To have the fetus die in the womb within a few short days would require Aunt Fang to have ingested abortifacients herself.
She had chosen the timing carefully—neither too early nor too late—ensuring the incident occurred just two days after Marquis Huo’s return to the manor. It seemed she intended to use the stillborn child as a weapon against Madam Huo. Clearly, Aunt Fang had no affection for the child in her womb; otherwise, how could she bear to force its death?
Chapter 22