Xie Wanqing stared at the blood seeping through Qi Xiuyu’s breeches, a cold shiver running down her spine. If her fake pregnancy were exposed, not even her father could save her. She had ten days at most; if Qi Xiuyu could not consummate their marriage by then, she would have no choice but to stage a miscarriage. But once she lost the child, her status in the household would plummet further.
With a cold, hard gaze, Xie Wanqing turned and walked into the outer room. The physician had already written out a prescription and was about to hand it to her, but she asked in a low voice, "Physician, do you have any medicine that can induce signs of a miscarriage in a woman who isn't actually pregnant?"
The physician started, then lowered his head. When it came to matters of the inner chambers, it was best to play the fool. "This... Second Madam, such medicine exists, but..."
Chapter 32