The old doctor double - checked one last time, then knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, and said, "My lord, this... After a moment of thought on his word choice, seeing Miss Zheng's unmarried hairstyle, he continued, "This young lady is pregnant."
"What did you say!?" Lord Zheng clearly couldn't believe his ears. He had just suspected that the Wang family was just making things up to avoid taking responsibility, but now this doctor was saying that his daughter was pregnant!
"Speak! Are you misdiagnosing? Go and check again! Examine carefully, or I'll chop off your head!" Lord Zheng grabbed the old doctor and threw him in front of Miss Zheng.
The old doctor became even more flustered. His hands trembled as he felt the pulse. But no matter how many times he checked, the young lady showed all the symptoms of a pregnancy pulse.
The old doctor closed his eyes, ready to face death bravely, and said, "It's truly a pregnancy pulse. Maybe it's because of my limited medical skills. I humbly request you noble folks to seek a more capable doctor."
Hearing this, Lord Wang was overjoyed. "Old man, what are you saying? How could we not trust your medical skills? Well, you have nothing more to do here. Just leave quickly. Take the money and live a good life, okay~"
Lord Wang happily gave the old doctor a bag of silver. The old doctor had said exactly what he wanted to hear, so he deserved a reward.
Seeing the old doctor cowering and not daring to accept the silver, Young Master Wang snatched it from his father's hand and stuffed it into the old doctor's hand. He said impatiently, "Take it when I tell you to. It's a reward from this young master because I'm in a good mood today. Hurry up and leave."
The old doctor was about to say something more when a servant called in by Yuan Yuhan led him out.
"Lord Zheng, now I think it's time for your Zheng family to give our Wang family an explanation," Lord Wang said seriously. "I have every reason to suspect that your daughter was trying to scheme against my son so she could enter our Wang family!"
Lord Wang spoke methodically, word by word. Lord Zheng wanted to refute, saying that his daughter had already caught the eye of the Prince Wen and would soon become a concubine. How could she take a fancy to a small family like the Wangs? But he dared not say this because the Prince Wen had approached them privately. If this got out, it would do no good to either side.
"Don't talk nonsense. We'll only know what really happened after my daughter wakes up," Lord Zheng said through gritted teeth. But his words sounded so weak. Miss Zheng was already pregnant out of wedlock, and they had just caught her in the act of adultery. What else was there to say?
Miss Zheng, who had been in a coma, opened her eyes. She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, as if someone was stabbing her with a knife. She looked around at the strange yet familiar scene and remembered everything that had just happened.
She had been knocked out by Young Master Wang. Miss Zheng anxiously looked around and let out a sigh of relief when she saw the figure in front of her. Fortunately, her father was still there.
"...Fa...Father, save me..." Miss Zheng said with all her strength.
Although her voice was soft, everyone around heard it clearly. For a moment, all eyes were on Miss Zheng.
"Father...Save...Save me...Your daughter was really...forced..." Miss Zheng said intermittently, hoping that people would believe her. But it was too late. She had already been found out to be pregnant.
"You unfilial girl! I'll beat you to death today!" Lord Zheng grabbed Miss Zheng's hair and slapped her twice. This slut had shamed him completely. He regretted not getting rid of her earlier. Now, the Zheng family's reputation was ruined.
Just like her mother! A whore!
"Ah!" Miss Zheng cried out in pain. "Father, what did your daughter do wrong?" Miss Zheng had just woken up and didn't know what had happened.
"Slut, tell me, whose bastard is in your belly?" Lord Zheng was so angry that he wished he could kill this woman.
With a bang, Miss Zheng's mind went blank. What did her father say? The bastard in her belly? What did that mean? What had happened after she fainted? How could she be pregnant?
"Father, what are you talking about? Your daughter doesn't understand. What bastard?" Miss Zheng looked at Lord Zheng blankly.
"You're still pretending to be stupid? You're already pregnant, and the baby has just miscarried. The evidence is conclusive. What else do you have to say? You'd better tell me the truth, or I won't let you off easily!" Lord Zheng whispered the last sentence in Miss Zheng's ear so that no one else could hear.
Miss Zheng looked at Lord Zheng in horror and said, "This can't be true. I can't be pregnant!" Miss Zheng nervously rolled her eyes, trying to find an excuse. But her panicked expression was seen clearly by everyone present, so it was obvious that Miss Zheng knew who the father was.
Yuan Yuhan was holding A Ru, watching the show with great interest. He even had someone bring a plate of sunflower seeds and fed his little princess from time to time. He was almost clapping and cheering.
"Evil girl! From now on, you're no longer a member of the Zheng family, and I won't care about you anymore," Lord Zheng said and was about to leave with a flick of his sleeve. But it wasn't that easy.
"Where are you going, Lord Zheng? The matter hasn't been resolved yet," Yuan Yuhan said.
Lord Zheng and Lord Wang stiffened. They had been so angry that they had forgotten they were in the Prince Regent's mansion and the Prince Regent was still sitting there.
"Your Highness, I've already dealt with this evil girl," Lord Zheng said, looking at the Prince Regent in confusion. Was there something else?
"Maybe Lord Zheng misunderstood my meaning? What you do to your daughter has nothing to do with me. I called you here to get an explanation from you," Yuan Yuhan said, looking at Lord Zheng. If the matter wasn't resolved today, no one would be allowed to leave.
Lord Zheng looked at Yuan Yuhan and suddenly had a bad feeling. He stammered and asked, "Your Highness means?"
"I don't mean anything else. It's just that your daughter is so bold that she did such a dirty thing in my bedroom. You know, I'm a man with a cleanliness fetish. This room is definitely unusable. But other rooms can't show the grandeur a prince should have. So..."
After listening for a long time, Lord Zheng finally understood.