After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 68 Eating melons

Wen Wan was secretly pleased, thankful that the maid hadn't said anything wrong. She steadied herself and was about to speak up and slander Ali when Ali interrupted her:

"Alright, you want to prove your innocence? That's easy to prove. Just have the imperial physician take our pulses and he'll know whether we're pregnant or not."

After he finished speaking, a dozen or so doctors filed in.

"Oh, by the way, to avoid any doctor in the prefecture who is not skilled enough, I have called all the prefectural doctors here, and also invited a few famous old doctors from the capital to take your pulse."

Wen Wan was shocked. Taking her pulse? Wouldn't that give her away completely? She would never take someone's pulse!

But she could only stop herself, not others. All the doctors were taking Ali's pulse, and in the end, they all concluded that Ali was not pregnant!

"Forgive my bluntness," a doctor said, "Your eldest daughter clearly shows signs of virginity and has not yet consummated her marriage, so it is impossible for her to be pregnant. On the other hand, this second young lady, in my opinion, has a rather dull complexion, looks rather tired, has rosy skin, and her lips are a deeper color than usual, which is more in line with the appearance of someone who is pregnant."

Seeing this, others also began to have doubts.

Wen Wan knew something was wrong. She bit her lip, tears streaming down her face. "Sister, why are you doing this to me? You're the one who invited these people. Whether they're pregnant or not is entirely up to you..."

Cui Fangshu, feeling sorry for Wen Wan, pulled her into her arms to comfort her. Xia Deqing, however, scolded, "How long are you going to keep this up? Guards, take the young lady away right now!"

"Heh!" Ali gave a cold laugh. "For my coming-of-age ceremony, you want me to play a supporting role, and now you're not even letting me participate? You're so biased~"

"I thought you were willing to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for me because you felt sorry for me, but it turns out you just used this as an excuse to give her a grand ceremony." After Ali finished speaking, a clear tear slid down her cheek. Her face was filled with a broken beauty, which was even more pitiful than Wen Wan's.

"Fine, since you've always just pretended and never truly cared about me anyway, I don't need to care about you anymore. Today, even if I'm kicked out of the Marquis's mansion, I will definitely expose Wen Wan's true colors."

Seeing that she still wouldn't give up, Xia Deqing shouted, "Guards, take the young lady away immediately!"

Stop fooling around, my little darling!

"Let's see who dares!" Xing Beiluo stood up lazily. She had arrived early, but hadn't revealed her identity prematurely because she'd heard there was a show to watch. Now that she stood up, many people recognized her.

"It's the second young lady of the General's Mansion!"

"The Grand General's Mansion is the strongest under the Imperial Advisor, and the Second Miss is the most favored in the General's Mansion. Why is she here to support Miss Xia?"

Xing Beilu ignored the surprise of those around him and sneered at Ali, "I say, you're so useless, aren't you? Dragging your feet. Watch me."

Xing Beiluo flew to the front of the stage and grabbed Wen Wan.

"Ah!" Wen Wan instinctively protected her stomach, a sight seen by many.

Xing Beiluo scoffed, "Still saying you're not pregnant? Your body tells a different story." Before anyone could speak, she continued, "Come on, everyone, I, Xing Beiluo, in the name of the General's Mansion, certify that she is indeed pregnant. Among you all, there are surely some who know medicine; please come forward and take her pulse." As she spoke, she pulled out Wen Wan's arm.

There were quite a few people present who knew medicine, and some who were just curious; they were happy to confirm that Wen Wan was indeed pregnant.

wow——

The entire audience was shocked.

"What's going on? Isn't Wen Wan the most well-educated and reasonable person?"

"She's pregnant? And she's pretending to be innocent to frame her elder sister, how shameless!"

"She's not really my biological sister, so of course I want to get rid of her as soon as possible."

"So the truly wicked one is her; Miss Xia Li is actually innocent!"

"Hmph! She's crying 'stop thief' while being a thief herself, treating us like fools."

Xing Beiluo coldly released her hand: "Look, the person who took your pulse wasn't someone she hired, but a guest you invited yourself. Now, everyone believes it. Do you have any more excuses?"

Wen Wan collapsed to the ground, her mind blank. It was all over. Everything she had painstakingly planned over the years was ruined.

Cui Fangshu snapped out of her shock, pulled Wen Wan into her arms, and covered her ears tenderly, saying, "Everyone, please stop talking. How can she, a young girl, endure such vicious words from you!"

This infuriated some people: "We're vicious? Compared to your Wen Wan who poisoned and framed someone, how vicious could just a few words be?"

Others chimed in, "Is that really so malicious? If Wen Wan's scheme succeeds, wouldn't Miss Xia Li be killed by gossip? What kind of mother are you, protecting outsiders and bullying your own child?"

Cui Fangshu was speechless for a moment, but she still forced herself to speak: "No, my Wanwan is not that kind of person. She must have some unspeakable secret, right? Tell them, do you have some unspeakable secret?" She looked at Wen Wan, hoping that Wen Wan could clear her name.

"How ridiculous!" Xing Beiluo said, "What unspeakable reason could she possibly have? She just heard that Xia Li was going to be brought back, and couldn't resist climbing into her fiancé's bed first, hoping to keep him firmly by her side. She just didn't expect that no matter how much she delayed, she still couldn't stop Xia Li from returning to the manor. I suppose she was even smug back then, thinking that she had struck first and forced the two of them to break off their engagement!"

Xing Beiluo revealed the truth in a few words, letting more people know the shameless side of Wen Wan.

Wen Wan's face turned deathly pale, and she almost fainted.

Xia Deqing looked at Wen Wan with heartache, while also glaring at Ali with some resentment: "No matter what, Wen Wan is the legitimate daughter of my Marquis's mansion!"

This caused quite a stir among the crowd. Seriously? After all this, they're still going to acknowledge this daughter?

“Of course we should acknowledge her!” Ali sneered. “My father is so biased because he believes Wenwan is her bloodline, the fruit of his one-night stand with another. But he doesn’t know that she’s nothing more than a despicable woman who only wants to curry favor with the powerful. Madam, I don’t understand, how can you love your husband’s child with his concubine a hundred times more than your own daughter?”

boom!

Not only was Xia Deqing completely stunned, but everyone present was also overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.

What's going on? Although their country doesn't advocate monogamy, it doesn't oppose polygamy either.

Didn't the Marquis of Beiliang declare in his early years that he would only love his wife and never take a concubine?

How come the children from the other woman's family are already so big?

And judging from this situation, the child might not even be his?

There's juicy gossip! A huge piece of gossip!

Everyone stared at Ali with curiosity; this trip was definitely worthwhile!

This is a freshly baked, delicious melon!

Someone urged, "Young Miss, speak quickly!"

Xia Deqing, his face dark with displeasure, looked at her and said, "Aren't you ashamed enough today? Don't say anything!"