The unspoken implication was that she had instructed Song Guan to do it.

Yu Qingwu sneered inwardly but did not retort.

Xie Jin Yan, however, couldn't possibly have missed Gao Minyue's intention.

He frowned slightly, ignoring Gao Minyue.

Instead, he looked at the doctor who was carefully taking Gao Minyue's pulse. After the doctor finished, he asked in a deep voice, "Doctor, how is she? How old is the child in her womb?"

"Replying to you, young master, the child in this lady's womb is about five months old."

"Five months?"

Xie Jin Yan raised his eyebrows, giving Gao Minyue, who believed Xie Jin Yan was concerned about her, a deep look. He repeated, with a tone of certainty, "Doctor, are you sure it's only five months?"

"Of course."

"This old man has been practicing medicine for decades and would never be mistaken."

The old doctor's face darkened, somewhat displeased with Xie Jin Yan's suspicion.

At the same time, the gazes he cast on Xie Jin Yan and Gao Minyue were strange.

The prison guard behind Song Guan also revealed a hint of astonished disdain in his eyes, sizing up Xie Jin Yan and secretly speculating about his identity.

After all, this Princess of Southern Yue had been cursing and threatening since she arrived here, claiming that the child in her womb was the current Crown Prince's.

The young master before him could order Fifth Master around and was also asking the doctor about the child's age. He might very well be the current Crown Prince.

For the dignified Crown Prince of Wei to have an affair with the Princess of Southern Yue was truly a disgrace to Wei.

No wonder the civil officials were dissatisfied with this Crown Prince!

Both the prison guard and the old doctor revealed expressions of contempt.

Xie Jin Yan noticed it but didn't care. He slowly shifted his gaze back to Gao Minyue.

Seeing Xie Jin Yan looking at her, Gao Minyue hurriedly said, "Shixiong, quickly take me away from this horrible place. I can't stay here for a moment longer. I have something important to tell you, you..."

"A'Yue, the doctor just said that the child in your womb is only five months old. Even if I, Gu, had never had any romantic relations with you, and even if I had, we have been apart for more than six months. I dare ask you, how could the child in your womb be mine?"

Gao Minyue had been beaming with joy, even subtly showing a provocative look towards Yu Qingwu. Xie Jin Yan's cold questioning immediately made her freeze.

The smile in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced with disbelief.

"Shixiong... you... aren't you here to take me away?"

Take her away.

For the sake of Uncle Gao, he naturally had to save her life.

But that didn't mean he would allow her to slander him at will.

Xie Jin Yan looked at her coldly, not answering.

After a moment of silence, he said in an even colder tone, "A'Yue, you should know what the crime is for confusing the imperial bloodline and falsely accusing the current Crown Prince, right?"

Confusing, falsely accusing?

What did that mean?

Was all of this a slander by this Princess of Southern Yue?

And judging from the implication, this Princess of Southern Yue and the Crown Prince were shixiong and shimei. So, this Princess of Southern Yue wasn't from Southern Yue?

In an instant, the old doctor and the prison guard perked up their ears, their gazes falling on Gao Minyue.

No matter how foolish Gao Minyue was, she vaguely sensed something.

So, Shixiong wasn't here to save her! But to disassociate himself from her?

"Shixiong, what do you mean by this?"

Gao Minyue bit her lip, her eyes instantly filled with resentment.

She glared hatefully at Yu Qingwu, and her previously arrogant voice suddenly turned into a sob, wearing a look of grievance as she said, "Shixiong, are you... afraid that Shijie Yu will be angry?"

"How can you deny it? The child in my womb is indeed..."

*Slap!*

Gao Minyue was wiping away her tears, about to equivocate.

The next moment, before she could finish speaking, a slap suddenly landed heavily on her face.

Gao Minyue was stunned and suddenly looked up.

She met Yu Qingwu's icy eyes.

"You dare hit me!" Gao Minyue shrieked, her tone as if she still didn't understand the situation.

Sometimes Yu Qingwu felt that Gao Minyue's current plight was probably because she hadn't been beaten enough!

In the past, as a shijie, she had disciplined Gao Minyue quite a bit, but she had never laid a hand on her, always acting according to the sect rules. The most outrageous thing she had done was to let Gao Minyi reap the consequences of her actions, climbing into the bed of the cook... who was also the young prince of Southern Yue.

Slapping someone was still a first for her.

She could understand Gao Minyue's shock and unwillingness.

But no matter how unwilling and shocked she was, Xie Jin Yan would never protect her at this time.

Sure enough, when Gao Minyue looked at Xie Jin Yan tearfully, there was no expression on Xie Jin Yan's face, nor did he say anything.

Seeing Xie Jin Yan's reaction, the resentment in Gao Minyue's eyes grew even stronger.

She glared at Yu Qingwu fiercely, her voice sharp and frantic as she pointed at her and shouted, "It's all you! It's all your fault, you slut! You seduced Shixiong! I should have been the Crown Princess! It's all because of your appearance that Shixiong doesn't want me anymore!"

"So A'Yue, you yourself said that Xie Jin Yan doesn't want you. Since he doesn't even like you, how could the child in your womb be his?"

Yu Qingwu curled her lips, suddenly letting out a cold laugh.

Gao Minyue had been clamoring, but she was stunned by Yu Qingwu's question.

She bit her teeth, looking at Yu Qingwu resentfully, seeming to want to argue.

But Yu Qingwu didn't give her a chance.

Looking around, she sneered, "A'Yue, I don't know what your purpose is, or who is instructing you behind the scenes, wanting to use you to disrupt the hearts of the Wei people. But whether the child in your womb is Xie Jin Yan's or not is easy to check. You just need to give birth to the child, and then we'll know after a test."

"Old sir, don't you agree?"

Yu Qingwu smiled, her tone suddenly changing as she looked at the old doctor beside her.

The old doctor was engrossed in watching and only came back to his senses when Yu Qingwu asked him.

He looked at Gao Minyue with disgust and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, whether it is or not, we'll know after it's born and tested."

"It's not something you can determine with just your words."

After listening for so long, the old doctor understood.

So this Princess of Southern Yue was slandering someone!

He thought to himself, no matter how absurd the Crown Prince of Wei was, he wouldn't have an affair with the Princess of Southern Yue.

Now, looking at the Princess of Southern Yue's reaction, it was undoubtedly slander.

Damn Southern Yue people, they were truly insidious.

Thinking of this, the old doctor's gaze towards Gao Minyue became even more gloomy. He turned around and said to Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan with a righteous expression, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Princess, if you need anything, just tell this old man. This old man is the best doctor in Qingzhou. For decades, no one has been able to test more accurately than me. Not to mention after the child is born, even if the child is still in the womb, this old man can test it."

"Oh? There's such a thing?"

Hearing this, the prison guard beside him widened his eyes.

Xie Jin Yan, Yu Qingwu, and Song Guan all looked at the old doctor.

Xie Jin Yan's brows slightly furrowed, and he cupped his hands in a salute to the old doctor, saying, "May I ask you, old sir, what methods do you have to test?"