Xiao Ming watched without intervening. Instead, he calmly told his subordinates:
"Restrain the Tenth Princess Consort and take her pulse."
"Yes, sir."
Seeing this, Chu Rongguan tried to rush to Cai Jingwen's side, but others kept him occupied, leaving him no way to reach her.
Once restrained, Cai Jingwen struggled fiercely, but her resistance was useless. She could not move at all.
Two court physicians stepped forward to take her pulse. A moment later, they nodded.
Xiao Ming addressed the fighting crowd:
"Everyone, stop. They've finished taking her pulse."
Now that the dust had settled, everyone stopped fighting. They, too, wanted to hear the results.
Xiao Ming said:
"You two, tell everyone your findings."
"Yes, sir."
One of the court physicians said:
"The princess consort is two months pregnant."
The other court physician gave the same answer.
Cai Jingwen knew it was all over. She closed her eyes in despair.
The crowd erupted:
"The Tenth Prince has been away from the Capital for over half a year, but the Tenth Princess Consort is only two months pregnant. She must have conceived through an affair!"
"She really is pregnant, just like the rumors said. How shameless!"
"She's nothing but a whore. She's even carrying a bastard.
"Just now, she swore that she and the Tenth Prince were deeply in love.
"How could she bring herself to say that?
"Her skin is thicker than a city wall!"
"A woman who flouts her marital duties like this should be drowned in a pig cage!"
"Who's her lover? Could it really be General Chu?"
"It has to be. Everything in the rumors has been confirmed, one thing after another.
"Her lover must be General Chu. There's no getting around it."
"What audacity! He even dared to cuckold a prince. This time, he'll probably get