Mr. Fang has always treated the Zhou family well, but now that he is older, he doesn't value the family's money very much.
Hearing that Du Wanchun was coming, he quickly sent his servants to welcome them in.
Du Wanchun followed the boy and walked in. When he saw Master Fang, he saluted her and said, "Master Fang."
Mr. Fang quickly stood up and said: "Wan Chun, you are now the county magistrate's wife. How can I ask you to salute me? I should be the one to salute you."
Du Wanchun smiled slowly and said: "Mr. Fang, you are the elder, so I should be the one to salute you."
Master Fang welcomed her into the house, and then asked his servants to serve her two cups of good tea.
Zhang Qiuhe sat beside him without restraint, listening to the conversation between Du Wanchun and Mr. Fang. ?.?????.???
"Wan Chun, why did you come to see me today?" Master Fang asked with a smile.
Du Wanchun took out a few fruits from the basket in his hand, put them on the table, and said, "Master Fang, there are a lot of fruits in the new village I bought. I think I can't finish them all, so I will sell them out."
When Mr. Fang saw the fruit she brought out, he was immediately delighted and said, "Wang Chun, how do you know that our Fang family is short of fruit?"
Du Wanchun asked with a puzzled smile: "What did Mr. Fang mean?"
Mr. Fang said slowly: "My eldest son is engaged in fruit business in the capital. He usually pays tribute to the palace and some dignitaries. However, this year my eldest son's orchard suffered a disaster. The harvest was not good and there is a shortage of fruits. !”
Du Wanchun's eyes also showed joy, "Mr. Fang, that's just right. Our fruits can be sold to you. These fruits are not yet fully ripe. It should be no problem to put them on a boat and take the waterway to the capital!"
Master Fang nodded repeatedly as he listened, "That's right, Wan Chun, you have really done us a great favor. If the tribute fruit is not delivered to the palace in time this time, the emperor will blame him, and our Fang family will probably be ruined."
Du Wanchun comforted him and said, "Mr. Fang, you don't have to worry now. Our top priority now is to pick the fruits and transport them there quickly. Otherwise, if we delay for a few days, the fruits will probably be spoiled."
Mr. Fang nodded repeatedly.
Du Wanchun didn't mention the price first.
Master Fang directly gave her two hundred taels of silver, and after all the fruits were shipped to the capital, he would give her another two hundred taels.
Du Wanchun agreed.
Mr. Fang quickly sent someone to Du Wanchun and his new village to pick fruits.
The orchard was very large, and more than fifty people were sent to pick it for three or four days. To be on the safe side, Mr. Fang specially sent people to move all the ice from the ice cellar at home.
On the fifth day, they were transported to the capital together.
Taking the water route was much faster than riding a horse, and we arrived in the capital in less than five days.
This time, Mr. Fang personally took people to the capital, and then arranged for unloading, and sent all the fruits into the palace as quickly as possible, as well as into the hands of some dignitaries.
After the delivery was completed, Mr. Fang breathed a sigh of relief.
"The fruits of the Zhou family are good. With luck, they are not bad at all."
The fruits they brought this time not only grew well, but also tasted very delicious.
There were a lot of bumps and bumps along the way, but nothing bad happened.
When it was delivered to the emperor's table, the pieces were all red and looked very delicious.
He also specially selected a few and sent them to Princess Duan.
After Concubine Duan took the medicine secretly sent by the emperor, her health became worse and worse. She used to vomit blood, but now she is bedridden.
She only thought she was sick, and had no idea that the emperor had poisoned her.
She was very happy when she saw the fruit sent by the emperor. She couldn't eat it at first, but she managed to take two bites.
After these two bites, Princess Duan's appetite improved and she even had a bowl of rice in the evening.
However, at night, Princess Duan began to dream frequently.
She dreamed about the late emperor, the concubines who were killed by her one by one, and finally dreamed about Aunt Zhou.
When she saw Aunt Zhou, she was overjoyed, "You're dead too, right? Right?!"
In the dream, Aunt Zhou smiled slightly, then hugged the little girl and said, "My good granddaughter~"
Concubine Duan woke up suddenly, and then broke into a cold sweat.
She couldn't walk a few days ago, but suddenly her whole body was full of strength. She called out twice. When no one responded, she got up and went to find the palace maid, wanting a drink of water.
At this moment, she found a palace maid pouring out the dregs of medicine.
She smelled the medicine residue and felt something was wrong, so she quickly asked the palace maid: "What kind of medicine is this?!"
The palace maid was suddenly startled and said, "My Lady, this is the medicine you usually take."
Concubine Duan had learned some medical skills and quickly squatted down to grab the medicine dregs and smelled it, "No, this is poison. Some of you gave me poison to drink!"
Normally, in order for Concubine Duan to drink the medicine, they put some honey in it to mask the medicinal properties, but now the taste of the medicine residue was very strong and difficult to conceal.
The palace maid hurriedly knelt down without replying.
Concubine Duan stepped forward and grabbed her neck, asking: "Who asked you to do this?"
The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled and said the word "emperor".
After hearing this, Princess Duan was shocked, "How could it be him?!"
Her face was full of confusion, and then hatred surged into her heart. She spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
