The emperor began to become panicked. Concubine Wu assassinated the queen, but the queen escaped her assassination. Does that mean that she knew many things in the palace?
She is not a fugitive hiding out somewhere uninhabited.
She stood not far away and looked at him.
Watch him regret, watch him get angry, watch him become seriously ill.
The emperor panicked. As a noble, he could not be so embarrassed in front of the queen. ?.?????.???
Gradually, the emperor was no longer as obsessed with the harem as in the past. He seemed to have changed his mind and began to treat his illness well and handle government affairs well.
He rarely goes to Li Fei anymore.
Li Fei never came to see him again, as if the fate between the two of them was broken.
After the emperor became honest, the seventh prince was no longer suspected, and he acted as a prince in the palace honestly.
Zhou Ruiyuan also acted as his own minister of punishment.
Being an official in the capital is no better than being in Cheng'an County.
Things are much easier in Cheng'an County.
Zhou Ruiyuan has not had a good rest since coming to the capital.
Fortunately, Du Wanchun comforted him and helped him, and he became more and more successful in the Ministry of Justice. Coupled with Mr. Zheng's introduction, he gradually gained connections in the court.
The emperor's depression kept them calm for several months.
That day, Du Wanchun had just put Xiao Feifei to sleep when he received a letter from Cheng'an County.
The letter said that Aunt Zhou had given birth to a baby girl. Although she was a little premature, her body and bones were good.
Du Wanchun was so happy that he quickly took the letter to Zhou Feng's house.
Han Yan'er was just about to go out when she saw Du Wanchun coming to the door with a smile. She quickly stepped forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Du Wanchun told Han Yaner what was in the letter.
Han Yan'er was also overjoyed and hurriedly led Du Wanchun into the house, "It just so happened that I bought some clothes for the children with Afeng a few days ago, and we will send someone to deliver them to mother when the time comes."
Du Wanchun responded with a smile: "Well, it just so happened that I also made some pairs of shoes for my children."
Aunt Zhou is now accompanied by the Third Prince in Cheng'an County, so she naturally has no shortage of clothes and shoes, but it's just the two of them's wishes.
After the two entered the house, they read the letter again.
After reading it, Du Wanchun burned the letter.
Han Yan'er looked at the letter that was burned to ashes and couldn't help but sigh: "It's good that my father and mother can be together like this for the rest of their lives."
Du Wanchun nodded lightly, "Yes..."
Han Yaner closed the doors and windows and asked Du Wanchun, "Sister-in-law, do you know something?"
Du Wanchun asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
Han Yaner said slowly: "I heard from my father that the Dongling Kingdom wants to marry us and plans to marry their eldest princess to our Xuanyue Kingdom."
Dongling Kingdom is located in the north and is not adjacent to Xuanyue Kingdom. Although there is no war in peacetime, it is not too harmonious.
This time they proposed a marriage, probably because they wanted to have good relations with Xuanyue Kingdom.
After hearing this, Du Wanchun asked thoughtfully: "So the emperor wants to accept this princess as a concubine?"
Han Yan'er shook her head, "I heard from my father that the emperor had no such intention. He guessed that the emperor might let the third prince marry the eldest princess."
"Are you talking about dad?" Du Wanchun was surprised.
Han Yan'er responded softly: "Yes, my father said that the emperor has this intention. He will probably write a letter to the third prince in a few days and ask him to return to the capital."
Du Wanchun fell silent and said slowly: "It seems that the emperor is somewhat suspicious of him."
Han Yaner agreed: "It has to be suspected that the third prince has not been in the capital for a long time. Although he is traveling abroad, the emperor has so many eyes, so he will always find some clues."
Du Wanchun recovered slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the bridge will be straight from the bow of the ship. There will be a way."
Han Yaner breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "That's right."
After Du Wanchun learned the news, he didn't stay at Zhou Feng's mansion for long and got up and returned home.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw little Mianmian approaching with a smile: "Mother~Mother~ do you know who is coming?"
Du Wanchun held Xiao Mianmian's hand and asked, "Who is coming?"
Xiao Mianmian pointed behind herself and saw a little boy in rags devouring steamed buns.
She looked carefully and said in surprise: "Isn't this Xiao Qing'er? Why is he here?"
When Xiao Qing'er heard Du Wanchun's voice, she quickly put down the buns in her hands, looked up at Du Wanchun, and then hurriedly saluted her.
"Aunt Wanchun."
Du Wanchun strode up to him and asked him, "Xiao Qing'er, why did you come back to the capital? And why did you become like this?"
She had learned from Mrs. Wu's letter that Xiao Qing'er was lost.
Now that he suddenly appeared in her mansion, she was really surprised.
Xiao Qing'er wiped her mouth and said: "I accidentally ran into a gangster on the way from Beidi, but I escaped and was later rescued by a farmer. Later, I continued on the road to Cheng'an County and encountered several more gangsters. Gangster, I pretended to be a beggar in order to deceive others.”
"On the way to beg, I heard about County Magistrate Zhou going to the capital to serve as an official, and then I came to the capital begging all the way."
He had been walking back and forth for several months, and he probably suffered a lot.
