The emperor and Concubine Li took the boat and left Xuzhou along the path.
Lu Yan's people chased them outside the city and found that they had already taken another route to the capital.
In desperation, the third prince decided to go to the capital in person to find the child.
Aunt Zhou was depressed about this for two days and wanted to go with him.
But he was stopped by the third prince, "You stay here with Ling'er and the others first, and wait for me to bring the child back."
Aunt Zhou shook her head, "No, I can't let you go alone. If something happens to you again, what should I do? You'd better take me with you."
The third prince held her hand and really didn't want to take her back to the palace.
Aunt Zhou gradually calmed down and said seriously: "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to get into trouble. Even if the emperor wants to kill you, he won't kill me. Rather than putting you in danger, it's better for me to step in."
Her guess was right. If the emperor really wanted to kill her, he would have already taken action when he came to Xuzhou this time. He only took away the child this time. There should be a temporary change.
She has been hiding for so many years, and the two of them are finally coming to an end. ?.?????.???
Seeing her persistence, the Third Prince probably would have followed her even if he insisted not to let her go. After hesitating for a while, he had no choice but to agree to take Aunt Zhou back with him.
The two of them got on the carriage that day and left Xuzhou City under the escort of Lu Yan.
Before leaving, I wrote a letter to Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun.
The letter was delivered to Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun five days later.
Du Wanchun opened the letter and read it, his face changing from joy to sadness, "Ruiyuan, the emperor has returned from Xuzhou."
Zhou Ruiyuan was also delighted, "It seems this method is really effective."
A few days ago, the emperor took Concubine Li away and said he was going to recuperate. Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan soon discovered something was wrong, especially when they found the string of beads left by Concubine Li on the way.
The two of them immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
Zhou Ruiyuan sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to inquire, only to learn that the emperor's condition had worsened and he probably only had one month left to live.
When he secretly took Concubine Li out in the last month, he must have discovered where Aunt Zhou was.
I'm afraid I won't be prepared to come back alive this time.
Even if the two of them rush to Xuzhou now, they can't stop the emperor from wanting to die together.
Du Wanchun had an idea and immediately found Dr. Xu from Cheng'an County, and sent people to Xuzhou to spread the news that there was a miracle doctor in the capital who could cure the emperor's illness.
Doctor Xu's medical skills are indeed good, but it is impossible to save the emperor.
This was just a pretense to trick the emperor back into the capital.
After hearing the news, the emperor, just as Du Wanchun had thought, stopped fighting with Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince, and set off back to the capital that night.
But none of them expected that the emperor rushed back to Beijing and tied up Xiao Zhouzhou.
When Zhou Ruiyuan saw the news, his face gradually became sad.
"The emperor regards this child as a scoundrel, and he doesn't know what he will do now."
Du Wanchun put the letter away and burned it on a candle aside.
"My lord, don't worry. The emperor will arrive in the capital in two days. We will be fine in Xiaozhouzhou."
Zhou Ruiyuan went sideways to the desk, took a pen and paper and wrote back a letter to Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince, asking them to be careful on the road and not make mistakes due to panic.
After writing the letter, Zhou Ruiyuan turned back to Du Wanchun and asked, "Can Dr. Xu really cure the emperor's disease?"
Du Wanchun shook his head, "No, we can only let him live for a few more days at most."
Zhou Ruiyuan had an idea, "Okay, let's stabilize him first and wait until he returns to Beijing."
Du Wanchun came to his side with a faint smile on his brows. After answering, he went to Dr. Xu's yard.
Doctor Xu was still working as an idle doctor in Zhuangzi in Cheng'an County. After receiving Du Wanchun's letter, he rushed over immediately.
When he saw Du Wanchun coming, he stood up to greet him and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess."
Du Wanchun quickly helped him up and said, "Doctor Xu, there is no need to be so polite. You should call me Shopkeeper Du."
This was Doctor Xu's first time entering the palace. He was quite nervous and hunched over.
