Lu Yun was extremely angry and said, "What responsibility do I have for Zhou Jiamin? If she hadn't stayed in the mountains after dark to hunt, I wouldn't have been bitten by the snake. If she didn't let me suck out the snake venom because of her reputation, then she'd be repaying kindness with hatred. I don't owe her anything!"

Shen Nian frowned slightly: "But she has been broken off from the engagement now, and I have promised the Queen Mother to give the position of Princess of the County to Zhou Jiamin..."

Lu Yun coughed forcefully several times, and angrily vomited a mouthful of black blood, which he spit all over Shen Nian.

Chen Nianlian said to the outside world: "Quickly call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician!"

The maids in Lu Yun's courtyard were busy.

After Lu Ze and Qi Yuning learned that Lu Yun had woken up, they went to Lu Yun's room.

The imperial physician was already checking Lu Yun's pulse when he said, "Your Highness is so angry that he's vomiting poisonous blood..."

Princess Pingrou clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless you, it is truly the Bodhisattva's blessing!"

Duke Lu said to Lu Yun, "Luckily, Yun'er is fine and woke up safely."

The imperial physician stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, the snake venom has been cured. But be careful not to get too angry, as anger can damage your liver."

Lu Yun glared at Shen Nian unhappily and coughed heavily several times in anger, "This prince didn't want to be angry, but someone made me angry!"

Princess Pingrou asked, "Who made you angry?"

Lu Yun pointed at Shen Nian and said, "She! She was so confused that she promised the Queen Mother to give the position of Princess of the County to Zhou Jiamin. Even if I divorce her, I can't marry the daughter of the Zhou family! The Zhou family bullied Yuning so much before, how can I marry the daughter of the Zhou family and become related to the Zhou family?"

Lu Ze looked at Lu Yun and frowned, "Can you call Yuning? Call her sister-in-law."

Qi Yuning rarely showed a good face to Lu Yun. "After experiencing life and death, you have finally made some progress. Shen Nian, you shouldn't have agreed to the Queen Mother. Now it will be difficult to resolve the Zhou Jiamin issue."

Shen Nian said: "But, after all, she saved Lu Yun, we can't let her ruin her reputation and not get married."

Lu Yun said, "It's not like I begged her to save me, and I was injured because of her. You promised the Queen Mother to give the Princess to Zhou Jiamin, so you handle this matter yourself. There's no way I'm going to marry a daughter of the Zhou family anyway!"

Shen Nian had a headache, staggered two steps, and fell to the ground.

The imperial physician Lian stepped forward to check Shen Nian's pulse, and Lu Yun asked, "What's wrong with her?"

The imperial physician felt the pulse and said, "He fainted from hunger."

Lu Yun frowned and asked, "What?"

Qiuyue, who was standing by, said, "The Princess hasn't eaten anything for several days. She only ate a steamed bun this morning when she left the palace. These past few days, she has been kneeling in front of the Buddha, copying scriptures and praying for blessings..."

Lu Yun looked at Shen Nian who had fainted from hunger and said, "She still has some conscience."

Princess Pingrou instructed Qiuyue, "Hurry up and make some warm porridge, and take her back to her room to rest."

Qiuyue replied, "Yes."

Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu gave Lu Yun some advice to take good care of himself and then went back. Princess Pingrou had been worried for so long, and now that she knew her son was safe and sound, she could finally have a good sleep.

It was getting dark outside.

Lu Ze looked at Lu Yun and asked, "How do you plan to deal with Shen Nian?"

"Dispose of her?" Lu Yun asked in confusion, "Why should I punish her?"

Lu Ze said, "Chen Nian used the child to marry you, and then had the child aborted. Someone so calculating shouldn't be staying in the Lu Mansion. It's better to get a divorce and end all ties cleanly!"

Lu Yun said unwillingly, "No! If I ask her to divorce and leave the Lu family now, what will happen to the children she owes me? I won't let her leave. I won't let her find another father for that brat Huang Han. If she doesn't return my eight or ten children, she can forget about leaving the Lu Mansion!"

Lu Ze frowned and said, "Instead of forcing her to give birth to a child she doesn't want, and letting the child be disliked by her mother, it's better to separate now. I can't let you mess around with Shen Nian's affairs."

Lu Yun coughed and said, "I would rather destroy ten temples than ruin a marriage."

Seeing Lu Yun coughing violently, Qi Yuning advised Lu Ze, "If he doesn't want to divorce, then that's fine. There's no need to force him. He's just been poisoned, and now we need to be united in facing the outside world. Shen Nian promised the Queen Mother to give the position of Princess Consort to Zhou Jiamin, which is a bit of a problem."

Lu Yun said, "I will never marry Zhou Jiamin. If my third aunt forces me to marry Zhou Jiamin, the worst that can happen is that I will leave home again!"

Qi Yuning glared at Lu Yun fiercely. Lu Yun shrank his head when he met Qi Yuning's gaze.

Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "It's getting late. Let's go back and rest."

When Lu Ze followed Qi Yuning out of Lu Yun's room, he frowned and said, "Lu Yun is really blind. He actually treats Shen Nian as a treasure."

Qi Yuning said, "Alas, the Zhou Jiamin incident is quite tricky. However, in just the past two days, the rumor has become so widespread. I don't believe there isn't someone behind the scenes fanning the flames.

This matter concerns the Empress Dowager's niece, and it also concerns the Princess's residence. If there weren't someone with ulterior motives spreading this matter, it wouldn't have been possible for this rumor to spread so quickly and reach everyone."

Qi Yuning knew very well that this matter would be impossible without someone behind the scenes fanning the flames. This morning, when she saw Zhou Jiamin reveal her feelings towards Lu Yun, and the Empress Dowager told Shen Nian about the Prince's concubine, she was even more certain of her guess.

Lu Ze said, "I'll send my men to investigate."

Qi Yuning responded: "Yes."

When we returned to the room, Lingling crawled over on the ground. The nine-month-old Lingling crawled very fast.

Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and said with a faint smile: "Your uncle has woken up."

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