The Third Lady asked Li if she knew who was spreading the rumor, and she said she didn't know. Li really didn't know, she couldn't get involved in the outer court, and all the key positions in the inner court were replaced by the Third Lady.

Mrs. Chu San said, "Okay, I'll have someone investigate, and if it's confirmed, I'll execute her."

After a while, they found out that the source was actually a rough woman in Li's courtyard. Many people pointed out that it was this woman who said it. The third wife had her beaten with ten boards and kicked her out.

Li was so angry that she hid in the yard and dared not go out.

The day passed quickly until the 25th. Chen Ahfu, who had pretended to be sick for three days, finally got up. She was leaving the next day, and she had some things to do, so she couldn't continue pretending.

She got up early and led people to make golden silk cakes. She made some first and gave two pieces to the masters of each courtyard as breakfast, but of course she didn't give any to Li.

After breakfast, he continued to work and sent someone to deliver the forty yuan for the Empress Dowager to Anrong Hall. Just as the twenty yuan for Prince Rui's Mansion were put into the food box, someone from the outer courtyard came to report that the Princess of Rui had arrived with the second young master.

Chen Ahfu quickly changed his clothes, washed his hands, and went out to greet them. As soon as he walked out of the main door, he saw Princess Rui leading the wet nurse holding Li Xuan and several servants into the courtyard wall.

Chen Ahfu walked over quickly and said with a smile, "You guys came at the right time. I was just about to have someone send some snacks to Xuan'er."

Princess Rui's smile seemed forced. Looking more closely, I could see that her eyes were red and she seemed to have lost weight.

Chen Ahfu was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Hey, what's wrong?"

Princess Rui smiled again, and several people entered the east room, inviting Princess Rui to sit on the kang, and the maid served tea. They put Li Xuan on the kang, took a piece of golden silk cake and put it in his hand, and asked the servants to leave.

Chen Ahfu then asked, "What's the matter? Are you in trouble?"

Princess Rui nodded, and then she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and started crying quietly. Li Xuan saw that his mother was sad, so he also opened his mouth and started crying, spitting out the golden cake in his mouth everywhere.

Chen Ahfu quickly hugged Li Xuan into his arms, wiped his face, and asked, "Princess, what happened to you?"

Princess Rui wiped her tears, took Chen Afu's arm and said, "Grandma Chu, now, only you can save my Xuan'er."

Chen Ahfu was stunned. "What do you mean?"

Princess Rui cried, "I told the prince about your method when I got back to the palace. The prince was also happy. He said that the royal sister could take out her own green leaf agarwood to treat Xuan'er. The emperor is the grandfather and the queen mother is the great grandmother. They will definitely agree..."

But Prince Rui couldn't ask them directly, so he went to the palace to find Concubine De and asked her to ask the emperor or the queen mother for a green leaf agarwood to treat Xuan'er. However, Concubine De was unwilling to do so and scolded Prince Rui, saying that he was unfilial. Green leaf agarwood is very precious and is very beneficial to the health of the emperor and the queen mother. Even if the younger generations had it, they would take it out to show filial piety to the elders. How could they have the nerve to ask for it from the elders? Not only did she not ask for it herself, she also forbade Prince Rui to ask for it...

Princess Rui cried more and more sadly, "The Emperor and the Queen Mother are not from the same root. If they were from the same root, I would not have had such an idea. I know that Li Chao grew up in front of my mother. She likes Li Chao more and certainly hopes that Li Chao can inherit the title in the future. But what about my Xuan'er? How innocent he is! He was obviously fooled by Li Chao's biological mother, but she still wanted the son of that evil woman to inherit the title. The reason why that evil woman risked her life to do evil things must be that she thought of this step. Grandma Chu, please, I beg you, take my Xuan'er to the countryside, and raise him the same way you raised the eldest sister of the Chu family..."

Chen Afu looked at Li Chao in her arms. The little guy still remembered her and was very attached to her. He looked at Princess Rui crying, but his hands tightly grasped Chen Afu's clothes, and even dropped the golden silk cake. This child is not very stupid, much better than Miss Chu at that time. As long as he is corrected properly and let him slowly get out of the terror, the disease can be cured. She also likes Li Xuan, sympathizes with him, and wants to help him.

But his identity was too sensitive, and she was afraid of attracting more attention to Tangyuan. Besides, she couldn't make the decision on such a big matter.

Chen Ahfu said in embarrassment, "Princess, I like Xuan'er too, but... bringing him to Tangyuan is a huge responsibility. He is of royal blood, and I'm afraid that if I don't treat him well or if something else goes wrong, our family won't be able to bear the consequences."

Princess Rui wiped away her tears, her eyes full of determination, and said, "Grandma Chu, I have made up my mind, and my prince is willing. Instead of letting Xuan'er live his whole life in such a foolish way, it is better to let him go to the countryside with you and give him a glimmer of hope. We will not blame you if he cannot be cured. If anything goes wrong, it is his fate. At least we fought for him once, and there is no regret. What's more, I am afraid that after the death of the prince and I, Xuan'er will not live long even if he is foolish, after all, his mother has a feud with Li Chao for killing her."

After hearing what Princess Rui said, Chen Ahfu really couldn't find any other excuses. He said, "This matter is of great importance. I can't make the decision alone. I have to ask the elders. In addition, can the emperor agree to this?"

Princess Rui said, "My prince went to report to the emperor yesterday, and the emperor said that as long as you are willing, he will hand Xuan'er over to you."

She cried to Prince Rui every day these days, and Prince Rui felt that he was sorry for his legitimate son and hoped to cure the child's illness. The couple had already discussed that Princess Rui would go to ask Chen Afu for help, and he would go to ask the grandfather and grandson of the Chu family for help.

Although Prince Rui was absurd, he was extremely smart. He "degenerated" not only because he liked women, but also because he made it clear that he had no interest in that position. He had been to Fu Garden and saw Chu Hanyan. He also found his medicine in Fu Garden. He had a hunch that Chen Afu was not as simple as he seemed. Therefore, he was more determined than Princess Rui that Chen Afu could definitely cure Li Xuan's illness.

Chen Afu and Princess Rui and her son had lunch at the bamboo pavilion, and played with Li Xuan for a while. Li Xuan enjoyed it very much and often laughed. They sent the mother and son away in the afternoon.

Chu Lingxuan came back just after dinner. He looked exhausted and pale, which meant he didn't get enough rest. Chen Afu quickly asked someone to prepare food and bath water for him.

After he finished his meal and dried his hair, he was allowed to sleep. Chu Lingxuan wanted to pull Chen Afu to sleep with him, but Chen Afu refused with a red face, saying that many things had not been packed yet.

As soon as Chu Lingxuan touched the pillow, he began to snore. Chen Ahfu put down the curtains and tiptoed to the west room to pack the boxes. The Marquis' Mansion was not where she lived permanently, and most of the dowry, except for the large items that were difficult to carry, would be packed up and taken to Tangyuan.

She was directing Nanny Li and the maids to clean up when a maid from Anrong Hall came to ask Chen Afu to go with her, saying that the old marquis and the third master had something to ask.