At the same time, the old lady's expression became extremely haggard, and the dark circles under her eyes almost drooped to her mouth.
That morning, the old lady couldn't even eat a bite of breakfast. When Fu Hengyu found out, he didn't care and just asked Du Wan to go and check on her.
Du Wan was too lazy to look at the old lady's expression, so she simply pretended to be sick and even snatched away the old lady's doctor to treat her.
The old lady was so angry that she sent someone to deliver a message to Fu Hengyue, but she ignored him and was busy trying to please the prince.
She was so angry that she cursed in the yard like a madman.
"You two are both heartless. I've gone through so much trouble to raise you, and this is how you repay me?"
But no one paid any attention to the old lady, and even her words did not leave the general's mansion.
The old lady had been cursing, but suddenly she smelled a foul odor, looked down, and saw the rotten flesh on the back of her hand, and her heart suddenly tightened.
Could it be that I have contracted some strange disease?
No, I must not let anyone know about this, otherwise I would probably be arrested.
So the old lady immediately shut up, stopped asking the doctor to come and see the patient, and went back to her room in dejection.
It was just dawn at this time, and the old lady suddenly stopped cursing, which made Du Wan very confused and wondered what might have happened.
So she came to the gate of the courtyard to find out more.
The yard was empty at this moment, as if everyone had been driven away by the old lady.
Du Wan walked slowly into the courtyard and came to the door of the wing room. She pushed the door open and saw the old lady half-pulling her clothes to check her body.
Her clean skin was covered with wounds that were gradually rotting, like spreading fungi, and emitting a foul stench.
And the wound had grown to the width of a finger in just that short breath.
The old lady was so frightened that she hurriedly tried to wipe it with a handkerchief, but some breakouts also broke out where her fingers touched, which almost made her cry.
Du Wan pushed the door open and walked in, with a relieved smile on her face.
"Old man, you have come to this day, give me three thousand taels, or I will tell everyone what happened today."
She just made a simple threat, and the old lady turned pale with fear and agreed immediately.
"I'll give it to you. Isn't it okay if I give it to you?"
So the old lady gave Du Wan three thousand taels, and then begged her to help her find a doctor and to keep the place secret.
Du Wan just held out her hand and said with a smile, "This is another price, five thousand taels."
"What! Five thousand taels..."
Hearing this, Du Wanqing smiled and said, "Why, five thousand taels is too much? If not, then you can find a way yourself."
There was no choice but for the old lady to grit her teeth and agree, and then she took out another three thousand taels to give to Du Wan.
Du Wan then went out and found a barefoot doctor on the street to treat the old lady.
She was passing by the courtyard where Shen Yuerong once lived, and suddenly walked in to a side room. After pushing the door open, she could see clearly what was inside, and her eyes flickered slightly.
It really was a piece of cake. Now that I have money and these things, I am sure I can complete my plan.
Du Wan never imagined that this barefoot doctor was not real, but a spy sent by Shen Yuerong and others.
The barefoot doctor didn't know any medical skills. He just prescribed some herbal medicine for the old lady to apply, which unexpectedly stopped the spread of the wounds on her body temporarily.
But at night, the wound began to rot silently from inside, causing the old lady to scream in pain. After finally falling asleep, she could not wake up again.
This news soon reached Shen Yuerong's ears.
She was picking out new clothes for Shen Chenchuan, her fingers skimming over the luxurious fabrics, a hint of sarcasm rising from the corner of her mouth.
"This is her karma, don't worry about it."
Qinghua was very happy, "This old witch finally got her comeuppance. She deserved it. Isn't it said that her children are filial? I want to see how far Fu Hengyu and the others can go."
Shen Yuerong just smiled faintly and explained: "Fu Hengyu looks like a gentleman on the surface, but in fact he is just a cowardly and selfish guy."
"As long as it doesn't affect their own interests, anything is fine. Once it affects their own interests, they will immediately change their attitude."
"You can let him pretend for a day or two, but if it lasts for years, I'm afraid his true colors will show up, and he will get completely impatient and choose to escape."
"He is not as responsible as Fu Hengjing, but at least he admitted what he did."
"But Fu Hengyu will never admit it."
After she finished speaking, Shen Yuerong stopped choosing fabrics, as if everything she had just said was just a casual chat.
Shen Yuerong picked out some brightly colored clothes for young men for Shen Chenchuan, but he didn't want any of them and only wanted gray and dark blue.
It seemed lifeless, but Shen Yuerong didn't say anything, just respected his choice.
After picking out clothes for Shen Chenchuan, Shen Yuerong, wearing the clothes of a royal lady, slowly got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.
Qinghua followed Shen Yuerong and couldn't help feeling worried.
"Princess, Concubine Xi is not easy to get along with. What if she makes things difficult for you?"
Shen Yuerong folded her hands in front of her chest, with an elegant and calm posture, and walked towards the huge palace.
"It doesn't matter. If the enemy comes, we will fight him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth."
The first rays of sunlight in the morning poured down on Shen Yuerong's smooth new cheeks, the pearl hairpins on her hair jingled, and her whole body seemed to be shrouded in a faint light.
Soon, she followed the female official Hua Qiu to the outside of Concubine Xi's palace.
Hua Qiu gave Chen Yuerong an apologetic smile, said nothing, and then entered the palace.
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