"Yes, I will go right away."
Mu Mu ran away quickly. Anshan is in trouble now, and half of the responsibility lies on him, so he has to risk his life to make up for it.
As Mu Mu was running, he was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't pay attention to the door threshold and fell with a thud.
Zhou Zhaonuan, Zhou Zeyun: "..."
He is too incompetent for his position. Indeed, such a person is not suitable to be an official. He is more suitable to be a legal advisor.
"Oh, brother, we need to find someone to burn those bodies as quickly as possible and completely eradicate the plague."
In the next few days, the brother and sister worked hard, some collecting herbs and some burning corpses. Even so, more than a thousand people died in five days, which made Zhou Zhaonuan feel very heavy. From the time she was old enough to understand things until now, she had never seen such a death incident.
As a last resort, the imperial physicians once again plunged into the boundless sea of books, hoping to find a solution. One day, an unexpected guest came to the imperial physician's residence and asked, "How is your research going?"
Nuannuan lifted her skirt and stepped in. Just as the imperial doctors were about to bow, Nuannuan waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, no need to bow. You just need to tell me how the medicine is going."
Doctor Jia's face was filled with melancholy. Doctors are compassionate, and now they are truly anxious. "Princess, we have been studying medical books and searching for medicine all night, but there are very few books on how to treat the plague. We can only do our best."
Zhou Zhaonuan was already feeling annoyed, and after hearing this, she became even more irritated. With a feeling of discomfort in her heart, she plopped down between the imperial physicians and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, stop wasting time, sit down quickly, I'll help you find it. Even if we can't eradicate it, we can at least suppress it."
Zhou Zhaonuan's serious look surprised many imperial doctors. They also had daughters, but when their daughters were as old as the princess, they were either embroidering, reading, or going out for a walk. None of them thought so much like the princess and cared so much about the country and the people.
......
Imperial Palace, Li'an Palace.
"Mother, even if you know exactly what your son means, do you still insist on having him recognize Concubine Shu as his biological mother?"
Zhou Ze'en had long been unable to bear Li Shuren's coldness and beatings. Ever since Zhou Beichen came that day, he had followed Zhou Beichen happily. At that time, Li Shuren was relieved, but now, looking at this son in front of her who never left her no matter how she treated him, Li Shuren felt really uncomfortable.
The mother and son knelt on the ground. Li Shuren once again pushed Zhou Zeyu, who had finally managed to get into her arms, out. She raised her head and looked straight at him, arrogant and conceited.
"Honestly, if it weren't for you two, I could have escaped. I had someone outside to support me, and I could have escaped. However, because you two were in the palace, I had no choice but to take a gamble, betting that the emperor would relent and let me go because of you two. But I didn't expect that after all this time, I would still die. Since you two are of no help to me, then why do you still have to follow me? Get out, get out of here."
Li Shuren's face was distorted and her eyes were bloodshot. Gradually, the light in Zhou Zeyu's eyes disappeared, replaced by heartache. He went forward and hugged Li Shuren who was screaming hysterically, regardless of everything.
"Mother... Mother, wow, wow, mother, please don't be sad. As long as you don't want to die, your son is willing to be confined to this Li'an Palace to accompany you for the rest of his life."
Li Shuren: “…”
After a pause, she slowly stopped crying. Why was her son so stubborn? For the first time, Li Shuren felt that her son was too smart and difficult to deal with.
She deliberately ignored Zhou Zeyu's tearful face, pushed him away, and went to the inner room alone.
Half an hour later, intermittent crying sounds continued to be heard outside the door, which really made Li Shuren feel extremely unbearable. However, she had no choice. In order to protect the two children, she could only do this.
Little did he know that Zhou Zeyu outside the door had his nails dug into his palms, oozing out trickles of blood. He hated it, he hated it so much. Why was it that he, Zhou Zeyun, and Zhou Zhaonuan were all his father's children, but his father was only good to them two? Over the years, whenever his father had something delicious or useful, he would run to Yingyue Pavilion first to give it to Zhou Zhaonuan. Now his father had even started to build a princess's mansion for her.
Zhou Zeyun was even more so. Not only was he crowned a king at a young age, but when he was nine years old, his father made an exception and built him the Prince of Yan's Mansion. There was also his own palace, the Yupeng Hall, in the palace. Normally, whenever he was in the capital, he could stay in the prince's mansion when he wanted to, and return to the palace when he wanted to. But he was different. He was five years old and still only the second prince.
Why?
What is the basis for all this?
As he cried, Zhou Zeyu gradually turned everything into hatred. He knew that perhaps as soon as he acknowledged Concubine Shu as his mother, his mother would die. He didn't believe it. He must save his mother's life. He must make a name for himself. He must make his father regret doting on Zhou Zeyun and Zhou Zhaonuan. One day, he would usurp the throne. He would personally pull his father down from the throne and tell him in person that he was wrong to have favored Zhou Zeyun so much. In this world, only he, Zhou Zeyu, was more suitable for that position.
Li Shuren covered her mouth in the room, her heart aching. She never thought that she and her child would end up in such a situation. When she heard no more silence, Li Shuren patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
The son knew that it would be fine if he turned back, so she walked out quietly, intending to take a look. Unexpectedly, she only showed her head, and a small component was already hanging on her thigh.
Li Shuren was stunned by the collision. She looked down and saw Zhou Zeyu opening his mouth and smiling broadly.
"Mother...I don't want to leave. Please don't let me go. Even if I am trapped in this life, I don't want to leave."
Li Shuren's heart, which had just relaxed, fell again. She didn't know whether she was happy or sad. She just felt a terrible headache and her head was a mess.
"No, Yu'er, listen to your mother and go find Concubine Shu. She can give you a good life. I can't do that. My life has been wasted since your grandfather rebelled."
As she spoke, Li Shuren pushed Zhou Zeyu out. She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and became ruthless. Her feet felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds. No matter how Li Shuren pushed, he just wouldn't move. He pushed so hard that sweat covered his forehead but he still refused to move.
Zhou Zeyu was pushed so hard that tears welled up in his eyes. He pulled her sleeve and knelt on the ground.
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