Chapter 117: Will I be recognized?
The Emperor wept, his eyes brimming with tears, and buried his head in the bed. "It's all my fault, Zhou'er! It's all my fault, she and the child!"
The old eunuch watched from the side and sighed deeply. Not long after the Empress was exiled, the Emperor was always depressed. Although he favored Consort Wu, he would often mention the Empress.
Gradually, the Emperor seemed to be deliberately avoiding the topic, no longer mentioning the Empress. In fact, the old eunuch could see that from the moment the Lu family was beheaded, this supreme ruler had already regretted it.
Now I can no longer deceive myself, so I'm letting out all the emotions in my heart.
However, there's no going back in this world; some things, once done, are done.
Some people leave and never come back.
The old eunuch turned away, leaving the emperor to weep.
He also despised the emperor's ruthlessness from the bottom of his heart.
As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its cubs; he deserved it for being so ruthless.
The emperor cried all night, and the news spread throughout the palace the next day.
Upon hearing this, Consort Wu was so angry that she smashed all the rouge and face powder on her table.
Even the newly favored Consort Ru was slightly surprised.
However, perhaps because the emperor still cared about his reputation, he did not allow the matter to spread outside the palace.
Outside the palace, the incense sold at Zhou's incense shop was getting better and better, and gradually the incense they brought over was not enough.
Zhou Feng immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver the news to Aunt Zhou as quickly as possible.
When Aunt Zhou received the letter, she was overjoyed. "Wanchun, Feng'er said in the letter that our incense is almost sold out."
Du Wanchun was also very happy to hear this and said with a smile, "Mother, let's pick some more fruit tomorrow!"
Aunt Zhou carefully put away the letter and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, gather more. It looks like the incense is ready."
The newly made "Spring Breeze" is not only selling well in Beijing, but also in Cheng'an County.
The two incense shops are always packed with people.
The Zhou family's wealth is increasing.
Aunt Zhou gave some of the silver to Du Wanchun to manage, and then used the rest to buy land.
I bought more than ten acres in total, mainly to grow rice and fruit.
The rice they grow is tastier than regular rice.
Besides the Fang family, several other officials also came specifically to buy it.
Aunt Zhou was worried that there wouldn't be enough to eat, so she planned to plant more rice this time.
With some money, Aunt Zhou bought some fine fabrics and made many clothes for Du Wanchun and the baby in her womb.
Little bib, little shoes, little hat.
Each one is small and exquisite, and looks very cute.
When Du Wanchun first held it in her hands, she was delighted and exclaimed, "Mother, my belly isn't even that big yet, and you've already finished making this dress?"
Aunt Zhou put away her needlework and said with a smile, "The baby's clothes should be prepared as soon as possible. Besides these, I also need to make some diapers."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered something, "Later, I'll go to the village entrance and buy a ewe."
Du Wanchun asked in confusion, "Mother, why are we buying a ewe?"
Aunt Zhou said with a smile, "We'll save the ewe's milk for the children to drink."
Du Wanchun suddenly realized that Aunt Zhou had been so thoughtful.
She looked down at her slightly protruding belly, her heart filled with anticipation.
Everyone says that the ten months of pregnancy are the hardest, and it seems to be true.
The whole family was eagerly anticipating the birth of this little one.
However, the emperor in the palace, who was crying his heart out, was unaware that he was about to have a grandson.
He sat in the grand palace, complaining to his younger brother.
"Why didn't you stop me from ordering it in the first place?"
The Third Prince listened with a stern face, "Your Majesty, when I tried to stop you, you almost broke my leg."
The emperor fell silent.
The Third Prince had long hated him to the core because of the Empress's affair. Before he could speak, the Third Prince stood up and said, "Brother, if you have nothing else to do, do not summon your younger brother to the palace."
After saying this, he left the hall and hurried away from the palace, as if afraid that if he was even a step too late, he would rush up and kill his elder brother.
After leaving the palace, the Third Prince happened to pass by the Zhou family's incense shop.
This wasn't the first time he'd passed by this place, but every time he did, he'd smell a familiar fragrance.
Unfortunately, upon closer inspection, it wasn't.
So now whenever he passes by here, he slows down.
Perhaps feeling a bit troubled, he came to the shop for the first time today.
Zhou Feng looked up and happened to see him.
Perhaps feeling guilty, he quickly lowered his head. "Sir, would you like to buy some incense?"
Zhou Feng was a bit older than before, and he had also done a simple disguise, so the Third Prince didn't notice him at first.
Just then, the waiter inside brought in a pot of hot tea. "Manager, the tea is ready."
Perhaps in his haste, Zhou Feng didn't catch it properly when he went to take it, and wet the table.
He quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe the water off the table.
The Third Prince looked around and, as he looked down, he happened to see Zhou Feng wiping the table with his hands.
There were three small moles connected together on her wrist.
The Third Prince was startled. He remembered that when the Empress held the Second Prince in front of him, she took out the baby's hand and said with a smile, "Come and see, this child was born with three moles on his wrist. I wonder if these moles will grow with him."
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