Chapter 121 Wanting to take care of them, mother and child
Upon hearing the Third Prince's rebuke, Aunt Zhao and Uncle Zhao immediately tucked their tails between their legs and ran away.
Seeing that they had left, Aunt Zhou quickly closed the door and pulled the Third Prince into the house.
Du Wanchun did not go into the house with them, but instead called Zhou Ruiyuan, who had just come out after hearing the noise, aside.
Now only Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince are left in the house.
"Your Highness, how did you end up here? Has the Emperor already discovered us?" Aunt Zhou asked in a panic.
Seeing her so anxious, the Third Prince quickly said, "Don't worry, the Emperor doesn't know you're not dead. I came here alone!"
Aunt Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, but after a while, she looked at him with suspicion and asked, "How did you know we were in Changliu Village?"
The Third Prince recounted the whole story to Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou suddenly realized, and then said with a touch of sadness, "You're the only one who still remembers the mole on Feng'er's hand."
The Third Prince quickly replied, "Of course I remember! I've always treated Feng'er, Zhao'er, and Ruiyuan as my own sons since they were little."
He spoke with some emotion.
Aunt Zhou lowered her head slightly as she listened.
Actually, Zhou Da Niang knew the Third Prince before she met the Emperor, and the three of them grew up together.
However, Aunt Zhou was the daughter-in-law chosen by the Empress Dowager long ago, and she was destined to enter the palace sooner or later.
Later, the emperor expressed his love for her, but the third prince remained unmoved. She had no choice but to accept the emperor's favor and obediently prepare to enter the palace.
However, before entering the palace, Aunt Zhou sent a letter to the Third Prince, asking what would happen if she did not want to enter the palace.
Actually, this letter was already very tactful.
Unfortunately, the Third Prince did not give her any reply, nor did he receive any response.
So she had no choice but to enter the palace and become empress.
"What brings you here to find us this time?" Aunt Zhou asked him.
The Third Prince disregarded all formalities at this moment, stepped forward and grasped her hand, saying, "From now on, I will take care of you and your child!"
Aunt Zhou was taken aback, startled by his sudden expression of affection. "Your Highness, let's not even talk about me being your sister-in-law. We're still fugitives!"
The Third Prince frowned and said seriously, "What sister-in-law? When he crippled you, you and he were no longer husband and wife!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the small brick house and said, "Besides, you are now the wife of the Zhou family, and I am the man of the Zhou family, so you are my wife!"
Aunt Zhou looked at him in surprise; this man really knew how to seize any opportunity to climb up the ladder.
The Third Prince continued, "Don't worry, the Emperor will just think I'm here to visit relatives. I can just make up an excuse. But what are your and Ruiyuan's plans for the future? Are you planning to stay in this little village for the rest of your lives?"
Aunt Zhou lowered her eyes and looked to the side. "Right now, of course we want to live a good life. We'll wait for the opportunity in the future to overturn the case for our Lu family."
She didn't explain it very clearly, after all, the Third Prince came from the capital, and many things were uncertain.
The Third Prince frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said, "Zhou'er, since Ruiyuan is still alive, he is the rightful heir. Sooner or later he will go back to inherit the throne! Even if the Emperor is unwilling, I will find a way to put him on the throne!"
Aunt Zhou was taken aback and didn't know what to do.
The Third Prince grasped his hand again and said, "Over the years, I have been examining the evidence that your father was framed back then. If I'm not mistaken, the servant who slandered your father should still be alive. Don't worry, with me here, I will definitely clear your father's name."
Hearing him speak so confidently, Aunt Zhou felt a mix of emotions. "Your Highness, you don't need to do so much for our family."
She was also very puzzled by the Third Prince's behavior. If he had feelings for her, why didn't he stop her before she entered the palace?
Is it just because her father was kind to him, and he is only so good to her because of her father?
The Third Prince looked into her gloomy eyes and seemed to guess what she was thinking. "Zhou'er, I'm not doing all this for anyone else. I just don't want you to suffer."
Aunt Zhou's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she instantly understood that they were no longer the naive young boys and girls they once were. Anyone could tell from those words.
"Your Highness..."
She didn't know how to answer him for a moment.
The Third Prince then cautiously withdrew his hand, lowered his eyes slightly, and said, "Don't be afraid. I just want to take care of you and don't want you to be bullied anymore."
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