Chapter 181 The People from the Capital Have Arrived
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruiyuan almost forgot about the matter. Ever since they learned that Consort Wu had been banished to the Cold Palace, they had paid no attention to Lady Liu's sister.
Lady Liu continued, "My sister is not dead yet, and she should be on her way to find me now. I received a letter from her a few days ago."
As he spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to Zhou Ruiyuan.
Zhou Ruiyuan looked at it and confirmed that the handwriting was indeed the same as the one on the secret letter from last time.
"Madam, if your sister comes, could you please let her stay for a few days?"
Lady Liu nodded and said, "Of course, my sister and I are very close, she should stay with me for a few days."
Zhou Ruiyuan handed her the letter and thanked her, saying, "Then thank you very much, Madam."
To avoid attracting attention, Prefect Zheng and Magistrate Li did not linger there. After seeing the child, they left Changliu Village.
After seeing them off to the door with Zhou Ruiyuan, Aunt Zhou returned to take care of the three little children.
The babies are very obedient and rarely cry.
However, in order to allow Du Wanchun to rest properly, Aunt Zhou kept a close eye on the three children every day.
Granny Zhuang even sent the Third Prince away, taking full responsibility for cooking for Du Wanchun herself.
By noon, Granny Zhuang had prepared seven or eight dishes, all for Du Wanchun alone.
"Wanchun, come, it's time to eat." Granny Zhuang brought the dishes to her bedside.
Du Wanchun sat up slightly, leaning against the pillow. Seeing so many dishes, she smiled and said, "Granny, I'm afraid I can't finish all of this."
Granny Zhuang removed a soup bowl and said with a smile, "You don't need to eat all of these. Just eat a little of each. Don't worry about gaining weight from eating these. I used to cook for Her Majesty, so I know what's good to eat."
Du Wanchun, holding the spoon, smiled and said, "Thank you, Granny."
Granny Zhuang served her some food and said, "We're family, no need to be so polite. Come and eat. In a little while, Granny will make you some goat milk soup."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded.
Aunt Zhou, carrying the child, walked in from outside. "Wanchun, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Du Wanchun shook her head and said, "Mother, there's nothing wrong with me."
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "It's very important for a woman to have a proper postpartum period. If you feel unwell, remember to tell your mother."
Du Wanchun nodded slightly and said, "Okay, Mother."
Aunt Zhou was worried that she wouldn't like to eat these things, so she thought she would go to the county to buy some nourishing foods later.
The next day, Aunt Zhou asked Granny Zhuang to help look after the child and followed the Third Prince to Cheng'an County.
This time, Aunt Zhou bought whatever she could find for the little girl.
The Third Prince watched from the side, his face full of smiles.
After buying everything, Aunt Zhou got into the carriage.
As Aunt Zhou was leaving in her carriage, a carriage from the capital passed by them.
Li, the guard, sat in the carriage, looking around with the portrait in his hand.
He had only heard people say that the Empress and the princes might be in Cheng'an County, but he didn't know exactly where in Cheng'an County they were.
This was what he wanted to tell the emperor, but the emperor insisted that he come out to search.
He had no choice.
When they arrived at Zhou's incense shop, he suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance and quickly called the driver to stop the carriage.
Li, the guard, jumped off his horse and walked into Zhou's incense shop.
Upon seeing the guest arrive, Zhang Qiuhe quickly came forward to greet him, "Sir, what kind of incense would you like to buy?"
Guard Li picked up a bottle of perfume and said, "The scent of this perfume is so familiar. Does your Zhou family's perfume shop also have a shop in the capital?"
Zhang Qiuhe hesitated for a moment before replying, "That's right, our Zhou family does indeed have an incense shop in the capital."
Guard Li put the fragrant dew back somewhere far away, then took out portraits of Granny Zhou and Zhou Ruiyuan from his pocket and handed them to her, "Take a look, are there any of these two people in Cheng'an County?"
Zhang Qiuhe was startled. Her mind raced. She knew who the Zhou family had offended in the capital. She pretended to look closely and said, "I don't know them."
Seeing that she answered so readily and didn't seem to be lying, Guard Li didn't ask any further questions and turned to go ask other places.
Zhang Qiuhe quickly stopped him and asked, "Is this young master looking for someone?"
Guard Li nodded.
Zhang Qiuhe smiled at him and said, "Why don't you leave this portrait with me, and I'll ask around for you."
Guard Li hesitated for a moment.
Zhang Qiuhe continued, "I have many customers here, which is better than you asking around at each place."
Guard Li hesitated for a moment, then turned around and said, "No need."
After saying that, he left the incense shop.
Zhang Qiuhe sensed something was wrong and quickly told the shop assistants, "You guys watch the shop, I have something to do and will be right back."
The guys nodded.
Zhang Qiuhe quickly found a horse-drawn carriage and hurried towards Changliu Village.
By the time she arrived at the Zhou family's house, it was already dark.
"Aunt Zhou, Wan Chun."
Aunt Zhou came out and said, "Madam Zhang, what brings you here?"
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