Chapter 191 presents new evidence.
Magistrate Li deliberately exaggerated, saying, "They are a group of vicious and ruthless people, and they are highly skilled in martial arts. You'd better not talk to them. Just set traps around the house and don't let them escape."
Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly nodded and said, "Yes, sir."
After giving his instructions, Magistrate Li also sent a few constables to keep an eye on things, and then he personally visited the Zhou family.
"Good news, the assassins have been captured."
Aunt Zhou was overjoyed. "Really?"
Magistrate Li said with a smile, "It's true, I've already sent my constables over there. Those people can't escape now, so you can rest assured."
Aunt Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat down.
The Third Prince quickly came over to help her up, saying, "They're just a few assassins. I'll go take a look myself later."
Aunt Zhou nodded. "Mm."
Magistrate Li was so happy that he sat there for a while longer and took the opportunity to tell Aunt Zhou about Lady Liu's pregnancy.
Aunt Zhou hurriedly went into the house, grabbed a basket of eggs, and handed them to Magistrate Li. "A woman who is pregnant needs to eat more nourishing foods. Take these back and give some to Lady Liu."
Magistrate Li was extremely grateful. At that moment, he suddenly remembered the fortune teller's words and looked around, "Wanchun, where is she?"
Aunt Zhou replied with a smile, "Wanchun is staying at the Wang family's house now. We'll bring her back later."
Magistrate Li said with a smile, "A fortune teller once said that Wan Chun was a lucky star descended to earth. At first, I didn't believe it, but now it seems to be true."
Aunt Zhou was taken aback and quickly asked, "You mean a lucky star has descended to earth?"
Magistrate Li nodded. "Yes, I thought the fortune teller was talking nonsense at the time, but look at the Zhou family. Aren't they getting better and better? My life is getting better and better too. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be raising someone else's child and living a noisy life every day."
Aunt Zhou paused for a moment, then murmured thoughtfully to herself, "A lucky star has descended upon the world..."
Magistrate Li did not linger any longer. After bidding farewell to Granny Zhou and the Third Prince, he left the Zhou family.
After Magistrate Li left, Aunt Zhou gradually came to her senses. Thinking about the good things that had happened in her family recently, she gradually began to believe Magistrate Li's words.
Before Zhou Ruiyuan could speak, Aunt Zhou quickly took Du Wanchun home and told her with a smile that everything was alright.
Du Wanchun listened with a smile.
With the assassin gone, the Zhou family's life gradually returned to normal.
Zhou Ruiyuan found three wet nurses in the county but only kept one. She was the younger sister of the teahouse owner. She was kind, honest and upright, and had just given birth to a daughter.
To make it easier for her to breastfeed, Aunt Zhou asked her to bring her daughter to the Zhou family home.
Du Wanchun was startled when she saw Jiang's wife and the baby she was holding; the baby was really beautiful.
This little baby is about two months old, more than a month older than Du Wanchun's Mianmian. Perhaps because she is a little older, she has grown out a bit. Her round eyes are black and bright, and she looks as delicate as a porcelain doll.
Du Wanchun was extremely fond of the baby, and over time, she began to raise the little one as her own daughter.
Little Mianmian suddenly has two older brothers and an older sister, and she hasn't cried much these days.
Grandma Zhou couldn't stop smiling every day when she saw these children.
Half a month later, the Third Prince personally came to the small fishing village.
When the group of assassins saw the Third Prince, they were stunned. "Your Highness, what are you doing here?"
The Third Prince recognized them at a glance. "Aren't you palace guards?"
The assassins all lowered their heads. They were all guards around the emperor, but they had long been bribed by the Empress Dowager.
The Third Prince scolded them, "You have some nerve! You dare to assassinate someone without the Emperor's knowledge!"
The assassins kept their heads down and did not reply.
The Third Prince said coldly, "Since you are so unafraid of death, then I will take you before the Emperor and let you speak to him yourselves!"
The assassins were terrified when they heard that.
One of the more timid children immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, we were forced into this situation. The Empress Dowager threatened our families, and we had no choice but to do it."
Seeing that he was willing to tell the truth, the Third Prince continued to ask, "So it was also the Dowager Consort who ordered you to take action three years ago?"
The timid assassin nodded. "Yes, Your Highness."
Several assassins nearby pulled him back, signaling him to stop talking.
The Third Prince snarled at them, "You're so afraid that the Empress Dowager will harm your family, aren't you afraid that I will harm your family too?"
He waved his hand and said fiercely, "I can go to the capital right now and have people arbitrarily pin charges on you and have your entire families executed!"
These words frightened the others as well.
The Third Prince slowly said, "Tell me, what kind of tokens did the Dowager Consort give you when she ordered you to kill people?"
The assassins all lowered their heads, hesitating to speak.
The Third Prince raised his voice and said, "It seems you really aren't afraid of death."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
At that moment, the leader of the assassins suddenly called out to him, "Your Highness, wait a moment."
The Third Prince slowly turned around.
The assassin lowered his head and said helplessly, "Every time the Empress Dowager orders us to kill someone, she sends us a letter, but we've destroyed all of them."
The Third Prince's face was full of disappointment.
"Wait, trust me!" the timid assassin suddenly looked up and said.
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