Chapter 250 Consort Duan is seriously ill
Chu Jiao'er looked at her mother's cries and her face was full of heartache.
The matchmaker from Chu advised, "You shouldn't worry about your mother anymore. She deserved what she got. No matter what, she shouldn't have done such a heinous thing. If something really happened to Madam Zhang and the others today, not only would your mother be dead, but we might not be alive either!"
After hearing this, Chu Jiao'er gritted her teeth and calmed down.
The matchmaker, Chu, had a sudden inspiration and said, "Jiao'er, take advantage of this good opportunity and leave immediately, otherwise you will be locked in your room by your mother for the rest of your life."
Chu Jiao'er was still a little worried about her mother, "But, my mother..."
The matchmaker interrupted her, saying, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your mother. You can leave now. Come back after some time, when your mother has come to her senses."
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Jiao'er secretly left when there were many people around.
She found a horse-drawn carriage and headed directly towards Wanzhou County.
After the matter concerning the eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family was settled, Du Wanchun and Zhang Qiuhe returned to the magistrate's residence with Zhou Ruiyuan.
The mansion now has everything you could need, so you can stay there anytime.
There were no maids in the mansion, only three or four servants.
Originally, Du Wanchun had arranged for two maids to manage the house, but Zhou Ruiyuan didn't like them and sent them all away. Now, only two cooks and a few servants remain in the kitchen.
The servants came up and poured a cup of tea for each of Du Wanchun and the others.
The Fifth Prince, holding his teacup, looked around again and again. "Brother, your residence is quite nice."
Zhou Ruiyuan took a sip of tea and replied, "If you like it, you can stay here from now on."
The Fifth Prince quickly shook his head, "No, I still prefer the food cooked by Granny Zhuang."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Why don't we bring Granny Zhuang over?"
The Fifth Prince shook his head again. "That won't work either."
Zhou Ruiyuan put down his teacup and said, "I think you just want to stay in our Changliu Village and never leave."
The Fifth Prince scratched the back of his head and gave a simple, honest smile.
Zhang Qiuhe watched from the side and felt that the brothers had a really good relationship.
After taking a few sips of tea, Du Wanchun took Zhang Qiuhe to see the courtyard. Now that the Chu family's matter was resolved, her marriage to the Wang family was practically a done deal.
The two were in high spirits, looking at the flowers in the backyard, with laughter echoing from time to time.
At this moment, in the front courtyard, Zhou Ruiyuan dismissed the servants and asked the Fifth Prince, "Are you really not planning to go back?"
The Fifth Prince replied, "Go back, of course we'll go back."
Zhou Ruiyuan asked in confusion, "Then why are you still staying here?"
The Fifth Prince said with a smile, "I will go back with you all. When you return, you will be the Crown Prince, and I will be a carefree prince."
After hearing this, Zhou Ruiyuan's brows gradually relaxed. "Aren't you afraid that the Emperor and Consort Duan will come looking for you?"
The Fifth Prince replied, "I'm not indispensable. They can just find another puppet if they lose one."
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded slightly, "That makes sense."
Just as the Fifth Prince had said, after hearing that the Fifth Prince had disappeared, Consort Duan was anxious for two days, but only for two days. After that, she chose another useless prince.
However, Duan Taifei's illness has become increasingly serious recently, from coughing up blood at the beginning to weakness in her legs and feet at the end.
Rumors began to circulate in the palace that Consort Duan had been bewitched by some evil magic, which was why she had contracted a strange illness.
However, some say that Consort Duan had committed too many evil deeds, which is why she suffered the consequences.
The emperor has become increasingly indifferent to her lately, and has gradually developed murderous intentions towards her.
Nobody wants to be controlled; if you've been controlled for too long, you'll want to break free.
The emperor found the imperial physician and gave him a packet of medicine, saying, "Give this to Consort Duan and tell her to take it on time."
The imperial physician took the medicine packet, sniffed it, and his face darkened. "Your Majesty, is this medicine really going to be given to the Imperial Concubine?"
The emperor replied coldly, "Don't let her find out, or your entire family will be in danger."
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician immediately took the medicine and kowtowed, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Go."
The imperial physician lowered his head and slunk away.
Consort Duan was still dreaming of becoming Empress Dowager in her palace, completely unaware that her life was about to end.
Unlike the power struggles and intrigues within the imperial palace.
In Cheng'an County, Du Wanchun's business was booming, and it seemed that his rice shop in Wanzhou was about to open.
Before the Wanzhou rice shop opened, she unexpectedly received an invitation—it was for Magistrate Qu's wedding.
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