Chapter 293: Different from Ordinary Children
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu seemed to have been saved and quickly stood up, saying, "Master, the outhouse is on the west side of the backyard. I'll have a servant take you there."
The emperor, clutching his churning stomach, got up and walked towards the backyard, disregarding everything else.
The outhouses in this small county town are naturally different from those in the palace.
It smelled terrible even before we arrived at the destination.
He considered asking them for a chamber pot, but out of politeness, he went to the outhouse instead.
The emperor had just gone in.
The two little children's figures flashed by.
The emperor strode forward, his trousers still not pulled down, and stepped into a puddle of oil on the ground, before tumbling down onto a stinking latrine stone in front of him.
"Ouch!"
His forehead hit the stone directly, and blood immediately flowed out.
The thing inside that had been empty for so long finally opened its valve.
Hearing the noise, the eunuch outside quickly asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
The emperor cried out in alarm, "Quick, come in!"
The eunuch rushed in and was shocked to see the emperor lying on the ground. "Your Majesty! What happened to you?"
The emperor angrily rebuked him, "Help me up right now!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch bent down to help him up, but just as he lifted his foot, he stepped on a puddle of oil and fell towards the emperor on the ground.
The emperor had originally fallen by the latrine, but the eunuch pushed him so hard that half of his body fell into the latrine.
This was quite alarming, and the eunuch screamed in fright.
Soon the people from the teahouse arrived.
The emperor was pulled up by three or four servants. Now he not only lost face, but also got covered in stench.
The eunuch immediately sent someone to Zhou Ruiyuan's residence to deliver the message.
When Zhou Ruiyuan arrived, the people at the teahouse had already helped the emperor wash up and had also arranged for a doctor to be called.
However, the stench couldn't be washed away in a short time, and the emperor felt nauseous while lying in bed.
As Zhou Ruiyuan entered the teahouse, two little ones appeared out of nowhere and took his hands.
"Daddy~ Daddy~"
Zhou Ruiyuan was quite surprised and looked down at his two sons, "What are you doing here?"
Yi'er was the most talkative of the three children, but she could only manage to cobble together, "Looking for... looking for... Mother..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruiyuan immediately understood; the two children probably missed their mother.
He reached out and picked up the two children, kissing each of their little faces.
"Don't worry, Mother will be home in a few days."
In order to prevent the emperor from discovering his two grandsons, Du Wanchun never brought them with her.
Zhou Ruiyuan put the two of them down and immediately sent his constables to take them back to the incense shop.
Inside the incense shop, Zhang Qiuhe discovered that the two children were missing. She was extremely anxious and was about to go out to look for them when she found that the two children had been brought back.
She wiped her red eyes, trembling with fear.
I never expected these two kids to be so mischievous. They're not even two years old yet, and they already know how to make two mannequins, put them on a chair, and then sneak out. They'll be even more outrageous when they grow up.
She quickly took the two children back into the house and brought out the pastries she had just bought from the pastry shop.
Inside the teahouse, the emperor could no longer bear to stay. In all his life, this was the first time he had ever suffered such humiliation.
Upon seeing Zhou Ruiyuan, instead of returning to his residence, she pointed in the direction of the capital and said, "Go, quickly prepare a carriage for me; I want to return to the capital."
Zhou Ruiyuan was pleased to see that he was leaving and quickly prepared the carriage.
The emperor was furious inside the room. He originally wanted to blame Lady Xu, but seeing her tearful appearance, he decided not to continue blaming her.
Once the carriage was ready, the emperor, accompanied by his guards and eunuchs, immediately set off.
After leaving Cheng'an County, they stayed in Qingzhou Prefecture for one night.
The fumes kept Prefect Li awake all night, and a carriage was prepared for him early the next morning.
To cover up his body odor, the emperor even took two sachets from Zhou's incense shop and hung them on himself, but it still had no effect.
Instead, it made the stench even stranger.
The emperor left without stopping, and the Zhou family breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge stone had been lifted from their chests.
After learning that he had left, Du Wanchun took Xiao Mianmian back to Changliu Village.
Yi'er and Yu'er were overjoyed to see their mother return, crying out, "Mother~ Mother~"
Du Wanchun looked at the two little ones, her face initially smiling, but then suddenly turned stern and said, "Tell me, have you two done something bad?"
Yi'er and Yu'er looked at each other with their innocent big eyes, as if they didn't know what Du Wanchun was talking about.
Du Wanchun raised her hand and patted their heads. "Don't try to hide anything from your mother. I know everything you do."
The two children lowered their heads, each revealing a soft, sweet smile.
Her children are different from other children.
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