Chapter 321 Someone splashed dog blood at the door
Seeing the emperor's dazed and distraught state, the old eunuch assumed he was possessed. "Your Majesty, this servant will go and brew you some calming tea."
The emperor stopped him, saying, "No need, I don't want to drink."
The old eunuch draped a robe over him and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to invite that country doctor from last time to examine you again?"
The emperor waved his hand and said, "No need. Just give me some of the medicine you prescribed last time. I'll feel much better after taking it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch turned around helplessly to get the medicine.
The emperor was still deeply troubled by the dream he had just had; it all felt so real.
He called the old eunuch back, "I just dreamt of the Empress."
The old eunuch stopped and turned to look at him. "The Empress?"
The emperor's eyes were dark, and he stared blankly ahead, saying, "I dreamt that she married another man. Do you think there is such a thing as past lives and reincarnation?"
After a long silence, the old eunuch said, "I don't know about past and present lives, but Your Majesty, you can't go on like this. If you continue, your health will collapse."
The emperor looked down at himself. "I've schemed for most of my life, finally got the position I wanted, and killed the people I wanted to kill, but in the end, it seems I have nothing."
The old eunuch strode up to him and said, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks you seem to be possessed by an evil spirit. Should this servant invite a sorcerer to take a look?"
"Possessed by evil spirits? No, it's not possession. The Empress isn't dead. How can dreaming about her be considered possession? No, it's not." The Emperor said in despair.
Seeing his agitation, the old eunuch comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The people we sent out to find the Empress some time ago might have news soon."
The emperor immediately perked up, "Yes, I've dispatched a large number of troops this time, so we might get news soon."
Just as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang requests an audience."
After hearing this, the emperor tidied his appearance and called out, "Hmm, come in."
At this moment, a man dressed in official robes walked in. He used to be Lord Lu's student, and although he now followed the Emperor, his heart was still with Lord Lu.
Hearing what Prefect Zheng had said, he took extra care of Zhou Ruiyuan.
"Lord Jiang, what brings you to me?" the emperor asked him.
Lord Jiang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The emperor, somewhat listless, said, "Speak."
Lord Jiang told the emperor about all the good deeds Zhou Ruiyuan had done in Cheng'an County over the past year, but did not say with deep emotion, "Lord Zhou is a pillar of the country and should be given important responsibilities."
Upon hearing this, the emperor suddenly remembered him, and after pondering for a while, he said, "If you hadn't mentioned him, I would have forgotten about him."
Lord Jiang said slowly, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is a rare talent."
After listening, the emperor nodded and said, "Good, what you say makes sense. There are no official positions vacant in the capital right now. Why not wait another six months until the Minister of Justice retires and returns to his hometown, and then promote him?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Jiang bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
He finished speaking and got up to leave.
This emperor is a forgetful person. He clearly said he would promote Zhou Ruiyuan in one year, but now almost two years have passed and he has only just remembered him.
On the surface, Lord Jiang was respectful, but in his heart he had long been very dissatisfied with the emperor.
After Lord Jiang left, the old eunuch finally summoned a doctor for the emperor. After examining the emperor, the doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong and could only prescribe some calming tea.
In Cheng'an County, Du Wanchun and Nanfeng Lingwu left Zhou Da Niang and the Third Prince in that small village, telling them to come back by carriage the next day.
Although it appeared to be a deliberate act of leaving them behind, it was actually to give the two of them a chance to be alone.
The three women returned home with their child and discovered that someone had splashed dog blood on their door at some point.
Nan Fengling looked on with fury, "Who did this? How dare they!"
Madam Wu led Nan Fengling into the house quickly, saying, "You're pregnant now and can't see these things. Come inside quickly."
Du Wanchun stood at the door for a long time without going in.
She stared at the bloody dog on the door, not moving for a long time.
It seems that Zhou's rice shop has been doing too well lately, attracting some envious people.
Those who are jealous probably think the Zhou family is powerful, or that some evil spirit has entered their lives, which is why they splashed dog blood on the door.
But how could they know that Du Wanchun was an immortal, not a demon?
This melodramatic story had absolutely no effect on her.
Du Wanchun went into the courtyard, took out a bucket of water, and soon washed the dog blood off the door.
Three women were hiding in the bushes not far from her.
The three women were a tall and thin woman and two short and plump women; they all looked to be middle-aged women in their forties.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Zhou's wife isn't afraid of melodrama."
"Yes, he's obviously a prodigy with extremely high cultivation."
"What should we do then? Dog blood won't work either. How about we get some chicken blood? Some monsters are afraid of chicken blood."
"Try again next time."
These three women are from a village called Shili in a neighboring county.
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