Chapter 384 Helping Him Find the Empress
Du Wanchun slowly put down the invitation. "I'm going back to Cheng'an County in a few days. I haven't figured out what's going on in this shop yet. How can I have time to attend her banquet?"
After saying this, the servants in the court instructed him to go to the Wei residence to tell her that she had something to do the next day and could not attend the banquet.
This infuriated Miss Wei.
"This Manager Du is really bold, daring to refuse my invitation to a banquet."
The maid Dongye whispered, "Miss, Manager Du is, after all, the magistrate's wife, and she and you..."
Miss Wei understood the meaning behind her words and immediately scolded her, "Get out!"
Dongye quickly lowered her head and retreated.
Miss Wei was not resentful because of this.
"Du Wanchun, Du Wanchun, do you think I can't deal with you if you don't come? You just wait."
After she finished speaking, she slammed her hand heavily on the table.
Inside the Zhou residence, after settling the three children in, Du Wanchun went to the rice shop again.
I didn't expect to meet Miss Wei Si as soon as I arrived.
Miss Wei deliberately mocked her, saying, "Manager Du, you're a woman, yet you show your face in public like this every day. Doesn't your husband find it offensive?"
Du Wanchun slowly walked into the shop. "Miss Wei, the rice shop is for selling rice. If you're not buying any rice, please leave quickly."
Miss Wei followed her into the shop, saying, "I'm here to buy rice."
Du Wanchun called out to the waiter beside her, "This young lady wants to buy rice."
"Yes, sir." The waiter quickly came over.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Miss Wei was even more displeased. "Manager Du, I came to your shop to buy rice in person. How can you just leave me here and let a junior employee deal with me?"
Du Wanchun didn't bother arguing with her. "Miss Wei, you can say that to me again when you actually become the Seventh Prince's concubine."
These words struck a nerve with Miss Wei.
Miss Wei's face turned green. She tried her best to calm down and wanted to mock Du Wanchun.
Before she could speak, Du Wanchun immediately sent someone to throw her out.
When she tried to go in again, she was blocked at the door.
Although she was engaged to the Seventh Prince, it was still far from certain until she entered the Prince's residence.
Even if she's angry, there's nothing she can do unless the Seventh Prince intervenes.
Miss Wei was upset by Du Wanchun and wanted to complain to the Seventh Prince, but the Seventh Prince did not want to see her.
People say that Miss Wei was lucky to have married the Seventh Prince, but now she's probably lost all her luck.
The seventh prince has been quite filial lately, serving the emperor every day.
The emperor's health is not good, but it is not getting worse either. He takes medicine every day and is in excruciating pain.
The Seventh Prince is now the only adult son by his side.
However, this son was far too mediocre and clearly not up to the task.
The emperor saw him arrive and could only sigh.
Perhaps because I've been sick lately, I've come to terms with things.
He was no longer as cold to the Seventh Prince as before, and would occasionally bring up the marriage, saying, "Seventh Prince, that concubine's daughter is ultimately from a humble family and cannot be brought into the palace. She is only suitable to be a concubine. You should choose a good family for your wife and then bring that concubine into the palace."
When the Seventh Prince heard that he was to bring Miss Wei into the palace, he felt uncomfortable. He frowned and said, "Father, I am not in a hurry to get married right now."
The emperor coughed lightly a few times. "Your father's health is failing. I don't know if I will be able to see you get married in the future."
The seventh prince listened with a touch of sadness. His father had never paid attention to him before, but now that he was old, he had become kind to him. He was somewhat moved.
The emperor sighed and said, "In the future, you must not follow your father's example. You must treat your wife well, and only then will your life be peaceful."
The seventh prince looked up and asked, "Father, do you still miss Mother?"
The "mother" he referred to was Aunt Zhou.
After coughing violently, the emperor said with a sorrowful expression, "I have searched for so long, but I have not found her."
The seventh prince thought for a moment and said, "Father, is it possible that Mother is really dead?"
Upon hearing this, the emperor became agitated. "Impossible! She must not be dead! She must still be alive!"
The seventh prince asked in confusion, "Why is Father so certain that she is still alive?"
The emperor stared blankly ahead and slowly said, "I don't know why, but I just feel that she is still alive, it's just that I can't find her."
Looking at his haggard appearance, the Seventh Prince silently uttered two words in his heart: Serves him right.
The Empress's affair caused such a huge uproar back then, and the Emperor was clearly determined to kill the mother and her four children. Why is he regretting it now?
It's no use regretting it now. Based on the character of the empress and his elder brother in his memory, even if they hadn't died, they wouldn't have come back to recognize the emperor.
Or perhaps, they're just waiting for him to die.
The seventh prince did not say these words aloud, but comforted him, saying, "Father, how about this, I will help you find Mother."
"You're going to search for it?" the emperor asked, puzzled.
The seventh prince said with great interest, "That's right. In the past, the Empress Dowager treated my fifth brother and me very well. Although my fifth brother has left the palace, I can still help you find them."
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