Chapter 389 The two reached an agreement
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tai immediately drove the carriage towards Cheng'an County.
As the Seventh Prince traveled, he recalled his childhood memories and gradually realized that Nan Gai felt Du Wanchun looked somewhat familiar because her hairstyle and fragrance were similar to those of the Empress.
He still misses the Empress quite a bit over the years.
In the past, when Zhou Da Niang was in the palace, she raised these illegitimate sons and daughters as her own children. Although these children were not very bright, they had long regarded her as their biological mother.
Back when Aunt Zhou and the others had their accident, they were all still young. Now it's different; they've all reached marriageable age, and the emperor can't control that anymore.
Du Wanchun sat in the carriage with her eyes slightly closed, and Xiao Mianmian had already fallen asleep in her arms.
Wei dared not sleep and helped take care of Yi'er and Yu'er.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly called out from behind the carriage.
"Madam Du! Madam Du!"
Upon hearing the sound, Du Wanchun slightly opened her eyes.
Madam Wei quickly pulled back the carriage curtain to look behind her, and saw that it was the Seventh Prince. She immediately turned to Du Wanchun and said, "Manager Du, it's the Seventh Prince. What's he doing here?"
Du Wanchun slowly sat up and looked back, saying, "Stop the carriage."
Wei asked doubtfully, "Stop?"
Du Wanchun nodded slightly. "Stop."
Upon hearing this, Lady Wei immediately ordered the coachmen to stop the carriage.
Du Wanchun carefully placed the still-sleeping little Mianmian aside and got up to get off the carriage.
When the Seventh Prince saw her come out, he quickly jumped down from the carriage and ran to her, "Madam Du."
Du Wanchun smiled slowly at him and said, "I wonder what brings Your Highness here so urgently?"
The seventh prince, panting, said haltingly, "Madam Du, you...you...do you know my elder brother?"
His question was somewhat vague, but Du Wanchun understood. "Seventh Prince, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. If you don't have anything urgent, you can just send someone to deliver a message."
After catching his breath, the Seventh Prince said, "Something has happened, something urgent. How is my eldest brother now?"
Du Wanchun knew what he was going to say next, and turned to look into the carriage. "If Your Highness wants to ask me about my husband, I can tell you. However, we don't want to go back to the capital so soon."
Although the Seventh Prince was usually foolish, he still had some sense in crucial moments. He knew that the Emperor's temperament was unpredictable, sometimes good and sometimes bad. He could be ruthless in the past, but now he might not be able to fully repent in a short time.
The injustice done to the Lu family has never been cleared up.
Besides the Wu family, several other officials in the court also regarded them as a thorn in their side.
Now is definitely not a good time to reveal your identity.
Du Wanchun was able to speak to him so frankly because she trusted him.
He nodded earnestly, "Don't worry, only I know about this now. I won't tell anyone. If my brother wants to come back in the future, I can come to the city gate to welcome him anytime."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded; she had never misjudged anyone.
After the emperor sent people to look for Granny Zhou, several other ministers in the court also began to send people to search for her.
Some of those people wanted the Empress and the Crown Prince dead, while others wanted to exploit them.
The emperor was a cunning old fox, and no one knew what he was thinking.
However, it would be ideal if a trusted confidant were in the capital keeping an eye on them.
Du Wanchun wasn't too worried about the Seventh Prince knowing about this. She softened her voice and said, "Then thank you, Your Highness."
The Seventh Prince, like a young man who had just eaten candy, smiled broadly and said, "That's wonderful, that's really wonderful."
His two sentences were excellent. First, he was grateful that his mother and his three older brothers were still alive. Second, he was grateful that he had the opportunity to see his three little nieces.
Du Wanchun said slowly, "From now on, I'll be troubling you a lot with matters in the capital."
The Seventh Prince replied, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, with me here, no one will dare to bother you, and no one will dare to lay a hand on your Zhou family's shop again."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded.
Because the carriages were waiting ahead, the two of them didn't talk much and tacitly agreed to settle the matter.
Du Wanchun turned around and got back into the carriage.
The Seventh Prince waved goodbye to them with reluctance, "Madam Du! Take care on your journey!"
Du Wanchun waved to him as well.
The carriage continued forward, and Madam Wei asked Du Wanchun, "Manager Du, did the Seventh Prince come here specifically to see you off?"
Du Wanchun hugged Xiao Mianmian back into her arms. "They didn't come to see me off. They asked me to go back to Cheng'an County and give a message to Qian Niangzi's parents."
“One sentence? What sentence?” Wei asked.
Du Wanchun looked ahead and said, "They said their daughter is already married and has no further connection with them."
Wei suddenly realized.
After watching the carriage drive away, the seventh prince turned around and got into his own carriage.
A young eunuch ran over and asked, "Your Highness, what did Madam Du say just now?"
The Seventh Prince slowly said, "She said her husband's surname is Zhou, and he has nothing to do with my eldest brother."
The young eunuch listened with a hint of doubt, "Really not?"
The seventh prince interrupted him sharply and ordered him not to tell anyone about this.
The young eunuch was loyal; he nodded repeatedly and didn't ask any further questions.
After the seventh prince returned, he found the emperor and asked him to entrust him with the entire task of finding an empress, and not to allow other ministers in the court to interfere.
If discovered, the perpetrators will be immediately held accountable.
The emperor agreed without much thought.
The seventh prince seemed to have grown up a lot overnight. He became more sensible and no longer frequented taverns. Whenever he wanted to drink, he would go to Madam Qian's place.
The emperor gradually developed a fondness for this son.
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