Chapter 442 Du Wanchun's Counterattack
"Miss Ruan, what do you mean by that?" Du Wanchun continued to ask Miss Ruan.
Miss Ruan gave a helpless smile, and then told Du Wanchun about her affair with Master Zeng.
It turns out that a few years ago, Master Zeng was just a poor scholar who had taken the imperial examinations for three or four years without achieving anything.
Miss Ruan met this scholar Zeng during one of her trips.
The scholar treated her with great care and affection, and gradually Miss Ruan developed feelings for him. She even went to Lord Ruan to mention the marriage proposal.
However, Lord Ruan looked down on the poor scholar, so he did not agree to the marriage. Not only that, he also sent Miss Ruan to the countryside to prevent the two from seeing each other.
As Miss Ruan's uncle, Lord Ruan's actions were not entirely due to his disdain for Scholar Zeng's family background; he actually hoped to marry Miss Ruan off to a wealthy family that would benefit him.
Not long after Miss Ruan was sent away, Scholar Zeng also left the capital.
After leaving the capital, Zeng Shusheng met a Taoist priest who was traveling on the road.
Seeing that he was humble and willing to learn, the Taoist priest taught him some skills.
Later, Zeng Shusheng changed his clothes and started telling fortunes and feng shui for people every day, and gradually he became famous.
Three years later, Miss Ruan was brought back to the manor from the countryside by Lord Ruan. Miss Ruan met Scholar Zeng again, and the two rekindled their old feelings.
Miss Ruan introduced him to Lord Ruan once again.
Master Zeng helped Lord Ruan a great deal by using his feng shui and physiognomy skills.
Miss Ruan thought her uncle would agree to their marriage, but little did she know that the man she thought loved her deeply had conspired with her uncle to send her to the palace to become the emperor's concubine.
As Miss Ruan spoke, a hint of hatred gradually appeared on her face.
Du Wanchun took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, "Since that Taoist priest has already gained Lord Ruan's trust, why doesn't he just marry you directly, but instead sends you to the palace?"
Miss Ruan gave a helpless smile: "Because he and my cousin are in love."
Du Wanchun looked surprised. "You mean, he's been seeing Miss Ruan without your knowledge?"
Miss Ruan nodded, "So I'm doing all the work for someone else, letting a wolf into the house."
After pondering for a while, Du Wanchun said, "His single-minded focus on marrying a wife and currying favor with the powerful suggests he is not a true cultivator."
Miss Ruan laughed and said, "Yes, he only learned a little bit from that Taoist priest. Who would have thought that he would be so lucky and that the little bit he learned would turn into real skills."
Du Wanchun smiled slowly and said, "I think his good luck is probably coming to an end."
"I hope so." The anger on Miss Ruan's face gradually dissipated; she had long since given up on that scholar Zeng.
After learning the whole story, Du Wanchun didn't ask any further questions.
Miss Ruan escorted her to the door.
After saying goodbye to her, Du Wanchun took the children and returned home.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Eunuch Liu and Lian'er, who had fled from the capital.
The two of them had suffered a lot along the way and looked pale and thin.
Aunt Zhou is cooking food for them.
By this time, Eunuch Liu had also learned the identities of Aunt Zhou and Zhou Ruiyuan, and he was extremely excited.
He cried as he spoke, "Before his accident, Eunuch Zhang told me to come to Cheng'an County to find Manager Du. He himself..."
Du Wanchun came over to comfort him and said, "I heard that although Eunuch Zhang's injuries were severe, his life has been saved."
Liu Gonggong nodded, wiping the tears from his face. "But I heard that Zhang Gonggong hasn't woken up yet, and I don't know if he'll stay like this forever."
Du Wanchun poured a cup of tea for each of them.
They were hungry and thirsty along the way, but after drinking water and eating, their complexions gradually improved.
Lian'er, standing to the side, also hugged Aunt Zhou and cried. She used to be the Empress's little palace maid. Although she was young when the Empress had her accident, she always remembered the Empress's kindness.
Aunt Zhou doesn't remember her very well anymore, but she still likes the child from the bottom of her heart because she thinks she is well-behaved and sensible.
Du Wanchun kept the two of them there. Because they needed to hide their identities, the mansion had not arranged any personal maids or servants for them.
Now that Eunuch Liu and Lian'er have arrived, they can conveniently be placed next to Aunt Zhou for close care.
After settling them in, Du Wanchun asked Doctor Xu for some medicinal herbs, added some ingredients, and transformed them into pills, which were then packed into a box.
Then she took out a doll that Xiao Mianmian usually played with and stuffed a talisman inside the doll.
She packed the two items and asked someone to deliver them to Zhou Feng as quickly as possible.
"Yan'er, your sister-in-law has sent a letter." Zhou Feng took the bundle and took out the letter inside.
Han Yan'er looked at the doll and pills in the bundle and asked in confusion, "Why did my sister-in-law give us these things?"
As Zhou Feng read the letter, he said, "My sister-in-law said that these pills are life-saving medicine, and she asked us to send someone to secretly deliver them to Eunuch Zhang."
"As for this puppet, I heard she obtained it from a temple to ward off evil spirits, and she asked us to give it to Master Zeng."
Han Yan'er knew that her sister-in-law must have another idea, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Han Yan'er was, after all, the daughter of General Han, and she was very shrewd and capable in the capital. The things Du Wanchun asked her to do were all minor matters.
Within a night, Han Yan'er had everything arranged.
The pills were left on Eunuch Zhang's bedside and were given to him by the young eunuch who was serving him, mistaking them for medicine given by the imperial physician.
After taking the medicine, Zhang Gonggong was still unconscious, but his breathing was much more stable and his burns had noticeably healed.
The doll with the talisman drawn on it lay quietly under Master Zeng's bed.
As dawn broke, Master Zeng was summoned to the palace by the emperor again.
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