Chapter 444 Receiving Backlash
Master Zeng said solemnly, "I have divined her fate. If she can enter the palace, she will definitely give birth to a prince in the future. When the child of the Ruan family becomes the crown prince, wouldn't you be the maternal grandfather of the crown prince?"
Lady Ruan thought there was some truth to it. The emperor's health was clearly deteriorating day by day, and he might die in less than three years. If her daughter could give birth to a prince at this time, it would be a good thing.
If the seventh prince is eliminated, and the young prince ascends the throne, then he, as the maternal grandfather, can control the government.
He became increasingly smug the more he thought about it.
Master Zeng said sternly, "Therefore, we must find her immediately. If she doesn't come to the palace soon, and the emperor's health deteriorates, she won't be able to conceive."
After hearing this, Lord Ruan sighed deeply and said, "But where are we supposed to look for her now?!"
After pondering for a moment, Master Zeng said, "Lord Ruan, do you still have any of Miss Ruan's personal belongings here?"
Lord Ruan thought for a moment, "Yes, of course."
Miss Ruan was treated like a half-maid in the Ruan family mansion, and all she left behind were some useless clothes.
Lord Ruan sent someone to bring one over.
Master Zeng took Miss Ruan's clothes and made a doll that looked exactly like her, then stuck several needles into it.
Lord Ruan asked in confusion, "What do you mean by this?"
Master Zeng said slowly, “Every time I prick this doll with a needle, she will be in excruciating pain. Within three days, she will definitely come back and beg us to let her go.”
Lord Ruan was shocked. "You...you could be so ruthless? She's with you..."
Master Zeng raised his eyes and interrupted him, saying, "Lord Ruan, my relationship with Miss Ruan is a thing of the past. Now, I only have your daughter, Miss Ruan, in my heart."
Lord Ruan was slightly taken aback, secretly feeling that this ruthless Taoist priest could not be allowed to live.
Within Cheng'an County.
Miss Ruan is teaching Xiao Mianmian, Yi'er, and Yu'er at the school.
She had barely recited a few lines of poetry when she suddenly clutched her stomach and collapsed to the ground.
"gentlemen!"
Little Mianmian was shocked and ran to Miss Ruan's side.
Miss Ruan clutched her stomach, curled up on the ground, covered in cold sweat, in excruciating pain. "It hurts~ my stomach hurts so much~"
Not long after, she clutched her knees and cried out, "Ah!"
The pain in the flesh was like being pierced by a steel nail, something an ordinary person could hardly endure.
A short while later, Miss Ruan experienced the same pain in her wrist and head.
The pain was so intense that she wanted to bite her tongue and commit suicide.
Little Mianmian quickly reached out to comfort her, saying, "Sir, what's wrong? Sir!"
With Xiao Mianmian's touch, Miss Ruan's pain eased considerably, but she eventually succumbed to her injuries and fainted.
Yi'er and Yu'er immediately went to call the doctor.
After Doctor Xu arrived, Miss Ruan started feeling pain again.
Left with no other choice, he took Miss Ruan to the Zhou residence.
"Manager Du, please take a look at Mr. Ruan."
Doctor Xu had long assumed that Du Wanchun had some special prescriptions, so whenever there was a difficult or complicated illness, he would bring people to Du Wanchun.
Upon seeing that it was Miss Ruan, Du Wanchun immediately had someone escort her into her room.
At this moment, Miss Ruan suddenly woke up. She grabbed Du Wanchun's hand and said in a panicked voice, "Manager Du, it must be him, it must be him!"
Du Wanchun asked her in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
With trembling hands, Miss Ruan endured the pain and said, "Zeng Yuan, it must be him!"
Zeng Yuan is the full name of that Taoist priest Zeng.
Miss Ruan continued, "Over the years, he has not only learned divination techniques, but also some other kinds of messy witchcraft. I didn't believe in them at all in the past, but now it seems that this is what he did. He wants to use this method to force me to go back!"
Miss Ruan guessed most of it correctly.
Du Wanchun roughly understood what had happened and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, I'll have someone prepare your medicine first. Drink it first."
Miss Ruan thought she didn't believe her, so she took her hand and said, "Manager Du, although what I just said sounds like a fantasy, it's really true! You have to believe me."
Du Wanchun gently patted her hand and said slowly, "I believe you, of course I believe you."
After she finished speaking, she sent Lian'er to take care of Miss Ruan, and then went to brew the medicine herself.
After the medicine was decocted, he personally fed it to Miss Ruan.
Not long after, Miss Ruan felt much better and the pain stopped, but her health deteriorated significantly, and she felt dizzy.
Du Wanchun told her to rest well first, and then went to the front yard.
She mentally calculated the time and figured the doll should have been delivered.
Inside the Ruan family residence in the capital.
Master Zeng made several dolls of Tian Ruan.
After waiting for two more days, they still found no trace of Miss Ruan.
Lord Ruan began to doubt him, "Is this thing of yours even useful? Why hasn't she returned yet?"
Master Zeng was also full of doubts. "It's really strange. A normal person can't stand it for even a day. It's been several days now, and there's still no news. Even if she can't come back, she should at least send someone to deliver a message."
Lord Ruan's eyes narrowed. "Is the puppet useless?"
Master Zeng shook his head. "Impossible."
He had barely finished speaking.
Suddenly, a maidservant outside brought news: "Master, something terrible has happened! The second young lady..."
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