Chapter 452 The Ruan Family Has Fallen
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Yes."
Zhou Ruiyuan gently placed his hand on her belly and said, "It started moving earlier than Xiaomianmian and the others, so it seems to be a boy."
Du Wanchun laughed and said, "The boy is fine too, since he's our child anyway."
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled and nodded.
Just as Du Wanchun said, Lord Ruan indeed had no time to look for them.
The Ruan family was overjoyed for several days because Miss Ruan had recovered from her illness.
Just a few days later, the emperor's condition worsened, and he summoned Zeng Yuan to the palace.
Zeng Yuan took out the talisman he had previously given to the emperor.
However, this time it had no effect. The emperor's body gradually returned to its previous state, with his entire body beginning to fester.
"How dare you try to deceive me like this! You're courting death!"
The emperor pointed at him and cursed him.
Zeng Yuan was so frightened that he immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, I truly did not lie to you. The previous talismans were all effective. This time, something must have gone wrong!"
The emperor slammed his hand on the table, coughed violently, and said, "Fine! You say you didn't lie to me. Now find the Empress for me. If you can find her, I will spare your life. If you can't, I will behead you and display your head to the public."
Cold sweat slowly trickled down Zeng Yuan's forehead. He lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes, Your Majesty."
He slowly took out his compass and calculated Aunt Zhou's birth date and time again.
The compass started moving rapidly.
It was about to stop at a certain point.
Zeng Yuan was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, we're almost there! Don't worry, Your Majesty!"
The emperor slowly stood up and looked at his compass. His heart was pounding, and he almost stopped breathing.
However, in the next moment, the compass in Zeng Yuan's hand suddenly exploded and scattered all over the ground.
Everyone was shocked.
The emperor was instantly enraged. Leaning on his chair, he coughed and pointed at Zeng Yuan, sternly saying, "Now what do you have to say?!"
Zeng Yuan stared wide-eyed at the object on the ground, his face filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? How could the compass my master gave me be broken! Impossible!"
The emperor raised a cold eyebrow and waved to the attendants behind him, "Guards, drag him out and execute him!"
Zeng Yuan immediately knelt down and shouted to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you!"
The emperor had no interest in listening and ordered his attendants to take him away quickly.
Zeng Yuan continued, "Your Majesty, I have evidence here of Lord Ruan's crime of murdering my own brother!"
Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes darkened slightly, and he called him back, "Speak quickly, what is it?"
Zeng Yuan then recounted all the evil deeds that Lord Ruan had committed.
The emperor knew about these things to some extent, but he didn't have the time to deal with Lord Ruan. However, since Zeng Yuan said it in front of so many people, he had no choice but to intervene.
After Zeng Yuan finished speaking, the emperor waved his hand and released him from the palace.
Not long after Zeng Yuan left the palace, the emperor sent someone to the Ruan residence to summon Lord Ruan to the palace.
However, before Lord Ruan could enter the palace, Zeng Yuan died suddenly in the street, and the murderer was none other than Lord Ruan.
He received the news when Zeng Yuan left the palace, so he fled with his entire family. Before leaving, he even killed Zeng Yuan to silence him.
Unfortunately, it was too late to silence them.
The emperor had not originally intended to punish Lord Ruan too severely, but since he had fled, the emperor had no choice but to act impartially and immediately sent people to pursue him.
If Lord Ruan shows remorse, bring them safely back to the capital; otherwise, kill them without mercy.
The emperor has many lives at his disposal, so one or two more won't make a difference.
After the matter was resolved, the emperor became much more relaxed, perhaps because he was gradually tired of the repeated farces.
He didn't want to continue searching.
He seemed to be beginning to accept the fact that the Empress and the Crown Prince were dead.
However, he was unaware that after Lord Ruan left, his official position had been taken over by Lord Zheng's protégé, and he had fewer and fewer loyal old ministers around him.
The Seventh Prince specially wrote this news into a letter and secretly sent it to Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan.
Just as Du Wanchun received the letter, guests arrived at her home.
An old nanny from the capital, who used to be a cook in a wealthy family, surnamed Ma.
As soon as she saw Aunt Zhou, she rushed over, "Yue'e, do you still remember me?"
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