Chapter 509 Leading her out of the palace
The eunuch hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I was lucky. I found a substitute ghost to escape the calamity, and now I have a different identity and serve other ladies."
As he spoke, he even took a human skin mask and stuck it on his face.
Consort Wu didn't believe it at all. She immediately stretched out her hands, ready to strangle him and make him go crazy.
The eunuch quickly said, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you."
"You've come to save me?" Consort Wu stopped what she was doing and asked him in surprise.
The eunuch nodded emphatically and said, "That's right."
After he finished speaking, he handed her a key, saying, "Take this key to the Cold Palace for now. I will meet you at the palace gate in three days."
Consort Wu shook her head and said, "No, it's impossible. How could you possibly be kind enough to save me? You must have been sent by the Emperor. He probably wants to lure me out of the palace and then secretly send someone to kill me."
"I'm not leaving."
The eunuch shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty, please trust this servant just this once."
Consort Wu sneered, "Get out of here! Don't let me see you again! Get out!"
Helpless, the eunuch tossed her the key. "Your Highness, the key is here. If you want to leave, take this key and leave the Cold Palace. Come to the palace gate and find me. If you don't want to leave, just pretend this key doesn't exist."
After he finished speaking, he put on the human skin mask, got up, and secretly left.
Consort Wu stared at the key on the ground, stunned. After a long silence, she reached out to take it, but immediately withdrew it, repeating this several times.
Dawn broke quickly.
The Seventh Prince left Zhou Ruiyuan's residence before dawn.
Zhou Ruiyuan put on his official robes and went to the Ministry of Justice. On his first day in office, he received an imperial edict ordering him and the Seventh Prince to investigate the matter of Consort Charlie falling into the water and Consort Wu's miscarriage.
Matters concerning the harem have always been handled by those who have harem members.
Sending the Seventh Prince and Zhou Ruiyuan to investigate this time was already overstepping the bounds, and the ministers in the court who were loyal to the emperor objected. Fortunately, General Mo and Lord Zheng, along with their disciples, managed to suppress the opposition.
Before Du Wanchun's family could settle down, Zhou Ruiyuan began to get busy.
Every day, Xiao Mianmian waits at the door for Zhou Ruiyuan to come home.
Hai Qingyang and Mr. Yuan had to call her three or four times before they could get her to go to school.
After settling matters at the manor, Du Wanchun began to take over the shop.
Manager Bo and Zhou Feng managed all the shops in the city very well.
After checking the ledgers, she handed them over with peace of mind.
When Manager Bo and his wife, Madam Wei, heard that Du Wanchun had returned with Xiao Mianmian, they immediately offered to host a banquet for the whole family.
Du Wanchun thought that Xiao Mianmian hadn't seen Wei Niangzi's two children for a long time, so she agreed. However, before that, she had to go to the palace.
After returning from the shop, Du Wanchun, Han Yan'er, and Madam Han went to the palace together to visit Consort Li.
Lady Han and Consort Li were old acquaintances, so it was perfectly reasonable for Lady Han to visit Consort Li in the palace after her miscarriage.
As Han Yan'er's sister-in-law, it was perfectly reasonable for Du Wanchun to go along.
When she entered the palace and saw Consort Li, she was slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, she was the strange woman who had appeared at the incense shop that day.
Du Wanchun bowed and greeted her, saying, "Greetings, Consort Li."
Consort Li was also surprised by her arrival and quickly summoned a maid to prepare tea for them.
Du Wanchun asked with a smile, "Has Consort Li ever been to Cheng'an County?"
Consort Li did not evade the question and slowly replied, "Yes, I did go to Cheng'an County. My younger brother committed a crime there a few days ago."
Du Wanchun continued with a smile, "So that's how it is. That day I saw Your Highness at the entrance of our incense shop. I wanted to invite you in, but as soon as I turned around, you were gone."
Han Yan'er and Madam Han listened from the side, never expecting that there was such a thing between Du Wanchun and Consort Li.
Consort Li smiled slowly and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to buy incense that day, but something came up, so I had to leave first."
Du Wanchun took out a box of fragrant pills from her bosom and handed it to Consort Li. "Your Majesty, these fragrant pills were made by my mother-in-law. They have a calming effect and are good for your health."
Consort Li looked at the incense pill in her hand, and tears gradually welled up in her originally haggard eyes.
Just as she was about to lose control and shed tears, Madam Han suddenly said, "Consort Li used to love incense balls the most, but no one's skills are better than the Empress's."
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