Chapter 552 Giving Little Qing'er Some Advice
Xuzhou is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital, and the news arrived here more than ten days later.
The camellias that Du Wanchun planted in the palace have all bloomed, but Aunt Zhou is still worried that the emperor might harm Zhou Ruiyuan.
Nan Fengling came over and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. Since my elder brother was able to obediently bring my sister-in-law into the palace, he must have been very confident."
Aunt Zhou sighed and said, "I know the Emperor. He won't let me off so easily. Letting Ruiyuan into the palace is definitely an attempt to use them to blackmail me."
Nan Fengling fell silent; what Aunt Zhou said was indeed true.
Lu Yan walked over and said, "Sister, come and take a look at this."
Aunt Zhou looked up and asked, "What is that?"
Lu Yan replied, "This is a letter written to me by Lord Zheng from the capital."
Aunt Zhou quickly took it and looked at it. It didn't mention Zhou Ruiyuan, but it did talk about the emperor.
Since the incident at Lord Shi's residence, rumors have gradually spread in the capital that Lord Lu's family was murdered by a villain, and the person behind it was the Emperor.
The Emperor harbored resentment towards Lord Lu, and once he had seized imperial power, he immediately used several officials in the court to frame the Lu family.
It was the emperor who repaid kindness with enmity, exterminating his father-in-law's entire family.
After reading it, Aunt Zhou was shocked. "Who spread these words?"
Lu Yan took the letter, held it in his hand, and looked at it again. "Lord Zheng didn't say it explicitly, but I guess he must be one of the people who conspired to frame us back then. Now that even Lord Shi has fallen, they are naturally anxious, so they deliberately spread this kind of news to make the emperor restrain himself."
Aunt Zhou sneered, "Don't they know that doing this will only make the Emperor more ruthless?"
Lu Yan slowly burned the letter in his hand. "They only have themselves to blame. It's good that we don't have to take any more action."
Aunt Zhou breathed a slight sigh of relief. "That's good. This way, the emperor will be busy dealing with these people and won't be focusing all his attention on us."
Lu Yan turned around and looked behind her, asking, "Where's Zhouzhou? Is she alright?"
Zhouzhou is the nickname that Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince gave to their daughter.
It's not really a nickname; her formal name is Zhou Zhou.
Aunt Zhou glanced at the child's room and replied, "She's eating and sleeping now, she's doing very well. It's just that she caught a cold while traveling with us a few days ago, but thankfully she took the medicine that Doctor Xu gave us before he left, and she's fully recovered now."
Lu Yan glanced at Zhouzhou's room and said, "I'm afraid the Emperor will target her, so we must keep a close eye on her."
Aunt Zhou's eyes darkened slightly as she replied, "Yes, we've been practically inseparable these past few days."
Lu Yan nodded.
He then asked, "What should be done with Wei Qing?"
Aunt Zhou looked up, "You mean Xiao Qing'er?"
“That’s right,” Lu Yan replied.
Aunt Zhou thought for a moment, "Wan Chun's letter to us made it clear that the Northern Di will send someone to pick him up in a few days. We just need to wait for them to come."
Lu Yan smiled and said, "But this child doesn't want to go back."
Aunt Zhou laughed along, "Alright, if he doesn't want to go back, let him stay here for a couple more days."
Lu Yan added, "He said he still wants to go back to the capital to find Mianmian."
Nan Fengling, who was standing nearby, was also amused. "I'll go talk to him. Maybe he'll be willing to go home."
Aunt Zhou looked up, "You have a solution?"
Nan Fengling kept everyone in suspense, then said with a smile, "Mother, wait for me, I'll go give it a try."
Aunt Zhou waved to her, "Go ahead."
Nan Fengling turned around and went to Xiao Qing'er's courtyard.
When Xiao Qing'er first arrived, she thought she was just responsible for relaying messages. But when she got here, she realized that Du Wanchun had already discussed it with her parents and asked them to come here to pick her up and take her home.
He was quite displeased; he had finally escaped, and now he was going to be sent back.
Nan Fengling walked over and asked, "I heard you don't want to go back?"
Xiao Qing'er nodded emphatically, her eyes lowered, looking aggrieved.
Nan Fengling walked to his side and said in a gentle tone, "Since you come from the capital, you probably know that Xiao Mianmian has already entered the palace. If you go back now, you may not be able to see them. Rather than being unable to do anything here, you might as well go back and inherit your father's great cause."
Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan usually thought that Xiao Qing'er was too young, so they didn't say anything. Today, Nan Fengling's words really hit the nail on the head.
Xiao Qing'er raised her eyes, a look of shock on her face. "Inherit my father's great cause?"
Nan Fengling chuckled and continued, "You little rascal, let me ask you this: if Xiao Mianmian encounters any trouble in the future, what will you use to save her?"
"Are you going to send your little body to your death?"
“You are still young and weak. You can’t lift a knife or a sword. If something really happens, I think you will only be a hindrance.”
Xiao Qing'er fell silent.
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