Chapter 581 The Emperor is Provoked in Turns
Because there was still time, the Han family hadn't had a chance to relay the news to the Prince's residence.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou became very anxious and got up to go to the Han residence.
Du Wanchun did not stop them. She summoned the palace eunuchs to prepare a carriage and sent her and the Third Prince to the Han residence.
Not long after they left.
The emperor, as if relieved of a heavy burden, closed his eyes slightly.
For him, every time Aunt Zhou and the Third Prince came here, it was like torture.
But he didn't want to die, so he could only endure it like this.
In front of the emperor, Du Wanchun deliberately mentioned to Zhou Ruiyuan, "Consort Li told me a few days ago that she wanted to leave the palace."
The emperor's eyes lit up.
Consort Li had not visited him since he fell seriously ill, which inevitably left him feeling somewhat disappointed. Now, hearing that she was leaving the palace, he felt truly lost.
Unexpectedly, none of the many concubines he favored were truly sincere towards him.
Zhou Ruiyuan took a sip of tea and replied, "That's fine. She's quite bored in the palace. Tomorrow I'll find a residence for her to stay in."
Du Wanchun added, "Consort Li said she did not want to leave the palace as a concubine."
Zhou Ruiyuan paused, his hand holding the cup still. "She wants to leave this place under an assumed name?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "That's right, she doesn't want to be Consort Li anymore."
After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Ruiyuan replied, "Alright, I'll make the arrangements for her tomorrow."
Upon hearing that Consort Li was going to leave the palace incognito, the Emperor felt a great weight lifted from his heart. The person he had always longed for had returned, but the person by his side was leaving.
He had initially planned to drag Consort Li down with him in death, but now it seems hopeless.
Du Wanchun glanced at the emperor on the bed and guessed his thoughts. She said slowly, "After Consort Li leaves the palace, we will find her a good marriage."
The emperor trembled, and he suddenly opened his eyes, which were red and burning with rage.
Zhou Ruiyuan held Du Wanchun's hand, picked up where she left off, and replied, "That's fine. I've heard Madam Han mention that Consort Li had a childhood sweetheart before she entered the palace."
This was the first time Du Wanchun had heard of this. "Childhood sweethearts?"
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded. "However, this childhood sweetheart failed the imperial examinations for many years and never dared to ask for my hand in marriage. Later, I heard that she became a son-in-law in a family."
"So how is it now?" Du Wanchun asked with great interest.
Zhou Ruiyuan replied, "Recently, this man was kicked out of that family's house and is preparing to take the imperial examination again."
Du Wanchun began to speculate, "Could he be the son-in-law of the second master of the Fang family?"
“That’s right,” Zhou Ruiyuan replied with a smile.
Du Wanchun looked at the emperor and said, "If this young master passes the imperial examination this year, he can marry Consort Li."
The emperor's eyelids trembled; he was just one step away from dying.
The emperor knew about Consort Li's childhood sweetheart, which is why he used a little trick to get the second master of the Fang family to kidnap him and make him the son-in-law of the family's silly girl.
This way, not only will one troublesome person be eliminated, but Consort Li will also give up on him.
However, Consort Li was so focused on repaying the debt of gratitude that she didn't pay attention to matters of love, which the Emperor always remembered.
Now that I hear that Consort Li will leave the palace to marry him, my heart aches as if it's being cut by a knife.
I want to speak, but no sound comes out of my throat.
The emperor had been domineering and tyrannical for most of his life, taking many beautiful girls as his favorite concubines. Now, this suffering is what he deserves.
Zhou Ruiyuan strongly agreed with Du Wanchun's words and began to think about how to find an excuse to get Consort Li out of the palace.
The two of them stayed in the emperor's room for a while longer, until the emperor had his lunch before leaving.
As soon as Du Wanchun stepped out, she heard a eunuch come to deliver a message: the emperor's brother-in-law, Lu Yan, had returned.
Lu Yan did not go to the general's mansion that Zhou Ruiyuan had arranged for him, but instead went directly to the palace gate with his spear.
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