Chapter 327 Thoughts

Tao Qizhong looked at the furious Song Yichun and found it unbelievable. He thought that if Song Yichun continued like this, who knows what kind of joke he would make.

Good medicine tastes bitter; honest advice is unpleasant to the ears.

He could not care less and whispered, "Duke, calm down! Even if the Crown Prince has any unfilial thoughts, he can't do it in this way at this time. The doctors who examined you are all from the Imperial Hospital, and your medicines are all brought back from the Imperial Medical Bureau. If anything goes wrong, there is evidence to prove it. The Crown Prince is not a child of seven or eight years old, and he has served the emperor for several years. He must know the rules of the Imperial Hospital for using medicines, and he will never do such a thing to dig his own grave. Don't worry!"

There was something he didn't say because he was afraid that saying it would make Song Yichun's condition worse.

With the Crown Prince's ability, he could easily anger the Duke to death. Why would he take such a big risk and use such an unskillful method as poisoning?

Tao Qizhong's words gradually calmed Song Yichun down, but he was still a little worried, so he told Tao Qizhong: "Please send someone reliable to boil my medicine!"

It takes a long time for the ice to freeze three feet thick.

Tao Qizhong had long given up hope that the Duke could reconcile with the Crown Prince. Seeing that Song Yichun was no longer biting people like a madman, he breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Let me boil the medicine myself. I don't have much to do anyway." This way, he wouldn't have to follow Song Mo around all day, and people who came to visit the patient wouldn't always treat him as a steward sent by Song Yichun to help Song Mo deal with people, and order him around like a servant from time to time.

Song Yichun felt unhappy after hearing this.

Instead of making things difficult for Song Mo, he made things difficult for his own people.

He nodded silently and went to bed embarrassedly.

With Tao Qizhong's help in decocting medicine, Dou Zhao enjoyed some leisure time.

She put up a four-panel screen in the tea room and went there every day to do some sewing. Those who didn't know the truth thought that Dou Zhao was still decocting medicine for Song Yichun. Tao Qizhong didn't say anything, and the two of them got along peacefully, one doing needlework and the other decocting medicine.

After a few days, Song Yichun gradually regained his breath and asked Tao Qizhong, "Have you settled the bill for Yizhitang?"

"We just settled the account yesterday." Tao Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that the lady brought over two hundred thousand taels of silver..."

Song Yichun was shocked and asked, "How come the Dou family has so much money?"

Tao Qi shook his head again: "Even if the seventh master of the Dou family has no son, the first and second masters of the Dou family have many sons. They can just inherit one son. How could the people of the Dou family allow their wives to bring so many industries over..."

Song Yichun felt a dull pain in his heart after hearing this. He gritted his teeth and said, "We must find out Chen Bo's background as soon as possible. I don't believe that the Dou family would give Dou Shi so much silver as a dowry for no reason! Go and call Lu Zhengjia in. I gave her five hundred taels of silver to buy off the people around Dou Shi."

Five hundred taels!

Tao Qizhong was secretly surprised.

Even when he retired and returned to his hometown, he might not be able to get the five hundred taels of silver as a gift.

The pottery was heavy and full of flavors, so someone called Lu Zheng's family in.

Lu Zhengjia's face flushed red. "Most of the maids, wives, and old women around Madam are from Zhending. They stick together and don't interact with the people in our house. Occasionally, there are a few servants in the house who are also favored by Madam and arranged by the prince." She didn't dare to say that those people were loyal to Song Mo, but said, "Those people are even more stubborn. I have been dealing with the people of Yizhitang for these days. , but never got to talk to the lady's close servants." As she spoke, she took out a stack of silver bills that Song Yichun had given her and placed them on the small stool beside her. "I went in and out of the hanging flower gate of Yizhi Hall, and rewarded the gatekeeper with a total of 20 taels of silver. I invited the maid who swept the yard to have a drink, which cost me 21 taels of silver. I sold snacks and hair flowers and oils to several maids, which cost me 5 taels of silver..."

Hearing that there was no progress at Lu Zheng's house, Song Yichun was very impatient, but for the first time ever, he did not lose his temper: "Alright, alright! You don't have to tell me this, just hand over the accounts to Zeng Wu and you can leave."

Lu Zhengjia quickly knelt down, bowed, and retreated.

Song Yichun looked at Tao Qizhong and said, "It seems that I will have to trouble you again with this matter!"

Tao Qi nodded "yes" and his mind started to work quickly.

Dou Zhao told Song Mo, "Lift your feet. I'll try these socks to see if they fit you."

Song Mo, who was lying on the kang reading a book, quickly extended his legs to Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao sat on a brocade stool beside the kang and took out the socks he had made in the tea room these days and asked Song Mo to try them on.

Just the right size.

I haven't done needlework for several years, but I didn't expect that my skills are still there.

Dou Zhao nodded with satisfaction and decided to make a few pairs of spring shoes for Song Mo tomorrow, and then start making spring clothes for Song Mo.

She asked Su Xin to bring the nail scissors over and scolded Song Mo, "You are so old, and you have so many servants around you, but you don't even cut your toenails."

Are you okay?

Song Mo looked at his feet.

Dou Zhao had already held his feet and started to cut his toenails.

Song Mo felt as if a corner of his heart suddenly softened, as if spring water had flooded over him, rippling inexplicably in his heart and making him palpitate.

He leaned on his elbows and stared at Dou Zhao.

Under the light, Dou Zhao's long eyelashes flickered like a small fan, casting a shadow on her eyelids, making her skin look as white as snow and her lips as red as lotus.

He knew that his aunt was very beautiful, but it was as if he discovered for the first time how beautiful she was. She was as beautiful as the moonlight in the sky, gentle and bright, and he could not take his eyes off her face.

Dou Zhao smiled and patted Song Mo's foot, saying with a smile: "Okay, the other foot."

Song Mo came to his senses, quickly took off his socks, and stretched out his other foot.

Dou Zhao carefully trimmed Song Mo's toenails, then looked at them with satisfaction and said to him, "Stretch out your hand and let me see it."

Song Mo obediently stretched out his hand.

His hands were white and delicate, with long fingers and distinct joints, each one as white as jade, and his nails were round and neat, exquisite, beautiful, and flawless.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, and slapped his hand: "You are a two-faced guy!"

Toenails are ignored, but fingernails are trimmed so neatly.

Song Mo suddenly stretched out his hand and carried Dou Zhao onto the kang.

Dou Zhao was caught off guard and fell into Song Mo's arms with a cry of surprise.

"It's so scary!" Dou Zhao looked at his palm pressed against Song Mo's chest, with a small pair of scissors hanging on his thumb. "What if this hurts you? Don't be so reckless in the future."

Song Mo's eyes sparkled: "I know you won't hurt me." He said, lowering his head and kissing her lips.

Dou Zhao followed his wishes and flirted with him.

Song Mo's breath became more and more unstable, and his hand reached into her clothes.

Dou Zhao took the opportunity to take a breath to remind him: "You promised me that you would never do anything else outside the inner room again."

They spent the night in the study, with clothes, paintings, calligraphy and inkstones scattered all over the floor. When the maids came to clean up, they didn't dare to look up.

Song Mo bit her ear and said, "I promised you that I would never do anything else outside the inner room, but if you do something to me, it won't be considered a breach of promise, right?"

"What?" Dou Zhao didn't understand for a moment.

Song Mo smiled and put her ear in his mouth, biting and licking it gently.

Dou Zhao's head was buzzing and his body went limp like water.

"Song Yantang, you, you..." Can I say he is mean? This accusation is too unpleasant; can I say he is cunning? But if I can be cruel enough, I may be able to push him away.

It seemed as if a warm current was surging out of her body. Dou Zhao couldn't help but moan and hugged Song Mo tightly.

The spring scene that filled the room made Su Xin and the others leave the hall with red faces.

The cold wind was howling outside, freezing cold.

Su Lan rolled up her sleeves and whispered to her sister heartlessly, "It will take a long time for the prince to calm down. Why don't we go back to the room and take a nap first? Leave someone here to watch over us and come back when it's almost dawn."

Su Xin was so embarrassed that she pinched her sister's cheek and said, "If you say such shameless words again, you will go back to Zhending."

Su Lan touched her face and muttered unconvincedly: "I didn't say anything nonsense..."

Su Xin quickly covered Su Lan's mouth and looked around. She saw that the maids were all lowering their heads in shame. She was very angry at her sister's outspokenness and said to them with a cold face, "You all should go back and rest. Su Lan and I are the only ones here."

As if they were afraid that Su Xin would change her mind, several maids ran away in a flash.

Su Xin then scolded Su Lan in a low voice: "We are all about to leave the mansion. Madam will select a few of the current maids to be promoted to senior maids to serve you closely. You are talking nonsense like this. Madam pampers you and never punishes you. Those maids will see it and follow suit, breaking the rules of the house?" She added, "You are not young anymore. Madam and I can protect you for a while, but can we protect you forever? When you get married and get into trouble, people will not say that you are stupid, but will say that the maids trained by Madam have no morals and will only ruin Madam's reputation. You must remember that your every word and action are against Madam's reputation!"

Su Lan was so anxious that tears were about to fall: "I, I will never say such things again."

But I still don't know what's wrong.

Su Xin felt a great headache, knowing that her sister might not understand no matter how much she said, so she could not help but sigh helplessly.

I just hope Su Xin can marry into a good family that can tolerate her frivolous personality.

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In the blink of an eye, it was November. The Dou family finally handed over the properties under Dou Zhao's name to Dou Zhao, and Dou Shiheng and Dou Xiuchang would also return to Zhending.

On the day they left, Song Mo personally sent them to the Chaoyang Gate.

When he came back, he met Chen Jia.

"Your Highness!" Chen Jia quickly jumped off his horse and saluted Song Mo.

Song Mo nodded and passed by Chen Jia.

Chen Jia asked one of Song Mo's followers with a lecherous look on his face: "Where did the prince go?"

There are many people in Kyoto who want to curry favor with the Crown Prince.

The attendant was a little arrogant but didn't care and said, "Madam's uncle and cousin are back to Zhending, and the prince has specially rushed to see them off."

Chen Jia said "Oh" and turned back to discuss with one of his brothers: "I think I should add someone to my family as soon as possible. I am not picky about other things, but I must have someone who is smart and can move around in a wealthy family."

"It's not easy to find a woman like this!" His brother said, rubbing his head. "Do you want a personal maid for a lady or lady from a wealthy family?"

"Yes!" Chen Jia said without hesitation, "If it's a maidservant who is close to the lady, that would be even better."