Chapter 236: Isn't He Crazy?
The Duke's wife knew that if she said anything more, she would be being hypocritical, so she could only order her personal maid to call her little daughter over, and Bu Ruo pretended not to see the secret signals she gave him.
Not long after, the Duke's wife's youngest daughter came in with a pale face, supported by a maid. She looked like she was really not feeling well.
As soon as she saw Bu Ruo, she walked over and bowed. "Your humble servant Fang Yiyun greets the Regent Princess. I came to Kyoto with my family over a year ago, so I was naturally curious and wanted to explore. I was ill for a long time, so I was naturally depressed and lost my temper. I didn't know that shop belonged to the Princess. I apologize to the Princess here."
Bu Ruo sat back and leaned back in her chair. "It's okay. This princess has already said that since the compensation has been made, the matter is over. But Miss Fang smashed the shop when she got angry... Is she crazy? She looks dangerous."
"Phantom, come and hold the child for me. You go and accompany Miss Fang so Miss Tang can take her pulse. If she shows any signs of hurting anyone, stop her immediately. We can't let Miss Tang get hurt."
All the ladies present were trying to hold back their laughter, except for Duke Enguo and his mother and daughter, whose expressions looked extremely ugly.
"Princess, you're joking. I'm not crazy. I'm just... sometimes in a bad mood. That's the only time since I was a child."
Bu Ruo waved her hand: "Even just once is scary enough, let's go over and take a look."
"I had originally thought that if Dean Tang really couldn't cure you, I would bring you into the palace to have Divine Doctor Du take a look at you. But now I'm afraid that's no longer possible. After all, the young prince and the young princess are in the palace, and the emperor is always coming over. What would happen if you got sick?"
"If the Emperor is hurt, I'm afraid your Duke of En's Mansion won't be able to bear the consequences. I, the princess, can't bring myself into trouble just because of my kindness, right?"
Bu Ruo's words almost made Fang Yiyu go crazy. In the future, not only would she not be able to marry into the royal family or the Regent's Palace, even ordinary families would have to stay away from her.
The ladies present here are all smart people. They have been working in the rear quarters for many years. How could they not know what the Duke of Enguo’s Mansion is planning?
After seeing Bu Ruo's attitude, he remembered it all in his heart. After returning, he must tell his younger generations in person that girls should not make friends with the young lady of the Fang family, and boys should not look at her too much, so as to avoid getting into trouble.
Tang Shuangyu, the granddaughter of Dean Tang, used to be good friends with Ji Yao, the first princess of the former crown prince Xiao Jingrui, and was at odds with Buruo. But after knowing everything, she only had admiration for Buruo.
Tang Shuangyu took Fang Yiyu's pulse and his brows gradually furrowed.
"My Lady, Miss Fang... has indeed been poisoned. The poison won't kill her, but she will require long-term recovery."
Bu Ruo nodded: "Poisoned...Okay, tomorrow the princess will ask Dean Tang to come and check on Miss Fang. We can detoxify if there is poison, and treat the disease if there is no poison."
Fang Yiyun stood up and knelt at Bu Ruo's feet: "Please, Princess, save me because my family once saved the ancestors of the Xiao family. I have just arrived in Kyoto and have not yet married. I don't want to die at such a young age. Please ask the miracle doctor to save my life."
Bu Ruo frowned. "Miss Fang, you're saying this as if I'm just watching you die without any help. Didn't I say I'd have Dean Tang come to see you tomorrow? Or is it that Dean Tang can't treat your illness, and you can only recover once you enter the gate of my Regent Palace?"
Bu Ruo's words were already very clear, but Fang Yiyu seemed not to understand and continued to kneel on the ground without saying a word. It seemed as if she meant that if Bu Ruo didn't agree today, she would kneel there and not get up.
In the end, it was the Crown Prince's wife who came to the rescue. After learning the whole story from the servants, she hurried over and said, "I'm sorry to have kept the princess and the ladies waiting. The table is ready in the front hall. Let's go quickly."
"Hey, Yiyun, you're not feeling well, why are you still kneeling here? Didn't the princess forgive you for smashing the shop? Hurry up and get up and take your seat. The Duke is already waiting there."
Seeing Fang Yiyu had to get up, Buruo couldn't help but sigh that the prince's wife was very capable. She asked the old nanny to help the Duke's wife to the front hall, while she walked slowly beside Buruo.
"Princess, I have something to tell you."
"You should have seen what my parents-in-law are thinking. Although I married late, I have heard that the Fang family's ancestors saved the late emperor. However... it was really insignificant."
"Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, they want to use this favor to have the Duke's Mansion produce a queen or even an empress dowager. But as you can see, how can such a family and background support such a status? Moreover, my sister-in-law now has her eyes on the prince... And you have to be careful about that maidservant beside you, the concubine."
Bu Ruo raised an eyebrow and said, "I didn't expect that there is still someone with a clear mind in the Duke of En's Mansion. What do you want to gain by surrendering to this princess?"
The Crown Prince's wife hesitated for a long time before finally gritting her teeth and saying, "If the Duke's Mansion collapses one day, I hope the Princess will grant me a divorce letter so that I can take my daughter away."
Bu Ruo's gossipy heart ignited: "I heard that the Crown Prince's wife has a son and a daughter. Why did you only take the daughter away?"
When the Crown Prince's wife told Bu Ruo everything, she was already prepared to betray the Duke's Mansion.
"Yes, everyone outside knows that I have a pair of children, but Princess doesn't know... That son is not my biological son, but the son of the Crown Prince's concubine. They thought I didn't know, but my wet nurse had already secretly told me that my son was born with congenital defects and died the next day."
"The prince wanted to let the concubine into the palace, so he didn't even ask the doctor to save my son."
"My name is Xiang Yuan. Although my family isn't a prominent family, it's a well-known wealthy family in the south. The Duke of En's Mansion may look magnificent, but in fact, all the money used for it over the years was my dowry. That's why neither the Crown Prince nor the Duke and his wife dared to take in the concubine. They even didn't dare let me know about her existence, for fear that I would cut off the money in the mansion."
"If they were treating my daughter well, it would be fine, but now they are mistreating her in every way, giving in to my illegitimate son's every request, and even letting them meet to plot my death. How can I swallow this?"
"So, I surrender to you today, Princess, and I beg you to save my life. I am the only daughter in my family, and after I divorce you, I will take your daughter and leave the capital. I will never have anything to do with them again, and I don't want to be killed by their ambitions."
Bu Ruo sighed: "This princess knows, the final outcome will definitely be as you wish."
Before becoming a mother, Bu Ruo might not be able to understand the feelings involved, but after having a pair of children, she found that a mother can really risk everything for her children.
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