The prince's mind was focused. "What did you say? Tell me in detail."
Su Xiangling seemed not to notice the prince's expression and just chatted as if it were idle talk.
The description of the little snake was so lifelike that the prince was delighted. This was not a golden snake at all, but a dragon.
He subconsciously touched Su Xiangling's slightly bulging belly. It seemed that the boy in her belly was also destined to be precious.
At this moment, he walked back with Su Xiangling in his arms, feeling a sense of destiny that the family of three would be reunited.
The prince also told Su Xiangling not to tell anyone about this dream and what happened today.
After returning to Su Xiangling's courtyard, the prince did not leave, but stayed with her for the night.
The news that Concubine Su had regained favor spread throughout the Eastern Palace overnight.
But then, it was overwhelmed by a second, even bigger rumor.
Some said that all the birds in the palace flew towards the East Palace last night, while others said that a strange phenomenon of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix appeared in the East Palace. As for who was responsible, there were many different opinions and speculations.
Su Xiangling was shocked and realized that someone might have seen what happened last night.
For a time, the Eastern Palace was in turmoil. Fortunately, it was just a minor rumor, quickly suppressed by the virtuous concubine, and never reached the ears of Emperor Xuande.
After the prince went to court, the palace maids helped Su Xiangling get up and have breakfast.
Because she was pregnant, supplements given by several masters in the palace were sent to her like water.
After breakfast, Qianxue brought in another letter.
"Your Majesty, this was sent in by Guanzong. Please take a look."
Guan Zong has been helping Su Xiangling test Mr. Zhou. Su Xiangling took the letter, hoping for good news.
To her, Mr. Zhou was like a sharp blade that could attack her at any time, and she had to be on guard.
After opening the letter, Su Xiangling read it quickly, and a look of joy appeared on her face.
It detailed Mr. Zhou's purpose of coming to Beijing and the person he was looking for.
The young lady from the capital went to Qianzhou, and the maid had a red mole on her wrist. These two sentences made Su Xiangling very excited.
Last night, she was still worried about what would happen if Su Qingyu found out about her and the Taoist priest. She didn't believe that Su Qingyu really hired someone to perform a ritual, and that it was probably her that was found.
I didn't expect that when I felt sleepy, someone would give me a pillow.
Even God is helping her.
She wanted to shut Su Qingyu up, and Mr. Zhou was the perfect tool to get rid of her. It would also clear up the entanglement between her and Zhou Tong, killing two birds with one stone.
It would be even better if Mr. Zhou could still be used by her after taking revenge.
Su Xiangling couldn't wait to leave the palace and meet Mr. Zhou in person. Fortunately, the Crown Prince was now very tolerant of her, so it was not difficult for her to leave the palace.
As soon as the prince returned from court, Su Xiangling went to ask for mercy, hoping that the prince would allow her to leave the palace to see her brother off and comfort her family.
The scene of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix yesterday was still lingering in the prince's mind, so he naturally agreed to Su Xiangling's request.
In this way, Su Xiangling took the prince's token and quietly left the palace with two personal maids.
She did not go to visit her brother or comfort her family as she had said. Instead, she immediately found Guan Zong and asked him to help her ask Mr. Zhou to come out.
Knowing that Mr. Zhou was aloof and arrogant, and rarely agreed to meet with unrelated people, Su Xiangling specifically told Guan Zong to meet wherever Mr. Zhou said he would.
Su Xiangling ordered people to park the carriage in an alley not far from the Shen family and wait for Guan Zong's reply.
Soon, Guan Zong came back with a message, saying that Mr. Zhou agreed to meet him. The meeting place was at Guangfu Tower.
Su Xiangling didn't know Guangfulou was part of the Shen family's business, so she didn't think it was wrong. It was just a restaurant, so it didn't matter to her where she went.
Of course, she didn't see that shortly after Mr. Zhou's carriage left the house, Su Qingyu's carriage also left the Shen family's gate.
Su Xiangling arrived at Guangfulou first. She had cooked Meitan Cuiya in advance and was waiting for Mr. Zhou.
This Meitan Cuiya is also a tea unique to Qianzhou. Guangfulou doesn't have this tea, so Su Xiangling ordered the maids around her to go out and buy it. Of course, this was also done to get closer to Mr. Zhou.
Soon, Guan Zong arrived, bringing Mr. Zhou with him. After inviting Mr. Zhou in, he withdrew and left. He was only there to collect money and handle his business, and paid no attention to anything else.
Su Xiangling was wearing a pomegranate-red embroidered jacket and skirt, and she looked quite dignified sitting by the window.
Mr. Zhou had seen the second young lady at the Su family before, and was a little surprised to find that it was her.
"I pay my respects to Concubine Su." As he said this, he was about to kneel down.
Su Xiangling smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, there's no need to be so polite. You're a great doctor, so there's no need for such a big gift."
He stood up again and gave him a light support.
Mr. Zhou was not polite. When Su Xiangling said this, he stood up straight.
"I wonder what the Concubine Su wants me to do?"
Su Xiangling gestured for Mr. Zhou to sit down and personally poured tea from the pot.
"Sir, try this tea. It is my favorite."
Mr. Zhou had already smelled the scent at this moment, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Meitan Cuiya? Not many people in Beijing drink this."
Su Xiangling smiled and said, "I liked it when I was in Qianzhou. Sir, please try it and see if it suits your taste."
After Mr. Zhou put down his teacup, he asked directly, "Why did Concubine Su summon the old lady? Is it because she is pregnant and wants me to see the baby?"
Su Xiangling shook her head and said, "Sir, you misunderstood. I called you here today to discuss the cause of death of Dr. Zhou Tong."
Mr. Zhou stood up in shock. "What did you say? The cause of my daughter's death?"
If Su Xiangling looked carefully at this moment, she would find that although Mr. Zhou looked surprised, his deep eyes were unusually calm.
Su Xiangling was very satisfied with his reaction, and poured him another cup of tea and handed it to him.
Then he said with a sad face: "Speaking of which, I met Dr. Zhou once, but I didn't expect what happened to her later..."
"She is very famous in Qianzhou. Not only is she an excellent doctor, but she is also kind and generous."
As she spoke, Su Xiangling took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.
He continued, "Ever since I met you in the capital, I've been in a trance. I've been thinking over and over again, wondering whether I should tell you."
"On one side are my loved ones, and on the other side are justice and morality. But thinking of the good deeds that Dr. Zhou did in the past, I decided to tell the master everything about this matter."
Mr. Zhou seemed to be pretending to be calm at this time. He didn't say anything and signaled Su Xiangling to continue with his eyes.
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