Du Jun looked at his wife whom he had not seen for a few days, and suddenly found that his wife, who had previously acted like a dull wooden beauty, was actually so lively and beautiful. His originally humiliated mood also improved a little.
In addition, Su Yuniang has been haggard recently, and the two children have been forced to become the sons of a lowly concubine. Wang and Du Jun discussed it and decided to give birth to a legitimate son to win over Shen Danruo's money and the relationship with the Shen family.
So after the slap mark disappeared, he returned to the yamen and worked for two days, and then was urged by Wang to come here.
Seeing such a beautiful and wealthy lady, Du Jun felt that it would not be a loss to have a legitimate son with her. As for Su Yunniang, he could not give her the status of a principal wife for the time being. After coaxing the lady, he could use Shen's dowry money to compensate Yunniang.
Danruo's good mood was also broken by the pig head blocking the door. She shuddered:
"My husband thinks I'm mistreating my concubine, and now he has no money to buy her clothes and jewelry, so he comes to me to ask for a dowry?"
The two of them were at the door, and occasionally passers-by would glance at them.
Du Jun was very concerned about his reputation. Recently, there were rumors and his colleagues were teasing him. He looked angry:
"How could that be? It's normal for a mistress to discipline her concubines. As for the money, I will naturally support the family and will never use your dowry."
Dan Ruo raised her voice slightly: "You said you wouldn't use my dowry. Then I remember that most of the ornaments in your and mother's rooms were taken from my dowry. I will ask the steward of the Shen Mansion to take the dowry list to count it later. Lord Du is a man of high moral character. It's best not to use my dowry."
Of course Du Jun didn't want to return it. After all, it's easy to go from simple to luxurious, but it's hard to go from luxurious to simple. He looked at Shen Danruo with a sullen face, "Your dowry will naturally be arranged by you."
Song Yu, who was hiding in the dark, was pushed by his master and pretended to pass by to greet Du Jun.
Du Jun saw that the person who came was Song Yu, the most important imperial guard in front of the current emperor. Although he thought that Song Yu was a good-for-nothing who relied on his family background to become the emperor's guard, he was well aware of the ways of officialdom and still greeted him with a smile.
"Hello, Lord Song."
Song Yu stopped and walked forward, pretending not to know Dan Ruo, "This is Madam Ling, right?"
"I just heard Lord Du and Madam arguing about the dowry. Could the rumors outside be true?"
Du Jun cursed inwardly, thinking this person was meddling in other people's business. But he kept a serious face and said, "How could it be? The rumors are all nonsense. I, Du Jun, a man of seven feet tall, would never use my wife's dowry."
Dan Ruo knew that Song Yu wanted to support him, so he responded:
"Sir Song, in order to prove his innocence, my husband specially invited people from my mother's family to check the dowry. Even if I accidentally used the dowry to spend on expenses in the mansion over the years, my husband will make up for it."
Song Yu smiled brightly, "So that's how it is. Rumors can harm people. The emperor heard about it a while ago and asked me about it. I didn't understand it at the time. Once Lord Du proves his innocence, I will explain it to the emperor."
Du Jun was worried because the emperor knew everything. If he didn't return the dowry, he was afraid that the emperor would have a bad impression of him and he would have no hope of promotion in the future. After all, his life goal was to become the head of all officials.
He pulled the corners of his mouth hard, trying to make himself smile, but he didn't know how hypocritical it was: "Sir Song, please explain it to the emperor later. I am really wronged."
Song Yu said cheerfully, "That's fine, the emperor won't wrongly accuse someone who manages his household fairly."
Seeing that Song Yu had no intention of leaving, Du Jun said politely, "I have a few more words to say to my wife. Bye, Master Song, take care."
Song Yu touched his nose and walked away without returning to the house next door.
Du Jun pulled Danruo's sleeve and said stiffly, "Let's talk inside. There are so many people watching outside."
Dan Ruo threw him away in disgust, her pretty face covered in frost. "There's nothing to say. Go away."
Du Jun controlled his temper and said gently, "The family cannot do without Madam. When will Madam come home?"
Dan Ruo said coldly: "I will go back naturally after my husband has calculated the dowry."
Seeing her insistence, Du Jun handed the medicine bag to Baihe, "This is the secret elixir that your mother found for you to have a child. Since you don't want to be adopted, we are still young. Once you have recovered, you can have a child soon. In my heart, I only recognize the children you give birth to. Even if you can't give birth to a child, I will not divorce you just because you can't have any children."
Seeing Danruo raised his hand with an ugly look on his face, he instinctively wanted to slip away, fearing that Danruo would hit him in front of everyone.
Unexpectedly, Danruo just adjusted her hair bun and he hurried away to hide his embarrassment.
Seeing Zhutou leave, Danruo closed the door and studied the recipe of lotus leaf chicken with the cook. Don't let the scumbag affect your enjoyment of delicious food, otherwise you will be in trouble.
At the same time, he asked Lily to deliver a letter to his mother.
When it was time to change the medicine, Gu Jingxing came alone this time with the medicine box. Dan Ruo understood and pretended to be puzzled: "You are a disciple of the imperial physician, and you can let Lord Song get the medicine box for you."
Gu Jingxing had no intention of revealing his identity and said, "Master Song is interested in medicine, so he specially took me as his teacher."
The lotus leaf chicken had just been prepared, so Danruo invited him to enjoy the meal together.
After the meal, Lily brought a dark, bitter medicine decoction. Gu Jingxing looked puzzled: "What medicine are you drinking?"
Danruo's face was filled with embarrassment when she heard this, while Lily started to talk at once.
"This is the fertility medicine the old lady of our family found for Madam. Madam has been married for three years and has no children. For the past two years, the old lady has been feeding her all kinds of folk remedies. In my opinion, they are all quacks and are completely useless. And today, she was humiliated by the master because of her infertility."
"Stop talking."
Danruo's long-hidden scar was revealed, and tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Seeing the beauty shedding tears, he felt distressed but more sad. The heart that had been soaring in the lotus pond girl's heart earlier fell to the bottom again.
She was willing to take the knife for a little girl she didn't know, and the reason why Lily was not around that day was because she followed Danruo's arrangement to buy supplies for the elderly and children. It can be seen that in addition to her kind nature, she also has a desire for children.
During the eight years since he ascended the throne, countless court officials had been watching his heirs, so he naturally knew the pressure involved. However, he was the emperor, and she was just a little woman, so she naturally could not resist.
Seeing Dan Ruo was about to pick up the medicine bowl, Gu Jingxing snatched it away, put it to his nose to smell it, frowned and poured the medicine away.
"This smell is so strong, what if something happens if you drink it? If you are really worried about your offspring, I will ask my master to come and see you tomorrow. My master is an obstetrician at the Imperial Hospital. Thanks to his care, the Queen Mother was able to give birth to Prince Rong at an advanced age."
Seeing Dan Ruo thanking him with a hint of joy and embarrassment, Gu Jingxing felt very sad, but he still couldn't bear to see her messing with her body.
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