Zhao Yunzhu lowered her head, and Empress Dowager Liu left with her people.
Empress Dowager Liu's words just now were full of warnings.
Empress Dowager Liu must have already guessed something in her heart.
However, because of Prince An, Queen Mother Liu did not make the matter clear.
…
As soon as she returned to Prince An's Mansion, Zhao Yunzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been feeling too depressed in the palace these days.
Aunt Hua asked someone to bring hot water into the house, and she personally helped Zhao Yunzhu wash and dress.
"Miss, you have frightened me these days."
"Mammy, has anything happened in the mansion these days?"
Seeing Zhao Yunzhu intentionally changing the subject, Nanny Hua pondered carefully and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, right, Doctor Li came by and said he'd wait for you to come back and come over."
Zhao Yunzhu frowned, and roughly guessed something in her mind.
It must be about the map of mountains and seas.
"Where's the prince? Has he written to you in the past few days? Has anything happened in Chang'an?"
Zhao Yunzhu was not in a hurry to see the doctor in Li's mansion, as there was not much time left.
"The prince did send a letter, saying he would be back in a few days, and told Concubine Yun not to worry about him after she returned from the palace."
Zhao Yunzhu responded.
After having lunch, she felt sleepy and took a nap on the couch.
I only slept for half a quarter of an hour.
Zhao Yunzhu turned over and vaguely saw a figure walking towards her.
She opened her blurry eyes and saw that it was Mo Niang, "Mo Niang?"
She rubbed her eyes and looked at Mo Niang suspiciously.
"Concubine Yun, the Li family doctor is here and has been waiting outside for half a quarter of an hour."
Mo Niang answered obediently.
Zhao Yunzhu was stunned, then stood up and put on his clothes.
I just learned from Mo Niang that the doctor from the Li Mansion came as soon as she fell asleep, so she just sat in the yard and waited.
Nanny Hua was cleaning the house, and Linglong and Xia Yue, the two elder sisters, were told by Nanny Hua to take a nap.
She was the only one guarding the door.
"Let Dr. Li come in."
Zhao Yunzhu walked to the main hall and sat down waiting for Dr. Li to come in.
After a while, Doctor Li hurried into the room, holding a scroll in his hand.
Doctor Li bowed to Zhao Yunzhu.
He placed the scroll on the table and carefully spread it out, "Concubine Yun, I finally see the value of this painting!"
Zhao Yunzhu followed the direction of Doctor Li's gaze.
"From this map of mountains and seas, I have roughly guessed where the Tian family's treasure is hidden."
Doctor Li turned the map of mountains and seas upside down and said, "This is the green mountain sixty miles outside Chang'an City."
"The Tian family's property was confiscated too hastily back then, so even if Madam Tian had anticipated it, the most she could do was hide the Tian family's assets here before the confiscation. If she hid them further away, she would probably be too late."
"Concubine Yun. Why don't we go and take a look tomorrow?"
Seeing that Doctor Li was so anxious, he seemed to be certain that the treasures of the Tian family were hidden in Qingshan.
Zhao Yunzhu frowned and carefully looked at Doctor Li. She blurted out the words without even thinking about them. "Doctor Li, you seem to be very familiar with everything about the Tian family?"
Doctor Li was immersed in the joy of discovering the treasure when he suddenly heard Zhao Yunzhu's unexpected indirect hint.
Without hesitation, he replied, "Of course, my mother—"
Doctor Li stopped talking midway.
He stared at Zhao Yunzhu with wide eyes, his eyelids twitching.
Zhao Yunzhu tilted her head slightly and looked at Doctor Li. "Is Madam Tian your mother?"
Seeing that Doctor Li's face had suddenly turned pale, Zhao Yunzhu looked at Mo Niang. Mo Niang bowed, walked out, and closed the door casually.
Zhao Yunzhu put away the mountain and sea map on the table, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup of tea for Li Fu Doctor Du. "Li Fu Doctor, I am more curious about you than the Tian family's treasure map. I think if the prince knew about this, he would be as curious as I am."
Doctor Li took the teacup, his face full of confusion.
Seeing that Doctor Li still refused to speak, Zhao Yunzhu continued to persuade him, "Doctor Li, you are now living in Prince An's mansion. You and the prince are all on the same side. Sooner or later, you will have to confess to us."
"Otherwise, I think the prince would be very unwilling to have a person of unknown origin living in the palace."
After Zhao Yunzhu finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and took a sip, then retracted her gaze, her eyes completely fixed on the foam on the tea.
She waited patiently, certain that the doctor from the Li Mansion would speak.
Doctor Li drank cup after cup of tea, his frown never relaxing.
He was torn between many things, knowing that if he confessed, what would happen in the future...
Doctor Li thought about it and suddenly made up his mind.
"Mrs. Tian is my mother, and I am the sixth son of the Tian family."
"Because I was not in good health since childhood, my mother gave me to a wandering doctor to raise when I was very young. This is how I escaped the tragedy of the Tian family's property being ransacked."
"Doctor Li, do you know my father?"
Doctor Li nodded. "After I returned to Chang'an, my nephew often took me to visit your father. Since our age difference was not that big, and I loved traveling, I was able to hang out with the two of them."
When the Tian family was being ransacked, Doctor Li happened to be traveling. It was three years later when they returned to Chang'an and learned the tragic news about the Tian family.
"Doctor Li, what exactly are you scheming to do by lurking beside the prince?"
Doctor Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "I'm old, and I just want to find a place to retire. The prince and I have similar temperaments, so I stayed in Prince An's Mansion. It's not for any other purpose, and the late emperor is dead."
Zhao Yunzhu looked at Li Fuyi suspiciously.
"How about we go investigate tomorrow? I'll find the things sooner rather than later, because your father once told me that my mother hid not only the Tian family's fortune, but also a secret decree left by the retired emperor."
Zhao Yunzhu saw the light in Li Mansion Doctor's eyes, and she was also curious.
Finally, the two of them agreed to set off early tomorrow morning.
She ordered Linglong to transfer the secret guards left by Prince An.
She took Linglong and a maid with her.
The next morning, the group set out from the back door of Prince An's Mansion, and the secret guards were already waiting at the city gate.
Doctor Li didn't sleep all night last night.
After getting on the carriage, he simply leaned against the soft pillow and took a nap.
Linglong stayed with the young lady.
When the carriage stopped, Linglong helped Zhao Yunzhu get off the carriage.
Doctor Li was the last one to get off the carriage.
Looking at the towering mountains in front of us, although it is winter, the lake has not frozen.
The turbulent river water is sparkling.
Doctor Li opened the scroll and followed the instructions on it, heading towards the mountain path.
Everyone followed him.
I don't know how long I walked, but suddenly I saw a towering ridge, which was cut in half by the magic power of nature. It was as if a flat land suddenly appeared among the mountains. The grass and trees on this flat land were much more lush than those on the mountains on both sides.
On the dead branches and the withered vines hung small, unknown reddish fruits.
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