Du Jiaojiao was dragged out by the old woman. She was about to struggle and ask questions, but the old woman saw this and quickly covered Du Jiaojiao's mouth with her hand.
"I'm a little tired today. I want to go back and rest."
The crowd dispersed, and Zhao Yunzhu's eyes were filled with fatigue and defeat.
When Qin Zongzhi saw this, his eyes were filled with heartache.
I took her hand, hoping to dispel the haze in her heart.
"No hurry, take care of the important things first, then I'll sleep with you."
His eyes were full of stubbornness, and he insisted on taking her hand and walking out of the yard.
Zhao Yunzhu wanted to refuse, but when she met his gaze, she felt a little reluctant.
He took her to the front hall, and when she saw the steward kneeling in the hall, she was slightly stunned.
"Tell me, why did you say that the order given by this prince was the intention of Aunt Yun?"
The chief steward, crawling on the ground, trembling, felt the invisible anger coming from His Highness, and he did not dare to look up.
"Old slave, old slave..."
"You have been in the palace for many years and have never made any mistakes. Regarding today's matter, this prince hopes that you can give a satisfactory answer!"
"Also, Concubine Du brought people to Lanxiang Garden to cause trouble. As the chief steward of the mansion, why didn't you bring people to stop them?"
Qin Zongzhi's questioning, word by word, made the steward's body tremble even more violently.
Seeing that the steward was still not speaking, Qin Zongzhi completely lost his patience. "Not going to say anything? Fine, come here, tie up the steward and lock him up in the backyard. He won't have to work in the mansion anymore!"
"Your Highness!"
The steward suddenly looked up, and the years had left dark marks on his face.
The chief steward's eyes were filled with disbelief. "Your Highness, this old servant is doing this for your own good. Your Highness, you can't ruin yourself for Concubine Yun."
"You are deeply in love with Madam Yun, and you can keep her in the mansion, but Madam Yun can no longer continue your family line. I have watched Your Highness come this far, and I cannot bear to see you abandon everything and waste all your efforts!"
"After all, Concubine Du and Your Highness have already consummated their marriage. She can continue your family line, but Your Highness has been blinded by love and refused to let Concubine Du bear your child."
"How can this old servant watch Your Highness continue to be confused? As long as Madam Yun is still here, Your Highness will continue to be so."
"Even if Your Highness wants to kill me today, I will still give Your Highness some advice."
"Your Highness, you can't do this for Aunt Yun!"
The general manager was in tears, he was determined to die today.
Qin Zongzhi gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice, "Well, you are really good. You dare to make decisions for this prince without authorization. You are really good. The Ninth Prince's mansion is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you!"
He looked outside and shouted, "Come here, from today on, the manager will be replaced!"
The steward was kneeling on the ground, his face pale and his body a little weak.
Zhao Yunzhu lowered her eyes, hiding the myriad thoughts in her mind.
The general manager was devoted to Qin Zongzhi, and there was not a single mistake in his words.
The servants outside the front hall door stood at a loss.
Zhao Yunzhu gently tugged at Qin Zongzhi's sleeve, sighed softly, and a trace of guilt appeared in her eyes. "Your Highness, forget it. The general manager is all for you and this mansion."
Qin Zongzhi's furious expression met Zhao Yunzhu's pitiful look of suppressed grievance the next second, which made him suppress his anger in an instant.
Afraid of scaring the beauty next to him.
"Yunzhu, there's no need to persuade me about today's matter. I've made up my mind."
Qin Zongzhi insisted on standing up for Zhao Yunzhu today, and there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
The steward looked up at his master standing beside him.
I suddenly recalled that when His Highness was brought back to the palace at the age of ten, he always had a stern face, was serious, and spoke little.
He was only ten years old, but he looked older than all the princes in the palace, even the deposed crown prince.
His Majesty sent him to serve the Ninth Prince, and he took good care of him. He saw all the difficulties His Highness had gone through over the years.
Ever since the Ninth Prince left the palace to set up his own residence, he became the general manager of the residence, acting cautiously and taking care of everything in the residence for the Ninth Prince.
Your Highness has never been upset with him.
But now, His Highness abandoned him so easily.
He felt lost, but then he felt relieved. His Highness had really grown up and had his own ideas.
I will not change my mind at all because of others.
He was old, really old, and he understood that he would not be able to stay with His Highness for long.
With such a prince, he won't have to worry about anything in the future.
very nice!
The chief steward slowly stood up and bowed respectfully to Qin Zongzhi, "Your Highness, this old servant thanks you."
He bowed to Zhao Yunzhu again, his tone and attitude full of respect. "Madam Yun, I'm sorry for you. Please don't take your anger out on Your Highness. Your Highness treats Madam Yun with all his heart. Please don't let Your Highness down in the future."
After he finished speaking, he bowed again, turned around and walked out of the front hall with firm steps.
The Ninth Prince took into consideration the relationship between master and servant. Although he removed the chief steward from his position, considering that he had no family, he allowed him to spend his old age in the mansion, which was considered as the last bit of dignity he gave to the chief steward.
Qin Zongzhi took Zhao Yunzhu to see Du Jiaojiao again.
Du Jiaojiao was sitting on the ground with her hands and feet tied up, looking ashen.
She had never suffered such humiliation before.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunzhu meant so much to Qin Zongzhi.
As the door was pushed open, Du Jiaojiao automatically turned her head and looked at the man and woman walking into the room hand in hand. This scene made her feel sick. "Your Highness, have you found out everything?"
"Du Jiaojiao, it was my idea to send the medicine to your room today."
Qin Zongzhi said this coldly. Then a servant came up with a bowl of steaming medicine.
Du Jiaojiao never thought that this would be what the Ninth Prince meant.
The huge shock made her unwilling to believe it. She shook her head repeatedly and murmured, "No, no, how could His Highness do this? How could this be possible?!"
"Du Jiaojiao, listen carefully, this is what this prince means!"
Qin Zongzhi raised his hand, and the old woman brought the medicine to Du Jiaojiao.
She struggled hard and refused to drink it.
"Drink it!"
Several maids came forward and held Du Jiaojiao's hands and feet. One maid pinched Du Jiaojiao's chin and forced her to drink the bitter and sour medicine in the bowl.
The maids didn't let go until the blue and white porcelain pattern was revealed, but Du Jiaojiao had already run out of strength.
Her body collapsed on the ground, her eyes fixed on the ground, she looked dazed and dazed, occasionally emitting a strange laugh.
The maids in the room looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw this.
Zhao Yunzhu saw all this but did not say anything to stop it.
"Go, call the palace doctor to see if Concubine Du is really stupid."
The palace physician was hurriedly called in. On the way there, he heard about the big things that happened in the palace today, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He is not as good as these young people. He is old, now sixty-seven, and has been alone all his life. If he had not received the kindness of the Ninth Prince in the past, he would have given up his freedom and been willing to stay in the Ninth Prince's mansion.
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