Two days after Qin Zongzhi left, Zhao Yunzhu looked listless and depressed for a long time.
The plaque on the Ninth Prince’s residence had already been replaced.
The plaque on the gate has been replaced with a new one.
Life was peaceful for several days, and nothing unexpected happened.
Zhao Yunzhu spent the whole day doing nothing at home.
She was thinking about finding a suitable time to go and see Chun'er in person.
But before she left the house, Aunt Hua approached her with a serious expression. She waved her hand to dismiss the servants in the room, then stepped forward, leaned close to her ear, and whispered in a low voice, "Concubine Yun, something's wrong."
Zhao Yunzhu felt something strange in her heart.
Aunt Hua's next words were like a huge stone, hitting her heart hard.
She was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses.
"I heard by chance that Concubine Du is pregnant——"
"How come?"
Zhao Yunzhu's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Except for that time in the palace, Qin Zongzhi never went to her room again, let alone touched her.
Even during that time in the palace, Du Jiaojiao had already taken the medicine and would never get pregnant.
Now that the country is in mourning, weddings have long been stopped in Chang'an.
Even the marriage between the Liu family and the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion was held in private, and the ceremony was considered complete. Neither family held a grand ceremony, nor did they entertain guests.
What's more, Du Jiaojiao is pregnant?
If it is true, whose child is this?
The national mourning period has not even been over for a month, but she has announced the good news. If the news spreads, how can the people in Prince An's mansion survive?
"Is the news accurate?"
"I heard it with my own ears. Concubine Du disguised herself as a maid in the courtyard and quietly left the house to seek medical treatment. When she came back, she cried to the old woman at the back door. That's when I discovered the hidden truth."
Aunt Hua told her everything.
Zhao Yunzhu sat down slowly, tapping the table with his fingers one after another.
"Miss, what do you say we should do about this? If this gets out, it'll cost you your life."
Aunt Hua sighed softly.
"Let me think about it for a few days. I'll ask a good maid to keep an eye on that courtyard and see who's having an affair with her."
"yes."
If we don't find out who is behind this, there will be more trouble.
That night, Zhao Yunzhu received the news that Du Jiaojiao had returned to her parents' home.
After Zhao Yunzhu learned about it, he ordered people to send a lot of gifts to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Unexpectedly, on the second day after Du Jiaojiao returned to her parents' home, thieves broke into Prince An's mansion at night.
Ever since she learned that Du Jiaojiao was pregnant, she ordered people to mobilize the guards that Qin Zongzhi had left for her.
It was thanks to those deadpools that the people who broke in at night were successfully captured.
Zhao Yunzhu did not alarm too many people and asked the guards to detain the person who broke in at night and take him to the secret room in Qin Zongzhi's study.
In the secret room without sunlight, dew was on the walls.
There was a strong smell of dampness and decay in the secret room.
The torches fixed to the wall with iron bars burned brightly, illuminating the dark secret room as if it were daytime.
The man in black was tied to an iron stake, with scars everywhere. His mask fell to the ground, revealing the face of a handsome young man.
The young man had thick eyebrows and bright eyes, and there was a sense of pride in his bones.
"Who are you? And why did you break into Prince An's mansion at night?"
Zhao Yunzhu looked at the man and questioned him.
The man snorted disdainfully and turned his head away, unwilling to communicate.
It seems he's still a tough nut to crack.
Zhao Yunzhu glanced at Deadpool beside him.
Deadpool understood and picked up the long whip at hand. The whip echoed loudly in the sharp void.
He raised his hand and whipped it down. In just a moment, a deep wound appeared on the black-clothed man's body, and blood oozed out.
The man gasped in pain, his eyes closed tightly, his face grimacing with agony.
But he still had no intention of speaking.
"Oh, you're quite a tough nut to crack."
Zhao Yunzhu sneered at the man and suddenly changed the subject, "You probably came here to take the risk for Du Jiaojiao."
Zhao Yunzhu's words successfully attracted the man's attention.
Seeing the man's reaction, she was certain that she had guessed right.
"Du Jiaojiao went back to her parents' home—"
She stared at the man, "Didn't she tell you?"
Although the man did not respond, his attitude was no longer the same as before.
"Concubine Du is pregnant and she's probably going back to her parents' home to have an abortion."
Zhao Yunzhu smiled, her eyes flashing with shrewdness and calculation.
"What?"
The man blurted out with an anxious look on his face.
"Concubine Du is pregnant and has returned to her parents' home to have an abortion. After all, Prince An has never touched her."
Zhao Yunzhu scolded the man.
Seeing the man's smug look, her guess began to take shape.
"Who are you? How did you get to know Concubine Du?"
The man still held his head high and said nothing.
Zhao Yunzhu frowned, a little unhappy, "I don't have much patience. If you don't tell me, I won't indulge you."
Zhao Yunzhu turned to look at the red guard beside him and said, "Since you can't speak, then I'll pull out two teeth first."
She said it so calmly that the man's face froze.
"You, you come from the Zhao family, a wealthy family, yet you are so cruel and vicious!"
Zhao Yunzhu crossed her arms and took two steps back. She glanced at the man and said lightly, "Zhao family? Do you know that the Zhao family you are talking about has long been burdened with a stigma and was exterminated by the late emperor? Me? I simply cannot bear the Zhao family's reputation. I am just the daughter of a criminal!"
I didn't expect to hear about the Zhao family from the man's mouth.
The secret thoughts that she had hidden inside still made her heart ache.
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