Chapter 1068 Stupidity

In the evening, Zhou Shuren returned home, "Has there been any news from the Duke's Mansion?"

Zhu Lan was also worried, "The Duke's Mansion has blocked the news, and the Queen has been waiting in the Duke's Mansion for the whole afternoon."

Zhou Shuren signaled the maids to go down, "The less news there is, the more it shows that there is a serious problem. The old lady's fainting is not simple."

Zhulan, "I originally thought that the Du family wanted to take the initiative, but from what you said, it's more complicated?"

Zhou Shuren hummed, "I just think it's too coincidental. The emperor just issued an order to investigate Zhang this morning, and not long after, the old lady fainted. It's such a coincidence that I have to think too much."

Zhu Lan was surprised, "The emperor's words confirm that someone from the Zhang family has escaped. So it seems that the person Rongchuan saw last time was most likely a member of the Zhang family."

Zhou Shuren also thought of it, "If it's not a coincidence, have you ever thought about how many people the Zhang family has released from the various clans in the capital over the years?"

Zhu Lan shuddered, "So, those who came to Beijing later have safer houses. No, those who came to Beijing later also have a hard time keeping their houses safe. Looks like I have to go through our servants carefully a few more times."

Zhou Shuren was also thinking about it, "Well, you have to take more care of it."

Zhulan was thinking about how to investigate. Ordinary methods were useless and she had to be ruthless.

At the Duke's Mansion, the Queen brought the medicine and carefully fed it to the mother. The Duke's wife drank the medicine and closed her eyes. The Queen signaled the female official to go down and tucked the quilt for the mother herself. She made sure that the mother was asleep before leaving.

Xue Han was the first to notice the Empress coming out. There were no ladies in the room. After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward to support her, "The Empress has worked hard."

The queen was indeed a little tired. She had been guarding by the bed and was exhausted. She patted Xue Han's hand and said, "You are pregnant. Sit down and rest."

The Duke opened his eyes and waited until everyone was seated before speaking, "I have sealed the Duke's Mansion. Only entry is allowed, but no exit."

Ning Xu stared at Dad's hand. Ever since Mom fainted, Dad's hand had been shaking. After knowing that Mom was poisoned, Dad blamed himself even more. "Dad, you've been worrying about Mom all day. Why don't you go to bed early? Leave this to your son."

Ning Hui moved the corner of his mouth, but didn't dare to say a word. He covered his chest and coughed intermittently.

The queen looked at her two brothers, and finally fixed her eyes on the second brother. "Second brother, I can tolerate fools, but I cannot tolerate fools harming others. No matter what the reason is, if you don't take action this time, I will."

Ning Hui's face turned pale and he coughed even more violently. He raised his head and looked at his cold-faced sister. No, it should be the empress, the empress who fought for the world with the emperor. "She is the biological mother of the empress's two nephews."

How could he have done that? The feelings they had in their early years were not fake. They had been together for many years. Even though the warmth of husband and wife had long since disappeared, they had been together for many years!

The Queen said calmly, "Because she is the mother of my two nephews, they are not here, right?"

Ning Hui covered her chest. Her sister was always decisive. Once she had the murderous intention, she would not change her mind. With trembling lips, she said, "She was used."

The Queen scolded, "That's enough, stop making excuses for her. If she hadn't thought about being the Duke's wife, how could she have been used? The root of everything is her greed!"

Rongchuan squeezed his wife's hand. He wanted to take his wife away at first, but no one allowed him to leave. Now it was the elders' business, and he really didn't want to know how it was handled.

Ning Xu paid attention to his son's movements, "It's getting late, and the children are tired. Dad, you and Rongchuan and his wife should go back and rest. The Queen and I will stay here."

Duke Ning did not leave and signaled Rongchuan and Xuehan to go back.

Xue Han was carrying her body and was really tired after guarding for the whole day. She also wanted to leave, so she stood up and walked out with Rongchuan.

The next day, there was still no news from the Duke's Mansion. Even the Crown Prince went to the Marquis' Mansion. Zhulan was worried but there was nothing she could do.

Zhulan paid more attention to the mansion. She held the list of all the servants in her hand and looked carefully at the original records. Fortunately, she asked carefully. The shortest servant had been in the mansion for three years. Time can make people blur a lot of things, not to mention what was said.

Zhulan handed the list to Li and Zhao, "You two should take the list and ask the servants in person. Be sure to ask carefully."

Zhao was sensitive, and every move of her mother-in-law was meaningful. "Mother, why do we need to check the servants?"

Zhulan explained, "I feel uneasy, so I want to check my family thoroughly. Thank you for your hard work."

Li held the list and said, "Mom, we are not tired. We are just afraid that we will not do it well for the first time."

Zhulan chuckled, "I don't expect you to find out anything. If you ask, you will only put pressure on the servants."

To check on the servants, she still needs to check it herself, the two daughters-in-law cannot do it.

When Li heard Bai Gaoxing's words, he was very happy and thought that he was already very powerful.

In the palace, Zhou Shuren played chess with the emperor. The emperor defeated all the chess pieces on the chessboard. There was already a trace of sweat on his forehead. Finally, he put down the white chess piece helplessly and said, "Your Majesty is a great chess player. I admit defeat."

The Emperor threw down the black chess piece and said, "Shu Ren's chess skills have improved a lot. I had a great time playing today."

Zhou Shuren was speechless. This was the emperor's true character. When he played chess with the emperor before, the emperor never brought his emotions into the chessboard. "I have also learned a lot."

The emperor looked at Zhou Shuren and asked, "Shuren, what do you think of the Zhang family of the previous dynasty?"

Zhou Shuren's heartbeat quickened. This question was not easy to answer. The emperor had a taboo in his heart. He thought about it twice in his mind before he answered carefully, "I don't know much about the Zhang family. I have only heard about the past events of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty, I don't know much, so I dare not speak nonsense."

The emperor cursed the old fox in his heart, "Shu Ren, I trust you very much. I just want to listen to what you say. I don't want to hear a word from others."

Zhou Shuren cursed in his heart. The emperor asked him not because he wanted to waver in his own ideas, but because he wanted others to agree with him. In fact, the emperor was a pitiful person. However, if there were no hardships, he would not be the wise ruler he is today. "I have not heard much, but I have personally seen the Zhang family's secret passage, which is very large. The emperor said that the secret passage is very old, which shows that it is the result of the hard work of several generations. At the end of the previous dynasty, the court was incompetent, and the Zhang family had a lot of ideas. Since they had ideas, they would naturally leave a foolproof way out."

After saying this, Zhou Shuren didn't say much.

The emperor thought of Yao Wenqi. There must be a secret passage or a way out in Yaohou Mansion.

At the Ningguo Mansion, after hearing that she was poisoned, the Duke's wife looked very lucky, "Luckily I had an argument with your father yesterday morning and managed to eat his snack. Otherwise, your father would have been the one lying down."

The Queen was terrified. "Mother, if you hadn't been taking medicine all the time, and the poison had conflicted with it, you wouldn't have had a chance to wake up. Even if you woke up now, you would just have to lie in bed."

Xue Han felt sad after listening to this, because her grandma loved to stroll around.

The Duke's wife was more open-minded, "It's good to be alive. Being alive is better than anything else."

However, this time the fool was taken advantage of, and she couldn't be soft-hearted.