Chapter 57 Another incident
Li Dongfu pulled Zhang Ruruo to the peach forest in front of Anshou Garden, and Zhang Ruruo broke free.
"Weren't you betrayed? Why are you here?" Zhang Ruruo calmed down and stared at Li Dongfu with scrutiny and vigilance. "Who taught you to say those words just now?"
Li Dongfu's expression had obviously changed. She stared at Zhang Ruruo coldly and said, "Do you still need someone to teach you this?"
"What do you mean?" Zhang Ruru's voice became sharp.
Li Dongfu sneered, "Don't the Duke and Master want you to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion? I'm just following the flow."
"Bitch!" After hearing these words, Zhang Ruruo strode forward and hit Li Dongfu.
But when his hand was waving in the air, it was grabbed by Li Dongfu.
"You actually dare to resist!" Zhang Ruru looked at Li Dongfu who was right in front of her. How could this be her personal maid who obeyed her orders?
Li Dongfu shook off Zhang Ruru's hand and said coldly, "My dear lady, I believe that I am devoted to you and have never had any second thoughts. My mother is even more kind to you in your courtyard. She even cares about you more than the lady does."
Zhang Ruru seemed to be getting to know the person in front of her for the first time, with a hint of disbelief in her eyes.
"I admit that my mother and I are merely servants of the Duke of Ying's mansion. We should serve your master wholeheartedly for a bite to eat. If the Duke and the Master think it is our fault and they beat us to death or sell us off, I understand."
"But I never thought you would blame me for everything that happened to you. You could even say 'beaten to death'. If it weren't for Madam taking care of me out of consideration for my mother, I would have been a corpse in a mass grave long ago."
Li Dongfu thought about what happened after she left the Duke's Mansion. She could bear to be reduced to that state, as she was just a lowly servant, but her beloved mother, the mother who protected her, died like that.
Even his death was while protecting her.
How could she not hate him?
Li Dongfu looked at Zhang Ruru with cold eyes and walked towards her step by step.
Seeing this, Zhang Ruru couldn't help but step back. She said, "This is all due to your negligence as servants. If you had protected me to the death that night, and alerted my aunt and the monks at Kaibao Temple, how could I have ended up like that? It's all because you didn't protect me properly!"
Li Dongfu sneered: "Then can I say that if you hadn't been so outspoken and taken advantage of by the two girls from the Jiang family, you wouldn't have ended up like that?"
"You!" Zhang Ruruo remembered what her father said again. She was being used by Jiang Shuer and her sisters!
"It's all because of your arrogance, young lady. You look down on a young woman who made her fortune as a merchant, and you think your status is superior to that of a young lady from the Earl of Yongqin's mansion. You wanted to vent her anger, but you didn't expect to bring trouble upon yourself."
Every time Li Dongfu said something, Zhang Ruru took a step back, until she had her back against the peach tree and had nowhere to go.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Ruru would never admit that she was the kind of person Li Dongfu described her as: "I don't think I'm superior to others!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Dongfu pinched Zhang Ruru's cheek.
Li Dongfu quickly fed the medicine pills in his hand into Zhang Ruru's mouth.
"What did you give me...to eat..."
Zhang Ruruo wanted to spit it out but Li Dongfu covered her mouth tightly. It was not until the tiny pills went into her stomach while she was struggling that Li Dongfu let go of Zhang Ruruo.
"Girl, take care of yourself." Li Dongfu said and turned to leave.
Zhang Ruru squatted down and began to retch because of the pills she had just swallowed.
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Mrs. Xue did not catch up with the prince after walking out of Anshou Garden, so she began to look for Zhang Ruru and Li Dongfu who had been betrayed and appeared again.
On the way to the peach forest in front of Anshou Garden, I met Xie Rongying who was admiring the peach blossoms.
Xie Rongying also saw Mrs. Xue's cold and scrutinizing gaze. A cold glint flashed across her deep eyes as she met Mrs. Xue's gaze.
"What a coincidence, I run into Madam Xue here." Xie Rongying spoke first: "Are you looking for someone? Madam, you look so anxious."
Madam Xue walked up to Xie Rongying, her cold eyes now filled with inquiry as she said, "Young Madam, you really have a refined taste."
"Of course, of course." Xie Rongying smiled faintly, "Such gorgeous peach blossoms, anyone would stop and take a good look at them."
Madam Xue sneered, "Then I hope that the young lady's elegance will always be maintained."
"I will." Xie Rongying nodded with a faint smile.
Madam Xue met Xie Rongying's sharp eyes and said, "I hope the young lady will have the last laugh."
Xie Rongying stared at Madam Xue without blinking, and laughed: "Madam Xue, are you looking for Miss Zhang? She just went over there."
Upon hearing this, a trace of worry flashed in Mrs. Xue's eyes, and she strode towards the direction Xie Rongying pointed.
"Miss, are you going to look for the young master?" Dongxue asked.
"No rush." ​​Xie Rongying looked in the direction where Madam Xue had just left and said, "There's still one show to watch."
When Mrs. Xue found Zhang Ruru, she saw Zhang Ruru with a pale face and retching. She looked around but did not see Li Dongfu.
"Where is that slut?" asked Mrs. Xue.
Zhang Ruruo calmed down and said, "He ran away."
"She ran away?" Madam Xue glared at Zhang Ruruo coldly: "Why did she show up? Who ordered her to do this?"
Zhang Ruru stared at Madam Xue and sneered, "Auntie is so smart, don't you know who ordered this?"
"Xie Rongying?" Mrs. Xue was a little unsure.
Zhang Ruru didn't respond, turned around and walked forward.
Seeing this, Madam Xue said, "Go and reunite with your father first. No more trouble can happen."
Zhang Ruru still didn't say anything and just walked forward.
Mrs. Xue stared at the stubborn figure in front of her. She knew that she had to marry Zhang Ruru off now to avoid any more trouble.
About a cup of tea later, Mrs. Xue and Zhang Ruru returned to the courtyard of the wing room.
At this time, Zhang Ran had fainted from the pain. Zhang Huai still wanted to save Zhang Ran's legs, so he was thinking of taking Zhang Ran back to Bianjing City. However, Zhang Ran would feel pain as soon as he moved him.
The doctor suggested that Zhang Ran take painkillers before returning to Bian Jing.
Zhang Huai had no other choice but to follow the doctor's advice. Although he was angry, he also knew that this was the only way for now.
Just when Zhang Huai was feeling upset, Madam Xue and Zhang Ruru came back. Seeing this, he became even angrier. When he was about to teach these two people a lesson, he saw the prince appear at the gate of the courtyard.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Huai stepped forward and said respectfully.
The prince responded with a bad look on his face, and at this moment, the people around the Empress Dowager appeared.
Seeing this, everyone had different expressions.
The eunuch looked towards Zhang Huai and said, "Master Zhang, I am here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to facilitate a marriage."
Zhang Huai stared at the eunuch, confused. "Eunuch Yu, what do you mean by this?"
"Master Zhang, the news that Miss Zhang is attracted to the Crown Prince has just alarmed the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager believes that this is the significance of Yunwu Manor's Peach Blossom Banquet. Miss Zhang is both virtuous and talented, and is a perfect match for the Crown Prince. So, she has granted the marriage. The middle of this month is an auspicious date, and the Ministry of Rites will personally arrange it."
Zhang Huai was horrified. This marriage arranged by the Empress Dowager was completely different from them personally sending Zhang Ruru to the Prince's Mansion.
However, when Zhang Huai saw the unsurprised expressions of the Crown Prince and Madam Xue, he looked a little strange.
vomit!
At this moment, Zhang Ruru started to retch again.
Seeing this, the prince stepped forward reluctantly for Zhang Huai's sake and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Zhang Ruru's face turned pale and she spat out a pool of bitter water.
The prince frowned and walked forward to help Zhang Ruru walk to the stone bench in the courtyard. After they sat down, they saw the doctor coming out of the wing room and said, "Doctor Sun, go see what's wrong with Miss Zhang."
Doctor Sun heard this and stepped forward.
Zhang Ruruo started to speak: "I don't know what that bitch Dongfu fed me just now."
When Zhang Huai heard Dong Fu, his brows furrowed.
"Miss, stretch out your hand." Doctor Sun said with a frown.
Zhang Ruru stretched out her hand, only to feel powerless all over. She didn't want to die yet, but when she saw Doctor Sun's increasingly serious expression, Zhang Ruru asked fearfully, "Doctor, am I poisoned?"
Doctor Sun stared at Zhang Ruru without saying a word.
The prince asked, "Doctor Sun, was Miss Zhang poisoned?"
Doctor Sun glanced at Zhang Huai, as if asking for his advice.
Zhang Huai frowned, "Doctor Sun, please feel free to speak."
"Young lady, this pulse is a pregnancy pulse," Doctor Sun said cautiously and with a hint of uncertainty. He held Zhang Ruru's pulse tightly and confirmed, "Smooth and strong, gentle and calm, this is a pregnancy pulse."
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