Chapter 328 Xiao Chengqian’s private meeting with Du Zhihua
Wen Shu felt extremely anxious as he looked at the unconscious Mrs. Jiang.
"Little brother, don't worry. Grandma Jiang looks rosy. Sister will wake up after the injection."
Wen Nuo's mouth seemed to be blessed. When Song Yu pulled out the last silver needle, Old Madam Jiang woke up.
Madam Jiang reached out and grabbed Song Yu's hand, using it to sit up from the bed. "Sister Yu, you've been my granddaughter for a day, and you'll always be my granddaughter. You can't disown me."
Song Yu smiled and said, "Of course, you will always be my grandmother. I will be as filial to you as I was to my mother."
"Grandma." Wen Shu walked forward and hugged Old Madam Jiang. "I will be filial to you and take good care of my mother and sister."
Old Madam Jiang looked at the child in her arms with a heavy heart.
The eldest grandson had suffered a great hardship. She suppressed her emotions and supported his frail back. "Good boy, before this, you must strengthen your body and gain weight. Eat an extra bowl of rice at every meal, and come to my room for three meals a day."
Wen Shu raised his head and saw Mrs. Jiang looking at him with loving eyes. His heart was warmed. His grandmother liked him.
"Yeah, I come to accompany my grandmother every day."
Madam Jiang got up from the bed and pulled Wen Nuo with her other hand, "It's time for you two brothers to accompany me to stroll around the yard."
Old Madam Jiang led the two children out, seemingly forgetting the other people in the room.
Jiang Youya ran after him, then stopped and said, "You all should go about your business. We'll have a family dinner in the main dining hall at noon."
Song Yu: "Uncle, aunt, have you told grandma that my aunt is going back to the Cheng residence to give birth?"
Jiang Yunzhou looked worried. "Before I could say anything, your grandmother fainted from anger."
Feng Yingying said, "Sister Yu, don't worry about this. We'll tell her that Shushu will be leaving soon. Tell us more about your premonition dream. Even though we've made arrangements in advance, if there's any deviation from the premonition dream, it will be troublesome."
Song Yu was shocked. She was reborn, but Yang Xu had happened. If she hadn't been keeping an eye on it, if Song Mingzhu had been stubborn and refused to repent, she would have had her face cut off.
"Cousin Meng, I didn't sleep well last night, and my mind is a little confused now. You have a good memory and have had similar good dreams. Can you tell me about it in detail?"
"What?"
Jiang Yunzhou, Feng Yingying, and Jiang Guanchen were all shocked. "Did you also have a prophetic dream?"
Cheng Qingmeng said, "It's not a precognitive dream. I just dreamt that my elder brother was suffering while searching for the secret path. And it turns out that my elder brother is really alive and suffering."
Jiang Guanchen: "Then tell me what will happen on the day my aunt gives birth?"
Cheng Qingmeng was dumbfounded. How could she know what would happen that day?
In her previous life, she was arranged by her grandmother to go to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings, and she had no idea what happened in between.
Alas, she lived in vain.
"I dreamed that my mother was walking in the garden that day. She stepped on a stone and slipped, almost falling. She was frightened. She was fine at the time and didn't have any stomachache. But when she returned to her room, her stomach started to hurt again. Meng Guangde said it was a premature birth and the situation was serious, with the possibility of two deaths. I was at a loss in my dream and didn't know what to do. My grandmother asked me to go to Huguo Temple to pray for my mother's safety, so I went to Huguo Temple. When I came back, my mother had safely given birth to my younger brother. Oh, no, it was my illegitimate son. Cheng Xiao returned to Beijing a few days later. The exact date is too vague in my dream to remember."
Jiang Guanchen: "That day should be the day when the Du family army returns to the capital. Will he come back early? He knew about this and acquiesced, and perhaps even participated in it."
Jiang Yunzhou: "Your grandfather said that the Du family army is now recovering lost territory and resettling the people. He has also made many meritorious deeds. He will definitely come back secretly before the deadline."
There was a fierce look in Jiang Yunzhou's eyes. Cheng Xiao would not come back as triumphantly as in his dream.
"Meng'er, go and accompany your mother and see when she will ask the Cheng family to pick her up."
On the other side, Chunhua rushed to the Song Mansion early in the morning to keep an eye on it.
Du Zhihuan arranged for Yunque to stay behind, and took Yunyan, Yunyan, Yunshuang, and several guards out of the Song Mansion.
Chunhua was afraid of being discovered, so even though he hid his inner strength, he didn't dare to follow too closely.
Yunyan and her companions’ martial arts skills are not inferior to hers, and the guards accompanying them are also not simple.
If you are not careful, you will be discovered.
Along the way, Du Zhihuan did not show any abnormality. She either visited the silver shop, the spice shop, the rouge shop, or the medicinal material shop.
Finally we went to a tavern called "Zhiji Huanzhang".
Chunhua hurried to the teahouse diagonally opposite and searched around before she saw Du Zhihuan's profile in an open window on the third floor.
Not long after, a man who looked like a shopkeeper led two people in and brought in a stack of account books.
"This is the account book for the past six months. Please take a look, young lady."
Chunhua was surprised. This tavern actually belonged to Du Zhihuan?
It was still early in the afternoon, but there were already quite a few people in the lobby.
The location here is great and people are all driving luxury cars here. We have made a lot of money this month.
No wonder he is so confident about not going back to the Du family. He makes a lot of money.
This should have belonged to her young lady!
Hey, why do the Marquis and his wife dote on her so much?
Chunhua ordered some tea and snacks, and while eating, she stared at Du Zhihuan who was working across from her at the desk, carefully checking the accounts.
At the same time, Du Zhihuan and Yunyan, dressed as maids, walked out of the back door of the tavern and came to the back alley, got on a black-covered carriage and left.
"Miss, we haven't spotted any other suspicious people along the way. Aren't we being too cautious?"
Du Zhihuan: "Whenever you go out, you might run into someone you know at any time. Only by being cautious can you save your life. After all, the person you want to meet is Prince Xiao."
Yunyan: "So, should we go see Yang Xu first, or Prince Xiao?"
"I'll see Prince Xiao first, and then I'll rush back to see my close friend Huan Zhang before noon."
When they arrived at the destination, Yunyan got off the carriage first, looked around, and seeing that there was no suspicious person, she walked over and knocked on the back door of the house.
After a while, the door was opened and Du Zhihuan walked into the yard.
"Brother."
"Hanhan." Xiao Chengqian quickly pulled her to sit down, "These are all brought from the mansion. They are all your favorite cakes. Come and try them."
Du Zhihuan was delighted to see this and quickly picked up a piece of Phoenix Pastry to taste it. "Brother, did you change the chef at home? It tastes better than before."
Xiao Chengqian smiled and said, "Now that mother is pregnant, she's become very picky. Father and I have arranged for many chefs to come to the mansion. We've chosen a talented chef. If you like to eat, eat more. I'll bring you more next time we meet."
"Thank you, brother."
After Du Zhihuan devoured a whole piece of Phoenix Cake, Xiao Chengqian asked, "Why were you so foolish? You signed the documents to leave the mansion with Song Yu without first going back to discuss it with your parents. What are you going to do now? With things so awkward, how can you return to the Du Mansion?"
"Once Madam Song has recovered, I will move to the manor to recuperate. By then, you will have inherited the title of prince as you wished."
Xiao Chengqian was anxious. "Why go to the manor? It's too hard, you won't get used to it. If you can't do it, I will find a way to help you return to the Du Mansion."
Du Zhihuan: "Brother, please don't let my affairs affect your future. I want to confirm with you that when I turn eighteen, you are sure you can legally marry me as your legal wife?"
Xiao Chengqian thought about the implication of what his father had said to him that day. His father was even more anxious than he was.
He could roughly guess what his father was going to do.
"Don't worry, I will definitely marry you then."
Du Zhihuan said, "Song Yu often comes to the palace to see patients now. I'm afraid it's a bit risky for you to take power as regent when I turn eighteen, right?"
Xiao Chengqian comforted him, "Don't worry, I won't break my promise."
"But..." Du Zhihuan's eyes were red, and she looked sad and aggrieved. "I... I still can't accept you marrying Song Yu."
When Xiao Chengqian saw her red eyes, he felt very uncomfortable.
Ever since he learned that Huanhuan was his fiancée, he said that he would not let her down and would love her more than the Du family.
Song Yu's sudden appearance disrupted everything.
"Hanhuan, I promise not to touch her after we get married."
Du Zhihuan looked up at her in disbelief. "You won't touch her? But your grandmother will be eager to hold her great-grandson."
"I may not have children immediately after getting married, and Song Yu is weak after all. I will have a reason to calm my grandmother down when the time comes. Don't worry, I won't touch her. Trust me."
If she believed it, she would not be Du Zhihuan.
"I believe you. My brother always keeps his word."
Afterwards, the two of them stayed together for a while, and Xiao Chengqian said, "You don't want to see me just because you miss me, do you?"
"Madam Song is seriously ill because she was poisoned. I've been staying at the Song Mansion these past few days and overheard what she said. Wu Lingheng poisoned Madam Song a long time ago, worried that she would side with the Song family and refuse to cooperate with him. Although Wu Lingheng was exiled, he still refused to give up. He left people in the capital to trigger the poison in Madam Song's body, forcing her to continue to harm Song Yu's life. He wants... wants..."
Du Zhihuan's face gradually became panicked, as if she was frightened.
"What's wrong, Huanhuan? What does Wu Lingheng want Madam Song to do? Why are you so scared?"
"He...he...told Madam Song to kidnap Song Yu and have me marry you in spite of Song Yu's appearance. If Song Yu dies while you're in power, I'll marry you again. Fortunately, Madam Song didn't do that. She instead sent someone from Suzaku Pavilion to capture Wu Lingheng's henchmen who were staying in the capital."
Xiao Chengqian didn't expect Wu Lingheng to be so cruel, but this was indeed a good idea.
"Did the people from Suzaku Pavilion capture Wu Lingheng's confidant?"
"He was caught and committed suicide by taking poison that day. Madam Song was worried that Wu Lingheng would arrange for someone to find me, so she asked me to do it myself. I... I'm scared. What if someone really comes and puts a curse on me?"
"Don't be afraid! If someone really comes looking for you, calm him down first and arrange for someone to notify me in time."
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