Mrs. Song said, "Mrs. Du is dead."
Zhulan was stunned, "How could he die?"
Mrs. Song replied, "The old lady went back from the Ningguo Mansion and begged for help again, but no one paid attention. The old lady was so angry that she went without waiting for the first lady."
Zhulan motioned for Mrs. Song to go and rest, and said to her daughter, "Even if Du Luo died, Mrs. Du would not be resentful, but it was Mrs. Du who was resented. This time, Mrs. Du's grievance against Rongchuan is even deeper."
Xue Han pursed her lips, "All of this was caused by the Du family. You reap what you sow."
"That's what you said, but Rongchuan is the root cause, so he will definitely be blamed. Forget it, don't think about it, and don't go to the Duke's Mansion in the next few days."
Xue Han hates the Du family in her heart. Now, even Mrs. Du is disliked by Xue Han. Mrs. Du is obviously able to restrain the Du family. Mrs. Du is also largely responsible for the current situation of the Du family.
At the Ningguo Mansion, Ningguo learned the news and said to his second son, "The Du family is spoiled by the old lady today. She has let go."
Ning Hui heard the dissatisfaction in his father's tone. Thinking of his wife scolding his third brother and Rongchuan in anger, Ning Hui sighed. Not to mention that his father was dissatisfied, he was also dissatisfied.
Duke Ning continued, "The Du family has done what they did today. I don't want to hear you say anything irrelevant to your wife. If you can't manage your wife, you can be replaced as the Duke in the future."
Ning Hui's face turned pale. He had been a crown prince for so many years. If he couldn't become a duke, how would he cope with it
Ning Hui looked at his father. His father's eyes were full of impatience. He was impatient with his tolerance towards his wife, and he was also impatient with his wife. His father was even more dissatisfied with him for not managing the Du family well for so many years, which led to a series of troubles. "Son, remember this."
Duke Ningguo sighed. He only had one son left at the time, and he turned a blind eye to his son who was in poor health. "Forget it, I was also wrong at the beginning, but you have to remember that Rongchuan is the prince."
Rongchuan’s biological father is the emperor. It was the emperor who intervened in the Du family’s matter this time, and the emperor is the most protective person.
Ning Hui's heart skipped a beat, "My son will definitely take good care of Mrs. Du."
Duke Ningguo nodded and said, "Go to the Du family and take a look."
The person is dead, the son-in-law should go and take a look, and no one knows how chaotic the Du family is.
Inside the palace, the Emperor also received the news. With a sullen face, he gave instructions to Eunuch Liu, and then continued to look through the memorial written by Zhou Shuren. This memorial was delivered to the palace today. Zhou Shuren wrote it in great detail, with many things that were not mentioned in the last chat. The Emperor was fascinated by it and thought that the reward of 20,000 taels was well worth it.
The prince was also curious about what Zhou Shuren had written. His father had been reading it for a while and kept saying "good" from time to time.
The Emperor put down the memorial. Zhou Shuren's ideas were very mature, which helped him avoid many detours. When the Crown Prince came to see him, he had to organize his thoughts before showing them to the Crown Prince.
The emperor asked, "You went to see Zhang Yang. How is he doing?"
The prince was puzzled and looked away from the memorial. He replied, "Zhang Yang is looking for a famous doctor to treat him."
Emperor, "The poison he has is so strong that it is useless to seek a famous doctor."
The prince looked at his father strangely. Ever since he heard what kind of poison Zhang Yang was poisoned with, his mind has been thinking about his father uncontrollably. Ever since Rongchuan was born, his father has never had any children.
The emperor knew what the prince was thinking at a glance, "I have never been poisoned, do you think anyone can get close to me?"
Not only is his food tasted, it is also checked twice before it is served to him. Even though there are only father and son in Zheng Palace, there are many experts working in the dark.
The prince was puzzled, "Why?"
The emperor fell into memories. In the past, for the sake of power, he married Chen and others one after another. In order to consolidate power, the second and third sons were born, and the differences between them were not much. He did not expect that he had made a promise to Queen Qingran that after he ascended the throne, the children would only be born by Qingran.
It's a pity that Rongchuan was replaced. Qingran had a grudge against him, and he didn't want the Chen family to continue giving birth to children and disrupt the balance. In addition, he also had a grudge because his son was lost, so he simply took the medicine.
Seeing his father remain silent, the prince felt that he had known enough today, so he lowered his head and continued to sort out the memorials.
The emperor spoke up, "Because of the promise."
When the Crown Prince saw his father stepping out, he was completely stunned. His father could only make a promise to his mother, so his father's feelings for her were deeper than he thought. He and the Crown Princess also had a good relationship, but he would not make any promises to her. It was really hard to imagine the feelings of an emperor. The Crown Prince felt warm in his heart, but in the end, only heat remained. His father told him these things today and trusted him, which was also indirectly telling him that he would be the only one to ascend the throne.
The next day, Zhulan kept paying attention to the news of the Du family. She heard that Du Luo was released and that the Du family was returning to their hometown after the old lady was buried.
Li brought over the newly made snacks, and Zhulan tasted one. "It tastes good."
In Li's mind, her mother-in-law knew how to eat. She said, "Not bad. The newly made snacks must taste good." "Mom, if you like, eat a few more pieces."
Zhu Lan was puzzled. "You have researched three or four new kinds of snacks this year, and I haven't seen you hand them over to Su Xuan. What's the point of keeping the snack recipes?"
Li hooked her handkerchief and said, "My daughter-in-law wants to give Yu Lu some dessert recipes as a dowry."
Zhulan was stunned. "Your eldest family has accumulated a lot of wealth. Yulu will be coming of age in a few years. I will give her a dowry by then. Yulu's dowry will not be small. Why would you want to give her a dessert recipe as a dowry?"
Li had nothing to hide from her mother-in-law. After all these years of getting along, her mother-in-law was almost like her own mother. "I have seen many officials rise and fall over the years. Someone who attended the banquet together yesterday was demoted in the blink of an eye. I think sometimes money cannot be kept, so it is better to remember the prescription. If you really have no money, you can sell the prescription or invest in it like I did, which will also help you survive in the long run."
Zhulan was very relieved that Li had unknowingly stopped needing her to teach her. "Your idea is very good. Although a woman's dowry is her own, once she loses her support, she can't keep the dowry. You reminded me today."
Li first grinned, then said, "Mother, I'm not hoping for bad things for my daughter, I'm just worried."
Two years ago, she was really upset. She ridiculed her vulgar official wife at a banquet, and something happened the next day. She was really scared and had nightmares for several days. Apart from her husband, she didn't even tell her mother-in-law.
After Li left, Zhulan's mind was full of prescriptions. There were many prescriptions in ancient times, and the most were from the palace, including those for maintenance, health preservation, etc.
Zhulan wanted to organize them all, even the cooking recipes, as these were all passed down.
When Butler Ding came in, Zhulan was talking to Mrs. Song about maintenance recipes. Mrs. Song didn't know many recipes, but she would try to find some.
Steward Ding was very happy. "Madam, Master Meng Jie has returned to Beijing. The servant of the Meng family just came to tell me that Master Meng Jie has just arrived in Beijing and will come to see me tomorrow."