Wen Qingzhu showed a gentle smile on his face and walked forward: "Master Hou, why are you back so early today?"
Fu Lie helped her sit down at the table: "Don't interfere with Cangzhou's affairs. The Wu clan's affairs have not been completely resolved."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and replied softly: "Okay, I will listen to the Marquis."
Seeing her lowered eyelashes, Fu Lie wanted to say something, but Wen Qingzhu stood up, walked behind him, hugged her shoulders and said, "Master Hou, you can stay here tonight."
Fu Lie held her hand tightly: "Do you still want a child?"
"Does the Marquis want it?" Wen Qingzhu asked immediately.
This time, Fu Lie didn't speak for a long time.
This time is not a good time to have a child.
"Let it be natural."
Wen Qingzhu's eyes softened: "Okay."
That night, Fu Lie went to the main courtyard to rest.
At three o'clock in the morning the next day, Wen Qingzhu still didn't wake up and kept falling asleep.
Yang Wu, who was waiting outside the door, kept asking Lu Tao: "Why hasn't Madam woke up yet? Nothing happened, right? Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Lu Tao said expressionlessly: "If you are too anxious, tell me first. Madam went to bed very late last night and needs a good rest."
"Reading? No matter how late you stay up to read, it's never too late." Yang Wu was not in a hurry at first, but in the morning he gave Fu Lie a fortune telling.
Within a year, Fu Lie will have a life and death disaster.
Lu Tao turned to look at him and said again: "The Marquis rested in his wife's room last night."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Wu suddenly understood.
But soon, he asked again: "The Marquis and his wife never lived together before?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened. Wen Qingzhu yawned and said, "Come in."
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's neck being red and green, and the bruises on her wrists, Yang Wu immediately turned his eyes and said, "I'll be here later."
"No, come in." Wen Qingzhu turned around and walked into the inner room.
Lu Tao put down the gauze curtain, and Yang Wu stood outside with his head lowered.
In the inner room, Wen Qingzhu lay down again, while Lu Tao sat beside the bed and massaged her back.
Wen Qingzhu's voice was very lazy, with a hint of lingering fatigue: "How are the hexagrams of the Marquis displayed?"
Yang Wu lowered his head, feeling very hesitant.
"Just tell me, what you calculated may not necessarily happen."
Yang Wu clenched his palms, raised his hand and said: "The hexagram shows that there is a murderous star in the southwest. The Marquis has an extraordinary destiny, so he may not be able to withstand it."
"Southwest? Killing Star?" Wen Qingzhu sneered and looked sideways at Lu Tao.
Lu Tao understood and replied: "Yang Wu has been staying in his yard these past few days. Only A Ping goes there occasionally and has no contact with anyone outside. Yang Liu has also sent people to keep an eye on him."
"That's it. It seems that he is somewhat capable." Wen Qingzhu acknowledged Yang Wu's ability.
Lu Tao opened the curtain and came out, whispering a few words.
Yang Wu turned around and went out to wait.
Half an hour later, the door opened again, and Wen Qingzhu changed into lotus-colored clothes.
Neither flamboyant nor low-key.
"You go to a place with me." Wen Qingzhu smiled.
Yang Wu was puzzled: "Where to go?"
Wen Qingzhu didn't say anything, so Yang Wu had no choice but to follow.
Baiwei Building, an elegant room next to Changle Lake.
Yang Wu looked out the window, and then at Wen Qingzhu, who was eating his meal unhurriedly.
They have been sitting here for an hour. What on earth is she waiting for
"Don't be impatient, you can't get things done if you are impatient." Wen Qingzhu continued to eat while comforting Yang Wu.
Lu Tao turned around and took out the two plates of cold dishes and handed them to the waiter outside, asking him to exchange them for hot ones.
After sitting for another half an hour, a crisp voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Mrs. Ping Guohou, have you made a special trip to wait here?"
The person who appeared at the door was Pei Yi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Wen Qingzhu put down his chopsticks and stood up: "Mr. Pei, long time no see."
Pei Yi walked in, looking at Yang Wu from time to time.
After sitting down, Wen Qingzhu did not intend to introduce Yang Wu to Pei Yi, but just asked Lu Tao to pour tea: "If Mr. Pei is hungry, you might as well eat together."
"Madam, you're welcome. I've already eaten." Pei Yi cupped his hands and looked at Yang Wu, "Who is this young master?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled: "Don't you know Mr. Pei? He is often with the Marquis."
Pei Yi smiled and said nothing, and turned to talk about other periods.
"Madam, there is no need to guess about Fu Shiyi's matter. Pei secretly helped."
Wen Qingzhu took a piece of meat and said slowly: "I know, I came here today to ask Mr. Pei what he thinks of things in Cangzhou?"
"What Madam wants to ask is the King of Chu?" Pei Yi felt that Wen Qingzhu's target might be Jiang Yuancheng.
When Wen Qingzhu was full, he raised his head, looked at him and said, "King Chu's affairs are not in my consideration for the time being. Mr. Pei should know the situation in Cangzhou better than me. Mr. Pei and I should know what happened last time. We have a tacit understanding, so I’m here to wait for you.”
Pei Yi took out his fan and shook it, looking at Wen Qingzhu: "Madam, what do you want me to think of Cangzhou?"
"Of course, all possible enemies will be strangled in the cradle." Wen Qingzhu said it directly.
Pei Yi was silent for a long time and only said: "Madam's ambition is greater than imagined."
"Not big, how can I make Mr. Pei look at me differently?"
Two quarters of an hour later, Lu Tao sent Pei Yi away and turned back.
"Madam, Mr. Pei said he would go to Cangzhou first to have a look."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and turned to look at Yang Wu: "What do you think of this person's luck?"
Yang Wu pinched his fingers to calculate, and looked very embarrassed: "I can't see clearly."
Wen Qingzhu stood up, looked at the scenery outside the door and said, "From today on, A Ping will be sent to your yard. Whether you accept him as a disciple or become a maid, you decide for yourself."
Not long after returning, a very unexpected news suddenly came from the palace.
"Jiang Yan is dead?"
The person who came to deliver the news was Xiao Fangzi, who knelt on the ground and begged Wen Qingzhu: "Madam, Your Highness is the last person who has seen the Crown Prince. Now he has been detained by Master Hei. Concubine Wei and Princess Dejia want to plead for mercy, but Master Hei will not allow them to see you for the time being, so the servants can only come here to ask for help from the madam!"
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and felt that this thing was strange.
She asked Lu Tao to help Xiao Fangzi up and follow him to the palace.
When I arrived at the entrance of Zhaoxing Tower, I looked around and saw that I was surrounded by people from the Forbidden Army and the Shenxing Department.
"Where are you, Mr. Black?"
"Madam, Master Hei is now interrogating His Royal Highness Prince Rui. Madam, please wait a moment."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a while and asked, "What about the Crown Prince?"
The Yamen servant replied: "The Crown Prince is also in Zhaoxing Tower. Currently, the imperial doctor and Miss Yin and Miss Du are all there."
"Are they there too?"
"Yes, before the prince's accident, both girls saw the prince's doctor."
"What about Wu Xiaoge? The guard next to the Crown Prince!"
The yamen servant didn't quite understand, but an old woman came from behind. She walked slowly to Wen Qingzhu with her waist bent.
After saluting, he replied tremblingly: "Reporting to Madam Ping Guohou, Miss Xiaoge passed away ten days ago and has left the capital."
"Oh?" A smile appeared on Wen Qingzhu's lips. This matter was really interesting.
After Wu Xiaoge left, Jiang Yan died.
After a while, Suho also arrived.
He looked at Wen Qingzhu calmly: "Come in with me."
"Master Su, is this in compliance with the rules?" Seeing Su Huo's appearance, Wen Qingzhujue felt that he must know something.
Su Huo said nothing and walked in directly.
Wen Qingzhu thought about it and followed in.
All the way to the bedroom where Jiang Yan lived, they saw Hei Jiren sitting in the room.
"Master Hei, how do the imperial doctors and the others determine this?"
Su Huo glanced around and saw that the imperial doctor was still busy inside.
Hei Jiren stood up, looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "Master Su has invited Mrs. Fu to come over. It seems that the prince's life or death can be determined."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said, "Master Hei praises me too much."
Following Hei Jiren inside, Imperial Physician Gan stepped aside and Wen Qingzhu looked at the gray-faced Jiang Yan. At a glance, he clearly looked like a dead person.
"Mrs. Fu, please look at the Crown Prince." Imperial Physician Gan was not sure, but he inexplicably believed in Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu sat down, took Jiang Yan's pulse and listened attentively.
No pulse
Wen Qingzhu closed his eyes and felt Jiang Yan's pulse carefully, and there was a very slight tremor.
After opening his eyes, Wen Qingzhu turned to everyone and said, "Don't worry, the prince is not dead, he just looks dead for some reason."
"Looks like he's dead?" Su Huo thought thoughtfully.
Wen Qingzhu looked sideways at Jiang Yan's face: "A more academic term is suspended animation."
But she actually knew in her heart that if it was because of the same fate Gu, something might happen to another person with the same fate Gu.
"Then is there any way to make the prince recover?" Su Huo asked again.
Wen Qingzhu stood up and said, "Don't worry about anything. Just give him a bowl of water and a bowl of sugar water in the morning and evening. He will wake up in seven days at most."
"Madam, are you really sure?" Hei Jiren felt a little unbelievable at this time.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at Imperial Physician Gan and the others and smiled: "What did Imperial Physician Gan and Miss Yin and the others see?"
Hei Jiren was speechless.
After following Su Huo out, Wen Qingzhu was about to say goodbye and leave.
Su Huo asked first: "Is that you the lady who went to the dry goods store before?"
"What do you want to ask, Mr. Su?" Wen Qingzhu did not answer directly, but asked instead.
Su Huo looked at her deeply and said only one sentence: "Nothing will happen to His Highness Prince Rui, but Miss Yin and Miss Du may be implicated."
Wen Qingzhu nodded, turned around and left here.
Back at the Hou Mansion, Wen Qingzhu sat in the study, looking at the pile of news sent by Lu Tao, not wanting to read it at all.
"Madam, why don't you go take a rest first?" Lu Tao put down the things in his hands and asked.
Wen Qingzhu rubbed his forehead, opened his eyes and looked at the things in front of him: "It doesn't matter, I'm afraid there will be a lot of things happening in the capital these days, so you should be careful when going out to do things."
"yes."
On the fifth day, Jiang Yan woke up.
But when he was eating, the eunuch who tasted the food for him was poisoned and died.
Such a fright made Jiang Yan's fragile body even worse, and he fainted again.
The people from the Shenxing Department had not yet evacuated. After some investigation, they found that the poison in the food was the poison of the witch clan.
The emperor heard about this and went to Zhaoxing Tower to see Jiang Yan in person.
The news released to the outside world was that they would definitely seek justice for the prince, and Fu Lie and Zhang Ke were sent to Cangzhou to set off today.
After the news came down, Wen Qingzhu could vaguely understand Jiang Yue's thoughts.
He wanted to settle the matter in Cangzhou while he was still alive.
Wen Qingzhu wanted to go into the palace, but he didn't expect Jiang Yuanhan to come to Pingguo Hou Mansion in person.
When Wen Qingzhu saw Jiang Yuanhan, he noticed that he had lost several pounds.
"Why are you so thin?" Wen Qingzhu pulled him to sit down, and then he realized that Jiang Yuanhan had also grown a lot taller.
Jiang Yuanhan's hand was still cold, but when he touched Wen Qingzhu's warm hand, his heart felt warm.
But soon, he moved his hand away: "Sister, I want to follow Lord Marquis to Cangzhou this time."
"Why?" Wen Qingzhu frowned.
Jiang Yuanhan lowered his head, not daring to look into Wen Qingzhu's eyes: "The King of Chu has a canal project, and King Ning has been in charge of the military for many years, but I am the only one who has not accomplished anything."