Chapter 330 Asking

The third lady asked Li if she knew who was spreading rumors, and she said she didn't know. Li really didn't know. She couldn't get involved in the outer courtyard, and the key positions in the inner courtyard were replaced by the third lady.

Mrs. Chu said, "Well, I'll have someone check it out, and if it's confirmed, I'll punish her."

It took half a day to find out that the source was a rough woman in Li's courtyard. Many people pointed out that it was this woman who said it. The third lady had her beaten ten times and chased her out.

Li was so angry that she hid in the courtyard and didn't dare to go out.

The day passed quickly until the 25th, and Chen Afu, who had pretended to be sick for three days, also got up. She had to leave tomorrow, and she still had some things to do, so it was not good to continue pretending.

She got up early and led people to make golden silk cakes. She made some first and gave two pieces to the masters of each courtyard as breakfast, but of course she didn't give them to Li.

After breakfast, they continued to cook. They sent people to deliver the 40 yuan for the Queen Mother to Anrong Hall. As soon as the 20 yuan for the Rui Palace was put into the food box, someone from the outer courtyard came to report that the Rui Princess had come with the second son.

Chen Afu quickly changed his clothes, washed his hands, and went out to greet them. As soon as he walked out of the main door, he saw the Rui Princess leading the wet nurse holding Li Xuan and several servants into the courtyard wall.

Chen Afu walked a few steps forward and smiled, "You came at the right time. I was just about to ask someone to send snacks to Xuan'er."

Seeing that the Rui Princess smiled reluctantly, and taking a closer look, her eyes were red and she seemed to have lost weight.

Chen Afu was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Oh, what's wrong?"

The Rui Princess smiled again, and several people entered the east room, asked the Rui Princess to sit on the kang, and the maid served tea. Li Xuan was placed on the kang, and a piece of golden silk cake was put into his hand, and the servants were asked to retreat.

Chen Afu asked, "What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

Princess Rui nodded, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief and cried softly. Li Xuan saw that his mother was sad, and he also opened his mouth and cried, spitting the golden cake in his mouth everywhere.

Chen Afu quickly hugged Li Xuan in his arms, wiped his face, and asked again, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Princess Rui wiped her tears, pulled Chen Afu's arm and said, "Grandma Chu, now, only you can save my Xuan'er."

Chen Afu was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Princess Rui cried, "I told the prince about your method when I returned to the mansion, and the prince was also happy, saying that the emperor's sister could take out her own green leaf agarwood to treat Xuan'er, and the emperor was the grandfather and the queen mother was the great grandmother, and they would definitely be willing..."

But Prince Rui couldn't ask them directly, so he went to the palace to find Concubine De and asked her to ask the emperor or the queen mother for a green leaf agarwood to treat Xuan'er. However, Concubine De was unwilling to do so and even scolded Prince Rui, saying that he was unfilial. Green leaf agarwood is very valuable and is very beneficial to the health of the emperor and the empress dowager. Even if the younger generations have it, they should give it to the elders to show their filial piety. How can they have the nerve to ask the elders for it? Not only did she not ask for it herself, she also did not allow Prince Rui to ask for it...

Princess Rui cried more and more sadly, "The emperor and the queen mother are not the same, if they were the same, I would not have such an idea. I know that Li Chao grew up in front of my mother, she likes Li Chao more, and she certainly hopes that Li Chao can inherit the title in the future. But what about my Xuan'er? How innocent he is! He was obviously fooled by Li Chao's biological mother, but she still wanted the son of that evil woman to inherit the title. The reason why that evil woman sacrificed her life to do evil things must have thought of this step. Grandma Chu, please, I beg you, take my Xuan'er to the countryside, and take care of him the same way you took care of the eldest sister of the Chu family..."

Chen Afu looked at Li Xuan in her arms. The little guy still remembered her and was very attached to her. He looked at Princess Rui crying with his eyes, but his hands tightly grasped Chen Afu's clothes, and even dropped the golden silk cake. This child is not very stupid, much better than the little girl Chu at that time. As long as he is corrected properly and let him slowly get out of the terror, the disease can be cured. She also likes Li Xuan, sympathizes with him, and wants to help him.

But his identity is too sensitive, and she is afraid of attracting more attention to Tangyuan. Besides, she can't make the decision on such a big matter.

Chen Afu said embarrassedly, "Princess, I like Xuan'er too, but... taking him to Tangyuan is really a big responsibility. He is of royal blood, and I am afraid that if he is not cured, or if there are other mistakes, our family can't afford it."

Princess Rui wiped away her tears, her eyes full of determination, and said, "Grandma Chu, I have thought about it, and my prince is willing. Instead of letting Xuan'er live a stupid life like this, it is better to let him go to the countryside with you and give him hope. If he can't be cured, we won't blame you. If there is really any mistake, it's his fate. At least I fought for him once, and there is no regret. Besides , I am afraid that after the death of the prince and I, Xuan'er will not live long even if he is stupid, after all, his mother has a feud with the Li Dynasty for killing his mother. "

After Princess Rui's words, Chen Afu really couldn't find any other excuses, and said, "This matter is of great importance. I can't make the decision alone. I have to ask the elders. In addition, can the emperor agree to this matter?"

Princess Rui said, "My prince went to report to the emperor yesterday, and the emperor said that as long as you are willing, Xuan'er will be handed over to you."

She cried to Prince Rui every day these days, and Prince Rui also felt that he was sorry for this legitimate son and hoped to cure the child's illness. The couple had already discussed that Princess Rui would go to ask Chen Afu, and he would go to ask the grandfather and grandson of the Chu family.

Prince Rui was absurd, but he was extremely smart. He "degenerated" not only because he liked women, but also because he made it clear that he had no interest in that position. He had been to Fuyuan and saw Chu Hanyan. He also found his medicine in Fuyuan. He had a hunch that Chen Afu was not as simple as he seemed. Therefore, he was more determined than Princess Rui that Chen Afu could definitely cure Li Xuan's illness.

Chen Afu kept Princess Rui and her son in Zhuxuan for lunch, and took Li Xuan to play for a while. Li Xuan liked it very much and was often amused to giggle. The mother and son were sent away in the afternoon.

Chu Lingxuan came back just after dinner. He looked dusty and pale, which meant he had not rested well. Chen Afu quickly asked someone to prepare food and bath water for him.

After he had eaten, he dried his hair and let him go to bed. Chu Lingxuan wanted to pull Chen Afu to sleep with him, but Chen Afu refused with a red face, saying that many things had not been packed.

As soon as Chu Lingxuan touched the pillow, he began to snore. Chen Afu put down the curtains and tiptoed to the west room to pack the boxes. The Marquis's Mansion was not where she lived permanently. Except for the big items that were difficult to carry, most of the dowry would be packed and taken to Tangyuan.

She was directing Li Ma and the maids to pack, when the maid from Anrong Hall came to ask Chen Afu to go, saying that the old Marquis and the third master had something to do and asked her to go.