All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 281 Reconciling With Her
Zhen Guogong's face changed slightly, and he hurried into the main hall.

Everyone thought something bad was going on, but when they walked into the room, they saw the sickly old Feng Jun with white hair on the bed, and slowly opened his eyes.

"Mother-in-law, it's time to drink some medicine."

In front of the bed, a plain-looking woman in her early forties, who was dressed very plainly, held a medicine bowl in her hand and persuaded her gently.

The old ancestor frowned, tried his best to raise his skinny arm, and knocked down the medicine bowl in her hand.

"Whoa..."

The medicine bowl shattered to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Get lost..." the ancestor gasped heavily, and reprimanded: "Even if I die, I will never drink what you feed, go and call Xiaoqing."

"Mother..."

The woman seemed to be accustomed to being treated like this by her ancestors, her face was calm, neither angry nor sad.

Not only her, but even the servants around her knelt down to pick up the tiles.

Apparently this has happened more than once.

The woman stood up and said in a gentle voice: "Second brother and sister are not feeling well today. If the ancestors don't want to see my concubine, I will let Qiu's mother serve you, okay? It's just that you are so cold that you can't delay any longer, you have to do it as soon as possible. It's medicine."

The ancestor turned his head away, not wanting to look at her.

"Mother." Duke Zhen strode to the bed, "His Royal Highness is here to see you."

Saying that, without waiting for the ancestor to react, he held her shoulders and helped her up.

The old ancestor suppressed his discomfort and turned his head to greet Chu Yan——

But it was stopped by Chu Yan, "Old lady, you don't need to be polite, please lie down and rest quickly."

The old ancestor thanked her, and Lord Zhen helped her to lie down again, and put a pillow behind her so that she could stand up a little.

After all this tossing, Shen Lingxi looked at the face of the old ancestor, and it seemed to be a lot more gray and defeated.

"Gute has brought the imperial doctor to treat the old lady. Please don't refuse." Chu Yan said warmly.

The old ancestor took a few breaths and thanked him again.

Chu Yan asked the accompanying imperial doctor to step forward to feel the pulse of the old ancestor.

While the imperial doctor was taking the pulse, the woman who had just been reprimanded by the ancestor, with half-closed eyes, walked obediently behind Duke Zhen and stood still.

Only then did Shen Lingxi realize that this woman should be Mrs. Cao's wife.

Don't blame her for being blind, it's because Cao's dress is too simple.Jingchai, who is a commoner, has almost no jewelry at all, and her ordinary face, also without makeup, looks a bit inferior to the maids serving in this room.

In fact, she doesn't have the attire that an ordinary first-class Duke's wife should have.

A cup of tea time passed.

The imperial doctor took the ancestor's pulse, then asked about the prescriptions that the ancestor had taken for the past two days, and looked at the medicinal soup on the tray.

Then he stood up and thought about reporting to Chu Yan, "The old ancestor was already suffering from old illnesses, and he was caught in the wind and cold after being exhausted by boats and cars. He must live well and take care of himself. Let's continue to take this medicine to drive away the cold. Let's open some more to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan..."

"There is no need to prescribe the medicine for strengthening the roots and Peiyuan." The old ancestor behind him interrupted him out of breath, "The imperial doctor just needs to tell the old man that I have a few more days to live, and that's enough."

"Mother!" Zhen Guo Gong's eyes were filled with sadness: "Don't say such words again..."

The old ancestor snorted coldly, "If you want me to live a few more days, then make peace with this woman. If I don't see her for one day, I can live one more day. This time I came here before I die, The purpose is to drive her out of the house."

It was very difficult for her to say so many words in one breath.

But even so, she still insisted, and continued: "There is also that girl Ziyao, who is not too young. Before I die, I will make an appointment with her and the Qin family. If I die, I will marry you." Just let them get married in hot filial piety, so that I can rest in peace when I get to the Nine Springs."

The old ancestor never separated from dead words, and the words he said seemed to be explaining the funeral, especially when he looked at Mrs. Cao, his eyes were full of resentment, which made the scene extremely embarrassing.

Mrs. Cao just lowered her head, like a gourd with a sawed beak, her face was indifferent, as if what her ancestors detested was a stranger who had nothing to do with her.

Seeing that Duke Zhen and the Cao family were silent, the old ancestor looked at the crown prince again, "His Royal Highness, please take care of the old man who died early, and agree to the old man's request! Let them reconcile. Even if you die, you can rest in peace.”

It was the first time for Chu Yan to be made such a request in person.

He frowned invisibly, and said in a matter-of-fact way: "The old lady's request cannot be granted. According to the "Law of the Great Zhou", all wives will not be out of righteousness seven times. If they do, it will only take one and a half years. As far as I know, Mrs. Cao has not committed the crime of righteousness, and according to the law, unless she voluntarily reconciles with the Duke, otherwise..."

When Shen Lingxi heard the word "Follow the Law", she felt bad, so she quietly reached out and tugged at his sleeve.

Sure enough, it was better that he didn't say this. As soon as he said this, the ancestor was choked and his face turned even paler.

She covered her heart with her hands, looking like she was about to be out of breath.

"But, I, I just, hate, hate her, just, just..."

In the middle of speaking, his eyes were wide open, and his lips began to cyanosis.

Upon seeing this, the imperial doctor quickly took out a golden needle from the medicine box he carried with him and stepped forward, pricking a few needles quickly on the side of her neck.

The old ancestor finally tilted his head as if he lost his strength, and passed out.

The whole process took only a few breaths, so fast that people had no time to react.

"The lower official gave the old ancestor an injection, which can make her fall into a coma for an hour." The imperial doctor said to Zhen Guo, "The old ancestor is still weak now, so don't be overjoyed or sad."

Duke Zhen hurriedly responded, and Mrs. Cao, who was behind him, also hurriedly stepped forward, instructing the servants to flatten the old ancestor's body so that she could lie down more comfortably.

With the Xu family serving in such a hurry, Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi naturally couldn't stay any longer.

Chu Yan simply left the imperial physician to take care of his ancestors, comforted Lord Zhen Guo, and left with Shen Lingxi.

The two left the gate of the mansion. As soon as Chu Yan helped Shen Lingxi into the carriage, Xu Ziyao hurriedly chased them out from the gate of the mansion.

"The Crown Princess stays..."

Xu Ziyao walked to the carriage, bowed to Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi, and then said to Shen Lingxi with a sharp smile in her eyes: "Since the last time my little girl said goodbye to her in Yongtai Palace, every time she thinks of the time with her, she misses it very much. , My little girl heard that the empress has learned a new embroidery pattern, I wonder if I will be lucky enough to go to the empress's palace to have a look, so that I can learn how to embroider the wedding dress."

This is what I have to say to her.

Shen Lingxi's impression of Xu Ziyao is not bad. Today she and Chu Yan made a special trip to Xu's mansion to investigate the fact that Zhen Guogong falsely preached the imperial decree in front of Yunhong Mountain six years ago.

Now that Xu Ziyao came to the door by himself, Shen Lingxi would naturally not miss this opportunity.

"Miss Xu, please get in the car and go back home with me..."

(End of this chapter)