Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1037: Grand Play

Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037: Grand Play

After Rongchuan had paid his respects to the several princes, he hurried over, "Father."

Zhou Shuren nodded. Although Rongchuan was becoming increasingly imposing, he was still his son-in-law and had to obediently call him "Father" in his presence, "Yes, the Emperor is waiting for you, don’t delay."

Rongchuan nodded, then paid his respects to several other officials before quickly leaving.

At that moment, Li Zhao came over, "Lord Zhou has a good son-in-law."

"He is indeed good, raised by myself."

Li Zhao, "..."

It is often said that a son-in-law is half a son, but for Zhou Shuren, his son-in-law was like a son.

At the Zhou residence, after hearing Mrs. Song’s words, Zhulan thought for a while and gestured for Mrs. Song to take a doctor to Zhang Jinghong’s house. Yao Xin had given birth prematurely, reportedly due to a slip, the specifics of which she knew little about. The child was born safely but needed careful nurturing; however, the chilling spring breeze had made him ill.

It was inappropriate for Zhulan to go to Zhang Jinghong’s residence, so it was suitable for Mrs. Song to make the visit.

At Zhang Jinghong’s residence, Yao Xin was frantic, her forehead covered in sweat. It was her first time being a mother, her own mother couldn’t leave the Hou Residence, only maids were by her side, and her husband wasn’t at home. She was genuinely panicked. She hadn’t forgotten why she slipped; even in her own residence, someone had been bribed to harm her, not to mention doctors from outside.

She truly feared that Jinghong wouldn’t return before their son’s life was endangered. Remembering Jinghong had said she could seek help from the Zhou residence when in trouble, she had no choice but to steel herself and seek help.

When Yao Xin saw Mrs. Song, her tears immediately started to fall. She genuinely feared the Zhou family wouldn’t help, and she had no one else to turn to. As for Yao Yao, forget it, everyone knew the Shi family followed the fifth prince.

Mrs. Song followed the doctor inside; the child, with his eyes closed, was whining and appeared very uncomfortable. Mrs. Song frowned, sniffed, and her expression changed. She personally started to pick up the child’s blanket and removed his clothes.

Yao Xin’s pupils contracted as she watched Mrs. Song and the doctor exchange a few words, then directed a maid to bring over warm water and a towel to wipe down the child.

The doctor had already taken the pulse and knew the diagnosis, "Cold has entered his body, and he has been weakened by the wrong medication; that’s why the fever won’t subside. I’ll prescribe some herbal soup for him to drink over the next two days."

Yao Xin bit her lip and took a deep breath before calming down enough to speak, "Thank you, thank you."

The doctor went to write the prescription, and Mrs. Song had already cleaned up the child. She asked, "Do you have finely washed cotton cloth?"

Yao Xin hurriedly said, "Yes, yes."

Mrs. Song took the cotton cloth and sniffed it, confirming there was no smell, showed it to the doctor, and then wrapped the child in it, "From now on, make clothes from finely washed cotton cloth. When dressing him, wash it several times and it’s best to scald it with hot water repeatedly. Throw away all of his previous clothes and blankets."

Yao Xin’s eyes turned red, "I’ve noted it."

Her heart was filled with hatred; the fifth prince was ruthless. Even after the child was born, he didn’t spare him.

In the afternoon, when Mrs. Song returned, Zhulan was briefed on the processes, "Is the child feeling a bit better?"

Mrs. Song said, "After taking the medicine for two hours, his body temperature went down a lot, and he can now drink milk."

"That’s good, I was afraid the high fever would persist."

Zhulan was alarmed, Mrs. Song brought back two pieces of news, the first was that Yao Xin’s fall was caused by someone, and the second was that the child’s illness was also caused by foul play. It seemed, as long as Zhang Yang was childless, Zhang Jinghong’s child would always be targeted.

Inside the Palace, after finishing his tasks, Rongchuan looked up to see the Emperor slowly grinding a jade stone. Carving jade was difficult, even masters could make mistakes, and it required significant force. What he saw was no longer the same jade as last time.

The Emperor, feeling Rongchuan’s gaze, looked up, "Do you want to learn?"

Rongchuan shook his head, he had carved seals before and knew how difficult carving was, "This servant only saw that the Emperor had changed the jade stone, so he looked a few more times."

The Emperor was dejected, he thought carving would be easy, but it was difficult to execute, "The previous jade stone was ruined."

Rongchuan did not continue to ask, instead, the Emperor wanted to say, "Are you not curious about what I am carving?"

Rongchuan, "This servant is indeed curious, the Emperor has been carving it for some time."

The Emperor’s hand was already tired, "This is the jade pendant of my mother, which later shattered, I wanted to personally carve one to bring to my own Imperial Mausoleum."

After his mother’s death, the only thing she left him was the jade pendant, which he had always cherished. Unfortunately, during a time he feigned foolishness, his father, in order to test whether he was truly foolish, purposely smashed the jade pendant in front of him. Even though he picked it up, it could not be restored to its original form.

After founding the dynasty, the shattered jade pendant was moved with his mother into the Imperial Mausoleum, and he personally delivered it, hence he wanted to bring one himself when he died.

For a moment, Rongchuan did not know how to speak, feeling a swelling discomfort in his heart, always feeling that the Emperor should not be so composed about life and death, "Emperor, you should live a long and healthy life."

The Emperor knew his own body well, he had endured much hardship, and being an Emperor took a toll on his heart, he dared not hope for longevity.

In the evening, Zhulan spoke excitedly, as if looking forward to a big New Year’s movie, "Did you hear? The concubine of the Fifth Prince Residence is pregnant."

Zhou Shuren spat out his tea, he really didn’t know. Coming home and seeing his wife particularly happy, he thought there was some joyous news, "Really?"

Zhulan firmly believed that Zhang Yang was without progeny, so this move, if truly pregnant, meant Zhang Yang’s head would be green and shining brightly, "It was wildly passed around this afternoon, I heard about it quite late."

Both Zhou Shuren and his wife thought the same, he didn’t even need to verify with Shi Qing, he also felt that Zhang Yang was without progeny, "Hehe, I’ll definitely go and personally congratulate Zhang Yang in a couple of days."

Zhulan also smiled, "You must add a few more congratulations, and be especially sincere."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "Don’t worry, absolutely sincere."

Zhulan’s only regret, "I can’t watch the drama in person, tell me, do you think the princes will go today to offer their congratulations?"

Zhou Shuren, "I think, the Crown Prince will also go."

Zhulan said, "If only we had a display screen to watch it on."

She had heard a lot about the Crown Prince and several other princes squabbling, unfortunately, she couldn’t see it, which was far more interesting than participating in banquets where the ladies plotted against each other.

In the Fifth Prince Residence, Zhang Yang’s face was particularly ugly, "Fourth brother, if you’ve come to congtratulate you are welcome, but if you’ve come to slap me in the face, the door is wide open, farewell and do not send me off."

Prince Liang pulled up the angry fifth brother who stood up, "Look at your temper, always so quick. We are blood brothers, exactly because we are real brothers, your fourth brother is direct with you. If it were someone else, who would care about you?"

Zhang Yang felt like vomiting blood, you hint that the child isn’t mine yet you still care about me, pfft, no, that’s wrong, it’s not even a hint, they directly told him so, just thinking about it made him unable to suppress his scowl.

Prince Qi sneered, "Last time your concubine miscarried don’t think we don’t know you arranged it, precisely because of this, we care about you, also to prevent confusion in the Royal family bloodline."

The Qiao family separating from the fifth brother was no secret, they knew the truth about the last miscarriage, so they doubted the fifth brother’s health. They also came to see if it was indeed arranged by the fifth brother.

Prince Liang looked at the unmoving Crown Prince, "Big brother Crown Prince, you say something too."

The Crown Prince looked at his younger brothers, "What you said is right!"

Zhang Yang, "..."

Prince Qi and others, "..."